Period. I’m ready for some football today lol.

10 man league, mostly standard points with rushing carries 0 pts and receptions .5 pts. I drafted 8th and got smoked week 1.... the rest of the season doesn't look to much better per the projected points/ matchup.


QBs: Tua and Dak
RBs: J. Taylor, T Etienne Jr, N Harris, and N. Chubb
WRs: J. Chase, D. Moore, M. Pittman Jr, M. Nabers, and R. Odunze
TEs: B. Browers and T. Hockenson
K: Moody
Def: Houston

Drafted Chubb with last pick, claimed Hockenson off waivers with the hope of them returning to past form late in the year.

My thoughts for a positive outlook:

1. Chase hasn't practiced and hasn't returned to form, He will get better. Overall the WR group didn't have a single TD. That has to be a low chance of reoccurring.
2. Tua had over 300 yards passing but only 1 TD. Dak will have easier games ahead.
3. Chubb and Hockenson have been leaders in points when healthy. Still a big if

Alright so.... hold the course or do I need to start being aggressive in trades/etc?

If trading.... what position do I pursue?

Alvano cost me a free year lol. The kicking game just needs to be fixed.

One of many big problems in Frost era was what appeared to be lack of guys meeting recruiting expectations along with lack of any apparent development in careers once they arrived on campus with many guys appearing to get worse. Maybe the poster child for this was how much better Wandale Robinson was once Kentucky properly utilized him. One of many strong areas with Rhule seems to be the ability to identify guys that can play and development of guys we do have.

Looking at guys on current two deep the following four players appear to be fully defrosted.

1. Robinson - In another post i noted that while he was really big he didn't play with great leverage and he kind of looked like he had cement shoes on. We actually had posters state in pregame threads that he should have snaps limited for faster players as he would have not chance to tackle Shueder. In first two games he has 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, a pass deflection and absolutely tormented Sanders in game last night. From a mobility perspective, almost seems like a different guy.

2. Corcoran/Benhart - Prior to season I thought the two biggest concerns were LT and Placekicker. Through two games I have not noticed Corcoran which is probably a great thing. He had a good PFF grade against UTEP and likely will against CU. From what I remember, Corcoran scored a zero passing grade in either 21-22. This year he has been above average P5 LT and feel like we are OK there if he stays health. When you look back to where Corcoran/Benhart were in 2022 it is really both and indictment on Frost and a feather in cap of this staff to be able to defrost these guys so effectively.

3. Gbayor - I did not expect Gbayor to be challenging for our best LB. Currently with 11 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss and a pass break up he is pushing Bullock for that spot with very similar stats. Overall LB play of Bullocks, Gbayor and Sherman has been impressive. The speed Sherman showed coming of that block and sacking Sanders was not something I didn't think he was capable of. This group will just get better as Shavers and Mgahee are integrated into rotation and one of the reason White is so high on the defense as a whole. Overall, LB play has been fully defrosted. Amazing what happens when you hire the best available DC and not the best man at your wedding.

Maryland 4, Virginia Commonwealth 0
Auburn 1, Ohio State 0
Kentucky 2, UCLA 0
Penn State 0, Georgetown 0
Michigan State 1, Loyola-Chicago 0
Michigan 1, Alabama 0
Indiana 9, Lawrence 0
Rutgers 2, North Carolina State 0
Minnesota 1, Brown 1
Illinois 3, Mercer 2
Northwestern 1, Virginia Tech 0
Portland 1, Nebraska 0
Stanford 2, USC 1
Oregon 2, Sacramento State 0
Iowa 3, Baylor 0

Standings
Indiana (5-0-1)
Minnesota (5-0-1)
Michigan State (5-0-2)
Iowa (4-0-2)
Penn State (5-1-1)
Ohio State (4-1-1)
Rutgers (4-1-1)
USC (4-1-1)
Wisconsin (4-1-1)
Northwestern (5-2-0)
UCLA (5-2-1)
Washington (3-1-2)
Illinois (4-2-1)
Purdue (4-2-1)
Oregon (4-3-0)
Maryland (3-2-3)
Nebraska (3-3-0)
Michigan (1-5-1)

Next Nebraska Game - Thursday, September 12
Nebraska at Iowa (7:00 PM - BTN+)

Illinois def. Wake Forest (25-17, 22-25, 25-21, 20-25, 15-8)
Maryland def. North Texas (25-19, 25-12, 25-23)
Michigan State def. Loyola-Chicago (25-19, 22-25, 25-20, 25-23)
Florida def. Ohio State (20-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-21)
Oregon def. Central Arkansas (25-12, 25-11, 25-17)
Washington def. Colorado (24-26, 19-25, 25-17, 25-19, 15-13)

Standings
Illinois (6-0)
Purdue (6-0)
Michigan (5-0)
Penn State (5-0)
Washington (4-0)
Nebraska (5-1)
Iowa (4-1)
Oregon (4-1)
UCLA (3-1)
USC (3-1)
Maryland (4-2)
Michigan State (4-2)
Indiana (3-2)
Ohio State (3-2)
Wisconsin (2-3)
Rutgers (2-4)
Minnesota (1-3)
Northwestern (0-4)

Matches for Tuesday, September 10
Long Island at Rutgers
Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Wisconsin
St. Thomas at Minnesota
Creighton at Nebraska (7:00 PM - BTN)

Photo gallery from the Buffs Beatdown that Nebraska gave the Boys from Boulder last night:

Matt Rhule is gonna be our Nick Saban. It’s becoming obvious with every passing second. Nebraska has become a “Physically Presence” mentally and physically in just one year of guidance under Coach Rhule. Nebraska will start pulling in 4 and 5 star players from all over because the Mom and Dads will see it too! Coach Rhule is a damn good coach and even better Human Being and people want to be a part of that!

Illinois is likely to be ranked(I personally think they should be ranked now) going into that game and we have the chance to beat our first ranked team since Oregon in 2016.

Maybe the worst officiating I’ve ever seen in the second half.

Forgot this morning/afternoon to throw this link and our photo gallery link in a thread. Postgame reaction and takeaways:

Time for another edition of the Conversations with Clouse live chat from 7-8pm.

Fire away with those questions!

Any of you CA Huskers or TX Huskers going to the game at COSM?? Would love to hear what people's thoughts are on watching a sporting event there.

Any word on if all the expected recruits made it to town today?

Man, they were gawd awful.

Is it premature to make him the highest paid DC in college football? Defense was absolutely lights out all night long!

Ranked 23rd.

Coaches Top 25 (9/8)
1. Georgia (50) (2-0)
2. Ohio State (3) (2-0)
3. Texas (1) (2-0)
4. Alabama (2-0)
5. Mississippi (2-0)
6. Oregon (2-0)
7. Penn State (2-0)
8. Missouri (2-0)
9. Tennessee (2-0)
10. Utah (2-0)
11. USC (2-0)
12. Miami (FL) (2-0)
13. Oklahoma (2-0)
14. Oklahoma State (2-0)
15. Kansas State (2-0)
16. Michigan (1-1)
17. LSU (1-1)
18. Arizona (2-0)
19. Notre Dame (1-1)
20. Clemson (1-1)
21. Louisville (2-0)
22. Washington (2-0)
23. Iowa State (2-0)
24. Nebraska (2-0)
25. Memphis (2-0)

Dropped Out
Kansas (#20), Iowa (#21), North Carolina State (#23)

Others Receiving Votes
Texas A&M, Boston College, Syracuse, Illinois, Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Boise State, UNLV, Iowa, Kansas, Central Florida, North Carolina State, Texas State, TCU, North Carolina, California, Liberty, Pittsburgh, Michigan State, BYU, Arizona State, Tulane, James Madison, Indiana

Oregon looks to be overhyped. Wisconsin looks average, Iowa looks like Iowa, and Penn State looks overhyped. Michigan looked like crap. Illinois might be better than expected seeing how they beat Kansas.

Ohio State and USC looked pretty impressive and so far Nebraska looks to be much improved, but overall the conference looks to be pretty soft.

That is all…

There would be MORE hype?

Real chance we go 6-0 here. Let’s gooo!