** 2022 Opponent Previews : Northwestern (Game 1) **

Fitz gets talked about a lot. He's had some decent records at a tough place to win. But most of that success - at least in the last decade - has been based on playing very conservative and waiting for the other team to screw up. 

And it's been catching up to him.


 
Fitz had a long time defensive coordinator that retired after their last winning season. There's a decent chance their success was largely due to Mike Hankwitz abilities and not Pat Fitzgerald's. 

 
I think that the Northwestern game even though it might look weak on paper so did Illinois last year so Nebraska has to come prepared. Yes i know that different team from last year but same thought Nebraska don't beat yourself bc Northwestern will capitalize on that. I think that Pat Fitzgerald win's with far less talented kids but Nebraska has lost with more talented kids so their is a trend. Think this year will be different in the sense that they win but can't get off on the wrong foot otherwise it's going to be a ugly guessing game on what teams they can win against to get to a bowl game.

 
Huskerfollower4life said:
I think that the Northwestern game even though it might look weak on paper so did Illinois last year so Nebraska has to come prepared. Yes i know that different team from last year but same thought Nebraska don't beat yourself bc Northwestern will capitalize on that. I think that Pat Fitzgerald win's with far less talented kids but Nebraska has lost with more talented kids so their is a trend. Think this year will be different in the sense that they win but can't get off on the wrong foot otherwise it's going to be a ugly guessing game on what teams they can win against to get to a bowl game.
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If Nebraska gets beat by Northwestern, they aren’t going to a bowl…

 
Huskerfollower4life said:
Oh no believe that they can't turn it around during the season :waste
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Okay.  What’s your “ugly guessing game” of the six teams you would count on them beating to get to a bowl if they were to lose the opener?

North Dakota

Georgia Southern 

Rutgers?

Indiana?

Illinois?

I would feel shaky counting on any Big10 win, if a loss to NW were to happen.

NU should start 3-0.  If they don’t, it’s going to be another forgettable season.

 
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Husker2326 said:
If they lose to Northwestern,  i really dont see Scott  having a job at the end of the season. Nebraska should  win this game as long as they dont beat themselves..
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This has always been the case particularly against NW. There's always been untimely fumbles/INTs/ST errors that have allowed NW to keep the game close and win in some cases. Of the entire series since being in the Big Ten, only Nebraska has victories of 2 scores or more -'14 and '21. Those were due mostly to Nebraska's efficiency on offense.

 
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funhusker said:
Okay.  What’s your “ugly guessing game” of the six teams you would count on them beating to get to a bowl if they were to lose the opener?

North Dakota

Georgia Southern 

Rutgers?

Indiana?

Illinois?

I would feel shaky counting on any Big10 win, if a loss to NW were to happen.

NU should start 3-0.  If they don’t, it’s going to be another forgettable season.
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Well i hold out hope that if they were to lose their first game they can come together and play better after that.

 
Decked said:
NW is gonna be bad. If we struggle or lose good luck to Scott. 
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Yea one thing we’ve struggled to do since he’s been here is just simply get off to a good start, build some confidence and relieve some of the pressure. Feels like this is the year we could finally do that if just take care of business in Ireland. 

 
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