Are Husker fans setting themselves up for disappointment?

[Al_4_State]

Has a rift in the space/time continuum swallowed that entire state whole yet?

That's all I care about.

 

[MartyFine]

The hype regarding Nebraska football seems to be going off the rails this offseason. Nebraska finished out the season okay but still only had 4 wins. I thought that Adrian Martinez looked talented as well but I have no idea how the rest of the team is.

Many media members have the team in the top 10 and favorites to win the BIG.

With the hype surrounding Frosty the Coachman and the Nebraska football team, are the fans and Nebraska media setting themselves up for disappointment? It sure seems that way to me.

 

[intrepid27]

Even if they don't win it, Scott Frost will proclaim they did and get everyone a ring.

 

[Tornado man]

Probably for this year but this is part of the growing process. I’m not a big Nebby hater (I just don’t care) but Frost is legit and they are going to be a ND kind of program in that tier below the perennial playoff teams like Clemson, Bama, OU pretty soon. That’s just the way it’s going to be.

I would agree with this. Frost has got it going.

 

[Acylum]

Maybe it was just the particular games I watched him last year, but I don’t get the hype for Martinez.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

There is no doubt in my mind that Frost turns it around and the momentum swing will be this year. Go take a look at their schedule and you will understand why everyone is picking them o win the West.

 

[Cyched]

9-10 wins still isn't good enough for those clowns. If Frost doesn't win 10+ games his seat will be hot. **** nebraska.

FIFY. See: Pelini, Bo

 

[NWICY]

The hype regarding Nebraska football seems to be going off the rails this offseason. Nebraska finished out the season okay but still only had 4 wins. I thought that Adrian Martinez looked talented as well but I have no idea how the rest of the team is.

Many media members have the team in the top 10 and favorites to win the BIG.

With the hype surrounding Frosty the Coachman and the Nebraska football team, are the fans and Nebraska media setting themselves up for disappointment? It sure seems that way to me.

We can only hope! I hope they win one game this yr and that is their "rival" Iowa.

 

[Cyder91]

For Husker fans this is like a family reunion. They are hoping and praying they can score and score a lot. However, there is always a chance they fail.

Really like how you address multiple topics with one sentence....

 

[CycloneVet]

I don't know what it will take to see some of their fans truly brought low. That's my goal.

I would love to see them go 6-6 with a baby poop soft schedule. Frost failing to get it done would be sweet.

I agree, if he fails where do they go next? For him to fail it would set them back another 5-10 years

 

[CloneGuy8]

I think he'll be Pelini 2.0. Go 9-3 most years, and they should be happy with that.

 

[flycy]

News in Omaha is talking National Championship hopes this year, so yeah, big let down. Let's see if they can handle Colorado in Boulder even. Big 10 West schedule is garbage as is their defense.

 

[canker2323]

News in Omaha is talking National Championship hopes this year, so yeah, big let down. Let's see if they can handle Colorado in Boulder even. Big 10 West schedule is garbage as is their defense.

First of all, **** that school and state.

People are seriously talking playoffs? They were 4-8 in a weak division last year. Big ten was left out of playoffs as well. I don’t care if there were close losses. You are what your record says you are.

Talk of Nebraska returning to some sort of glory is crazy. It’s still a school in the middle of nowhere and the state borders other states with little populations. Even more so now than 25 years ago. High schoolers today weren’t born when Nebraska was last relevant.

 

[casey1973]

For Husker fans this is like a family reunion. They are hoping and praying they can score and score a lot. However, there is always a chance they fail.

I hope the basketball program follows suit.....

 

[mkadl]

The hype regarding Nebraska football seems to be going off the rails this offseason. Nebraska finished out the season okay but still only had 4 wins. I thought that Adrian Martinez looked talented as well but I have no idea how the rest of the team is.

Many media members have the team in the top 10 and favorites to win the BIG.

With the hype surrounding Frosty the Coachman and the Nebraska football team, are the fans and Nebraska media setting themselves up for disappointment? It sure seems that way to me.

I used to hope Nebraska would got the championship game and lose. Living in range of Nebraska television stations and no cable at the time, created that anti-Nebraska attitude of mine.

 

[awd4cy]

It's purely hype as of July 2019. Nothing has been proven yet. They also have a total trash defense. IMO, there are a lot more questions than answers at this point and let's be honest, this hype only has to do with what Frost did at the directional Florida school.

It was pretty clear that their defense drastically improved from September to November. I don’t think their defense was trash at the end of the year.

 

[MeanDean]

First of all, **** that school and state.

People are seriously talking playoffs? They were 4-8 in a weak division last year. Big ten was left out of playoffs as well. I don’t care if there were close losses. You are what your record says you are.

Talk of Nebraska returning to some sort of glory is crazy. It’s still a school in the middle of nowhere and the state borders other states with little populations. Even more so now than 25 years ago. High schoolers today weren’t born when Nebraska was last relevant.

It's fine to have expectations and hope. But how realistic is it to expect to go from a .333 record to .917 (No hope of making playoffs with more than 1 loss unless SEC)?

So yes, they are setting themselves up for disappointment. A rational fan should be maybe expecting 6-6 and hoping for 8-4. Anything above that is probably not realistic.

 

[Cydkar]

At a family reunion?

 

[awd4cy]

Maybe it was just the particular games I watched him last year, but I don’t get the hype for Martinez.

One thing to consider is that he was only a freshman last year. He didn’t always have great games, but he showed a lot of flashes while also battling injuries

 

[awd4cy]

Purdue won by 2 TDS in Lincoln last year. Right now, I’d pick that game as an “L” for the Huskers.

Ohio State only beat Nebraska by 6 last year in Columbus. Does that mean Nebraska wins that in Lincoln?