Huge Ten soccer media days are upon us, people. As if the enormous inflatable Oregon Duck floating down the White River in Indianapolis didn’t make extraordinarily clear.
Which implies it’s time for each coach to take the mic in entrance of the nationwide media and lay out their imaginative and prescient and expectations for the season. Some do that a lot better than others.
Second-year Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule is among the higher ones, nevertheless. Which is why when he dropped a line in regards to the Huskers making a bowl recreation right into a remark about scholar teachers, it felt manner too understated.
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Matt, dude, it’s alright to undertaking a bit extra confidence. Certain, Nebraska hasn’t received a bowl recreation because the Obama Administration, however there’s respectable motive for optimism this 12 months!
For starters, the Huskers made some critical strides in direction of the tip of final season’s 5-7 marketing campaign. Regardless of dropping its final 4 video games of the 12 months, three of these losses got here by a mixed 9 factors (at Michigan State, vs. Maryland, vs. Iowa) whereas the opposite was settled in additional time (at Wisconsin).
The staff even have a stud freshman quarterback in Dylan Raiola — the No. 2 QB prospect within the nation in his class per 247 Sports activities. Actually, oddsmakers predict a bowl recreation look out of Nebraska at a minimal.
At BetMGM, the Huskers win whole is about at 7.5 this 12 months after Nebraska failed to succeed in greater than 5 wins in any season since 2016. With a schedule that includes UTEP, Northern Iowa, Illinois, Purdue, Rutgers, Indiana, Wisconsin and Colorado, getting bowl eligible must be the expectation this 12 months.
Nebraska followers have been ready almost a decade to get again so far, Matt. You possibly can hype it up a bit extra.
The Huskers aren’t fairly again but, however there’s no motive to not fake the street hasn’t been paved for his or her return.
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