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Running Nebraska Through the Eliminator

 
I understand why Georgia is the consensus No. 1 team in the country. That doesn't mean I believe it to be true, and it doesn’t seem like anyone else does either. Returning talent and strong finish aside, nobody seems to think that Georgia can make it through their schedule unscathed but, because college football hates logic the way ‘Bammers hate Aubies, the Dawgs are voted the top team in the country even though everyone can agree that they won’t end up there. Or maybe they will. I wasn’t expecting much out of ESPN The Magazine ’s college football preview, but as it turns out I learned something before I even opened it up. On the overleaf to their Knowshon Moreno cover they diagrammed out “The Eliminator,” a set of statistical milestones every BCS champion has met since 2003. They are as follows: » Continue Reading → Visit Big Red Network for your daily Husker football fix. (link)

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