Week 1 v Cincinnati (Arrowhead Stadium) - Thursday, August 28: Depth Chart, Game Notes, Etc

[HerbRedman]

I'm saying if they were really "conceding a loss" and didn't need the money, they could've traded away the Nebraska game for another home game vs. a directional school.

My point is that they need the $$$ badly and it's a lot easier to trade an L for $$$ when you're not very good (6-6 maybe).

It's a lot harder to trade a L for $$$ if you're aiming for a 10-2 Big 12 Championship season. So hard that they wouldn't have done it.

 

[Pepe Silvia]

My point is that they need the $$$ badly and it's a lot easier to trade an L for $$$ when you're not very good (6-6 maybe).

It's a lot harder to trade a L for $$$ if you're aiming for a 10-2 Big 12 Championship season. So hard that they wouldn't have done it.

If the ISU AD is being truthful, the big 12 schools are struggling to pay for the revenue sharing, so they might be just that desperate

 

[HerbRedman]

If the ISU AD is being truthful, the big 12 schools are struggling to pay for the revenue sharing, so they might be just that desperate

Also I should say I think this is SMART of Cincinnati to do. Brilliant actually. They are fleecing our fans for millions of $$ into their revenue sharing pot. They picked the perfect school to do this with. Fair play to them, this is super smart.

I'm just saying that it's a bit deflating for their fans to have to do it.

 

[vailhusker]

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Also I should say I think this is SMART of Cincinnati to do. Brilliant actually. They are fleecing our fans for millions of $$ into their revenue sharing pot. They picked the perfect school to do this with. Fair play to them, this is super smart.

I'm just saying that it's a bit deflating for their fans to have to do it.

I guess worst case scenario is it gives them a $5 million head start on paying Satterfield's buyout

 

[nja13]

Blackshirts are out!



J. Wright, C. Wright, Buford, Hartzog, Singleton, Marshall, Lenhardt, McCullough, Jeudy, Watson-Trent
(Someone's missing. There are only 10 pictured. Keona Davis probably, accoring to the depth chart)
Looks like Lenhardt won the "or" battle over Nwaneri. That is the only deviation from the person atop the depth chart getting a Blackshirt.


"We're not going to play mind games with it. The 11 guys who start wear black.

 

[Dr.DrakeRamoray]

The closer the game gets the more unsure I am about a Husker win. Probably battered fan syndrome but I think Cincy is better than people think

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Blackshirts are out!



J. Wright, C. Wright, Buford, Hartzog, Singleton, Marshall, Lenhardt, McCullough, Jeudy, Watson-Trent
(Someone's missing. There are only 10 pictured. Keona Davis probably, accoring to the depth chart)
Looks like Lenhardt won the "or" battle over Nwaneri. That is the only deviation from the person atop the depth chart getting a Blackshirt.


"We're not going to play mind games with it. The 11 guys who start wear black.

We have some incredibly dumb fans

 

[Scarlet ObsessioN]

We have some incredibly dumb fans

Holy shit that guy is living in the past.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

We have some incredibly dumb fans

Bobot

 

[nja13]

We have some incredibly dumb fans

Holy shit that guy is living in the past.

His twitter bio= "CO 2 AZ….Broncos fan for life, Huskers fan by marriage…wish Tebow never left…relieved to finally have a franchise QB."

No wonder he doesn't know what he's talking about when it comes to decades-old Husker traditions.

 

[Cornicator]

The closer the game gets the more unsure I am about a Husker win. Probably battered fan syndrome but I think Cincy is better than people think

They're "more dangerous" than people think. They have some talented athletes on offense and their coach is a good offensive mind. They will hit the Huskers with some shots early.

But depth wise, they're not going to hold up especially at the line of scrimmage over the course of the game.

Here's a question for you and any other Husker fan to test your battered fan syndrome:

If Cockeye, Illinois, Minnesota, USC, or Washington was facing this Cincinnati team, would you still give Cincy any chance to win that matchup?

I Doubt anyone thinks UC could beat those teams. And we can all agree that Nebraska is certainly on par or better than those other Big Ten squads.

Now players still have to make plays, and there are intangibles like effort and emotion that are sometimes unpredictable.

But I still think this type of matchup boils down to talent and experience in the trenches.

Cincy has a bunch of offensive and defensive linemen who would struggle to see the field in the Big Ten.

 

[Dr.DrakeRamoray]

They're "more dangerous" than people think. They have some talented athletes on offense and their coach is a good offensive mind. They will hit the Huskers with some shots early.

But depth wise, they're not going to hold up especially at the line of scrimmage over the course of the game.

Here's a question for you and any other Husker fan to test your battered fan syndrome:

If Cockeye, Illinois, Minnesota, USC, or Washington was facing this Cincinnati team, would you still give Cincy any chance to win that matchup?

I Doubt anyone thinks UC could beat those teams. And we can all agree that Nebraska is certainly on par or better than those other Big Ten squads.

Now players still have to make plays, and there are intangibles like effort and emotion that are sometimes unpredictable.

But I still think this type of matchup boils down to talent and experience in the trenches.

Cincy has a bunch of offensive and defensive linemen who would struggle to see the field in the Big Ten.

Good points. That cinch DT though will probably be the best player on the field

 

[ZJSARENOTFREE]

Good points. That cinch DT though will probably be the best player on the field

He will be good, but those big boys get tired when they get doubled every single play. If he starts having to rotate, NU is going to eat.

 

[whoboppin]

The closer the game gets the more unsure I am about a Husker win. Probably battered fan syndrome but I think Cincy is better than people think

You aren't afraid of Cincinnati, you are afraid of Nebraska. Either we stop dropping these games or we dont. If we don't, we might as well start brushing up on who is available on the coaching carousal.

 

[HerbRedman]

If Cockeye, Illinois, Minnesota, USC, or Washington was facing this Cincinnati team, would you still give Cincy any chance to win that matchup?

Good point. If Illinois were playing Cincinnati in Champaign, people on here would picking UI to win by 21.

From UC's perspective, Arrowhead is a TERRIBLE "neutral" field to play Nebraska. Sean Callahan pointed this out, but this KC crowd is going to be louder than any Nebraska home game. The average age of this KC crowd will probably be 20 yrs younger. You won't have the blue hairs telling everyone to sit down all the time like you do at Memorial Stadium. This is kind of going under the radar.


I remember after the 1996 Fiesta Bowl, the ESPN guys being amazed at how much louder Sun Devil Stadium was than our home field. It's the same concept. This is an 'under the radar' element of this game that I haven't seen from any of the national preview guys. This isn't a neutral field.

Decibel-wise, UC should be prepping for this like they're playing at Knoxville or Happy Valley etc. They say that home field is worth 3-3.5 pts on the betting line. I don't think this line is reflecting that bc if NEB were playing UC on a true neutral field, the line would not be NU -3.0. If we were playing them at Hard Rock in Miami the line would still be NU -6.5 IMHO. The line is wrong.

 

[Seaofred92]

Only 2 of the 7 staffers at the Cincinnati 247 Site predict they will win on Thursday:

https://247sports.com/college/cincinnati/article/staff-record-predictions-252958065/

 

[Cornicator]

https://247sports.com/season/2025-football/collegeteamtalentcomposite/

Huskers checking in with the "20th most talented roster" going into this season.

Bearcats all the way down to 73rd.

 

[Kazman5k]

Only 2 of the 7 staffers at the Cincinnati 247 Site predict they will win on Thursday:

https://247sports.com/college/cincinnati/article/staff-record-predictions-252958065/

Their 24/7 site has 7 staffers?

 

[Kaladin]

https://247sports.com/season/2025-football/collegeteamtalentcomposite/

Huskers checking in with the "20th most talented roster" going into this season.

Bearcats all the way down to 73rd.

33 4* and 2 5*. Nice jump from last year when we had 24 4/5* on the roster.

I don’t think we have had this much talent on our roster since the early Pelini years

Give Rhule another year and we will be close to the blue chip ratio