Friday, August 04, 2006
Summer's over: Huskers ranked No. 22 by coaches
It's only August, but for all intents and purposes in the sporting world, summer's over. The Nebraska football team opened camp Thursday and the first meaningful poll was released today.
In case you missed it, Nebraska is ranked No. 22 in the USA Today preseason coaches' poll, which probably isn't too bad of a place to start for the Cornhuskers. Sure, fans would always like to see their team higher, but as long as Nebraska is on the radar, it will have a chance at the end of things break right for coach Bill Callahan's crew. If you recall, Oklahoma's 2000 national championship squad began the year ranked 20th. One thing you can be sure of is that a No. 22 ranking falls far below the optimism that seems to be alive and well in Husker Nation.
The coaches' top 10: Ohio State, Texas, Notre Dame, Southern California, Oklahoma, Auburn, West Virginia, Florida, LSU, Florida State. It should be noted that the poll was taken before Sooners coach Bob Stoops booted a couple of players, including returning starting quarterback Rhett Bomar.
Truthfully, I really thought OU might be the team to beat this season. Now, I think you have to look down the line to USC or possibly even West Virginia. The thinking here is that Ohio State lost too much on defense (nine starters), Texas is breaking in a new quarterback and the Golden Domers simply play too many top-level teams (at least most years) to get through without a loss or two. No offense to Nebraska, but it would seem that the schedules for USC and West Virginia might be manageable enough to allow those schools to get through the regular season unscathed.
The Associated Press preseason media poll is scheduled to be released Aug. 19.
In case you missed it, Nebraska is ranked No. 22 in the USA Today preseason coaches' poll, which probably isn't too bad of a place to start for the Cornhuskers. Sure, fans would always like to see their team higher, but as long as Nebraska is on the radar, it will have a chance at the end of things break right for coach Bill Callahan's crew. If you recall, Oklahoma's 2000 national championship squad began the year ranked 20th. One thing you can be sure of is that a No. 22 ranking falls far below the optimism that seems to be alive and well in Husker Nation.
The coaches' top 10: Ohio State, Texas, Notre Dame, Southern California, Oklahoma, Auburn, West Virginia, Florida, LSU, Florida State. It should be noted that the poll was taken before Sooners coach Bob Stoops booted a couple of players, including returning starting quarterback Rhett Bomar.
Truthfully, I really thought OU might be the team to beat this season. Now, I think you have to look down the line to USC or possibly even West Virginia. The thinking here is that Ohio State lost too much on defense (nine starters), Texas is breaking in a new quarterback and the Golden Domers simply play too many top-level teams (at least most years) to get through without a loss or two. No offense to Nebraska, but it would seem that the schedules for USC and West Virginia might be manageable enough to allow those schools to get through the regular season unscathed.
The Associated Press preseason media poll is scheduled to be released Aug. 19.
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Way to work a jab to Nebraska in your article. I know you can continue to do this all year long. Nebraska has a great chance to beat USC, but you say USC has a cake walk schedule that includes NU. You say no offense to Nebraska, but we have all read your Husker bashing for too long, so we really know that there was some offense pointed at Nebraska. When are you going to move to Ohio and report for your boy Frank?
Wow you need to relax a little. Lets not forget that the Huskers haven't proven anything yet. And I do mean YET. I fully expect them to run the table this season as long a players stay healthy, but looking pre-season at a team that went 8-4 last year against a team that was in the National Title game you gotta give the edge to the latter. Lets not tar and feather anyone just yet..K?
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