Nebraska on the verge of history
It may happen!
Nebraska may go 1-8 with a positive point differential in Big Ten play. They are currently +7.
Their season:
Illinois - L 30-22
MSU - L 23-20
Northwestern - W 56-7
Michigan - L 32-29
Minnesota - L 30-23
Purdue - L 28-23
OSU - L 26-17
Wisconsin - L 35-28
It all comes down to Iowa on Friday.
November 21st, 2021 at 12:27 PM ^
Best worst team.
November 21st, 2021 at 12:29 PM ^
Best damn 3-8 team in the land!
November 21st, 2021 at 12:30 PM ^
It’s really sort of incredible. Tough to do that if you are trying. Couldn’t happen to a better son of Mrs. Frost.
November 21st, 2021 at 1:24 PM ^
Just goes to show, out-hitting the opponent doesn't put points on the board.
November 21st, 2021 at 12:33 PM ^
They gave us the blueprint to hold osu to 26 points. If Michigan defense can hold them to 26 I would like our chances.
November 21st, 2021 at 12:46 PM ^
The Nebraska DC should be a Broyles Award candidate. His defense has kept them competitive in every game despite constant offensive turnovers and special teams gaffes. I can't imagine how frustrated that guy must be at this point.
November 21st, 2021 at 1:36 PM ^
Saggie, didn’t want you to have to look for my posts. Go ahead and neg this one too.
November 21st, 2021 at 5:37 PM ^
I’d like our chances if we held them to 26 also, but we can’t ignore the fact that OSU is going to come out with their A game. They’re going to pull out every stop, every trick, play their hardest and empty out that playbook to beat us. The “blueprint” left by Nebraska isn’t going to work on its own. It’s going to take Herculean effort from the guys on our side and some tricks of our own. And yes, a little bit of turnover luck as well.
OSU won’t play Michigan the same way they play Nebraska.
November 21st, 2021 at 12:34 PM ^
Jon Johnston weighs in:
A bit more subdued this time. Still closing with the tag line.
November 21st, 2021 at 12:38 PM ^
Poor Frost got jobbed by the zebras on the last drive too. B1G refs finally call holding, then decide pass interference is turned off on 4th down heaves. Would have been fun to see that game go to OT.
November 21st, 2021 at 12:55 PM ^
The refs always call pass interference on fourth downs at the end of games…oh wait, never mind!
November 21st, 2021 at 12:57 PM ^
No way on the OT--had Nebraska scored, they would've gone for two. I think.
November 21st, 2021 at 1:00 PM ^
More likely a missed extra point attempt.
November 21st, 2021 at 1:13 PM ^
They were behind by 6 at the time. That non-penalty was a huge non-call.
November 21st, 2021 at 1:26 PM ^
It was 35-28, if we're talking about the Wisconsin game.
November 21st, 2021 at 12:40 PM ^
Aren't you so happy that we brought Nebraska, Maryland and Rutgers into the Big 10? Next week I might just skip Michigan-OSU so I can watch the battle for the Quick Lane Bowl in Piscataway and then flip over to history being made in Lincoln.
November 21st, 2021 at 12:57 PM ^
For years before Nebraska actually made the move, I was hoping for it to happen and assumed it never would. Yes, I'm glad we have Nebraska.
Maryland and Rutgers can go fall in the ocean.
November 21st, 2021 at 5:40 PM ^
Nebraska is at least a culture fit in football to me. They’ve lost their luster as a premier program obviously, but they just “seem” like a B1G school. I don’t have those same feelings about Rutgers/Maryland. It just doesn’t feel right with them.
November 21st, 2021 at 12:42 PM ^
they outhit everyone
November 21st, 2021 at 12:43 PM ^
Really tough schedule too… OSU/UM/MSU for crossover games is brutal.
November 21st, 2021 at 12:52 PM ^
Its such a puzzlement...you know seeing as they are SO MUCH tougher and more physical than ANYONE that they wouldnt be undefeated or close to it
November 21st, 2021 at 1:00 PM ^
25th in FEI so probably the best 2-7 team in the NCAA. I know Scott Frost and Nebraska don't get much love on this board but I am starting feel sorry for them. I am disappointed they didn't finish off MSU since MSU did NOT get a 1st down in the second half. They absolutely got robbed on a key PI non-call against OSU on what was shaping up to be scoring drive. Both of these things were noted by others on this board. However, if they choose to play poorly again Michigan I am okay with that.
November 21st, 2021 at 1:07 PM ^
I know Scott Frost and Nebraska don't get much love on this board but I am starting feel sorry for them.
No. Remember 1997.
November 21st, 2021 at 2:13 PM ^
From a top down perspective I agree on the 1997 point. A little schadenfreude.
Since I've found the Nebraskans pretty nice in the country-side and more than nice when I'd go to the hockey games vs UNO in Omaha (yes I know, different city, but not entirely different people), and because of the student-athletes working their tail off in Lincoln having nothing to do with 1997, I would not be opposed to Nebraska enjoying a little more success and giving the Big Ten Championship game a little more excitement someday.
Thank you for accepting my run-on sentence and poor parallel verb skills into this symposium.
November 21st, 2021 at 1:05 PM ^
Some of the predictive computer rankings (Massey, Sagarin, for two) have them top-25. And they're 3-8.
November 21st, 2021 at 1:14 PM ^
OP: I would've gone with something like "Nebraska has lost seven Big Ten games. The largest margin of victory was nine points."
I think that's more amazing than the overall points.
November 21st, 2021 at 1:22 PM ^
Losing a lot of close games isn't necessarily that odd. But going 1-8 with a positive point differential would be remarkable. To win one game by a larger margin than your eight losses combined . . . I'm fairly certain that's never happened.
November 21st, 2021 at 1:18 PM ^
you are what your record says you are. IOW, beating NW by 50 shouldn't count for 2-3 Ws & there's a reason they lose close games. They aren't that talented nor are they terribly well coached.
November 21st, 2021 at 1:58 PM ^
That’s a brutal schedule
November 21st, 2021 at 3:58 PM ^
Fourth toughest in the country, per Massey.
Toughest is Indiana, which makes sense since they had a full East schedule but didn't get to play themselves.
November 21st, 2021 at 4:10 PM ^
Someone needs to tell Frost there is no draft in college football.
November 21st, 2021 at 7:54 PM ^
MSU is +6 and 6-2
NW 38-21..Neb 23-20 ..Rut 31-13.. Ind 20-15.. Mich 37-33.. Pur L40-29.. Mary 40-21..OSU L56-7
November 21st, 2021 at 8:38 PM ^
If Gus Malzahn doesn't pan out, perhaps Scott Frost could find some success at UCF.