&@#%! NjHawk (Football GOD) makes his big 12 north predictions

[fatty fat fat]

Okay, I plotted out schedules and this is what I came up with:

1st: NU at 6-2 - Wins are ku, @ISU, @KSU, @OSU, Mizzoo, CU. Losses are to UT and @aTm. This is consistent with the way the Huskers finished last year. I can't explain the aTm game, just a feeling, so feel free to pile on..........

2nd: ku at 5-3 - Wins are aTm, OSU, CU, KSU, @Mizzoo. Losses are to NU, @BU, @ ISU. That is consistent with ku's home and away trend over the past couple of years as well as Mangino's ownership of Pinkle and his very, very, very tiny brain...

3rd: ISU at 4-4 - Wins are @KSU, ku, @CU, Mizzoo. Losses are to @UT, NU, @ OU, T-Tech. Severe losses on defense and brutal south rotation hurt the 'Clones. On the upside, ISU doesn't play the last two weeks of the season, so they'll be less likely to choke away games. (and before ISU fans get whiny about this, that is actually a slam against ku if you think about it.....)

4th: Mizzoo at 2-6 - Wins are CU and KSU. Losses are @Tech, @aTm, OU, @NU, @ISU, ku. Consistent with Pinky's road woes and the fact that he is Mangino's @#%$.

5th: CU at 1-7 - Win is KSU. Losses are to Mizzoo, BU, Tech, @OU, @ku, ISU, @NU. Talent losses start to hurt Buffs and I don't think Hawkins is the man for the job. Brought his matador DC and left his genius OC in Boise and the rest of his staff are paid like TA's staff were. Recipe for disaster. They get the nod over KSU simply because its a home game for them

6th: KSU at 0-8 - Wins are none. Losses are @BU, OSU, NU, @Mizzoo, ISU, @CU, UT, @ku. This is consistent for a new coach (with the most inexperienced staff in D1) inheriting a team with a huge talent gap (worst DL, OL and RBs in the conference) and a brutal noncon schedule. Prince may turn KSU around, but the talent isn't there this year and the learning curve will be too steep for the staff.[/size]

Cheers,
NJ Hawk

[FBWillie]

I needed a morning laugh.  Thanks Fatty.

[ksuno1stunner]

they have no idea that they are about to experience ksu seasons 2004/5, but 10x worse

[sonofdaxjones]

What else did you expect, and no I am not someone who runs around saying KSU is going to win the North either.

If the Best Mangino could do with 13 all conference listee's on his team last year, was 5 regular season D1 wins, and an offense still stuck in neutral, and the 95th worst offense in the country (again) ... I don't see how they can be so cocky with a RS-Freshman as QB, a suspect receiving corp and and I don't care what the squawks claim, a suspect O-Line.

Plus, don't underestimate that Fatboy is likely to be under the microscope, because ku stands tall before the MAN in August and if they do what they should do to the academic frauds, they'll be working with fewer scholarships for a couple of years, and fewer coaches on the recruiting trail as well.  So if Fatass flops, I'd lean heavily to Fat Lew making a change after the season.

[Dan Rydell]

That thread is ridiculous.  Every one of them has KSU and CU picked to finish 5/6, just because of the new coaches.  In a normal division, sure...but this is the Big XII North we're talking about here, which redefined the word "suck" last year.  There are wayyyy too many question marks for every team in the north to make any sort of accurate prediction, other than that Nebraska looks to possibly have the inside track heading into next season.

Nebraska -- seemed to put it together at the end of last season, but I still want to see Cally prove himself before I'm buyin'.
ku -- loses most of their defense and have a new starter at QB.  
ISU -- look up "choke" in the dictionary.  Have no killer instinct whatsoever.
MU -- New QB, the Pinkel factor.
KSU -- New coach, but also a lot of returning players.  Talent at QB.
CU -- all around.

If I had to place a bet, it would be the following:

NU, ISU, and MU finish in the top half of the north.
KSU, ku, and CU finish in the bottom half of the north.

[sonofdaxjones]

The only reason I'd lean to NU winning the North is because I think they do have enough talent to overcome Slashahan, and a division that has two new coaches, and 3 other programs that have never shown any consistancy, or done anything above mediocrity.

[MrWhite]

I'd love to see ISU win the North this year.

[pissclams]

I think NJ Hawk's analysis is spot on, the guys a friggin' genius.

[ds43fan]

I think NJ Hawk's analysis is spot on, the guys a friggin' genius.

[swish1]

I'd love to see ISU win the North this year.

id love to see kstate win the north this year

[hubka7]

we are screwed

[PowercatPosse]

That entire thread topic on the phoggy was riot.  Jayhoax and Miltshake 21 are 2 of the biggest ku douchebags around, and had us going 1-7 (milty said maybe even 0-8) 

ku fans think ---  1) they are a dominant home team now.  They had one good year at lowrents and they think they are tough at home now.  They were 1-3 at home vs the big 12 in 04, with that win being a 3 pt squeaker.  They beat the 2 worst Big 12 teams at home and lost to Northwestern in 03'

2) The beakers point to their schedule as the main reason they finish 1st-3rd this year.  Ksu also plays Osu and Baylor, but the schedule is NOT an advantage for us.  Not to mention our road games are against the bottom half (CU, MU, ku, BU)

3) returning 19 starters does not matter.  Most times when 19 starters come back, a team improves (especially when that team was young and had numerous OL injuries) 

[michigancat]

3) returning 19 starters does not matter. Most times when 19 starters come back, a team improves (especially when that team was young and had numerous OL injuries)

Returning starters are only a good thing if they were really, really good.*





*This does not apply to ku's offensive line.

[FBWillie]

3) returning 19 starters does not matter. Most times when 19 starters come back, a team improves (especially when that team was young and had numerous OL injuries)

Returning starters are only a good thing if they were really, really good.*





*This does not apply to ku's offensive line.

So the differance between KSU 01-02 and 02--03 was what?