How often should NU make the CFP?

[Mavsker]

Somewhere in the 2 out of 4 or 2 out of 5 range. I voted 2 out of 4, but 2 out of 5 is likely more realistic?

Either is realistic if it expands to 32 teams

 

[HerbRedman]

Either is realistic if it expands to 32 teams

If it's 32 teams, Nebraska better be in it every year or we need to disband our FB program.

B1G/SEC are gonna be a 40 team league. If Nebraska can't make top 32 out of 40 every year then we need to just give up. And I'm not joking or trying to be funny.

 

[Ext. 55]

I’m expecting 2009-2020 Alabama levels of success beginning next year.

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

I’m expecting 2009-2020 Alabama levels of success beginning next year.

Only having undefeated seasons every 11 years?

 

[HerbRedman]

I’m expecting 2009-2020 Alabama levels of success beginning next year.

I'm expecting average 9-3 seasons over next 20 yrs. Some yrs will be 8-4, some will be 10-2. I think that will get us into the CFP about 40-60% of the next 20 seasons.

Most importantly I think we'll be in the discussion until late Nov each season so that's important.

I think we're heading into a period where the big brands and big $$ CFB programs dominate. I think the gap will widen between those programs and the Purdue/NWs/Marylands etc.

I saw an interview with Tom Dienhart this season where he said the Purdue $$ men were debating taking their $$ from football and putting it all into basketball (basically giving up on football). I think the bottom tier brands are grappling with this right now.

 

[Flabio]

I'm expecting average 9-3 seasons over next 20 yrs. Some yrs will be 8-4, some will be 10-2. I think that will get us into the CFP about 40-60% of the next 20 seasons.

Most importantly I think we'll be in the discussion until late Nov each season so that's important.

I think we're heading into a period where the big brands and big $$ CFB programs dominate. I think the gap will widen between those programs and the Purdue/NWs/Marylands etc.

I saw an interview with Tom Dienhart this season where he said the Purdue $$ men were debating taking their $$ from football and putting it all into basketball (basically giving up on football). I think the bottom tier brands are grappling with this right now.

Makes sense and takes way less money to fund a top flight bball program.

 

[Napkins]

With as much time and energy as I spend on this god damn team I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect them to make it to the CFP a couple times each season.

 

[huskermack]

No option for EVERY SINGLE FUCKING YEAR?

 

[HerbRedman]

No option for EVERY SINGLE FUCKING YEAR?

I purposefully left that option out because I didn't want like 90% of the votes to go there out of 'fuck it' why not

 

[God is a Husker]

Let's look at the past 20 years of DONU hut hut to see how often we would have made the CFP:

2004 = No
2005 = No
2006 = No
2007 = No
2008 = No
2009 = No *unless we had beat UT based on the "new" out of bounds clock stop rules the NCAA uses now
2010 = No
2011 = No
2012 = No
2013 = No
2014 = No
2015 = No
2016 = No
2017 = No
2018 = No
2019 = No
2020 = No
2021 = No *would have only lost by a FG if we made it tho
2022 = No
2023 = No
2024 = No

 

[Mavsker]

Let's look at the past 20 years of DONU hut hut to see how often we would have made the CFP:

2004 = No
2005 = No
2006 = No
2007 = No
2008 = No
2009 = No *unless we had beat UT based on the "new" out of bounds clock stop rules the NCAA uses now
2010 = No
2011 = No
2012 = No
2013 = No
2014 = No
2015 = No
2016 = No
2017 = No
2018 = No
2019 = No
2020 = No
2021 = No *would have only lost by a FG if we made it tho
2022 = No
2023 = No
2024 = No

big brain post



Considering most people think our long-term average is something like Pelini. And Pelini wouldn't have made the playoff once 😆

It's OVER

 

[Kaladin]

We will need to do something about this

 

[nja13]

Trying to be realistic here, but I would say no more than once a year if we’re being honest.

 

[HerbRedman]

Let's look at the past 20 years of DONU hut hut to see how often we would have made the CFP:

2004 = No
2005 = No
2006 = No
2007 = No
2008 = No
2009 = No *unless we had beat UT based on the "new" out of bounds clock stop rules the NCAA uses now
2010 = No
2011 = No
2012 = No
2013 = No
2014 = No
2015 = No
2016 = No
2017 = No
2018 = No
2019 = No
2020 = No
2021 = No *would have only lost by a FG if we made it tho
2022 = No
2023 = No
2024 = No

Whether we like it or not, none of this has any relevance to the new era we're heading into.

My operating assumption is that B1G/SEC will settle on a model of probably 16 teams that gets 5-6 teams in from each of the B1G and the SEC every year. So the question is, how often should you expect Nebraska to finish in the top 5-6 of the B1G each year?

Everything Nebraska is spending and implementing lines them up to be a top 15 program in CFB. With that massive $$$ commitment comes expectations. With what we're spending at NU we can "expect" NU to finish in the top 6 in the B1G conference 4 out of 10 years. That's not a crazy expectation. That would put them in the CFP 40% of the time.

 

[Jim14510]

Let's look at the past 20 years of DONU hut hut to see how often we would have made the CFP:

2004 = No
2005 = No
2006 = No
2007 = No
2008 = No
2009 = No *unless we had beat UT based on the "new" out of bounds clock stop rules the NCAA uses now
2010 = No
2011 = No
2012 = No
2013 = No
2014 = No
2015 = No
2016 = No
2017 = No
2018 = No
2019 = No
2020 = No
2021 = No *would have only lost by a FG if we made it tho
2022 = No
2023 = No
2024 = No

I'd be ecstatic with 1/5.

 

[tman87]

Let's make it to the CFP once first. Make it once then let's revist this.

 

[Napkins]

With as much time and energy as I spend on this god damn team I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect them to make it to the CFP a couple times each season.

Trying to be realistic here, but I would say no more than once a year if we’re being honest.