[Husker] Predictions

[Rod Wellman]

On Jun 28, 2007, at 4:34 PM, andy at knipp.com wrote:

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> But the real question is how can we blame that on Frank Solich ?


What ?

Rod W.
Sioux City, Ia.




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>
>
>> 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.
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>> On Jun 28, 2007, at 3:29 PM, Steve Reichenbach wrote:
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>>> 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.
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Rod Wellman
Sioux City, Ia.