Inside Track to BIG Championship Game

Ohio State and here's why......

Two years ago, before NU was even a thought in Big Ten expansion, who did most college football fans think of when Big Ten football was mentioned?: Ohio State and Michigan..

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Michigan: proud program on hard times, much like Nebraska was (or "is" for you downers). The Wolverines are a sleeping college football giant; if you believe Nebraska can return to the glory years you have to believe Michigan is capable of the same thing.

Ohio State: the Big Ten golden boy (2 years ago when current recruits were in their formative years). These guys were in the NC discussion, running over Michigan, they were Rose Bowl bound before the first snap of the season, these guys are the "Texas" of the Big Ten.

Fast forward two years. Nebraska is brand new to the Big Ten and looking for a statement that it can build upon. Would Nebraska be better off playing a "second tier" team in the inaugural championship game; or get right after it and play the "big boy". A NU vs. OSU championship game could be the beginning of a "NU vs. Oklahoma" type rivalry. If NU was able to pick a rivalry in the Big Ten, why not let that rival be the biggest and baddest mo fo on the block. As I mentioned earlier, current high school underclassmen know OSU as the powerhouse of the conference, what would they think of NU being the new AND BETTER show in town?

(disclaimer....I enjoy the people and state of Wisconsin very much!!!)

 
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Why would anyone say anything other than the highest ranked team with the fewest losses? In other words, the best possible opponent. This means Wisconsin or Penn State with two losses. This answer means that if Nebraska would win the championship game it would have the highest BCS rank possible and therefore the best chance of playing the best possible opponent in a BCS bowl.

 
1201NH said:
Why would anyone say anything other than the highest ranked team with the fewest losses? In other words, the best possible opponent. This means Wisconsin or Penn State with two losses. This answer means that if Nebraska would win the championship game it would have the highest BCS rank possible and therefore the best chance of playing the best possible opponent in a BCS bowl.
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because that would be pragmatic, intelligent, and not worthy of discussion...

Way to take the fun out of Huskerboard :cheers

 
@funhusker in addition to the point you are making, the Buckeyes have won or shared the last 6 conference titles. However, I do see the points that others are making about playing Wiskey again. Either way, I think that you make the title game and hope that it is the Buckeyes there with you. Hopefully we get much better by then. You made us look bad in the 4th quarter at your place.

 
funhusker said:
Ohio State and here's why......

Two years ago, before NU was even a thought in Big Ten expansion, who did most college football fans think of when Big Ten football was mentioned?: Ohio State and Michigan..

.

Michigan: proud program on hard times, much like Nebraska was (or "is" for you downers). The Wolverines are a sleeping college football giant; if you believe Nebraska can return to the glory years you have to believe Michigan is capable of the same thing.

Ohio State: the Big Ten golden boy (2 years ago when current recruits were in their formative years). These guys were in the NC discussion, running over Michigan, they were Rose Bowl bound before the first snap of the season, these guys are the "Texas" of the Big Ten.

Fast forward two years. Nebraska is brand new to the Big Ten and looking for a statement that it can build upon. Would Nebraska be better off playing a "second tier" team in the inaugural championship game; or get right after it and play the "big boy". A NU vs. OSU championship game could be the beginning of a "NU vs. Oklahoma" type rivalry. If NU was able to pick a rivalry in the Big Ten, why not let that rival be the biggest and baddest mo fo on the block. As I mentioned earlier, current high school underclassmen know OSU as the powerhouse of the conference, what would they think of NU being the new AND BETTER show in town?

(disclaimer....I enjoy the people and state of Wisconsin very much!!!)
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I agree that tOSU is the staple program in the Big 10 and everything else that comes with that, but beating tOSU this year does not mean the same as in years past. No Tressel, no Heisman contenders and not a lot of respect nationally. If none of what happened over the off-season and last year had occurred, hell yeah I'd say Ohio State. But I still think Wisconsin is the best program (as far as talent is concerned) this year, and they're no "second tier" team. If they're second tier, then we're second tier, and I don't think we are.

tOSU is not "the big boy" in the Big 10 anymore, at least not this year. That's why I have to go with Wisconsin.

 
Enhance89 said:
funhusker said:
Ohio State and here's why......

Two years ago, before NU was even a thought in Big Ten expansion, who did most college football fans think of when Big Ten football was mentioned?: Ohio State and Michigan..

.

Michigan: proud program on hard times, much like Nebraska was (or "is" for you downers). The Wolverines are a sleeping college football giant; if you believe Nebraska can return to the glory years you have to believe Michigan is capable of the same thing.

Ohio State: the Big Ten golden boy (2 years ago when current recruits were in their formative years). These guys were in the NC discussion, running over Michigan, they were Rose Bowl bound before the first snap of the season, these guys are the "Texas" of the Big Ten.

Fast forward two years. Nebraska is brand new to the Big Ten and looking for a statement that it can build upon. Would Nebraska be better off playing a "second tier" team in the inaugural championship game; or get right after it and play the "big boy". A NU vs. OSU championship game could be the beginning of a "NU vs. Oklahoma" type rivalry. If NU was able to pick a rivalry in the Big Ten, why not let that rival be the biggest and baddest mo fo on the block. As I mentioned earlier, current high school underclassmen know OSU as the powerhouse of the conference, what would they think of NU being the new AND BETTER show in town?

(disclaimer....I enjoy the people and state of Wisconsin very much!!!)
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I agree that tOSU is the staple program in the Big 10 and everything else that comes with that, but beating tOSU this year does not mean the same as in years past. No Tressel, no Heisman contenders and not a lot of respect nationally. If none of what happened over the off-season and last year had occurred, hell yeah I'd say Ohio State. But I still think Wisconsin is the best program (as far as talent is concerned) this year, and they're no "second tier" team. If they're second tier, then we're second tier, and I don't think we are.

tOSU is not "the big boy" in the Big 10 anymore, at least not this year. That's why I have to go with Wisconsin.
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Agree 100%. Although Wiscy better find a way to defend the Hail Mary, or they're gonna be in some real trouble...

It is funny watching Beilema and Co squirm, however.

 
Enhance89 said:
funhusker said:
Ohio State and here's why......

Two years ago, before NU was even a thought in Big Ten expansion, who did most college football fans think of when Big Ten football was mentioned?: Ohio State and Michigan..

.

Michigan: proud program on hard times, much like Nebraska was (or "is" for you downers). The Wolverines are a sleeping college football giant; if you believe Nebraska can return to the glory years you have to believe Michigan is capable of the same thing.

Ohio State: the Big Ten golden boy (2 years ago when current recruits were in their formative years). These guys were in the NC discussion, running over Michigan, they were Rose Bowl bound before the first snap of the season, these guys are the "Texas" of the Big Ten.

Fast forward two years. Nebraska is brand new to the Big Ten and looking for a statement that it can build upon. Would Nebraska be better off playing a "second tier" team in the inaugural championship game; or get right after it and play the "big boy". A NU vs. OSU championship game could be the beginning of a "NU vs. Oklahoma" type rivalry. If NU was able to pick a rivalry in the Big Ten, why not let that rival be the biggest and baddest mo fo on the block. As I mentioned earlier, current high school underclassmen know OSU as the powerhouse of the conference, what would they think of NU being the new AND BETTER show in town?

(disclaimer....I enjoy the people and state of Wisconsin very much!!!)
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I agree that tOSU is the staple program in the Big 10 and everything else that comes with that, but beating tOSU this year does not mean the same as in years past. No Tressel, no Heisman contenders and not a lot of respect nationally. If none of what happened over the off-season and last year had occurred, hell yeah I'd say Ohio State. But I still think Wisconsin is the best program (as far as talent is concerned) this year, and they're no "second tier" team. If they're second tier, then we're second tier, and I don't think we are.

tOSU is not "the big boy" in the Big 10 anymore, at least not this year. That's why I have to go with Wisconsin.
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Let's go back to the late 1990's and early 2000's. Nebraska was definitely not the "big boy" in the Big 12 North; that was reserved for KSU and Colorado. But who did teams celebrate their victory over more, Nebraska or Colorado and KSU?

Ohio State is a school in the Big10 that Nebraska should want to be on the same level with; Championship caliber 9 years out of 10 (NCAA infractions aside). Wisconsin is the best team in the league this year (although that belief is waining) but they are not the best team if you take into account the last 15-20 years. This is why I made the analogy of a NU vs. OU type rivalry, not a NU vs Missouri when it counts for something once a decade.

 
Moiraine said:
I want Wisconsin so they better quit losing.
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I'm the same way. Although it was fun to watch them lose, I would have preferred to have them win in Columbus. I'd like to think the last two weeks have taught all the jacka$$ badger fans I ran into in Madison (not all of them, just the pricks, I met some very nice Badger fans as well) some humility but I doubt that's the case.

 
darkhorse85 said:
Moiraine said:
I want Wisconsin so they better quit losing.
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I'm the same way. Although it was fun to watch them lose, I would have preferred to have them win in Columbus. I'd like to think the last two weeks have taught all the jacka$$ badger fans I ran into in Madison (not all of them, just the pricks, I met some very nice Badger fans as well) some humility but I doubt that's the case.
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No, just that there is no God.

 
I want wisconsin...and one thing we found out in the big 12...its hard to beat a team twice in the same year. the Big 12 had a bunch of heartbraek in its history...

 
darkhorse85 said:
Moiraine said:
I want Wisconsin so they better quit losing.
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I'm the same way. Although it was fun to watch them lose, I would have preferred to have them win in Columbus. I'd like to think the last two weeks have taught all the jacka$$ badger fans I ran into in Madison (not all of them, just the pricks, I met some very nice Badger fans as well) some humility but I doubt that's the case.
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We haven't grown humble we've gotten drunker :waste

 
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