We should accept a bowl given the chance

Cy the Cyclone said:
The talking heads like the fact that Nebraska hasn’t gone to a bowl game in years…it’s their version of the sell out streak and they want to keep it going.  There will be no bowl invitation this year 
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The cost of leaving the weaker Big 12.  Not as many wins, loss of Texas recruiting area, but more money in the pockets.  Nebraska was a way better fit for the Big 12.

 
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Packerhuskerfan said:
The cost of leaving the weaker Big 12.  Not as many wins, loss of Texas recruiting area, but more money in the pockets.  Nebraska was a way better fit for the Big 12.
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Confusing correlation with causation.

We have 8 commits from Texas this year.  Also 8 from Nebraska.  No other state has more than two.

Last year we had 6 from Texas.  No state other than Nebraska had more than 3.

Conference has almost nothing to do with it.  It's all about where the coaches put their efforts.

 
Packerhuskerfan said:
The cost of leaving the weaker Big 12.  Not as many wins, loss of Texas recruiting area, but more money in the pockets.  Nebraska was a way better fit for the Big 12.
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Staying in the Big 12 may have resulted in a different overall makeup of this year's team, but if this year's team with its current roster and set of coaches had played a big 12 schedule, it likely would have fared even worse.

 
Packerhuskerfan said:
The quality of recruits doesn't seem the same as the Big 12 days. Either way, we seemed like a much better fit with the Big 12.  We have never really adjusted well to the Big Ten.
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Is that because we aren't in the Big 12, or is it because we're now 12 years further past anything resembling the Huskers of old?

The more time goes by without a breakthrough season, the further we slip in the minds of recruits. And that has nothing to do with what conference we're in, it has to do with getting out of our own way and winning these close games.

 
13 bowls/18 Eligible teams per MSN

need 6 to lose to be considered 

Houston at Central Florida (5-6), FS1, noon ET

Navy* (5-5) at SMU, ESPN2, noon ET

Northern Illinois (5-6) at Kent State, noon ET

Florida Atlantic at Rice (5-6), 1 p.m. ET

Georgia State at Old Dominion (5-6), 2 p.m. ET

Wake Forest at Syracuse (5-6), CW, 2 p.m. ET

Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette (5-6), 3 p.m. ET

Arkansas State at Marshall (5-6), 3:30 p.m. ET

Brigham Young (5-6) at Oklahoma State, ABC, 3::30 p.m. ET

Northwestern at Illinois (5-6), Big Ten, 3:30 p.m. ET









Virginia Tech (5-6) at Virginia, ACC, 3:30 p.m. ET








Wisconsin at Minnesota (5-6), FS1, 3:30 p.m. ET

Washington State (5-6) at Washington, Fox, 4 p.m. ET

Florida State at Florida (5-6), ESPN, 7 p.m. ET

Charlotte at South Florida (5-6), ESPNU, 7:30 p.m. ET

Clemson at South Carolina (5-6), SEC, 7:30 p.m. ET

California (5-6) at UCLA, ESPN, 10:30 p.m. ET

Colorado State (5-6) at Hawaii, 11 p.m. ET

* Navy will play Army on Dec. 9. That game comes six days after the bowl matchups are set, so they must win Saturday to be included on the bowl schedule.




 
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