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Thanks for the speech Lou I feel dumber now....Is it to early to start drinking?

 

What about Sharps and Flats?

"No. 5 Nebraska 31, Texas 14: I don't feel great about this pick, but if you remove all the tough-to-assess, intangible aspects of this game, this is what I think happens. Mack Brown-coached teams after a bye week and after playing Oklahoma are scary, but I still expect Taylor Martinez to break at least one or two big runs and gash the defense for plenty of 5- to 8-yard runs. An angry Nebraska team that -- regardless of what they'd like to tell the media this week -- remembers last year's game and what should be a raucous crowd may cancel out some of Texas' urgency for a win and preparation over the past two weeks. "

bring a coat and lots of money...have fun!!!

 

You in the market for a new coat?

Just noticed that the bottom of the honeycomb image does not match up with the top so that each time I page down I get a small space where the pattern is interrupted. I'm using Chrome on a widescreen resolution on an HD display.

I think we should move to a solid background instead of this honeycomb. The honeycomb gives me flashbacks to the days of geocities and 4th graders coding their own websites. I like the layout of the board minus the logo and background. I'd like to see the status updates moved so that they load on the front page in view instead of the scores. I get my scores from other locations (ESPN or TV) and use Huskerboard to interact with fellow Huskers.

"Nebraska didn't leave because it was mad at Texas. It didn't leave solely because of championship game or league office locations. But give Texas this, Nebraska: Had the Big 8 not reached out to Texas & Co. in the mid-1990s after the Southwest Conference disbanded, Nebraska almost surely would not be preparing to become the 12th member of the Big Ten. Whatever that means, it's still probably a fact. "

 

Off of his Conference Overview section

 

I'd say that is a pretty hard thing to argue Mr. Ubben...

Thanks for posting. I'm really tired of people saying big 12 has overrated teams when Nebraska stacks up really well, in fact better than other SEC teams.

Alabama has also played three ranked teams so far though, if I'm not mistaken.

 

Regardless of what happened yesterday, I still think Alabama is the best team in the nation. I think Alabama beats South Carolina 9 out of 10 times, they just got that low percentage shot yesterday.

 

They also beat us in nearly every statistical category other than win-loss. Our pass defense is where we excel by the numbers.

Too bad you can't put that into a table and make it easier to compare. However Sagarin ranks NU's schedule far behind everyone else in the top 10 right now. NU has a rank of 76 while the next lowest is 56 by TCU. link

 

Oops, that's the worst out of Sagarin's top 10. Ohio St. has a 117 and Utah has a 137 schedule rank.

 

That's why I compared the offensive production of their opponents vs. their norm

Who cares, they are all studs

In the past you could park at the car dealership or Lincoln Action Program just across the bridge, but no tailgating there really. You can also park up along 22nd+ streets in the neighborhoods without tailgating. Most of the tailgating is done down around the stadium and fairground areas. I've never parked across the walkbridge so I can't tell you about over there.

Statistics vs. other MNC contenders as of Oct. 10th

 

Nebraska

Scoring: 41.6 Points per Game

Points Allowed: 12.8 Points per Game

Difference: 28.8 Points per Game

Rushing: 7.7 Yards per Attempt

Rush Defense: 3.7 Yards per Attempt (D1 Opponents Averaging 4.4)

Passing: 9.8 Yards Per Attempt (61%)

Pass Defense: 4.7 Yards Per Attempt (50%) (D1 Opponents Averaging 58.5%)

TD Throws: 4

Interceptions Thrown: 3

Fumbles Lost: 6

Interceptions: 11

Fumble Recoveries: 2

Takeaways: 13

Giveaways: 9

Margin: +4

3rd Down Conversion: 45.2%

Returns: 16.8 Yards per Return

Returns Against: 19.7 Yards per Return

 

Alabama

Scoring: 35 Points per Game

Points Allowed: 13.3 Points per Game

Difference: 21.7 Points per Game

Rushing: 5.4 Yards per Attempt

Rush Defense: 3.3 Yards per Attempt (D1 Opponents Averaging 3.92)

Passing: 9.3 Yards Per Attempt (70%)

Pass Defense: 6.4 Yards Per Attempt (54.4%) (D1 Opponents Averaging 62%)

TD Throws: 11

Interceptions Thrown: 3

Fumbles Lost: 5

Interceptions: 12

Fumble Recoveries: 2

Takeaways: 17

Giveaways: 8

Margin: +9

3rd Down Conversion: 46.7%

Returns: 21 Yards per Return

Returns Against: 20.4 Yards per Return

 

Ohio State

Scoring: 43.2 Points Per Game

Points Allowed: 13.5 Points Per Game

Difference: 29.7 Points Per Game

Rushing: 5.3 Yards per Attempt

Rush Defense: 2.7 Yards per Attempt (D1 Opponents Averaging 3.9)

Passing: 8.6 Yards Per Attempt (67%)

Pass Defense: 7.3 Yards Per Attempt (54%) (D1 Opponents Averaging 59%)

TD Throws: 17

Interceptions Thrown: 5

Fumbles Lost: 3

Interceptions: 11

Fumble Recoveries: 10

Takeaways: 8

Giveaways: 21

Margin: +13

3rd Down Conversion: 38.3%

Returns: 15.5 Yards per Return

Returns Against: 20.7 Yards per Return

 

Oregon

Scoring: 54.3 Points Per Game

Points Allowed: 16.3 Points Per Game

Difference: 38 Points Per Game

Rushing: 6.5 Yards per Attempt

Rush Defense: 3.5 Yards per Attempt (D1 Opponents Averaging 3.8)

Passing: 8.4 Yards Per Attempt (61%)

Pass Defense: 5.6 Yards Per Attempt (54%)(D1 Opponents Averaging 57%)

TD Throws: 15

Interceptions Thrown: 5

Fumbles Lost: 8

Interceptions: 12

Fumble Recoveries: 10

Takeaways: 22

Giveaways: 13

Margin: +9

3rd Down Conversion: 48.2%

Returns: 20.2 Yards per Return

Returns Against: 16.5 Yards per Return

 

Boise State

Scoring: 47.4 Points Per Game

Points Allowed: 14.8 Points Per Game

Difference: 32.6 Points Per Game

Rushing: 5.8 Yards per Attempt

Rush Defense: 2.1 Yards per Attempt (D1 Opponents Averaging 3.6)

Passing: 10.3 Yards Per Attempt (69%)

Pass Defense: 6.8 Yards Per Attempt (57%) (D1 Opponents Averaging 58%)

TD Throws: 16

Interceptions Thrown: 1

Fumbles Lost: 4

Interceptions: 5

Fumble Recoveries: 7

Takeaways: 12

Giveaways: 5

Margin: +7

3rd Down Conversion: 46.6%

Returns: 17.3 Yards per Return

Returns Against: 21.1 Yards per Return

 

TCU

Scoring: 41.6 Points Per Game

Points Allowed: 10.3 Points Per Game

Difference: 31.3 Points Per Game

Rushing: 5.9 Yards per Attempt

Rush Defense: 3.3 Yards per Attempt (D1 Opponents Averaging 3.8)

Passing: 8.6 Yards Per Attempt (67%)

Pass Defense: 5.33 Yards Per Attempt (51%) (D1 Opponents Averaging 61%)

TD Throws: 9

Interceptions Thrown: 4

Fumbles Lost: 1

Interceptions: 2

Fumble Recoveries: 7

Takeaways: 9

Giveaways: 5

Margin: +4

3rd Down Conversion: 53.7%

Returns: 20.4 Yards per Return

Returns Against: 17.5 Yards per Return

 

Utah

Scoring: 49 Points Per Game

Points Allowed: 15.6 Points Per Game

Difference: 33.4 Points Per Game

Rushing: 5.5 Yards per Attempt

Rush Defense: 2.9 Yards per Attempt (D1 Opponents Averaging 3.5)

Passing: 9 Yards Per Attempt (71%)

Pass Defense: 5.7 Yards Per Attempt (51%) (D1 Opponents Averaging 57%)

TD Throws: 13

Interceptions Thrown: 2

Fumbles Lost: 8

Interceptions: 4

Fumble Recoveries: 2

Takeaways: 6

Giveaways: 10

Margin: -4

3rd Down Conversion: 53.2%

Returns: 26.5 Yards per Return

Returns Against: 18.7 Yards per Return

 

LSU

Scoring: 25.8 Points Per Game

Points Allowed: 15.1 Points Per Game

Difference: 10.7 Points Per Game

Rushing: 4.7 Yards per Attempt

Rush Defense: 2.4 Yards per Attempt (D1 Opponents Averaging 4.1)

Passing: 6.4 Yards Per Attempt (58%)

Pass Defense: 6.4 Yards Per Attempt (56%) (D1 Opponents Averaging 61%)

TD Throws: 4

Interceptions Thrown: 8

Fumbles Lost: 7

Interceptions: 8

Fumble Recoveries: 6

Takeaways: 14

Giveaways: 15

Margin: -1

3rd Down Conversion: 43%

Returns: 19.3 Yards per Return

Returns Against: 18 Yards per Return

 

Auburn

Scoring: 36.6 Points Per Game

Points Allowed: 21.3 Points Per Game

Difference: 15.3 Points Per Game

Rushing: 5.8 Yards per Attempt

Rush Defense: 2.8 Yards per Attempt (D1 Opponents Averaging 4.3)

Passing: 10.6 Yards Per Attempt (65%)

Pass Defense: 6.6 Yards Per Attempt (65%) (D1 Opponents Averaging 61%)

TD Throws: 12

Interceptions Thrown: 5

Fumbles Lost: 6

Interceptions: 4

Fumble Recoveries: 7

Takeaways: 11

Giveaways: 11

Margin: Even

3rd Down Conversion: 47%

Returns: 17 Yards per Return

Returns Against: 19.5 Yards per Return

 

Oklahoma

Scoring: 32.8 Points Per Game

Points Allowed: 22.8 Points Per Game

Difference: 10 Points Per Game

Rushing: 4.6 Yards per Attempt

Rush Defense: 2.9 Yards per Attempt (D1 Opponents Averaging 3.8)

Passing: 8.7 Yards Per Attempt (69%)

Pass Defense: 6.3 Yards Per Attempt (62%) (D1 Opponents Averaging 59%)

TD Throws: 20

Interceptions Thrown: 7

Fumbles Lost: 4

Interceptions: 8

Fumble Recoveries: 8

Takeaways: 16

Giveaways: 11

Margin: +5

3rd Down Conversion: 46.1%

Returns: 20.3 Yards per Return

Returns Against: 28.2 Yards per Return

 

Things to Notice:

The Margins of Victory are all in the upper 20s or 30s for the teams we consider to be top contenders. We are near the bottom in margin of victory for the top contenders. Our 17-3 victory the other week is solely to blame for this. This is 2.9 of our average, when it could have been as high as the 7 from Thursday's game. We lost 4 points here which would have put us squarely up there with the top contenders in margin of victory. The last SEC contenders (LSU and Auburn) show an abysmal margin of victory, much worse than Alabama and therefore susceptible to losses later in this season. Auburn's Pass Defense is atrocious (allowing better efficiency than their opponent's average). LSU's defense looks a little scary, but the luck they have been granted to date and their poor margin of victory don't make me worry terribly much that they will win out. Oklahoma (for the CCG) has a pretty terrible margin of victory and horrible rushing statistics. I'm more worried about Oklahoma State. They are week in pass defense and defending returns, but they are fairly solid in other areas.

 

I am home alone today, the wife and kid won't be around until 8 P.M. and needed a break from work so I decided to relax by crunching some numbers including this week's statistics to see how we rank compared to other MNC contenders. The above is the result.

It was almost the perfect storm. Alabama drops out of the race. Arizona picked off. Unfortunately, Auburn and LSU pulled off last-minute upsets. We only need to see 2 more people fall, either Oregon/OSU or the two SEC undefeated teams to control our destiny. The way that LSU and Auburn are playing, I have a feeling they will both get knocked off. OSU also has it's tough games ahead. I'm cautiously optimistic that right now we need to take care of business to see the rewards at the end of the season. 24 hours ago, I would have told you that we would have too many undefeated teams and we would be on the outside looking in.

I'm impressed with Michigan State. They are playing good ball. They beat two good teams these last two weeks. This one on the road.

Could easily have been 28-3 if not for a holding call

Sometimes fumbles are not the cause of the offensive player, but rather a good defensive play. They are taught to knock the ball out with their arms or helmet. You just have to let some of them slide.

the dude has got that drive and passion... the so called immeasurable that a lot of pro teams look for... the kind of team who draft 'smart' and not on hype.. i could see him having loads of success in the right system at the next level... the kids only been at if for how long now??? can't see what the future holds... like when my chich comes home with a fat bag of new victoria secrets 'gear'

 

 

Some days I wonder why they have designer lingerie. It's just going to end up on the floor anyways.

They haven't been able to beat us with their last 2 NFL talents. The one before that was pretty good though.

Well, between Wisconsin, Nebraska and Texas they will have starting RBs named White, Green and Brown. I'm sure there is a chance for a Black or Gray out there at another school as well.

So you all know, the stadiums here in Poland are coming along nicely. I can nearly see the national stadium from my work and it will easily be completed on time. They have renovated the Legia (professional) stadium here in Warsaw, so I'm sure it will suffice as a stadium if they don't finish one of the other 3. I've heard there are issues with Krakow but I don't think it will deter them from finishing. I'm optimistic the Euro Cup will be held in Poland/Ukraine in 2012 based on the progress.

At least I'm starting to get some validation in my previous statements that Oregon should be on top of the pack presently. Florida has played terribly all season, they were overranked going into that game. I believe that Stanford was a better win than Arkansas.

Cy, you are already starting to make yourself scarcer. Big Red Nation is worried...

The real reason I dislike ESPN is that their streaming video service is terrible, and the way they schedule their games is atrocious. I could care less about play-by-play, halftime shows and other coverage. I just want to watch the games, in good quality, and be done with it. I'm still a big fan of BTN, wish they would pull all of their regular season games onto the network and run as an opponent to ESPN.... You'd think they would with Fox as a backer.

That Texas loss, and the probable loss to the Sooners may push Ohio State-Wisconsin above us for Oct. 16th gameday....

1. Bama (Only team with a truly impressive win over a highly ranked opponent)

2. Oregon (Not screwing around)

3. Ohio State

4. TCU

5. Boise State

6. Stanford

7. Nebraska

8. Auburn

9. Oklahoma

10. Florida

 

would be my rankings

 

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Oregon's defense has looked awfully sloppy tonight. ASU has ad about 4 different chances to put this game away, and keeps making unforced errors. PAC 10 defenses just look weak altogether. really sloppy tackling, and lots of blown coverages.

 

ASU looked explosive against Wisconsin. I have a feeling ASU has an offense. They have something like 550 all purpose yards per game averaged over their 4 games.

 

I watched the game. Both defenses were very sloppy. There were busted assignments and penalties all over.

 

Still hard to look down on Oregon compared with the rest of the top 10. Their offense has looked like it can adapt and put up numbers against anyone and every other team has looked a bit shaky.

1. Bama (Only team with a truly impressive win over a highly ranked opponent)

2. Oregon (Not screwing around)

3. Ohio State

4. TCU

5. Boise State

6. Stanford

7. Nebraska

8. Auburn

9. Oklahoma

10. Florida

 

would be my rankings

 

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Oregon's defense has looked awfully sloppy tonight. ASU has ad about 4 different chances to put this game away, and keeps making unforced errors. PAC 10 defenses just look weak altogether. really sloppy tackling, and lots of blown coverages.

 

ASU looked explosive against Wisconsin. I have a feeling ASU has an offense. They have something like 670 all purpose yards per game averaged over their 4 games.