[Husker] 15,000!

[Pat Gaule]

richards todd wrote:

>Most national publications had Tennessee ranked as a
>preseason top 5 team in 05, and were actually ranked
>as high as 3 last year and they finished 5-7.
>  
>
Recent history is littered with similar examples.  In 2000, Alabama was 
ranked around #3 by most "experts" and went 3-8.  In 2001, SI picked 
Oregon State to win the national title.  They finished 5-6.  In 2002, 
Nebraska was ranked around 10-15 by most preseason publications and we 
went 7-7.  In 2003, Auburn was ranked in the top 5 by most publications 
and wound up going 8-5.  In 2004, Kansas State was ranked 10-15 by many 
publications and they went 4-7.

I don't expect Nebraska to have a losing season next year, but I also 
think it's a tad ridiculous to delcare ourselves as "BCS contenders" in 
January.  A lot can change in the offseason, and this team still has a 
lot to prove.  The wins over Colorado and Michigan were steps in the 
right direction, but those teams had a combined 14-11 record.  Despite 
the talent they lose, Texas and USC are going to be much harder to defeat.