I agree the schedule is brutal this year, and that hurts NU's chances of making a CCG run. But, I will take this schedule over some of the duds the past few years. Oregon, PSU, OSU, Wisc. What's not to like about that?
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What we will see this fall
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You have to beat the best to be the best. I think playing a tougher schedule will only make the team better.
Very good post GFOA. Yes, we need some stars to emerge, especially if we are going to make a run at the B1G championship. As you pointed out it is a tough schedule with the 2 back 2 backs you pointed out, but the season is always better when you have great challenges like tOSU and PSU on the schedule. Love your optimism, and there is no reason not to have some. UW and tOSU are coming to Lincoln. That will be exciting for the 80,000 regulars. There will be extra red in Lincoln for both of those events...red everywhere! Hope the Whiskey fans can learn something about how visitors should be treated when they journey to Lincoln.
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The team could indeed be better, but still only post a 9-4 mark, at best. I think most fans realize with all the changes over the off-season this is going to be a learning/development season. We may struggle early on, especially in the conference, but hopefully close much stronger. It should be good preparation for the 2018 season though, which will be even tougher.
While I understand the sentiment of being able to watch a tough schedule at home, I question the efficacy of how attractive it is IF we're getting our behinds kicked?
You're nothing if not opinionated. It has yet to be seen whether or not we actually have the pieces you claim, or whether they will develop as such over the course of the season. Love the optimism, but far too many ifs, but, or maybes in your assessment.
Or it takes the team struggling in certain aspects for them to figure it out.
Whhere did you get that info? Why would that necessarily change this year?
Simply put, it provides much more anticipation to the season. I'd rather end up 9-4 against that schedule than 9-4 against last years schedule. At any rate, it does put us behind the 8 ball against other teams in our division. Wisconsin's crossovers are Michigan, Indiana, and Maryland. Although Iowa's crossovers are pretty tough too in PSU, OSU, and MSU. I'd rate that tougher than ours actually.
Yeah, I can't imagine Iowa not losing four this year in conference. If we can somehow finally beat the Badgers, the Iowa game would be for the Division, IMO. Could still end up with 4 losses in that scenario though.
I understand the point. I just don't anticipate perhaps as much success as you might this season. Oregon could be painful. OSU, Wisky, and PSU look to be very painful. We have to solve the problems on defense or this year is going to look much like last year and most of the last eight.
Well, I said I'd RATHER end up 9-4, not that we WOULD end up 9-4. Who knows at this point, we haven't seen even a practice yet let alone a game at this point. And there's been a lot of changes. But, I think we have very good chances against Oregon (completely new staff) and Wisconsin (took them to the edge last year). I think OSU is most likely and L as well as PSU, with a better chance against PSU probably.
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Your observation about the Ducks is well taken, still it is a road game. I wish I felt the same about Wisky, but until we actually beat the Badgers (however close the games) I cannot hold much hope for a win. We couldn't get close to OSU last year, and PSU was better than them, so without a huge leap forward it's difficult to imagine a win in Happy Valley at this point.
Your good buddy *** has made that point on more than one occasion. Banker isn't at NU anymore, that's how.
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