The games this weekend that are most likely to shape Nebraska's chances in the postseason.
The ongoing pecking order of importance of games for Nebraska in order to make the playoffs can be listed as follows for every week of the season:
1. Nebraska needs to win. If Nebraska goes undefeated, no other games would stop them. Nebraska would likely make the playoffs with just one loss, and there would still be a shot at making the playoffs with 2 losses, but it would require some outside assistance. 2. Nebraska’s opponents—past and present—need to win. The more they win, the better it looks if Nebraska beats them or—Heaven forefend!—loses to them, especially if it means as many as possible could be ranked as highly as possible.4. Big Ten teams need to beat non-Big Ten teams whenever possible.
Put all of that together, and it is much simpler to determine which games should matter the most to Nebraska fans. With these criteria in mind, here are the most important games for Nebraska this week.…Scheduling an FCS team usually means that you’re buying an extra home game , and you’re expecting to win relatively easily.
With the new 12-team playoff system in place, more teams will have more chances to make the playoffs, and their opportunities will last much longer into the season. This series of articles is intended to continue all season with three subjects per week: reflections on the past week; games to anticipate for the coming week; and an overview of how the whole system is coming together and evolving with projections for who will make the playoffs, bubble teams, power rankings, etc.
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