Has enthusiasm for Nebraska football decreased?

[iruletheskool]

Great Thread

 

[Brasky]

We are less then a month before kickoff and now less then a month before the Oregon-Nebraska game and I don't seen many threads being created on your own board about the upcoming season or the big time non conference game the Cornhuskers have with the Oregon Ducks.

Makes me think the enthusiasm for Nebraska football must be declining with each passing year it gets further from the 1990's.

Was really looking forward to some good banter with the so called "Greatest Fans in College Football" and seeing the great "sea of red" invade Autzen Stadium. Seems this is all just something I will continue to read in the history books of college football.

Keep your chins up Cornhusker fans. That run you guys had 20 something years ago was incredible and current recruits most certainly will enjoy googling that or Wikipedia searching that decade, since of course they weren't around to witness it.

College football is a great tradition and great thing to experience. Don't let mediocracy ruin your fandom.

Kindly read your avy, son.

 

[HuskerinBig10]

Even given all of our problems last year, a completely new coaching staff we are still ranked higher then Nebraska and still favored in this game!

LOL!!

2016 pre-season rankings, I will give the top 8 rankings a pretty good accuracy.

But the next 17 is less than a 50% accuracy rate

6 out of the teams ranked 9 through 25 had losing records or 33%.
10 out of the teams ranked 9 through 25 finished the season unranked

9. Notre Dame finished 4-8
10. Tennessee finished 9-4
11. Michigan State finished 3-9
12. Ole Miss finished 5-7
14. TCU finished 6-7
15. Iowa finished 8-5
16. Georgia finished 8-5
20. North Carolina finished 8-5
21. Baylor Bears finished 7-6
22. Oregon finished 4-8
24. UCLA finished 4-8

Sporting news does not have Oregon ranked top 25
AP does not have Oregon ranked top 25
PhilKnight has Oregon ranked #1
SI does not have Oregon ranked top 25
ESPiN does not have Oregon ranked top 25

Now, the ESPiN power rankings have Oregon in the Top 25. Congrats.

If I were you I would bet your mary jane farm on Oregon to win the Natty.

 

[huskers1217]

@OregonDucks haven't read thread. But if you are worried Autzen will be red in a few weeks. You better believe it will

 

[SJ76]

@OregonDucks on the Nebraska board?


This is has a lot of potential.

 

[HuskerInSecLand]

Do you think we've never seen that shit show before? Bleh! Summer's are loaded with reruns.

 

[oaknightshockey1]

Wait...Autzen capacity is only 54K? There's gonna be 20-25K Husker fans there...

 

[oaknightshockey1]

But we're totally losing interest.

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

Wait...Autzen capacity is only 54K? There's gonna be 20-25K Husker fans there...

It's gonna look a lot like Christmas in there

 

[OregonDucks]

Just saw some line has Oregon winning this game.

 

[HuskerinBig10]

Just saw some line has Oregon winning this game.

who doesn't?


Early lines for 77 of 2017’s biggest games

Bet the Farm!!

BTW, I do enjoy the OD troll on the forum. Adds some spice.

Last year Oregon came into Lincoln 2-0, then Oregon went 2-8 the rest of the season.

 

[corn train]

-3 or 4 for the home team is about a push, 1/10 meh, feel free to keep bumping that line tho k

 

[psaboy]

who doesn't?


Early lines for 77 of 2017’s biggest games

Bet the Farm!!

BTW, I do enjoy the OD troll on the forum. Adds some spice.

Last year Oregon came into Lincoln 2-0, then Oregon went 2-8 the rest of the season.

Yea, they barely beat a 4-8 team at home with a QB that started for 4 years. Green QB on first big road trip has L all over it

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

That line is a complete guess at this point. We were last in the Big 10 last year in QB hurries allowed. Some of that was on Tommy for standing too long in the pocket, but a bigger portion of it was us getting beat up front.

Tommy got us out of almost every single one of those hurries with his athleticism.

We are banking on the fact that Tanner Lee will be quicker at getting rid of the ball and that our line has more experience and we won't have to worry about the pocket collapsing. Will that happen? Nobody knows as of right now. Our offense is going to be completely different this season......Vegas doesn't know what we're capable or incapable of. That line is garbage for all anyone knows.

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

What we hear from Sean Callahan during the offseason doesn't mean shit either. We will just have to wait and see how it goes.

None of us know what it's going to be like. No expert out there knows.

We could be Champz this season. Nobody has a damn clue. That's kind of exciting.

 

[HuskerPower52]

I am stoked

 

[corn train]

I'll wait till I hear from Clouse then make a precise seemingly clairvoyant prediction, that guy is like some kine of nostril damus, he's pretty much the boss in recruiting

 

[Red_Alert]

who doesn't?


Early lines for 77 of 2017’s biggest games

Bet the Farm!!

BTW, I do enjoy the OD troll on the forum. Adds some spice.

Last year Oregon came into Lincoln 2-0, then Oregon went 2-8 the rest of the season.

Remember back in the day when betting against a team that had played Nebraska the week prior was a near lock? They got beat up so bad they hadn't fully recovered yet.
I imagine that applies to modern Bama and maybe a couple others. Need to get back to that.

 

[oaknightshockey1]

That line is a complete guess at this point. We were last in the Big 10 last year in QB hurries allowed. Some of that was on Tommy for standing too long in the pocket, but a bigger portion of it was us getting beat up front.

Tommy got us out of almost every single one of those hurries with his athleticism.

We are banking on the fact that Tanner Lee will be quicker at getting rid of the ball and that our line has more experience and we won't have to worry about the pocket collapsing. Will that happen? Nobody knows as of right now. Our offense is going to be completely different this season......Vegas doesn't know what we're capable or incapable of. That line is garbage for all anyone knows.

Is pass pro really a big concern for you? Like you said, nobody really knows, but it seems to me that knowing where the QB is going to be would be a major help. I would guess it would be difficult to block when you have to check over your shoulder to see where your QB is. Also having a QB that can read a defense and adjust protection accordingly should be helpful too. The OL is a question mark, but pass pro isn't that high on my list of concerns.

 

[Red_Alert]

Last season OD predicted

Oregon 46
Nebraska 24
LMAO...What a great read this is.
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