More or less confident in team after Cincinnati?

[vailhusker]

100%. I have been surprised and a little frustrated that Rhule hasn’t made significant cuts to the rFR and SO classes which each have 35 players. That is over 60% or the 105 and 80% of the 85 higher tier players. Maybe he will do it after this season? Pruning those classes and bringing in some more transfers at key positions like RB, DL would’ve really helped. The RB room is really weak. Our starter wasn’t recruited by his in state school and is standing next to our 5 star QB. It makes no sense aside from Rhule wants to build over the long haul and is kind of soft with cutting players. We mos def didn’t go big on NIL spending which may pay off over the long haul but even that isn’t for sure.

I think that's just Rhule if he sees potential in a person and they are doing things the right way he going to stick with them until the end. Not saying he wont improve but I see Jeudy as one of the bigger names this year for example, Gifford the last. I was happy when they went with the 105 roster limit because now Rhule hopefully won't be able to carrying as many projects. He's a good person trying to help as many people as he can but unfortunately that isn't always going to coincide with being a college football coach in 2025.

 

[Ext. 55]

The board has gone full Red Sea Scrolls.

Sad, but true.

 

[Kaladin]

The board has gone full Red Sea Scrolls.

Sad, but true.

It’s not as bad here as some other boards

We aren’t going to know what kind of team we have until we play Michigan. People need to relax and enjoy a Nebraska win

 

[Mavsker]

This is the first poll I can remember that has swung slightly more negative the day following the game than it was immediately after the game. Usually these start out more negative and get more positive with time.

Interesting...not sure what to think about that

 

[Ext. 55]

It’s not as bad here as some other boards

We aren’t going to know what kind of team we have until we play Michigan. People need to relax and enjoy a Nebraska win

Amen. 1-0. Let’s talk after Michigan.

 

[Ext. 55]

This is the first poll I can remember that has swung slightly more negative the day following the game than it was immediately after the game. Usually these start out more negative and get more positive with time.

Interesting...not sure what to think about that

TPB = RSS

 

[TampaBaySkers]

My prediction was and still is 9-3, but I am less confident.

 

[Mavsker]

TPB = RSS

I don't get it - are you mad at the poll results and think people should be more confident after last night?

 

[Ext. 55]

I don't get it - are you mad at the poll results and think people should be more confident after last night?

People have an irrational perspective on a win where we played pretty clean overall, won the turn over battle, held our P4 opponent to 17 pts, and won an away game with a ton of new contributors who haven’t played one official game of football together.

We’ve seen teams, ranked teams nonetheless, play and look awful in their week 1 matchups.

We weren’t perfect and we won a week 1 game…where in the past, a game like that we’ve lost.

The overly negative takes are based in 10 years of garbage football and NOT on the reality of the day.

We will know what we have and what our trajectory can or will be after Michigan.

I feel good about the win with all the crazy variables of this game.

 

[Mavsker]

People have an irrational perspective on a win where we played pretty clean overall, won the turn over battle, held our P4 opponent to 17 pts, and won an away game with a ton of new contributors who haven’t played one official game of football together.

We’ve seen teams, ranked teams nonetheless, play and look awful in their week 1 matchups.

We weren’t perfect and we won a week 1 game…where in the past, a game like that we’ve lost.

The overly negative takes are based in 10 years of garbage football and NOT on the reality of the day.

We will know what we have and what our trajectory can or will be after Michigan.

I feel good about the win with all the crazy variables of this game.

I don't disagree, but you can feel good about the win while still feeling less confident in the team moving forward. I had a great time watching the game last night, been watching some highlight videos today, but still feel less confident in my 9-3 based on what I saw

Don't see how any of that is irrational

 

[herbsinator]

I don't disagree, but you can feel good about the win while still feeling less confident in the team moving forward. I had a great time watching the game last night, been watching some highlight videos today, but still feel less confident in my 9-3 based on what I saw

Don't see how any of that is irrational

Some people don’t feel less confident. People have different opinions on things.

 

[TampaBaySkers]

People have an irrational perspective on a win where we played pretty clean overall, won the turn over battle, held our P4 opponent to 17 pts, and won an away game with a ton of new contributors who haven’t played one official game of football together.

We’ve seen teams, ranked teams nonetheless, play and look awful in their week 1 matchups.

We weren’t perfect and we won a week 1 game…where in the past, a game like that we’ve lost.

The overly negative takes are based in 10 years of garbage football and NOT on the reality of the day.

We will know what we have and what our trajectory can or will be after Michigan.

I feel good about the win with all the crazy variables of this game.

Amen brother. It’s been over two decades since we beat a power 4/5 team in our season opener. I changed my vote to more confident !! Let’s goooo

 

[Irv]

People have an irrational perspective on a win where we played pretty clean overall, won the turn over battle, held our P4 opponent to 17 pts, and won an away game with a ton of new contributors who haven’t played one official game of football together.

We’ve seen teams, ranked teams nonetheless, play and look awful in their week 1 matchups.

We weren’t perfect and we won a week 1 game…where in the past, a game like that we’ve lost.

The overly negative takes are based in 10 years of garbage football and NOT on the reality of the day.

We will know what we have and what our trajectory can or will be after Michigan.

I feel good about the win with all the crazy variables of this game.

You can feel good about winning a close one while also acknowledging that sneaking away with a W when you allowed an opponent with <70 yards of passing to be in a position to win or tie the game in the last minute raises concerns about how good the team really is.

They aren’t mutually exclusive ideas.

 

[Mavsker]

Some people don’t feel less confident. People have different opinions on things.

I understand - I mentioned the majority in the poll who do feel less confident because that seems to be what Ext is taking issue with

 

[TripleOption]

lol what? Notre dame lost to directional IL and made it to the championship game.

Do you feel like that’s even possible for Nebraska to achieve this year?

 

[stonesak]

More confident because we have one win already so now we only have to win one less game than I predicted to match what I originally predicted .

 

[betsch]

People have an irrational perspective on a win where we played pretty clean overall, won the turn over battle, held our P4 opponent to 17 pts, and won an away game with a ton of new contributors who haven’t played one official game of football together.

We’ve seen teams, ranked teams nonetheless, play and look awful in their week 1 matchups.

We weren’t perfect and we won a week 1 game…where in the past, a game like that we’ve lost.

The overly negative takes are based in 10 years of garbage football and NOT on the reality of the day.

We will know what we have and what our trajectory can or will be after Michigan.

I feel good about the win with all the crazy variables of this game.

What makes me less confident is.....we had a pretty clean game, won the turn over battler, held our P4 opponent to 17 pts, had WONDERFUL special teams and STILL only won by 3 points on a last second interception. I've VERY happy with the win, but to play a near perfect game and have it that close makes me feel less confident than I did before the game. I always thought if we cleaned those things up we would win most games by at least a couple of touchdowns.

I do think that false start penalty on the 1 yard line was a huge kick in the nuts in the second quarter. If we score a TD there, I think we are in the driver's seat at that point.

 

[SantaBarbaraSker]

Despite the people clamoring for it, there is nobody who watched the game who'd doesn't feel at least 1% better or 1% worse about the team than they did before the game. That's not how the human mind works.

"Neither" isn't a smart answer, it's just retarded cope

Disagree… I actually feel it’s the epitome of a smart, non-knee-jerk, non-emotional answer. It’s realizing it’s game one in an unfamiliar setting with a lot of pressure.

Would I like to see us play better? Of course, I can’t remember a game I’ve watched where I wouldn’t.…but these are the games we found a way to lose in over the last few years. I am reserving judgment till I see how we adjust over the next two games.




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[Samkellers_69]

People have an irrational perspective on a win where we played pretty clean overall, won the turn over battle, held our P4 opponent to 17 pts, and won an away game with a ton of new contributors who haven’t played one official game of football together.

We’ve seen teams, ranked teams nonetheless, play and look awful in their week 1 matchups.

We weren’t perfect and we won a week 1 game…where in the past, a game like that we’ve lost.

The overly negative takes are based in 10 years of garbage football and NOT on the reality of the day.

We will know what we have and what our trajectory can or will be after Michigan.

I feel good about the win with all the crazy variables of this game.

I agree with most what you said. I think the containing a mobile QB can be fixed (hopefully).

I even agree with the part I bolded in your post.

But here is also the reality of the day. We should NOT have gone for it on 4th & 2 that ended up giving them a short field. That is a management mistake that has happened the last 2 years. We have the long snapper and punter that can pin teams deep now.

Then because of them deciding to go for it. It showed DR still has trouble finding open receivers in particularly important spots of the game. Similar to ILL and whatever other games last year. There were 2 wide open receivers for that first down he missed. I thought this is where he would take a step forward this year. But we'll see since this was only game 1.

Those 2 decisions ended up letting them back into the game. So, maybe this needed to happen in hindsight to allow the team to mentally figure out how to win a game like this.

 

[TampaBaySkers]

Do you feel like that’s even possible for Nebraska to achieve this year?

Of course it’s possible. My advanced ai model has Nebraska going 9-3. Steal just one of those games and Nebraska is in the playoff