Top 5 Next Year?

[Straz1999]

USC is in a very similar situation that Miami was in a few years ago. They won a national championship, then lost the title game the next year and now a huge amount of their talent is leaving after that time. They could be a Top 10 team, but without a doubt a top 15. I just wonder how they are going to shake out in their conference. Also they have a tough non-conference game right away against Nebraska which should really show immediately how good Booty is going to be. Miami did make the Orange Bowl after losing the National Championship game the year before.

[broncofan303]

USC is in a very similar situation that Miami was in a few years ago. They won a national championship, then lost the title game the next year and now a huge amount of their talent is leaving after that time. They could be a Top 10 team, but without a doubt a top 15. I just wonder how they are going to shake out in their conference. Also they have a tough non-conference game right away against Nebraska which should really show immediately how good Booty is going to be. Miami did make the Orange Bowl after losing the National Championship game the year before.

Doesn't that remind you of another team as well? Jason White, Michael Clayton, Jamaal Brown, Mark Bradley, Dan Cody? No doubt SC will have talent but you need experience..it'll just kill you that if you have all that young talent but they'll be running around in circles not knowing what to do...(ah hem...Bomar)...

[Calif. Bronco]

Not to mention the fact that USC has been hit by a few significant injuries already in Spring Camp. Like I said, they'll be young and inexperienced but they play in a weak conference so they should be able to win 7-9 games.

[broncofan303]

@Arkansas L
Nebraska W
@Arizona L
@Washington State W
Washington W
Arizona State W
@Oregon State W
@Stanford W
Oregon W
California L
Notre Dame L
@UCLA L

I think 7 games is reasonable, but anything over that is pushing it... I gave them some wins that are tough to come by especially playing a confident Husker team with basically their team back from last year, going into Oregon AND Stanford both places tough to come by...

[Straz1999]

Doesn't that remind you of another team as well? Jason White, Michael Clayton, Jamaal Brown, Mark Bradley, Dan Cody? No doubt SC will have talent but you need experience..it'll just kill you that if you have all that young talent but they'll be running around in circles not knowing what to do...(ah hem...Bomar)...

Well the reason I dont brag too much about the sooners is because USC won those titles. (I am still not over that orange bowl in '04) I do agree that they are not going to win those close games they were used to pulling out in the second half (ala Notre Dame, ASU) but it will be interesting to see because people did say the same thing in '03 when Matt Leinart made his first ever start against Auburn, and we all know what happened then.

[chickennob2]

I'm pretty sure they passed all over every team in the playoffs including us. What they are known for and what they did are completely different. That was a horrible analogy. Another thing is they have a good offensive line, quarterback, and recievers to go with that run. These are all the things I said Oklahoma sucks at. They just arent at all a complete team and I dont see them in top 10. The quarterback was bad enough that I dont see him suddenly learning how to manage games to the national title level.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO LOOK AT THE STATS BEFORE YOU GIVE EXAMPLES. The Bears where known for the defense and running the ball. LOOK WHERE THEY WENT.

How about the ravens a few years back?

[rcsodak]

Nebraska has a good shot at getting top 10. They have been drastically improving especially as the new coaches players are getting to be sophmores and juniors now and able to start. He has done good running his passing offense with a team that was built strictly for the run. Now that he has his players he is getting real good. Plus they play the #1 and 2 team from last year and a lot of other good teams so if they win some of these key games they will be boosted way into the top of the rankings. I say this because a lot of good teams never get a chance to be high ranked because they dont play high enough ranked teams for anyone to rank them.

Excuse me if I don't see your reasoning.....

Since when, has playing a College team a year AFTER they were in the BCS Championship game EVER "boosted" a team "way into the top of the rankings."

If that isn't the most homeristic remark ever typed, I don't know what else it is....

You act like no other team is having sophs and juniors coming in to play.....let alone, seniors and 5th yr seniors!!!!!

NU has been in the top 5 in recruiting how many times in the last 5 years? 4? 3?

Sticking their big toe in for one season doesn't make for a great 'base' to pull from.

Not all highly recruited kids pan out...some get hurt......meaning the team has to then be able to fall back on the 'lesser players', walk-ons, etc.....

Bully for NU! They beat a overhyped Michigan team last year.......and themselves in their scrimmage. :wave:

Look out, world.......Callahan's team is on the looooooose........

[rcsodak]

OKLAHOMA? haha. Not a chance. They need to improve the offense dramatically before they are back on top. Granted they have the best running backs in the country, they still have 0 passing game or o-line. They are just lucky most of the time Peterson doesnt need an o-line in order to run against college defenses.

Taylor

2005                        237 430 2653 55.1 6.17 73 19 12 38 115.94 
2005 Game Log Passing Rushing 
DATE OPP RESULT   CMP ATT YDS CMP% LNG TD INT RAT ATT YDS AVG LNG TD 
9/3 Maine W 25-7  15 36 192 41.7 73 0 2 75.35 2 -5 -2.5 0 0 
9/10 Wake Forest W 31-3  14 33 114 42.4 25 1 1 75.39 2 -5 -2.5 1 0 
9/17 Pittsburgh W 7-6  10 20 93 50.0 36 0 0 89.06 7 -11 -1.6 10 1 
10/1 Iowa State W 27-20  36 55 431 65.5 70 2 0 143.28 7 2 0.3 20 0 
10/8 Texas Tech L 34-31  21 35 229 60.0 24 2 2 122.39 4 1 0.3 12 0 
10/15 @Baylor W 23-14  18 32 168 56.3 31 2 0 120.98 5 30 6.0 10 0 
10/22 @Missouri L 41-24  22 43 281 51.2 34 2 2 112.10 6 -46 -7.7 0 0 
10/29 Oklahoma L 31-24  25 45 249 55.6 25 2 2 107.81 16 -15 -0.9 21 0 
11/5 @Kansas L 40-15  14 26 117 53.8 30 1 1 96.65 4 -9 -2.3 10 0 
11/12 Kansas State W 27-25  21 31 220 67.7 34 2 0 148.65 3 11 3.7 3 0 
11/25 @Colorado W 30-3  27 43 392 62.8 38 2 0 154.71 13 16 1.2 12 0 
MasterCard Alamo Bowl Michigan W 32-28  14 31 167 45.2 52 3 2 109.44 7 -10 -1.4 12 0

Bomar

2005                        167 308 2018 54.2 6.55 55 10 10 19 113.48 
2005 Game Log Passing Rushing 
DATE OPP RESULT   CMP ATT YDS CMP% LNG TD INT RAT ATT YDS AVG LNG TD 
9/3 TCU L 17-10  2 5 19 40.0 17 0 0 71.92 2 13 6.5 28 0 
9/10 Tulsa W 31-15  5 13 42 38.5 11 0 2 34.83 6 -13 -2.2 15 0 
9/17 @UCLA L 41-24  20 29 241 69.0 27 0 0 138.77 15 28 1.9 18 1 
10/1 Kansas State W 43-21  12 22 139 54.5 25 1 0 122.62 8 67 8.4 42 1 
10/8 @Texas L 45-12  12 33 94 36.4 17 1 1 64.23 12 9 0.8 13 0 
10/15 @Kansas W 19-3  16 31 206 51.6 40 1 2 105.17 7 -14 -2.0 3 0 
10/22 Baylor W 37-30  24 42 269 57.1 34 1 2 109.28 8 -17 -2.1 5 1 
10/29 @Nebraska W 31-24  14 28 157 50.0 22 0 0 97.10 7 11 1.6 11 0 
11/12 Texas A&M W 36-30  20 28 298 71.4 42 1 1 165.47 7 28 4.0 32 1 
11/19 @Texas Tech L 23-21  12 26 118 46.2 20 1 0 96.97 7 25 3.6 8 0 
11/26 Oklahoma State W 42-14  13 21 206 61.9 55 3 1 181.93 2 29 14.5 15 0 
Pacific Life Holiday Bowl Oregon W 17-14  17 30 229 56.7 34 1 1 125.12 9 14 1.6 12 0

Wow, jns.....do you look before you type?
For somebody that threw for only 80 yards in his first two games combined, I'd say Bomar IS grown up.......

...look at the disparity in the atts/comps between the two. You'll see a qb who COULD pass and a qb who HAD to pass. OU had a running game, which means Bomar had the advantage of learning as he went, without having to worry about losing a game for them

I'd be more worried about the missing husker running game than about OU's passing game.......

[rcsodak]

ALLLLLL magazines and sports writers also said that the Colts where going to win the super bowl. Most every one of them said USC was going to win the national title. Until the season ends, noone is ever right. Especially before it even starts.

It's funny how certain posters BRAG when their college/pro team is 'picked to win' by mags and/or sports writers......

...but are the first to bastardize them, should they NOT speak highly of them... .....

[rcsodak]

3) You guys are sure are banking on that spring game. You better hope they turn out...

And you're not?

NU had NO running game last year, which means they won't have one this year either......

That sound about right, with your trains of thought?

[rcsodak]

Yeah, guess what...3 of our starting LB's were out at one point last year. Still feel pretty good about being 1 place ahead of us?

Since when did NU become a "lb factory"?

You've got a ways to go, yet......


I just can't wait to see 'ol Coz blow another game........

[Nick7]

Bully for NU! They beat a overhyped Michigan team last year.......and themselves in their scrimmage. :wave:

Overhyped? 7-4 with the toughest schedule in the nation?

[Nick7]

And you're not?

NU had NO running game last year, which means they won't have one this year either......

That sound about right, with your trains of thought?

I guess I don't understand how that corresponds with my statement....

BTW, towards the end, our running game started to improve mostly due to our o-line play. I believe it was the same time Bomar turned into a god.

[Nick7]

Since when did NU become a "lb factory"?

You've got a ways to go, yet......


I just can't wait to see 'ol Coz blow another game........

I never said we were a factory...you take any team, and take away three of their starting LB's, you'll see a change.

I sure liked how '' 'ol coz'' blew that last game of the season, as well as the K-state game. Also note this is a team that had a couple close calls (Texas A&M, 30-36?).

[rcsodak]

Overhyped? 7-4 with the toughest schedule in the nation?

Since when was MU granted the #1?
OU EARNED that.

Look at some stats, teams played, etc....and persuade me that MU wasn't overhyped.

Take your time.......