BIG ERN Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Record: 3-3 (1-2) Series: Tied 2-2 Points Per Game 27.5 l 35.3 Total Yards 442 l 454 Passing 306 l 233 Rushing 136 l 221 ------------------------------------------------------ Points Allowed Per Game 34.3 l 18.3 Yards Allowed 446 l 344 Passing 182 l 203 Rushing 264 l 141 Players to watch: QB David Blough l 148-266 1,756 yards 12 TD 10 INT RB Markell Jones l 82 carries 372 yards 2 TD WR DeAngelo Yancey l 24 receptions 391 yards 3 TD DE Evan Panfil l 16 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 4 sacks Last year's trip to West Lafayette was a game that Nebraska quickly wanted to erase from their memory. The Huskers gave up 55 points as they watched QB David Blough throw all over them with 4 TD and 0 INT. Tommy seems to be banged up again this year, but will play Saturday. Last year backup QB Fyfe had 4 INT and 1 fumble which also didn't help the chances of Nebraska winning. Fast forward a year and Nebraska is 6-0 while Purdue just fired their head coach Darrell Hazzell. The Boilermakers are one of the worst teams in the nation against the rush so look for Nebraska to use a lot of different RBs and hopefully get a lot of younger players in the game. We could really benefit playing a the full game with a good lead to even get some more rest for the following Saturday's big matchup. Areas we need to clean up: Penalty yards (93rd) Tackles for loss (62nd) Net punting (128th) Areas we need to keep up: Scoring defense (17th) Sacks allowed (5th) Time of possession (13th) Prediction: Nebraska 42 Purdue 17 1 Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 No matter what you think of other parts of TA's game, the Huskers being 5th in sacks allowed is a testament to his scrambling ability. Quote Link to comment
Red Five Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Trap Game!!!!!111!!11!1111!!!!!! Just wanted to get that out of the way early. Quote Link to comment
Stone Cold Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Didn't we already have our trap game Quote Link to comment
Elf Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Didn't we already have our trap game Several times I believe. Heck, the trap game stuff probably won't stop until we actually lose a game and then it will be "I told you so". LOL Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I don't think Hazell getting canned is going to make this game any easier. Ever notice how teams will sometimes rally around an interim coach? That said, we should handle these guys. ("Should" is the operative word in that statement. ) Quote Link to comment
MichiganDad3 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Our secondary should be able to get some picks against Purdue. Quote Link to comment
GBRFAN Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Any chance NU comes with a wildcat QB. Purdue sucks at run defense and no chance RF gets the start. I would love to see TA rest his wheels for Wisconsin. Quote Link to comment
txschutte Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I'm thinking they start TA, with lots of touches between Newby and Ozigbo, at least until there is a comfortable lead to send in RF. Quote Link to comment
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