Post spring Top 25

Jan 24, 2004
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Iowa still sucks. RollingLaugh

 

Walleye 1

All-Conference
Mar 7, 2021
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Man I hate these. Seems like we are always preseason top 25 then fail during the season. Hope we change that this year
 
Jan 24, 2004
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This possibly can’t be true. The fact Rhule had the audacity to not have the traditional spring game will boil over to the fall and we are f’d
Or the fact that he switched it up means it's time to start winning in the fall again. Not in the spring. Eek
 

inWV

All-Conference
Sep 22, 2007
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Well they do have a very doable schedule and they have Altmyer coming back at QB.
Ill has Duke in the non-con, so that game is not a lock. B1G games that are tossups include NU, MSU, Iowa, Minny, and Indy. tOSU is a loss. Four losses is a reasonable prediction.
 

Redscarlet

Heisman
Jun 17, 2001
32,837
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Ill has Duke in the non-con, so that game is not a lock. B1G games that are tossups include NU, MSU, Iowa, Minny, and Indy. tOSU is a loss. Four losses is a reasonable prediction.
Illini B1G schedule
@Indiana
USC
@Purdue
tOSU
@Washington
Rutgers
Maryland
@Wisconsin
NW
5 home games.

They do not play the Clarkeyes.
 

inWV

All-Conference
Sep 22, 2007
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Illini B1G schedule
@Indiana
USC
@Purdue
tOSU
@Washington
Rutgers
Maryland
@Wisconsin
NW
5 home games.

They do not play the Clarkeyes.
Microsoft Edge's AI is a POS. Top result appearing in the browser is incorrect. That's a cushy schedule. 9-3 is a reasonable expectation.
 

c3o

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Apr 24, 2018
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IL is a good team with a nice QB and they play defense. I did see a few of their guys selected. BB will have them playing well.

South Carolina had a nice run to end the year. They had their starters in and wanted to beat IL. IL was the better team
 

oldjar07

All-Conference
Oct 25, 2009
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IL is a good team with a nice QB and they play defense. I did see a few of their guys selected. BB will have them playing well.

South Carolina had a nice run to end the year. They had their starters in and wanted to beat IL. IL was the better team
South Carolina will be good next year. Might have the best QB in college football.
 

SickOfPractice

Redshirt
Oct 10, 2021
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Illinois will be an interesting storyline to follow, as will the post-Shedeur Buffs. I won't go out of my way to watch any of either's games but I'll look for the final scores probably.
 

V-Doub

Heisman
Jul 8, 2007
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Big XII’s highest ranked team is TT at 11 and that’s generous IMO. Should be more like 14/15
 
Aug 6, 2009
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Where is Indiana? Is the thinking that last year was a one hit wonder? If I were a Hoosier fan I would be pissed to see Nebraska ranked after they annihilated us last year.
 

inWV

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Sep 22, 2007
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Where is Indiana? Is the thinking that last year was a one hit wonder? If I were a Hoosier fan I would be pissed to see Nebraska ranked after they annihilated us last year.
The first four B1G games for them are Ill, Iowa, Oregon and MSU. They also face PSU. Non-con schedule is a joke. I would think 3-4 losses.
 

InMotion

Senior
Dec 12, 2020
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How many bowls did we go to and win under Scott Frost? Did we have a QB like Raiola under SF?
Who cares. Another half a quarter and Rhule would have lost that bowl game. Yeah, happy they finally made it to arguably the worst bowl game of College Football 2024. Whoopie whoo.

At the time, we all thought Adrian Martinez was that QB under SF. Hell, go compare their freshman stats. You could argue AM had a much better year without 2 extra starts. Remember how that played out? So, you never know.

We are still a few key injuries away from being 6-6 or 5-7 again. Yeah, sure, I'd love to drink that offseason kool-aid, but that's just foolish.

Obviously, I come off as being negative, but until I see some real results, I'm not falling for this offseason BS... again.
 

Redscarlet

Heisman
Jun 17, 2001
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Who cares. Another half a quarter and Rhule would have lost that bowl game. Yeah, happy they finally made it to arguably the worst bowl game of College Football 2024. Whoopie whoo.

At the time, we all thought Adrian Martinez was that QB under SF. Hell, go compare their freshman stats. You could argue AM had a much better year without 2 extra starts. Remember how that played out? So, you never know.

We are still a few key injuries away from being 6-6 or 5-7 again. Yeah, sure, I'd love to drink that offseason kool-aid, but that's just foolish.

Obviously, I come off as being negative, but until I see some real results, I'm not falling for this offseason BS... again.
🙄
 
Jan 24, 2004
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Who cares. Another half a quarter and Rhule would have lost that bowl game. Yeah, happy they finally made it to arguably the worst bowl game of College Football 2024. Whoopie whoo.

At the time, we all thought Adrian Martinez was that QB under SF. Hell, go compare their freshman stats. You could argue AM had a much better year without 2 extra starts. Remember how that played out? So, you never know.

We are still a few key injuries away from being 6-6 or 5-7 again. Yeah, sure, I'd love to drink that offseason kool-aid, but that's just foolish.

Obviously, I come off as being negative, but until I see some real results, I'm not falling for this offseason BS... again.
 
Aug 18, 2016
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Who cares. Another half a quarter and Rhule would have lost that bowl game. Yeah, happy they finally made it to arguably the worst bowl game of College Football 2024. Whoopie whoo. Isn't this in the same vein as we are 16 points from 9 wins?

At the time, we all thought Adrian Martinez was that QB under SF. Hell, go compare their freshman stats. You could argue AM had a much better year without 2 extra starts. Remember how that played out? So, you never know. You could argue that but Raiola's upside as a QB is still much higher than Adrian Martinez.

We are still a few key injuries away from being 6-6 or 5-7 again. Yeah, sure, I'd love to drink that offseason kool-aid, but that's just foolish. But here are literally 15-20 teams in this same position.

Obviously, I come off as being negative, but until I see some real results, I'm not falling for this offseason BS... again. Does protecting yourself from your feelings really change how the season will go? I'm confused on what real results you are looking for. The team had a 2 win improvement from the previous year, went to and won a bowl game, regardless if it was the worst bowl game in the history of college football. Are you simply not going to believe any of the hype until Nebraska is back in the playoff? There is no reason to not buy into incremental improvement, and look forward to the upcoming season. It sure beats being miserable the whole offseason waiting for the other shoe to drop.


Who cares. Another half a quarter and Rhule would have lost that bowl game. Yeah, happy they finally made it to arguably the worst bowl game of College Football 2024. Whoopie whoo. Isn't this in the same vein as we are 16 points from 9 wins?

At the time, we all thought Adrian Martinez was that QB under SF. Hell, go compare their freshman stats. You could argue AM had a much better year without 2 extra starts. Remember how that played out? So, you never know. You could argue that but Raiola's upside as a QB is still much higher than Adrian Martinez.

We are still a few key injuries away from being 6-6 or 5-7 again. Yeah, sure, I'd love to drink that offseason kool-aid, but that's just foolish. But here are literally 15-20 teams in this same position.

Obviously, I come off as being negative, but until I see some real results, I'm not falling for this offseason BS... again. Does protecting yourself from your feelings really change how the season will go? I'm confused on what real results you are looking for. The team had a 2 win improvement from the previous year, went to and won a bowl game, regardless if it was the worst bowl game in the history of college football. Are you simply not going to believe any of the hype until Nebraska is back in the playoff? There is no reason to not buy into incremental improvement, and look forward to the upcoming season. It sure beats being miserable the whole offseason waiting for the other shoe to drop.
 

HuskerBruce81

All-American
Nov 7, 2012
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Who cares. Another half a quarter and Rhule would have lost that bowl game. Yeah, happy they finally made it to arguably the worst bowl game of College Football 2024. Whoopie whoo.

At the time, we all thought Adrian Martinez was that QB under SF. Hell, go compare their freshman stats. You could argue AM had a much better year without 2 extra starts. Remember how that played out? So, you never know.
I knew Adrian was a whiff as soon as he made that bone head lateral in the OSU red zone. I was very very hated for that opinion.

Raiola needs to be more accurate on his deep ball in game this season.
 

salsa red

Senior
Dec 25, 2019
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Mike Ekeler and his the improved special teams is worth at least 2 more wins.
How many blocked punts/kicks did we have? I'm thinking it has to be near 10. Add in the bad snaps, missed kicks, long returns given up and 2 wins seems reasonable. Also is Alvano still on the team?
 

inWV

All-Conference
Sep 22, 2007
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How many blocked punts/kicks did we have? I'm thinking it has to be near 10. Add in the bad snaps, missed kicks, long returns given up and 2 wins seems reasonable. Also is Alvano still on the team?
Alvano is on the team and apparently had a good spring.
 

Redscarlet

Heisman
Jun 17, 2001
32,837
10,778
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How many blocked punts/kicks did we have? I'm thinking it has to be near 10. Add in the bad snaps, missed kicks, long returns given up and 2 wins seems reasonable. Also is Alvano still on the team?
Alvanto only played the first three games last year and we have Hohl back for his Sophomore season.

Now Ekeler is looking for Australian type punter.
 

NebChicago

Sophomore
Oct 14, 2009
3,565
141
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God… if we were good this year… (rubs chin, stares off into horizon, sighs deep reluctant breath, tears brim, erection of joy stirs in loins)
 

inWV

All-Conference
Sep 22, 2007
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Does this number include portal guys who started games in 2024? My count for guys who started football games last year who are on NU's roster is a bit longer than 9. In fact, there are more than 11 guy on offense who started a game last year, either in Lincoln or elsewhere. Defensively, I count 8 guys.