NU -19.5, do we cover?

[HuskerinHouston]

What are your thoughts? Do we cover the spread or not...

 

My lean is no since I am skeptical at best on this team. I see 8 wins for sure but 10 or higher would be this team playing out of their minds. They have not proved to me they can play in a big game and not crap there pants.

[NUance]

I wouldn't be surprised to see us not cover. I'm guessing Bo won't roll out any more of our schemes than he needs to. Be as vanilla as possible and still win.

[BigRedBuster]

I think we do. I'm guessing 55 - 17 good guys.

[RedRedJarvisRedwine]

45-13 Big Red!

[SandhillshuskerW]

I'm saying that we don't cover, but I do see us winning by 14 or 17.

[The Dude]

Yup.

[The Maudfather]

I think we'll cover. Losing Larry Fedora and a prolific quarterback in Austin Davis that threw for nearly 3500 yards is going to haunt them, IMO. Moreover, they're replacing 2 seniors at LT and RT...I think that will give us a big advantage in the trenches and force them to make a few turnovers. I expect us to dominate offensively and wouldn't be shocked if Martinez and Burkhead each had a 100 yards on the ground and 4 touchdowns between the two of them. Honestly, l feel like we're going to be in complete control of this game from start to finish and expect us to win by at least 35.

[HuskerFowler]

Yep we cover, but not by much more... smart people (vegas) can stop looking at their team last year, and look at the team this year, they lost way to much, i think i read they are only returning 8 starters.

[onlyHskrfaninIL]

No. Late score on the ground to win by 17. Book it

[onlyHskrfaninIL]

I think we'll cover. Losing Larry Fedora and a prolific quarterback in Austin Davis that threw for nearly 3500 yards is going to haunt them, IMO. Moreover, they're replacing 2 seniors at LT and RT...I think that will give us a big advantage in the trenches and force them to make a few turnovers. I expect us to dominate offensively and wouldn't be shocked if Martinez and Burkhead each had a 100 yards on the ground and 4 touchdowns between the two of them. Honestly, l feel like we're going to be in complete control of this game from start to finish and expect us to win by at least 35.

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[ADS]

Tough call, but I think a late score helps us cover.

[hskrfan4life]

Yep we cover, but not by much more... smart people (vegas) can stop looking at their team last year, and look at the team this year, they lost way to much, i think i read they are only returning 8 starters.

Yep and new coach, new scheme and new QB as well! does not bode well for the golden eagles.

[Hooked on Huskers]

Who knows especially first game. Iron out the kinks. Kinda like fall practice extension. 19.5 spread.........probably not. Sagarin's predictor column said 10 points differential.

 

Question: In S.Miss game, how many meaningless penalties against our Huskers? If less than one or two, then 19.5 points will be covered. Also dreaded turnovers. Flashback...... Joe Dailey facing S.Miss LB

[flatwaterfan]

I say yes because they have new QB's that have never taken a snap in college football playing at our house, while we have a lot of experience on offense. 56-7

[lo country]

I wouldn't be surprised to see us not cover. I'm guessing Bo won't roll out any more of our schemes than he needs to. Be as vanilla as possible and still win.

 

I really hope not. We have yet to show that we can execute without mistakes. Why have a "scheme" that we do not "practice" live until it counts. I say unleash it all from day one. The only change we will hopefully put on film for our B1G foes is no mistakes. I do not think we have really changed enough to try and go "vanilla". The past few years I thought this in non con play and then realized we were not vanilla we were lacking.

 

I also hope this team has learned to have that killer mentality. When we have them on the ropes, knock them out. Make people afraid to play us next year for the beatings we will hand out this year.