Mavric

(hardest to easiest )Stadiums to take over in the Big Ten(at least for OSU)

 

 

1. PSU

2. Wisky

3. Iowa

4. scUM

5. Sparty

6. llinois

7. Purdue

8. Minny

9. Northwestern

10.Indiana

 

Really the top 3 are the only ones that I have seen are difficult(Iowa I'm sure is due to proximity)

Pretty sure there won't be any problem having a Sea of Red at Madison or Bloomington when we visit.

He'd need one per game to get to 10.5 in the regular season. That seems very possible to me. I'd go over.

Season record is 15. If we'd happen to get to the B1G Championship plus the bowl would be six games to get 8.5 more. Probably won't happen but if he gets a couple games with 2-2.5, you never know.

oregon, no thanks. we get throttled and look silly before half..

But after the half ... we come storming back???

Eric Martin - - for the 'do

Taylor Martinez - - calls for the snap

And I couldn't help but throw in one non-Husker

Tyrann Mathieu -

david williams>kemp>newby imho

Agree, kind of. I got them like this if i had to rank them, but I'd take either one of the three.

Williams>Newby>Kemp

Not that I wouldn't be happy with any of those running backs, but why does everyone have Jojo at the bottom of their list? The guy is a beast and is top of my list.

 

probably because jo jo isnt has highly recruited or rated as newby or williams. I love kemp, ameer abdullah was a guy not highly recruited and cross.

 

Multiple SEC schools and USC (the real one)?

I think his recruitment heated up late but there wasn't as much interest early, iirc.

Replayed the 1994 Elite show after volleyball. Really enjoyed everything except how fast my evening disappeared.

We win!!!

Is he on a medical redshirt?

 

Will apply for it after the season. The NCAA will decide on the case to grant Zaire another year. Should be a slam dunk as he played very few quarters of games prior to the injury.

Do you apply after the season or at the end of your eligibility? For some reason it seems like I heard you have to apply at the end but that might not be right.

Huskers - 24

Spartans - 6

Passing - 210

Rushing - 165

Last year we lost three in the non-con after finding a way to sneak out of USC with a W.

I'll be happy with any win in the Wake-USC-Creighton-Oregon stretch. I could also see us slipping to Valpo, one of the Sun Bowl games and maybe throw one other in because you never know.

Fewer than six losses would be good from where I sit.

2.6% lead. It's nice to vote twice a day. Once at home and once at work.

My thoughts exactly.

My fear with this game is that we'll turn it over inside our 30 a couple times and MSU will win on field goals

This seems to be the most likely way we lose. I will be shocked if they score more than 10 points on drives where they have to cross the 50 yard line. If we can stay away from giving them some cheap points, we should have every opportunity to win.

Some seem to be acting like we've played a really solid game the last two. Like the "inconsistent" Huskers might show up at any moment. They must not have been watching the same Wisconsin or Northwestern games that I did or even the Michigan game to some extent. Against both Wiscy and NW, we played about as poorly as we could for nearly three quarters before getting things going. Michigan was better but far from great. Obviously, things can still go worse. But if we actually get out of our own way and play even most of a game at a level we've shown late in games, watch out.

On paper the matchup suits us. Strength versus strength (Our O vs. Their D) and I like our perceived weakness a LOT better than theirs right now (Our D vs. their O).

 

Tie breaker-- Special Teams, definitely goes to us.

 

If we could just go back to playing focuses and with that "us against the world" mentality on the road like we did that first year under Pelini (yes, oddly as it seems, it used to be a strength) and eliminate mistakes, we'd beat this team with an arm tied behind our back.

 

Is Michigan State's special teams really that bad? Do they typically have 15 yards punts almost every game? Do they make a habit of fielding kicks in the endzone only to bring them out to the 12? Honestly, I don't know. I haven't watched Michigan State play much.

Agreed. Our special teams is overrated this year because of what they've done the past few years. Nothing too special about them this year. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure Papuchis was in charge of special teams until he became DC, which is exactly when our advantage in that phase of the game vanished.

I have to disagree.

 

Maher's found his touch again and was booming em through Saturday. People were saying the one he nailed from 51 would've been good from 65. Dude lost himself for a bit, but it looks like he got his head screwed back on, which is huge when you're playing a very good defense in MSU.

 

Also, last week, the kick coverage improved a lot last week. Didn't give up any huge returns, and our return game was pretty dang good in it's own right. No dropped punts, and I was shocked to see Jamal Turner get good yardage on a kick return by-- and, try to stay with me here, I know this is radical-- running STRAIGHT ahead.

 

I think if we protect the ball on punts and continue the good kickoff/punt coverage, and combine that with having Maher, we outclass them ST's wise.

I agree with your disagreement. We haven't been quite up to our usual high standards but we're still well ahead of most. Just watch other games and see the indecision other teams have about what to do on 4th down from about the 30-35 yard line. Most go for it, even on long yardage. We don't think twice about a 50 yard FG. We haven't made them all but we expect to. Others don't even try.

We're admittedly not very good at kick coverage - #95 in the nation. MSU is #116

Punt coverage isn't great either at #106. MSU is #93

We're think it's been terrible that we've "only" made 71% of our FGs this season. Our opponents have made 60%. MSU is at 73%

NU is #20 in the nation in punt return average. MSU is #77

NU has only allowed 1 KO Return for more than 30 yards this season. MSU has allowed 3

NU has allowed 2 punt returns for more than 20 yards this season. MSU has allowed 3

I'd say we're not that good at covering kicks (punts included). Other than that, we're not too shabby.

What was the spread for the last weekend's game?

Opened us by 1.5. Was at us by 2.5 the day before the game. Didn't see what it closed at.

Pretty sure there was at least one play where we were in dime with SJB, Green, Mitchell and Evans out there but I'm not sure now. Would have to go back and watch - if my DVR was working.

He was my pick for Husker MVP this week (see right).

Congrats and keep up the good work.

What G-Train's lead now Knapp? I've voted the last 4 days! We need to get the word out in other forums to get the votes moving!

Just over 2%.

I would expect that if you pledge above the minimum expected amount, you'd be in good shape. I'm sure they will try to get as much money as possible for the seats - that would only make sense. It sounds like they're expecting to be able to get $250 per seat for the first couple rows and $150 for the rest. However, if they get enough people willing to pay $250, that two row will become three, and so on.

It would seem to me that the only way you'd be in trouble is if there are enough people willing to pay $250 or more to fill up all the seats. In that case, none of the $150 people would get tickets and on it goes.

I put in for season tickets for the first time this year. I looked at the map of where different donations get you in the stadium, picked an amount I was comfortable will and hoped that would get me some seats if they came available. I was in luck this time. Best of luck to you.

I've said since before the year started that I didn't understand the hype for MSU. They are 93rd in rushing, 111th in scoring and they are 3-3 against non-MAC schools with those three wins coming by a combined 11 points. As has been said before, if we don't flush ourselves, I really like our chances this week.

 

Well, it's true we were overrated to start the year, but this is still a conference road game for you guys and it shouldn't be taken lightly. It is not easy to win on the road, whether you're playing a .500 team or an undefeated team. It looks to me like you guys have struggled on the road so far. Lost to UCLA, got blown out by OSU, and narrowly escaped Evanston with a W. I think you guys will win, but it should be a close contest. There are a lot of intangibles that come with playing conference road games.

True. And I'm not taking you guys lightly. But you've barely escaped with just about every win.

I'm only half serious about this but it made me think about all those people who wanted him to play the last couple years because we needed the best athletes on the field.

Yes, he was on the field. Pretty sure all year Bo has been calling the defense into the headset and JP signals it in.

If we're thinking of the same play, two flags were thrown, which offset each other. Justin Jackson was called for holding and the Michigan defense was called for pass interference. They replayed third down and Martinez got sacked, forcing a punt.

Offensive holding was called on us that play. Offsetting penalties, replay down. With how bad it looked like Michigan was holding all night, I thought it was a ticky tack call that Jackson let the momentum of the D Lineman take him to the ground. He did not tackle him like the announcers said.

Thanks. I was at the game but must have gotten too distracted by Bell's injury and didn't see the flag on us.

what was the call where we got illegal substitution without huddling? I don't understand how you can get an illegal substitution with 12 men on the field when you dont huddle.

Having 12 guys on the field is now a penalty. Didn't used to be that way but they've changed several of the substitution rules in the last few years.

A couple weeks ago, many though Bo was crazy for saying we had to win out. Not trying to get to far ahead but that now looks like a real possibility.

I've said since before the year started that I didn't understand the hype for MSU. They are 93rd in rushing, 111th in scoring and they are 3-3 against non-MAC schools with those three wins coming by a combined 11 points. As has been said before, if we don't flush ourselves, I really like our chances this week.

Back in front ... for the moment.