[Husker] Where are you riding on the bandwagon?

[Pat Gaule]

Bob Beach wrote:

> Kaufsss at aol.com wrote:
>
>> I disagree completely - IF the huskers go undefeated ,  that would 
>> include wins over at least 3 top ten teams - probably Oklahoma in 
>> the  Big 12 championship game ( If we beat TX - OK probably would 
>> too- and the  Gameday crowd is picking them as the Big 12 champ 
>> anyway) , TX and USC.   
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>     I explained why I feel the way I feel in another post so I am not 
> going to repeat myself totally.  I just can't get it through my noodle 
> that other teams beside NU, OU, Texas, and USC are not playing 
> Division I-A football as well.  As I said, there could be 4-6 teams 
> undefeated at the end of the season.  Should that happen and NU is one 
> of them is NU automatically in?  As I also have said before it could 
> mean that but I don't see it as an absolute lock.  I doubt I am going 
> to post to this again for two reasons.  One is I have posted a lot 
> already.  The other reason is they aren't going undefeated anyway so 
> it more than likely isn't reality.  Some prognosticators don't pick 
> them to win the North much less the NC.


I normally agree with the stuff you write Bob, but the only thing I can 
agree with in the above post is that NU is not going undefeated.  The 
fact that you think 4-6 Division 1-A teams could go undefeated this year 
boggles my mind.  When was the last time that happened?  I don't know if 
6 1-A teams have ever gone undefeated, and I can't even recall the last 
time that 4 1-A teams went undefeated.

If NU beats USC in week 2, they will most certainly move in to the top 
10.  The pollsters do shuffle teams around a lot in the early weeks 
because quite frankly, the preseason polls do not carry much weight.  
Oklahoma began the 2000 season ranked around 20th and they were able to 
finish #1, so it can happen (I'm not saying it will happen for Nebraska 
this season...I'm speaking purely about moving up in the polls).