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The Power Five => Big Ten => Topic started by: FearlessF on September 16, 2024, 08:46:28 AM
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The Big Red opened up early betting lines as eight-point favorites over No. 24 rated Illinois for their Friday night matchup at Memorial Stadium.
The Cornhuskers' 3-0 start has vaulted the Big Red into both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Top 25 polls, placing Nebraska at No. 22. Illinois enters Friday's contest at 3-0, having taken down Eastern Illinois 45-0, then-No. 19 Kansas 23-17, and Central Michigan 30-9 .
The Illini have covered in each game this season, but each contest has hit the under in total points scored. Nebraska currently averages 34 points per game, while Illinois averaged nearly 33. The Huskers are in the Top 10 in the country for points allowed per contest at 8½ points per game, while Illinois averages 13.
The Big Red and Illini will kick off Friday in Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. CDT, with television coverage on FOX.
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Pot stirrer
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Really hate Friday college football. Just messes with lifetime habits.
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Husker football is a lifetime habit since 1981 for me
I'll somehow adjust
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I am looking forward to this one!
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Too bad Big Ten West is not still around. I think Nebraska and Illinois were the only teams to never at least tie for first in the old West. This could have been the year.
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Too bad Big Ten West is not still around. I think Nebraska and Illinois were the only teams to never at least tie for first in the old West. This could have been the year.
When reminiscing on the completely unremarkable history of the big ten west, this will not be worthy of remembering.
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UCLA, USC, Washington, & Oregon would have given a bit of zest to the "West" in Big Ten West
we'll never know
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UCLA, USC, Washington, & Oregon would have given a bit of zest to the "West" in Big Ten West
we'll never know
Hmmm...
I was thinking of the old 7-team Big Ten West before the Big Ten added the West coast teams.
I guess in an alternate reality where they keep the east and west divisions after expansion, then Purdue and Illinois would probably have to shift to the East.
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First look at Illinois, plus a prediction
By Chris Peterson
This will be the most difficult test so far this season for Nebraska on both sides of the ball. Luke Atlmyer is playing really well at quarterback for the Fighting Illini and has six touchdown passes compared to zero interceptions. Illinois is rushing for 153 yards per game and passing for 225. They have also beaten a top-25 opponent with their win over Kansas two weeks ago.
Bret Bielema’s team is also playing well defensively. It’s a ball-hawking secondary with six interceptions in three games. Dylan Railola has thrown one in three games for the Huskers and that shouldn’t have been intercepted. The pass rush of Illinois has 4.5 sacks in three games, which should bode well for the Huskers.
The Fighting Illini also allow 4.2 (rushing) yards per carry. Yet, like Nebraska, they have allowed just eight points per game this season so two of the best scoring defenses will be on display.
As far as the early prediction against the spread: give me the Huskers again. Nebraska is 3-0 against the spread and I am 3-0 picking against the spread this season. So why not stick with what works?
Illinois will be forced to be one-dimensional and Altmyer will throw his first interception. Raiola will play a clean game and Nebraska will kick a few field goals in a 23-14 win.
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Bert beat Kansas twice. They barfed up a game against UNLV the following week.
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Huskers favored by 9 points? I think this is going to be a closer game than that. Rhule better make sure Raiola's head is screwed on right for this game.
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Luke Altmyer will have his own issues
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I think that Raiola kid might be pretty good.
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somebody has to live up to a star rating sooner or later
hopefully, it's not a Sooner
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Right guard Micah Mazzccua will be available Friday after all, though Henry Lutovsky will start.
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I'm not a fan of Friday night CFB games. It actually works really well for me. This is on Fox so I'll get to see it but I just don't like infringing on the traditional HS timeslot.
I'm loving that this is a ranked vs ranked game.
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I'm not a fan of Friday night CFB games. It actually works really well for me. This is on Fox so I'll get to see it but I just don't like infringing on the traditional HS timeslot.
I'm loving that this is a ranked vs ranked game.
So is Fox.
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so is the 400th sellout
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Congratulations to Nebraska and Illinois on both getting to 3-0 and into the top-25.
Preseason, Illinois' first three games looked tougher than Nebraska's because the Illini had a ranked Kansas team on the docket. Their win in that game looked impressive until a week later when Kansas lost at home to UNLV. Consequently, at this point, I think that UNL's 3-0 looks more impressive than Illinois' 3-0 because 2-1 Colorado now looks like a better win than 1-2 Kansas.
Looking ahead, both teams have what I consider to be advantageous schedules. They both play their two toughest (based on ranking) opponents on the road. For Illinois that is #9 Oregon and #10 PSU. For Nebraska it is #3 tOSU and #11 USC. I consider that advantageous because my theory is that games you most want HFA in are the games most likely to be close enough for HFA to potentially make a difference. IMHO, neither UNL nor Illinois would stand more than a trivial chance of knocking off a top-11 team regardless of where the game is played so they are better off playing those games on the road and getting HFA in the games where it might actually matter. The rest of their schedules:
Illinois:
- Home: #18 M, PU, MN, MSU
- Away: RU, NU
Nebraska:
- Home: RU, UCLA, UW
- Away: PU, IU, IA
IMHO, the winner of this game is more-or-less a lock for a bowl and has a plausible shot at 10-2 and being in the Playoff discussion come early December.
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Nah, a win over Colorado is not better than a win over Kansas. Kansas had a letdown game. We'll find out for sure soon as conference play starts to get rolling.
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Kansas and Colorado play each other directly on 11/23. We'll know then! :)
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I hope Kansas kicks the shit out of Colorado.
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So is Fox.
Do they care? They are the only show in town either way
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Nah, a win over Colorado is not better than a win over Kansas. Kansas had a letdown game. We'll find out for sure soon as conference play starts to get rolling.
Kansas could very well be 1-3 after playing WVU this week
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Kansas could very well be 1-3 after playing WVU this week
And Colorado could be 2-2 after playing Baylor this week.
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Kansas and Colorado play each other directly on 11/23. We'll know then! :)
well, Maybe
flukes happen
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In honor of Nebraska football's 400th consecutive sellout of Memorial Stadium, here are 40 stats and facts about the Streak:
If Friday's attendance is 86,218, the combined attendance for the first 400 games of the Sellout Streak will be exactly 31,000,000. The combined attendance after Sellout 399 sits at 30,913,782. Nebraska has averaged 86,681 since the start of the 2022 season, so they’ll definitely surpass 31 million.
Nebraska's home record during the Sellout Streak is 324-75 (.812).
Although ties were possible from 1962 through 1996, there were zero ties during Sellout Streak games.
There has only been one 1-point loss during the Streak. Sellout 389 (Wisconsin, 2022)
Nebraska has played on Black Friday 20 times during the Streak era. Sellout 400 (Illinois, 2024) is the first Friday game played outside of November.
As of the 400th sellout, the Sellout Streak will have been active for 22,603 days.
There have been 12 different U.S. Presidents in office during the course of the Streak, starting with John F. Kennedy. Sellout 8 (Oklahoma, 1963) was played - with Bobby Kennedy's blessing - the day after JFK was assassinated.
The largest crowd to attend a game during the Streak was 91,585 for Sellout 336 (Miami, 2014).
The smallest crowd during the Streak was 34,329 at Sellout 2 (Oklahoma State, 1962).
Sellout 1 (Missouri, 1962) was broadcast on CBS. A total of 226 Streak games have been televised, streamed, or made available on pay per view.
The last Sellout Streak game to NOT be televised was Sellout 288 (Texas A&M, 2007).
Including Sellout 400 (Illinois, 2024) Nebraska has been ranked for 284 of the 400 sellouts (71%). The Huskers were in the Top 5 for 128 sellout streak games (32%), including 17 straight games: Sellouts 193 (Missouri, 1993) through 209 (Michigan State, 1996).
In Streak games, both teams have been ranked 55 times. The first was Sellout 8 (Oklahoma, 1963). Prior to the Sellout 400, the last ranked-on-ranked Streak game was Sellout 328 (UCLA, 2013). Nebraska's last ranked-on-ranked home win was Sellout 316 (Michigan State, 2011).
Sellout 143 (Florida State, 1986) was the first night game - ever - at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska is 52-10 (.839) under the lights at home.
In the first 399 games of the Sellout Streak, Nebraska outscored their opponents by a combined score of 14,178 to 6,092. That is an average score of 35-15.
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Bryant, who leads Illinois with 235 receiving yards and four touchdowns this season, has contributed to a new community, far from home. He was named a team captain last month, as he prepared for his third season as a starter.
The 6-foot-3 Bryant received 33 scholarship offers in high school, including all the in-state schools, except the one he truly wanted, Florida, where both of his parents attended. Bryant committed to Illinois in June 2020, essentially sight unseen, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But in mid-December, just before the end of a delayed and shortened season, Illinois fired coach Lovie Smith. The first high school signing day was just three days away. Wide receivers coach Andrew Hayes-Stoker called Bryant and encouraged him to sign anyway, which he did. Three days later, Illinois hired Bret Bielema to replace Smith.
When Bryant finally visited Champaign, there was some confusion.
"I flew in, thinking the University of Illinois was in Chicago," Bryant said. "I get off the plane, we get in an Uber, they're taking us to the dorm, and I'm just waiting to see the big skyline. And I see corn field after corn field. I was like, 'There's no way,' but I adapted to where I was. Great college town."
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Kansas could very well be 1-3 after playing WVU this week
Then the Illini would have beaten them thrice. O0
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GAMEDAY CORNHUSKERWICH. Cornmeal crusted cornbread, buttered corn, austins corn jelly, kettle corn mayo, cornflake fried chicken, corn bacon (it's just bacon) provolone and scallion. This is tasty af. Elote soup too.
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Very corny.
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College football on Friday nights is unnatural. I'll be at a high school football game tonight, as God intended.
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Memorial Stadium in Lincoln is hosting a high school football game tomorrow to help the high schools
I'll be in my recliner tonight at 7pm
I haven't been to a high school game since my daughters were in high school
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A former Husker is returning Friday night for a historic milestone at Memorial Stadium.
Noel Martin, a member of the 1962 Huskers, played a pivotal role in the game that started Nebraska’s sellout streak.
Tonight, Martin will be surrounded by his family as the Huskers celebrate the 400th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium.
“When you fill a stadium with over 90,000 people, that tells you a lot,” he said.
Martin’s journey to Nebraska started on a farm in rural Kansas.
He remembers driving ten miles every morning to football practice before heading back to the farm and working until dusk.
Martin says the hard work paid off once he made it to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
On a chilly day in November, Nebraska’s sellout streak began with a game against Missouri. Martin’s pick-six was the first point scored in that game.
“I had a big experience when I intercepted that pass and ran 88 yards,” he said.
Martin said it was a “whole other world back then,” but the Husker spirit is alive and well in Memorial Stadium over six decades later.
“You can’t believe what you’re looking at, it’s tremendous,” he said. “We were here a few weeks ago and it was tremendous, the noise, the people getting involved, it was just beautiful.”
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Great game. So many twists and turns. When Nebraska went on that long drive in the 4Q, it just had that epic feel to it, like it was going to be one of those historic TD drives fans remember forever, but then it stalled and Nebraska missed the FG.
After that momentum switched and Illinois dominated in overtime. I felt bad for Fearless. It really felt like Nebraska was ready to turn a corner,, but not yet, I guess.
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missed the FG with 2nd string kicker
Raiola missed the Tight End open in the endzone
disappointed with the defense
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Corngrats to Bert and his staff
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I think if replay would have never overturned that Neb TD in 2Q, then Neb would have pulled away and won the the game easily.
But you got give the fighting Bert's some credit. They kept finding ways to fight back and stay in the game. Illinois looks like a contender this year.
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my guess this morning is that both teams are around #20 in the nation ranking worthy
solid teams but nothing great
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Illinois might be pretty good. Bert knows how to coach and develop.
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top 15? top 10?
I haven't looked at the schedule
Kansas and Nebraska aren't top 15 teams
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You may have a point. We don't really know yet if any of these teams are any good.
I remember back in 2021, Iowa rose to #2 in the country, early in the season, after Iowa beat 3 ranked teams, Indiana, Iowa St, and Penn St. Well by the end of the season none of those teams were ranked, and Iowa went 4-4 in it's last 8 games after a 6-0 start.
Only time will tell if any of these early season top 25 teams are any good.
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We know that Colorado isn't very good.
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and I like that