Way Too Early 2016 Football Predictions

[Skerpokes]

9/3 Fresno State
9/10 Wyoming
9/17 Oregon
9/24 @ Northwestern
10/1 Illinois
10/15 @ Indiana
10/22 Purdue
10/29 @ Wisconsin
11/5 @ Ohio State
11/12 Minnesota
11/19 Maryland
11/25 @ Iowa

12/3 B1G Championship Game

Bowl Game TBD

 

[Skerpokes]

9/3 Fresno State
9/10 Wyoming W
9/17 Oregon L
9/24 @ Northwestern W
10/1 Illinois W
10/15 @ Indiana W
10/22 Purdue W
10/29 @ Wisconsin L
11/5 @ Ohio State L
11/12 Minnesota W
11/19 Maryland W
11/25 @ Iowa L

12/3 B1G Championship Game

Bowl Game TBD

Knowing very little yet about everybody else next year, on paper I see a 7-5 team next year, 8-4 at best. My uneducated guess about the west would be:

Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Northwestern
Minnesota
Illinois
Purdue

 

[huskers1217]

your thread title should have been

"who are Riley's 7 losses next year to?"

 

[oaknightshockey1]

Knowing very little yet about everybody else next year, on paper I see a 7-5 team next year, 8-4 at best. My uneducated guess about the west would be:

Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Northwestern
Minnesota
Illinois
Purdue

Might want to check Wisconsin's schedule next year. It's brutal.

 

[Skerpokes]

thanks for the heads up @oaknightshockey1

Whiskey's Schedule


Sep. 3 LSU @ Lambeau Field
Sep. 10 Akron
Sep. 17 Georgia State
Sep. 24 @ MSU
Oct. 1 @ Michigan
Oct. 15 OSU
Oct. 22 @ Iowa
Oct. 29 Nebraska
Nov. 5 @ Northwestern
Nov. 12 Illinois
Nov. 19 @ Purdue
Nov. 26 Minnesota

 

[Skerpokes]

All B1G Honors will be:

Westerkamp: 2nd Team Offense
Stanley Morgan Jr. 3rd Team Offense
Dylan Utter: Honorable Mention Offense
Armstrong Jr.: Honorable Mention Offense
Gerry: 2nd Team Defense
Vincent Valentine (if he stays): 2nd Team Defense
Kalu: 3rd Team Defense
Akinmoladun: 3rd Team Defense
DPE: 1st Team Special Teams
Foltz: 1st Team Special Teams
Drew Brown: 2nd Team Special Teams

Mike Riley: B1G Coach of the Year

 

[HuskerPower52]

Undefeated National Champions.

 

[Tomhusker]

Undefeated National Champions.

Sure. I'm in.

 

[HuskerPower52]

Haha!!

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

Undefeated National Champions.

Average score per game will be 52-7

 

[popeyecv64]

Average score per game will be 52-7

 

[psaboy]

9/3 Fresno State - W
9/10 Wyoming - W
9/17 Oregon - W
9/24 @ Northwestern - L
10/1 Illinois - W
10/15 @ Indiana - W
10/22 Purdue - W
10/29 @ Wisconsin - L
11/5 @ Ohio State - L
11/12 Minnesota - W
11/19 Maryland - W
11/25 @ Iowa - L

 

[Tomhusker]

Nebraska will not lose to Iowa. Book market.

 

[blkflagmafia]

Depends on the offense....

 

[HuskerinBig10]

7-5

9/3 Fresno State WIN
9/10 Wyoming WIN
9/17 Oregon LOSS
9/24 @ Northwestern LOSS
10/1 Illinois WIN
10/15 @ Indiana WIN
10/22 Purdue WIN
10/29 @ Wisconsin LOSS
11/5 @ Ohio State LOSS
11/12 Minnesota WIN
11/19 Maryland WIN
11/25 @ Iowa LOSS

12/3 B1G Championship Game not going to be there

Pinstripe Bowl against Duke

My four concerns:

1. Who is on the offensive line and the defensive line?

2. Will it be Tommy Terrific or Tommy Horrific? After three years, that is the way he plays. He makes up his own rules at times, and will make bad decisions.

3. I still don't trust the coach, the offensive coordinator, and the defensive coordinator. The bowl win helped, but then I think of Illinois, Purdue, Miami, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Southern Miss, and Iowa. The BYU loss does not bother me.

4. The non-existent Pass Rush.

What I like:

1. Receiver Corps. What is not to like?
2. Punting game. I have been impressed with Sam Foltz since his freshman season.
3. Kicking game. Drew Brown ain't perfect, but he ain't bad
4. Running backs. Devine Ozigbo looks to be a reliable back.

Where I am confused the most
1. I am excited about the receiver recruits and the QB recruit, but I don't like emulating Texas Tech and Indiana(both lost their bowl games but can be exciting)

 

[tometom]

way too early for next season. is the pass defense going to get better in the offseason?

I think Oregon, Indiana, and Wiscy are all breaking in new QBs. so i actually think we have a shot in all 3 of those games. our defense can stop the run, so i think we can beat Northwestern as their QB wasn't that great at throwing, unless he gets a lot better, plus if we lose to Oregon our guys would hopefully be out for some blood in that game. Iowa is a toss up. Ohio State probably a loss.

i really think every single game hinges on TA and the offense. if DL/MR can call a game just like UCLA where he has 0 INTs and they are properly using his feet then it would fall on the defense to stop Oregon and Ohio State to go 12-0. if he throws INTs, then i see 8-4, with losses to Ohio State, Oregon, Iowa, and Wiscy.

 

[Skerpokes]

Wilbon and Bush transfer after Spring camp

 

[Exorbitant]

Five or six losses if they forget how they reined in TA against UCLA. Two or three losses if they actually learned from the bowl game.

 

[HuskerPower52]

Bush should move to TE, Wilbon could be the 1 or 2 back next year.

 

[popeyecv64]

I do know that this thread is about Huskers 2016 year
buuuut I can't make an overall 2016 thread ---I am a bad boy
so here it is ......................

1- Hilaarity Clinton will be in jail
along with Bill Clitorus
2- Husker season --M Riley will start using the run offence 75 % of the time
3- Pops will learn ta spell more gooder but fail in sentence structure --re read
4- Zorbie and RA will become great E-freinds and eat at Johnnies --Zorbies tab
5-TomHusker will catch an award and state record fish this year in Minny
6- Tom Herman and the Mighty cougars will win the Natty on Platter
7- Jedburks will eventualy do everyones mom
8-JJM and Stool will get this masterbation thang fingered out
9-I will learn this guy called footballnut ??
10- HammerDown will finally come out of the closet and admit that he is a true Husker Fan