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All-Conference
Fowler speaks of 25 things he is looking forward to this season:
Fowler's Countdown
#16 mentions the "Rematch of a dud" referring to last years less-than exciting matchup of Nebraska and USC. The main thing I took out of this:
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"USC's slow, steady beatdown of Nebraska last year was no fun to watch. Cornhuskers coach Bill Callahan seemed happy to stay conservative as the deficit grew, as though just avoiding an embarrassing score was a desirable goal. Nebraska looked light years from the level of the Trojans, who have most of their defense back.
So, why is their Sept. 15 encounter (ABC, 8 p.m. ET) on my radar? Well, if the Huskers can survive a September trip to Wake Forest -- a tough test, no doubt, because Wake is not going to rapidly retreat to mediocrity -- it would at least set up a "big game" in Lincoln for the first time in awhile. That would reawaken some strong memories and allow a trip to Misty's on Friday night. Relax, Misty's may sound like a naughty place, but it is a classic, clean-scrubbed steak house that has been packing them in (at two locations) for decades.
Besides the Friday feed, it could be fun to see Nebraska QB Sam Keller take on Troy again. Before everything went south for him at ASU, I watched Keller carve up USC in the first half and jump on the bench to wave at the ASU student section. By the end of a big SC rally, Keller had calmed down. At his new school, he will be in the Trojans' sights again. And I hope Nebraska will attempt to do more than just avoid national TV humiliation."
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To me...that sounds like if NU and USC are undefeated going into the game....GameDay will be in town (Which many have been questioning for months!!!)
Fowler's Countdown
#16 mentions the "Rematch of a dud" referring to last years less-than exciting matchup of Nebraska and USC. The main thing I took out of this:
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"USC's slow, steady beatdown of Nebraska last year was no fun to watch. Cornhuskers coach Bill Callahan seemed happy to stay conservative as the deficit grew, as though just avoiding an embarrassing score was a desirable goal. Nebraska looked light years from the level of the Trojans, who have most of their defense back.
So, why is their Sept. 15 encounter (ABC, 8 p.m. ET) on my radar? Well, if the Huskers can survive a September trip to Wake Forest -- a tough test, no doubt, because Wake is not going to rapidly retreat to mediocrity -- it would at least set up a "big game" in Lincoln for the first time in awhile. That would reawaken some strong memories and allow a trip to Misty's on Friday night. Relax, Misty's may sound like a naughty place, but it is a classic, clean-scrubbed steak house that has been packing them in (at two locations) for decades.
Besides the Friday feed, it could be fun to see Nebraska QB Sam Keller take on Troy again. Before everything went south for him at ASU, I watched Keller carve up USC in the first half and jump on the bench to wave at the ASU student section. By the end of a big SC rally, Keller had calmed down. At his new school, he will be in the Trojans' sights again. And I hope Nebraska will attempt to do more than just avoid national TV humiliation."
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To me...that sounds like if NU and USC are undefeated going into the game....GameDay will be in town (Which many have been questioning for months!!!)
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