Saunders
Heisman Trophy Winner
2016 Game 6 “Expert” Picks: #10 Nebraska (-4) at Indiana
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CollegeFootballNews.com
http://collegefootballnews.com/2016/nebraska-indiana-game-preview-prediction-line-tv
1978. That’s the last time the two programs played each other in college football – they have yet to hook up since Nebraska joined the Big Ten. The results weren’t pretty with a 69-17 Husker win, but that Nebraska team wasn’t unbeaten when the two played in late September of that year.
This isn’t exactly going to be the right test for Nebraska quite yet, but considering the very quiet 5-0 start doesn’t look all that great now – the Oregon win is no big deal, and there’s a good chance the Huskers have yet to beat a team that’ll be going to a bowl game – blasting away on Indiana would be a nice step.
And – don’t blow this off – Nebraska can be bowl eligible. Last year, it didn’t get its sixth win until going to a bowl game, catching an APR break to get a shot at UCLA.
This year’s team is almost perfectly balanced on offense, while the defense has been surprisingly solid considering all the replacements needed up front.
Oregon has come the closest to getting the O going, but Indiana has enough firepower to do even more.
The Hoosiers hold the honor of giving Ohio State its toughest game so far, and it did a nice job of getting by Michigan State in overtime with a good passing offense that’s able to keep up the pace with anything the Huskers are able to do with their attack. But the big key to IU this year – as opposed to anything IU has done over the last several years – is the defense.
The Hoosiers have one.
There’s nothing all that funky happening with the IU D. It’s not flying around into the backfield, and it couldn’t handle J.T. Barrett and the Buckeye running game once they got working last week, but it’s tackling well. However, can Tommy Armstrong learn from what happened in Columbus?
Armstrong isn’t the running quarterback he was as a sophomore, but he can take off when needed and he can be a dangerous option when he gets into the open. This year, he hasn’t exactly carried the Nebraska offense, but he’s been able come through time and again, he’s hitting the deep ball throws occasionally when they’re there, and he’s not turning the ball over.
Indiana is more than good enough to pull this off at home with a strong enough offense to push the rested Nebraska secondary, but the time off will help the Huskers. Armstrong will need to come through in the fourth quarter, and he will. He’ll move the offense when it has to go on the big drives to take over the game.
Nebraska 31 - Indiana 27
(Part 2)
Fiu - N
Russ - N
Rich - N*
Phil - N*
Crow - N
Con - N
Dave - N*
Jere - N
Chris - N
Schmo - IU
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BTN.com
http://btn.com/2016/10/11/polls-its-time-to-pick-your-week-7-big-ten-winners/
Tom Dienhart: Nebraska 29 - Indiana 27
Brent Yarina: Indiana 31 - Nebraska 28
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CBSSports.com
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/features/writers/expert/picks/straight-up/7
Dennis Dodd - IU
Jon Solomon - IU
Jerry Palm - IU
Tom Fornelli - N*
Robby Kalland - IU
Ben Kercheval - N*
Chip Patterson - IU
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Big Red Wrap-Up
http://netnebraska.org/interactive-multimedia/sports/big-red-wrap-indiana-prediction
Kevin Kugler: Indiana 31 - Nebraska 28
Blake Lawrence: Nebraska 31 - Indiana 24
Sean Callahan: Nebraska 38 - Indiana 34
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Daily Nebraskan
http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/football-score-predictions-nebraska-at-indiana/article_e786095e-8f62-11e6-b81e-9fb4e3eca2a5.html
Riley Bowden, Assistant Sports Editor:
I picked Indiana in this game before the season started, and I won’t let a top-10 ranking for Nebraska change my mind.
The last time Nebraska was ranked in the top 10, the Huskers lost at home to Northwestern. The weather forecast for Bloomington, Indiana, Saturday is 77 degrees and sunny, with minimal wind – perfect conditions to air it out, and Indiana likes to do that. It’s also homecoming for the Hoosiers, and Big Ten teams are 4-1 in their homecoming games so far this season.
On the more serious, analytical side of things, Indiana is a good football team, and Nebraska is banged up heading into the matchup.
The Hoosiers are coming off solid performances, with a win against Michigan State and a closer-than-expected loss to Ohio State. You can look at that one of two ways: Either the Hoosiers will be gassed from two tough weeks, or they’ll have momentum Nebraska doesn’t have coming off a bye week. I’m banking on the latter.
Richard Lagow leads this offense, and, when he isn’t turning the ball over, is one of the better quarterbacks the Huskers will see the rest of the season. The Indiana running game has under-produced so far this season, but a tough offensive line blocking for Devine Redding will still be a tall task for the Nebraska front seven.
Throw in the injuries sidelining Jordan Westerkamp and possibly Devine Ozigbo and Cethan Carter, and the mid-season matchup could be trouble for the Huskers. We’re also going to find out just how ready quarterback Tommy Armstrong is after the senior spent the majority of last week in the training room nursing a foot injury.
Indiana 24 - Nebraska 21
Michael Dixon, football beat writer:
Nothing’s better than a mid-season trap game, and Nebraska’s trip to Bloomington this weekend spells serious trouble.
IU is an easy program to overlook because of its historical pedigree and the fact the Hoosiers take a back seat to the traditional powers in the East. But after upsetting Michigan State and hanging in for a while in Columbus, Indiana has a real shot at ruining Nebraska’s perfect start.
Richard Lagow is a real solid quarterback, and he’s got some talent in the receiving corps around him. If Lagow can out-throw Indiana’s relative ineffectiveness on the ground, the Hoosiers shouldn’t have much difficulty offensively.
And if Indiana can upset Michigan State and play close with Ohio State, there’s a good chance they’ll be able to do the same with Nebraska. After a tough couple of weeks, the Hoosiers won’t be scared.
So, for Nebraska’s first trip to Bloomington in nearly 40 years, give me Indiana in a really close, really good game.
Indiana 28 - Nebraska 24
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Associated Press Picks
http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/college-picks-big-games-not-must-wins-bama-osu
First meeting since the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten. Last time they played was 1978, the final game of a four-year series that Nebraska swept by an average score of 47-10. This should be closer.
Nebraska 27 - Indiana 24
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Athlon Sports
http://athlonsports.com/college-football/predictions-every-college-football-game-week-7-2016
Steven Lassan: N
Mitch Light: N
Bryan Fischer: N
Jim Weber: IU
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ESPN FPI
http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400869670
Nebraska 77.5% Win
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ESPN Big Ten Blog
http://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/137508/b1g-week-7-game-picks-buckeyes-huskers-on-upset-alert
Brian Bennet: Nebraska 35 - Indiana 27
Josh Moyer: Nebraska 31 - Indiana 30
Dan Murphy: Indiana 42 - Nebraska 41
Jesse Temple: Nebraska 38 - Indiana 31
Austin Ward: Indiana 34 - Nebraska 23
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FEI Projections
http://www.bcftoys.com/2016-game-projections/
Nebraska 35 - Indiana 16
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MLive.com
http://www.mlive.com/sports/2016/10/big_ten_picks_mlive_writers_pr_9.html#9
Nick Baumgardner: Nebraska 28 - Indiana 21
Brendan F. Quinn: Nebraska 28 - Indiana 17
Kyle Austin: Nebraska 30 - Indiana 24
David Mayo: Nebraska 38 - Indiana 28
Matt Wenzel: Nebraska 31 - Indiana 24
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FOX Sports, Bruce Feldman
http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/gallery/bruce-feldmans-week-7-college-football-picks-against-the-spread-101316
The Hoosiers are much improved on defense under new coordinator Tom Allen, and I’m not yet sold on whether the NU offense can avoid mistakes.
Indiana 24 - Nebraska 23
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CollegeFootballNews.com
http://collegefootballnews.com/2016/nebraska-indiana-game-preview-prediction-line-tv
1978. That’s the last time the two programs played each other in college football – they have yet to hook up since Nebraska joined the Big Ten. The results weren’t pretty with a 69-17 Husker win, but that Nebraska team wasn’t unbeaten when the two played in late September of that year.
This isn’t exactly going to be the right test for Nebraska quite yet, but considering the very quiet 5-0 start doesn’t look all that great now – the Oregon win is no big deal, and there’s a good chance the Huskers have yet to beat a team that’ll be going to a bowl game – blasting away on Indiana would be a nice step.
And – don’t blow this off – Nebraska can be bowl eligible. Last year, it didn’t get its sixth win until going to a bowl game, catching an APR break to get a shot at UCLA.
This year’s team is almost perfectly balanced on offense, while the defense has been surprisingly solid considering all the replacements needed up front.
Oregon has come the closest to getting the O going, but Indiana has enough firepower to do even more.
The Hoosiers hold the honor of giving Ohio State its toughest game so far, and it did a nice job of getting by Michigan State in overtime with a good passing offense that’s able to keep up the pace with anything the Huskers are able to do with their attack. But the big key to IU this year – as opposed to anything IU has done over the last several years – is the defense.
The Hoosiers have one.
There’s nothing all that funky happening with the IU D. It’s not flying around into the backfield, and it couldn’t handle J.T. Barrett and the Buckeye running game once they got working last week, but it’s tackling well. However, can Tommy Armstrong learn from what happened in Columbus?
Armstrong isn’t the running quarterback he was as a sophomore, but he can take off when needed and he can be a dangerous option when he gets into the open. This year, he hasn’t exactly carried the Nebraska offense, but he’s been able come through time and again, he’s hitting the deep ball throws occasionally when they’re there, and he’s not turning the ball over.
Indiana is more than good enough to pull this off at home with a strong enough offense to push the rested Nebraska secondary, but the time off will help the Huskers. Armstrong will need to come through in the fourth quarter, and he will. He’ll move the offense when it has to go on the big drives to take over the game.
Nebraska 31 - Indiana 27
(Part 2)
Fiu - N
Russ - N
Rich - N*
Phil - N*
Crow - N
Con - N
Dave - N*
Jere - N
Chris - N
Schmo - IU
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BTN.com
http://btn.com/2016/10/11/polls-its-time-to-pick-your-week-7-big-ten-winners/
Tom Dienhart: Nebraska 29 - Indiana 27
Brent Yarina: Indiana 31 - Nebraska 28
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CBSSports.com
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/features/writers/expert/picks/straight-up/7
Dennis Dodd - IU
Jon Solomon - IU
Jerry Palm - IU
Tom Fornelli - N*
Robby Kalland - IU
Ben Kercheval - N*
Chip Patterson - IU
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Big Red Wrap-Up
http://netnebraska.org/interactive-multimedia/sports/big-red-wrap-indiana-prediction
Kevin Kugler: Indiana 31 - Nebraska 28
Blake Lawrence: Nebraska 31 - Indiana 24
Sean Callahan: Nebraska 38 - Indiana 34
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Daily Nebraskan
http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/football-score-predictions-nebraska-at-indiana/article_e786095e-8f62-11e6-b81e-9fb4e3eca2a5.html
Riley Bowden, Assistant Sports Editor:
I picked Indiana in this game before the season started, and I won’t let a top-10 ranking for Nebraska change my mind.
The last time Nebraska was ranked in the top 10, the Huskers lost at home to Northwestern. The weather forecast for Bloomington, Indiana, Saturday is 77 degrees and sunny, with minimal wind – perfect conditions to air it out, and Indiana likes to do that. It’s also homecoming for the Hoosiers, and Big Ten teams are 4-1 in their homecoming games so far this season.
On the more serious, analytical side of things, Indiana is a good football team, and Nebraska is banged up heading into the matchup.
The Hoosiers are coming off solid performances, with a win against Michigan State and a closer-than-expected loss to Ohio State. You can look at that one of two ways: Either the Hoosiers will be gassed from two tough weeks, or they’ll have momentum Nebraska doesn’t have coming off a bye week. I’m banking on the latter.
Richard Lagow leads this offense, and, when he isn’t turning the ball over, is one of the better quarterbacks the Huskers will see the rest of the season. The Indiana running game has under-produced so far this season, but a tough offensive line blocking for Devine Redding will still be a tall task for the Nebraska front seven.
Throw in the injuries sidelining Jordan Westerkamp and possibly Devine Ozigbo and Cethan Carter, and the mid-season matchup could be trouble for the Huskers. We’re also going to find out just how ready quarterback Tommy Armstrong is after the senior spent the majority of last week in the training room nursing a foot injury.
Indiana 24 - Nebraska 21
Michael Dixon, football beat writer:
Nothing’s better than a mid-season trap game, and Nebraska’s trip to Bloomington this weekend spells serious trouble.
IU is an easy program to overlook because of its historical pedigree and the fact the Hoosiers take a back seat to the traditional powers in the East. But after upsetting Michigan State and hanging in for a while in Columbus, Indiana has a real shot at ruining Nebraska’s perfect start.
Richard Lagow is a real solid quarterback, and he’s got some talent in the receiving corps around him. If Lagow can out-throw Indiana’s relative ineffectiveness on the ground, the Hoosiers shouldn’t have much difficulty offensively.
And if Indiana can upset Michigan State and play close with Ohio State, there’s a good chance they’ll be able to do the same with Nebraska. After a tough couple of weeks, the Hoosiers won’t be scared.
So, for Nebraska’s first trip to Bloomington in nearly 40 years, give me Indiana in a really close, really good game.
Indiana 28 - Nebraska 24
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Associated Press Picks
http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/college-picks-big-games-not-must-wins-bama-osu
First meeting since the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten. Last time they played was 1978, the final game of a four-year series that Nebraska swept by an average score of 47-10. This should be closer.
Nebraska 27 - Indiana 24
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Athlon Sports
http://athlonsports.com/college-football/predictions-every-college-football-game-week-7-2016
Steven Lassan: N
Mitch Light: N
Bryan Fischer: N
Jim Weber: IU
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ESPN FPI
http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400869670
Nebraska 77.5% Win
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ESPN Big Ten Blog
http://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/137508/b1g-week-7-game-picks-buckeyes-huskers-on-upset-alert
Brian Bennet: Nebraska 35 - Indiana 27
Josh Moyer: Nebraska 31 - Indiana 30
Dan Murphy: Indiana 42 - Nebraska 41
Jesse Temple: Nebraska 38 - Indiana 31
Austin Ward: Indiana 34 - Nebraska 23
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FEI Projections
http://www.bcftoys.com/2016-game-projections/
Nebraska 35 - Indiana 16
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MLive.com
http://www.mlive.com/sports/2016/10/big_ten_picks_mlive_writers_pr_9.html#9
Nick Baumgardner: Nebraska 28 - Indiana 21
Brendan F. Quinn: Nebraska 28 - Indiana 17
Kyle Austin: Nebraska 30 - Indiana 24
David Mayo: Nebraska 38 - Indiana 28
Matt Wenzel: Nebraska 31 - Indiana 24
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FOX Sports, Bruce Feldman
http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/gallery/bruce-feldmans-week-7-college-football-picks-against-the-spread-101316
The Hoosiers are much improved on defense under new coordinator Tom Allen, and I’m not yet sold on whether the NU offense can avoid mistakes.
Indiana 24 - Nebraska 23
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