[Husker] North (fwd)

[Mike Nolan]

> >     The Sporting News, which in my opinion has been a very reputable 
> > publication over the years, has picked Iowa State to win the Big 12 
> > North this Fall.

What on earth has Iowa State got going for them in 2005?  

I think the two teams that will be the most dangerous in 2005 will be 
Missouri and Colorado, the latter because Gary Barnett has more lives 
than a basketful of kittens.

> Reputable, okay.  Accurate, not the best track record.  They should
> have listened to Bapi over the years he was there.

If they had, they might still have a viable website rather than one that
does little other than plug their 'services' for gamblers or fob you off
to Fox's site.  

Wasn't TSN the rag that picked a team as #1 that failed to have even
a winning season?  
 
> > The Big goal for the Huskers this year is to have a 
> > winning record and move  back into the top 25-35 in the Nation.  We are 
> > still probably a year or two away yet.  But, that's why they play the 
> > games.
> 
> A winning record?  Give me a break.  With the schedule they have this
> year, I'd say anything worse than 8-3 in the regular season will be
> disappointing.  A record of 6-5 and Callahan and Pederson go on the
> watch list for 2006.

I still think 7 wins will be a tough number for the 2005 Huskers to reach.
But unless people want to see a dismal decade like what they had in Norman,
Callahan should be given another two years before his head goes anywhere
near the chopping block.  
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Mike Nolan