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7 minutes ago, Scofrosghost said:

I don’t care if Sims is Lamar Jackson reincarnated, if he can’t protect the ball he should never sniff the offensive side of the ball.

By all means yes, but a freshman from Sioux City doesn't exactly scream confidence either. Sims could succeed. It just isn't likely at this point. 

Sounds like Purdy practiced, so he might as well get first crack at it. He did have one good drive. 

48 minutes ago, Ulty said:

He's the only QB who has not thrown a game-killing interception.

29 minutes ago, Scofrosghost said:

I will personally pay for Woches plane ticket if it means the 3 we’ve seen don’t stsrt

 

also if Sims gets the start it confirms Sat and Rhule are clinically insane

I mean, Sims does have the raw athleticism to give our offense a chance to be productive. He just can't get past the basics. HH is worth playing if he isn't 100% and Purdy is struggling with injury as well. If Longval is actually #4, if he can take a snap without fumbling and hand it to EJ he might be needed before halftime.

We are also missing a workhorse run blocker/possession receiver. Palmer and Toure before him, kind of got us some bigger hitters than we have had in our recent history. We need someone who either consistently catches passes with minimal separation or creates explosive run plays with good downfield blocking.

2020: Missing WR (Betts was young/Martin was slow to see the field/JD left)

2019: JD Spielman

2018: JD/Morgan

2017: JD/Morgan

2016: JD/Morgan/Westerkamp

2015: Morgan/Westerkamp

2014: Westerkamp

2013: Westerkamp

2012: Enunwa

2011: Enunwa/Kinnie

2010: Kinnie/Paul

2009: Kinnie/Paul/Holt

I think something missed about even the Pelini into Riley years is that we still had a lot of talent at receiver even if it wasn't just about pass catching. Frost (Joseph) got one year mercenaries, but we just did not keep the overall talent at receiver coming down the pipe. We basically missed down the entire line of WR recruits under Frost and even Robinson had to be taken away from receiver duties to cover RB which probably was another piece of wanting to get out and go back to Kentucky. It started to slip under Riley, but Frost had 5 years to really crash the car on having a core group in the pipes and sprinkling in transfers as they fit. 

1 hour ago, Red Five said:

Rhule didn't divulge the starting QB today.

 

Gotta keep Wisconsin guessing.  Make them spend extra time to prepare to recover fumbles or catch INTs from 3 different QBs.

Sims gets the start until we have to turn to Woche after the first two turnovers? 

4 minutes ago, Mavric said:

 

Which still makes me wonder if, even attempting to control for opponents, so many bad offenses in the B1G is still skewing the numbers.

 

I'm not trying to talk down the defense.  I think they have been superb.  But it just makes me wonder if there is a bit of a bubble that might pop.

Interesting. Here are the FPI rankings of B1G offenses and power 5 opponents outside the conference with score and defensive FPI:

Michigan: #2 no power five opponents 

Ohio State: #10 17 points vs Notre Dame (#14)

Penn State: #27 38 points vs West Virginia (#55)

Maryland: #35 42 points vs Virginia (#59)

Purdue: #59 24 points vs Virginia Tech (#69)

Purdue: #59 20 points vs Syracuse (#33)

Illinois: #67 23 points vs Kansas (#56)

Minnesota: #70 13 points vs North Carolina (#76)

Indiana: #74 14 points vs Louisville (#20)

Rutgers: #79 35 points vs Virginia Tech (#69)

Northwestern: #82 14 points vs Duke (#25)

Wisconsin: #86 22 points vs Washington State (#58)

Michigan State: #107 7 points vs Washington (#42)

Nebraska: #116 14 points vs Colorado (#103)

Iowa: #126 13 points vs Iowa State (#32)

Overall I think Nebraska, Iowa, and Michigan State have pumped the overall defensive stats of the B1G, but I also don't think it is full on bubble territory. Honestly, Rutgers offense being on the lower side is probably more indicative of the B1G East keeping offenses a little lower than they might otherwise be capable of reaching. 

27 minutes ago, Caven said:

 

It's the punt return game that is the biggest blow for us.

I mean he had the Minnesota win by punt return only to be wiped off the board by the fair catch call.

WTH! Chris Brooks son plays for Wisconsin! I was just thinking how much better this team would be if we had a reliable pass catcher even at the level of Chris Brooks! Dude was an underrated wr with Niles Paul, Menelik Holt, and Mike McNeil. 

Saw that. If it happens Kansas is in no matter what and four other teams can make it based on how certain teams go 1-1 in the last two weeks.

8 minutes ago, Red Five said:

 

I'll one up that. (There could be some errors here, so need a double check from someone.)

 

Nebraska beats Wisconsin and Iowa

Minnesota beats OSU and Wisconsin

Northwestern beats Purdue and Illinois

Illinois beats Iowa

 

Iowa 5-4

Minnesota 5-4

Nebraska 5-4

Northwestern 5-4

 

Iowa 1-2 vs all

Minnesota 2-1 vs all

Nebraska 2-1 vs all

Northwestern 1-2 vs all

 

I think the next tiebreaker would be in-division winning %

Iowa 3-3

Minnesota 3-3

Nebraska 5-1

Northwestern 4-2

 

Nebraska 2023 B1G West Champs!!!!

I believe that once you eliminate Northwestern and Iowa with tiebreakers in the multiteam tie, Minnesota gets the division with the head-to-head tiebreakers.

https://bigten.org/news/2011/8/10/Big_Ten_Conference_Football_Divisional_Tiebreaker.aspx

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1. If three or more teams are tied, steps 1 through 8 will be followed until a determination is made.  If only two teams remain tied after any step (or sub-step), the winner of the game between the two tied teams shall be the representative. If three or more teams remain tied after any step, move to next step in tiebreaker with remaining tied teams.

14 minutes ago, Red Five said:

 

FPI Chance to win the West after week 11:

Iowa 93.4% 

Nebraska 2.8%

Wisconsin 2.2%

Illinois 1.6%

Minnesota 0.0%

Northwestern 0.0%

Purdue 0.0%

 

Simplest scenarios:

Iowa - beat either Illinois or Nebraska and they win the West.

Nebraska - beat Wisconsin and Iowa, and Iowa loses to Illinois and Nebraska, and Minnesota loses to either OSU or Wisconsin

No matter how unlikely, all but Purdue can still win the division with two weeks left.

38 minutes ago, Hooked on Huskers said:

If Huskers will win out and Illinois beat Iowa for 11/18 game then Huskers awarding first place in West race !!!

How about Gophers? Rodents beat Ohio State this weekend? .... unlikely

Technically speaking, if:

Nebraska beats Iowa and Wisconsin

Minnesota beats tOSU and Wisconsin

Illinois beats Iowa

Northwestern beats Illinois

Purdue beats Northwestern

Then the division would be:

Minnesota 5-4 (wins tiebreaker 1 with head to head wins against NU and Iowa)

Nebraska 5-4 (wins head to head against Iowa)

Iowa 5-4

Northwestern 4-5 

Illinois 4-5

Wisconsin 3-6

Purdue 3-6 or 4-5 with Indiana game

This set of circumstances is so slim that ESPN gives this scenario a 0.0% chance of happening.

22 minutes ago, TGHusker said:

RFKjr - does he hurt Biden or Trump - yes to both according to this article. 

 

 

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4304622-the-d-c-establishment-thinks-rfk-could-win-and-theyre-in-a-panic/

 

 

Russia has won the Republican Party, so now it is time to start paying to get into the Democratic convention through the back door?

Unless some crazy Minnesota magic happens, this is Iowa’s. Have fun in the title game. 

36 minutes ago, suh_fan93 said:

He only received 400 additional votes. There were also 4,800 less voters who are more likely to show up for a presidential vote.

He played for the Jags! 

Good gravy, if I told you at the beginning of the year, with three games left on the year that if we beat Maryland, Iowa, and Wisconsin and Minnesota loses to tOSU we would win the B1G West, would you take it?

Most people would in a heart beat. The problem, if we don't beat any of them, we still don't make a bowl game. Just burn the division to the ground already.

97 Akron - First game and Makovicka breaks a tackle from just about every defender on the field and bear crawl/dives into the end zone. Game was also unbearably hot for a small child in the nose bleeds.

07 K State - We cheered for us to go for 80 with the back up on the last drive. 
 

09 Oklahoma - Probably the most confident in the underdog spot that I knew we would win. Atmosphere was top notch.

09 Texas - It was still a great experience overall after finding out I had tickets Thursday night before the game.

10 Mizzou - Suck it Gabbert. Helu got the rushing record for a single game.

11 tOSU - David just took the ball and game away from Braxton Miller. Bauserman passing chart.

12 Wisconsin (1st game) - Didn’t know this would be our sole win against them with the 4th down stop.

13 Northwestern - Sat south stadium and people left in droves in front of us and we moved down for the final drive. When Westerkemp caught the pass I couldn’t see the back of the end zone and when I looked at the video board, I thought he was down at  the one or two yard line.

17 Northern Illinois - Sat in the sky boxes for the first time. Oof.

15 minutes ago, runningblind said:

Yeah, and he was drafted!

Thanks a lot Jaguars! 

Seems like Leavitt has the potential to make MSU better. He was highly rated out of high school and used his legs a lot against Minnesota late, but that was also bend but don’t break from Minnesota. His passes look good, but the decision making screams freshmen. I don’t know if he can provide another layer for them to get something going or if Nebraska having a week to review his film will eat him alive. MSU hasn’t had answers all year on offense and I am not sure I would be confident it starts this weekend. Minnesota also gifted the ball to MSU early last week and all that came of it was no first downs and field goals. 
 

Nebraska has been chaotic, but the only way to MSU covering is a lot of Nebraska turnovers (3-5). Even if Nebraska hands 2 over, MSU might still only score 10-13 and I don’t think that will be enough for them. There is a lot of room for a Nebraska win with control and only a small to medium window for MSU to get gifts and exchange them for a lot of points.

7 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

Years ago, I would drive through Sioux City and think why the hell would anyone want yo live here. 
 

A year ago, my son moved to Sergeant Bluff for a job.  He loves it.  Sioux City has done a lot to redevelop their down town.  He’s upset because his company is moving him to omaha now.  

Sergeant Bluff is to Sioux City what Gretna is to Omaha. If you only venture in for La Ja’s, you will be fine.

I grew up near there, so I miss my friends/family, but not the place. I also didn’t fully understand some of what I was witnessing as a child. Yes, I was naive and sheltered. My La Ja’s line is for all people who ask me where I am from and mostly just in jest. I also really just love the tacos there. I miss good Mexican food I had abundantly close to me in high quality.
 

Glad your son likes it! 

2 hours ago, Born N Bled Red said:

 

The solution is the LA Juas location in South Sioux City. 

No. Don’t let the name fool you. It is not the same quality.

1 minute ago, ZRod said:

Lol it wasn't that bad, but I was wondering where the crack head would pop out from.

You mean you didn’t see a handful when you crossed the street to get back to your car? Or was it already dark and you just couldn’t already see them. 

4 hours ago, ZRod said:

It's pretty country for sure. Drove from Lincoln to Sioux Falls for a wedding this summer, and stopped for Tacos in Sioux City at La Juanits. Tacos were amazing, the city was pretty run down and sad.

You may get stabbed getting to La Ja’s, but it is still worth it. 10 out 10, would recommend. It is the only thing that makes visiting friends/family in the area worth while. 
 

Otherwise, there is no other need to stop in Sioux City.

5 hours ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

I'm definitely encouraged by how the Huskers are marching through the teams we need to beat. 

 

But --- and stop me if I'm nuts here -- it still feels like a bad time to get cocky. 

We can be up on MSU this weekend 21-3 with 10 minutes left in the 4th when a punt return gets muffed, an out route gets picked sixed, or another fumble bounces up to a DE who houses it and we will all collectively go, "Of sh*t, here we go again. We're gonna lose."

But until then, let the kool aid flow, my friend!!!