Saunders Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 2024 Game 5 “Expert” Picks: Nebraska @ Purdue ————— CollegeFootballNews.com Purdue is having a rough time. It got obliterated by Notre Dame, pounded on by Oregon State, and it’s going to be tough finding a win the rest of the way - the team will almost certainly be the underdog in the last nine games. Purdue has to figure out how to jump all over Nebraska right away. This is the first road game of the season for the Huskers, but they have to get over yet another close loss - this time to Illinois - that’s slowed the roll of the jacked up Nebraska fans. Why Nebraska Will Win There was a time not all that terribly long ago when Nebraska had the most fearsome rushing attack in all of college football. The Big Red Machine steamrolled over everything in its path, Husker running backs were superstars, and the brutally methodical way it all worked made the program a superpower among superpowers. If Nebraska decides to give that a try, it’ll look like that this week. It’s hard to keep running when you have a quarterback like Dylan Raiola under center, but the Huskers pounded away 47 times in the opener over UTEP. It got away from the ground game, only ran for 48 yards against Illinois in last week’s loss, and … Purdue has allowed 703 rushing yards over the last two weeks to Notre Dame and Oregon State. Give 15 the day off by letting him hand off. Why Purdue Will Win For all of the issues and concerns with the Boilermakers, the plays in the backfield are there. They have a decent pass rush, and they come up with tackles for loss - they just can’t hold up against the run on a consistent basis. But with the Huskers it’s more than that. It’s the first Nebraska road game of the season. As much as they all like to say the past is the past, what did the team do last week? It dropped a close game. The first three - including the win over Colorado - were breathers. If Purdue can get a little bit of the time of possession back on its side, keep this close, the later it gets that Husker collar will get … Nebraska vs Purdue: Who Will Win There won’t be any problems for Nebraska. It’ll run, but it’ll come up with a good offensive mix to offset a few Purdue first half scoring drives. There will be moments when Purdue will have a shot to take over in the second half and make this a game, but will stall. The Nebraska running game will take over from there. Nebraska 34 - Purdue 17 ————— CFN Experts Big Game Ben, CFN: Nebraska E, CFN: Nebraska Jackson Caudell: Nebraska Nathan Erbach, ND on SI: Nebraska Pete Fiutak, CFN: Nebraska John Kennedy, ND on SI: Nebraska Andrew Margolick, CFN: Nebraska Jeremy Mauss: Nebraska Doug Millen, CFN: Nebraska Johnny Rosenstein: Nebraska* Nick Shepkowski: Nebraska Joe Vitale: Nebraska CONSENSUS PICK: Nebraska ————— ESPN FPI Nebraska - 79.6% Win ————— DRatings Nebraska 25 - Purdue 16 Nebraska - 77.6% Win ————— ESPN Bill Connelly SP+ Nebraska 31 - Purdue 17 Nebraska - 81% Win ————— More to come!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Husker Volleyball got stunned by SMU a few weeks ago. It was a good wake-up call. They steamrolled their next several opponents. The Blackshirts come out with a chip on their shoulder, all four RBs get good playing time, and Nebraska cruises. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Purdue fans not even posting about this game. Just posting about who they should hire as their new coach when Walters is fired. They believe that a 1-11 season is possible (which is what I said at the start of the season) and that would mean 11 losses in a row. NU CAN'T let a lame a$$ PU team get any confidence. NU has to either get a 3 and out if they start on defense or a TD if they start on offense. NU needs to rush the ball 40+ plus times and Satt needs to 100% understand that. Even if it is not working all that well at first, he needs to keep banging away. 40+ rushes and around 20 passes. Quote Link to comment
Gorillahawk Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 29 minutes ago, knapplc said: Husker Volleyball got stunned by SMU a few weeks ago. It was a good wake-up call. They steamrolled their next several opponents. The Blackshirts come out with a chip on their shoulder, all four RBs get good playing time, and Nebraska cruises. I totally agree. After rewatching last weeks game I got the feeling that most of the team but especially the blackshirts were feeling themselves too much and got exposed for it. Hopefully they pull their heads out and refocus this week and can get back on track. Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 If the game goes like that... I mean...yikes. Only good thing would be that NU covers. 1 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 9 minutes ago, teachercd said: If the game goes like that... I mean...yikes. Only good thing would be that NU covers. I think Nebraska has started terribly in every one of those simulations. Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 5 minutes ago, Mavric said: I think Nebraska has started terribly in every one of those simulations. I think you are right. They can't start bad tomorrow. It has to be crips and dominate from the start...and if not, Rhule needs to hit the reset button the Playstation 5, I know, I know, it isn't right, but hit reset and start it over. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 16 minutes ago, teachercd said: It has to be crips I'm more of a Bloods man, myself. Being red & all. 4 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Just now, knapplc said: I'm more of a Bloods man, myself. Being red & all. Dang this fat fingers!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted September 26 Author Share Posted September 26 Curious to see how the weather affects the game. I'm stuck at home while Helene is currently in the gulf, but remnants of it will be in the midwest come Saturday. Quote Link to comment
MyBloodIsRed16 Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 2 hours ago, teachercd said: I think you are right. They can't start bad tomorrow. It has to be crips and dominate from the start...and if not, Rhule needs to hit the reset button the Playstation 5, I know, I know, it isn't right, but hit reset and start it over. Damn two Fridays in a row??? 3 Quote Link to comment
Hilltop Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 2 hours ago, Saunders said: Curious to see how the weather affects the game. I'm stuck at home while Helene is currently in the gulf, but remnants of it will be in the midwest come Saturday. As of right now 10-20 mph winds are the biggest concern. Not much chance for rain until after the game but that wind will be a factor in the passing game. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
admo Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Wonder if this is going to be a close, sloppy game, with weather elements, real grass, big ten road game, playing Purdue, and Mockabee Otherwise, it's going to be Husker Smash! Blowout win Quote Link to comment
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