HuskerExpat

Does this mean that Fyfe is starting and TA is not playing?

Anyone seen any assessments on how close Foster, Gates, Knevel and Farmer are to being 100%?

http://michiganstate.247sports.com/Board/93/Contents/Save-us-Bo-Pelini-48764655 Super desperation in East Lansing

Yes. I think the site looks great but since you're unofficial and I'm assuming don't have the rights to use any of the photos, you need to make it absolutely clear that you're not affiliated with the university or the athletic department. I mean, if I was a jackass secret employee for another Big 10 team I could make this website and then give false information to any recruit who contacts me through the site/twitter. Should absolutely not include contact with recruits. Boosters (which is very loosely defined) can have no contact with recruits. It is one thing to tweet #GBR at a recruit but having a site like this and having contact with a recruit through it is quite another.

I don't think there is much of a drop off from a hobbled Knevel to Conrad. The real issue is Whitaker replacing Farmer. If Knevel can go, Conrad can replace Farmer and we'd be better off.

I know very little about betting so if this is a stupid question, I apologize. But if that big a % is on Nebraska, how are they not moving the line. Isn't their deal that they try to balance the money on each side?I don't have any idea if the quoted number is accurate, but there is a difference between the percentage of bets vs the percentage of dollars. 96 people could have bet $100 each on Nebraska and 4 people $2500 each on OSU. That would be 94% of bets on Nebraska but only 48% of the dollars bet would be on Nebraska, so you wouldn't expect the line to move much. https://www.sportsinsights.com/betting-trends/college-football-betting-trends/80% of the "bets" are on Nebraska. I'm not sure the books release the amount of dollars bet on each team. Accordingly, in this situation you can deduce that there is a much higher "dollar per bet" on OSU than on Nebraska. Typically most people believe this means that the smart money is on OSU (the theory being that the big bettors are the smarter bettors). He stated 94% of the money was on NU, not bets. I don't know where that came from, but if that was the case the line would be moving and in a hurry. I know what he stated, but I am skeptical. 94% of the money on Nebraska with the line raising since the open does not make sense in any way. Theoretically there could be 94% of the money on Nebraska and the line remain the same if the books wanted to take a huge position on Ohio State, but there would be no reason to raise the line and make their position worse.

I know very little about betting so if this is a stupid question, I apologize. But if that big a % is on Nebraska, how are they not moving the line. Isn't their deal that they try to balance the money on each side?I don't have any idea if the quoted number is accurate, but there is a difference between the percentage of bets vs the percentage of dollars. 96 people could have bet $100 each on Nebraska and 4 people $2500 each on OSU. That would be 94% of bets on Nebraska but only 48% of the dollars bet would be on Nebraska, so you wouldn't expect the line to move much. https://www.sportsinsights.com/betting-trends/college-football-betting-trends/ 80% of the "bets" are on Nebraska. I'm not sure the books release the amount of dollars bet on each team. Accordingly, in this situation you can deduce that there is a much higher "dollar per bet" on OSU than on Nebraska. Typically most people believe this means that the smart money is on OSU (the theory being that the big bettors are the smarter bettors).

I know very little about betting so if this is a stupid question, I apologize. But if that big a % is on Nebraska, how are they not moving the line. Isn't their deal that they try to balance the money on each side?I don't have any idea if the quoted number is accurate, but there is a difference between the percentage of bets vs the percentage of dollars. 96 people could have bet $100 each on Nebraska and 4 people $2500 each on OSU. That would be 94% of bets on Nebraska but only 48% of the dollars bet would be on Nebraska, so you wouldn't expect the line to move much.

I would be thrilled with 10-2 as long as we were competitive in the second loss. Couldn't have expected better at the start of the season. 11-1 would be successful beyond my wildest dreams this year. One game at a time. Just hoping for a strong game against Ohio State.

CM will continue to troll forever until people stop taking the bait. I, like many, have him on ignore but it doesn't work when people keep arguing with him and get frustrated when he continually moves the goal posts.

And he hasn't made a complete jackass of himself on the sideline and hasn't made the University of Nebraska look bad. Not even once. And the team sees the fans as an asset instead of a burden. I was sitting just behind the Nebraska bench at Wisconsin. Many, many Nebraska players were interacting with the many Nebraska fans during the game. Us fans haven't been viewed like this in years.

I just got +17

Was my best trip to Madison in terms of the opposing fans. Had a good conversation in a bar with local some fans. The bar was named O.S.S., and when you enter you find out it stands for Ohio State Sucks. (As an aside, met Mick Stoltenberg's family here as well.) At the game we were in row 13 at the 45 yard line on the Nebraska side. There were a lot of Nebraska fans in the area. The Wisconsin fans were tolerant (except one) and the people next to us were good natured. As we left we heard a lot of "good game" and "you guys are a lot better." As others have said, the stadium atmosphere is fine, but not among the loudest I've been to. Probably no more than the fourth best home field advantage in the B1G.

Jeez, sorry to start a circular firing squad, guys. I came over here as a Badger fan trying to pay you a little compliment on what I perceived as a much better team than what Pelini ever put on the field against us. A lot of Wisconsin fans are saying the same thing. I'll just go away and let you yell at each other for how far you've sunk this year, being 7-1, still ranked in the top 10, and controlling your destiny in the division and all. The post is valuable. It shows that even the outsiders realize we've upgraded coaches and are better because of it. There are a dwindling number of people still holding onto the idea that Pelini was the answer, but there will always be a few that will never get it even when they're hit over the head with evidence that their faith in him was misplaced.

Utah...

First time I've seen your post. Very solid! Thanks for sharing your work!!!!

And then I'll just laugh at them. If Bo was still the HC I wouldn't be surprised at all by a blowout loss. If Riley loses this game, itll be close and competitive. Not a 40 point blowout that bo made famous. While I agree...this is one thing that I feel absolutely needs to leave the minds of the Husker fans. "Close loss" is for the "little engine that could" programs...Not for Nebraska. Back to the impact of this game. A win here really pretty much gives Nebraska the West Division Title. Please explain who is saying they are going to be happy with a close loss or a close loss is great or wonderful. Agreed. I think people are saying a close loss would not be devastating (or insert whatever word you want there), not that anyone would be happy with a close walk. There is no shame in a close loss in a night game at Camp Randall, regardless of what anyone says.

I'm glad the o-line guys Gates and Knevel are back in practice what I'd like to know is are they practicing 75% and limping around or are they trending up to being at 90% plus for the game. It would be huge if they can be ready to go on Saturday. There was some video I saw yesterday on a tweet or somewhere that showed Gates in practice. Didn't seem to be obviously limping, etc, but it is obviously hard to tell in a five second video of him....

Their starting QB has 5 TD's and 6 INT's on the season. IDK why everyone thinks that they are so unbeatable. It will be a tough physical game, but I wouldn't call it an upset if/when we do win. Vegas having them as a 9 point favorite right now looks like easy money to me.Totally agree. They were rotating QBs last week. I agree with the old maxim: "If you don't know who your starting QB is, you don't have a starting QB on your roster." QB is winning games in spite of their QB play, not because of it. Also agree on the craziness of a 9 point line. The only P5 team they've beat by more than 9 is Michigan State and they're garbage this year. With that said, my downstairs neighbor is from Wisconsin and I have a bet with him on the game and he gave me 14 points. Haha.

Wisconsin could lose to Northwestern or Minnesota for their third loss. They'll definitely be favored in both games, but you can't assume a win in either. Minnesota is a rivalry game and anything can happen. Northwestern is playing good football right now and Wisconsin hasn't beat them in Evanston since 1994.

lolWhat Flood said might be hyperbole, but it is more or less accurate. Wisconsin's weakness on defense is their pass coverage. There best pass coverage had come from the pass rush (not giving the QB time to pass). Despite that rush, two of the three competent QBs they have played beat them (Michigan and OSU). The third competent QB they played was leading the game in the 4th quarter with his crappy Georgia St team. This week Wisconsin' star NT and star LB are out with injury and star edge rusher Watt is injured but will likely play. That hurts their pass rush. Two of their top three starting CBS are likely out with injury as well. If Good Tommy shows up for the game, he will destroy them through the air. "IF" is the concern in the last sentence...

And, frankly, our relatively "close" win over Purdue with multiple missing pieces on offense will be used by the pundits as another reason why we're not deserving of a top 10 ranking....

Too many OL injuries to cover. We still beat them with our backups, but it will be a conservative game plan not designed to cover 24 points.

I see a place like Purdue as the only way Pelini gets back into FBS i agree. it's that starting point. Let's be honest. A place like Purdue is the only kind of place that takes that chance. I'll agree with CM on one thing. It is possible that he learns from the past and improves himself to the point of being successful. My only issue with that is, all that extra stuff that comes along with coaching at the major FBS level (p.r., press, other "ceo" responsiblities, hardcore recruiting), it's pretty obvious he wants nothing to do with those, is not good at those, and really REALLY doesnt enjoy those. that's gonna be a tough hurdle for him to overcome, cuz usually if you dont enjoy something today, youre not gonna enjoy it 10 years from now. his demeanor could improve, but his passion-or lack of- for those things probably wont. I don't agree that he is likely to have learned from the past and improves his behavior. He's already had multiple major meltdowns and YSU and I have to assume that the pressure there is substantially less than it is at nearly any P5 conference school.

I see a place like Purdue as the only way Pelini gets back into FBS Exactly. I don't see him getting to an establishment program unless and until he proves he can behave himself at an FBS program. No way a big time program is going to take a risk on him right now.