247 Big Ten Predictions for 2021 Season

[BBTown Bomber]

I have said 8 wins is what it would take for me to be excited.
6-7 would be ok
anything less would be a shit show.

I frankly see 4 games that should be 2 score plus wins (Illinois, Buffalo, Purdoodoo and FU).
I then see 4 games that should be 1 score games tilted in our favor. (Mich, Sparty, Northwestern and Minnesota).
Then I see 2 games that should be 1 score games tilted in a loss. (Cockeyes and Wisconsin).
Then 2 games we just don't have the horses. (Ohio State and Oklahoma).

You return a ton of experience on defense. You have to feel really good about your DL and DBs. You have 3 guys in your DBs that will be paid to play football next year. You have Jojo and all his experience at OLB. You really like Reimer, Heinrich and Kolorvic at ILB with a few other solid guys behind them. You have Stille who was the 3rd ranked 3tech in pass rush according to PFF (take that fwiw) Casey, Ty, Daniels, Reilly and Nash who all seem like they up and coming.
You return a 4 year starting QB. Who I think will have the most talent around him since his freshmen year.
You feel pretty good about your WRs and TEs. You have a pair of guys who are NFL dudes at TE. Toure who is an NFL dude. Martin and Betts who are elite athletes. Then Manning can be the cherry on top.
You are returning the B1G kicker of the year. You are getting your punter back and you have a pair of walk ons who are basically Adi. That coupled with an investment in special teams coaching with Busch and Dawson.
Shit if we can get some OL play and a RB to emerge we might be pretty dangerous.

Problem is that us getting to 8+ wins requires some positive assumptions.......That is something Frost has yet to earn the respect to assume that will happen here at Nebraska

“Just when I thought I was out and you Suck•Me•Back•In”……😩

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[BBTown Bomber]

“Just when I thought I was out and you Suck•Me•Back•In”……😩

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Honestly did not see yore post here. Pretty damn funny. (and I ever screwed up the quote)

 

[Black Dean]

I’m guessing anywhere between 4-5 wins, 6 would be good. Anything 7+ would blow me away.

 

[DrinkItIn]

Playcalling, turnovers, penalties will all need to improve substantially to get to 8 wins. If these areas remain static or only slightly improve, I believe 6 wins is our ceiling.

 

[jw3]

I have said 8 wins is what it would take for me to be excited.
6-7 would be ok
anything less would be a shit show.

I frankly see 4 games that should be 2 score plus wins (Illinois, Buffalo, Purdoodoo and FU).
I then see 4 games that should be 1 score games tilted in our favor. (Mich, Sparty, Northwestern and Minnesota).
Then I see 2 games that should be 1 score games tilted in a loss. (Cockeyes and Wisconsin).
Then 2 games we just don't have the horses. (Ohio State and Oklahoma).

You return a ton of experience on defense. You have to feel really good about your DL and DBs. You have 3 guys in your DBs that will be paid to play football next year. You have Jojo and all his experience at OLB. You really like Reimer, Heinrich and Kolorvic at ILB with a few other solid guys behind them. You have Stille who was the 3rd ranked 3tech in pass rush according to PFF (take that fwiw) Casey, Ty, Daniels, Reilly and Nash who all seem like they up and coming.
You return a 4 year starting QB. Who I think will have the most talent around him since his freshmen year.
You feel pretty good about your WRs and TEs. You have a pair of guys who are NFL dudes at TE. Toure who is an NFL dude. Martin and Betts who are elite athletes. Then Manning can be the cherry on top.
You are returning the B1G kicker of the year. You are getting your punter back and you have a pair of walk ons who are basically Adi. That coupled with an investment in special teams coaching with Busch and Dawson.
Shit if we can get some OL play and a RB to emerge we might be pretty dangerous.

Problem is that us getting to 8+ wins requires some positive assumptions.......That is something Frost has yet to earn the respect to assume that will happen here at Nebraska

all of this is nice but discounts the fact that we play stupid as fuck and will beat ourselves 3 or 4 times like always

 

[Baron Winnebago]

is fat Bert worse than grandpa Lovie?

In game 1 with a new system, I'd hope so. But if he beats Frost game 1, we're gonna have such a bad season that it practically won't matter who exactly Frost loses to because he'd be losing to errrrrrry body

 

[Black Dean]

In game 1 with a new system, I'd hope so. But if he beats Frost game 1, we're gonna have such a bad season that it practically won't matter who exactly Frost loses to because he'd be losing to errrrrrry body

I’m only 55% confident we win the opening game against Illinois. It’s probably a combination of Frost’s tenure at Nebraska and the beat downs from the fat man when he was at Wisconsin. I’m still pissed about 2011.

 

[Kaladin]

I'm 99% confident that we are going to beat the shit out of illinois

illinois = bunch of pussays coached by a fat drunk

(i don't care if they beat us at home last year, they are still pussays)

 

[Black Dean]

I'm 99% confident that we are going to beat the shit out of illinois

illinois = bunch of pussays coached by a fat drunk

(i don't care if they beat us at home last year, they are still pussays)

I just see us shooting ourselves in the foot over and over like always. Plus we are the biggest pussies iwbh for trying to cancel the Oklahoma game.

 

[Jim14510]

is fat Bert worse than grandpa Lovie?

Most definitely. I like Lovie.

 

[...TrueColors...]

I’m only 55% confident we win the opening game against Illinois. It’s probably a combination of Frost’s tenure at Nebraska and the beat downs from the fat man when he was at Wisconsin. I’m still pissed about 2011.

In those beat downs, Paul Chryst was his OC. Without Chryst, Bielema has been basically worthless.

 

[Kaladin]

I just see us shooting ourselves in the foot over and over like always. Plus we are the biggest pussies iwbh for trying to cancel the Oklahoma game.

i don't see us shooting oursevles in the foot at all

also i think the pussy culture is gone at this point

 

[Black Dean]

In those beat downs, Paul Chryst was his OC. Without Chryst, Bielema has been basically worthless.

No doubt he dropped off after leaving Wisconsin, but did have 3 winning seasons in 5 years in the toughest division in college football the SEC West.

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

Luke also had one of the worst games I've ever seen by a college QB against Illinois last year.

 

[DrinkItIn]

Luke also had one of the worst games I've ever seen by a college QB against Illinois last year.

And our brilliant coaches kept trotting Luke out there.

 

[Kaladin]

And our brilliant coaches kept trotting Luke out there.

can't keep switching your QB

 

[DrinkItIn]

can't keep switching your QB

While I would tend to agree in most situations....based on the way Luke was playing in that game, a change would have been pretty well accepted if you ask me.

 

[...TrueColors...]

No doubt he dropped off after leaving Wisconsin, but did have 3 winning seasons in 5 years in the toughest division in college football the SEC West.

He won 11 games in conference in those 5 years and finished above .500 in conference play once.

 

[Black Dean]

He won 11 games in conference in those 5 years and finished above .500 in conference play once.

Its no easy job at all, only a great coach could make Arkansas competitive in that division. I’m curious to see what he can do in the B1G West compared to the SEC West and if his time in the NFL helped him at all. I certainly know Frost wouldn’t have done any better, hell we don’t even have a winning season and this is year 4.

He averaged 2.2 conference wins in the SEC West while Frost averages 3.0 in the B1G West. Clearly neither coach is very good right now, so I wouldn’t be surprised if Illinois beat Nebraska. I really hope I’m wrong and we win 6-7 games this season. Would love to see Frost slowly start to turn this thing around.

 

[...TrueColors...]

Its no easy job at all, only a great coach could make Arkansas competitive in that division. I’m curious to see what he can do in the B1G West compared to the SEC West and if his time in the NFL helped him at all. I certainly know Frost wouldn’t have done any better, hell we don’t even have a winning season and this is year 4.

He averaged 2.2 conference wins in the SEC West while Frost averages 3.0 in the B1G West. Clearly neither coach is very good right now, so I wouldn’t be surprised if Illinois beat Nebraska. I really hope I’m wrong and we win 6-7 games this season. Would love to see Frost slowly start to turn this thing around.

I’ll bet Bert fails. Especially this year.