Your home team projection

GT I honestly expect 6-6 but could be 7-5.

I think we have more going for us than the talking heads give credit, and there are a number of tossups that can go either way. We should at least split those at worst.

I will call it disappointing without 6 wins.
 
Red_Alert said:
Northwestern beat Nebraska last year in the opener. They won the game in the 4th Q because they were just better conditioned.
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Is Jeff Sims starting? IDK to be honest I am glad he left us, his backups were both better gamers and way tougher. Very jittery and not the calibre I would expect Nebraska to want under center. Easily injured and gunshy in the pocket. It seemed to affect his passes alot.

Maybe it will help with a better line protecting him.
 
rfjeff9 said:
Is Jeff Sims starting? IDK to be honest I am glad he left us, his backups were both better gamers and way tougher. Very jittery and not the calibre I would expect Nebraska to want under center. Easily injured and gunshy in the pocket. It seemed to affect his passes alot.

Maybe it will help with a better line protecting him.
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I believe so, because Casey Thompson transferred to FAU.

Nebraska's lines have been pushed around for years, hence those (3-9) and (4-8) results. I don't think anyone in the locker room gives a shit. They're just there for the ride (college experience) and put in the bare minimums. Maybe Rhule can motivate them. We shall see.

(G5) Georgia Southern finished (3-5)(6-7) and beat Nebraska in nearly every statistic. Georgia Southern just wanted it more. It was truly pathetic to watch.

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I have no idea and have quit listening to the insiders and associated chatter concerning practice/conditioning reports

last year all I heard was "we're going to be very competitive"
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the only thing I'm willing to guarantee at this point is beating the donghorns and jr.
 
Red_Alert said:
I believe so, because Casey Thompson transferred to FAU.

Nebraska's lines have been pushed around for years, hence those (3-9) and (4-8) results. I don't think anyone in the locker room gives a shit. They're just there for the ride (college experience) and put in the bare minimums. Maybe Rhule can motivate them. We shall see.

(G5) Georgia Southern finished (3-5)(6-7) and beat Nebraska in nearly every statistic. Georgia Southern just wanted it more. It was truly pathetic to watch.

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Hope you guys turn it around. I wish Sims well and might watch a few games to see how he does. Who knows, maybe your coaches have figured out what’s been ailing him.
 
rfjeff9 said:
Hope you guys turn it around. I wish Sims well and might watch a few games to see how he does. Who knows, maybe your coaches have figured out what’s been ailing him.
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If the problems that plague Nebraska are what I suspect they are, that doesn't bode well for Sims.

There just seems to be little to no leadership from the upperclassmen. I believe that has permeated down the line from previous upperclassmen dating back to Bo Pelini. Pelini would start family members of his and his coaches, so they could fill their scrapbooks. Since their uncles and daddy's were coaches they knew they'd start and didn't have to put any effort into anything other than the bare minimums.
This is O-Line coach Barney Cotton's son. falling on his ass. Put that in your scrapbook, kid.
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If I were Rhule I'd be taking this first off-season and watching the training table, the weight room, film room, etc. like a hawk. Who's focused? Who's motivating others? I'd rather have a 2* walk-on starting on Saturdays than some 4 star diva that puts in little effort because he's used to being better than everyone else in high school and is just there for the ride.

I'd be grilling players in team meetings about the playbook in front of their teammates.

"On fill in a play where are YOU supposed to be and what are YOU supposed to do?"
Embarrass the hell out of them in front of their teammates (if they don't know). It will also tell me who's using personal time outside of practice to study their playbooks. If someone doesn't know then everybody runs the stadium steps. It's the equivalent of a blanket party in the military.
It's difficult to execute a system when a handful of players don't know where they supposed to be and what they're supposed to do. It's that way in every walk of life. The best boss I ever had would call people out in front of their peers. "The train doesn't leave without the caboose", he'd say.

Take the (1-11)(2-10) first season and flush the upperclassmen turds. Maybe that's what he did at Temple and Baylor to get them turned around? It's got to start somewhere.
 
Well, folks, I am doing well. Off-season sucks. Not too much longer though. I would be satisfied if VT went 6-6. However, I feel:

Virginia Tech 5-7
 
Red_Alert said:
Nebraska (3-9) or (4-8)

There are no Indiana or Rutgers on the schedule which accounted for 2 of Nebraska's 4 wins last season.

Northern Illinois: Win
Louisiana Tech: Win

Possibilities?

@ Colorado: Coin flip since they also have a new HC (who flipped his roster). @ CU gives the Puffs an advantage.
Purdue: Coin flip because they also have a new HC. In Lincoln could give Nebraska an advantage.

Rhule's teams did not fare well his first year at Temple (2-10) and Baylor (1-11). Installing new O and D systems, getting HIS players, etc.

Likely 8 losses

@ Minnesota: Established HC and system.
Michigan: Established HC and system.
@ Illinois: Bert will have his team good up front in his 3rd season.
Northwestern: Established HC and system.
@ Michigan St: 4th year HC and on the road.
Maryland: Established HC and system.
@ Wisconsin: They have a new HC, but it's @ Wiscy where Fickell inherited established O and D linemen.
Iowa: Established HC and system.
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navamind said:
Last four years haven't been two impressive at NU... two 3-9 seasons and a 1-11 season. There may have been an established HC and system before, but they're looking just as rough as Nebraska... if not worse
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I'll add Northwestern to 'Possibilities' if Fitz manages to lose his job over this hazing thing.
 
Michigan State = 5-7
 
Auburn: 8-4. Four and eight wouldn't be a surprise either.
 
tabascojet said:
$9.5 million just doesn't buy what it used too.... :noidea:
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I fully expect Kenneth Walker to be Tucker’s grandchildren’s god father for all that generational wealth that KWIII got them.
 
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