2026 Schedule

[Righteous Red]

Someone mentioned that we can’t sleep on Ohio, I agree. Also I might add North Dakota to the mix. Last year they were 8-4, they beat an always tough Northern Iowa team handily, they lost to Kansas State by 2, the rest of their losses were very close.

From Oct 10 starting with:

10/10 Indiana

10/17 @ Oregon

10/31 Washington

11/07 @ Illinois

11/14 @ Rutgers

11/21 Ohio State

11/27 @ Iowa

The only one I feel halfway good about is Rutgers, and that’s away. I was reading that they picked up some excellent Portal D players and they are really focusing on their D this year.

Coach Bret Bielema at Illinois has shed 75 lbs, he will be lean and hungry, and they seem to out coach us.

The rest, Oregon, Washington, Ohio State and Iowa will all be daunting. It always seems that our team is at its best in late August and September, maybe our non conference schedule has a lot to do with this. How we end in Oct and November has defined our losing records for a number of years.

HCMR needs to have the whole team playing with a chip on their shoulder this coming season.

 

[Husker99]

Yeah starting from Oct 10th to the end of season is going to be a meat grinder.

1. Offensively, run the ball.
2. Defensively, stop the run.
3. Be solid to great in the kicking game.
4. Go + in turnover margin.
5. Don't beat yourself.

 

[Huskergod84]

There is a very very simple 100% fool proof way to insure you win every single game on your schedule. And it doesn't matter where you offense, defense, or special teams ranks. It is so simple that I am surprised EVERY coach isnt implementing it into their system. It so simple that its almost nuts more coaches dont tell it to their team.
Score 1 more point than your opponent. Its guarenteed. Its flawless. If you do it you will NEVER lose.

 

[Uenth]

There is a very very simple 100% fool proof way to insure you win every single game on your schedule. And it doesn't matter where you offense, defense, or special teams ranks. It is so simple that I am surprised EVERY coach isnt implementing it into their system. It so simple that its almost nuts more coaches dont tell it to their team.
Score 1 more point than your opponent. Its guarenteed. Its flawless. If you do it you will NEVER lose.

Hire this man immediately!

 

[KansasRed]

There is a very very simple 100% fool proof way to insure you win every single game on your schedule. And it doesn't matter where you offense, defense, or special teams ranks. It is so simple that I am surprised EVERY coach isnt implementing it into their system. It so simple that its almost nuts more coaches dont tell it to their team.
Score 1 more point than your opponent. Its guarenteed. Its flawless. If you do it you will NEVER lose.

A great and fool-proof philosophy! I had a bb coach in high school who always told us "If everybody outscores their man, we win. If you're gonna let your guy score 20 you better be able to score 21." A bit different than football, but the idea...

 

[Doc Fumble]

Score 1 more point than your opponent.

Back in our early Big Ten days, we could light up the field with our offenses. Trouble was, while 'lighting it up,' we'd also turn the ball over 2 or 3 times.

For all the griping about our defenses, they've all been decent. If Rhule had offenses like those early days, we'd be a serious contender. That's why fans shouldn't be handwringing about our schedule. If this season we can **FINALLY** put an offense on the field that can average 4 TDs or more (something Holgorsen has consistently done most of his career), our prospects change dramatically.

 

[SUHnami]

Back in our early Big Ten days, we could light up the field with our offenses. Trouble was, while 'lighting it up,' we'd also turn the ball over 2 or 3 times.

For all the griping about our defenses, they've all been decent. If Rhule had offenses like those early days, we'd be a serious contender. That's why fans shouldn't be handwringing about our schedule. If this season we can **FINALLY** put an offense on the field that can average 4 TDs or more (something Holgorsen has consistently done most of his career), our prospects change dramatically.

Heck with Scotch Frost if we had made one less mistake during 2021 in 8 of our 9 losses we'd have been 11-1. So 8 less mistakes total and that season is not only different but Frost most likely is still here. Heck most of his losses could be attributed to 1 less mistake per game during his tenure and the whole situation is different.

During Rhules 1st year had our Kickers been more consistent we also win 4 more games. Missed FGs cost us in at least 4 of 7 losses.

 

[Uenth]

Heck with Scotch Frost if we had made one less mistake during 2021 in 8 of our 9 losses we'd have been 11-1. So 8 less mistakes total and that season is not only different but Frost most likely is still here. Heck most of his losses could be attributed to 1 less mistake per game during his tenure and the whole situation is different.

During Rhules 1st year had our Kickers been more consistent we also win 4 more games. Missed FGs cost us in at least 4 of 7 losses.

I luv you SUH but if's only count with horseshoes and hand grenades, or so I've been told!

 

[SUHnami]

I luv you SUH but if's only count with horseshoes and hand grenades, or so I've been told!

Lol. My point was is folks say we are close but it never seems to happen across all 3 units and hasn't for over 25 years. One year the O shows up and the defense let's us down. The next the O sucks but we have a great D. The next year it's special teams even if the O and the D are doing ok. Are we snake bitten? Some may say yes. I say it's coaching. Some coaches value o over d and vice versa, some value both and not STs. TO valued all units and made sure we had great coaches for all 3 units.

 

[Uenth]

Lol. My point was is folks say we are close but it never seems to happen across all 3 units and hasn't for over 25 years. One year the O shows up and the defense let's us down. The next the O sucks but we have a great D. The next year it's special teams even if the O and the D are doing ok. Are we snake bitten? Some may say yes. I say it's coaching. Some coaches value o over d and vice versa, some value both and not STs. TO valued all units and made sure we had great coaches for all 3 units.

Agree on all counts SUH!

 

[ATX_Husker]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2046629730133115343

 

[SUHnami]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2046629730133115343

He should say, "Hey look, we have Tennessee on our Non-conf schedule. A Top 25 team we aren't scared to play." Yet we are scared of them and recruits are being told this by other schools. Hey don't go there, they duck good competition.

 

[Doc Fumble]

He should say, "Hey look, we have Tennessee on our Non-conf schedule. A Top 25 team we aren't scared to play." Yet we are scared of them and recruits are being told this by other schools. Hey don't go there, they duck good competition.

If rival coaches think that's the best line they can use against us, they suck at recruiting. We play in the Big Ten for crying out loud.

 

[valiantsailor]

If rival coaches think that's the best line they can use against us, they suck at recruiting. We play in the Big Ten for crying out loud.

Have you ever heard some of the stuff from the white house and congress?

 

[Husker99]

He should say, "Hey look, we have Tennessee on our Non-conf schedule. A Top 25 team we aren't scared to play." Yet we are scared of them and recruits are being told this by other schools. Hey don't go there, they duck good competition.

Yeah ducking Oklahoma and Tennessee was a total coward move by Nebraska. I'm under no illusions, if we had played the Sooners and Volunteers we probably would have lost handily; but at least we wouldn't have been labeled as cowards.

 

[Husker99]

I was going to type a post where I again broke down what I think our 2026 regular season record will be, but I figure with a new defense, new defensive coaches, coaching staff changes, Portal additions and subtractions, it'll be better to just see how everything plays out.

 

[Doc Fumble]

I was going to type a post where I again broke down what I think our 2026 regular season record will be, but I figure with a new defense, new defensive coaches, coaching staff changes, Portal additions and subtractions, it'll be better to just see how everything plays out.

Wise decision, Coach Leatherboots!

In this new Collegiate professional football era,, the days of slotting in team records in April are a crap shoot. Yeah, following the money is always a strong indication, but even that isn’t infallible — just ask Mets fans.

 

[Husker99]

Wise decision, Coach Leatherboots!

In this new Collegiate professional football era,, the days of slotting in team records in April are a crap shoot. Yeah, following the money is always a strong indication, but even that isn’t infallible — just ask Mets fans.

No, that's not it. I just decided not to rehash my negative outlook for Nebraska's 2026 W and L prediction.

 

[Doc Fumble]

No, that's not it. I just decided not to rehash my negative outlook for Nebraska's 2026 W and L prediction.

I gave you props--take the win.

 

[Husker99]

I gave you props--take the win.

I did.