Big 10 still the top dog. Big 12 and SEC suck
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I don't agree. Back in the big 8, I rooted for every conference team except when we played them. Made us better
Good observation. Cigs, the team, the Athletic Departments all seem focused on making this a program for the long haul.
IU's stadium capacity is only 53K. Create the demand and deliver the supply. I assume you will stadium upgrades soon.
The more I look at it, im convinced. Cignetti's big master plan is more obvious than I thought...his team was just NFL age
Go look at the DOBs of his roster. Damn near that whole team is like 23+ in age.
I would kill to be back in the Big 12.
No, I don't care about "muh revenue share" and it's weird you do.
No, I don't care about "muh revenue share" and it's weird you do.
I would never support buying or wearing this shirt. Michigan cheated their way to that Natty.. No effin way. No thanks.
Nebraska would certainly be more competitive there. The B1G is the toughest conference in college football. NU will continue to be embarrassed there until they actually get a good head coach.
And who knows when that will be.
Exactly. Even with the "revenue " we can't compete with other serious programs.
The Big 10 is a "tougher" conference. No doubt. But the Big 12 has rebounded from what looked like total destruction to a pretty deep conference. NU might fare a little better in the Big 10, but the revenue loss would be pretty dramatic. And the revenue from the football program also funds most other sports at Nebraska. What we need, and in my opinion we do not currently have is an AD who has any clue whatsoever about how to begin to rebuild the football program. And with a stadium project in the picture, and a program that seems to have leveled off we need strong and competent leadership. We are never going to win the NIL battle. Ohio State took in roughly double our 150 million in revenue. Indiana has Mark Cuban. Oregon has Phil Knight. Etc......
The only way to move the program back toward the top third in the league is by outworking our opponents. Working smarter. In my opinion that starts with player development and strength training. This next season should give us a pretty good idea of where we are in both areas. If we have a team that gets pushed around in league play and ran over like the past few years then we will know for sure that needs to be job #1. We also will have an idea about how the new staff hires are doing. I do not think the final won lost record is the only important metric, but by God you better beat Iowa and not get blown out of games. We also need a head coach who can "read the room" as far as what works and does not work in the B1G, we are not at Baylor anymore. Why it took 3 years to figure out the 3-3-5 will not work in this league without elite talent is unforgivable. Matt needs to step his game up. 19-19 after three years puts you squarely in Mike Riley territory. It better be all hands on deck this spring. I do not want to hear our DC ***** about players not being willing to tackle after game 8 this year. Or players not understanding their assignments. These are two prime indicators that the staff is failing. And it has to stop.
The only way to move the program back toward the top third in the league is by outworking our opponents. Working smarter. In my opinion that starts with player development and strength training. This next season should give us a pretty good idea of where we are in both areas. If we have a team that gets pushed around in league play and ran over like the past few years then we will know for sure that needs to be job #1. We also will have an idea about how the new staff hires are doing. I do not think the final won lost record is the only important metric, but by God you better beat Iowa and not get blown out of games. We also need a head coach who can "read the room" as far as what works and does not work in the B1G, we are not at Baylor anymore. Why it took 3 years to figure out the 3-3-5 will not work in this league without elite talent is unforgivable. Matt needs to step his game up. 19-19 after three years puts you squarely in Mike Riley territory. It better be all hands on deck this spring. I do not want to hear our DC ***** about players not being willing to tackle after game 8 this year. Or players not understanding their assignments. These are two prime indicators that the staff is failing. And it has to stop.
The speculation is the B12 might get dropped from Fox on the updated TV deals and be playing on TNT/CW. If you want to be looking for games on Tru TV or TBS I guess be my guest but I'll stick with the mostly national over the air slate in the Big Ten. The Big Ten isn't perfect and hates Nebraska imo, partially our own fault for not bringing anything to the table since joining, but it's better than the leftovers in the new B12.
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For the revenue Nebraska collects as a member of the B1G, winning should be gravy, not the expectation.
You know darn well that's how an AD looks at it.
It's probably reassuring to MR that all he needs to do is avoid any scandals to keep his job.
Nah, I would just pirate the games. College football is really easy to find.
Also, I think the B1G would drop NU in a second if they could get someone like Notre Dame in. I don’t know if there’s enough money to expand to 20. There might be some pruning.
I agree, I don’t think they like Nebraska at all anymore because NU hasn’t done anything in football since joining, except get blown out by almost everyone.
It’s been a bad fit. Financially good for the university but really harmful for the football program.
Hell yeah!
Until we smarten up and look at what teams who are less advantaged did to get ahead in the BIG did, I'm thinking Wisconsin, Iowa, and Michigan State (When they were great.) NW. Then do something like that and recruit better than they did. Until we Wisen up we will be stuck in the mediocre levels we are now.
The 3-3-5 wasn't the problem. Matt Rhule forced the system on a coach who'd never run that scheme. Also his best coaches pretty much have all left the program. Tony White, DL coach, DB coach all left. Then this year the one part of the team that improved the ST coach left too. Who on this staff is proven to be developing their positions?
Current DB coach seems good. The rest are bad, incompletes, or new coaches. We wanted a C.E.O. coach and we have one but he can't hire worth a damn lol.