Mostly true except Callahan and Riley records way better that Frost's. Would be a while before our boy reaches Pelini level
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7-0 Start?
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Mostly true except Callahan and Riley records way better that Frost's. Would be a while before our boy reaches Pelini level
Our 1st game could well be the most difficult of the 7. If we get that one. it can really spark the confidence
We all want 7 - 0 to start. In fact, I think we'd all be absolutely giddy at 7 - 0. But I will take 5 - 2 and hope for 6 - 1, with the one perhaps being Cinci. I can see us taking at least 2 with the final 5, but I'm not as sure about that at all at this point in time.
5-2 would be a solid start. 7-0 -- I'd be more than a bit surprised.
Frost is 0-2 against Purdue. We lost to Purdue last season when they had to go to their 3rd string QB and Rondale Moore didn't even play that game. A couple of recent articles suggest he's fully healthy now -- and if so, will be the best player on the field.
All three of our 2020 non-conference opponents were in the postseason last season. None of our 2019 non-conference opponents were in the postseason (lost to Colorado, struggled to beat 2-10 South Alabama).
Central Michigan won the MAC last season.
South Dakota State is typically a top 10 FCS team (who took Minnesota to the wire last year).
Cincinnati has had back-to-back 11-win seasons.
@Northwestern. Needed a miracle FG to beat NW last season -- the worst Northwestern team in many years.
Illinois. Needed our biggest comeback of the season to beat the Illini in 2019.
@Rutgers. Yes, lowly -- but likely improved in 2020 with Schiano back.
I don't know that there's a single game in the first seven that is an automatic win. We certainly haven't done anything the past three seasons to suggest we are ready to assume any opponent is an automatic win. I could see 4-3 -- which would put a ton of pressure to get two wins from the final five games. 5-2, as mentioned, would have to be considered a success based on the past three years.
Frost is 0-2 against Purdue. We lost to Purdue last season when they had to go to their 3rd string QB and Rondale Moore didn't even play that game. A couple of recent articles suggest he's fully healthy now -- and if so, will be the best player on the field.
All three of our 2020 non-conference opponents were in the postseason last season. None of our 2019 non-conference opponents were in the postseason (lost to Colorado, struggled to beat 2-10 South Alabama).
Central Michigan won the MAC last season.
South Dakota State is typically a top 10 FCS team (who took Minnesota to the wire last year).
Cincinnati has had back-to-back 11-win seasons.
@Northwestern. Needed a miracle FG to beat NW last season -- the worst Northwestern team in many years.
Illinois. Needed our biggest comeback of the season to beat the Illini in 2019.
@Rutgers. Yes, lowly -- but likely improved in 2020 with Schiano back.
I don't know that there's a single game in the first seven that is an automatic win. We certainly haven't done anything the past three seasons to suggest we are ready to assume any opponent is an automatic win. I could see 4-3 -- which would put a ton of pressure to get two wins from the final five games. 5-2, as mentioned, would have to be considered a success based on the past three years.
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Yeah, I agree.
Ideally by year three, I would have thought you could really check many of the first 7 off as 'Wins' without much debate. I don't know if you can do that to any game but Rutgers. The team could be playing substantially better football and still struggle to reach bowl eligibility.
Good points but every year is different. We have better players imo. Get good AM we should differently be 7-0. It’s like using Callahan and Riley winning 9 games the year before so they have to be the same or better. Doesn’t work that way.
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I like your optimism, but I do NOT want a GameDay matchup vs OSU until we’re a consistent team. We’ve been embarrassed on the national stage too many times to count.
As far as 7-0 goes, it’s possible, I’m guessing more like 5-2 or 6-1 at best.
This is why bookies love Husker football fans.
Considering where NU currently sits, thinking about 7-0 and game day at Ohio State seems unreasonable, and another likely beat down. This team needs a one game at a time mentality. I’m just hopeful this team makes a damn bowl game, let alone a 7-0 start, if, there is a season.
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If we are not 6-1, I would be concerned about ‘team pressing’ down the back stretch of the season.
Riley ..... 7-0 start in 2016 and #6 in Coaches poll. Almost 8-0 ..... lost in O.T. (@Madison)
http://schersdd.tripod.com/sig2016.html
http://schersdd.tripod.com/sig2016.html
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I believe we were predicting 8-1 heading to Madison before the 2019 season. 4-5 was the actual number. Purdue is 2-0 against Frost, Cincinnati returns a ton of starters off their double digit win team, every game against Northwestern seems to come down to the last possession, Illinois we were lucky we played them early last year, i'm just not counting much as gimmes until I see a reason to do so.
Sadly, I agree. Unless of course you play in the SEC. In fact, I just saw the "revised" preseason NCAA top 20:
1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Florida
4. Georgia
5. Auburn
6. Missouri
7. Texas A&M
8. Mississippi
9. Mississippi St
10. South Carolina
11. Tennessee
12. Kentucky
13. Arkansas
14. Vanderbilt
15-20. Alabama again
I think we'll be better in spots -- and not in others.
Offensive line should be better. Defensive line probably won't be.
I'm skeptical about the receivers, assuming Speilman is gone. RB's should be as good or better.
To me, it all hinges on Martinez. If he's where he should be as a 3rd year starter (better than his freshman season, a lot better than last season), we'll have potential to do well. But that's such an unknown at this point that it's difficult to rely upon. Let alone the fact that history suggests at some point he'll be injured.
Yes, every year is different. Nothing is off the table. But when making predictions, you tend to start with recent trends. And they've been unkind for Nebraska in recent years. Now, that doesn't mean it will continue, but there's no hard evidence we'll be leaps and bounds better. Could happen, wouldn't put money on it. Also, the Big Ten as a whole keeps getting better -- and we haven't been keeping pace. It's definitely a better all-around football conference than when Bo was coaching in Lincoln.
I think many Nebraska fans' frame of mind is "we're Nebraska, we win championships." But that's so last century -- and last century was a long time ago and meaningless now.
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