"Wisconsin better bring it's A game"

[sd'sker]

 

Totally agree. I see it kind of the same way I saw our games against Ohio State the past two years. In both cases, UW beat them down-in and down-out. But it's close enough that a couple big plays can swing it one way or the other. Two years ago, UW dominated them and lost thanks to a couple kick returns. Last year, UW had the kick return and won. I like UW as the better overall team, but two or three plays in this game are probably gonna determine it and each have playmakers who can turn them in.

again, we're in agreement. i always think NU will win and i think they have a puncher's chance. i do think wiscy has a better product right now. i also have had NU break my heart a lot in the past decade. i was so amped for the last two va. tech games as our return to prominence. i was so amped when NU would start to raise in the polls and then take two steps background. i am entering this saturday with cautious optimism, but i am sure no matter how well we play, if we lose my heart will still hurt.

 

i am trying to chalk this up as a loss, but it goes against every fiber of my being. i hope we play well and show some promise. i hope it is close. 'h', 'e', double hockey sticks, i hope we win. but i am excited to see what our team has, and i hope for a rematch later this year. i am excited for this game because it will teach us a lot about NU. best of luck to both teams, hope we see some good football.

 

The joy, and the curse, of college football. It's why we drink.

it's one of the reasons i drink. i drink for a lot of reasons, mostly because it's the only way people will like me. or because i am bored. or because, as i tell my wife, i would not want to have to pour out a bottle of whiskey because it went bad.

[Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red]

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2) The Oregon State team you thought was "winning" managed all of 23 yards rushing, 1.0 yards per attempt.

 

Uhh... they lost to Sacramento State. Whatever point you were trying to make is now invalid. Just sayin'...

 

Only point was it's awfully hard to argue that it looked like the Beavs were "winning," as the one poster asserted. It wasn't even close.

I stand by my statement.

 

My bad. Carry on...

[I am I]

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2) The Oregon State team you thought was "winning" managed all of 23 yards rushing, 1.0 yards per attempt.http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/278069/obama-lies-about-do-nothing-congress-deroy-murdock

 

Uhh... they lost to Sacramento State. Whatever point you were trying to make is now invalid. Just sayin'...

 

Only point was it's awfully hard to argue that it looked like the Beavs were "winning," as the one poster asserted. It wasn't even close.

 

okay, let me be a little more clear:

I watched that game cuz it was the 1st one on espn in Denver around noon or whatever. As I was looking to see what wilson was made of, I noticed that OS was making some plays, moving the ball, forcing W to punt...whatever. I flipped away for a few minutes expecting to come back to a 14-0, 17-3 game. OS was driving and it wad only like 7-0... Then OS throws a pick and it was over pretty muc over from that point. I watched the rest of the game, and let's just say I thought, "okay, W won big..but not impressively, mostly because OS was not that good."

basically, we have been tested. Even if it's by 'lesser' opponents. That says we know what our pulse is like in a close game.

Do you?

[Bdgrfan]

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2) The Oregon State team you thought was "winning" managed all of 23 yards rushing, 1.0 yards per attempt.http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/278069/obama-lies-about-do-nothing-congress-deroy-murdock

 

Uhh... they lost to Sacramento State. Whatever point you were trying to make is now invalid. Just sayin'...

 

Only point was it's awfully hard to argue that it looked like the Beavs were "winning," as the one poster asserted. It wasn't even close.

 

okay, let me be a little more clear:

I watched that game cuz it was the 1st one on espn in Denver around noon or whatever. As I was looking to see what wilson was made of, I noticed that OS was making some plays, moving the ball, forcing W to punt...whatever. I flipped away for a few minutes expecting to come back to a 14-0, 17-3 game. OS was driving and it wad only like 7-0... Then OS throws a pick and it was over pretty muc over from that point. I watched the rest of the game, and let's just say I thought, "okay, W won big..but not impressively, mostly because OS was not that good."

basically, we have been tested. Even if it's by 'lesser' opponents. That says we know what our pulse is like in a close game.

Do you?

 

Not this year. But like I said, just about everyone who sees significant playing time this season also did last year, so really, it's not something I see as a significant issue.

 

What I don't know, and what is IMHO the biggest issue in the game, is how anyone this side of Alabama or LSU significantly slows down the UW offense. I haven't missed a game in going on 20 years, and this could well be the best offense UW has ever had, and that includes last year's version that set a school record of 41.5 ppg and the Dayne years, too. They just do everything well, and every player on the field is a weapon. Ball and White are as good a backfield tandem as anyone out there. Wilson has been really, really good, poised, making good decisions, throwing with accuracy, devasting when he extends plays with his feet. Ewing is a superior blocker at FB and chips in a few receptions. Pederson at TE continues the great tradition UW has there from Owen Daniels to Travis Beckum to Lance Kendricks. WRs are perhaps unspectacular but just make plays.

 

Nebraska will score its points. I just don't think it'll score enough.

[bshirt]

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2) The Oregon State team you thought was "winning" managed all of 23 yards rushing, 1.0 yards per attempt.http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/278069/obama-lies-about-do-nothing-congress-deroy-murdock

 

Uhh... they lost to Sacramento State. Whatever point you were trying to make is now invalid. Just sayin'...

 

Only point was it's awfully hard to argue that it looked like the Beavs were "winning," as the one poster asserted. It wasn't even close.

 

okay, let me be a little more clear:

I watched that game cuz it was the 1st one on espn in Denver around noon or whatever. As I was looking to see what wilson was made of, I noticed that OS was making some plays, moving the ball, forcing W to punt...whatever. I flipped away for a few minutes expecting to come back to a 14-0, 17-3 game. OS was driving and it wad only like 7-0... Then OS throws a pick and it was over pretty muc over from that point. I watched the rest of the game, and let's just say I thought, "okay, W won big..but not impressively, mostly because OS was not that good."

basically, we have been tested. Even if it's by 'lesser' opponents. That says we know what our pulse is like in a close game.

Do you?

 

Not this year. But like I said, just about everyone who sees significant playing time this season also did last year, so really, it's not something I see as a significant issue.

 

What I don't know, and what is IMHO the biggest issue in the game, is how anyone this side of Alabama or LSU significantly slows down the UW offense. I haven't missed a game in going on 20 years, and this could well be the best offense UW has ever had, and that includes last year's version that set a school record of 41.5 ppg and the Dayne years, too. They just do everything well, and every player on the field is a weapon. Ball and White are as good a backfield tandem as anyone out there. Wilson has been really, really good, poised, making good decisions, throwing with accuracy, devasting when he extends plays with his feet. Ewing is a superior blocker at FB and chips in a few receptions. Pederson at TE continues the great tradition UW has there from Owen Daniels to Travis Beckum to Lance Kendricks. WRs are perhaps unspectacular but just make plays.

 

Nebraska will score its points. I just don't think it'll score enough.

 

 

Well, I agree we'll score on ya. Maybe a lot. But also agree it may not be enough. It'll be great!

[redblooded]

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2) The Oregon State team you thought was "winning" managed all of 23 yards rushing, 1.0 yards per attempt.

 

Uhh... they lost to Sacramento State. Whatever point you were trying to make is now invalid. Just sayin'...

 

They also started the Wisconsin game with a punt that netted -4 yards deep in their own end when the punter kicked it off the side of his foot rugby style. That'll zap any early momentum in a flash. Wisconsin has simply outclassed their opponents, and those opponents also inflicted tons of problems on themselves, so there really isn't a good barometer game.

 

I think Nebraska will win. Always do. Here's a few reasons why.

 

1) Dennard. He can basically take Toon out of the game if he is playing well. I don't care how good you think Toon is, he's no Justin Blackmon.

 

2) Wisconsin won't have the luxury of short fields pretty much the whole game. <50 yard fields are going to be hard to come by outside of huge turnovers.

 

3) Their defense. It hasn't looked as impressive as scores would have you believe and frankly Nebraska has better athletes on offense then Wisconsin does on defense or has seen yet this year.

 

4) Wilson isn't that fast. He's a good decision maker and can be elusive, but he is by no means a burner. You won't see him bust one and outrun dbs because they take a bad angle against speed like Martinez has. He might weave around, but mostly his legs are used to extend drives if you break contain. He's also going to have to deal with more pressure then he's seen all year and faster defenders.

 

5) Karmic Justice, for every big ten fan who has come here and basically explained to us how you play a different kind of football in the big ten.

[lionsfan93]

Also, I have watched 2 of W games on tv this year. I was watching them play OS and turned it, then was shocked they shut them out. I thoght oregeon st was kinda 'winning' that game for awhile.

UNLV pee'd down their leg, and still...they were able to move the ball at times.

Then NIU I thought was outclassed and just not even near the competition, kinda like WYO.

The thing I see is, N seems to be 'tested' whereas W knocked em all over the place, score wise.

Are we really THAT fast? Are we going to be THAT much better w all 3 levels completely healthy? Was W sched really THAT poor? Was our any tougher?

I think we've faced stiffer test's, but even for crap opponents, W steamrolled them. My guess is we'll bring our 'A' game cuz we've been forced to a couple times already and it's looked pretty good. Does W even know what's it's A game is?will it be too late for them by the time they've found out?

Yes, we are that fast. T-Mart, Aaron Green, Abdullah, Heard, Turner, and Bell all have potential to take it to the house any time that they touch the ball. And Rexy is probably fast enough too.

Yes, we are that much better with all 3 levels completely healthy. Probably more importantly, being healthy in the secondary. Having a lock-down corner out there is what Bo's defenses are based around. With Dennard back there, our blitz packages get a whole lot more interesting.

Yes, Wisconsin's schedule was piss poor. Their opponents have, combined, two wins against FBS teams, with those two teams being Hawaii(2-2 with a loss to Washington) and Army(1-3).

Yes, ours was tougher. I'm not going to argue that we have had a tough schedule by any means, because we have had a pretty easy schedule too. But Washington is head-over heals better than anyone that they have played. I would even say that Fresno and Wyoming are better than anyone that they have played.

 

I keep seeing these same arguments. I have to say, no disrespect intended, that it's starting to strike me as an attempt to convince yourselves.

 

1) Nebraska's speed on offense, at best, is only marginally better than UW's. Wilson, Ball, White, Toon, Abrederis, Lewis, Gordon, Doe all have excellent speed and UW's defense sees these guys every day in practice. I agree that defensively, UW's speed at LB is a concern. But Nebraska better score on their big plays because speed matters a lot less in the red zone, and UW tends to -- more than most -- get a lot tougher to move the ball against on a short field. I'd be more worried about it if Martinez wasn't such a marginal passer because I'll take my chances with UW's run defense in the red zone. The question is, is that advantage going to be enough to overcome a UW offense that has no weakness? Obviously, Nebraska is a much better defensive unit that what the Badgers have seen so far from their opponents, but then again, Washington and Fresno didn't have a lot of trouble moving the ball against Nebraska and UW is a much better offense than either of those, too.

 

2) The Oregon State team you thought was "winning" managed all of 23 yards rushing, 1.0 yards per attempt.

 

3) Yes, UW's schedule was piss poor. And Nebraska's was only a little better. Washington is better than Oregon State, clearly, but is that really what you're hanging your hat on? Head-over heels better? Really? Are you trying to convince yourselves that the Huskers' struggles against those teams relative to UW's routs was the result of some yawning chasm in SOS?

 

4) And this is just a tip: I wouldn't read too much into what UNLV did in the first half. Borland was playing his first game at MLB, and they came in running the pistol, which UW did not expect and had not prepared for. So he struggled, and UW scored so fast the D didn't have a chance to make adjustments on the sideline in the first half before they were heading back to the field. Third quarter was a better read on that game, and the Badgers shut them down until the starters left the game toward the end of the quarter. UW's defense averages 8.5 ppg, but that's misleading too: only 13 points have been scored against the starters. The other 21 came in garbage time. And they are the only team in the country to shut out a BCS opponent.

 

5) Most of the players UW is gonna put on the field are plenty tested. With one or two exceptions, they all were either starters or saw significant time last year on a team that went to the Rose Bowl, beat Ohio State in prime time, etc. These guys have a blue collar work ethic and have been aiming toward this game for a long time. If you honestly expect them to panic when the pads start popping, I think you're going to be disappointed.

1) There is no way that you can compare the speed of Wilson to that of Martinez, or Toon's to Turner or Bell. Don't get me wrong, they are great players who deserve a lot of respect for their playmaking ability, they just don't have elite speed or elusiveness. I have my doubts on the speed of Ball and White, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. And as far as Abrederis, Lewis, and Gordon, I know nothing as to their speed. But I can promise you that Wisconsin hasn't seen this much speed all year, in a game or in practice. Not saying that this means that the Huskers will win, but its definetely a factor.

 

2) Wisconsin dominated the Oregon State game, completely and totally. BUT ITS OREGON STATE! It was an impressive win against a very non-impressive opponent.

 

3) Washington is head-over heals better than Oregon State. I can't believe that you even called that into question. Oregon State isn't even the best team you guys have played, best name, but not the best team. And I do agree that we haven't played the best schedule either. But it is tougher than what Wisconsin had to go through.

 

4) Shut outs are shut outs. I don't care who playing, its impressive. So I'll give you that.

 

5) I don't think anyone expects Wisconsin to roll over at the first sign of difficulty. You're right, they are a physical and tough team. I think that it will be a dog fight all night long. Whoever catches a few breaks will come out on top IMO. Is it Saturday yet?

[HuskyBadger]

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2) The Oregon State team you thought was "winning" managed all of 23 yards rushing, 1.0 yards per attempt.

 

Uhh... they lost to Sacramento State. Whatever point you were trying to make is now invalid. Just sayin'...

 

They also started the Wisconsin game with a punt that netted -4 yards deep in their own end when the punter kicked it off the side of his foot rugby style. That'll zap any early momentum in a flash. Wisconsin has simply outclassed their opponents, and those opponents also inflicted tons of problems on themselves, so there really isn't a good barometer game.

 

I think Nebraska will win. Always do. Here's a few reasons why.

 

1) Dennard. He can basically take Toon out of the game if he is playing well. I don't care how good you think Toon is, he's no Justin Blackmon.

 

2) Wisconsin won't have the luxury of short fields pretty much the whole game. <50 yard fields are going to be hard to come by outside of huge turnovers.

 

3) Their defense. It hasn't looked as impressive as scores would have you believe and frankly Nebraska has better athletes on offense then Wisconsin does on defense or has seen yet this year.

 

4) Wilson isn't that fast. He's a good decision maker and can be elusive, but he is by no means a burner. You won't see him bust one and outrun dbs because they take a bad angle against speed like Martinez has. He might weave around, but mostly his legs are used to extend drives if you break contain. He's also going to have to deal with more pressure then he's seen all year and faster defenders.

 

5) Karmic Justice, for every big ten fan who has come here and basically explained to us how you play a different kind of football in the big ten.

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2) The Oregon State team you thought was "winning" managed all of 23 yards rushing, 1.0 yards per attempt.

 

Uhh... they lost to Sacramento State. Whatever point you were trying to make is now invalid. Just sayin'...

 

They also started the Wisconsin game with a punt that netted -4 yards deep in their own end when the punter kicked it off the side of his foot rugby style. That'll zap any early momentum in a flash. Wisconsin has simply outclassed their opponents, and those opponents also inflicted tons of problems on themselves, so there really isn't a good barometer game.

 

I think Nebraska will win. Always do. Here's a few reasons why.

 

1) Dennard. He can basically take Toon out of the game if he is playing well. I don't care how good you think Toon is, he's no Justin Blackmon.

 

2) Wisconsin won't have the luxury of short fields pretty much the whole game. <50 yard fields are going to be hard to come by outside of huge turnovers.

 

3) Their defense. It hasn't looked as impressive as scores would have you believe and frankly Nebraska has better athletes on offense then Wisconsin does on defense or has seen yet this year.

 

4) Wilson isn't that fast. He's a good decision maker and can be elusive, but he is by no means a burner. You won't see him bust one and outrun dbs because they take a bad angle against speed like Martinez has. He might weave around, but mostly his legs are used to extend drives if you break contain. He's also going to have to deal with more pressure then he's seen all year and faster defenders.

 

5) Karmic Justice, for every big ten fan who has come here and basically explained to us how you play a different kind of football in the big ten.

 

Maybe, maybe not on Dennard taking out Toon. He's playing awfully well right now and I'm not sure if either player can completely win that matchup. I'd also disagree on Wilson not being that fast, he's more than just a good decision maker that can be elusive. Not as fast as Martinez, but a much bigger nightmare because of what he does with his arm. JMO.

[Hercules]

The only way Dennard doesn't neutralize Toon is if Dennard isn't 100% healthy. I can think of every one of our now-NFL defensive backs from 2009-10 (Prince Amukumara, Dejon Gomes, Eric Hagg) getting beat a couple times. But not Fonzo.

[huskernumerouno]

They play the games for a reason and that is you can win or lose at anytime. Can I say we will win with 100% certanty no, but I do believe we have a shot. This game is going to be tough for us and you guys have shown you defend your house well. Not many people come into there and leave with a W. the last few seasons have showed we play better football away from home so I am hoping for a great effort by both teams and a clean game where both teams walk of with a mutual respect for what just happened.

 

The time has arrived to start our journey into the BIG,

 

Good luck and heres to a good game ,

 

GBR GBR GBR

[redblooded]

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2) The Oregon State team you thought was "winning" managed all of 23 yards rushing, 1.0 yards per attempt.

 

Uhh... they lost to Sacramento State. Whatever point you were trying to make is now invalid. Just sayin'...

 

They also started the Wisconsin game with a punt that netted -4 yards deep in their own end when the punter kicked it off the side of his foot rugby style. That'll zap any early momentum in a flash. Wisconsin has simply outclassed their opponents, and those opponents also inflicted tons of problems on themselves, so there really isn't a good barometer game.

 

I think Nebraska will win. Always do. Here's a few reasons why.

 

1) Dennard. He can basically take Toon out of the game if he is playing well. I don't care how good you think Toon is, he's no Justin Blackmon.

 

2) Wisconsin won't have the luxury of short fields pretty much the whole game. <50 yard fields are going to be hard to come by outside of huge turnovers.

 

3) Their defense. It hasn't looked as impressive as scores would have you believe and frankly Nebraska has better athletes on offense then Wisconsin does on defense or has seen yet this year.

 

4) Wilson isn't that fast. He's a good decision maker and can be elusive, but he is by no means a burner. You won't see him bust one and outrun dbs because they take a bad angle against speed like Martinez has. He might weave around, but mostly his legs are used to extend drives if you break contain. He's also going to have to deal with more pressure then he's seen all year and faster defenders.

 

5) Karmic Justice, for every big ten fan who has come here and basically explained to us how you play a different kind of football in the big ten.

ps: I do not condon the use of porn

 

It's ok guys, because I do. Have at it.

 

 

 

2) The Oregon State team you thought was "winning" managed all of 23 yards rushing, 1.0 yards per attempt.

 

Uhh... they lost to Sacramento State. Whatever point you were trying to make is now invalid. Just sayin'...

 

They also started the Wisconsin game with a punt that netted -4 yards deep in their own end when the punter kicked it off the side of his foot rugby style. That'll zap any early momentum in a flash. Wisconsin has simply outclassed their opponents, and those opponents also inflicted tons of problems on themselves, so there really isn't a good barometer game.

 

I think Nebraska will win. Always do. Here's a few reasons why.

 

1) Dennard. He can basically take Toon out of the game if he is playing well. I don't care how good you think Toon is, he's no Justin Blackmon.

 

2) Wisconsin won't have the luxury of short fields pretty much the whole game. <50 yard fields are going to be hard to come by outside of huge turnovers.

 

3) Their defense. It hasn't looked as impressive as scores would have you believe and frankly Nebraska has better athletes on offense then Wisconsin does on defense or has seen yet this year.

 

4) Wilson isn't that fast. He's a good decision maker and can be elusive, but he is by no means a burner. You won't see him bust one and outrun dbs because they take a bad angle against speed like Martinez has. He might weave around, but mostly his legs are used to extend drives if you break contain. He's also going to have to deal with more pressure then he's seen all year and faster defenders.

 

5) Karmic Justice, for every big ten fan who has come here and basically explained to us how you play a different kind of football in the big ten.

 

Maybe, maybe not on Dennard taking out Toon. He's playing awfully well right now and I'm not sure if either player can completely win that matchup. I'd also disagree on Wilson not being that fast, he's more than just a good decision maker that can be elusive. Not as fast as Martinez, but a much bigger nightmare because of what he does with his arm. JMO.

 

Yeah that's not a maybe unless Dennard's quads are killing him. Toon is a big possession receiver. On the other hand Dennard will be playing Sundays as a shut down corner even without the rules letting him take receivers out of bounds like he does in college. If you see Toon in bounds half the game he'll be lucky.

[BigAppleBucky]

A fun read from up in cheese, porn and fireworks stand land. (seriously, ever driven through that state? )

 

http://host.madison....1cc4c002e0.html

 

An interesting paragraph is this: "It's a good thing the Badgers were talking about South Dakota, because no one else was. And they never will after the way UW plowed through its non-conference schedule, winning by 34, 35, 42 and 49 points against a group of hand-picked opponents that fell far short of expectations. UNLV is rebuilding, Oregon State is experiencing a rare down year, Northern Illinois was a disappointment and South Dakota was out of its league."

 

UNLV is rebuilding from what? The Randall Cunningham years? The time where they were quite adept at cheating at basketball?

 

I'm also not sure on what dimension where Oregon St has a rare down year. It's the rare good years that I tend to notice more. They're traditionally a middle of the road PAC 12 teams that gets smashy-smashed on national television by teams not named USC.

 

"Northern Illinois was a disappointment" says everyone after they fill up their car with gas in Dekalb, skips the barbed wire museum and hauls ass to Chicago as fast as they can.

 

"South Dakota was out of it's league". And the sun sets in the West too, guys.

 

Outside of that, I thought it was a pretty rational column. They're respecting us in the paper at least.

 

Cheese - of course.

 

Porn? Maybe. I haven't seen it advertized along the highways in Wisconsin, but I suppose so. Used to be a nice breakfast place in Madtown - Smut and eggs. Get your day started right.

 

Firecrackers? I doubt it unless the law has changed. You see signs for fireworks in Ohio and Indiana. I don't recall seeing them in Illinois or Wisconsin.

 

I believe the contract with Oregon State was done in 2007 when they were a decent, if not great Pac10 team. NIU has a lot of Wisconsin kids playing for them. They usually play tough in that game and it was a quasi home game for them. They'd played an OT game against Kansas. It was the only NC game this season that mildly impressed me for Wisconsin.

 

Playing a Division 1AA team every year is just plain embarassing. And having a creampuff NC schedule is an invitation to lose the first conference game of the year, every year.

[redblooded]

I believe the contract with Oregon State was done in 2007 when they were a decent, if not great Pac10 team. NIU has a lot of Wisconsin kids playing for them. They usually play tough in that game and it was a quasi home game for them. They'd played an OT game against Kansas. It was the only NC game this season that mildly impressed me for Wisconsin.

 

Playing a Division 1AA team every year is just plain embarassing. And having a creampuff NC schedule is an invitation to lose the first conference game of the year, every year.

 

Oregon State has never been a "Great" pac 10 team. Lets just dispel that myth right away...

 

Neither team's non-conference has been great, so don't take huge offense to us pointing out the Wisconsin non-conference games as weak. Also, Kansas (unless it was Mangino's magic season) doesn't count.

 

Nebraskan's know where BB came from, we know that scheduling philosophy and we'll ridicule it. Same as we would if we were going up against K-state next week. (where it came from) It deserves it. No matter which team you root for that non-conference deserves to be made light of... Nebraska's isn't THAT far behind either, but it isn't that bad.

 

Bill Snyder taught BB something I guess, scheduling. Saturday we'll see what else he's got.

[formerlybis]

I believe the contract with Oregon State was done in 2007 when they were a decent, if not great Pac10 team. NIU has a lot of Wisconsin kids playing for them. They usually play tough in that game and it was a quasi home game for them. They'd played an OT game against Kansas. It was the only NC game this season that mildly impressed me for Wisconsin.

 

Playing a Division 1AA team every year is just plain embarassing. And having a creampuff NC schedule is an invitation to lose the first conference game of the year, every year.

 

Oregon State has never been a "Great" pac 10 team. Lets just dispel that myth right away...

 

Neither team's non-conference has been great, so don't take huge offense to us pointing out the Wisconsin non-conference games as weak. Also, Kansas (unless it was Mangino's magic season) doesn't count.

 

Nebraskan's know where BB came from, we know that scheduling philosophy and we'll ridicule it. Same as we would if we were going up against K-state next week. (where it came from) It deserves it. No matter which team you root for that non-conference deserves to be made light of... Nebraska's isn't THAT far behind either, but it isn't that bad.

 

Bill Snyder taught BB something I guess, scheduling. Saturday we'll see what else he's got.

 

BB had several teachers in that regard -- Alvarez pretty much scheduled the same way (and he's the AD now), and Iowa has been pretty similar, too (BB has a Hawk tattoo from his playing days and coached on the staff there too).

[EZ-E]

NU has played 3 teams that would be no less than 3-1 with Wiscy's schedule. We know nothing about them and we will find out everything Saturday.

 

We know NU is improved offensively from last year. We lose that Washington game and that Fresno game with last year's mentality and offense. We also know that NU is pretty darn relentless.

 

To say that we know anything about Wisconsin at this point in the season is incorrect.