Recent content by ryoder1

Dixon was a huge recruit out of Southern California. He is starting to pay big dividends and hopefully a lot more next season. Having two elite corners who are mentally astute and tough is huge. Hopefully we can lock down the opponent's top WRs next season. Campbell did well to keep both...

How do Wisconsin and Iowa do it? Where did the Iowa coach come from because he is doing a very good job, in my opinion? I know it was a non Power 4 school. They get these guys who can shoot lights out. Wisconsin takes 50% of their shots behind the 3 line and make 11 or 12 a game. We...

Indiana can hand them the third loss. But the game is in Ann Arbor so no gimmie for the Hoosiers. I see them beating Okie. Of course, a lot hinges on Whittingham's coaching and how Underwood develops. My guess is they will be tough as nails on defense, physical like a typical Whittingham...

My overall point is Penn State with 10 wins is by no means a lock for the playoffs because of the weak schedule. I don't see us finishing in the top 3. I think that will be OSU, IU and Oregon. They all may only have one loss with OSU just losing to Texas on the road. Your projections are...

We need to keep who we have as the projected starters or we are in trouble. That is Howard and I think the two ISU guys who came over. If they don't like who we bring in then they could leave in the summer. Although working to our advantage is it is really late to transfer in the summer so...

All these teams have returning talent. Indiana for example is replacing Mendoza with an outstanding portal transfer from TCU. They picked up Nick Marsh (remember him?) from MSU at WR and got an excellent LB. Plus they have returning talent from a team that just won the NC. Oh, and probably...

Yes, I can see Campbell changing the soft culture to a tough, disciplined team that actually steps up in big games and at winning time. Something the BGJ teams could not do. I think this was a core reason that he was hired. With that said, I see it being a tall task to knock off either...

I don't see us getting in as the 5th B10 team if our lone good win is vs USC, for example. Depending on how it goes in the SEC, B12 and the ACC, we may not get in as the 4th B10 team at 10-2. Not out of the question. Four from SEC, three from B10, three from B12 and ACC, ND and Group of 5...

We all know we have an easy schedule. 9-3 should be a layup but we want 10-2 so we have a good shot at the playoffs. Right? Well I am not so sure 10-2 gets us in. Indiana's emergence has put another power team at the top along with OSU, Oregon, Michigan, USC and throw us and Washington in...

The picture of NW's stadium looks like it is much bigger than 35,000 capacity?

2025 was such a bust and then throw in injuries and it is a hard comparison. We could compare to 2024. I am not going to go through each position group but I believe our defense is significantly worse than '24's group. No Carter, no Durant, no DDS, no Wheatley., no Reed The offense may be a...

This makes sense to me. The USC game could be a loss. However, I agree with the analysis of USC being a poor road team going east and this could be the WO so advantage to us. 10 wins could very well get us in the playoff.

I agree that the D line is a question mark and probably the biggest along with how Becht develops and performs. Granville would have started this year or actually played a lot but not started because Franklin would have chosen the senior Fisher over him. But he is coming back from a serious...

All I know is Cignetti won more big games in 5 weeks than Franklin could in a career. Seriously can you ever imagine Franklin going on a run like Cignetti did? Franklin would surely find a way to screw it up even with a guy like Mendoza. Actually, if Franklin was able to get Mendoza he would...

Yep and they were lucky to even be playing Denver as that interception call was terrible in the Buffalo game. If Buffalo wins that game I believe they go into NE and beat the Cheatriots.