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Ten games that could change the BCS: Wisconsin at Nebraska
The Orlando Sentinal has been doing a couple of series like this the past month or so.....
The Huskers are 27-9 over the past five seasons at Memorial Stadium while Wisconsin has had its struggles on the road with an 14-11 record over the same span of time. The loser of this one will struggle to find their way back into the BCS conversation.
Whole thing here:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/spo...hange-bcs.html
Notre Dame only had one Rudy but Nebraska gets a new crop of Rudys every season
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 Originally Posted by Red Reign
The Orlando Sentinal has been doing a couple of series like this the past month or so.....
The Huskers are 27-9 over the past five seasons at Memorial Stadium while Wisconsin has had its struggles on the road with an 14-11 record over the same span of time. The loser of this one will struggle to find their way back into the BCS conversation.
Whole thing here:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/spo...hange-bcs.html
If you take out our 13 "gimme's" things seem a whole lot more even.
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What is interesting is NU is 16-14 in road games its last 5 years (including BC's debacle in '07).
That record for those 30 games includes 5 games that were bowl games and/or B12 Title games ... officially road games where we were 2-3.
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What is also interesting is that Wisconsin has not lost a non-conference game - of any kind since 2003 (UNLV) - and a non-conference road game since 2001 (Fresno State).
Its not because they play teams like Virginia Tech or UCLA or USC. Its because traditionally their toughest non-conference games in the last decade have been UNLV or Fresno State or Oregon State.
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Originally Posted by Red Reign
It of course is a big game.
For Wisconsin it is really their only loseable game in their first 8 games of the season.
They finish their season with Michigan State, Ohio State and Penn State in 3 of their last 4 games. Going into that stretch being 8-0 would mean ranked in the top 5 and contending for a NC!
If they beat NU they likely find themselves in the B10 Championship game because of Ohio State's ban regardless of how they do in that 3-game stretch.
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Originally Posted by 4evrHusker
The Orlando artice was comparing five years' of records. I presume GFOA is comparing Wisconsin's road record over five years v. NU's home record over five years, reduced by NU's nonconference home games against smaller schools that could be considered gimmies. He is not comparing Wisconsin's 2012 schedule to anything, nor was the article.
GFOA's point is a legitimate one to consider, in light of the fact that Wisconsin, like most large schools, does not often, if at all, play smaller schools on the road. So GFOA is basically comparing Wisky's five year road record against BCS teams to NU's five year home record against BCS teams. It's a fair comparison.
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The loser of this one will struggle to find their way back into the BCS conversation.
The winner of this one will struggle to find their way into the BCS conversation
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Originally Posted by utsker
The winner of this one will struggle to find their way into the BCS conversation
I may agree with that.... Michigan, Ohio St, Michigan St are other games we still could lose and throw in the one game we should win but struggle with and there are some tough games on our schedule this year....but I would agree that losing it will definetely make it a massive uphill climb
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Scout Team
Why is Wisconsin still getting so much respect?
They lost their brilliant transfer QB, half of their all-conference line, and almost the entire coaching staff. 
"...when I came to Nebraska I was blown away and said 'dang, this is ridiculous.' It was way nicer here than Oklahoma." Trai Mosley
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Originally Posted by Husker Mort
Why is Wisconsin still getting so much respect?
They lost their brilliant transfer QB, half of their all-conference line, and almost the entire coaching staff.
The same could be said about NU whom lost 3 preseason all americans, a DC (though the "real" DC is still here) and we are fielding a defense with NO ONE being considered for a preason all anything. That combined with a offense that has been up and down the past 3 seasons.
I think Wisconsin is just as deserving of their love even with what they loose as much as Nebraska with who they kept, honestly.
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Scout Team
Originally Posted by HuskerRedDread
The same could be said about NU whom lost 3 preseason all americans, a DC (though the "real" DC is still here) and we are fielding a defense with NO ONE being considered for a preason all anything. That combined with a offense that has been up and down the past 3 seasons.
I think Wisconsin is just as deserving of their love even with what they loose as much as Nebraska with who they kept, honestly.
I didn't claim Nebraska was deserving of any preseason love.
Slice it any way you want, losing your starting QB is more damaging than any single defensive starter.
"...when I came to Nebraska I was blown away and said 'dang, this is ridiculous.' It was way nicer here than Oklahoma." Trai Mosley
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Originally Posted by Husker Mort
Why is Wisconsin still getting so much respect?
They lost their brilliant transfer QB, half of their all-conference line, and almost the entire coaching staff.
Because look at their schedule. Not counting the game in Lincoln .. their first seven games at very winnable. If UW beats NU in Lincoln they will be 8-0 guarenteed!
Their last four games are - Ohio State, Michigan State, Indiana and Penn State. the two toughest (OSU and MSU) are in Madison, an extremely tough place to play. And both are revenge games where UW lost on the last play of the game.
Plus the loss of QB is mitigated because most people believe that the offense is simply plug and play, run oriented (with the best RB in conference/nation) as well as an O-line that is always solid.
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Good point; obviously, NU is the only team in the country that schedules "gimmes".
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Originally Posted by Cardinal
The Orlando artice was comparing five years' of records. I presume GFOA is comparing Wisconsin's road record over five years v. NU's home record over five years, reduced by NU's nonconference home games against smaller schools that could be considered gimmies. He is not comparing Wisconsin's 2012 schedule to anything, nor was the article.
GFOA's point is a legitimate one to consider, in light of the fact that Wisconsin, like most large schools, does not often, if at all, play smaller schools on the road. So GFOA is basically comparing Wisky's five year road record against BCS teams to NU's five year home record against BCS teams. It's a fair comparison.
Thank you...nice to know that someone gets it.
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Originally Posted by johnhoie
Good point; obviously, NU is the only team in the country that schedules "gimmes".
Not many schedule gimme's on the road. If they must, it's rarely one-for-one.
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Originally Posted by Husker Mort
Why is Wisconsin still getting so much respect?
They lost their brilliant transfer QB, half of their all-conference line, and almost the entire coaching staff.
They have earned it.
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Originally Posted by 4evrHusker
No, non-conference home games against weak programs. See Cardinal's reply.
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Originally Posted by Cardinal
GFOA's point is a legitimate one to consider, in light of the fact that Wisconsin, like most large schools, does not often, if at all, play smaller schools on the road. So GFOA is basically comparing Wisky's five year road record against BCS teams to NU's five year home record against BCS teams. It's a fair comparison.
Disagree when comparing to Wisconsin. The Badgers historically schedule extremely light non-conference games. IF they schedule a BCS conference opponent it is someone like Oregon State.
At least NU has one major BCS level opponeny such as Washington, UCLA, Tennessee, Virginia Tech. Additionally NU has also proven they will travel to places like Wake Forest and Southern Mississippi.
The last time UW lost a non-con game was 2003 and a non-con road game in 2001.
NU's non-conference is usually solid. Make fun of Lou-Lafayette ... but not all schedules are the same!
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Originally Posted by wcbsas
Disagree when comparing to Wisconsin. The Badgers historically schedule extremely light non-conference games. IF they schedule a BCS conference opponent it is someone like Oregon State.
At least NU has one major BCS level opponeny such as Washington, UCLA, Tennessee, Virginia Tech. Additionally NU has also proven they will travel to places like Wake Forest and Southern Mississippi.
The last time UW lost a non-con game was 2003 and a non-con road game in 2001.
NU's non-conference is usually solid. Make fun of Lou-Lafayette ... but not all schedules are the same!
Nebraska's 13 Home Game "Gimme's" over the last 5 years:
2007:
Nevada
Ball State
2008:
Western Michigan
San Jose State
New Mexico State
2009:
Florida Atlantic
Arkansas State
Louisiana Lafayette
2010:
Western Kentucky
Idaho
South Dakota State
2011:
Chatanooga
Fresno State
Now, tell me again the ones you disagree with? Who are all the big time BCS level opportunities that I was mistakenly counting in?
As for Wisconsin, RR was talking about their 14-11 "ROAD RECORD" no one was talking about their non-conference schedule, except you.
Re-read post #1 and my response. NU 27W-9L at home, less 13 gimme's = 14 Wins and 9 losses at home. Very comparable to Wisconsin's road record of 14 wins and 11 losses. Get it?
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