Rutgers Week Pressers

84HuskerLaw said:
Dittos.  I will always look forward to Husker fb.  But it’s does feel better to not feel almost hopeless about the next game and or season. The defense played Sat like I expected from the season start.    
 

I agree with Whipple about being frustrated because I felt the team could play at least as well all year as it did vs Indy.  I’m hoping that his but chewing and telling them in no uncertain terms they are capable of being much better in offense.  I also agree the players needed to be sternly reminded they only get so many chances.  Stop wasting them when the CAN get it done.  The brutal penalties were unacceptable in game 5 after playing penalty free in Dublin.  Yes officiating varies but most our penalties were clearly called correctly.  Effort was GREAT.  Now play smarter every snap.  Whipple believes in them. They need to believe in themselves.  
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The penalties in the first half were frustrating.  But, I think we cut way down on them in the second half.  Whatever they said at halftime, must have sunk in without deflating the team.

 
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I’m glad someone finally said it. A lot of average to below average in the B1G West. The league has done a great job of rebranding mediocrity as “toughness.” Really a shame Neb hasn’t had their s*** together these last few years. The division has been up for grabs for years, hard not to think we left some on the table. 

 
Fru said:
I’m glad someone finally said it. A lot of average to below average in the B1G West. The league has done a great job of rebranding mediocrity as “toughness.” Really a shame Neb hasn’t had their s*** together these last few years. The division has been up for grabs for years, hard not to think we left some on the table. 
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The west is obviously not comparable to the east, but it's been a strong division. It's just down this year specifically. Last year you had Iowa through Purdue all with 9 wins or better, during the COVID year NW and Iowa finished #10 and #15, and the year before it was #11 Wisconsin, #10 Minnesota and #15 Iowa. 

 
Lorewarn said:
The west is obviously not comparable to the east, but it's been a strong division. It's just down this year specifically. Last year you had Iowa through Purdue all with 9 wins or better, during the COVID year NW and Iowa finished #10 and #15, and the year before it was #11 Wisconsin, #10 Minnesota and #15 Iowa. 
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Definitely agree with this.  I have threads around here somewhere where I was tracking the East/West matchups each year.  Most years were MUCH closer than the prevailing opinion warranted.

This year I would say is a different story.

 
It’s early in the season to really judge division strengths.  Lets see how the next 3 weeks play out at least.  The west vs East may turn out like it has been.  I think the west is a tad under appreciated while east maybe overrated.  Some of it is scheduling imbalance.  MI and OSU tend to overshadow imo but there is a good deal of parity across the middle 8-10 teams in both sides.  
 

The expansion may really screw things up.  They drop divisions could really hurt the conference perception as league will beat itself up.  It’s a gauntlet that will get even tougher imo.   

 
Fru said:
I’m glad someone finally said it. A lot of average to below average in the B1G West. The league has done a great job of rebranding mediocrity as “toughness.” Really a shame Neb hasn’t had their s*** together these last few years. The division has been up for grabs for years, hard not to think we left some on the table. 
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Finally said it?

I have been saying it for a long time!  Uggggg!

 
Fru said:
I’m glad someone finally said it. A lot of average to below average in the B1G West. The league has done a great job of rebranding mediocrity as “toughness.” Really a shame Neb hasn’t had their s*** together these last few years. The division has been up for grabs for years, hard not to think we left some on the table. 
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Aren't they just stealing that strategy from every team in the SEC not named Bama??? 

 
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