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Hands down, the best fans and college football atmosphere I've ever been around. Everything I had heard about your fanbase was justified. I turned to one of my friends in the fourth quarter and said "ya know what... win or lose, this was the best football trip I've ever taken." I was actually going to start a post about our trip and let you know how awesome it was but haven't got around to it yet. I have to say I was also pleasantly suprised by the town of Lincoln as well. Good stuff all around. Thanks Huskers, I'll be back.

All reports out of Austin are they will play. Take it for what it's worth. I'd trust the sources I've seen over ESPN though. I think Marcus Griffin was held out against Baylor for precautionary reasons. Brown's injury was more serious. I think they'll both play, but Brown's the big question.

Don't get me started.... We run the stretch plays outside ALL the time. We hardly ever run up the middle or line up with a two running back set. There are a ton of fans on our side who believe that we're using the wrong offensive philosophy this year, but it's what Colt's comfortable with after running it all last year. Luckily, our two backs are talented enough to make yards off tackle, but we haven't had any of our runningbacks break one off for a HUGE gain this year. Last year, defenses had to stay home because Vince would take it himself off the zone read. This year, the linebackers are just going with the runningbacks and meeting them at the sidelines. Check out the running plays in our games against ISU and Baylor. You'll see what I'm talking about.

I pinned this to the top of the thread, but for those of you that skipped to the bottom, enjoy this video breakdown of the game created by Rpongett on the Orangebloods.com board. TEXAS v. NEBRASKA VIDEO PREVIEW Another Breakdown of The Game Your fans aren't the only ones taking this game seriously.

Going back to an earlier question I had on this thread.... I notice that some of you are concerned with Sweed's size. Since Bowman's out, who on your team do you think is going to matchup with him? I'm not familiar with your corners and am wondering if this is going to be one of the key matchups to watch in the game. Do you guys have a true shutdown corner on your team? I'm headed out tomorrow morning and am already completely worthless at work. Can't wait to get up there.

If Texas fans are invited, count myself and four others in, equipped with Texas beer. Are you guys going to be tailgating on Friday evening after you get there or just before and after the game? Nevermind, just read the invite. Looks like you'll be there both days.

I think ESPN gameplan is carrying the game.

Per the American Statesman today, Tarell Brown and Marcus Griffin will both play this weekend.

Not sure where you're getting that idea that our defense is struggling to sack the quarterback. Texas ranks fifth in the nation in sacks, averaging 3.57 per game. Nebraska ranks 66th with 1.86. I'd say that turnovers are going to be a huge factor in this game. We've forced our fair share this season and rank 2nd in the country in turnover margin. Nebraska ranks 11th in the Big XII. I know that stats don't mean much, but our defense definitely has a knack for creating turnovers.

Great. After years of waiting to head to Lincoln and see the Sea Of Red, everyone's going to be wearing black.

Don't go patting ole Mack on the back quite yet. Remember his little rant to the media two years ago when it was either his team or Cal in the Rose Bowl? How he cried that UT didn't get the respect it deserved? Cal didn't exactly prove him wrong when they got mud-stomped by Tech. And UT beat the Wolverines. I think Mack's team backed him up on that. That was an awesome game. I think they were gift-wrapped the W at Lawrence that year thouh and shouldn't have been in that position. A good game indeed. It's funny, because that game immediately went down as one of the best games in Texas history. Now, if you mention the Rose Bowl, no one even thinks about that game because of last years USC game.

Don't go patting ole Mack on the back quite yet. Remember his little rant to the media two years ago when it was either his team or Cal in the Rose Bowl? How he cried that UT didn't get the respect it deserved? Cal didn't exactly prove him wrong when they got mud-stomped by Tech.

Yep they're not. Here's the national rankings(with their yards per game average) for Rushing Offense North Texas 106th/87ydpg Ohio St 44th/155ydpg Rice 86th/110ydpg Iowa St 94th/101ydpg Sam Houston (1-AA) 75th/120ydpg OU 25th/172ydpg Baylor 119th/39ydpg Nebraska is ranked 11th/207ydpg. So while UT may be the best rushing defense we'll have played all year, NU will be the highest ranked Rushing Offense UT has faced all year at this point. And like you said, these stats are/could be a bit misleading when you consider the teams UT faced. On the opposite end of the spectrum, if you consider who NU has played this year, is our Rush Offense that good or are the rush defenses of our opponents that bad? USC was able to stop the run pretty effectively. I guess we'll find out who has the real deal on the ground come Saturdaya Almost every one of the teams listed have passing based offenses. (hence the stats) The only group with a good running game was OU, but our defense did a hell of a job keeping Peterson in check. I'm not speaking on stats so much as the overall talent of our defensive line. It's definitely the strength of our team, so if Nebraska's able to run the ball on us, it could translate into victory.

Our run defense is very salty and is the strength of the D. The pass defense largely depends on who we're going to field. It we start Brown, Ma. Griffin, Mi. Griffin & Ross in the backfield, then I'll be comfortable. If Brown and Ma. Griffin can't go, it's a whole different story. We started a freshman in Brown's place last weekend and it showed. I think Nebraska will be able to pick up some yards on the ground, but I doubt you'll be able to run on the Texas defense "when you want".

That's the one. Good find.

Come on guys. You're better than that. I would be really dissapointed if you tore down the goal posts. Nebraska's had much better wins in it's history than beating a one loss Texas team ranked #9 in the BCS. As some of the posters above have said, act like you've been there before... because you have. Just my two cents. I'd feel the same way if the situation was reversed. There was a really good article on ESPN at the begining of the season saying when it was appropriate to tear down the goalposts. It was hilarious. I'll see if I can track it down.

... why not.

Sorry you have to deal with t-shirt fans, but every school's got them. You can rest assured that those fans won't be the ones shelling out the money to make the trip to Lincoln this weekend.

Beautiful.

I scored tickets to the game today! Out of curiosity, how many rows are in section 19 (endzone) of the stadium. I'm row 71 and I have a feeling that's one of the last ones. Is there a bad seat in the house there or will I still be able to see what's going on?

Agreed Washusker. Trust me... I'm not one of those "we would have won if..." types of fans when it comes to injuries. When you're a Texas or Nebraska, you prepare for injuries like these and it's part of the game. The only reason I'm posting the injury is that it could definitely play a factor in the way we attack on offense and vice versa. It's not as big of a deal as losing Tarell Brown, but it's still a concern if Hills can't go. We do have talent behind Hills and Dockery, but the experience is very, very limited. Last year, we rotated 8 on the offensive line consistantly with little or no dropoff. That isn't the case this year. Our starters (even without Hills) will be good, but as the game wears on, the lack of depth could effect the pass protection.

For what it's worth... Texas injuries might be an even bigger problem today. It's being reported that offensive lineman Tony Hills is wearing a boot and not practicing. After losing Cedric Dockery to a season ending knee injury, this would be a HUGE blow to the offensive line and could play a role in this weekend's game. Next to Blalock, Hills is arguably our best O-lineman. Austin American Statesman (might have to register.... don't know) That means a possible 6 starters (two O-Linemen, two DB's and two linebackers) will be out for the game against Nebraska.

Okieland, I agree that Nebraska's closer to Texas than what some people are saying, but to say that Oklahoma was able to run against us is a bit misleading. They had the nations best running back run the ball 25 times. He gained 109 yards (50 under his average). He only had two plays over ten yards and was held to 38 yards in the second half. Also, 30 yards of the 109 came on one run.

You're not giving enough credit to your fans. This will be Colt's first major road test. On a neutral field, I think Texas wins.... but the fact that it's in Lincoln is why some of us feel like it can go either way. For example, I went to the A&M/Missouri game this weekend. Missouri was the better team, but A&M came away with the victory. At Missouri, I think the tigers would have won that game by two touchdowns.

The rumor is that Brown has a broken toe. Griffin was held out for precautionary reasons as was Frank Okam this past weekend. The two latter should be back this week. If Brown is not back though, then expect Taylor and your Huskers to throw at our freshman cornerback (D. Beasley), who's replacing Brown. He got picked on all game against Baylor. I'll check on Brown and post if I hear anything, but our defensive backfield definitely drops a notch when he's not in the game.