Predictions
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?
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
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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