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Personally I'm glad Pelini did this. I'm always a fan of seeing the media knocked down a peg or two. Tom Shatel is the worst. He has an unbridled sense of entitlement that came through in shining colors in his incredibly ironic "article" where he was whining about Pelini's whining.

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I used to live in Vegas, and would go to Torino's. It's a decent watch site. The food is just okay, they have some specials. The atmosphere is pretty good though. It's about 3 miles west of the strip ($15 cab ride) on Flamingo. They still play every game.

I'm sorry, but who are the other two "powers" in your West Division? Iowa and Wisconsin are at least traditional powers. They may not be Nebraska level, but then again, Nebraska isn't exactly Nebraska over the last 10 years.

I wouldn't mind leaving the Big 12. The whole league is Texas' anyway. They always whine until they get their way on every single issue. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Big 12 title being played in Austin annually within the next 5 years. We move to the Big 10, and have an east/west division with: West- Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Northwestern, Wisconsin East-Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan State, Indiana, Purdue You'd have 3 powers in each division. As for the Big 12, they could move both Oklahomas up to the North, and invite TCU to come in to the South. That would balance out that division better anyway. Additionally, this would enable us to schedule OU every year, as an OOC rivalry much easier.

Peter King polled the league, and Suh is "the most desirable defensive player to come out of college in a decade" and will absolutely be the #1 pick. Hearing it from Kiper is one thing. Hearing it from the majority of the NFL is another. Heisman who?

This is a good thing. This is the thing everyone hit Callahan for. He refused to change his offense to fit his personnel. The sign of a really good coach is one who takes the time to change the offense if it isn't working. A bad, ego-driven coach refuses to change, and thinks the player should change their playing style to fit the system.

You can honestly see ANY team blowing us out? Let's remember that 7 of the points in that Texas Tech game was scored on a 75 yard fumble recovery for TD. We have not allowed 30 points all year. No one is blowing this defense out, short of the '07 New England Patriots.

Hopefully others have noticed we tend to play down, or up to our competition depending on who they are. I'm not real impressed with Arizona. Their win against USC was "meh". USC had clearly given up on the season long before that game started. They are not that impressive of an opponent. I could see us absolutely dismantling them (something like 35-0) if our offense clicks like they did against bad opponents early in the season. I could also see a very tight, low scoring game either way. The only scenario I don't see is them blowing us out.

Does anyone else think McCoy looks like Corky from Life Goes On?

I don't think Suh would have become a Heisman level player for many other coaches. Suh would be the first one to tell you that. We really have to thank Pelini & Co. as much as we do Suh. We have some offensive work, but for as long as we have the Pelini's, I don't think we ever have to worry about our defense again. And that is a load off my mind.

When SEC teams knock each other off, its good teams battling each other and playing good football in the deep south. When Big XII teams do the exact same thing, its the end of the conference, and no one respects us. It's a wonder anyone reads anything anymore that the biased sports media of the country pumps out each day

I think the point of the thread is, while many people have been sounding off about how the Big 12 will never let Nebraska get to "golden boy" Colt McCoy for whatever reason, it actually makes more financial sense for the Big 12 to be biased toward us, rather than against us. Not that I believe they are every truly "biased". And while it might make more financial sense to back Nebraska, it obviously makes more sense from a viewership/pride standpoint to back Texas, who can represent in the title. In any case, I'm usually one of the last ones to blame a game on the refs, or point the finger at a conference backing one team over another.

For right now, Cody Green has shown that he isn't ready for the big time games. He's fine against the Baylor's, but he isn't quite there mentally yet. Nothing wrong with that, he's only a true freshman. If we're down 3-4 TD's, toss him in there and let him get the experience.

You should try downtown Lincoln. Actual HOME of the Huskers. I was down there for the '97 title. It was ridonk parading with about 5,000 other people down to the stadium, breaking down the gate and rushing the field.

Of all the "bad teams" that have a shot at Suh this year, I think Detroit is the best spot for him. He could really be seen as a savior there, as Detroit has a crappy defense. But everyone knows good defense starts up front.

Dillard will probably go in the late rounds. Asante is projected as a 4th-6th rounder by many. Hickman may get taken in the 6th-7th, and will certainly be an undrafted FA signee if not drafted. I don't think Amukamara will declare. He's seen how much Suh's stock has raised since returning, its worth several million dollars if he comes back and has another All-Big 12 year. A sleeper is O'Hanlon. Pros are gonna love him in interviews, he's a blue collar guy, and scouts tend to like hard workers. I'm not gonna say he'll get drafted for sure, as he's on the small side, but he'll get a solid look. Don't be surprised if he gets invited to the combine.

All those examples are all well and good, but this is almost an exact flip situation of the Texas/Nebraska match from 1996. A barely ranked/not ranked winner of the South going up against the #3 ranked team from the North. I mean, cmon. This has storyline written all over it.

...about 13 years ago. One team came in with "nothing to lose", no one gave them a shot. The other team was supposed to roll over them, and had national championship aspirations. Texas-37 Nebraska-27 It's payback time.

The problem is, the media has to weigh what is right, vs. their unabated love for USC. At least for a few more seasons probably, the latter will always win out.

I would have to agree. Bo Pelini has a chance to get to 10-11 wins this year, after a 9 win campaign in his first year. We pretty much know that we never have to worry about the defense again. Bo Pelini's name is synonymous with defensive success, and this is shown in statbooks year after year. The offense will come along. We are going to have Green and Lee battling all offseason, throw in an unknown quantity in Kody Spano into the mix, and maybe even Tyler Gabbert, and we have good competition next year. Next year is the year boys. Our OOC skedge lines up, we have the right games at home, we should be making a BCS run next year, and should be in national title talk in 2010. Good way to start off the new decade.

NU- 35 KSU-3 Passing- 230 Rushing- 190

Hahaha, ZING!

If so, he was grossly overpaid. 15 games played, 1 game started, 5 TDs. In bowl games: 2000 Alamo Bowl vs. Northwestern: Rushing 3-9 2002 Rose Bowl vs. Miami: Rushing 6-10 The only hole in his lie is that he forgot you have to be good before boosters offer you money. Even in his "prime" thunder collins was barely a starter.