The Blue Board

1. AJ/Sims produce and we find a decent replacement for Carpenter at LT and win NC
2. lose 3 games of these 4- LSU, ARKY, @Miss. St, @UF
3. QB play and LT
RMFT!

What he said except #3................................................
My #3 is if we get into a dogfight with any team this year and it comes down to the kicking game, long FG or many punts and field position, we are on the short end of this stick.

1) 14-0, NC, Heisman, Coach of the Year
2) 0-14, Expelled from Big Ten, NCAA Sanctions, Death Penalty.
3) Scoring less than given opponent

Did I do that right?

Ha, fixed. I'm so used to saying 13-0.

For Nebraska,

1. Best Case Scenario:
We rock Washington in Lincoln with the embarrassing bowl performance in mind, and then ease on through Wyoming to get to Wisconsin. At Camp Randall, Taylor Martinez and Co. play incredibly under the lights as junior running back Rex Burkhead goes nuts out of the WildCat, and multiple freshman (Jamal Turner at WR, Braylon Heard at RB) have big games that throw them into the national spotlight as the spark to Nebraska's offense. After a decisive win, Nebraska then rolls on to beat Ohio State at home in Tressel and Pryor's first game back. Nebraska is officially rolling on all cylinders, and cracks the Top 5. The Huskers proceed to topple Michigan State, Penn State, Michigan, and eventually Iowa on Black Friday. Then head to the inaugural Big Ten Championship game, where they beat [insert team here] and wait to find out if they play for their first national title since 2001.

2. Worst Case Scenario:
One of the non-conference games proves to be a trap game, and we come into Big Ten play at 3-1. Embarrassed because we dropped a game in an incredibly easy non-conference slate (Tennessee at Chattanooga, Fresno St, Washington, Wyoming), Wisconsin dominates a Barney Cotton offensive line and infuriates the Nebraska fan base. The next week is a flame festival online, and Bo's boys don't emotionally recover in time for Ohio State. Pryor comes out playing like he's got something to prove. After being asked by Erin Andrews, "Are you looking forward to playing tight end in the NFL after the lock out?" he throws 6 touchdown passes after Alfonzo Dennard goes out injured. We then drop games at Penn State and at Michigan. Bo Pelini fires Barny Cotton (which is actually not a worst case scenario).

3. Area of Team That Could Cost Us:
Hard to choose, as it comes down to QBs and RBs in my opinion.

I'm sure everyone saw the two sides of Taylor Martinez: Pre-injury like at Kansas State, and post-injury like at A&M. If Taylor plays this coming season as a guy who has matured and accelerated his game? We'll be damn near unstoppable. If he's like he was at the end of last season? There's a question mark. Redshirt Fr Brion Carnes looked sharp in the SG, but Bo has said he has consistency issues. Then there's Cody Green, 4-0 as a starter, but scares the HELL out of every Husker out there when he tucks to run. He's one hell of a player, but not the game changer that Taylor is.

In regards to running back, we're awfully thin. If one of the incoming freshmen doesn't step up, we're going to be in a world of hurt. Rex Burkhead is an INCREDIBLE back, but he cannot take every carry in a system that appears as though it's going to heavily favor the run. We've got Mike Marrow, transfer, coming in as a 'bruiser' but he hasn't been seen yet. And frankly, I'm not willing to bet anything on him until we DO see him.

Remains to be seen.

As I said, we've got three freshman running backs coming in. All three will be given every chance to get playing time, but I would say a lot of it depends on how Braylon Heard looks. Plain and simple - if he brings something to the offense, or maybe special teams, that we don't have elsewhere? He'll play.

But, of the three incoming, I would say he's the most likely to RS next season.

Texas A&M football will finish ranked in the top 10 this year,and will contend for a national championship.