BlitzFirst said:
BlitzFirst: Like I said...we'll be fine. Newby is back to 100%, we're missing 1 WR and yes we'll miss him but we have plenty of depth. We're missing Gerry and we have plenty of depth so we'll be fine.
This post reminders me of that meme where the dog is sitting in the middle of his burning house and says, "This is fine."
So, you're saying Armstrong, Bryant (who didn't start), Westerkamp, and Gerry being out to equal = THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE!!!!
Seems legit.
Yes. I am not sure how many games you watched this season (I'm assuming all of them?) but Tommy Armstrong IS the Nebraska offense. As he goes, so goes our entire offense.
I mean maybe with an entire month to prep Ryker Fyfe might be serviceable, but Tennessee is not Maryland and we're not in Lincoln for this bowl game.
If your living or dying depended on Ryker Fyfe having an excellent game and Nebraska winning, would you make that bet? Or would you just channel Bender and say, "Well, I'm boned."
And what about our OL? I am not sure who will start. If we're back to having 3-4 walk-ons as starters against the Vols, you think they'll be able to get any push in the run game or protect our QB against the Vols front 7?
So yeah, the Nebraska football team is dealing with way more than just a few players being out.
For the record, Gerry being out makes a bigger hole in that secondary than you realize. He is the "QB" of the defense. His absence will be felt.
This game is a pooh fest waiting to happen. Best case scenario, we keep it close and eek out a 1-2 point win.
More than likely though, we're going to lose. And we will probably lose huge, thinking somewhere between the 30 point loss to Iowa and the 59 point loss to Ohio State.
I am just not convinced this team has its collective mind focused on winning this game. And we've seen what happens to this team when they aren't focused.