Saunders Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Game 3 “Expert” Picks: Nebraska @ Fresno State CollegeFootballNews.com http://cfn.scout.com/2/1450248.html Nebraska (2-0) at Fresno State (0-2) Sept. 13, 10:30, CBS Sports Network Here's The Deal: Nebraska didn’t actually lose last week to McNeese State, but it got lumped into the whole Big Ten Sucks narrative after needing some late heroics to get past an FCS team. But 2-0 is 2-0, and while the style points all came in the opener against Florida Atlantic, this might be a chance for the offense to stretch its legs a little bit against a Fresno State team that has yet to play a lick of defense to start the season. The Bulldogs were never going to be a brick wall, but after getting blown out by USC and Utah by a combined score of 111 to 40, they need something to kickstart the season. With Southern Utah and New Mexico up next, the chances are there to quickly turn things around, but coming up with a stop first would be nice. This is just the second time the two teams have played with Nebraska winning in 2011 42-29. Why Fresno State Might Win: So how did McNeese State almost pull off the massive upset? The Nebraska offense struggled to keep the chains moving while the defense couldn’t come up with a stop on two long fourth quarter scoring drives – a 98-yard pick six also helped the Cowboys’ cause. Can Fresno State control the clock a bit? The talent is there in the backfield to run a bit, it just hasn’t kicked in quite yet because … Why Nebraska Might Win: It’s hard to commit to the ground game when the defense gives up 31 points in the first half. Utah jumped all over the Bulldogs, as did USC, and now the D is among the worst in the nation in just about every major category. The run defense hasn’t been close, allowing 268 yards per game, and the secondary is giving up 346 yards an outing. Nebraska might be having a few issues, but the offense has been terrific so far. Ameer Abdullah had a hard time getting loose against McNeese State, but he should have wide open lanes to fly through against a Fresno State defensive front that’s getting blown off the ball way too easily. Who To Watch Out For: Is anything working right for the Bulldogs? All-America safety Derron Smith has yet to come up with a pick – the team hasn’t intercepted a pass – but he’s making plays where he has to with 20 stops in the two games with a tackle for loss and a broken up pass. Now he needs more help from the front seven that has just two sacks – the Huskers have given up just one sack so far. What’s Going To Happen: Nebraska isn’t going to be afraid to keep feeding the ball to Abdullah and the offense should do whatever it wants to. Fresno State is far, far better than it’s looked so far, but it’s in for one more week of problems. Prediction: Nebraska 41 - Fresno State 27 ————— BTN.com http://btn.com/2014/09/10/week-3-see-our-predictions-for-all-10-big-ten-football-games/ Sean Merriman: Nebraska 35 - Fresno State 23 Brent Yarina: Nebraska 35 - Fresno State 24 Tom Dienhart: Nebraska 35 - Fresno State 21 Matt Weaver: Nebraska 41 - Fresno State 31 ————— ESPN Big Ten Blog http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/98521/big-ten-predictions-week-3-4 The Huskers get a scare, but they finally pull away in the fourth quarter behind RB Ameer Abdullah. Nebraska 34 - Fresno State 24 ————— Athlon Sports http://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-ten-2014-week-3-preview-and-predictions David Fox: Nebraska 31 - Fresno State 10 Braden Gall: Nebraska 44 - Fresno State 24 Steven Lassan: Nebraska 45 - Fresno State 20 Mitch Light: Nebraska 44 - Fresno State 20 ————— USA Today http://q.usatoday.com/2014/09/11/usa-today-sports-college-football-picks-for-week-3/ Nicole Aurbach: N Paul Myerberg: N George Schroeder: N Erick Smith: N Eddie Timanus: N Dan Uthman: N Dan Wolken: N ————— Yahoo! Sports http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/picks?w=3 Pat Forde: N Graham Watson: N ————— Big Red Wrap-Up http://netnebraska.org/media/media.php?bin=NET&vidgroup=40166930 Kevin Kugler: Nebraska 31 - Fresno State 21 Blake Lawrence: Nebraska 34 - Fresno State 28 Adrian Fiala: Nebraska 31 - Fresno State 24 ————— Quote Link to comment
BoKnowsD Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Go Get em boys! Quote Link to comment
tmfr15 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Nebraska wins by AT LEAST three scores. Quote Link to comment
Redux Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Fresno State forfeits due to hurt feelings caused by our look alike thread Quote Link to comment
Hooked on Huskers Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 You watched BYU/Houston half time show? Not May but Brian Griese said upset. Still holding a grudge (1997)? Quote Link to comment
Guy Chamberlin Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 What score would surprise you? Seriously. I'm running through all the scenarios and they're all plausible. Quote Link to comment
hskrfan4life Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Go big red! Quote Link to comment
bale Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 What score would surprise you? Seriously. I'm running through all the scenarios and they're all plausible. Fresno - 133 Nebraska - 0 2 Quote Link to comment
admo Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I don't see these two teams playing a close game. The only way that happens is if we do not get our offense in an early rhythm, and if their QB is too mobile against our Defense. And maybe some stupid turnovers. It's their home opener, so if those two to three things happen than there could be some suspense. Quote Link to comment
LumberJackSker Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I'm going to guess its a close one score game going into the 4th quarter and Nebraska pulls away late and wins by 13 Quote Link to comment
Hedley Lamarr Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 A score that would surprise me would be NU 4 FSU 1 2 Quote Link to comment
Hunter94 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 NU should, by all accounts win by 21+.........although a 4 point win would not be surprising. Quote Link to comment
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