Tanner Lee in the QB fishbowl

[inWV]

The second coming of Vince Ferragamo, or an overhyped mediocrity. His stats at Tulane were kind of sucky. Given that his top two RBs managed 1221 yards in 2014 (11% on that yardage on two plays) and 956 yards in 2015 (15% on two plays!), opponents didn't have to worry about the run. Let's face it, Tulane was just not very good in the two years he played.
Shatel does point out that "a lot of folks" are worried that Lee doesn't actually have the goods. Maybe they are right and he is more Sam Keller than Zac Taylor. Maybe the intangibles aren't there and while he throws a pretty ball, too many of them are thrown in the direction of the other team. But unlike the meangirl snark approach used by Barf, Shatel points out that we need to have a game.
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[bigboxes]

The opener can't come soon enough.

 

[TheNewNU_rivals50820]

We will know much more in 4 days

 

[inWV]

I will point out that while Sam Keller is a bit of whipping boy of the dumpster fire that was the end of the Callaban, and his TD/Int ratio was a bit too close to parity, he did complete 63% of his passes (compared to Ganz's 58% for the same season) and threw for over 2400 yards in nine games.
Keller wasn't the problem that year.

 

[TruHusker]

I am one that thinks you won't learn much from the first game..now if he plays terrible and is forcing things all around then that is a bad sign. He won't see the sophistication in the D to make line calls and won't see the athletes in this game he will see later when the competition gets tougher.

 

[inWV]

I am one that thinks you won't learn much from the first game..now if he plays terrible and is forcing things all around then that is a bad sign. He won't see the sophistication in the D to make line calls and won't see the athletes in this game he will see later when the competition gets tougher.

But it is a chance for him to shake the rust off after over a year of not playing in a game where a win or a loss is counted.

 

[hddude55]

I am one that thinks you won't learn much from the first game..now if he plays terrible and is forcing things all around then that is a bad sign. He won't see the sophistication in the D to make line calls and won't see the athletes in this game he will see later when the competition gets tougher.

I hope the team doesn't have the attitude that not much will be learned from this game. While a win is likely, I think a close result is much more likely than seeing reserves playing all or most of the fourth quarter. I believe Lee will get a good test and hopefully will avoid early, nervous turnovers.

 

[TruHusker]

I hope the team doesn't have the attitude that not much will be learned from this game. While a win is likely, I think a close result is much more likely than seeing reserves playing all or most of the fourth quarter. I believe Lee will get a good test and hopefully will avoid early, nervous turnovers.

Note I said, "you" won't learn much. The average Joe Fan, assuming average.

 

[Spartanhusker]

I will point out that while Sam Keller is a bit of whipping boy of the dumpster fire that was the end of the Callaban, and his TD/Int ratio was a bit too close to parity, he did complete 63% of his passes (compared to Ganz's 58% for the same season) and threw for over 2400 yards in nine games.
Keller wasn't the problem that year.

THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Hard4Corn]

I will point out that while Sam Keller is a bit of whipping boy of the dumpster fire that was the end of the Callaban, and his TD/Int ratio was a bit too close to parity, he did complete 63% of his passes (compared to Ganz's 58% for the same season) and threw for over 2400 yards in nine games.
Keller wasn't the problem that year.

I've always felt Keller got a bad rap for that season. No he wasn't great but he wasn't terrible either, yet he gets ridiculed like he was that sole reason we were bad. It was the D that stunk mostly.

 

[Iwillnotpostdrunk....]

He is going to have some rust but, Nebraska is going to be so much better athletically against Ark state, he will be able to make some mistakes and get away with it and you guys will win "big". Everyone will be all hyped up and talk about winning the west. Then you guys will go out to Oregon and the athletes will be equal and his career 53ish completion percentage will come out and you guys will want to tar and feather him and someone will wonder why gebba(sp) isn't getting a look. Then you will win against N.ill, rut , and Ill and he will be a savior and someone will claim Oregon is going to win the Pac. Then you will get trucked by wiscy(close) but it won't entirely be his fault, and osu will crush you because those 50/50 balls that Nebraska has won more of in the previous games will go more toward OSU because their athletes are bigger/faster/stronger and he MIGHT get hurt this game because your o-line is not very good and this will be week 2 of getting into fist fights (osu will put up 50+). 2nd string guy will get some reps in the off week but Lee will be back for Purdont and you will win, unless Oct is VERY cold and VARY rainy at which point someone will bring up that all those 4 stars from 80degree climates don't look great in snow. NW comes to lincoln and he will look ok because thier secondary isnt great and people will realize its too late to make a change before going up to MN where you will win, maybe, (I hope so for this kids sake or else the pitchforks will come out after a 3 or 4 pick game against Penn state) and then comes Iowa...... where I will wait to make my prediction until later in the season but you better hope to goodness your lines hold up and it's warm NOV 24th because our lines are gonna be dang good and deep this year. As always. PLEASE BEAT WISCY, I WOULD LOVE THE WEST TO BE DECIDED 11/24.

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First week of the season fellas best of luck and just a little friendly grief. I lived in Lincoln for 12 years and this was pretty much the ebb and flow of every year.

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

Still drinking

 

[timnsun]

He is going to have some rust but, Nebraska is going to be so much better athletically against Ark state, he will be able to make some mistakes and get away with it and you guys will win "big". Everyone will be all hyped up and talk about winning the west. Then you guys will go out to Oregon and the athletes will be equal and his career 53ish completion percentage will come out and you guys will want to tar and feather him and someone will wonder why gebba(sp) isn't getting a look. Then you will win against N.ill, rut , and Ill and he will be a savior and someone will claim Oregon is going to win the Pac. Then you will get trucked by wiscy(close) but it won't entirely be his fault, and osu will crush you because those 50/50 balls that Nebraska has won more of in the previous games will go more toward OSU because their athletes are bigger/faster/stronger and he MIGHT get hurt this game because your o-line is not very good and this will be week 2 of getting into fist fights (osu will put up 50+). 2nd string guy will get some reps in the off week but Lee will be back for Purdont and you will win, unless Oct is VERY cold and VARY rainy at which point someone will bring up that all those 4 stars from 80degree climates don't look great in snow. NW comes to lincoln and he will look ok because thier secondary isnt great and people will realize its too late to make a change before going up to MN where you will win, maybe, (I hope so for this kids sake or else the pitchforks will come out after a 3 or 4 pick game against Penn state) and then comes Iowa...... where I will wait to make my prediction until later in the season but you better hope to goodness your lines hold up and it's warm NOV 24th because our lines are gonna be dang good and deep this year. As always. PLEASE BEAT WISCY, I WOULD LOVE THE WEST TO BE DECIDED 11/24.

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First week of the season fellas best of luck and just a little friendly grief. I lived in Lincoln for 12 years and this was pretty much the ebb and flow of every year.

So if I were to come to your board and tell your fans this tripe that you shared with us, would it be well received?

Just trying to prepare you for the negative backlash that will come your way, which you don't understand why it should since You are dialoging with us.

And why are you withholding your Iowa game prediction? If we only maybe beat Minnesota with all new coaches, and get killed by penn State and Ohio State and Oregon, and get trucked by Wisconsin, why are you concerned about your game with us? If it plays out as you have stated here Iowa will have no problem with us. Why not say it now?

 

[Iwillnotpostdrunk....]

I have you 7-4 before the iowa game and wishing you the best of luck to be 8-3 going into black Friday. I would say that is a respectable, fairly accurate, guess of your season with info to get to each outcome. The only shot you could say I took was 1)osu is going to put up 50, which isn't that crazy they are VARY good. 2) that Purdue game has trap game written all over it and even though I think you will win if it's COLD it could be closer than expected.

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As a follow up yes there is a certain amount of trash talk yo all message boards you will find if you come post on our board the back and forth is pretty jovial.

 

[Iwillnotpostdrunk....]

So if I were to come to your board and tell your fans this tripe that you shared with us, would it be well received?

Just trying to prepare you for the negative backlash that will come your way, which you don't understand why it should since You are dialoging with us.

And why are you withholding your Iowa game prediction? If we only maybe beat Minnesota with all new coaches, and get killed by penn State and Ohio State and Oregon, and get trucked by Wisconsin, why are you concerned about your game with us? If it plays out as you have stated here Iowa will have no problem with us. Why not say it now?

The prediction of that game will take all season. I have Minn as a maybe not because I think they will beat you but not enough is known about fleck at a b10 program.

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[RealTucoSalamanca]

Not worth your time @timnsun He is a typical Iowa troll. He comes in under the guise of wanting to discuss football, when in reality he, like other Iowa fans, has little desire to talk football rather just to talk ****.

 

[Cornicator]

I am one that thinks you won't learn much from the first game..now if he plays terrible and is forcing things all around then that is a bad sign. He won't see the sophistication in the D to make line calls and won't see the athletes in this game he will see later when the competition gets tougher.

Disagree wholeheartedly. Arkansas State plays one of the more disruptive and multiple pressure defenses in the country. They run a very high risk 4-2-5 built around disruption, disguising blitzes, and constantly pressuring the edge. They led the nation in tackles for loss last season, and also racked up a ton of sacks. Recognizing the pressure and taking advantage of the available big plays will be a nice test for Tanner.

Their scheme is ideal for the Sun Belt conference. Most of the league runs some form of the Spread. The league is kind of a Mini Version of the Big 12 where nobody really plays defense and you end up with a lot of shootouts. This type of scheme is built around forcing turnovers and creating quick possessions, thus allowing your offense more possessions. Unfortunately, this type of scheme can also get exploited. You often leave large swaths of the field uncovered.

 

[Iwillnotpostdrunk....]

Not worth your time @timnsun He is a typical Iowa troll. He comes in under the guise of wanting to discuss football, when in reality he, like other Iowa fans, has little desire to talk football rather just to talk ****.

False. I have made several attempts to talk about football with you guys. Remember when I dodged your repetitive insults and wanted to discuss how different running backs or players excel in different programs? How about, asking how D. DANIELS looked in spring camp? This might be before your time but I have had great conversations with redrover about the transition from TM to TA and have even talked with sparky about his sauce. See I have been around these boards for many years and many times I have made the mistake of stepping to far outside of the red kool-aid and know how quick the ban hammer works, specifically on this site, and I have no desire to create another email address. So while I might do some friendly jousting I'll walk the straight and narrow( hint the username) and won't fall into your poo throwing.

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[Huskercjb_rivals287476]

Disagree wholeheartedly. Arkansas State plays one of the more disruptive and multiple pressure defenses in the country. They run a very high risk 4-2-5 built around disruption, disguising blitzes, and constantly pressuring the edge. They led the nation in tackles for loss last season, and also racked up a ton of sacks. Recognizing the pressure and taking advantage of the available big plays will be a nice test for Tanner.

Their scheme is ideal for the Sun Belt conference. Most of the league runs some form of the Spread. The league is kind of a Mini Version of the Big 12 where nobody really plays defense and you end up with a lot of shootouts. This type of scheme is built around forcing turnovers and creating quick possessions, thus allowing your offense more possessions. Unfortunately, this type of scheme can also get exploited. You often leave large swaths of the field uncovered.

I watched their bowl game recently. Their defense is very disruptive! Tanner will be sought after hard and frequently. They seem to be a little vulnerable up the middle. So I look for JD and Hoppes to have some room to operate. Im also confident Tanner will make good decisions. Look for screens. You'll probably see a lot of them Sat night.

 

[inWV]

Disagree wholeheartedly. Arkansas State plays one of the more disruptive and multiple pressure defenses in the country. They run a very high risk 4-2-5 built around disruption, disguising blitzes, and constantly pressuring the edge. They led the nation in tackles for loss last season, and also racked up a ton of sacks. Recognizing the pressure and taking advantage of the available big plays will be a nice test for Tanner.

Their scheme is ideal for the Sun Belt conference. Most of the league runs some form of the Spread. The league is kind of a Mini Version of the Big 12 where nobody really plays defense and you end up with a lot of shootouts. This type of scheme is built around forcing turnovers and creating quick possessions, thus allowing your offense more possessions. Unfortunately, this type of scheme can also get exploited. You often leave large swaths of the field uncovered.

As usual Corn brings the knowledge. So it would seem our Oline and backs need to be on point in pass pro and Lee needs to be patient and take advantage of leaks in coverage. Rolland-Jones will be a handful, but the other DL and LB starters account for a total of 6.5 sacks. In 2016, Arky St was tied for 8th in sacks, but tied for 58th in Ints, tied for 54th in pass D, 45th in rushing D.
Contain Rolland-Jones, play sound assignment football and take advantage of the opportunities that will present themselves.

 

[inWV]

If were playing Tanner Lee with an Oline of broken ankles against last year's Arky St team with both Odom and Rolland-Jones, nervousness would abound. Those two had 60% of ASU's sacks last year.

 

[TruHusker]

Disagree wholeheartedly. Arkansas State plays one of the more disruptive and multiple pressure defenses in the country. They run a very high risk 4-2-5 built around disruption, disguising blitzes, and constantly pressuring the edge. They led the nation in tackles for loss last season, and also racked up a ton of sacks. Recognizing the pressure and taking advantage of the available big plays will be a nice test for Tanner.

Their scheme is ideal for the Sun Belt conference. Most of the league runs some form of the Spread. The league is kind of a Mini Version of the Big 12 where nobody really plays defense and you end up with a lot of shootouts. This type of scheme is built around forcing turnovers and creating quick possessions, thus allowing your offense more possessions. Unfortunately, this type of scheme can also get exploited. You often leave large swaths of the field uncovered.

Corn, I respect your opinion. All things combined we aren't playing a top.progeam, let's face it. We can say they are "disruptive" all we want but they shoukd not hang with us in any kind of power game mixed with some passing. Against a 4-2-5 the weakness is the size of the 5. Run right at them, could be bottled up at first, but they want to establish that running game. I would be surprised if they pulled out all the stops. Get Lee's feet good and wet with fundamental football and go from there. There is a lot of new here and the group with the question mark is the o line in my opinion. Still, if we slaughter them by 40 I am not convinced we still know all that much except we beat an undermanned team who shouldn't be able to compete in this league. Even if Lee and Co. Have a brilliant day, what did we learn. I have been wrong lots of times before.

 

[nebcountry]

False. I have made several attempts to talk about football with you guys. Remember when I dodged your repetitive insults and wanted to discuss how different running backs or players excel in different programs? How about, asking how D. DANIELS looked in spring camp? This might be before your time but I have had great conversations with redrover about the transition from TM to TA and have even talked with sparky about his sauce. See I have been around these boards for many years and many times I have made the mistake of stepping to far outside of the red kool-aid and know how quick the ban hammer works, specifically on this site, and I have no desire to create another email address. So while I might do some friendly jousting I'll walk the straight and narrow( hint the username) and won't fall into your poo throwing.

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Here's the thing. We're less than a week out from our first game. Talk about Oregon and Wiscy, rushing and passing have been through the meat grinder 20 or 30 times already. Speaking only for myself, I'm ready for the games to start. We don't know what our team is gonna look like on offense, defense, or special teams. We can only take educated guesses at this point.

Here's my response to one of your fellow iowa fans from about a month ago when asked about our team:

Hello TigerHawkLogo. Looks like you came in peace, but if you didn't pick up on it, some of your fellow fans have only come here and successfully been banned.

Defense - I would expect you to know about Diaco and our switch to a 3-4. Of course we should expect some growing pains, and hope that any bugs are worked out before OhSU. I don't know what kind of quality depth we have on the DLine. Our ILB's should be pretty good. The OLB's are still a question mark. We lost arguably our top rated player, DB Chris Jones, to injury. But we have some experienced DB's returning and some young talent, so I still see us in good shape in the backfield.

Offense - Our OC wants an inside running game and an equal dose of high probability passes. Tanner Lee, a transfer from Tulane, has already been named the QB. There's a lot of hype surrounding TLee but lackluster stats from his Tulane days. We will be seeing new TE's this year. The last I heard was walk-on TE's for our two-deep, but that could be old/wrong news. Quite a few young guys will have a chance to show their stuff at WR. Stanley Morgan and Pierson-El are returning producers at WR. RB is a question mark for us at this point. We want an all-purpose back that is also capable of running inside. My guess will be more running back by committee this year. If pressed to pick one, I would pick Tre Bryant as the RB that emerges as the go to guy. Our OL should be better than last year. Our OL coach claims players can get better on the scout team, so there's no reason to list starts or appearances. Which ever 5 OLineman the OL coach picks will be the guys until they are so injured that we either play with 10, or are forced to play a replacement OLineman.

Special teams - probably the area with the highest level of consistency in the Mike Riley era. Unfortunately, consistently bad. We jettisoned our special teams coordinator (yes, coordinator), so I'm expecting some improvement this year. Pierson-El was a freshman all american his first year as a returner, but he has racked up a couple injuries since then. We all hope he returns to form this year.

NU vs Iowa - too many question marks for me still, and since it's the last game of the regular season, I don't have a prediction for ya.

One last parting comment, take it or leave it. Don't expect to be welcomed here if you come in proclaiming NU losses with absolute certainty.

 

[inWV]

There is a lot of new here and the group with the question mark is the o line in my opinion.

Interestingly, the least new thing about the team is the Oline. All starters are returning starters, with Conrad moving to a new position. DPE and Stan are proven commodities, Lee has never started at NU but is well regarded, Zig and Tre have played their share of snaps. JD Spielman is considered quite talented and knows his position. Freedom and Mick are returning starters, Carlos started four games, Weber, Newby and Young have all started, as has Kalu and Aaron Williams. I would say the ?? marks are how the CBs react when the bullets are live, same with Alex Davis. I would say out of all of our positions, three are true ?? marks. They happen to be pretty important ?? marks. Maybe the TEs as well.

 

[huskernorm]

He is going to have some rust but, Nebraska is going to be so much better athletically against Ark state, he will be able to make some mistakes and get away with it and you guys will win "big". Everyone will be all hyped up and talk about winning the west. Then you guys will go out to Oregon and the athletes will be equal and his career 53ish completion percentage will come out and you guys will want to tar and feather him and someone will wonder why gebba(sp) isn't getting a look. Then you will win against N.ill, rut , and Ill and he will be a savior and someone will claim Oregon is going to win the Pac. Then you will get trucked by wiscy(close) but it won't entirely be his fault, and osu will crush you because those 50/50 balls that Nebraska has won more of in the previous games will go more toward OSU because their athletes are bigger/faster/stronger and he MIGHT get hurt this game because your o-line is not very good and this will be week 2 of getting into fist fights (osu will put up 50+). 2nd string guy will get some reps in the off week but Lee will be back for Purdont and you will win, unless Oct is VERY cold and VARY rainy at which point someone will bring up that all those 4 stars from 80degree climates don't look great in snow. NW comes to lincoln and he will look ok because thier secondary isnt great and people will realize its too late to make a change before going up to MN where you will win, maybe, (I hope so for this kids sake or else the pitchforks will come out after a 3 or 4 pick game against Penn state) and then comes Iowa...... where I will wait to make my prediction until later in the season but you better hope to goodness your lines hold up and it's warm NOV 24th because our lines are gonna be dang good and deep this year. As always. PLEASE BEAT WISCY, I WOULD LOVE THE WEST TO BE DECIDED 11/24.

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First week of the season fellas best of luck and just a little friendly grief. I lived in Lincoln for 12 years and this was pretty much the ebb and flow of every year.

Well, two can play at this game I guess.

Iowa MIGHT beat Wyoming because they are better athletically (a little) and it's at Kinnick. With that said it will be your not very highly regarded Sophomore QBs first game. In contrast, Wyoming has the best QB Iowa plays all year and one of your top DBs is suspended so it will be be close. In week two you go to Iowa State. They are terrible every year but somehow Iowa typically struggles with them, especially away from home. It's your QBs first road game. I'd lean Iowa in both of your first two games but I don't think you win both. You beat North Texas because, well, it's North Texas (of course I thought that when you played North Dakota State too), but you get steamrolled against Penn State because those 50/50 balls that Iowa has won more of in the previous games will go more toward PSU because their athletes are bigger/faster/stronger. You go to MSU battered from the previous week. It's a close game but you pull away in the fourth quarter. Your QB still plays like trash. You beat Illinois and Northwestern and at this point your fanbase starts to believe your going to win the West and that Penn State was an aberration because they are going to win the East. Then you face MN who you will beat, maybe, (I hope so for the kids sake or else the pitchforks will come out). Either way you follow up the MN game by getting your doors blown off by Ohio State and Wisconsin who are better than Iowa in every area. At this point in the season you are, at best, 6-4 with no chance to win the West. If your team doesn't give up at this point in the season (which is a 50-50 proposition with every mediocre Iowa team) they will barely outlast Purdue. I have you 7-4 before the Nebraska game and wishing you the best of luck to be 8-3 going into black Friday. I would say that is a respectable, fairly accurate, guess of your season with info to get to each outcome. At that point you come to Lincoln where I will wait to make my prediction until later in the season but you better hope to goodness your lines are healthy and as good as you think because we are going to have superior talent at nearly every other position.

 

[TruHusker]

Interestingly, the least new thing about the team is the Oline. All starters are returning starters, with Conrad moving to a new position. DPE and Stan are proven commodities, Lee has never started at NU but is well regarded, Zig and Tre have played their share of snaps. JD Spielman is considered quite talented and knows his position. Freedom and Mick are returning starters, Carlos started four games, Weber, Newby and Young have all started, as has Kalu and Aaron Williams. I would say the ?? marks are how the CBs react when the bullets are live, same with Alex Davis. I would say out of all of our positions, three are true ?? marks. They happen to be pretty important ?? marks. Maybe the TEs as well.

I should have said the group that will likely have the most scrutiny is the O line. That has been the subject of concern for a while now. Sorry, I do not buy into experience of starts being a major factor. It may be that you were all we had and so you played regardless. You see teams with all these returners but the problem is they weren't dominate before so what does that mean besides they are a year older? It's like the old adage about what you have to do to graduate from high school? Get older

 

[inWV]

Sorry, I do not buy into experience of starts being a major factor.

So what would be a "major factor"? Would "this young kid hasn't played a down of power 5 football, but he had a great recruiting ranking" be a "major factor"? At WR, certainly guys like Spielman and Tyjon look to be good and I am glad we have them, but I'll first take the fact that Stan and DPE have made plays with games on the line. I feel nervous about our CB starters, even though Lee and Jackson were the highest ranked NU recruits in their classes. I might feel most nervous about Alex Davis, who played one year in HS, was a 2* "diamond in the rough", did a little situational pass rushing last year, but is now slated to start at perhaps the most important LB spot in Diaco's defense. I feel less nervous about our inside LB starters, consisting of a 3* and a former walkon. Why? Because I buy into experience being a major factor.

 

[timnsun]

Well, two can play at this game I guess.

Iowa MIGHT beat Wyoming because they are better athletically (a little) and it's at Kinnick. With that said it will be your not very highly regarded Sophomore QBs first game. In contrast, Wyoming has the best QB Iowa plays all year and one of your top DBs is suspended so it will be be close. In week two you go to Iowa State. They are terrible every year but somehow Iowa typically struggles with them, especially away from home. It's your QBs first road game. I'd lean Iowa in both of your first two games but I don't think you win both. You beat North Texas because, well, it's North Texas (of course I thought that when you played North Dakota State too), but you get steamrolled against Penn State because those 50/50 balls that Iowa has won more of in the previous games will go more toward PSU because their athletes are bigger/faster/stronger. You go to MSU battered from the previous week. It's a close game but you pull away in the fourth quarter. Your QB still plays like trash. You beat Illinois and Northwestern and at this point your fanbase starts to believe your going to win the West and that Penn State was an aberration because they are going to win the East. Then you face MN who you will beat, maybe, (I hope so for the kids sake or else the pitchforks will come out). Either way you follow up the MN game by getting your doors blown off by Ohio State and Wisconsin who are better than Iowa in every area. At this point in the season you are, at best, 6-4 with no chance to win the West. If your team doesn't give up at this point in the season (which is a 50-50 proposition with every mediocre Iowa team) they will barely outlast Purdue. I have you 7-4 before the Nebraska game and wishing you the best of luck to be 8-3 going into black Friday. I would say that is a respectable, fairly accurate, guess of your season with info to get to each outcome. At that point you come to Lincoln where I will wait to make my prediction until later in the season but you better hope to goodness your lines are healthy and as good as you think because we are going to have superior talent at nearly every other position.

What a post! Well done is an understatement!

 

[Iwillnotpostdrunk....]

Well, two can play at this game I guess.

Iowa MIGHT beat Wyoming because they are better athletically (a little) and it's at Kinnick. With that said it will be your not very highly regarded Sophomore QBs first game. In contrast, Wyoming has the best QB Iowa plays all year and one of your top DBs is suspended so it will be be close. In week two you go to Iowa State. They are terrible every year but somehow Iowa typically struggles with them, especially away from home. It's your QBs first road game. I'd lean Iowa in both of your first two games but I don't think you win both. You beat North Texas because, well, it's North Texas (of course I thought that when you played North Dakota State too), but you get steamrolled against Penn State because those 50/50 balls that Iowa has won more of in the previous games will go more toward PSU because their athletes are bigger/faster/stronger. You go to MSU battered from the previous week. It's a close game but you pull away in the fourth quarter. Your QB still plays like trash. You beat Illinois and Northwestern and at this point your fanbase starts to believe your going to win the West and that Penn State was an aberration because they are going to win the East. Then you face MN who you will beat, maybe, (I hope so for the kids sake or else the pitchforks will come out). Either way you follow up the MN game by getting your doors blown off by Ohio State and Wisconsin who are better than Iowa in every area. At this point in the season you are, at best, 6-4 with no chance to win the West. If your team doesn't give up at this point in the season (which is a 50-50 proposition with every mediocre Iowa team) they will barely outlast Purdue. I have you 7-4 before the Nebraska game and wishing you the best of luck to be 8-3 going into black Friday. I would say that is a respectable, fairly accurate, guess of your season with info to get to each outcome. At that point you come to Lincoln where I will wait to make my prediction until later in the season but you better hope to goodness your lines are healthy and as good as you think because we are going to have superior talent at nearly every other position.

Yeah, Sounds about right as far as w/l. See guys, that's ok to acknowledge your team has shortcomings. I get that you wanted to use my format so there were things you could/ should have changed to fit better (for example our running backs and linebackers are superior to yours but as of right now you have us by a mile on WR and DB (specifically safety), and the NDSU game will compare most similarly to Wyoming, but that is fairly accurate as far as how this season could play out. Personally I believe we are more likely to lose to msu or Minn because we always drop a dumb one.

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[SLOHusker]

I've always felt Keller got a bad rap for that season. No he wasn't great but he wasn't terrible either, yet he gets ridiculed like he was that sole reason we were bad. It was the D that stunk mostly.

I lost respect for him when he sued EA Sports. That said he wasn't that bad in 2007, and was actually statistically pretty good. The 2009 team with Keller would have beaten Texas.
As for the 2007 season, I do look back on that schedule and the adversity that started after the USC loss (easily the most talented team that year) and the only game that was truly unforgivable was the CU loss. The fans that were bitter over the Solich firing were obsessed with getting Pelini, and the rest is history.

 

[Huskercjb_rivals287476]

So what would be a "major factor"? Would "this young kid hasn't played a down of power 5 football, but he had a great recruiting ranking" be a "major factor"? At WR, certainly guys like Spielman and Tyjon look to be good and I am glad we have them, but I'll first take the fact that Stan and DPE have made plays with games on the line. I feel nervous about our CB starters, even though Lee and Jackson were the highest ranked NU recruits in their classes. I might feel most nervous about Alex Davis, who played one year in HS, was a 2* "diamond in the rough", did a little situational pass rushing last year, but is now slated to start at perhaps the most important LB spot in Diaco's defense. I feel less nervous about our inside LB starters, consisting of a 3* and a former walkon. Why? Because I buy into experience being a major factor.

I think the DOG lber is probably more important in Diaco's D because he will be the one most likely to drop into coverage, although the CAT will also drop into ceverage sometimes. But, the CAT is a little closer to a DE in a 4-3 but not quite.

 

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Now I'm scanning for a BAC higher than .000 RollingLaugh