If you want to accept Nebraska as garbage that’s on you.. i believe this program should and will dominate this weak conference of pedophiles
It's a great thing to have great expectations. But you should try to beat the weak ass teams in the West before saying Nebraska should dominate the far stronger teams in the East. Been over a decade, and you couldn't do it once. At what point is it not just a down period?
You have three current top ten teams coming in next year. If the B1G goes back to divisions, you get three much better squads every year. I tell Iowa fans to expect more. I'd say the same to any P5 program that invests into it's football team. But what route can Nebraska go to avoid being in the mid to cellar? Michigan got back with their boy. Nebraska failed with their boy.
Start beating Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin on a regular basis. Perhaps then you can target Michigan, Ohio State, or Penn State. You know Oregon and USC aren't coming to pillow fight with Northwestern or Indiana. You know who they're targeting? It isn't Rutgers, Maryland, Indiana or Purdue. It isn't even Wisconsin or Michigan State. I haven't heard one fan, alumnus, former player or coach mention Nebraska.
I've heard Washington mention Iowa. Oregon and USC are looking towards the East. Michigan, Ohio State, and Penn State. So Rhule has an uphill route if he is to even reach late 2000's to mid 2010's level. He has the facilities, the fan support. He needs to recruit top 20 classes, hit the transfer portal, and create a hard nose mentality.