Venue: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln - NCAA Record 280th Consecutive Sellout
Time: 11:00am CST, ABC National Coverage (except West Coast)
Line: TX - 4.5
Thoughts:
This is the premier game of the Big XII this week, for sure. Both teams lead their respective division with a perfect 3-0 conference, 6-1 overall record and Nebraska knows that a win here at home can and should propel them into the Top 10 and the National Respect it deserves. ESPN Gameday should be making the trip to Lincoln, where there will be many Fowler Sucks! and ESPN Sucks! signs demonstrating the Big Red discontent at being unranked in many of their AP votes...
Prediction:
Nebraska 28, Texas 25
GO BIG RED!
Last edited by mookie2001; 10-21-2006 at 11:26 AM.
yeah, this should be a great game. t.u. really feeds well off turnovers...so if Nebraska can protect the ball, this will be a VERY close game.
any t.u. fan that thinks they are going into lincoln and kicking the huskers ass...is sadly mistaken.
t.u. 28
NU 27
Texas 45
Cornsuckers 12!!!!!!
Eat CornFuskers!
t-sips 49 husskers 24
Early lines show a 4.5 point Texas favorite....
With 3 points usually being home-field advantage, this is basically a pick-em. Huskers getting respect from Vegas!!!
Hehehe GTownSpur.
Congratulations on Finally winning a damn game!!! Might be your only win all season...
Meanwhile, we are BOWL ELIGIBLE and first in the north. Boo-yah.
UT in a (minimum) double digit win....Most likely the mid to high teens.
Many "I'm Jealous of UT" haters still hoping for UT to lose after ou.
21-17 UT
...ahh, a t.u. fan with a solid take. thats a good prediction, though i think it will be a little higher scoring...though very close.
It's finally good to see common sense in this thread!
I really think this will be our toughest game of the year to this point, mainly because this will be the first away game in a very hostile environment, so Colt will need to be ready to go. I know he experienced the UT/ou weekend, but that's a neutral site game, not the same as playing at Nebraska. Also have to keep in mind that Nebraska is probably really tired of us winning in their stadium, we've won 3 in a row there, so I have no doubt those guys and their fans will be fired up big time come Saturday morning.
That being said, I still don't see this Nebraska team as comparable to the Osbourne coached teams from the recent past. They're good and they'll be VERY tough to beat at home, but in the end I think we have too much depth and talent for them to beat us.
Texas 31
Nebraska 23
Thanks...I also still think the Huskers can pull this off even though I picked UT....ahh, a t.u. fan with a solid take. thats a good prediction, though i think it will be a little higher scoring...though very close.
Texas 50 Neb 19
tex 21 neb 0
Coverage map released. West Coast will not recieve the game because Government-mandated Cartoons will be on.
Good...I will get to see it up here.
This should be a very good game. Initially, I thought Texas would win by 3 TD's, but I neglected to factor in the weather. They are calling for 50% rain and a high of only 50. This definately plays into Nebraska's hands. McCoy has been doing a good job in the air, but the cold and rain could definately hamper his ability somewhat. Same can be said of Nebraska's passing game. Therefore, the focus - right now, at least - should be on the running game for both as well as the rushing defense for both. Both squads have done a good job at stopping the run with both limiting the opposition to a season average total output below 100 YPG. A big factor in the game will be TO's and who will capitalize off of them. Texas' defense has been on fire of late, scoring a TD (one, at least) in each of their last two games.
The only game to get an indication of where both teams stand is the Iowa St. games. Texas was cruising in their game against ISU until the game was delayed due to lightning. They were up 30-14 at halftime, and the game looked like it would be another 30+ pt win. Nebraska started out slower, but still managed to go up 21-7 at the half. Both teams' defensive units played great.
In the only games relative to the national spotlight, Texas lost to Ohio State and Nebraska lost to USC. Maybe not a very good guage at all, seeing that both games were very early in the season, but Nebraska's stats show they played horrid on both sides of the ball, giving up >400yds of offense while only getting 230 or so themselves. Texas' game vs. Ohio State, while almost the identical losing margin, was a bit closer stat-wise.
So, I'm thinking this game could actually be a lot better than I first thought. It'll be interesting how McCoy (and Texas as a whole) can face a perennial powerhouse like Nebraska in their own stadium and do it in such nasty weather conditions.
I think Texas is more than capable of beating NU by 3 TD's, especially if the weather cooperates, but I'll go the conservative route and change my prediction to:
Texas 28
Nebraska 17
If it turns out the weather cooperates (i.e., no rain and no wind), I think Texas will score 1-2 more TD's:
Texas 42
Nebraska 17
Nebraska 24
Texas 10
i call an upset that will stretch from a close Nebraska lead to a 12-14 pt game. texas will fall behind early and keep coming up short, get frustrated and turn it over a few times as well leading to a nebraska score late. kinda like the Ok State game last year
28-16 huskers
its not a bad prediction b/c t.u. has not had to deal with any adversity ecept for the Ohio State game. if NU can force turnovers and not turn it over themselves, they will win, but thats a big if.
agreed. Nebraska is still a tough place to play.if NU can force turnovers and not turn it over themselves, they will win, but thats a big if.
Ye bof skools hav rikc trediecion in edocatchion and aletetics. Sould be uh gewd won.
...i am getting a good laugh at some of these predictions, though. 50-19, 21-0, 42-17...wtf? Nebraska will get theirs and t.u. will get theirs. per usual, in a game with two good teams...the team who makes the least mistakes will win.
A&M deals with adversity like no other with all those games at Kyle Field, huh?
...i fail to see what A&M has to do with t.u. vs. nebraska...in a t.u. vs. nebraska thread, no less.
but what am i saying, lol, this is par for the course.
What I am saying is that we also played OU in a half hostile crowd, and at Rice, meanwhile A&M's only adversity has been K ing U, in which they struggled against the dominance of Toomer Benvendisti's coaching....Yet you maintain the aggies have a chance against OSU and that nebrasxka will probably beat UT based on UT not having any test on the road?
Hmm.
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