Addressing Pushback On Ranking Nebraska Cornhuskers, Matt Rhule In Top 25 Post Spring Rankings 

Lots of angry iowa fans

Anyone who knows Coach Matt Rhule - as you do -knows he’s building another winner. He’s one of the best coaches around.

This is the year Nebraska gets its national respect back. Been a long time in waiting.

Need a kicker that’s consistent

Nebraska made one of the biggest jumps in talent acquisition on offense this past off-season, and that's compared to the entire country.

If this upset them, wait til they see others listing them ranked 14 lol

It's not only all about the QB. It also has to do with the fact that Nebraska had lost its entire starting offense except the center for the season by the end of October last year. (They lost their 2 best RB's in the same game and lost 5 of the top 6 WR's), so they are now extremely deep on offense. That was the biggest thing we saw in the Spring Game. All the guys that stretch the field they were missing last season that forced them into the offense they were running.

7-0 going into Ohio State!!! In the Kool-Aid hot tub!!! GBR 4 Life!!!

Gooooooo Bigggggg Redddddd !!!!

This guy makes a lot of sense

Absolutely a top 25 team

thank you for your excellent commentary. I think it’s time for the Huskers to get past the one score losses this year and go 8-4

Colorado fans hurt because their not top 10 😂

I believe you are right on. It's more exciting with Nebraska in the mix. GBR!

Didn't even mention the receiving core lol the Big Reds got some playmakers

Thanks a bunch for your excellent info! GBR.

Don't sweat it, JD. All the haters can come back & apologize at the end of the season. GBR!

Let's go! Go Big Red! #Huskers

The only problem with your ranking of Nebraska is that it was too low GBR

If you think Memorial Stadium is loud now, just wait if Nebraska cuts down turnovers, produces explosive plays, and keeps up the defensive success. There will be times you won’t be able to hear the announcers on TV.

Husker fan here, so of course take this with a grain of salt. Very hard to fight one's own biases. That said, yes I do believe this is the first year in a long time where I have real expectations and not just delusional hopes of something resembling a team we can be proud of. This group of players has had a lot go wrong in the past so that does concern me - they don't know how to win together. I believe Dylan Raiola will win the QB battle and IF he can play within himself as a freshman and just manage an offense that has a solid defense behind it and Nebraska can win its first couple of games, including the one with an unknowable Colorado team . . . . . rattle off something known as a "streak" of wins . . . they could catch some fire and make a push toward 10 wins and play for something meaningful in 2024.

I’m a looooooong time Nebraska fan. The rankings I couldn’t care less about. It’s what you do on the field, buying into the coach’s vision, staying disciplined and not negotiating with yourself as a player. Let your play speak for you, stay hungry & be 100% focused on playing football. Practice with intensity! And finish games. That’s Nebraska football.

Good assessment!

Maybe the highest ranked team to ever be chosen the homecoming opponent for four teams (per Scott Dochterman and Mitch Sherman). GBR!

Good content. Smart and well spoken. Huskers only got beaten by Michigan last year. They forced the other 6 teams to beat them. Handed them the ball so many times it was impossible to win. Minnesota game was painful. Took Wisconsin to OT at home, and lost to Iowa who ended up winning the west at 10-2 who was outplayed the entire game. Every stat but score I believe. Painful to be a Husker ever since Bo was fired. Lost most of our huge 40 year records that we won’t ever get back. Thanks for the good content. GBR

I'm drinking the Rhule-Aid! GBR!

Last year, Nebraska against Power 5 opponents gave up 21.7 ppg and scored 15.3 ppg

All those single score losses are a thing of the past... #12 defense in the whole country last year and they're easily as good this year. What you saw in the spring game was a greatly improved offense playing one of the 10 best defenses in the country with some key players on the sideline. This offense is going to be really really good. Can't wait till kickoff.

And with that said. Jus because Dylan is a freshman means nothing anymore. Not with the level of development he's had. Plus some of neb best QB play in the past 10 years has come from freshman. Both Taylor and Adrian Martinez best years were as freshman. Jus a couple examples.

All I want is a season with a higher number for the wins column than losses, and a crappy bowl game invite. If we can get that, I’m happy.

Joe and JD just became wisemen in my book.

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We should be ranked after 110 real husker fan bad teams don't consistently lose one point games they were doing this before rhule and been had a fighting but both our top 2 qb is worth 10 wins

I think people are taking these summer rankings way too seriously. Pre season rankings don't mean anything. They are wrong every year. I think there are a lot of teams around the top 20-30. Nebraska could be anywhere from top 15 to top 40. Who cares it doesn't matter until the season starts. For Nebraska, I never believed in the frost teams. Year to year, no one seemed to progress. Rhule is the complete opposite. Week 1 to week 10, the team did improve. This year, every position looks better than last year, except for the kicker, LBs, and maybe the secondary. That plus the schedule, I'm not doing projections yet. But it is more than reasonable to think nebraska is going to be around the top 25, especially with a defense like that.

Plus A LOT of talk about the amount of injuries they had last year

I can see a respectable 8-4 Nebraska team

I'm a fan till I die GBR that being said I think they should have to earn their way to the top 25 Imo.

BIG 10 champs, National Champ runner up.... ironically we loose by 1 score lol

they go 10-2 and F-Iowa

Dylan threw an int in a spring game - how do you define doing great??? he’s a true freshman with Satt calling plays - it’s going to be ugly period (even with a good defense)

Nebraska could be one of the biggest sleepers this year. They could make a playoff if they get lucky and win against one of the big guys

from huskerland, we just want a bowl game to start. any real husker fan will tell you, we've been humbled. there are crazies out there. but, the core of us just want to see improvement and to get to A postseason. if they do better we'll be ecstatic(and talk trash accordingly), but nobody in nebraska really predicts we'll win the conference.

As a Nebraska fan I think they win 7 games. They will lose some games they are supposed to win it's just what happens a Nebraska. Next year they will have the big jump, over 10 wins.

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Believe it when I see it. They would have to be 8-4, including 5 wins in the B1G. That's plus 3 wins. Believe it when I see it.

I’m mean as a die hard Husker fan, i actually push back on these rankings. We (Nebraska) have not done a single thing to earn these rankings. I honestly feel like the preseason hype is what hurt Nebraska. It puts unrealistic expectations on the players and coaches, and it’s obvious Nebraska does not operate well under pressure. Just like Matt Rhule says just “Shut Up and Play” gotta go earn it 🌽🌽🌽

I'm a Colorado fan and I don't care nothing about ratings hell people do get hurt you know

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One look at that roster and coaching staff and you’ll realize why they are getting the hype

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I wish you would keep them off the Top 25 until they finally earn it. They also don’t have a proven field goal kicker which every game in the Big 10 is close.

GO BIG RED TILL I DIE!!!!!!!

You use Nebraska and the 1 score losses, and you make it a positive thing. Colorado did the exact same thing and you make it negative

They're more of a top 15 team

As a lifelong Husker fan. Nebraska "should" be ranked anywhere 20-30 based on the staff, returning starters, and recruiting caliber. But there is always an elephant sized BUT for Nebraska. They haven't learned how to win and do the intangibles properly consistently enough so you always have to dock them a bit assuming turnovers and shenanigans until they prove those days are over. I'd personally rank them 30-35 or so.

Spring season top 25 lists make me sooo angry😅😅😅

Let's see if they can finally get back to a bowl game for the first time since 2016 before we go and predict them to be a top 25 team... OH WAIT!!!! That's right! This is JD pandering to that delusional and desperate Husker fan base again. My bad.

Nebraska fan and we definitely shouldn’t be sniffing the top 25 until we prove something on the field. But I know yall need your clicks

This is click bait at its finest 😂😂😂

Big deal, top 25, wow, I'm impressed. Start winning games.

We need to lay off the Kool aid a little bit and remember Satterfield is our OC 😂

Dillon Raiola is not going to show out as a freshman. I don’t see it. Nebraska will be mediocre in my opinion.

Huskers havnt earned the top 25. They are 5-7 until proven different. My expectations with a freshman qb.. 5-7. With HH 7-5. To much kool-ade flowing right now. The fact Satterfield is calling plays... and not knowing how much better the oline is. Keep your expectations low.

elite qbs barely qualify to the "only throw 6 ints" statement and he's saying Dylan is going to only throw 6...he's going to have at least 10 😂😂😂

Don't cower to the butt-hurt fans; we're all addicts, not going anywhere. Just be confident in your assessments and eat crow, with panache, when you're wrong!

Ok F the top 25.. going to be behind Oregon, Ohio state USC Michigan in the BIG10!!! now make that top 25 work??? How ????

BAMA TO THE NATTY

Man who do think Nebraska is they have no athletes and satterfield is still calling plays 😭😭😭

Nebraska will be better and make a bowl due to an easy schedule. Not because they’re good.

You rank someone on what you think they can do. Instead of waiting till they show it. Why even play a game if you already know the outcome??? 😂😂😂😂

Nebraska has NO BUSINESS in nobody's Top 25. Stop it

Who is the qb throwing too, they have no receivers, talent is what I’m referring to, most teams have a kid this height and size; those mean nothing production does; the cornflakes are who they have been for the past 25 yrs; ur seeking fan fare and clicks; their fb program is ranked 9th athletically in their state; creighton men’s bball, men’s baseball, creighton women’s volleyball, ne men’s wrestling, baseball, basketball and women’s volleyball have all produced and rank higher than them; no lil red; Go Noles!!

Nebraska is horrible. The ONLY D1 team that hasn't made a 6 win goal game since 2016. I mean...there are like 100 bowl games and Nebraska can't even make one in almost a decade. Hell Kansas makes bowl games. Nebraska needs to earn something, The deserve nothing.

QB play can not get any worse than last year. Worst in my 30 years of life

Iowa corn sucks