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Why didn't they show replays on most of the penalties? The only ones I remember them showing were a PI, Bo's, and the "late" hit. Eric Martin's two personal fouls for instance, I wanted to see what he did there.

Was it just me or did we seem predictable on offense? 1st down zone read or Burkhead in Wildcat for a couple yards. 2nd down hand off to Helu for a couple more yards. 3rd down slants pass, usually incomplete. Punt. Rinse and repeat.

That they are bigger is not an issue for opinion. Their RB's average 219 pounds --- our RB's for next year --- Rex (202), Aaron green (185) are much smaller. The B10 OLB'ers are 230 on average --- we have L. David at 205-210 or so) E. Martin at 215, S. Fisher at what 205? Their MLBers' are 250 on average. Compton is our heaviest and he is perhaps 230. No... there is no doubt that the B10 is a "bigger" conference. No opinion. Fact. Tougher? Who knows.. But 20 hits a game to your QB when those hitting him are comparable in size up to perhaps 20 pounds heaver versus 20 hits a game against guys weighing 30-45 pounds more than your QB... that is quite a difference. I think few would logically argue against the notion that the B10 teams that are much larger are more physical than the teams we lined up against, on average, this year. But you're comparing the Big 10 averages to just Nebraska. What about averages for the Big 12? I glanced through the depth charts of both conferences and I didn't see a significant difference at any position except running back. Average LB's seems to be around 230-240 lbs in both conferences. The size of the running backs is my biggest concern.

While I think OSU's offense is good, they are untested. Look at their opponent's passing defenses: Washington State - 104th Troy - 109th Tulsa - 120th Texas A&M - 101st Lousiana Lafayette - 113th Texas Tech - 117th If our offense can hold onto the ball we will win.

Last two times a 1-loss Texas played an undefeated Oklahoma the results were 63-14 (2000) and 65-13 (2003). I don't think it will be that lopsided this year, but I think OU will win this one.

I think it makes sense to have Martinez start against WKU. If the QB race is as close as they say it is and he has a legitimate chance at being our starter for the year, then having him start would benefit us most. Zac Lee already has plenty of experience and having him start would be of little benefit to him, at least much less then the benefit Martinez would gain by starting. Playing in mop-up duty is a competely different animal to starting the game. If Martinez/Green don't play well, it will then be much easier to fall back on Lee then vice versa.

That's too funny! They even copy/pasted the Husker and USC players. I guess inviting Nebraska and USC to play each other at their stadium is the only way to fill it up and justify expansion.

This was my first thought and it better be what he's doing..... Thanks to the other people for clearing the Broyles and Fuller part...I was rushing while putting it together. Oh I thought he was referring to you when he said you were joking. Where does Ubben mention Gilbert? I must have missed it.

Yep no way Garret will be number 1 on his list. As he said when he first started the top 25: "Don't confuse this for the top 25 NFL prospects in the league, because it's not. Rather, it's based on what the players have done in college football to this point, their potential for the 2010 season and the impact they have on their teams."

I've noticed he has very peculiar spelling and grammar. Ends every thought with ellipses and commas. Nothing wrong with it as I can still make out what he is trying to say (unlike some of the things Tufftiger says) just thought it was interesting. But anyways if our offense has a repeat of last year do you think Watson is gone?

He is looking at this wrong. Texas and OU had their runs in the 00's when Nebraska was down. October 16th can't get here soon enough!

I thought we were switching in one year?.

Looks like Texas turned down the Pac-10 offer. Dallas Morning News Lots of Texas fans are bummed.

Saying that Illinois will likely be more powerful than Penn State is like saying Kansas State will be more powerful than Oklahoma. It just isn't going to happen. One season? Maybe, but nothing more. I don't think its unreasonable to account for power shifts. College football is a dynamic sport and schools are constantly moving up and down the pecking order. I didn't mean to imply that the Illini would surpass PSU anytime soon but it's always possible. Something as simple as a coaching change can make everything different. Look no further than PSU itself...before Jo Pa the Nittany Lions were nothing to write home about...same with FSU and Bowden. On the flip-side of that you can see plenty of powerful programs that have fallen from past glory...Miss, Miami, A & M etc... Going way out on a limb and drawing conf. lines on such temporary standings when we have a more obvious geographic division to work with just seems like a bad idea to me. I think it's not being based so much on current power as it is historical power. Penn St., OSU, Michigan and Nebraska are all in the top ten winningest college football teams of all time. I think putting three of them in one division could be a mistake. And yes teams are constantly going up and down in power, but I think these schools with their traditions and higher expectations are more likely to rebound quickly. Having to play Penn St. and Iowa every year will definitely be more challenging then playing in the Big 12 north.

Anyone know when we can expect NU/Texas tickets to go on-sale?

Wow that interviewer was annoying. Every single question was trying to get some disapproval out of Suh regarding the move.

It would be bad in that we would have to pay the penalties for leaving the Big 12. It would definitely be a great thing for the remaining Big 12 North, and they wouldn't hate us so much. Guess we'll have to wait till Tuesday to see what Texas decides on doing.

I think it's something that remains to be seen. Texas fans will have you believe that our recruiting there will completely shut down. I'm not buying that yet. I can see it decreasing some, but as long as Nebraska continues on the upward swing and returns to national prominence, recruiting will take care of itself.

Really? That'd be great. Time Warner better add Big Ten Network to their lineup.

Yeah we NEED to win that game and the B12 this year. It'd be perfect!

LOL, maybe the Mountain West is trying to say hey, with these super 16 team conferences maybe we can still be the best non AQ of them. Kidding a side, the board is rocking today. Maybe they are planning on getting B12 leftovers?

It'll be tomorrow. And that sig is kinda big.

Can we just get over the B12 CCG? I find it interesting that Texas fans are blaming Nebraska for the Big 12 falling apart. Saying we haven't been relevant for years and are tired of being the south's bitch. Seems a bit of a contradiction though. If we are irrelevant, then why should it matter if we leave? They should easily replace us with someone else. Seems no one wants the B12 to stick together, except for KU, KSU, and ISU. They just need someone to blame.