Nevada fans knew the Pack’s first two away games of their 2013 season were not going to be easy. At the beginning of the season both UCLA and FSU were predicted to be top 10 BCS competitors. The two teams haven’t fallen short of their expectations. FSU is currently ranked #2 in the BCS standings (As of October 21) and UCLA is shortly behind at #12.
Let’s not forget that the Wolf Pack lost to UCLA by 38 points and FSU by 55 points, proving why Nevada is far from being nationally ranked or even ranked in their conference.
However, the Wolf Pack schedule is quite surprising with some hard losses but also a couple good wins. Take Hawaii for example, The Pack beat the away team easily with a final score of 31-9.
When looking at Hawaii’s schedule one would see that Hawaii, also, lost to Oregon State with a score of 33-14. If the Pack beat Hawaii by more points than Oregon State, then why is Oregon State ranked #25 and Nevada is far from even making any top #50 ranking?
The Pack was so pushed back by their first two away games, UCLA and FSU, that the team lost their motivation. It is great for Nevada to play better teams than them during pre-season but #2? That game only killed Nevada’s confidence and the extra loss pushed the team to think their year won’t be any different from last year (we all remember the, then #1, Oregon Ducks destroying Nevada 69-20).
Next year I would like to see Nevada play some pre-season games against a team more on our level (and maybe a home game to boost our national recognition)!
Current BCS Rankings (espn.com)
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