bigredhusker427
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Is Texas Tech or Nebraska the favorite? And by how many points? Does anybody know?
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Roy CO HSKR
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The Line in today's Rocky Mountain News was 3 pts Open and 4 pts Today (Tues). That, of course, is where the betting odds are even.
Eric the Red
Team HuskerBoard
Yeah but who's favored?The Line in today's Rocky Mountain News was 3 pts Open and 4 pts Today (Tues). That, of course, is where the betting odds are even.
NamelessHusker
Banned
Vegas has isused the spreads. Texas Tech as mentioned earlier on another thread would be favored by 3-4 points. The spread is at 4 right now for Tech. Am i good or what? :lol:
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Roy CO HSKR
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Eric The Red- Sorry, I just presumed that you knew that TT was favored.
prediction
What will happen: Nebraska's defense is the real deal, but it hasn't seen an offense like it's about to face. The Husker offense will be too inconsistent to answer Texas Tech's haymakers.
CFN Prediction: Texas Tech 27 ... Nebraska 20 ... Line: Texas Tech -4 | Make your pick and compete against others
Texas Tech (4-0) at Nebraska (4-0) 4 p.m. ET
Why to watch: 70-10. 70-10. 70-10. 70-10. It's a score Nebraska fans will have etched in their brains as one of the lowest points in the proud program's history when Texas Tech bombed away on the hapless Husker secondary. Now, Nebraska hopes to get its revenge by beating the highly ranked Red Raiders and declaring that it's a true player in the Big 12 race. Texas Tech has still not beaten anyone of note, at least, not unless you count Kansas, but many are thinking this could be the big sleeper in the race for the Rose Bowl with this game and the road trip to Texas in a few weeks the biggest barriers to an undefeated season. After this game, one team will see the media spotlight shine a lot brighter and will go flying up the rankings.
Why Texas Tech might win: Statistically, Nebraska's pass defense is far better than it was last year only allowing 194 yards per game even though most of its best players are off to the NFL. However, the jury is still out on whether or not the secondary can handle the pressure of a top passing game. Sure, it held Tyler Palko and Pitt's passing game to under 200 yards, but Bret Meyer and Iowa State were able to put up 317 yards and its passing attack isn't exactly Texas Tech's. Also, don't discount how good the Red Raider defense is. The stats are skewed because of the awful competition it's faced, but the D actually has the talent, especially in the secondary, to keep Nebraska's on-again-off-again offense from being on.
Why Nebraska might win: Texas Tech has been nearly perfect in all phases but one: penalties. The Red Raiders are dead last in D-I in mistakes committing 49 sins in only four games, and many of them have been flat-out dumb. Will they be able to keep their cool under the pressure of the Blackshirt defense and Nebraska crowd? To win this game, Texas Tech will have to be nearly flawless, and it can't kill drives with mistakes like it did against Kansas. Most important for the Huskers is the pass rush. Tech QB Cody Hodges has, for the most part, been able to relax and spend all day picking defenses apart, but he won't have that luxury this week against a defense that has 26 sacks and 57 tackles for loss in only four games.
Who to watch: The passing games of the two teams get all the glory, but the running backs might be the key. Texas Tech's Taurean Henderson has to put the over-aggressive Blackshirt defense on its heels preventing it from going full-bore with its pass rush. Nebraska hasn't faced a decent back yet, and Henderson could be the X factor on delays and as a safety valve receiver as well as a runner. He's averaging 8.4 yards per carry and has 20 catches for 153 yards and a touchdown. Nebraska's Cory Ross has accomplished the near impossible task of not only being more underappreciated than Henderson, but also going relatively unnoticed despite being a star Nebraska running back. He's not in Henderson's class as a receiver, but he can make plays catching eight passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns in last week's win. Texas Tech can win without a huge day from Henderson, but Nebraska can't win without a big day from Ross.
What will happen: Nebraska's defense is the real deal, but it hasn't seen an offense like it's about to face. The Husker offense will be too inconsistent to answer Texas Tech's haymakers.
CFN Prediction: Texas Tech 27 ... Nebraska 20 ... Line: Texas Tech -4 | Make your pick and compete against others
Texas Tech (4-0) at Nebraska (4-0) 4 p.m. ET
Why to watch: 70-10. 70-10. 70-10. 70-10. It's a score Nebraska fans will have etched in their brains as one of the lowest points in the proud program's history when Texas Tech bombed away on the hapless Husker secondary. Now, Nebraska hopes to get its revenge by beating the highly ranked Red Raiders and declaring that it's a true player in the Big 12 race. Texas Tech has still not beaten anyone of note, at least, not unless you count Kansas, but many are thinking this could be the big sleeper in the race for the Rose Bowl with this game and the road trip to Texas in a few weeks the biggest barriers to an undefeated season. After this game, one team will see the media spotlight shine a lot brighter and will go flying up the rankings.
Why Texas Tech might win: Statistically, Nebraska's pass defense is far better than it was last year only allowing 194 yards per game even though most of its best players are off to the NFL. However, the jury is still out on whether or not the secondary can handle the pressure of a top passing game. Sure, it held Tyler Palko and Pitt's passing game to under 200 yards, but Bret Meyer and Iowa State were able to put up 317 yards and its passing attack isn't exactly Texas Tech's. Also, don't discount how good the Red Raider defense is. The stats are skewed because of the awful competition it's faced, but the D actually has the talent, especially in the secondary, to keep Nebraska's on-again-off-again offense from being on.
Why Nebraska might win: Texas Tech has been nearly perfect in all phases but one: penalties. The Red Raiders are dead last in D-I in mistakes committing 49 sins in only four games, and many of them have been flat-out dumb. Will they be able to keep their cool under the pressure of the Blackshirt defense and Nebraska crowd? To win this game, Texas Tech will have to be nearly flawless, and it can't kill drives with mistakes like it did against Kansas. Most important for the Huskers is the pass rush. Tech QB Cody Hodges has, for the most part, been able to relax and spend all day picking defenses apart, but he won't have that luxury this week against a defense that has 26 sacks and 57 tackles for loss in only four games.
Who to watch: The passing games of the two teams get all the glory, but the running backs might be the key. Texas Tech's Taurean Henderson has to put the over-aggressive Blackshirt defense on its heels preventing it from going full-bore with its pass rush. Nebraska hasn't faced a decent back yet, and Henderson could be the X factor on delays and as a safety valve receiver as well as a runner. He's averaging 8.4 yards per carry and has 20 catches for 153 yards and a touchdown. Nebraska's Cory Ross has accomplished the near impossible task of not only being more underappreciated than Henderson, but also going relatively unnoticed despite being a star Nebraska running back. He's not in Henderson's class as a receiver, but he can make plays catching eight passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns in last week's win. Texas Tech can win without a huge day from Henderson, but Nebraska can't win without a big day from Ross.
BigRedJake
Starter
Alright, I can agree with most of that, but this one kinda threw me. Am I reading that right? Tech's defense looked horrible because they played horrible teams? The defense is better than it looks because it gave up 21 points to Sam Houston?Also, don't discount how good the Red Raider defense is. The stats are skewed because of the awful competition it's faced, but the D actually has the talent, especially in the secondary, to keep Nebraska's on-again-off-again offense from being on.
Roy CO HSKR
Five-Star Recruit
I haven't seen the stats, but one way that can happen is if Leach substituted and then went into a prevent. Consequently, a lot of yards were run up, but not scoring.
BigRedJake
Starter
Yea, but the other teams did score on them. A whole lot more than they should have. Just think how much would have been made of it had we given up 21 to Maine.I haven't seen the stats, but one way that can happen is if Leach substituted and then went into a prevent. Consequently, a lot of yards were run up, but not scoring.
junior4949
All-American
Here's my prediction: whoever wins the game will definitely win by more than 4 points. I don't know who will win the game, but I definitely think the game will be won by more than 4 points.
If Nebraska compiles over 400 yards of offense and only manages a meager 13 points, we'll definitely get beat by more than 4 points. Whoever wins the game will need at least 30 points or more. I just hope BC concentrates more on the time of possession than he does getting 60 passes thrown. The best way to beat TT is to keep their offense on the sidelines.
Also, NU needs to win the turnover battle imo by at least 2. It shouldn't be too difficult to get at least 2 turnovers the way TT throws the ball around. We should be able to get enough pressure on the QB to make some errant throws.
I don't know what the game plan will be, but this is what I would do. I would figure on running the ball at least 60% of the time. Even if it doesn't work in the beginning of the game, stick with it. Don't get cute with throwing the ball. Continue to throw the 5 yard outs like we did against Iowa State. Eventually, we'll break one big. On defense, make sure the DB's keep the receivers in front of them. Blitz and blitz often, but don't use your best pass covering LB to do the blitzing. Think pass first, run second.
Texas Tech is not Texas. They have no better athletes than NU. Scheme and execution will win this game. Whoever sticks to their gameplan and executes it the best will win the game. It's on our homefield, but this doesn't mean nearly as much as it did 5 or 6 years ago. If we get behind early as we did last year, it is necessary to stick to the game plan. Last year's 70-10 loss could have easily been avoided if we'd stuck to running the ball and keeping the time of possession on our side. The first hint of desparation in our play calling will be the beginning of a horrible loss!
If Nebraska compiles over 400 yards of offense and only manages a meager 13 points, we'll definitely get beat by more than 4 points. Whoever wins the game will need at least 30 points or more. I just hope BC concentrates more on the time of possession than he does getting 60 passes thrown. The best way to beat TT is to keep their offense on the sidelines.
Also, NU needs to win the turnover battle imo by at least 2. It shouldn't be too difficult to get at least 2 turnovers the way TT throws the ball around. We should be able to get enough pressure on the QB to make some errant throws.
I don't know what the game plan will be, but this is what I would do. I would figure on running the ball at least 60% of the time. Even if it doesn't work in the beginning of the game, stick with it. Don't get cute with throwing the ball. Continue to throw the 5 yard outs like we did against Iowa State. Eventually, we'll break one big. On defense, make sure the DB's keep the receivers in front of them. Blitz and blitz often, but don't use your best pass covering LB to do the blitzing. Think pass first, run second.
Texas Tech is not Texas. They have no better athletes than NU. Scheme and execution will win this game. Whoever sticks to their gameplan and executes it the best will win the game. It's on our homefield, but this doesn't mean nearly as much as it did 5 or 6 years ago. If we get behind early as we did last year, it is necessary to stick to the game plan. Last year's 70-10 loss could have easily been avoided if we'd stuck to running the ball and keeping the time of possession on our side. The first hint of desparation in our play calling will be the beginning of a horrible loss!