Nebraska @ Michigan - 9-22-18

[nu2u]

There is optimism...…….

Nebraska will win this game.

and then there is delusion...…..

1. We will win the BIG West.
2. We will win the BIG Championship.
3. We will win the first game of the playoff.
4. We will win our 6th National Championship.

Now you know some Iowa fan is going to think you're dead serious..

I am and its about time some of our Husker "fans" get serious too.

 

[Cornicator]

That’s ridiculous. Michigan was up 31-0 to start the game and then 34-7 at half. It was 44-7 in the 3rd quarter playing plenty of backups and then ended 51-14 with the scrubs and water boys playing.

It was a complete beatdown - Michigan could have named the score and scored 80 if they wanted.

The only thing more embarrassing than the score was Frost commenting on how UCF was the more physical team afterwards

It was year one for Frost so completely understandable that they got crushed but don’t try to characterize that game as anything other than a complete mismatch.

That doesn't mean much. I guarantee UCF would've beaten Michigan in 2017, and neither has anything to do with Nebraska playing Michigan in 2018.

 

[JohnRossEwing]

I also saw a Nebraska post earlier this year bragging that Frost and Nebraska had out-recruited Harbaugh and Michigan for the 2018 class. Look at Rivals rankings today, Michigan is 5. In his first two years Michigan ended up 8 and 5 in the country in recruiting.

That average / overrated coach made Stanford a powerhouse, coached (not recruited) the 49r's to a Super Bowl and now has a QB. He also has a record of 10,10, 8. Most Michigan fans are more worried that Jim will jump back to the pros before we wins a national championship. There is a reason he is still the most highly sought after .college coach (not Urban, not Saban) for the pros and it certainly is not because he doesn't know how to coach.

Please do keep disregarding Michigan. Lets see what happens when Nebraska comes to Ann Arbor.

Why did Saban fail in the pros? You can not recruit your way to a Super Bowl.

It is pretty clear that you are a virgin but that is really not the important part of this response, it is just the funny part of the response.

Jimmy is sought after for the pros because he runs a boring ass pro scheme. I wish he would go to the pros and coach the bears because I think he would do great...

As far as fans "disregarding" another team...it really has no impact at all. I wish it did, I with there was something I could do as a fan that would have an impact on a game because I bet a lot and I suck at it...so I would love to have some impact on the outcome.

 

[Larry Hagman's Liver]

I also saw a Nebraska post earlier this year bragging that Frost and Nebraska had out-recruited Harbaugh and Michigan for the 2018 class. Look at Rivals rankings today, Michigan is 5. In his first two years Michigan ended up 8 and 5 in the country in recruiting.

That average / overrated coach made Stanford a powerhouse, coached (not recruited) the 49r's to a Super Bowl and now has a QB. He also has a record of 10,10, 8. Most Michigan fans are more worried that Jim will jump back to the pros before we wins a national championship. There is a reason he is still the most highly sought after .college coach (not Urban, not Saban) for the pros and it certainly is not because he doesn't know how to coach.

Please do keep disregarding Michigan. Lets see what happens when Nebraska comes to Ann Arbor.

Why did Saban fail in the pros? You can not recruit your way to a Super Bowl.

Apparently sarcasm isn't your thing. To be clear, I was making fun of posters on this site that think JH is average/overrated, not making that argument myself. I also don't think NU wins in Ann Arbor this year.

I expect Iowa fans to come over here with their panties in a bunch whenever their team/coach gets dissed. I would think UM fans are secure enough in their program's level of prestige to give zero shits about what Nebraska fans think.

 

[Larry Hagman's Liver]

My sentiments exactly. Frost looked silly saying UCF was more physical, or played harder, or whatever nonsense it was that he said that would indicate that it was a close game. It wasn't remotely close. Frost just got pissed that his team didn't compete better and his pride got the best of him and he made some silly comments after the game.

I believe he said they "out-tackled" them. His pride was obviously wounded over his team getting curb stomped and I'm sure UM fans were giving him the business based on lingering '97 butt hurt, but it was a ridiculous thing to say given the outcome.

Fortunately, unlike other recent NU coaches, it appears Frost is capable of learning from his mistakes and actually applying those lessons in order to improve.

 

[jlb321]

That doesn't mean much. I guarantee UCF would've beaten Michigan in 2017, and neither has anything to do with Nebraska playing Michigan in 2018.

Agree.

It seems like people are pretty underwhelmed by Harbaugh. It will be interesting to compare how Frost does at Nebraska with Harbaugh at Michigan.

Harbaugh took over a program that was 20-18 over the prior 3 years and has won 28 games his first 3 years.

Frost is taking over a program that was 19-19 the prior 3 years

Judging by people’s response to Harbaugh’s performance the bar is set pretty high for Frost if 28 wins the next 3 years gets you a “underperforming” tag.

 

[Red I 73]

IMO this is easily our 2nd toughest game outside of OSU but no way in hell we get destroyed/shutout; we haven't been shutout since '96 and this offense is shutout proof. We'll cover the spread and if Harbaugh doesn't change their pro-style O to fit Shea, they sure as hell won't score 31.

I see a close loss 17-14 Mich

Shut out in 1996. Umm... what was Scott Frost first year?

 

[Wyldcard]

That’s ridiculous. Michigan was up 31-0 to start the game and then 34-7 at half. It was 44-7 in the 3rd quarter playing plenty of backups and then ended 51-14 with the scrubs and water boys playing.

It was a complete beatdown - Michigan could have named the score and scored 80 if they wanted.

The only thing more embarrassing than the score was Frost commenting on how UCF was the more physical team afterwards

It was year one for Frost so completely understandable that they got crushed but don’t try to characterize that game as anything other than a complete mismatch.

Don't sell this team short, as even when Frost and his staff got here marveled at the fact which they all came out and all said that we have far more talent here than what they had down at UCF last year. The only thing besides replenishing depth at certain position which we still have some to do. The only other change that needed to be done was a complete mental makeover as the talent is already here. It's easy to say a team has no talent when everyone witnessed a complete shit show of Husker Football last year, so it's easy to say that. It's cause and effect in reality, inept coaching caused the effect of mistakes being made by the entire team on both sides of the ball with no progression as well as no player accountability. How can players hold themselves accountable when Reilly wouldn't even hold his own staff accountable? Both Frost and Chinander have stated more than once that learning the Offense and Defense was easy, as it's all about repetition and now players don't have worry out of fear of making mistakes. I'm just looking forward to hearing all of the doomsayer fans on this board and elsewhere when they see what happens next year when they all get on the Nebraska's got talent bandwagon and saying along Nebraska had the talent when only months before they were saying we don't have the talent to compete! What a complete and utter joke. I will then say go piss off as they will have made themselves look like complete and utter idiots to all causing all of their credibility to go right out the window which I think is completely deserving and I will be one of the 1st to call people out and there is nothing they can do about it as they've already made themselves to look like fools to all LMAO!! I'm not saying by any means that we will win every game by any stretch. The Huskers will catch this whole conference off guard this year. While it will look like UCF to a point, our opponents won't be able to look at film in depth as there will be other dynamics that weren't present at UCF or Oregon Offensively. I'm calling for 8-9 wins in Frost 1st year. The mental makeover has taken hold on the players,.

 

[Tuco Ramirez]

You see us going on the road, with a QB that's never taken a D1 snap, in game 4 of the Frost regime, and beating what will be a Top 10 team?? I don't agree at all, but I like your blind optimism. I'll remain cautiously pessimistic on this one.

In 2013, we took a freshman qb to the Big House for his third road game against a Top 25 team and left with a victory. Probably not the way to bet, but never say never.

 

[jlb321]

In 2013, we took a freshman qb to the Big House for his third road game against a Top 25 team and left with a victory. Probably not the way to bet, but never say never.

Agree anything is possible. Michigan was a pretty crappy team that year - they only won 3 conference games in 2013 ...maybe their talent is overrated and our talent is underrated and it will be a game

 

[jlb321]

Don't sell this team short, as even when Frost and his staff got here marveled at the fact which they all came out and all said that we have far more talent here than what they had down at UCF last year. The only thing besides replenishing depth at certain position which we still have some to do. The only other change that needed to be done was a complete mental makeover as the talent is already here. It's easy to say a team has no talent when everyone witnessed a complete shit show of Husker Football last year, so it's easy to say that. It's cause and effect in reality, inept coaching caused the effect of mistakes being made by the entire team on both sides of the ball with no progression as well as no player accountability. How can players hold themselves accountable when Reilly wouldn't even hold his own staff accountable? Both Frost and Chinander have stated more than once that learning the Offense and Defense was easy, as it's all about repetition and now players don't have worry out of fear of making mistakes. I'm just looking forward to hearing all of the doomsayer fans on this board and elsewhere when they see what happens next year when they all get on the Nebraska's got talent bandwagon and saying along Nebraska had the talent when only months before they were saying we don't have the talent to compete! What a complete and utter joke. I will then say go piss off as they will have made themselves look like complete and utter idiots to all causing all of their credibility to go right out the window which I think is completely deserving and I will be one of the 1st to call people out and there is nothing they can do about it as they've already made themselves to look like fools to all LMAO!! I'm not saying by any means that we will win every game by any stretch. The Huskers will catch this whole conference off guard this year. While it will look like UCF to a point, our opponents won't be able to look at film in depth as there will be other dynamics that weren't present at UCF or Oregon Offensively. I'm calling for 8-9 wins in Frost 1st year. The mental makeover has taken hold on the players,.

The discussion in this thread has been about the Michigan game not season record. In the big picture I’m not sure there is a big difference between those predicting 7 wins and you predicting 8-9. I haven’t seen any predicting a losing season. If you want to stake your credibility on us going to AA and winning this year go for it

 

[c3ntral08]

Shut out in 1996. Umm... what was Scott Frost first year?

And? ?

 

[Bill_Callahan2.0]

It is of my opinion that any upset we get will be towards the end of the season.... Looking at you spartans and hawkeyes.

 

[warmweathers]

I don't care if people disagree with me about Frost doing better against Michigan than most people think. I'm confident in Frost.

 

[Wyldcard]

Say we beat Michigan which I think we will, if we beat them pretty good what is the message gonna be sent to the rest of the conference if we beat them by 14-21 points and they have the number 1 D in FBS which all of the sportscaster's and publications have stated?

 

[jeans15]

Agree.

It seems like people are pretty underwhelmed by Harbaugh. It will be interesting to compare how Frost does at Nebraska with Harbaugh at Michigan.

Harbaugh took over a program that was 20-18 over the prior 3 years and has won 28 games his first 3 years.

Frost is taking over a program that was 19-19 the prior 3 years

Judging by people’s response to Harbaugh’s performance the bar is set pretty high for Frost if 28 wins the next 3 years gets you a “underperforming” tag.

That's not a high bar that's a typical Nebraska 3 years the past 15 years.

We hired him to be better than 28 wins in the next 3 years.

 

[jlb321]

That's not a high bar that's a typical Nebraska 3 years the past 15 years.

We hired him to be better than 28 wins in the next 3 years.

Fair enough. As long as those with these expectations over the next 3 years are willing to admit they are disappointed in the coaching job to date that this staff has done if they aren’t averaging more than 9 wins per year after 3 seasons. I think those are pretty lofty

 

[Hoosker Du]

Jim Harbaugh likes Nickleback.

I got a kick out of this post. So much so that I once again have to share this...

 

[Hoosker Du]

In 2013, we took a freshman qb to the Big House for his third road game against a Top 25 team and left with a victory. Probably not the way to bet, but never say never.

If Frost can go up there and get a win this year, he should immediately be given a10 year extension on the spot.

 

[Hoosker Du]

Say we beat Michigan which I think we will, if we beat them pretty good what is the message gonna be sent to the rest of the conference if we beat them by 14-21 points and they have the number 1 D in FBS which all of the sportscaster's and publications have stated?

So now we're not just going to win, but win by 3 TDs? But why stop at 3 TDs, oh Great Gazoo? I think 7 TDs sounds much more impressive.

 

[huskerfan1414]

Agree.

It seems like people are pretty underwhelmed by Harbaugh. It will be interesting to compare how Frost does at Nebraska with Harbaugh at Michigan.

Harbaugh took over a program that was 20-18 over the prior 3 years and has won 28 games his first 3 years.

Frost is taking over a program that was 19-19 the prior 3 years

Judging by people’s response to Harbaugh’s performance the bar is set pretty high for Frost if 28 wins the next 3 years gets you a “underperforming” tag.

People are irrational about Harbaugh. Hes a good coach. Sure he needs to beat OSU by year four I agree, but 10 wins that quick is pretty good (yes I realize Michigans roster was loaded).
But I feel like people let their personal hate of harbaugh cloud their judgement. I will say last year was a let down especially on offense, but years 1 and 2 were very good.

 

[huskerfan1414]

That's not a high bar that's a typical Nebraska 3 years the past 15 years.

We hired him to be better than 28 wins in the next 3 years.

You realize he could go 6-10-11 and still not meet your standards?
Completely irrational take.

 

[huskerfan1414]

Say we beat Michigan which I think we will, if we beat them pretty good what is the message gonna be sent to the rest of the conference if we beat them by 14-21 points and they have the number 1 D in FBS which all of the sportscaster's and publications have stated?

 

[Hoosker Du]

I believe he said they "out-tackled" them. His pride was obviously wounded over his team getting curb stomped and I'm sure UM fans were giving him the business based on lingering '97 butt hurt, but it was a ridiculous thing to say given the outcome.

Fortunately, unlike other recent NU coaches, it appears Frost is capable of learning from his mistakes and actually applying those lessons in order to improve.

The fact that he put his foot in his mouth indicates to me that he was really pissed at their performance and thought it was unacceptable. I would much rather a guy be pissed like that than Guy Smiley after every loss. In terms of emotion, Frost will be nestled nicely in between psychotic Bo and TO.

 

[jeans15]

You realize he could go 6-10-11 and still not meet your standards?
Completely irrational take.

If he is 1 win short under that scenario. I will just have to live with it.

Besides. My expectations are about the drama of winniing or losing a game. Not rational expectations.

Otherwise I wouldn't enjoy the games as much. When reality kicks in. Then I live with reality.

 

[Wyldcard]

So now we're not just going to win, but win by 3 TDs? But why stop at 3 TDs, oh Great Gazoo? I think 7 TDs sounds much more impressive.

I don't think Shea is gonna be their answer to solving their problems on the Offensive side of the ball. Our D might just be better than anyone thinks. That was a hypothetical question, one that I beileve we are very capable of, as we already have the gun's in place. Just the level of repetition at game time...

 

[Larry Hagman's Liver]

The fact that he put his foot in his mouth indicates to me that he was really pissed at their performance and thought it was unacceptable. I would much rather a guy be pissed like that than Guy Smiley after every loss. In terms of emotion, Frost will be nestled nicely in between psychotic Bo and TO.

Agree on all counts. High standards of preparation and performance are back again. No matter how long it takes to build a contender, the program is finally firing on all cylinders for the first time since I don't know when. I think/hope Frost will be closer to TO on that spectrum but an occasional PG-13 or R-rated Bo-up wouldn't bother me.

 

[ZJSARENOTFREE]

People are irrational about Harbaugh. Hes a good coach. Sure he needs to beat OSU by year four I agree, but 10 wins that quick is pretty good (yes I realize Michigans roster was loaded).
But I feel like people let their personal hate of harbaugh cloud their judgement. I will say last year was a let down especially on offense, but years 1 and 2 were very good.

Exactly. I think they hate the person, but he is a good coach. You don't accomplish what he is done without knowing what you are doing. His personality is weird, but there are a ton of stories about what a great guy he actually is. On the latest Marty Party podcast, Willie Taggart talks about it.

 

[oldjar07]

It is of my opinion that any upset we get will be towards the end of the season.... Looking at you spartans and hawkeyes.

Iowa an upset? Seriously? Even Michigan St. Shouldn't be any less than a toss up game.