And so it begins...(tracking Coach Prime decommits/transfers) (32 Viewers)

huskerj12 said:

I don't expect Raiola to be a finished product of course, but I also don't think it's crazy to count on him to be a clear positive factor immediately... I mean his ceiling is insane, he won't be at his ceiling, but even his floor could pretty easily be the level of like, Casey Thompson, right?

He is not going to look or act like a normal freshman. I fully expect him to be a difference maker in our favor right off the bat.

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huskerj12 said:

I don't expect Raiola to be a finished product of course, but I also don't think it's crazy to count on him to be a clear positive factor immediately... I mean his ceiling is insane, he won't be at his ceiling, but even his floor could pretty easily be the level of like, Casey Thompson, right?

He is not going to look or act like a normal freshman. I fully expect him to be a difference maker in our favor right off the bat.

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Pepe Silvia said:

People keep talking about Raiola making freshman mistakes as if our QBs last year weren't making some of the worst freshmen mistakes you'll ever see, and they were upperclassmen

Even if Raiola makes all those same mistakes, the positives will still be much better than last year. We had the worst QB pay in the P5 last season, ffs

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Pepe Silvia said:

People keep talking about Raiola making freshman mistakes as if our QBs last year weren't making some of the worst freshmen mistakes you'll ever see, and they were upperclassmen

Even if Raiola makes all those same mistakes, the positives will still be much better than last year. We had the worst QB pay in the P5 last season, ffs

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Baron Winnebago said:

Yeah. I don't know what games people watched with Haarberg where they'd think he's some kind of improvement in basically any dimension other than taking 1 in 15 "options" over 10 yards. Options is in quotes because Haarberg apparently couldn't even process fast enough to know if he needed to pitch it so he never did

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HerbRedman said:

Yeah, actually if Dylan has his worst game of 2024 vs Colorado.....it will still be better than the game Jeff Sims played vs CU last year.

This is why I'm a bit puzzled by the CU fans' confidence for this game. They got a QB that literally performed at an F-- level last year....and it was still a close game in the 3rd Q. And CU was at home w literally their best home crowd ever.

I believe that even if Dylan has a C+ outing we will still win at home. If he has an A- or better day we'll win by 3 TDs.

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Kazman5k said:

Also think the OC change is gonna play a bigger part than people think. That game was early enough that Sean Lewis was still able to draw up a good offense before Deion put him in the dog house. Now they have caveman Pat shurmur giving his first try at calling a college offense.

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Stan Raymond said:

Excellent point. I think Lewis is the only reason they won games last year. His scheme mitigated the fact that Colorado doesn't have a run game and was very poor at OL, things that haven't changed much. Look at the offensive production under Shurmur at the end of the year, pretty pedestrian.

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HerbRedman said:

Not to shit on your point, but I still think CU probably wins that game last yr even with Shurmur.

As I recall watching it, our D was basically gassed due to Sims's mistakes and inability to move the ball. I think if we fix that that's the much bigger factor.

BUT if I rewatched it, maybe I feel differently. I do think Lewis called an A+ game vs TCU and NU. You'd think it'd be hard for Shurmur to equal that.

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HerbRedman said:

Not to shit on your point, but I still think CU probably wins that game last yr even with Shurmur.

As I recall watching it, our D was basically gassed due to Sims's mistakes and inability to move the ball. I think if we fix that that's the much bigger factor.

BUT if I rewatched it, maybe I feel differently. I do think Lewis called an A+ game vs TCU and NU. You'd think it'd be hard for Shurmur to equal that.

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BIG TONE SOPRANO said:

You guys are obsessed with the Puffs

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2010sarenevercoming said:

It's called hating, and it's awesome.

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HerbRedman said:

I get ya. And this Raiola as Neo theory might actually turn out to be correct, but I'm not factoring that into my prediction.

I will likely pick Nebraska for the following reason: we were very even with them last year (until our QB imploded) and almost every single variable that has changed from 2023 to 2024 is in Nebraska's favor.

Changes from 2023 game:
1. Home field (adv NU)
2. NU offense better (adv NU)
3. NU QB better (adv NU)
4. NU WRs way better (adv NU)
5. CU OC slightly worse (adv NU)
6. CU loses Edwards (adv NU)
7. CU mystique lessened/they went 4-8 (adv NU)
8. NU 2nd yr of a proven HC (adv NU)

I see Nebraska as the better team by maybe -7 to -8 on a Vegas score sheet. I just don't see where CU upgraded enough to change my calculation.

The only way I'd pick CU is if I was convinced that Raiola is going to contribute to 3 or more turnovers. I do think Dylan will have his share of turnovers this year but I think he'll do enough in the CU game to get the win. He'll at the very least be a big improvement from Sims. And even with Sims we were fairly even with CU until he started throwing the game to pay off his bookie. I just don't see where CU has improved enough to make me like them to win a huge road game like this.

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Cornicator said:

Huskers -6.5 as of today on Draft Kings. I expect Nebraska to beat UTEP in the 42-10 range. I think CU beats NDSU like 45 - 34. The spread will likely remain close to that going into game week, barring any major injuries or scandals.

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Lionsfan93 said:

You forgot to mention that despite only being around -6.5, the Skers beat the piss out of the Buffs and cover easy...

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Tsakoi said:

Ummmmm....guys? They aren't serious about football in Boulder.

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Tsakoi said:

Ummmmm....guys? They aren't serious about football in Boulder.

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Tsakoi said:

Ummmmm....guys? They aren't serious about football in Boulder.

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