I saw an early line on the Nebraska CU game that had Nebraska favored by 10 points. I think Nebraska completely drills them and firmly puts the nation on notice that Martinez is the real deal for Heisman consideration. If I were a betting man, I'd play a decent amount that Nebraska covers this spread handily.
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Altitude is a concern for the defense, especially in situations such as 97 & 99 when Nebraska goes into the 4th quarter of those games with commanding leads, only to go conservative, get 3 and outs and all of the sudden the defense is getting worked for td’s, momentum lost, and were gassed.
Not saying that will be the case, but I do expect a tough game, close in the second half and maybe Nebraska does the ball control in the 4th qtr and scores a few game clinching td’s. We shall see.
Not saying that will be the case, but I do expect a tough game, close in the second half and maybe Nebraska does the ball control in the 4th qtr and scores a few game clinching td’s. We shall see.
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Not really. Over the last decade Nebraska leads the series 3-1 by an average score of 35-25. They had a nice stretch from 2001 - 2004 but that's it.
Yep.
For comparison sake in Mike Riley’s first season he went 5-7 in the regular season. 5 of the 7 losses were by less than a TD. Season two he went 9-3 in the regular season.
Frost was 4-8. But the stat the really stands out to me was posted last week. From the second half of the Wisconsin game to the end of the season (I took out the lopsided win against Bethune Cookman) we outscored opponents 182-82. We lost three games in that stretch by a grand total of 11 points. All on the road. At Northwestern, at Ohio State, and at Iowa.
Also when you really think about first year head coaches (despite our record last year) we were an anomaly of sorts. Frost May have been in year one last year but the coaching staff as a whole was in year three. Colorado is literally in year one. Not only is it a new offensive and defensive system it’s everything. How they communicate, how they recruit, how they structure practice, how they conduct meetings and establish team rules and build trust and chemistry not just with players but as a coaching staff as well. Frost didn’t have to build chemistry with his coaches. They just took exactly what they did as UCF and did it here. Colorado doesn’t have that luxury.
Yes we were 4-8 each of the last two seasons. And prior to reading the OP I figured the CU game would be a battle. But the more I consider where we are and what Frost is building, I’m more inclined to think we go to Boulder and curb stomp CU. I certainly could be wrong, but CU has huge inexperience within the coaching staff and glaring holes on both sides of the ball so I’m expecting us not just to prove we can win but to actually make a statement in doing so.
Our boys played AT OSU last year...I’m sure they can handle Colorado. Plus the Sea of Red is about to take over Colorado again...I don’t see “their” crowd doing much of anything...it might be 50-60% Husker fans. And we have to remember, Scott Frost played against Colorado as a player and he also coached against them at Oregon. He knows all about the altitude issues, what it will take to keep them good to go for the game and he will have our guys ready. You got to remember, Oregon Ducks are a PAC 12 team that play Colorado regularly. Frost knows all about that Altitude. He will have our guys ready. Believe that. GBR
I don't, unfortunately. Have 4 through Nebraska but am looking for 4 more. The block party looks like a pretty cool alternative.
Two coaches that never coached football before? Were they at least golf pros?
Not arguing but that crowd at OSU wasn't anything special last year. It was an early kick and they expected to see a complete butt rapin again.
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The Puffaloes would be thrilled with 9 wins per season.
One more point about gambling on the Huskers. Under Kelly at Oregon, Frost saw his head coach keep his foot on the pedal and you saw the same thing when he was at UCF. As an offensive coordinator I haven’t seen Frost start calling conservatively. I think that bodes well when Nebraska is laying large points.
LOL. Little to nothing accurate in this post. "Seriously", little to no accuracy. Nowledge.
Set him straight. Don’t be a dork, point out his inaccuracies so we should be afraid of Colorado. Which coaches have a wealth of experience that Cornicator missed? How about Tucker’s first gig after 30 years of being an assistant? How is that wrong?
the interview process when hiring that new coaching staff must have been an interesting experience
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You guys live in your own world. I don't care to correct him. I just think it's hilarious. Of all the fanbases, you guys are the most myopic by a mile and always have been. It had been so long that I had forgotten until last year. You can go back a year on this board and see much of the same, then the loss, then all the head scratching. All that matters is the CU fans know the deal so we won't be surprised. I'm just having fun watching another thread by a fan who hasn't a clue by a mile. Google must work differently in some parts of the country.
noise won't be much of a factor when their student section gets kicked out
Know the deal? That means you know you are imbeciles, then. You are, also, astutely perceptive.
Will you be in hiding after Nebraska blows sCUm out?
You don't correct him because you know he's right. You know Colorado is a disaster.
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CU was also better coached and had a lot more complete teams back then.
You're grasping for straws. VIrtually everything is accurate. Hell, the only mistake was stating Tucker had been coaching for 30 years. Its actually closer to 25 years. my bad.
CU fans, like yourself, are garbage and you prove it time and time again. F#$c out of here you little baby bitch.
In other words, it's accurate.
Having just moved from Colorado I have a number of friends who follow CU closely and are CU grads. Most tend to actually be pretty honest with their thoughts and have been pretty accurate in the past. The consensus seems to be that the offense will end up being better than people expect, but it will, understandably, take 3-5 games to get to that point, as the players get comfortable with the new system and the coaches learn what plays work for what players. Obviously, therefore, it will still be a major work in progress when NU comes to town. OTOH, they believe the D will be a mess the entire season; not enough high level D-1 talent combined with a new system. Any team with any sort of offensive pulse should score in the 30's at a minimum against CU, unless the opponent shoots itself in the foot over and over. Which is always possible.
That's honestly a significant spread for a Non con game involving two Power 5 teams. Its even more significant considering the Power 5 home team is the dog. Vegas set the initial line because they expect Colorado to be terrible.
Tucker was an interim head coach for the Jaguars for 5 games in 2011. Not much, but guessing that is part of what he refers to. Tucker was also DC for the Browns, Jags, Bears and Georgia; co-DC at Ohio St.
Shouldn't this be South Alabama we are writing about? Could be trap game.
I don’t think the line is -10 as of now for the CU game. Thought I heard Verz on the radio say the other day the line is -8 NU.
Michalowski is kind of an interesting one - only 29, but has been a GA at AZ St, Wyoming, and Memphis and was DC for a team in Germany and also for Garden City before going to Georgia. Tillman was a high school coach before GA at Georgia. He had a bit of an NFL career before coaching. Again, not much, but more than nothing at any level anywhere.
There are only two Power 5 Assistant Coaches in America right now who went straight from being a GA to coaching at the Power 5 level. Both of them are at Colorado.
Hell there are Assistants at the D2 level who were previously GA's in the SEC. And being a DC at a JUCO doesn't really count, especially when Jason Brown was the OC on the other side of the football. THe dude has never held a full time paid position coach spot. He earned a $1400 per month stipend at GCCC.
This may be the most ironic thing I have ever seen posted on here. I guess a lifetime of ass kickings has made you jaded.
In other words... you can't. Cody Hawkins for Heisman!!
Says everything is FALSE, disproves nothing, then goes on a tangent about Nebraska fans. I’ll say it again and again Nebraska owns so much real estate in CUs head it’s laughable
We should spread our practices out that week:
- Monday in Lincoln (1,176 feet)
- Tuesday in Kearney (2,152 feet)
- Wednesday in Ogallala (3,222 feet)
- Thursday in Fort Morgan, Colorado (4,324 feet)
- Friday in Boulder (5,328 feet)
^^^^Getting his piss balloons ready as we speak^^^^
A lifetime of ass kickings and a program that has been in ruins for 15 years will do that to you.
Not really, the Rams are pretty bad. Perhaps a slightly better measuring stick than the South Alabama game, but not by much.
