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Wisconsin has made a habit of getting off to sluggish starts, and then really turning it on.  In a hostile atmosphere like Lincoln at night, that might not work out as well.  Granted, considering Northern Illinois already came into this building and won, maybe it's living more of reputation than actuality this year.  The Huskers have won two in a row, albeit against easily the two worst Big Ten teams, and probably two of the five worst Power 5 teams (along with Kansas, Oregon State and Missouri).  But there's no way Nebraska was as bad as they looked prior to that, so as unimpressive as those two wins are, and its all uphill from here, maybe a little confidence goes a long way.  Last week it wasn't just a win over Illinois, it was a dominating win.  The Blackshirts were smothering on defense, and Tanner Lee looked like the guy that Nebraska fans were hopeful they were getting.  Not the guy coming off 9 interceptions over the previous three games.  Whole different animal now.  Bucky's front seven looked just plain nasty last week, unblockable, as we've discussed plenty on here.  Northwestern is now giving up the most sacks per game in the Big Ten...because they gave up over half of their season average last week.  The offense can't continue to put the defense in tough spots though, the sloppy play and poor ball control out of the gates, which has haunted Wisconsin a couple times, needs to end.  That goes for Nebraska as well.  The offense is going to be effective, but can it be efficient?  Wisconsin leads the conference with 7 interceptions forced.  Nebraska is last in the conference with 9 interceptions thrown.  Uh oh.  But what Nebraska can, and must do, is keep the Badgers behind the sticks.  Wisconsin is 2nd in the Big Ten in rushing, but Nebraska is 4th in run defense, and nobody besides Oregon has been able to run on them.  Alex Hornibrook is 2nd in completion percentage at 67%, but mostly because he hasn't had to throw a ton, and when he does it's short, or well timed play action.  The Badgers have the best 3rd down offense in the Big Ten, but how many of those are obvious passing downs?
WISCONSIN 33, NEBRASKA 21

Free runners have become a pretty common sight for UW the past few years, with scheme playing a central part (at least as I understand it).
Aranda did some peculiar things. Most of the time when you run a stunt or twist, two guys switch gaps next to each other. UW was looping players across 2-plus gaps. It's a hard system to run because if you do it wrong, there's HUGE holes to run through, but he did. Wilcox was a little scaled back, but the versatile personnel allowed for some good overload blitzes.
I've not been able to sit and meditate on what UW is doing now. I assume it's closer to Aranda?

Yes and no. Guys are staying home more than before, but JL (very smart guy) is using more disguised blitzes. The 3-4 is really not that. They've played a lot of 2-4-5 and even 2-3-6 this year. He's bringing safties and corners out of those formations. It's a beautiful thing to watch unfold. The QB never knows where it's coming from, because it could be any one (or three) of 11 on the field at any time.

I agree with this.   I don't know their TE depth, but he has helped keep UW O on the field many drives during his career.

I will be in Lincoln tomorrow rooting for an upset......... not expecting one

If I can get a ticket for a reasonable price I'll attend the game - if lightning strikes and the Badgers go down, I'd like to be there.

will be visiting the daughter at Old Chicago before the game and probably tailgating some as well.

will try to bump into Rabid Rattlesnake Boy while in town

will try to bump into Rabid Rattlesnake Boy while in town

Huh?Is this some guy who always gets the ball out of the woods for you?

Wisconsin 31
Nebraska 20