Husker Z

From everything I hear that's exactly the attitude the team is taking. They feel like someone stole something from them last Saturday. Yet, all of their goals are still out there, they want this conference trophy so freaking bad! The greatest thing that could happen would be for Dan Beebe to hand Bo and this AWESOME class of seniors that Big 12 Championship trophy in Dallas and they know this! We'll see a team that is freaking possessed this Friday.

In the last few weeks they've given up 52 to Kansas and 36 to KSU, I don't care who starts at QB, we should be able to put enough points on the board to win this game, the way the D has been playing lately.

he doesnt have an account Then why was it so reported stuff that he wrote on it. Like telling the refs from Saturday that they suck, and the reported TMart is all good and what not post on Sunday. All of this was from this board and other boards so I think it is out there. Someone step up to the plate. Martin is my "friend" on Facebook, I can ask and see if I get a response.

From what I hear, the team has bonded together this week and is united like they have never been before. I will not be surprised to see them come out this Friday and completely lay the wood to an inferior Colorado team.

I'd put the chances of Martinez starting this Friday VERY, VERY low.

Nope, it was his right foot, same foot that was hurt against MU. Very strange.

After listening to Gomes and Cotton after Bo today, I feel like these players are pissed, really pissed. They feel like someone stole something from them Saturday night and they want to go out Friday and leave no doubt. The D will completely overwhelm CU's offense and Hawkins will turn into the turnover machine that he is. Our offense will be led by Cody Green and I have a feeling we go back into the shell that we were in at the end of last year, just do enough to win the game. I think we'll be fine this week.

Seriously, get in the Wildcat, run Roy and Rex, score 17 points and go to Dallas. Time to revert back to last year's offense if that's what is needed to win this Friday.

Please just let the offense do enough to win on Friday and a lot of this stuff goes away, very quickly.

We sit here at 9-2, heavy favorites going into the final game of the regular season with a chance to clinch our 2nd north title in a row, PLUS our defense looks to have its swagger back at the right time. A&M's offense is good right now and was really rolling prior to Saturday night. Our D completely shut them down Saturday night and 6 of their 9 points were off of bullsh*t penalties. So, as crazy as this weekend has been, there is a silver lining I think. This could be a turning point for this staff, this program, this team, I hope they use it as a rallying cry and come out hungry this Friday. We'll see....

Bo's not going anywhere, PERIOD! Now, I'm not convinced about Magic, who knows. Per FB, Eric Martin says it's not true, but you never know. I guess we'll find out tomorrow.

Reading another board, from some dude that knows a couple of players, I guess he was texting his dad while getting worked on in the locker room. Also, a rumor on the mainboard on Rivals is that he has quit.

Well, Pelini didn't say it, but Watson said those exact words earlier this week, that the "Old Taylor was back"

NU 38 A&M 17 Rush: 214 Pass: 270

I like your enthusiasm and I agree with a lot of what you say, mainly the part about being sick of the media crap. But, until this team shows some consistency on a week to week basis, it's just hard to jump on with both feet. If the offense comes out and executes like we've seen before, in both the pass and run games, we should be fine. We pretty much know what we are going to get with the D, they will not allow much in the passing game, but might give up some rush yards, but probably not enough of both for A&M to go crazy on the scoreboard. As with most of our games, it will probably be a race to 24 or so.

Yet Cody Green is known as the QB with ball sercurity issuses. Not sure if serious or not, but you might want to consider the number of touches for Martinez vs. Green and see how those percentages come out. Bottom line is, neither of them have been too secure with the rock in their hands, but Martinez is a big play waiting to happen, Green is not.

Considering we're only 2-1/2 point favorites, I'm not sure this should really classify as an "upset special". I have a feeling we're going to be okay this weekend. This game has the feeling of the KSU game actually, a team that wants to believe it's ready for the prime time and they are doing anything and everything to convince people and throw everything they have at the game. But, is it false hype/hope? I think they might be getting a little ahead of themselves, similar to KSU. Both good teams, but clearly KSU wasn't ready to play a legit top 10 team and while I think A&M is a vast upgrade from KSU, are they ready for our D, is a QB that has 3 starts under his belt ready for our DB's? Is their D ready for our offensive attack? Will they sell out to stop the run while Magic burns them over the top like OSU or will they pull guys out of the box to respect the pass and let Magic/Helu/Rex run wild? I think the O comes to play and the D continues their dominance over a pass heavy offense and we clinch the North. Here's to hoping my feeling is right! I've only had this feeling one other time this year and that was the MU game, so I hope my streak can stay in tact!!

I believe Martinez will be fine, he was getting better as the game went on last week and trusting it more and more. I think with another week, he'll be good to go this weekend.

#9 NEBRASKA AT #18 TEXAS A&M Rushing Passing Points TO’s ST NEBRASKA 222 108 21 1.7 ••• TX A&M 164 223 28 2.4 - LAST 13 YEAR MATCHUPS LW Nebraska got 1 step closer to winning the North by bullying Kansas 20-3. The Huskers actually had 20-5 FD and 397-87 yd edges over the Hawks but the conservative gm plan due to QB Martinez’s not fully 100% ankle kept it relatively close. A&M meanwhile won its 3rd straight with QB Tannehill at the helm as they erased a 16 pt 1H deficit in a 42-30 win at Baylor. The Bears missed 2 FG’s, had another blk’d and missed an xp as A&M was outgained 516-423. A&M now finds themselves just 1 gm back in the South and Tannehill is avg 317 ypg (68%) with a 7-3 ratio in his 3 starts but will have a tough time here going against NU’s #1 NCAA pass eff D (140, 48%, 10-16 ratio) led by future #1 DC CB Amukamara. Nebraska clinches the North while knocking the Ags out of the South race. PHIL’S FORECAST : NEBRASKA 27 TX A&M 20

All excellent points. If clinching the B12 isn't enough motivation to get up for the Aggies then we got some problems. Plus, Bo is playing his old boss. I'm sure that adds a bit of fuel to the Pelini fire. I see us going with our OSU offense this game and airing it out against their poor secondary and hitting them with big plays in the run game when they back off. Couple that with the new "wrinkles" on D and I think Tannehill will be confused all night long and will turn it over a few times and we hand them a nice beat down and clinch the North in the process.

I'm no rocket scientist, but 14 sacks in the last 3 games is about as "top-shelf" as you'll find. Yeah, when NU wants to dial up pressure, they can be a real handful for the OL. They just pick and choose VERY carefully when they dial that pressure up. It seems as though as David has gotten more and more comfortable with the coverages, they aren't afraid to bring the heat from the safeties and the corners more and more. I would like to see Eric Martin make his debut at DE this weekend and see what he can do off the edge.

Where do I sign?? I actually feel pretty good about this game. I know that A&M has improved greatly since benching Johnson, but I'm 100% sure that Tannehill hasn't seen a D like this and with any pressure we should be able to force him into throws he's not comfortable with. If Martinez is healthy and isn't hesitant to run, I like our chances a lot in this one. The boys should be VERY motivated to put this division away this weekend and not have to go into the final game of the season against a team with absolutely nothing to lose in order to clinch.

He's the one guy that can stretch the field in the passing game, you can't completely abandon him. He's a frustrating player, but he also has A LOT of talent and is tough to cover.

It really has turned into a less than hostile environment in that stadium, for some reason. I tend to lean on the side that the crowd age is getting up there, but that can't be all of it. Maybe it's the poor football that was played in the BC era and the fans forget what it's like to have a top 10 team, I really don't know. That place used to literally shake for EVERY game, the second you'd hear Sirius start up, that was the last you heard of the song, the crowd would totally drown out the rest of it. Now, it's just not like that, no clue what needs to happen, but it's NOT a hard place to play anymore, it's just not. Sorry that happened to you man, that stinks. I hope you had fun otherwise.

Husker D vs. relatively inexperienced QB is the difference in this one I think. Pelini's D makes great QBs look terrible, I have a feeling this kid will have no clue what's going on in our secondary and will be forced to throw into spaces he's not comfortable throwing into. Like others have said though, if the offense can't get anything going, it'll be tight all night long. If Martinez is back to 100%, I think we'll handle our business and clinch the North. If he's where he was for the KU game, I don't like our chances. As far as the hostile environment, I don't really see that helping or hurting us or them. We tend to feed off of hostile crowds and Bo's guys love playing in places like that. Plus, this time of year is when our D really dials it in, which we might be starting to see a little bit, so we'll see. I don't see a comfortable win by either team and I won't be surprised if we win or lose, toss up game. I wish they would go back to Johnson at QB though, he sucks, bad.