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Will the Huskers qualify for a bowl this season?
Husker Max Asked by Husker Max
8/30/2023

Will the Huskers qualify for a bowl this season?

78%
Yes WINNER

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22%
No

5

78%
Yes

24 Comments
Brent Matz
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Brent Matz

We should. Easier schedule. Good talent left from previous regime. Nice portal pickups. But in the last few years I've always felt optimistic only to have hopes dashed. So for now, I'm taking a cautious wait and see attitude.

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Steve McLaughlin
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Steve McLaughlin

They are much better than their recent records

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Davis Baker
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Davis Baker

Players look in better shape to finish games, which should help in some of the close ones NU has recently lost. Play calling should also improve. Let's not kid ourselves though, it will mostly rest on QB play. Jeff Sims must stay healthy! There just appears to be too much of a dropoff after him.

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Terry Darnall
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Terry Darnall

Matt Ruhle philosophy of training camps is complete opposite of Scott Frost. That’s why.

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Robert Scrivner
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Robert Scrivner

We were close in a lot of games the last two years. Better coaching and technique should make the difference.

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Wade Williams
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Wade Williams

NU has had enough talent to make a bowl game all 6 yrs they missed out, they were just the right coach away! I think Rhule is the difference & I see no reason they can't win 6 or 7 games, maybe 8! It will really boil down to team chemistry, can it gel that quickly? I think it will!

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Visitor
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Visitor

Should have qualified last season. They have the pieces, now the coaches topic it all together better.

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Jimmy L
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Jimmy L

I think .500 is doable with the schedule and talent

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PJ SAid
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PJ SAid

The talent is/was there. The thing lacking was coaching > Culture, Discipline, better play calling, etc.

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Vance Bartels
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Vance Bartels

The majority of our losses the past few years were from a lack of discipline and attention to details. Coach Ruhl is all about both of those things.

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Fallbrook HS AG Dept
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Fallbrook HS AG Dept

Rhule has the program going in the right direction.

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Vincent Mahon
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Vincent Mahon

They have the talent and a competent coaching staf.

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James Wyatt
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James Wyatt

I believe in the process that the coaches are instilling in the players and themselves to be the best you can be like Osborne and Devaney taught back in the day as well as being accountable one another! GO BIG RED TILL I DIE!!!!!!!!!!

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Steve Farell
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Steve Farell

Yes - if Sims plays the whole season

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Steve Farell
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Steve Farell

Yes - if Sims plays the whole season

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Jeremy Kendall
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Jeremy Kendall

Regardless of how we do against Minnesota, I think better coaching and accountability will get the Huskers over the hump.

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Ed Starke
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Ed Starke

Coaching staff

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Jim Herchenbach
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Jim Herchenbach

We are going to win the close ones and easily make bowl game.

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Andrew Sprecher
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Andrew Sprecher

6 wins is very likely and all they need.

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Rob Powers
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Rob Powers

Bowl games are not that hard to qualify for, which just shows how bad we've been lately. We can win half of our games.

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Rex Lamb
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Rex Lamb

No doubt better coaching will make a big difference.

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22%
No

5 Comments
BlueJC 8
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BlueJC 8

OL is suspect with no depth.

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BlueJC 8
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BlueJC 8

OL is suspect with no depth.

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John Schaffert
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John Schaffert

I have lost faith. I will still cheer the Huskers on; but I won't believe them until I see it on the field, consistently.

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Dave Shellhammer
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Dave Shellhammer

Need to see some proof of improvement - let's play Minnesota first and see how it goes....

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Joe Hegarty
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Joe Hegarty

Tough schedule

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What should define Nebraska’s running back room heading into 2026?
Husker Max Asked by Husker Max
2 months left

What should define Nebraska’s running back room heading into 2026?

One clear feature back

3

A situational committee

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One clear feature back

3 Comments
David Weaver
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David Weaver

Feature back is important to have but DEPTH is also CRITICAL. If don't have a feature back then either then depth chart is flooded with talent. But in the Big Ten you better have a GREAT 2nd and 3rd string to make it through the season. With EJ it helped he was so quick he didn't take huge hits

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Terry Barker
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Terry Barker

Nebraska was always most stable when we had a feature back that can actually "carry" the team with his legs.

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Ron Joseph
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Ron Joseph

Nebraska in the past was successful with one top back. We've fallen on hard times because we haven't developed or recruited a great back. But the others need to be developed so we have a pipeline of backs like we use to have.

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A situational committee

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Thomas Wright
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Thomas Wright

Roger Craig & Tom Rathman ring a bell ? Not only a dynamic duo playing for NU, but also for the 49ers !! YES we want multiple RB’s to rotate in & out to keep their legs fresh!! GBR 🎈

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SEW
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SEW

Look at the success in the playoff, the teams have 2-3 capable RB's they use to keep them healthy and offer the D different looks. Johnson was unique, most backs can't take that many snaps a season and stay healthy and sharp.

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PJ SAid
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PJ SAid

Every good team, including the NFL, will rotate backs on a regular basis. This last year Nebraska should have used a 2nd running back more often - NEB is lucked out EJ stayed healthy.

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Brad Loseke
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Brad Loseke

Different backs have skills for different situations.

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Would Notre Dame QB Kenny Minchey be a good fit for the Huskers?
Husker Max Asked by Husker Max
2 months left

Would Notre Dame QB Kenny Minchey be a good fit for the Huskers?

Yes

3

No

1

Yes

3 Comments
Mitch Bronston
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Mitch Bronston

Fits the offense, solid player, no pedigree getting in the way.

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David Levesque
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David Levesque

He very nearly won the starting job this past season.

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Larry Eisenhauer
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Larry Eisenhauer

He will be solid and take care of the ball

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No

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