Predictions
A Word of Caution
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February 25, 2010 by
There is optimism buzzing in Lincoln. After all, Nebraska showed real progress last season. The Huskers captured the North Division. They were within a heartbeat of beating Texas. They had a renewed commitment to the running game, and a defense...
Early Odds Indicate a Big 12 Championship Rematch
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February 23, 2010 by
Bodog, a betting site has some early odds listed for who will win the 2011 BCS National Championship. It may come as no surprise that Alabama is the early leader at 3.5 to 1. Ohio State might be the favorite...
What if Nebraska Played the 2010 Season with the 2009 Team?
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February 18, 2010 by
Watching (and re-watching) the Holiday Bowl, you couldn't help but be a bit sad to see some of the seniors depart. Ndamukong Suh would obviously be the main one, but so would Phillip Dillard, Barry Turner, Matt O'Hanlon, Larry Asante,...
What are you looking for against FAU?
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September 1, 2009 by
While making a 23 hour drive this past weekend, I had a lot of time to think about exactly what I'm looking for out of this 2009 Nebraska football season. Somewhere on the Ohio Turnpike on Saturday it struck me...
Pre-season Drills for Fans: "Would You Rather..."
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August 14, 2009 by
The Huskers embark on two-a-day practices today. The intensity is high and the competition for spots and playing time is fierce. Coaches and players can't afford to lose focus for a second. They take it one play at a time...
Early Over/Unders Put Husker Wins at 8
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July 23, 2009 by
Among the milestones leading up to a new football season, it’s always fun to take a look at the over/under regular season win total benchmarks for each team that come from the sportsbooks in Vegas. It tells us what the...
Early Odds Are "Out": Golden Nugget makes KU 2.5 point favorite over NU
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July 7, 2009 by
If a sportsbook releases early college football odds but there's no way to link to them, do they still make news? Sure they do, and thanks to a segment on Omaha's 1620 the Zone yesterday (here's the audio link) we...
Early Picks Putting Nebraska and Kansas Neck and Neck
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June 25, 2009 by
The consensus of opinion to this point by college football prognosticators is that Kansas and Nebraska will finish neck and neck at about twenty-third in the country. Sure one set of picks or another can diverge from that substantially, but...
Hawkins Alone in Predicting 10 wins
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June 24, 2009 by
We here at the Big Red Network have dubbed this time of year the “bad news season” in college football, when outside of recruiting most of the real news items about college football are negative (like suspensions, transfers, or arrests)....
What Marketing Tells Us About Expecations
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June 1, 2009 by
I've been thinking about Missouri a lot lately. Seriously. Their returning starters, their departed coordinators, their schedule...I'm just trying to figure out how it all might fit together for the Tigers. What can I say? I'm a bit sick with...
Phil Steele likes Nebraska. Kansas? Not so much.
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May 30, 2009 by
If you're out and about this weekend you might want to stop by your local big box book retailer or neighborhood corner store to hunt for the just released Phil Steele's College Football Preview 2009. I got my copy yesterday,...
Bowl Predictors Point to Holiday Contest vs. Oregon
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May 21, 2009 by
We’ve reached the point in the year where many of us slowly countdown the days until fall camp begins in August. That’s because we’re entering a period of three months where there is very little news relevant to the 2009...
Nebraska: Ndamukong Suh and Some Other Guys?
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May 11, 2009 by
There was another glowing article about Ndamukong Suh in this weekend's Omaha World-Herald. It was a nice read, but nothing we didn't already know about Suh...he's a huge talent, highly regarded by draft "experts", happy to be coming back and...
Sunday Conversation: Zac Lee's Potential
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April 26, 2009 by
The writers and publishers here at Big Red Network love to talk football. We jabber about the Huskers and other football topics constantly. Only a fraction of those rambles ever make it to the site. Given that none of us...
Assumptions About Nebraska to Color Every Off-Season Conversation: Quarterback Play
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February 17, 2009 by
Every 2009 prediction you see from now until July for Nebraska is going to be based largely on the measureables. How many starters are returning? Who do they have to replace and are there legitimate candidates in place to do...
Sizing Up San Jose State
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September 1, 2008 by
Husker fans thought it was cause for concern when their team managed less than 140 yards rushing against Western Michigan. What's it say about San Jose State that they managed only 42 yards rushing against UC Davis - a school...
Point Pelini: Herbstreit Now Loves the Huskers?
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August 26, 2008 by
The second first game of Bo Pelini's career at Nebraska is still four days away but you can already give him one win in 2008: He's made a believer out of Kirk Herbstreit I know Nebraska fans have no love...
Running Nebraska Through the Eliminator
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August 19, 2008 by
I understand why Georgia is the consensus #1 team in the country. That doesn't mean I believe it to be true and it doesn’t seem like anyone else does either. Returning talent and strong finish aside, nobody seems to think...
We're #46: AP Preseason Football Poll Reaction
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August 16, 2008 by
The Associated Press released their preseason football poll. And, like the coaches poll released earlier this summer, Georgia tops the list of teams. Among the 25 teams ranked, five are Husker opponents in 2008. Nebraska received one vote good for...
Does Nebraska Have Five Great Players?
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July 29, 2008 by
Since way before we launched this blog Steve and I have espoused a theory that great teams (championship teams of any sort) have at least five great players. Is it a bit of a truism that great teams are made...
A Return to Normalcy Starts at Home
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July 18, 2008 by
Across the air waves and all around the Internet, you'll find fans discussing what it will take for Nebraska football to return to its old form. People throw around terms like the "Nebraska Way", laude Osbornes return as athletic director...
Dallas Morning News Not Built on Mathematics
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July 17, 2008 by
I’m a numbers a guy. And when you think numbers, you live numbers then it’s not uncommon to be reading a newspaper and see a writer horribly misapply, misinterpret, or flat out misunderstand a number. So it’s not really surprising...
Preseason Consensus Puts NU With 3 Losses
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August 8, 2007 by
Whether you look at the recent USA Today Coaches Poll or the consensus of prognosticating publications, Nebraska weighs in at about 18th or 19th place. If you also look at the final 2006 rankings from the Associated Press you’ll see...
Husker Campus is Ready for Some Football
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September 1, 2006 by
This is no ordinary Friday. For some students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, classes will be harder to sit through today than any other Friday of the semester. Every minute that passes means one thing: The Nebraska Cornhusker season-opening kickoff...
Who is Ready for a Breakout Year?
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August 31, 2006 by
Who is going to have a breakout year on offense and defense for the Huskers? The Big Red Network staff makes their predictions.
NCAA 2007 Has Huskers Winning 10
Each year, college footall season starts in mid-July. Well, at least the virtual one does. Video game developer Electronic Arts recently released NCAA Football 2007 for several consoles including Playstation 2, Xbox and Xbox 360. The past few iterations...
I Didn't Get to Vote
The Big 12 media members got to vote on the finish in the Big 12 division races. Unfortunately, this humble blog site wasn't given a vote. So, I'm casting my unofficial ballot with this post....
Are Watch Lists Worth Watching?
Each year, college football hands out some serious hardware to exceptional players. There are awards for the best players at essentially every position on the field. They are a great honor, and NU has had multiple winners for several...
Running Backs Must Do More Than Run
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June 6, 2006 by
Few, if any, running backs have ever produced like Marshall Faulk did when he joined the St. Louis Rams in 1999. In 44 games over 3 seasons, Faulk accumulated 6,765 yards from scrimmage and 59 touchdowns. That’s an average...
Hear me now, believe me later
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June 2, 2006 by
I'm all hopped up on caffeine. So, here is Darren's bold prediction of the week... Kansas State will open the season 2-3, with wins coming against Florida Atlantic and a close one against Illinois. Then, they will have a three...
Open Thread Friday - Is NU's defense any good?
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May 26, 2006 by
Editors Note: When they aren't busy writing stories for the BRN, our writers spend their time on lots of other hobbies, like debating Husker football amongst themselves in email. (You can't say they aren't dedicated.) When they weren't looking,...
For What It's Worth -- SI Writer "Encouraged" By NU's Spring
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April 27, 2006 by
I firmly believe all good sports news happens on a local level. The beat writers covering teams and the fans paying close attention are the ones who really know a program and a team well enough to know if...
5 Great Players? A Litmus Test for '06
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April 11, 2006 by
In my circle of fairly rabid Husker fans and analysts, we have developed a pretty serious litmus test for a great football team. It's called the "5 great players" model. With a sample of 24 starting players (11 on offense,...
Raising the Stakes
Poker is all the rage, and has added the words "all in" to the American lexicon. If you believe all of the hype coming out of Lincoln these days, it looks like the Huskers have gone all in. Players and...
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