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Previous Winners
Week 1: Denise - Off by 1 Point! - (Guess 50-10, Actual 49-10)
Week 2: Luke - Off by 1 Point! - (Guess 38-16, Actual 38-17)
Week 3: Denise - Off by 11 Points - (Guess 45-21, Actual 56-21)
Week 4: Kristin - Off by 31 Points - (Guess 41-10, Actual 17-3)
Week 5: Kovar - Off by 5 Points - (Guess 52-12, Actual 48-13)
Week 6: Kovar - Off by 9 Points - (Guess 22-20, Actual 13-20)
Week 7: Kovar - Off by 14 Points - (Guess 52-28, Actual 51-41)
Week 8: Kovar - Off by 3 Points - (Guess 33-18, Actual 31-17)
Week 9: Hepp - Off by 16 Points - (Guess 28-17, Actual 31-30)
Week 10: Dean - Off by 24 Points - (Guess 38-9, Actual 20-3)
Week 11: Dean - Off by 15 Points - (Guess 17-13, Actual 6-9)
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Niles Paul Out for Friday and Likely Season
In a statement issued Wednesday, head coach Bo Pelini confirmed that an injury will sideline wide receiver Niles Paul for the Buffaloes game, if not longer.
“Niles Paul suffered a foot injury in Tuesday afternoon’s practice,” Pelini said in a statement. “He will be out for Friday’s game against Colorado. His status for the rest of the season will be evaluated.”
According to the Omaha World-Herald, and citing three sources close to the situation, Paul will be sidelined at least a month because of a broken foot. Obviously, depending on the date of the Cornhuskers’ bowl game, Paul’s NU career could be over as well as he’s a senior.
Paul currently leads the Cornhuskers with 39 receptions and 516 receiving yards.
10 Memorable NU/CU Games
1986 Colorado 20 Nebraska 10: The Buffaloes punked one of the Huskers' finest defenses with a reverse and a halfback pass, both for touchdowns, while NU's high-powered offense never found its footing in the mountain air, rushing for just 123 yards, its lowest total in eight years. Most Husker fans trace the rather unkind treatment they received at the hands of the Buff faithful back to this game.
1988 Nebraska 7 Colorado 0: Flying toward the end zone untouched for the game's first touchdown, Colorado running back J.J. Flannigan did a funny thing. He fumbled. And while he recovered the ball at the NU 19-yard line, a botched reverse two plays later left the Buffaloes out of field goal position. That meant Ken Clark's third-quarter touchdown stood up as the game's only score in another defensive scrum.
1989 Colorado 27 Nebraska 21: The finest game in the series, really, with the most at stake, two undefeated teams, No. 2 and No. 3, battling on a gorgeous day in Boulder. NU struck on its first offensive player, a 51-yard pass from Gerry Gdowski to Bryan Carpenter. Colorado answered back with two quick touchdowns, and the game settled in from there, an old-fashioned, back-and-forth affair. NU's pass to the end zone on the game's final play was knocked down. Nebraska outplayed the Buffs, but a controversial pass interference penalty on the Huskers – plus two key punt returns by Jeff Campbell, was the difference.
1990 Colorado 27 Nebraska 12: NU was on the right side of this equation in 2009, when the Huskers overcame a 12-0 deficit at Missouri on a rainy night with 27 straight points in the fourth quarter. On this day in 1990, CU continued its march toward the national title with a series of clutch runs and throws from quarterback Darian Hagan. Eric Bieniemy overcame four lost fumbles to rush for as many touchdowns in the fourth quarter to go with his 137 rushing yards. Nebraska failed to convert two fourth-down plays in the fourth quarter that helped facilitate CU's points.
1991 Nebraska 19 Colorado 19: Perhaps the coldest game ever played in the series– the kickoff temps were well below zero and snow was packed into the bleachers at Folsom Field – ended in a tie thanks to two CU blocks of Byron Bennett kicks – one an extra point that Greg Biekert returned for a 2-point conversion, the other a field goal at the gun. On the field goal, Buff students were hurling snowballs at Bennett's feet. Surprisingly, the option-heavy teams combined for more passing yards (321) than rushing yards (272).
1994 Nebraska 24 Colorado 7: CU's finest team expected to roll into Lincoln and continue its drive for a second national title in five years. Not to be – as Nebraska continued its drive for its first in 24 years. Quarterback Brook Berringer, frustrated after hearing that he wasn't much of a threat to beat the Buffaloes, hammered Colorado with his arm, completing a series of short passes to tight ends in the first half before putting in the dagger with a 30-yarder to Eric Alford in the third quarter. NU's defense, meanwhile, turned Kordell Stewart into mincemeat, sacking him four times and limiting him to just 150 yards passing.
2000 Nebraska 34 Colorado 32: Aided by perhaps the worst squib kick in the history of them, NU won thanks to a last-minute Eric Crouch drive that set up a 29-yard field goal by Josh Brown as time expired. The Huskers appeared ready to run away with the game after taking an early 14-0 lead, but the Buffs, behind freshman quarterback Craig Ochs, fought back to take an 17-14 lead in the third quarter. From there, both teams traded haymakers, with Colorado appearing to win the game on a late touchdown and 2-point conversion with 44 seconds left. But head coach Gary Barnett called for a squib on the ensuing kickoff, and CU screwed it up, kicking directly to NU running back Dahrran Diedrick, who returned the ball nearly to midfield. Crouch found Bobby Newcombe on two passes to get NU in field goal range and Brown made the chip-shot for the win. Colorado's response, seen here, is fairly priceless.
2001 Colorado 62 Nebraska 36: The Day After Thanksgiving Massacre. The Buffaloes ran that power counter over and over and over up and down the field – and threw for 202 yards to boot. CU took a 35-3 lead before the Huskers started to make their move, closing the gap to 42-23 by halftime and 42-30 in the fourth quarter. A third-quarter fumble by NU running back Dahrran Diedrick stung deeply. Some argue the Huskers have never really recovered their dominance after so clearly losing it in that game. Nebraska still headed to the BCS national title game over the Buffaloes one week later.
2007 Colorado 65 Nebraska 51: Also known as Bill Callahan's final game, where Kevin Cosgrove's defense was buried for good, never to R.I.P. The two teams combined for 1,128 yards and 116 points, as CU used a 21-point third quarter to wrest the lead from the Huskers and never relinquish it again.
2008 Nebraska 40 Colorado 31: The Kick Heard Round Nebraska. Alex Henery's 57-yard boot to give NU a 32-31 lead – followed by Ndamukong Suh's interception return for a touchdown just moments later, is the loudest Memorial Stadium's been in years. Good thing Henery made that kick, too, because the Huskers were about to give an easy one away to the Buffaloes.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Bad Time to Play CU
While Nebraska's offense has hit a wall the last few week's, Colorado is just catching their stride. Check out Offensive stats for both teams comparing averages from the first 8 games to averages during the last 3 games. (2 of the 3 games for each team were against common opponents..ISU and KU)
Sixteen flags: A look at NU's penalties
From Big Red Today, a look at all 16 Penalties
A look at the 16 penalties called against Nebraska on Saturday at Texas A&M, a school record in both number and total yards (145). The impact of some could be considered minimal, while others weighed to the extreme:
Click on the Comments Section for the Breakdown
So most of these penalties were legit but the list of questionable calls would include...
1. Roughing Passer on Osborne
2. Personal Fouls on Martin during Kick Returns
3. PI on Dennard
4. Some people may feel bad for Cotton and his first Personal Foul could have been called offsetting penalties
A look at the 16 penalties called against Nebraska on Saturday at Texas A&M, a school record in both number and total yards (145). The impact of some could be considered minimal, while others weighed to the extreme:
Click on the Comments Section for the Breakdown
So most of these penalties were legit but the list of questionable calls would include...
1. Roughing Passer on Osborne
2. Personal Fouls on Martin during Kick Returns
3. PI on Dennard
4. Some people may feel bad for Cotton and his first Personal Foul could have been called offsetting penalties
Monday, November 22, 2010
Kellogg Works With 2nd String
With starting quarterback Taylor Martinez out of action Monday, Nebraska redshirt freshman Ron Kellogg III spent time with the No. 2 offense, he told reporters.
Kellogg said he's been sharing reps with the twos along with senior Zac Lee while Cody Green takes snaps with the first string.
"Today I took the majority of the reps just because Zac has to worry about his elbow and stuff," said Kellogg, a walk-on from Omaha Westside.
Kellogg moved up from the scout team the week of the Nov. 13 Kansas game and since worked mostly with the twos and threes. Now, he said, he's working mostly with the twos.
"Of course I was a little shocked when I got the call-up," he said. "But after that, I sat down with coach (Shawn) Watson and got a level head about everything. Basically, you have to study the playbook. If you don't study the playbook, things won't go well in practice. If you get thrown in the game, things won't go well in the game."
He said he studies and learns so his teammates will have confidence in him if he's called upon in a game.
After working with the scout team, he said, "It's a dream to come up to the big field. Now that I've got that opportunity, I don't want to lose it."
Kellogg said he's been sharing reps with the twos along with senior Zac Lee while Cody Green takes snaps with the first string.
"Today I took the majority of the reps just because Zac has to worry about his elbow and stuff," said Kellogg, a walk-on from Omaha Westside.
Kellogg moved up from the scout team the week of the Nov. 13 Kansas game and since worked mostly with the twos and threes. Now, he said, he's working mostly with the twos.
"Of course I was a little shocked when I got the call-up," he said. "But after that, I sat down with coach (Shawn) Watson and got a level head about everything. Basically, you have to study the playbook. If you don't study the playbook, things won't go well in practice. If you get thrown in the game, things won't go well in the game."
He said he studies and learns so his teammates will have confidence in him if he's called upon in a game.
After working with the scout team, he said, "It's a dream to come up to the big field. Now that I've got that opportunity, I don't want to lose it."
High School 86 Yard Punt
In case you are tired of all the Husker Drama, here's something totally unrelated.
Hey Receiving team...Maybe get in there and jump on the ball
Hey Receiving team...Maybe get in there and jump on the ball
Greg Burks Becomes Household Name in Nebraska
Here are some stats to fuel the Big12 conspiracy theory fire.
Nebraska has played seven Big 12 conference games this season.
Three of those games (Texas, ISU, A&M) were officiated by the Burks crew.
Penalties in games officiated by Burks' crew...
Nebraska: 32 for 293 yds (16 on offense, 10 on defense, 6 on special teams)
Opponents: 9 for 103 yds (4 on offense, ZERO on defense, 5 on special teams)
Penalties in Big 12 games not officiated by Burks' crew (KSU, OSU, MU, KU)
Nebraska: 25 for 210 yds
Opponents: 20 for 163 yds
276 snaps in a row our defense has not been held by an opposing offensive line or offensive unit. More telling, 378 of the last 379 snaps by opposing teams have not resulted in a hold of any kind.
Big 12 League games only
Team Opp Difference
NU 57 29 -28
MU 39 46 7
KSU 42 51 9*
ISU 48 42 -6*
CU 42 45 3
KU 45 54 9
OSU 48 45 -3
OU 30 59 29
A&M 63 53 -10
BAY 65 54 -11*
TECH 54 58 4*
TEX 44 41 -3
B12 47.2 49.8 2.5 (averages not including NU for illustration)
* Indicates team has played all eight conference games.
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Points of interest
NU: Penalties of 57 is 10 above league average.
NU: Opponents' penalties of 29 is 20 less than league average.
Last three Big 12 games for NU: 28 penalties versus six (avg. of two).
A&M Big 12 games penalties for: 8, 8, 12, 9, 13, 11, 2.
A&M average before NU game: 10.1 per game.
Penalties: NU 16, A&M 2.
Penalties: NU 10, TEX 4.
Nebraska has played seven Big 12 conference games this season.
Three of those games (Texas, ISU, A&M) were officiated by the Burks crew.
Penalties in games officiated by Burks' crew...
Nebraska: 32 for 293 yds (16 on offense, 10 on defense, 6 on special teams)
Opponents: 9 for 103 yds (4 on offense, ZERO on defense, 5 on special teams)
Penalties in Big 12 games not officiated by Burks' crew (KSU, OSU, MU, KU)
Nebraska: 25 for 210 yds
Opponents: 20 for 163 yds
276 snaps in a row our defense has not been held by an opposing offensive line or offensive unit. More telling, 378 of the last 379 snaps by opposing teams have not resulted in a hold of any kind.
Big 12 League games only
Team Opp Difference
NU 57 29 -28
MU 39 46 7
KSU 42 51 9*
ISU 48 42 -6*
CU 42 45 3
KU 45 54 9
OSU 48 45 -3
OU 30 59 29
A&M 63 53 -10
BAY 65 54 -11*
TECH 54 58 4*
TEX 44 41 -3
B12 47.2 49.8 2.5 (averages not including NU for illustration)
* Indicates team has played all eight conference games.
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Points of interest
NU: Penalties of 57 is 10 above league average.
NU: Opponents' penalties of 29 is 20 less than league average.
Last three Big 12 games for NU: 28 penalties versus six (avg. of two).
A&M Big 12 games penalties for: 8, 8, 12, 9, 13, 11, 2.
A&M average before NU game: 10.1 per game.
Penalties: NU 16, A&M 2.
Penalties: NU 10, TEX 4.
Pelini says Martinez 'still on the team'
LINCOLN — The fallout Sunday from Nebraska's 9-6 loss to Texas A&M turned even more dramatic than the nail-biting game.
Coach Bo Pelini refuted a rumor gone viral that injured quarterback Taylor Martinez had quit the football team. Meanwhile, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman expressed displeasure over Pelini's sideline temperament in College Station, Texas.
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Word began to spread Sunday evening of a Martinez-Nebraska split. By 9 p.m., the quarterback's name ranked as the No. 1 trending search topic nationally on Google.com.
Pelini, reached by phone, said Martinez remained a part of the team. Asked if any issues might jeopardize Martinez's status for the Huskers' regular-season finale, Friday at Memorial Stadium against Colorado, Pelini only reiterated his initial comment.
“He's still on the team,” Pelini said.
Martinez's father, Casey Martinez, declined to comment Sunday.
Pelini also again declined to offer an explanation for a sideline incident between the coach and QB.
After Martinez reinjured his right ankle early in the game, he returned from a treatment and X-ray session in the locker room to receive a verbal lashing from Pelini late in the first half. Pelini shouted at Martinez for several seconds and poked the player with a finger above his chest.
Coach Bo Pelini refuted a rumor gone viral that injured quarterback Taylor Martinez had quit the football team. Meanwhile, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman expressed displeasure over Pelini's sideline temperament in College Station, Texas.
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Word began to spread Sunday evening of a Martinez-Nebraska split. By 9 p.m., the quarterback's name ranked as the No. 1 trending search topic nationally on Google.com.
Pelini, reached by phone, said Martinez remained a part of the team. Asked if any issues might jeopardize Martinez's status for the Huskers' regular-season finale, Friday at Memorial Stadium against Colorado, Pelini only reiterated his initial comment.
“He's still on the team,” Pelini said.
Martinez's father, Casey Martinez, declined to comment Sunday.
Pelini also again declined to offer an explanation for a sideline incident between the coach and QB.
After Martinez reinjured his right ankle early in the game, he returned from a treatment and X-ray session in the locker room to receive a verbal lashing from Pelini late in the first half. Pelini shouted at Martinez for several seconds and poked the player with a finger above his chest.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Perlman: Pelini's actions must be addressed
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman expressed disappointment Sunday in the sideline behavior of Husker head football coach Bo Pelini during Saturday night’s 9-6 loss to Texas A&M.
“I think it was very unfortunate,” Perlman told the Associated Press, “and I think it’s something we’ll have to address with Bo.”
Perlman passed on his concerns Sunday morning to Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne. He told the AP that he, Osborne or both would talk to Pelini about it.
“Obviously I thought it was relevant or I wouldn’t have said what I said,” Perlman told the Journal Star.
Nebraska was penalized 16 times for 145 yards during Saturday’s loss, a startling stat that seemed the result of some undisciplined football by the Huskers and shoddy officiating.
Certainly bad calls — including a dubious roughing-the-passer penalty on Courtney Osborne in the game’s deciding minutes — were a hot-button topic around the state on Sunday.
Conspiracy theories were flying fast about how the Big 12 is trying to hold down Nebraska on its way out the door to the Big Ten.
And while there were voices of criticism about Pelini’s sideline decorum, there was also plenty of support from those who felt the coach was just standing up for his team in the midst of what many Husker fans perceived as an unfair situation.
Different opinions for different folks, but there’s no debating the refs heard often from a testy Pelini Saturday night. And the ABC television cameras didn’t fail to capture many of those moments.
Among the more notable moments came in the second quarter when a heated Pelini got face-to-face with his redshirt freshman quarterback, Taylor Martinez.
After the game, Pelini declined to go into any detail about the situation.
Cameras also followed Pelini as he tried to seek out referee Greg Burks as the game concluded. The reason was clear.
Nebraska received 16 flags. A&M received two.
“You guys can make your own deductions,” Pelini said of the officiating. “All you have to do is look at the numbers.”
And while the officiating left plenty to be desired, Perlman was firm in his opinion on the head coach’s sideline manner.
“Bo has a lot of passion for his football team, and there is a strong upside to that,” Perlman told the AP. “But again, overall, the conduct was unfortunate last night.”
“I think it was very unfortunate,” Perlman told the Associated Press, “and I think it’s something we’ll have to address with Bo.”
Perlman passed on his concerns Sunday morning to Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne. He told the AP that he, Osborne or both would talk to Pelini about it.
“Obviously I thought it was relevant or I wouldn’t have said what I said,” Perlman told the Journal Star.
Nebraska was penalized 16 times for 145 yards during Saturday’s loss, a startling stat that seemed the result of some undisciplined football by the Huskers and shoddy officiating.
Certainly bad calls — including a dubious roughing-the-passer penalty on Courtney Osborne in the game’s deciding minutes — were a hot-button topic around the state on Sunday.
Conspiracy theories were flying fast about how the Big 12 is trying to hold down Nebraska on its way out the door to the Big Ten.
And while there were voices of criticism about Pelini’s sideline decorum, there was also plenty of support from those who felt the coach was just standing up for his team in the midst of what many Husker fans perceived as an unfair situation.
Different opinions for different folks, but there’s no debating the refs heard often from a testy Pelini Saturday night. And the ABC television cameras didn’t fail to capture many of those moments.
Among the more notable moments came in the second quarter when a heated Pelini got face-to-face with his redshirt freshman quarterback, Taylor Martinez.
After the game, Pelini declined to go into any detail about the situation.
Cameras also followed Pelini as he tried to seek out referee Greg Burks as the game concluded. The reason was clear.
Nebraska received 16 flags. A&M received two.
“You guys can make your own deductions,” Pelini said of the officiating. “All you have to do is look at the numbers.”
And while the officiating left plenty to be desired, Perlman was firm in his opinion on the head coach’s sideline manner.
“Bo has a lot of passion for his football team, and there is a strong upside to that,” Perlman told the AP. “But again, overall, the conduct was unfortunate last night.”
Carl Pelini Confronts Aggie Fan on Field
This whole thing is confusing and definitely not worth a post but I am bored so I'll put it up...
Below is a post by co-owner of TexasAgs.com who supposedly had his camera "broken" by an angry Carl Pelini. After posting the story on TexasAgs.com he posted on a Husker message board that Carl didn't break his camera and took down his original post on TexasAgs. Dirk Chattelain and David Ubben (ESPN) both apparently saw the confrontation and said that detachable peices only came off the camera but Carl did grab it.
At the conclusion of the game, I ran out onto the field with my video camera to capture the post celebrations of the players and coaches. When I reached approximately mid field (near the east hash marks), I came upon Carl Pelini verbally lashing a gentlemen on the field.
I directed my camera toward the commotion and captured the Nebraska coach as he began to walk away. As Carl turned, his eye caught my camera and the fact that I might have captured some of the exchange. What happened next was truly bazaar.
From about 10 feet away, he charged straight for me and for the camera that I was holding. By the time he reached me, I already had my camera by side. He grabbed the camera and I battled to maintain possession of it. Unable to gain possession of it, he broke the eye piece off in several pieces and threw them into the surrounding crowd. He then stormed off. The surrounding crowd helped me recover the pieces of my camera.
Also, there is no audio because, like an idiot, I forgot to put the shotgun mic back on the camera after coming down from the photo deck with 3 minutes remaining. As a result, I got zero audio.
Doesn't seem like a big deal and this guy is probably just trying to get some attention but bottom line is, why is Carl yelling or confronting anyone?
Cotton Gets Violated
Although Cotton is a hot head and he is the one to blame for the 2 15 yard penalties, it is hard to blame him for the first foul (kicking another player) when you see where the guy was grabbing him. You can see his leg moving the whole time trying to get out of #83's grasp. This stuff happens in every pile i'm sure, but I'm not sure how else Cotton could have or should have reacted. Too bad he had to get that last kick in there once the guy let go and too bad he had to act like an idiot and get an additional 15 added on.
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