Nebraska is a 2 point favorite against Oregon.
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Wish I could be there. Have a gut feeling it's going to have that feeling similar to when the Sooners came into town in 09. Get Memorial stadium rocking boys! GBR
Well of course no but those are two very important factors they will result in us beating a team like Oregon.
Gee, I wonder if Oregon will make any mistakes. You guys keep on acting like NU is one of the worst teams in college football.
Good teams make fewer mistakes. Great teams can overcome mistakes. We had to get up to that highest level because it is unrealistic to think there won't be mistakes by TA or anyone else for that matter. Then how do you give him credit for the good plays - I guess they are expected to happen. Langs is screwed no matter what.
have they played "let me clear my throat" yet inside the stadium? if not this weekend might be the time
I watched the first half of their game last night. It appears their QB gets rid of the ball fast. Too fast for our DLine to get there and if we blitz he will make us pay. So I think the key to the game is to make sure they can run as little as possible and the LBs and DBs HAVE! to play disciplined, aggressive football. Of course if Langs gets goofy one way or the other and/or if TA hands out gifts, that's all she wrote. But if we can grind clock with a 60/40 or even 70/30 run/pass and get some good defensive stops, we can avoid a shootout, which I don't think we can win. Our best defense against UCLA and their supposed phenom Rosen was simply to keep him on the sidelines.
they have linebacker problems, I'd suggest a good heaping of our #1, 2 and 3 running back.
and like you say, this will keep their offense off the field and our defense fresh.
Yep. That 3 man front with two LBs and A. Williams and Reed at Nickel and Dime we saw in the Bowl Game might be just what the Dr ordered.
Umm wouldn't both be factored into the spread? If TA had 3 bad decisions last year we would be 10+ favorite.
Agreed. Send the occasional CB or S blitz, but mostly sit back in coverage and don't give them easy pickings.
I find that line to be unbelievable. Oregon's drop off from recent years must be much more drastic than I thought.
Wrong. Nebraska is for reals. Vegas knows and soon everyone else will finally catch on.
Dang! On my site it is still at -2.5 but I had heard it was moving.
Did you not see Oregon's record last year? They had 4 losses, including a loss to Washington State. They gave up an insane number of points last season, add that to a new QB, several players to replace from graduation and you see a team who is still talented but has cracks. They are traveling to a team who has some talent and has shown the ability to win a big game in front of their home crowd (Michigan State).
I believe this spread to be accurate.
Here's how I see the game shaking out:
Nebraska gets out of the gates fast and maybe leads by 14 at some point in the first half. Oregon's offense and speed will keep relentlessly going and it Nebraska will lose the lead at some point in the second half. The Husker D will get a key stop in the 4th quarter and the offense will get a winning score late to win by 4.
I hope your prediction comes to fruition and I freely admit I am still thinking of Oregon has a great team, but perhaps losing your H.C., QB, and OC in recent years does eventually take it's toll on you.
Home field is a 7 pt advantage generally.
Alonzo Moore, Brandon Reilly, Lamar Jackson and Mick Stoltenberg are questionable for Oregon.
Back in the day it was 7....your home field should always be good for an extra TD.
Home field can be anywhere from 3-7, I would imagine it might be closer to 7 for this one. Still, I'm not sure how you can say they expect Oregon to win by 5. I could see saying they think Oregon would win by 5 on a neutral field, but the game is in Lincoln, not on a neutral field.
