Originally Posted by garn91 
Hate to dissappoint ya, but the Husker offense isn't changing. IMO, just an average Nebraska defense is good for an additional 3 wins.
Pelini worked wonders with the Husker defense in 2003, turning around a defense that was horrible in 2002. Will the same hold true in 2008? Who knows.
With the exception of possibly Marlon Lucky, there isn't anyone on the offensive side of the ball that will scare anyone in the Big 12. Didn't they lose pretty much all of their WR from last year? The O-line is marginal, and Joe Ganz is pretty average compared to other Big 12 QBs.
On defense, the two starting OLB (at this point) are a converted RB who's never played the position and a Sr walk-on with about 5 career tackles (I'm too lazy to look it up). Do you really think they'll be better than Ruud, Octavian, McKeon, et al? I don't. The Husker secondary got lit up repeated last year by the likes of Ball State, and I don't know why they'd be much better this year.
Good coaching can only do so much with mediocre talent, something
ISU fans are experts on. I think Nebraska will soon contend for the North crown, but it won't be this year.
