Well I just wasted 30 minutes of my life.
Ill say the same thing i knew before i read this:
-NU is a 17 point favorite
-We have motivation this time, thanks to people like you now thinking you have a chance
-The game is in OUR house
-You lost a "First Round Worthy" quarterback that at this time last year, when you guys showed actual potential, was getting national hype
-This year, you have a running back and a weak passing attack. Easy to key in on.
-We won't keep running the same play this year if you sell out on it like in the Holiday bowl
-Nebraska has actual skill and speed players this year, and ones you have almost zero film on
-We're still a top ten team... in the country. UW is barely top ten in the Pac-12.
It is thanks to the numerous Husky fans who have your exact same attitude that Nebraska is going to come out like it's the conference championship game.
Huskies won't just limp our of lincoln, they'll crawl out. :box
In this game we have two 2-0 teams who have not looked as impressive as the fans would have liked. I am baffled how Washington fans seem to think that losing Locker is actually an
upgrade... Kind of reminds me of how Iowa fans think (now THOUGHT after Iowa State) the same thing with Vandy over Stanzi... Mind boggling. The game being in Lincoln is actually not much of an advantage for us anymore. We seem to play a little sharper on the road as of late. Nebraska has not shown me anything yet that indicates that this won't be a 4 quarter brawl. I think some of us are expecting a repeat of the game in Seattle or the game we had against Missouri last year. I do not think this scnerio is all that likely. Our secondary is missing both Prince and Dennard and there have been some major busts in coverage. Also our LB play has been less than stellar other than David. I think we win another one in the same fashion that we beat Fresno State. The only way this one gets out of hand is if Washington has problems containing Martinez at full speed (he was
nowhere near full speed in the bowl game) and if he gets Kinnie to make some catches. The same is true if Nebraska cannot limit Polk's big plays and has turnovers (Martinez carrying ball like a loaf of bread and INTs).
I agree with this assessment. What I find confusing is the false confidence Washington fans seem to have. They've done nothing but make it to a bowl game since Sark became coach. It's big improvement from their winless season but Nebraska is a top ten team for a reason. It's not smoke and mirrors. We have the talent to play with anyone.
I guess what I'm trying to say is Washington fans seem to be as foolish as Iowa, Missouri, Colorado, etc fans. We could've beaten Fresno by 50 and they would still be talking about how they will win.
What astounding arrogance. Sark took over a WINLESS team and led it to a bowl game in his SECOND year. Are you really dismissing this as nothing? Our program was literally left in ruins, and in under 24 months he coached his way to a bowl victory. I don't think you comprehend the task he had ahead of him. The job he's done has been nothing short of amazing.
And what exactly have you done this season that warrants such confidence? Nothing. Are you really surprised we think we can win after beating you in last years Holiday Bowl? And spare me the injury excuse, Locker had broken ribs and we were out our starting middle linebacker last September. As far as not being up for the game, you would think Nebraska would be after blood after the way the BIG 12 spurned them. I'm surprised your head fits through your front door.
I simply stated facts. Nebraska has talent. They are #10 in the country according to the "experts" and we are 2-0 and were IN every game we played last year. Ok. Nothing shocking or arrogant about those facts.
I am still stunned about Washington's "we simply will win because x" You're not giving Nebraska any credit at all and on a Nebraska forum you're probably going to catch some flak for that. Your arguments go back and forth as you try to convince us. I don't know what you're expecting but it's obvious you have no intention to have a friendly conversation the way you get so defensive and spout off nonsense such as "and what exactly have you done this season that warrants such confidence?"
You serious? Pretty much the same thing Washington has done but if we're confident we must be blind. Both teams are 2-0. One team struggled with Fresno State the other struggled with an FCS school. One team is #10 in the country and coming off a 10 win season. The other is unranked coming off of 7 wins. It's all how you spin it Huskie fan. But for some reason your spin is proof and ours is hopeless dreams so crawl back to your board as it seems you are intent on gloating over that Holiday Bowl.
And for the record...most of us fans didn't even care about that game...I was still pissed about blowing the Big12 championship. AND...I don't recall you hopping on this board last september to congratulate us. You're here to brag about a game nobody on this board cares about and if you win saturday you'll do more of the same. If you lose you'll disappear or make up lame excuses. Prove me wrong and you'll be surprised at our responses.
