Saunders Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 2015 Game 1 “Expert” Picks: BYU @ Nebraska ————— CollegeFootballNews.com http://collegefootballnews.com/2015/byu-vs-nebraska-week-1-fearless-prediction-preview Considering the controversy surrounding Mike Riley and his days at Oregon State and how BYU is trying to figure out its standing in the world, this might turn out to be one of the bigger games on the schedule after all the dust settles. The Huskers have to get off to a hot start with Miami coming up in a few weeks, while there’s no room for error for a Cougar team that can’t afford a loss if it wants to have a fun year – especially this early in the season. Why You Need To Care It’s not like there’s pressure or anything at the Nebraska job. Either win the Big Ten title, and do it in a certain style that makes the folks happy, or it’s not going to work out. Bo Pelini was the type that didn’t work out, and now it’s up to Mike Riley to not only make the program a superpower again, but do it by not being so, so … Bo Pelini. He has talent returning, but he’s also trying to work some square pegs into some round holes to make everything fit what the new staff is looking for. There’s no grace period here – a loss would be absolutely devastating considering Miami, Michigan State, Wisconsin, and Minnesota are still there to deal with. BYU has its star back in QB Taysom Hill leading a talented group that should bring the firepower, but there are several question marks on defense along with concerns in an offensive backfield without star running back Jamaal Williams for the year. With Boise State, UCLA and Michigan up next, this game is either the start of a big run that could lead to some national noise, or, effectively, the end of the season with the bowl tie-ins already set for the program. Again, no pressure. Why BYU Will Win Is this whole offensive change thing going to work for the Huskers? The coaches have said they’ll adapt to the talent, but at the same time, they want Tommy Armstrong to be able to throw some more like a pro-style passer – at least at times. This is where a team like Nebraska really, really needed a tune-up game or two just to see what it has to work with, but it’s not going to get that. BYU has a good enough defensive line to keep the Husker ground game in check, while the secondary that allowed so many yards last season shouldn’t have to worry too much about the big play – Nebraska is figuring it out as it goes. However … Why Nebraska Will Win If Tommy Armstrong gets hot, look out. BYU’s secondary was a disaster throughout last season, allowing 300 yards or more in six of the final 11 games and getting roasted for over 700 yards and eight scores in the final two dates with Cal and Memphis. Making matters worse is the turnover with three new starters in the defensive backfield, and with just an okay pass rush – at least projected – to help the cause. No one’s thinking Armstrong is going to be Aaron Rodgers overnight, but if he can find a groove, then he might have a massive day. Player Who Matters America has seen Taysom Hill do big things before. He made a name for himself over the years with big wins over Texas, Georgia Tech and Boise State, and he was amazing to start out last season before getting knocked out with a broken leg. This is his return to the limelight as one of the nation’s top dual-threat quarterbacks, and it’s all on him to make the Cougar attack shine. There are other weapons around him, but BYU can’t win unless he plays at a whole other level. What’s Going To Happen? It’s going to be a bit rocky at times for the Nebraska offense, but the defensive front will be frothing at the mouth. Maliek Collins and the interior will keep the Cougar backs from doing anything consistently, and while Hill will get his big plays, he’s not going to outplay Armstrong enough to come away with the win. BYU vs. Nebraska Prediction Nebraska 34 - BYU 27 ————— FoxSports.com http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/michigan-alabama-ohio-state-notre-dame-tcu-auburn-texas-am-arizona-st-week-1-cfb-picks-090315 Stewart Mandel: BYU Bruce Feldman: Nebraska Joel Klatt: Nebraska Jim Ross (Yes that Jim Ross): Nebraska ————— BTN.com http://btn.com/2015/08/31/week-1-see-our-predictions-for-all-14-big-ten-football-games/ Tom Dienhart: BYU 28 - Nebraska 27 Sean Merriman: Nebraska 31 - BYU 27 Brent Yarina: Nebraska 34 - BYU 31 Bob Asmussen: Nebraska 31 - BYU 24 ————— ESPN Big Ten Blog http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/122828/big-ten-week-1-game-picks Brian Bennet: Nebraska 38 - BYU 35 Josh Moyer: Nebraska 35 - BYU 27 Dan Murphy: Nebraska 33 - BYU 28 Mitch Sherman: Nebraska 27 - BYU 20 Jesse Temple: Nebraska 28 - BYU 27 Austin Ward: BYU 27 - Nebraska 24 ————— Athlon Sports http://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-ten-2015-week-1-predictions David Fox: Nebraska’s 29-game season-opener winning streak might end if we see the same Taysom Hill we saw at the start of last season. BYU 28 - Nebraska 24 Steven Lassan: This game isn’t generating the attention Ohio State-Virginia Tech or Louisville-Auburn are this week, but there’s intrigue here. BYU quarterback Taysom Hill is back after missing most of 2014 with a leg injury, and Nebraska opens the Mike Riley tenure looking to extend its winning streak in openers (29 consecutive victories). Nebraska 31 - BYU 27 Mitch Light: Nebraska has won 29 straight openers, the longest such streak in the nation. The Huskers will make it 30 — but it won’t be easy. Nebraska 27 - BYU 24 ————— Tulsa World http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/collegefootball/college-football-tulsa-world-s-week-picks/article_dcdfdb34-ef1e-59f8-86bd-046d16485fee.html Eric Bailey: Nebraska 30 - BYU 20 Mark Cooper: Nebraska 24 - BYU 21 Guerin Emig: Nebraska 20 - BYU 17 Kelly Hines: Nebraska 35 - BYU 28 John E Hoover: Nebraska 35 - BYU 27 John Klein: Nebraska 31 - BYU 21 Kendrick Marshall: Nebraska 26 - BYU 20 Michael Peters: Nebraska 28 - BYU 24 Patrick Prince: Nebraska 24 - BYU 21 ————— Big Red Wrap-Up http://netnebraska.org/media/media.php?bin=NET&vidgroup=40176356 Kevin Kugler: Nebraska 28 - BYU 27 Blake Lawrence: Nebraska 31 - BYU 24 Sean Callahan: Nebraska 31 - BYU 23 ————— Daily Nebraskan http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/dn-sports-desk-nebraska-v-byu-score-predictions/article_3e3a1096-4f87-11e5-b708-db98089231a9.html Vanessa Daves: Nebraska 28 - BYU 21 Josh Kelly: Nebraska 33 - BYU 28 Brett Nierengarten: BYU 34 - Nebraska 27 Michael Dixon: BYU 35 - Nebraska31 Nick Wilkinson: BYU 42 - Nebraska 35 ————— AP - Ralph D Russo http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/grand-opening-college-football-starts-playoff-talk-begins Upset special: We'll see how much Huskers fans love new coach Mike Riley after Taysom Hill and the Cougars come to town ... Upset special BYU 31- Nebraska 24. ————— What If Sports https://www.whatifsports.com/beyondtheboxscore/default.asp?article=201509050023 Nebraska 29 - BYU 27 ————— The Power Rank http://thepowerrank.com/predictions/ Nebraska will beat Brigham Young by 5.9 at home. Brigham Young has a 33% chance of beating Nebraska. ————— 5 Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 I'll add a few more later today and early tomorrow. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Hmmmm...pretty much everyone predicting a close game. I think we will win by at least two TDs. Quote Link to comment
QMany Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Nebraska will beat Brigham Young by 5.9 at home. These extra-point rules keep getting more and more complicated. 5 Quote Link to comment
darkhorse85 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Are there two different Sean Callahan's or is he sort of hedging himself there? Edit: Should be Nick Wilkinson it seems. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 Are there two different Sean Callahan's or is he sort of hedging himself there? Edit: Should be Nick Wilkinson it seems. Whoops.... fixed. Thanks for catching that! Quote Link to comment
darkhorse85 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Are there two different Sean Callahan's or is he sort of hedging himself there? Edit: Should be Nick Wilkinson it seems. Whoops.... fixed. Thanks for catching that! You bet! I look forward to these threads every week! Quote Link to comment
NUinID Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I was watching one of the shows on ESPNU last night, I think it was College Football Live Trevor Mattich's upset special was BYU over Nebraska. I'll give you three guesses where Trevor Mattich played college football at and the first 2 guesses don't count. Seriously though, I think way too much is being made of this transition in the media when it comes to NU vs BYU, yet I see lots guys saying that they woudln't be surprised at all if Michigan beat Utah, a much better team than BYU on the road. Another thing, that is kinda funny. I am listening to Sharp and Benning and they are talking about Taysum Hill being Paul Bunyan. I tend to agree with this. He is a good QB, but some people are making him out to be this mythical player. I just got this feeling that TA is going to have a monster game. I just think he really feels like he has something to prove. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 2015 Game 1 “Expert” Picks: BYU @ Nebraska <snip> ————— Daily Nebraskan http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/dn-sports-desk-nebraska-v-byu-score-predictions/article_3e3a1096-4f87-11e5-b708-db98089231a9.html Vanessa Daves: Nebraska 28 - BYU 21 Josh Kelly: Nebraska 33 - BYU 28 Brett Nierengarten: BYU 34 - Nebraska 27 Michael Dixon: BYU 35 - Nebraska31 Nick Wilkinson: BYU 42 - Nebraska 35 ————— Three out of five from the Daily Nebraskan picked BYU? WTF?? I though UNL was a dry campus. Oh those wacky college students. It makes me miss those carefree days of casual sex and unbridled idiocy. 1 Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 Added Athlon picks. Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I was watching one of the shows on ESPNU last night, I think it was College Football Live Trevor Mattich's upset special was BYU over Nebraska. I'll give you three guesses where Trevor Mattich played college football at and the first 2 guesses don't count. Seriously though, I think way too much is being made of this transition in the media when it comes to NU vs BYU, yet I see lots guys saying that they woudln't be surprised at all if Michigan beat Utah, a much better team than BYU on the road. Another thing, that is kinda funny. I am listening to Sharp and Benning and they are talking about Taysum Hill being Paul Bunyan. I tend to agree with this. He is a good QB, but some people are making him out to be this mythical player. I just got this feeling that TA is going to have a monster game. I just think he really feels like he has something to prove. I thought Mattich played at Notre Dame. Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I was watching one of the shows on ESPNU last night, I think it was College Football Live Trevor Mattich's upset special was BYU over Nebraska. I'll give you three guesses where Trevor Mattich played college football at and the first 2 guesses don't count. Seriously though, I think way too much is being made of this transition in the media when it comes to NU vs BYU, yet I see lots guys saying that they woudln't be surprised at all if Michigan beat Utah, a much better team than BYU on the road. Another thing, that is kinda funny. I am listening to Sharp and Benning and they are talking about Taysum Hill being Paul Bunyan. I tend to agree with this. He is a good QB, but some people are making him out to be this mythical player. I just got this feeling that TA is going to have a monster game. I just think he really feels like he has something to prove. I thought Mattich played at Notre Dame. Nope. BYU. He was on the 1984 team, starting center Quote Link to comment
Verin Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Last I saw, the line was seven, so most of these seem like pretty safe predictions. Quote Link to comment
NUinID Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I was watching one of the shows on ESPNU last night, I think it was College Football Live Trevor Mattich's upset special was BYU over Nebraska. I'll give you three guesses where Trevor Mattich played college football at and the first 2 guesses don't count. Seriously though, I think way too much is being made of this transition in the media when it comes to NU vs BYU, yet I see lots guys saying that they woudln't be surprised at all if Michigan beat Utah, a much better team than BYU on the road. Another thing, that is kinda funny. I am listening to Sharp and Benning and they are talking about Taysum Hill being Paul Bunyan. I tend to agree with this. He is a good QB, but some people are making him out to be this mythical player. I just got this feeling that TA is going to have a monster game. I just think he really feels like he has something to prove. I thought Mattich played at Notre Dame. Nope. BYU. He was on the 1984 team, starting center It was just kinda funny because Todd McShay was the other guy on the show and he kinda rolls his eyes a little bit, like it is a homer prediction. 2 Quote Link to comment
huskered17 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Those scores don't look like what a Black Shirt D, should be expected to give up. First game or not. GBR!!! Quote Link to comment
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