Sorry I'm not lowering my expectations....9 wins puts us in position to win our division.This division sucks....so I expect someone who is suppose to be an improvement to do at least as well. You guys are lowering expectations at Nebraska, really?
Bo went through the same thing Riley is about to do and won 9 games and should have won the conference in year 2
This is not a rebuilding project...if it is....we are in serious trouble.
Freakin Baylor, TCU, Minnesota have passed us up...and you think we can afford to go backwards...cmon guys.
I think we'll be better this year as well, but don't know if Armstrong is the guy to lead us moving forward. What if he isn't the guy? What if he doesn't perform in Riley's system? Is Bush the answer then? Maybe, but a freshman who may not yet be ready... Bo had Joe Ganz who, whether you like him or not, performed a heck of a lot more consistently then TA. And he had Suh on defense who took a lot of pressure off the coach. Who are the players that are going to take the pressure off of Riley? DPE? Maybe, if he gets enough touches... Maliek Collins? He isn't Suh...
And of the above teams that have passed us up the only one that really stings is Minnesota. Baylor and TCU have passed a ton of teams up if you haven't been paying attention...
Players matter, and Bo inherited some pretty darn good players in Suh, Steinkuhler, Zach Potter, prince amukumara, Eric Hagg, Joe Ganz, Nate swift, marlin lucky...
MR has some good players on the roster as well, but there are gaps...
Coaching at Oregon State is quite different than coaching at Nebraska. I think Riley is up to the challenge, but I'm not gonna say he has to win this much or he is a failure as so many seem to be doing...