i want to ask all husker fans.....
what makes you wonder we will and/or have a legit shot at winning in lubbock against texas tech?
i seriously want to know what the reasoning is behind this madness....
this game to me is almost as certain to be a Loss as much as the oklahoma game.
please, respond to my post with the reasonings that we will win in Lubbock.
1) Anything is possible in college football on any given Saturday. I'm sure the Stanford crowd had a similar poster posting similar defeatist thoughts before they played USC (Mark May's pre-season greatest team in football history) last season.
2) Texas Tech is neither widely renowned for their running game or their defense. The only thing you have to do to beat a passing team is keep the offense off the field. Our strengths this year will undoubtedly be our O-line, our RB rotation, and possibly our option attack with Ganz. If we can move the ball and play reasonable defense, we'll have a shot, or at least we'll give them a game.
3) Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I can't recall a single pure passing team which has ever had legitimate success (and please don't say Hawaii). Even Mizzou last year had Temple tearing up and down the field with Daniels not far behind him. It's possible Tech, if they've had success up to this point in the season, will underestimate Nebraska particularly since they have a cream-filled pastry schedule leading up to that game, with KSUCC as their only conference match up.
4) If Nebraska can beat Virginia Tech (and I think they will with their losses) and/or Mizzou, momentum could be a factor with 4-5 wins already in the season. If Tech has been picking apart weaker teams where Bo Pelini isn't their defensive coordinator, they might be in for a surprise. Jump ahead early, stay ahead, keep the offense off the field, survive for four quarters. Leave with a W.
5) Conditional factors: Rain, wind, temperature, injuries. The passing game, I think we'll all agree, takes a hit with wind blowing 30 mph (or when the QB breaks his thumb against KSUCC).
There are a few, anyway. Granted, much of this is dependent upon X or Y happening first, but God only knows what's going to happen. Texas Tech's whole receiving corps contract the bubonic plague the night before the game. Who knows? It's why we play the games. And it's why year after year every sports analyst puts his foot in his mouth at some point. Just ask Michigan.
i seriously want to know what the reasoning is behind this madness....
Madness?
This is NEBRASKA!
