Should our team even bother to travel to Lincoln. Looks like it's already been decided we can't compete with such a juggernaut..
How Good Is Nebraska?
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Should our team even bother to travel to Lincoln. Looks like it's already been decided we can't compete with such a juggernaut..
I knew you were a troll as soon as you said we weren't very good at throwing the ball.
If I were to compare Nebraska to any other BIG10 team it would be Illinois. They are an average team with a few better than average players sprinkled in amongst a team of under achievers. Nebraska is the kind of team that if you don't take seriously they will beat you...but they are not good enough to beat a very good team when the very good team travels to Lincoln on a purely business trip.
Iowa will score 30+ and Nebraska will not get beyond the 20's.
Iowa will score 30+ and Nebraska will not get beyond the 20's.
Right and we don't have the passing game that MSU has. Not even close, and that's what Nebraska struggles against.
Not basing the improvement on D from one game against Rutgers, but if you look beyond the scores in games you'd see that their offense has put the D in bad spots all year and the blacktops or whatever they are called have no doubt gotten better....plus the run D has been for real all year.
I drink the yellow water as much as anyone on this board, but I just don't feel good about this one at all.
You'd be more convincing, if you didn't have just 4 posts in and didn't show such a knowledge of their team thus far.
Say this,.....TOM OSBORNE SUCKS.
This is Nebraska's worst team ever versus Iowa's best team ever so Nebraska should win easily by two TDs. Just ask them. That's how great the mighty Nebraska Cornhuskers are.
Teams that have a history of imploding...tend to follow that pattern, also, in big games...this is a big one.
The key...hit Armstrong hard, and often...it will take a toll on him...and skeer him up a bit for some picks...
The key...hit Armstrong hard, and often...it will take a toll on him...and skeer him up a bit for some picks...
Dude, we are 9th in the B1G and tied for second lowest # of passing TDs. That's not good.
Tom Osborne does suck and Mike Reily is just as bad letting a bunch of tag-team rapists play against us just because we are their biggest game of the year.
Dude...you're so clever trollin' dem iowa fans on their board! heheheheh!!!!1
And yet Iowa is 11-0. Iowa hasn't thrown the ball as much because they haven't needed to, but CJ can throw the ball just fine. You are obviously somebody who is not familiar with Iowa.
Sometimes stats lie. We haven't had to pass as much as many others because we have been playing with a leaf every game. That doesnt make those teams better passing teams.
I didn't say CJ can't throw the ball, but if our run game gets shut down and we HAVE to throw I'm not excited about that prospect. Looks like it could be gusty in Lincorn that day.
Look, I think we gut one out ugly in true Iowa fashion, but I'm holding off on the celebratory grain alcohol until the clock's at zeros!
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I guess I'd ask why Husker fans think that they are putting it all together now when the only proof they put "it all" together was kicking Rutgers' ass.
Let's examine this for a moment.
You shut down a team that was missing it's best offensive playmaker, and you lit up a defense that hasn't really stopped anybody with a pulse this year.
Prior to that, you beat MSU yet gave up 38 in the process. I don't call that defensively "putting it all together", would you?
And lest we forget how that last touchdown occurred.
I would then state you have not put it all together given not one single game's evidence, and can offer zero proof that it indeed is occurring right now. Unless you want to use the "we had a good couple weeks of practice" line of course.
Let's examine this for a moment.
You shut down a team that was missing it's best offensive playmaker, and you lit up a defense that hasn't really stopped anybody with a pulse this year.
Prior to that, you beat MSU yet gave up 38 in the process. I don't call that defensively "putting it all together", would you?
And lest we forget how that last touchdown occurred.
I would then state you have not put it all together given not one single game's evidence, and can offer zero proof that it indeed is occurring right now. Unless you want to use the "we had a good couple weeks of practice" line of course.
I doubt you've ever seen CJ play. Who is a better NFL prospect CJ or Tommy Armstrong?
JW, Moore, Reilly and Morgan are about as solid as you can get in a WR rotation. Carter is starting to come on late in the season. He is a matchup nightmare IMO.
Honestly Nebraska like Cornicator said has been just beat up all year. We are starting to get healthy and now with the bye week should be as close to 100% this team has been all year long.
If Nebraska can establish a running game which they have since moving Sterup to guard our offense will be tough to slow down.
The biggest thing that worries me is turnovers. Tommy is good for about 2/3 wtf throws a game(watch Rutgers you will see what I am talking about). If Iowa capitalizes it will be tough for Nebraska to win.
Defensively
Nebraska is missing a pass rush presence at DE all year. Freedom is the best guy we got off the edge. Edge play has been my concern for this game. We have 2 NFL DTs in the middle that will make it tough to run up the middle. Edge running is where I can see Iowa having success.
Secondary has been hit and miss. They are growing in a concept that is a complete 180 from last year. They also haven't been helped by a pass rush as I alluded to earlier.
The thing that worries me here is edge running and PA passing off of it.
Actually, I wasn't wrong about the Wisky game. I saw it too. Nebraska gained a whooping 13 first downs to Wisky's 25. Wisconsin out gained Nebraska by 144 yards. Stave threw for 322 yards. Dare Ogunbowale rushed for 117 yards. Nebraska only turned the ball over once, so I don't know where the, "Nebraska couldn't get out of their own way" comes from.
Wisconsin was flat out better than Nebraska. You can't even put together a decent rebuttal.
Tommy Armstrong is a Canadian backup QB at best. Beat's got one solid year under his belt and will no doubt get drafted next year if he can build on this season.
yet, we lead the league in rushing TD's. Iowa can pass the ball we just don't have to very much.
Not watching the same Iowa team I'm watching. The one I watch throws the ball very well.
My guess is you are second cousin to Cooter Ray
Having watched my Spartans lose to them the only thing I can say is that Armstrong can move around and can throw. We did not sack him. And our D line was pushed around a little. His receivers are decent. They're big, fast and catch the ball. Their O and D lines are decent. Frankly, can't figure out how they lost so many games. They moved the ball on MSU pretty much at will.
I've watched a little of the Hawkeyes and I expect you to score on them. I don't know how well your D matches up with their O. Can you pressure the passer and are your D backs good? I just don't know your team very well.
MSU's weakest link was D backs. Got turned around left and right.
Even as we lost due to a bad referee call, I still think that even if that play had not been allowed, Nebraska still would have had 2-3 plays in which to score the inevitable TD. It just looked like as long as there was time on the clock they would complete another pass. It was an awful end of game experience.
Does not Nebraska have to win this game to become bowl eligible? They have huge incentive. Beware Hawkeyes. This has been a crazy year....and you haven't had your turn to experience yet.
I believe you guys should win and I want you to because for MSU to have a better shot at the Final 4 it's best if you are 12-0. Obviously it's good for you too. Beating MSU (if that's who it is) and being 13-0 guarantees you the 1 or 2 seed IMHO. MSU beating a 12-0 Iowa is waaaaay better'n beating a 11-1 team.
You do not want MSU to lose. You do not want OSU to lose. You do not want to play Michigan for the B1G. UM has 2 losses. They ain't going to the Final 4 even if they win out. There will be no 2 loss teams in the Final 4. Beating UM would be good, but hardly buffs your resume the way an MSU or OSU victory would.
Nebraska led that one until the 4th quarter if I remember correctly and they missed an easy FG which would have won the game.
They had wrs running wide open the whole game, but their QB just couldn't make a throw to save his life. I can't believe they call so many passes with that erratic of a guy back there, but when he does actually get it to his guys they seem to drop it A LOT when they need it most. Not clutch at all and they did this multiple times against Wisky.
I hope they try the same against us because our ball-hawking D will have a hay day.
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It should be a heck of a game. Nebraska has better skill players, Iowa is probably better in the trenches on offense. Iowa has to run well to win.
Guys! I'm not saying we absolutely cannot throw the ball here! Geez! Beat's completion % is money this year.
I'm just saying it could be tough sledding running the ball against these guys and if we are forced to throw in obvious situations it's not gonna be an easy win in the wind and cold!
That Nebraska team would love nothing more than to spoil this year for us and we are way overdue for a loss at this point. Just don't want to drop this one and then spiral out of control with 3 straight losses to end the year...which does seem likely if we lose this one.
I'm just saying it could be tough sledding running the ball against these guys and if we are forced to throw in obvious situations it's not gonna be an easy win in the wind and cold!
That Nebraska team would love nothing more than to spoil this year for us and we are way overdue for a loss at this point. Just don't want to drop this one and then spiral out of control with 3 straight losses to end the year...which does seem likely if we lose this one.
Thanks for this assessment. Iowa will have their hands full for sure. Our D has not looked very good the past three weeks and they need to come out and get some stops. I think our O will be fine and put up 30 +. It is the D that scares me and the Nebraska O. If we can keep them in the 20s, then Iowa wins.
I should have known you were a Nebraska troll from the get go. Kudos to you for slipping past.
FYI, Wisconsin missed two FG's that game. Nebraska missed their field goal in the 3rd quarter, not the 4th.
I think wheel donimate then in the kicking games. There kickers brother plays four Texas in the NFL. Hees know good thow. There punter looks like a pour mans Jef Spicoli.
I didn't say it was in the 4th, just that it would have given them the win points-wise all else being equal.
This is the only Nebraska game I've watched more than just a couple snaps of, and I came away thinking that the plays were there time after time but they just couldn't execute.
Wisconsin kept pounding it though and the Nebby defense got exhausted because their O kept going 3 and out.
Armstrong goes through his progressions and stays within offense it will be an incredibly long and sad day for Hawkeye fans. You have not played a team this year where you will see so many open receivers. Riley's offense is pretty slick and if TA hits those open receivers its ball game but if he runs around throwing the ball up for grabs and into triple coverage your o-line will end up wearing N out and you guys should win.
The stats lie in this particular game. Most of the backups stats didnt occur until the game was essentially over. When the game was still be decided, the kid cratered under the pressure. Once the pressure was off, he played much better.
If you keep them under 30 you'll win. If you get to 40 you'll win. It's been a crazy year. Anything and everything seems to be happening in the last minute of big, important games. Good luck.
I'm just telling you what I saw. Go back and watch the game.BE GONE!!!
Why do you know so much about Nebraska?
