Huskers open as 14 point favorites vs Illini

I’d just assume we’re 7 point dogs and plan accordingly. This offense hasn’t proven anything except that they can look confused most of the time.

Don’t plan on getting bailed out by the defense every game.

 
teachercd said:
Yikes, that is a bad line.

Anyway, go get your money on Wisconsin -7 at NW.
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- 7??   One would easily think Wisc wins by 10, 12, 24, etc....

Something smells too fishy.  I feel like I should consider the Wildcats. 

 
admo said:
- 7??   One would easily think Wisc wins by 10, 12, 24, etc....

Something smells too fishy.  I feel like I should consider the Wildcats. 
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Not to further derail this thread, but Wisky is 1-5 over their last 6 at Northwestern. They won last year on the strength of 2 defensive touchdowns, Wisconsin only had 243 yards of offense - less than the 255 they have up to the historically bad NW offense. He's gone now, but Jonathan Taylor had 245 total rushing yards in his 3 career games against NW - he had 249 in one game against us, and 200+ in each of the others as well. NW is pretty well equipped to stop Wisconsin, they just may not be able to score enough for it to matter.

 
Undone said:
I'd have to really disagree that Purdue & Maryland have more speed and athleticism. We probably might if you count all of the freshmen.
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Then you haven’t actually watched them play it would seem. 

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Hilltop said:
I'm convinced Nebraska could win by 20 on Saturday and half the members on this board would be upset about something.... 
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huskerfan74 said:
You severely underestimate Wisconsin...in my honest opinion, the current Wisconsin team reminds me a lot of our beloved Huskers of the 80s and 90s. They play to their strengths and the adapt to each opponent they play. I really hope we can be like them. They don’t beat themselves...they have solid defense, and are very disciplined. Wisconsin coaches have done miracles with the talent they get. Think about it. Their talent pool of recruits is not as strong as penn state, Ohio state, or Michigan, yet I give them a decent chance at beating any of these teams in any given Saturday. Northwestern is simply boring...they bore you until you lose. Had Luke started that game, we would have beaten them with a young team. I do not understand all the hype about northwestern. I am confident that Wisconsin will dominate them. Wisconsin’s coach understands his talent and is able to get the most out of his players. Frost can learn a lot from him. 
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Hope you put your money where your mouth was. Tried to tell you wiscy was untested. Played out how you’d expect. 
 

Hope others jumped on the Northwestern line. 

 
VizionNE said:
Hope you put your money where your mouth was. Tried to tell you wiscy was untested. Played out how you’d expect. 
 

Hope others jumped on the Northwestern line. 
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I am still not convinced that northwestern is a juggernaut...if they played Ohio state or Indiana, they will lose by three touchdowns minimum. All this proves is that the west is weak and we are the weakest team in this conference.

 
huskerfan74 said:
I am still not convinced that northwestern is a juggernaut...if they played Ohio state or Indiana, they will lose by three touchdowns minimum. All this proves is that the west is weak and we are the weakest team in this conference.
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Who said they are a juggernaut? The entire discussion was centered around your incorrect assessment of Wisconsin based on a two game sample size against poor competition. 
 

I don’t think Northwestern beats Ohio State, but they will be in every game, possibly absent that game, because they play smart/sound football and are very well coached. 
 

Also; Neb isn’t the worst in the conference. Not far off of it, but PSU and possibly MSU take the cake. It sucks either way, but just pointing that out. 

 
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