NU/Auburn in the Cotton Bowl

[bornNUred]

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/3756322

 

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[husker4ever07]

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/3756322

 

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We should be able to beat them. I am glad we dont have to play arkansas

[gamecocks]

Should be a good matchup.

[Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red]

Should be a good one!

[Lawrence Phillips]

Tough game, will we see the Auburn that beat Florida and LSU or the Auburn that looked mediocre against Georgia and Arkansas, there are easier matchups that is for sure.

[Eric the Red]

Cotton Bowl

Dallas, TX

Cotton Bowl

January 1, 2007, Fox

Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC

Bowl Matchup: Nebraska vs. Auburn

 

It appears it's official... GO BIG RED

[huskerfan17]

ive heard the cotton bowl stadium is a dump. i dont understand that because then why would oklahoma-texas play there?

[Touchdown Tommie]

This should be a good game for us!!! I hope we take it to them and go into the offseason like we did last year.

GBR!!!!!!!

[hskrdedhed]

I would have gone to Glendale for the game because there is alot to do recreationally in Arizona, but Dallas Texas is a dump. I will be watching the game from home this time.

[Huskrz65]

Auburn, just as I thought.

http://www.huskerboard.com/forums/index.ph...st&p=142568

[captain obvious]

I am very excited to play an SEC team. I have always wanted a shot at Auburn, in particular.

 

After all the pouting that Tuberville has done this year, it would be nice to show them that the Big XII is a tough conference as well.

 

[Lawrence Phillips]

They key for us will be to put pressure on Brandon Cox, he has been very inconsistent when pressured this year. Good for us since pass rushing is our forte. Offensively we will have our hands full they sport a pretty good defense but they typically do not see the kind of offense we have and that might play out. Lots of short passes underneath should loosen them up a bit.

[HuskerExpat]

ive heard the cotton bowl stadium is a dump. i dont understand that because then why would oklahoma-texas play there?

 

my guess is that it is a dump because they only play two games there a year. texas vs. oklahoma and the cotton bowl. not a lot of money to go back into the stadium from just two games...

[huskerdude171]

If their D isn't as good as OU's, then I think they could win this game. OU is actually 12-1 cause they got robbed by the refs. They could easily be playing for the MNC if that didn't happen.

[AR Husker Fan]

If their D isn't as good as OU's, then I think they could win this game. OU is actually 12-1 cause they got robbed by the refs. They could easily be playing for the MNC if that didn't happen.

Auburn's defense, like much of the SEC, is small but exceedingly fast and quick. Makes them vunerable to a power run game, which is pretty much all Arkansas is. However, it also means that they tend to be able to get to the quarterback pretty well on pass plays. So, ideally, we should see a steady does of the run, with some quick, three-step drop passes from our offense.

 

Auburn shouldn't be able to run on the Huskers. There is not a defense in the SEC that's built like the Huskers - SEC defenses tend to be fast but undersized. That means that we can expect to see a lot of passing. Well, hell, I guess everybody would take that route with the Huskers this year...

 

All-in-all, a winnable game.