2011 Nebraska Football Team Overrated, Commenter Says
Is Nebraska the New Notre Dame?
Take the Poll located at end of this post: “Is the 2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Team Overrated?”
Couldn’t resist this one: A MyHitNews.com post commenter “Ya Dead Wrong On NU!” suggests that the media and fans are crazy to think the Huskers will win the Big Ten in 2011.Ya Dead Wrong On NU posted the comment in response to my post “Nebraska Cornhuskers Football 2011 Edition: Bang or Bust?” In the piece I predicted — like many people more qualified than me — that the Huskers would win the Big Ten in 2011.
However, Ya Dead Wrong On NU provides some valid points to his argument. So much so that he caused me to pause for a minute and wonder is Nebraska the new Notre Dame?
You know: the media darling that they always dangle in front of us during preseason but they never quite seem to pan out by the end of the year?
You be the judge. Here is what Ya Dead Wrong On NU stated:
My Team: Hawkeyes.
Reasons for Nebraska being overrated:
They lost 4 games last year and barely beat a 2A South Dakota State.
They lost to a very bad Texas team.
They had trouble AGAIN with Iowa State.
Lowly Washington ran all over them in the bowl game and there is my rub. Their defense is not as good as everyone likes to brag about.
They are very suspect against the run.
Oklahoma State put up over 40 points on the “Blackshits” [sic ?] through the air.
Here is what is really going to happen in 2011: They should be 4-0 before the conference play but they also may lay an egg against Washington.
They get beat by Wisconsin. A damn good running team.
Ohio State is way more talented than Nebraska even without Pryor. That means another loss.
After the OSU game everything will start falling apart. Martinez won’t be around by then.
I’m thinking they will lose at least 2 more games before the end of the regular season.
This year of high expectations for Nebraska will end with a miserable let down for the team and fans.
Copy this comment and pull it out and read it at the end of the season
and when you do you will say, “Yes Sir, he was right.”
Nebraska = OVERRATED and BUSTED.
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August 17, 2011 @ 1:45 pm
Ya dead wrong is right! No way and I mean no way does Nebraska go through that schedule and win the Big Ten. They might luck up and get into the championship game but it won’t be pretty.
August 17, 2011 @ 10:23 pm
For the life of me I do not understand all the hype surrounding the Nebraska team. The only thing I figure is Bo Pelini and N. Suh having played there recently.
They don’t have any experienced wr and the line is young and inexperienced and Taylor Martinez can only do one thing well and that’s run. And for him to run he needs to be healthy.
Then they have a new offensive coordinator , new running back coach and new db coach to name just a few of the changes.
I strongly disagree with your assessment of Nebraska’s talent level. They may be a top 25 team but not anywhere close to being a Top Ten Team.
They lost 4 games last year, where did they improve this year?
See what I mean? It’s all about ifs when people try to hype this team like if Taylor Martinez can do this or if the rb can do that.
They will lose 3 or 4 games this year if they play to their potential. If not they will lose 5 or 6.
August 18, 2011 @ 11:22 am
Dude, everyone predicting the Huskers will win The Ten are waaaaaaaay off. They put up at least 4 losses this year
August 18, 2011 @ 1:33 pm
Our top CB Al Dennard is out indefinitely with pulled hammy and many of the offensive linemen are struggling with injuries already. I hear Martinez not looking sharp in camp either and the freshman I-bs are not exactly lighting the world on fire.
Ugh!
I’m beginning to worry.
I’m not feeling a big season this year. But we still beat the crap out of Iowa.