USAToday Grades Every FBS Team for the 2021 Season

[Husker In Oklahoma]

College football is filled with subjectivity. The polls themselves are subjective. So yes, any grading is also subjective. I don't think the author would disagree.

I see the grades as generally on-field results relative to talent and expectations.

So a C+ for Kansas suggests slightly above what talent and expectations suggested. Kansas was 0-9 in Les Miles' final season (2020). So while 2-10 in 2021 is still bad, it's an uptick with some moments that provided hope for Leipold and the future of the program.

The D for Nebraska is also reasonable. There's no way 3-9 (and 1-8 in the Big Ten) met anyone's expectations nor was fitting for our talent level. It's still the worst record in Frost's tenure. It would have been an F grade had we not been competitive in our losses.

Exactly right. I bet Kansas wins more than 2 in 2022.

 

[Bigger Ed]

College football is filled with subjectivity. The polls themselves are subjective. So yes, any grading is also subjective. I don't think the author would disagree.

I see the grades as generally on-field results relative to talent and expectations.

So a C+ for Kansas suggests slightly above what talent and expectations suggested. Kansas was 0-9 in Les Miles' final season (2020). So while 2-10 in 2021 is still bad, it's an uptick with some moments that provided hope for Leipold and the future of the program.

The D for Nebraska is also reasonable. There's no way 3-9 (and 1-8 in the Big Ten) met anyone's expectations nor was fitting for our talent level. It's still the worst record in Frost's tenure. It would have been an F grade had we not been competitive in our losses.

Problem is, neither talent nor expectations can be accurately, reliably, or quantifiably determined. It's like predicting the high to be 10 but it turns out to be 20 yet declaring "great weather we have today!" It only means your expectations were wrong, not the weather.

 

[HuskerTea]

I’m just saying I think they are as good as most of the BIG. Obviously, my opinion.

As opinions go,yours is a good one.Keep the faith.GBR.

 

[Sooner 24]

. I would argue top to bottom B1G is much stronger. Bottom dwelling Nebraska almost upset Oklahoma.

So did Tulane and they were 2-10 on the season.

 

[MiniDisk]

I don't care what "relative curve" is used (relative to what?) no way a 2-10 Kansas, in a weak Big XII, should get a C+

7-6 Iowa State gets a D+ because they didn't meet expectations that were set before the season even started? BS.

Why didn't the "relative curve" rate NU higher as we came "relatively" close to being 9-3 instead of 3-9. Should have ranked at least an A!

Article was a waste of bandwidth.

lol, kansas beat FCS southdakota by 3 points (a FCS team that went 7-5), and a texas team that was a 5-7 team. getting a c+ ranking is a sweet curve.....

this atricle is click bait....