[Husker] Predictions

[Rod Wellman]

Steve,

I think your expectations might be a little rosey.

This thread on the Huskerpedia BBS is talking more about how the Wake  
Forest game could be a potential "trap game", but it also outlines  
various schedule "traps" this year, and a few reasons why there are  
several factors working against us having a "stellar" season, (i.e.  
Bowman out, Purify out, coaching changes, new QB catching up on the  
WC offense).

http://65.98.70.3/vbbs/showthread.php?t=39359

I know we have talent, but we're suddenly thin at I-back, will have a  
new D-line, a new starter at QB (always a rough thing, no matter the  
circumstances), and we're still thin at DB IMHO. Not a recipe for  
dominance, or even a 1 or 2 loss season, IMHO.  Maybe we're still a  
year or two away from that.

I really think that due to our schedule and the "toughness" of  
maneuvering it successfully, a 4 loss season this year is a distinct  
possibility, even if we are a better team than last year.  That'd be  
a pity, because people won't give the coaches credit and it will be  
considered a "bad" year.  I sure as heck hope for 3 or less losses!!!

Rod W.
Sioux City, Ia.


On Jun 28, 2007, at 3:29 PM, Steve Reichenbach wrote:

> I disagree that "ten wins would be remarkable and nine would be pretty
> darned good".  (I assume this refers to the regular season record.)
> The two toughest games appear to be USC at home and Texas on the road.
> If NU can't win at least one of those games, then NU will finish
> another year outside the top-10.  If NU wins one of those two and  
> drops
> another game to finish with 10 wins, that might be pretty darn good.
> If NU loses both those games and loses to another team (which given
> NU's schedule almost certainly would not be a top-10 team) to finish
> with 9 wins and in the bottom half of the top-25 rankings, that's  
> about
> the minimum that I think most fans would deem acceptable and far short
> of pretty darned good.  If NU can't get it done this year with an
> experienced QB, what are the prospects for next year with an
> inexperienced QB?  NU needs to show some "stuff" this year and the
> right "stuff" is at least 10-2 in the regular season.
>
>> As is their custom, the editors of Huskers Illustrated have assembled
>> the predictions of 18 media types for their Football Yearbook. The
>> forecasts range from 12 wins (Kevin Sjut of KOLN, who obviously drank
>> deeply of the Kool Aid) to 7 wins (Ken Hambleton, who apparently  
>> gagged
>> on the Kool Aid), with 9 or 10 wins the consensus (five picked 10  
>> wins;
>> six picked 9 wins). About what I would have expected. Given the
>> schedule, ten wins would be remarkable and nine would be pretty  
>> darned good.
>
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Rod Wellman
Sioux City, Ia.