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It won't shock me if they get 80K this year.

 

Has the time and date been set yet?

Game time is at 1:00 on April 15th. There will be a lot of kids I can't wait to see on the field including the QB competition.

I'd like to give credit where it's due to Pelini and I am in no way an apologist for his tenure in Lincoln. But he did recruit overall good student athletes and had the Huskers not had the highest Academic Progress Rate among the schools otherwise not eligible for bowls last season, we don't get the opportunity to upset UCLA. IMO, that game was a positive and a springboard to where we are at this season.

When I was able to attend coaches presentations during the Pelini tenure, academics weere always mentioned. I succinctly remember Carl Pelini talking about one of their coaching duties was to do 'classroom checks' to make sure the guys were in fact attending class. I have to admit I snickered thinking what Carl was really checking out.

 

 

 

 

I predict a NU win. Ugly, but a win.

I'm pretty confident, as well. It will be a fun game to watch.

I wish I was confident like you two. I've been unimpressed with they way we have played against mediocre competition compared to who Wisconsin has played against

I don't care what Wisconsin has done against other competition. I see the game as a matchup of NU vs. Wisconsin. I think NU has a lot of players that can cause issues for the Badgers. Of course I could be wrong, but that's how I see it right now.

 

I see the Badgers having players that can cause problems for us. I could also be wrong. We struggle in Madison, our last two trips there have been...horrific.

 

Agree, the last time in Madison we tried to give Gordon the Heisman but Riley has never coached at Camp Randall and this team appears to be able to stop the jet sweep.

I agree Mark Phillip has made the big difference but I'd like to give Boyd Epley an assist. Boyd identified the problems from the past regime in the weight / conditioning by testing all of the athletes according to his specs. He blew the whistle on the sloppy shortcut habits that had been developed and got some push back for de-emphasizing the 'new' records that had been set. Boyd was also on record as saying it was going to take a year to get the department back on track - now we are finally seeing some results under Phillip's leadership.

Mike Riley is on the path to 'Making Nebraska Great Again'. Baby Steps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCORE UPDATE:

Colorado is giving Oregon a game.

 

 

 

 

https://twitter.com/leebeeowh/status/779846510284447744?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

Colorado is pretty good this year....don't know how that happened.

 

Universal law of physics, eventually everything is possible, that and got some better recruits.

 

No, Oregon simply isn't that good.

 

Nah, loosing by 3 to a good team doesn't make you bad and Colorado is a good team with some talent. Played us hard had a good D line and their starter was impressive before he got knocked out. Ducks D is mediocre no doubt, but they can score and give anyone a game.

 

Colorado coach is going full idiot however

 

 

Come on, man. Colorado beat Oregon AT Oregon with a backup QB. Last week people acted like beating Oregon was some major accomplishment. This is the worst Oregon team in recent memory.

 

That win got Nebraska ranked. You need to tone down the blatant anti-fandom. Seriously.

 

I thought he was seriously trolling last week to see who he could get a rise out of....

A lot of confidence in our D. I love going for it!

OK D!

Ah Crap! I think its a good call unfortunately

There is a LOT of RED in that stadium!

So far as I know, knock on wood, TA hasn't checked out of a play that had a high chance of succeeding this year. It was my understanding it was drilled into him in the off season that the plays sent in were part of a series to set up the 'home run' and this analysis is a testament to that philosophy.

Kinda looked like the last 2 point conversion try was good for Oregon, the QB raced to the pylon and ended up hitting it, I guess they said he was already down, if he had just reached the ball out they would have had it, not like they would have won anyway, since it would've brought them to 34 points instead of 32.

 

I still think he got jipped a bit but I'll take it

I agree. I was thinking that play should have been reviewed.

EDIT: I saw the still frame posted after I added my comment. This explains why he didn't make a more animated argument to the ref after the whistle.

I am going to go ahead and count this as a win but our coaches left at least 14 points out there today

And Peeelini never left any points on the sideline? But you counted all of his wins.

Is that optimism I smell, coming back to Husker Nation?

No, you smell the animals and all the 'debbie downers' are jumping back on the bandwagon as the Circus big tent is back in town.

I am so pleased we have a new Sheriff on the sidelines. Restore the order!

Fasten your seat belts and bolt down anything you can throw at the tv LOL

We got this!

With their offense, 2 1/2 minutes is an eternity. Do you risk blitzing and maybe give up the big play? Why not, we gave up the big plays without blitzing

Spotlight on Banker

Oregon #1 is getting the bitch Karma for his smack talking / hot dogging earlier in the game

OK Langsford - jab jab jab jab PUNCH

3 AND OUT! Feeling the love

OK Defense - ride the mighty momentum

Run Run Run Run STEEEEEERIKE !

We rushed it 18 times the 1st half and only averaged 3.4 ypc. I think that improves a lot in the 2nd half.

Dumb-ass penalties have been killing us for years.

We had 2 penalties for 10 yards the entire 1st half. Does someone piss in your cornflakes every game day?

Ok D - shut down this attack again