Let's start up the live game thread now that the availability report is out.

Looks like Nebraska should be at full strength tonight. Tip is slated for 7 p.m. and the game will be shown on FS1 with Kevin Kugler and Nick Bahe on the call:

And have been that way for years...

Told you they suck

Bad snap

They both failed spectacularly.....we have seen this bullshit...WALK OF FIELD GOAL

Does he have a game left? Could be big against the run.

started their downfall. You can always count on that.

GOOOOOOO

BIIIIIIIGGGGGGG

REEEEEEEDDDDDDD!!!!!!!

😳

What the hell can Iowa do offensively? Run the ball yes - but what adjustments can they really make outside of block better?

Just heard Gary and DB say they are at midfield to prevent us from praying on the logo.

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And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Dana, and Hell followed with him. And power was given over the over the four quarters of the game, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

I heard the deal is done😃👊2 years

PSU takes first set. NU 19-12 second.

If Tony has it in him to get rid of his 4 man front for a week (this is my biggest beef with him other than allowing Gifford to still play) and add Van Poppel and jeudy, etc in a 5-3 standard front with Cover 1 in the back, then we should be good to go.

Front
Have to play a base 5 man front. Weak side B gap will be critical against Iowa and we need Van Poppel in there FAR more than we need a Will gapped out there. Can move the N between 0T and 1T if you think you see something or just want to make it harder on the C to chip and release.

I promise you we need a kid in weak side B more than we need a second safety (looking at you Gifford) in a C2 pre snap look.

Only cute things we could do is slide a “side” over a gap/half gap pre snap to mess with line calls. Talking about a 3T to a 4i at most. That’s it. Rarely. We can play with these guys in base 5 man front. We have the horses to bet them up front. But we need bodies. Can’t do it with 4.

LBs
Widen your second level (LBs) to help in pass support on slants etc. take away the easier stuff in the alleys.

Secondary
Play C1 with the corners 7x2 outside shade. They don’t run anything deep. You will know what they are doing before they hit 6 yards. And they don’t attack the outside edges so keep it in front of you and break early. QB will set up quick. Every once in awhile go 5x1 inside and play C0 and roll the dice on their weaker WR side.

Summary
This isn’t that hard. Iowa is good at what they do but we CAN’T allow them to zone block us with a four man front. TyRob is the best DL we have had since Suh. He’s better than Crick - All American level. Nash is so solid. All conference kid. And that’s saying a lot. But they need bodies. Tony has to just trust that our average secondary in spots (not looking at you Ceyair) is still better than Iowas WRs. They are. We can’t get killed by 1000 paper cuts tomorrow.

Our success will be determined by Tony White putting more than 4 on the LOS. Watch for it.

We play 5+ on the LOS and play responsibly in the back and we stuff them up front and win by 20-7. Maybe 27-7

GOOOOOOO

BIIIIIIIGGGGGGG

REEEEEEEDDDDDDD!!!!!!!

Thanks.

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feels like 11 at 4pm mst

UPDATE

FINAL:
#4 Penn State def. #2 Nebraska in four sets (25-21, 14-25, 25-22, 25-23) in another Top 5 battle in the Big Ten. The Huskers (28-2 overall, 18-1 Big Ten) see their 25-game win streak halted by the Nittany Lions (29-2, 19-1) on the road in Rec Hall.

• Set 1: Nebraska took 13-12 lead but never led again. Cut a three-point deficit to 19-19 but lost 25-21
• Set 2: Huskers took 15-7 lead and never looked back en route to 25-14
• Set 3: Nebraska cut a late four-point deficit to 21-20 but faltered in loss of 25-22
• Set 4: In a set that had 16 ties + 5 lead changes, Huskers took their last lead at 19-18 then tied it at 20-20 and 21-21 before losing 25-23

Nebraska had an opportunity to capture a second consecutive outright Big Ten championship with a win in Happy Valley tonight. But the Huskers will need to beat Maryland (14-16, 5-14) on the road tomorrow (6pm CT on Big Ten Network) in order to secure a co-B1G title with Penn State.

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Big one coming up on Friday night, then the regular-season finale on Saturday.

VB match previews as #2 Nebraska travels to #4 Penn State and Maryland to close it out:

Factoring in potential development, influx of recruits, and of course the uncertainty of WHERE and HOW Rhule will implement and utilize the transfer portal ...

QB - Raiola (5*)
RB - Emmitt Johnson
WR - Jacory Barney (4*)
TE - Carter Nelson (4*)
OT - Gunner Gottula (3*)
OG -
C -

K - Tristan Alvano
P - Kamdyn Koch

DL - Jimari Butler (3*) / Cameron Leinhart (4*)
DL - Riley Van Poppel (4*)
DL - Vincent Jackson (3*)
OLB -
ILB - Vincent Shavers Jr. (3*)
ILB - Merritt Dawson (4*)
CB - Bootle (3*)
CB -
S - Malcolm Hartzog (2*), Buford (3*)

Which Huskers made the 74-man travel roster for Black Friday? Here's an unofficial list from the Inside Nebraska crew of who we saw during pregame warmups:

Have all decided to opt out of the bowl game. Suck it Badgers. My most hated BIG Team.