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per Hamar:
Back when Nebraska joined the Big Ten, the thought around the state was that the Huskers would go in and dominate an inferior conference.
The Big Ten wasn’t all that good in football back in 2010 when Athletic Director Tom Osborne and Chancellor Harvey Perlman orchestrated the move from the Big 12.
That has changed dramatically in the eight years the Huskers have been in the Big Ten. And in those eight seasons, the Huskers have won just one division title and played in just one Big Ten championship game where they were hammered by Wisconsin as Montee Ball and Melvin Gordon punished the Nebraska defense with over 200 yards rushing apiece in a 70-31 Badger win.
From a Husker perspective, that was ugly. The Huskers haven’t really been close to a division title since then.
But now Scott Frost and his coaching staff are in their second season in Lincoln, and some are picking the Huskers to win the Western Division even though the program is coming off two straight 4-8 seasons.
The Huskers just might win the West. It appears that wide open. Most see it as a toss up with Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Northwestern with a legitimate shot to win it.
Purdue maybe shouldn’t be counted out. Illinois appears to still be in a rebuilding process, although how long head coach Lovie Smith will be around to rebuild is yet to be seen.
https://www.theindependent.com/spor...cle_e608f5bc-aaa5-11e9-b66c-7b043f67e0cf.html
Go Gophers!!
Back when Nebraska joined the Big Ten, the thought around the state was that the Huskers would go in and dominate an inferior conference.
The Big Ten wasn’t all that good in football back in 2010 when Athletic Director Tom Osborne and Chancellor Harvey Perlman orchestrated the move from the Big 12.
That has changed dramatically in the eight years the Huskers have been in the Big Ten. And in those eight seasons, the Huskers have won just one division title and played in just one Big Ten championship game where they were hammered by Wisconsin as Montee Ball and Melvin Gordon punished the Nebraska defense with over 200 yards rushing apiece in a 70-31 Badger win.
From a Husker perspective, that was ugly. The Huskers haven’t really been close to a division title since then.
But now Scott Frost and his coaching staff are in their second season in Lincoln, and some are picking the Huskers to win the Western Division even though the program is coming off two straight 4-8 seasons.
The Huskers just might win the West. It appears that wide open. Most see it as a toss up with Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Northwestern with a legitimate shot to win it.
Purdue maybe shouldn’t be counted out. Illinois appears to still be in a rebuilding process, although how long head coach Lovie Smith will be around to rebuild is yet to be seen.
https://www.theindependent.com/spor...cle_e608f5bc-aaa5-11e9-b66c-7b043f67e0cf.html
Go Gophers!!