How is that any different than the last 5 years they’ve missed a bowl?
Their schedule
shouldn't be a problem, but then again, it's hard to believe that a school with *resources* like Nebraska hasn't been able to find 6 wins in a year for awhile.
OOC: North Dakota (not State), Georgia Southern, Oklahoma. Should be 2-1 unless the ongoing dumpster fire has spread to the tire pile.
East: Indiana, @Rutgers and @MI. Should be 2-1, but Rutgers might be tougher than expected. This is a whole lot nicer than their East slate last year, which was @Mich St, Michigan and Ohio State.
Week 1 is against NW in Ireland, which is a great situation for a program that's struggled with consistency and (on field) discipline and with a new QB. Plus it's week 1 to boot.
Fun fact, Frost's buyout drops after week 6, which is their bye between Indiana and @Rutgers. Anything less than 3-2 at the bye and I don't think they make a bowl.
Week 8-10 is really their make or break - they've consistently missed bowls because they can't beat Purdue, IL and MN (plus NW). They play these three in succession, with @Purdue and the other two at home back to back. If they aren't at six wins by this point, it's probably not going to happen.
Their season closes with games @MI, WI and @IA. It's going to be very tough if they need another win to get to 6.
Wins: North Dakota, Georgia Southern, IN
Tossups: NW, @Rutgers, @Purdue, IL, MN
Losses: OU, @MI, WI, @IA
