Bruce Feldman’s Bold Nebraska Football Prediction Draws Eye Rolls and Fire
When Bruce Feldman speaks, the college football world listens — whether to agree, to scoff, or to throw up their hands in disbelief. His latest prediction about the Nebraska Cornhuskers has done more than raise eyebrows; it’s triggered outright guffaws and impassioned debates in both Lincoln diners and SEC fan forums alike. Feldman, a respected national college football insider, recently predicted that Nebraska will finish the 2025 season not only with ten wins but as a dark horse candidate for the College Football Playoff. Cue the eye rolls, the snickers, and the social media meltdowns.
“It’s not as crazy as it sounds,” Feldman said during a national podcast. “They’ve got a nasty defense, a quarterback who’s matured, and a schedule that sets up for a run. Matt Rhule is turning that culture faster than anyone expected.”
Predictably, the comment section was flooded with derision. “Ten wins? Nebraska can’t even spell ten,” wrote one salty Michigan fan. A Texas supporter quipped, “They’ll be lucky to get ten touchdowns all season.”
Feldman’s argument is rooted in a mixture of optimism, stats, and football gut instinct. Nebraska returns a top-15 defense, one that quietly ranked among the nation’s best in sacks and run defense last season. The offense, though anemic in 2024, saw glimpses of life late in the year. With five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola transferring in and assuming the starting role, the Huskers suddenly have a signal-caller who can push the ball vertically — a weapon they haven’t wielded since the days of Tommy Armstrong Jr., and even then, it wasn’t pretty.
The controversial part isn’t just the win total. It’s who Feldman sees Nebraska beating. In his projection, the Cornhuskers knock off Penn State in Happy Valley, upend Wisconsin in Madison, and stun USC in Lincoln under the lights. And yes, he predicts a competitive loss — not a blowout — against Michigan.
“I’ve watched spring ball. This team looks mean,” Feldman added. “They’re not the soft, mistake-prone team we’ve seen for a decade.”
But critics argue Nebraska’s depth isn’t there. They point out the program hasn’t had a winning season since 2016 and that Rhule, despite his reputation as a program-builder, still finished 5-7 last year. “Culture doesn’t win games. Talent and depth do,” ESPN’s Paul Finebaum retorted. “And Nebraska isn’t there yet.”
Whether Feldman is clairvoyant or simply drunk on cornstalk Kool-Aid, his prediction has reignited the eternal spark of Husker hope. For a fanbase clinging to the ghosts of Osborne’s dynasty, the idea of relevance, of power, of matter, is intoxicating.
So yes, maybe it’s eye-roll worthy. Maybe it’s even laughable.
But as Feldman calmly concluded, “You can laugh now. We’ll see who’s laughing in November.”
