HuskerfaninOkieland
Heisman Trophy Winner
What's the status on the QB with the gimpy back? Is he out for the season or just a few games?
getting impatient
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ttheKid1*18
All-Conference
He isn't out for any games. He has been a camp.
NU fan in Denver
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I can't see USC losing more than 2-3 games this year. You don't go from playing in the NC game to being below .500.
AR Husker Fan
Team HuskerBoard
How ironic. The prohibative favorite for starting quarterback for Arkansas has missed at least 4 or 5 practices with...a strained back. Their star running back - a freshman All American last year who was being touted as a possible SEC MVP - is out with a dislocated toe (the moron got in a fight at a local bar over a girl, and in the process of trying to beat up the other guy started kicking him when his shoe came off and he kicked the pavement - damn near severed his toe). One of their starting defensive ends is lost for most of the season with an ACL-type injury, and their secondary has been losing kids to injuries and transfers right and left.
zoogs
Assistant Coach
Can't be that hard. Remember, back in the recent day until last year? The Red River shootout was the game Texas couldn't win, ever since Oklahoma destroyed them 63-14 or something in 2000. My friend a Longhorn fan has been moaning about that for a while, until this year.
USC will be fine this year. John David Booty or Mark Sanchez, I think they'll still come out with a great year, if the recent past is any indication. I mean, three of their last two starting quarterbacks are in the NFL.
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USC just reloads. You know they have another FB or two and other DBs who will be ready to go. Booty is suppose to carrry on the QB tradition. I see no more than two losses. We may have a shot at them, but you have to favor USC with their talent and home-field advantage. Also the USC-ND game could be a classic.
Silent Commit
Special Teams Player
I save all my hate for Colorado
I'm getting impatient too. Mods, is there anyway to speed-up your countdown to kickoff?
USC isn't going to be 5-6...but Notre Dame could be. They have to play Penn State, Michigan and USC PLUS play Purdue, Michigan State and UCLA. They will win all their games against the military teams, North Carolina and Stanford - but the rest are tough games.
Silent Commit
Special Teams Player
Oh yeah...I forgot to add that ND has to play Georgia Tech, too. There's no way they are finishing top 10 this year.
As much as I dislike Notre Dame, I don't see them finishing with a 5-6 record. I know they have some tough games but their offense is loaded with talent and Charlie Weis is not going to be outcoached by anyone. They will probally lose 2 or 3 but the media will still put in the top ten and they will get an undeserving trip to a BCS game.
ttheKid1*18
All-Conference
I think Notre Dame will have a season with more than ten wins, which will put them in a BCS bowl. I think the only teams who could really beat them are SC and Michigan. Penn State is reloadng, as is UCLA, and G Tech doesn't get the ball to their big receiver enough.
Silent Commit
Special Teams Player
I actually like Notre Dame - except that they are media darlings. But, I think the school has great tradition and they have a good fan base. And I think that Weis is heck of a coach. That being said...I just don't think they can make it to a BCS game. It's very possible that they'll begin the season 1-2...2-1 if they are lucky. Michigan State and Purdue always plays the Irish tough. I would wager that ND splits those games. USC and UCLA...they will probably split those games two. So, at a minimum, I see them with four losses. I can see you point. It is quite fathomable that the Irish can end up with only 2 or 3 losses. In that case, they would deserve a BCS game, IMO, even if the media hypes them up.
