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Dave Feit

Dave Feit

Joined: Jul 14, 2021

Dave Feit began writing for HuskerMax in 2011. Follow him on Twitter (@feitcanwrite) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/FeitCanWrite)

Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier prepares to throw a pass during the Huskers' 1994 season opener against West Virginia.
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Dave Feit’s Historical College Football Playoffs: Tom Osborne’s 1990s Nebraska Teams

A slow start followed by the Huskers’ greatest era — and what might have happened with Penn State in ’94 and Michigan in ’97.

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Nebraska's Mike Rozier carries the ball during the 1982 Orange Bowl against Clemson. The Tigers finished No. 1 in the polls after their 22-15 win.
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Dave Feit's Historical College Football Playoffs: Tom Osborne's 1980s Nebraska Teams

The Huskers are in all 10 of the decade's hypothetical brackets, including four times with a first-round bye.

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Nebraska quarterback Tom Sorley runs the offense during the Huskers' 17-14 upset of Oklahoma on Nov. 11, 1978.

Dave Feit's Historical 12-Team College Football Playoffs: Tom Osborne's 1970s Teams

All but one of his first seven Nebraska football teams would have made Dave Feit's hypothetical playoffs.

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Nebraska head coach Bob Devaney on the sidelines during the 1972 Orange Bowl game against Alabama. The Huskers defeated the Crimson Tide 38-6 to win the national championship.

Dave Feit's Historical 12-Team College Football Playoffs: The Devaney Era

In his 11 seasons as the Huskers' head coach, his teams would have made the hypothetical playoffs seven times.

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Nebraska's upset of defending national champion Minnesota in 1937 would have enhanced the Huskers' playoff résumé. It was Biff Jones' first game as Nebraska's head coach.
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Dave Feit's Historical 12-Team College Football Playoffs

When would Nebraska have been in the elite field? This exercise starts with the dawn of the AP poll era in the mid-1930s, and the Huskers twice are a top-four seed early on.

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Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule during preparations for the Huskers' 2024 season opener.
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Nebraska Football's Manic Monday

Dave Feit breaks down the news from an extremely busy day for Matt Rhule's Husker program.

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Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson is tackled by Nebraska's Isaac Gifford during the third quarter.
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Dave Feit: Giving the Game Away

The Huskers couldn't get out of their own way long enough to finish what could have been a dominating win over the Hawkeyes in Iowa City.

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Dave Feit's 2024 Husker Gift Guide

Here are a few dozen ideas that will let you avoid settling for the ordinary.

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Nov 23, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola passes during the fourth quarter against Wisconsin.
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Dave Feit: A Narrative-Busting Victory for Nebraska Football

The bowl berth that was secured by beating Wisconsin gives the Huskers the opportunity to focus on the future.

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Nov 16, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers running back Emmett Johnson moves the ball against Southern California Trojans linebacker Mason Cobb during the second half.
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Dave Feit: Is ‘a Chance That's Fair’ Too Much to Ask For?

The Huskers' struggles against USC were compounded by an inexcusable no-call at the finish.

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Defensive lineman Riley Van Poppel celebrates a fumble recovery against Illinois earlier this season. He can play in one more regular-season game as a redshirt.
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2024 Nebraska Football Redshirt Tracker

An unofficial tabulation of games played and games available

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Houston's head coach Dana Holgorsen walks along the sidelines during the Big 12 football game against Texas Tech, Saturday, Sept, 30, 2023, at Jones AT&T Stadium.
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Dave Feit’s Hot Takes on the Huskers’ Holgorsen Hire

“Air Raid” practitioner Dana Holgorsen is taking over as Nebraska football’s offensive coordinator. What does that mean for this week, this season and beyond?

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