Jun

10

Nebraska Picked 4th by Lindy’s and Athlon

Filed Under 2008 Preview, Big 12, Big 12 Preview, Bo Pelini, Corn Feed, Defense, Steve Sipple, The Callahan Error 

You can’t really steal content that has already been stolen.

Plus the JournalStar server has been very unreliable this week.

So I give you Steve Sipple, the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Winner for his heartbreaking commentary about the darkest days of the Callahan Error, giving you his summery of Lindy’s and Athlon predictions for the Huskers.

Thanks Steve. We owe you.

NU fourth in North in Lindy’s, Athlon

Just picked up three shiny preseason college football magazines.

A quick rundown:

Lindy’s predicted order of finish in the :

North Division: 1. Missouri; 2. Kansas; 3. Colorado; 4. Nebraska; 5. Kansas State; 6. Iowa State.

South Division: 1. Oklahoma; 2. Texas; 3. Texas Tech; 4. Texas A&M; 5. Oklahoma State; 6. Baylor.

Lindy’s comments: “Veteran o-line offers QB and RB room to go. Inexperience and outright holes could make defensive improvement slow. has work cut out for him in head coaching debut.

Athlon’s predictions:

North: 1. Missouri; 2. Kansas; 3. Colorado; 4. Nebraska; 5. Kansas State; 6. Iowa State.

South: 1. Oklahoma; 2. Texas; 3. Texas Tech; 4. Oklahoma State; 5. Texas A&M; 6. Baylor.

Athlon comments: “Nebraska could be much-improved under . . . Pelini’s biggest task is bringing the swagger back to a defense that was downright embarrassing in 2007. Helping the situation will be the presence of quarterback , who performed well after taking over for an injured Sam Keller at the end of last season.”

predictions:

North: 1. Missouri; 2. Nebraska; 3. Kansas; 4. Kansas State; 5. Colorado; 6. Iowa State.

South: 1. Oklahoma; 2. Texas; 3. Texas Tech; 4. Oklahoma State; 5. Texas A&M; 6. Baylor.

Steele comments: “To put Nebraska #2 in the North ahead of Kansas is a little scary. The Huskers were just 2-6 in the last year and were outgained by 55.6 yards per game. Their 11 returning starters are tied for second fewest in the . Those factors should have me considering them at the bottom of the but I felt the Huskers underperformed last year . . . The more run-based offense will help the ‘D’ and I list the Huskers’ o-line and d-line each in the top four of the , which is a good thing to have your strength up front. I know Kansas fans won’t appreciate this, as they are a top 10 team and waxed Nebraska 76-39 last year, but I’ll call for the Huskers to be one of the surprise teams in the this season.”

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