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    Next Week vs Wake...

    in Husker Football

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    Wake rushed for a total of 2 yards and they gave up over 400 yards through the air!!! They don't appear to be a strong as they were last year, but it is only one game. I would think a win would be likely if we have over 400 yds in the air and hold them under 10 yards rushing. :nutz

    Huskers will play in BCS title game this year!!

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    http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/7159172

    That video game sure can pick 'em

     

     

    Peter Schrager

     

     

    Two years ago, I found myself wide awake at 3 a.m. on a random Thursday night in August, playing NCAA '06. I'd gotten the game earlier in the day, spent the first few hours of the night making all the necessary changes on the depth charts, and just cracked open the first of what would be several Barq's Root Beers.

     

    Starting off a season with the Tennessee Volunteers, I was excited for the realism and accuracy that made the video game one of the best on the market. Of course, a mere 15 minutes into my opener with UAB, I noticed something very odd scrolling across the fake bottom line ticker. According to the game, unranked TCU, apparently, had beaten No. 3 Oklahoma in Norman.

     

    I was disgusted.

     

    Long a fan of the Electronic Arts franchise, I couldn't take the game seriously from that point on. I'd lost faith. A crazy upset? On the road? During the opening week of the season? Ugh.

     

    That kind of stuff didn't happen in real life. My beloved game had clearly let me down.

     

    Sure enough, three weeks later, the real TCU Horned Frogs beat the real Oklahoma Sooners in Norman.

     

    I haven't doubted the game since.

     

    Throughout last year, we turned to NCAA '07 for predictions. The results were uncanny. Before the season, a simulated run-through of the game revealed Florida as the eventual SEC Champions, Boise State making a run at a BCS bowl berth, and both Florida State and Miami finishing the season outside of the Top 25. Furthermore, Troy Smith was accurately predicted as the Heisman, Arkansas and Wake Forest foreseen with winning records, and Kentucky capable of both an upset over Georgia and an eventual victory in a bowl game.

     

    Move over Kreskin.

     

    By now, you've read all the college football previews, heard all the hype, and seen all the lame Heisman promotional material you'll ever need for the 2007 college football season. You know Colt Brennan's going to throw for 40-plus touchdowns, Darren McFadden's going to do some wild stuff out of the Wildcat formation, and Jimbo Fisher's going to bring offense back to Tallahassee. Boise State returns a slew of starters, West Virginia adds Noel Devine to its already loaded backfield, and Tulsa's everyone's sexy mid-major sleeper pick.

     

    It all starts this week, and you've never been more prepared.

     

    But before we get started, let's see what the old video game console had to say.

     

    With every player's name loaded and every team's roster updated on to the game, we've simulated the entire 2007 college football season. After a half hour of scores zipping, names flashing, and fight song music blaring in the background, we've got polls, awards, a national champion — the whole deal. Take some time and read through.

     

    NCAA '08 end of regular season rankings

    : 1. LSU

    2. Nebraska

    3. West Virginia

    4. Arkansas

    5. Virginia Tech

    6. Louisville

    7. Boise State

    8. Penn State

    9. Michigan

    10. USC

    11. Ohio State

    12. Florida State

    13. Wisconsin

    14. Texas A&M

    15. UCLA

    16. Florida

    17. Rutgers

    18. Auburn

    19. Oklahoma

    20. Miami

    21. Texas

    22. Tennessee

    23. Notre Dame

    24. Washington

    25. Purdue

     

    BCS matchups

     

    Rose Bowl: Penn State (Big Ten Champions) vs. USC (Pac-10 Champions)

    Final score: USC wins 51-13

     

    Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech (ACC Champions) vs. West Virginia (Big East Champions)

    Final score: West Virginia wins 31-28

     

    Sugar Bowl: Louisville (At-large) vs. Michigan (At-large)

    Final score: Louisville wins 27-20

     

    Fiesta Bowl: Arkansas (At-large) vs. Boise State (At-large)

    Final score: Arkansas wins 35-21

     

    National championship: Nebraska (BCS No. 2) at LSU (BCS No. 1)

    Final score: LSU wins 34-17

    MVP: Matt Flynn, QB, LSU — 23-30, 311 yards, 3 TDs

     

    National champions: LSU Tigers

     

    Heisman finalists

     

    Brian Brohm, QB, Louisville

    John David Booty, QB, USC

    Chris Wells, RB, Ohio State

    Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas

    Sam Keller, QB, Nebraska

     

    Winner: McFadden

     

    Other award winners

     

    Maxwell (best player): Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas

    Bednarik (best defensive player): Dan Connor, LB, Penn State

    Davey O'Brien (best quarterback): Brian Brohm, QB, Louisville

    Walker (best running back): Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas

    Best WR: Mario Urrutia, WR, Louisville

    Best TE: Dustin Keller, TE, Purdue

    Best OL: Sam Baker, OT, USC

    Rimington (best center): Jeremy Harrell, C, Arkansas

    Lombardi (dest defensive lineman): Andrae Wright, DE, West Virginia

    Best LB: Vince Hall, LB, Virginia Tech

    Thorpe (best defensive back): Jonathan Hefney, CB, Tennessee

    Groza (best kicker): Richard Jackson, K, Clemson

    Best Punter: Zoltan Mesko, P, Michigan

    Best kick/punt returner: Eddie Royal, WR, Virginia Tech

    Best coach: Bill Callahan, Nebraska

    First-team All-Americans:

    QB: Brian Brohm, Louisville

    RB: Chris Wells, Ohio State

    RB: Darren McFadden, Arkansas

    WR: Mario Urrutia, Louisville

    WR: Early Doucet, LSU

    TE: Sam Wheeler, Virginia Tech

    G: Sergio Render, Virginia Tech

    C: Ryan Schuman, Virginia Tech

    G: Greg Isdaner, West Virginia

    T: Sam Baker, USC

    T: Jake Long, Michigan

    DE: Andrae Wright, West Virginia

    DE: Bruce Davis, UCLA

    DT: Frank Okam, Texas

    DT: Glen Dorsey, LSU

    LB: Steve Octavien, Nebraska

    LB: Dan Connor, Penn State

    LB: Vince Hall, Virginia Tech

    CB: Zack Bowman, Nebraska

    CB: Jonathan Hefney, Tennessee

    FS: Kyle Jackson, Florida

    SS: Reggie Smith, Oklahoma

    K: Richard Jackson, Clemson

    P: Zoltan Mesko, Michigan

     

    Second-team All-Americans:

    QB: Colt Brennan, Hawaii

    RB: Branden Ore, Virginia Tech

    RB: Steve Slaton, West Virginia

    WR: Jason Rivers, Hawaii

    WR: DeSean Jackson, California

    TE: Dustin Keller, Purdue

    T: Jose Valdez, Arkansas

    C: Mike Dent, West Virginia

    G: Ramon Foster, Tennessee

    G: Jordan Picou, Nebraska

    T: King Dunlap, Auburn

    DE: Chris Long, Virginia

    DE: Chris Harrington, Texas A&M

    DT: Terrance Knighton, Temple

    DT: Derrell Hand, Notre Dame

    LB: Ali Highsmith, LSU

    LB: Rey Maualuga, USC

    LB: Xavier Abidi, Virginia Tech

    CB: Jonathan Zenon, LSU

    CB: Chevis Jackson, LSU

    FS: Otis Wiley, Michigan State

    SS: Myron Rolle, Florida State

    K: Kevin Kelly, Penn State

    P: Patrick Fisher, LSU

     

    All-freshman team:

    QB: Adam Weber, Minnesota

    RB: Noel Devine, West Virginia

    RB: DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma

    WR: Terrance Tolliver, LSU

    WR: Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech

    TE: Bailey Woods, Auburn

    G: James Pouncey, Florida

    C: Beau Warren, Virginia Tech

    G: Kevin Young, South Carolina

    T: Aaron Brown, Virginia Tech

    T: Jarvis Jones, LSU

    DE: Lawrence Marsh, Florida

    DE: Jason Adjepong, Virginia Tech

    DT: Wayne Thomas, Rutgers

    DT: Dexter Larrimore, Ohio State

    LB: Jared Detrick, Virginia

    LB: Manny Abreu, Rutgers

    LB: Jeremiha Hunter, Iowa

    CB: Eric Berry, Tennessee

    CB: Jai Eugene, LSU

    FS: Deunta Williams, North Carolina

    SS: Jordan Bernstine, Iowa

    K: Richard Jackson, Clemson

    P: Chas Henry, Florida

     

    Get all that?

     

    USC losing to Nebraska in Lincoln on Sept. 15, Penn State topping Michigan, Ohio State, and Wisconsin in the Big 10, and both Oklahoma and Texas finishing out of the top 15. Bill Callahan leading an undefeated Nebraska squad to the BCS Championship Game, UCLA and Washington edging out Oregon and Cal for the 2 and 3 spots in the Pac-10, and Boise State making a return to the Fiesta Bowl. Sam Keller invited to New York for the Heisman presentation? A team that had four players from last year's Sugar Bowl champion squad get selected in the first round of April's NFL Draft winning it less than twelve months later?

     

     

    It sounds absurd, I know.

     

    And hey, believe what you want.

     

    But I'd keep this article bookmarked somewhere on your desktop. Save it for early December.

     

    This video game is eerily good at predicting things.

     

    The TCU-Oklahoma upset in 2005, Boise State's miracle season last year, Wake Forest and Arkansas turning it around in '06 ...

     

    All things considered, Nebraska in the BCS Championship doesn't seem so crazy after all.

    NC State starting QB..

    in Other Sports

    Posted

    http://newsandrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...80307/-1/SPORTS

     

    O’Brien goes with Evans as Pack’s QB

    By Jim Young

     

    RALEIGH -- From spring practice through the preseason, Daniel Evans has been telling anyone who would listen that he was good enough to be N.C. State's starting quarterback. Monday, Tom O'Brien agreed.

     

    O'Brien called in Evans and sophomore Harrison Beck for a morning meeting and informed them that Evans would be the Wolfpack's starter Saturday evening against Central Florida, while Beck would have the backup job.

     

    "(Evans) was very consistent," O'Brien said. "I think he understands the offense and he plays with a lot of confidence."

     

    A key edge for Evans, he acknowledged, was the experience he gained in 2006, when he took over midway through the season for Marcus Stone. It made his leadership role just a bit more natural.

     

    "I just felt like maybe the guys responded to me a little bit better," Evans said.

     

    It also helped Evans' cause that, in an offense which will be predicated on running the ball and minimizing mistakes, he clearly was the best quarterback at avoiding interceptions during preseason scrimmages.

     

    Though O'Brien was clear that Evans was his starter, he also hopes to get Beck into Saturday's game at some point.

     

    "He hasn't been in a game in a long time," O'Brien said. "You don't want to have to be in a situation eight games down the road with him never having been in a game."

     

    One player not likely to be in the game Saturday is former Dudley standout DeMario Pressley. The defensive tackle is listed as questionable because of an elbow injury he suffered during a scrimmage earlier in the preseason.

     

    "Right now, I think he's out," O'Brien said. "He thinks he might have a chance to play, so he's questionable. So, we'll see."

     

    In other words, don't expect to see Pressley on the field Saturday.

     

    Even more muddied than Pressley's playing status is the running back position, where three players -- Andre Brown, Jamelle Eugene and former Ragsdale standout Toney Baker -- are listed on the Pack's depth chart as potential starters.

     

    "We haven't made a decision who's going to start and I didn't want to have to answer a question after the game, 'Well you listed him as a starter,' " O'Brien said. "Any of those kids could start ... We'll make that decision as we get to game time."

     

    O'Brien said Meares Green had earned the right to start at right tackle, but also acknowledged that Jerrail McCuller, listed as the starter there coming into the preseason, would not play for disciplinary reasons.

     

    McCuller was arrested earlier this summer on a DWI charge. He is practicing with the team, but O'Brien has not said when McCuller will be allowed to play again.

    Wake Forest Tickets

    in Husker Football

    Posted

    Got my 4 individual game tickets today. I live in NC so I would expect Nebraska people should get their individual tickets from the Wake ticket office in the next day or so.

     

    Here is my ticket allotment.

     

    4 season tickets

    4 individual tickets

    8 individual tickets under my parent's name

    8 individual tickets under my wife's parent's name

    4 individual tickets under my brother's name!!

     

    Yes thats 28 tickets for our group going to the game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

     

     

    Everyone in the group will be wearing red correct?

     

    That would be yes!

    Wake Forest Tickets

    in Husker Football

    Posted

    Got my 4 individual game tickets today. I live in NC so I would expect Nebraska people should get their individual tickets from the Wake ticket office in the next day or so.

     

    Here is my ticket allotment.

     

    4 season tickets

    4 individual tickets

    8 individual tickets under my parent's name

    8 individual tickets under my wife's parent's name

    4 individual tickets under my brother's name!!

     

    Yes thats 28 tickets for our group going to the game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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