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Were Indiana players faking injuries to slow Husker tempo?
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Is the 34½-point spread against Akron about right?
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Terrence Smith
Because the poll was still open on the Monday after the game... And I could not see the percentages without voting.
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Brad Bredenkamp
They have the talent, they need to take the step of winning the games they should win in the manner they should win them. Don’t play down to the level of the opponent.
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No, too many issues need fixing.
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Patrick O'Brien
We haven't seen enough of what this team can really do to give that kind of spread.
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Melvyn Halfon
I do not believe some of the glaring problems with the run defense have not been fixed, and Akron will exploit them.
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Danny Brown
The D-line against Cincy wasn't overly impressive, our run game was relatively unproductive, and we had some lucky breaks (even if good play contributed). The next two weeks will be important for closing gaps; I don't think we'll wallop Akron quite by 30+ points. I'm guessing we end up 17
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Does Nebraska’s 20-17 win over Cincinnati signal resilience or concern?
Resilience outweighs how it happened
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Eric Bildt
We lose this game every time for years. The culture is changing; the confidence is growing; the return to excellence is near. The old fogies who still wish bread was a dime will denigrate the O & D lines & malign the play calling. They forget how bad things have been. This is better. This was a win.
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tmhedlund@hotmail.com
Many times in the past, the Huskers looked not so good against mediocre teams in nonconference, then got their act together for a good season. The Michigan game will be the real barometer.
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Ryan Morrow
this time last year, this would have been a loss. Their backs were on the ropes, but managed to pull the W instead. Still need to learn how to keep the foot on the gas, and not let up in all 4 quarters...
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Mike Conyers
Bearcats are the Huskers of 2024. They found a way lose through penalties and turnovers.
ReplyNarrow win raises red flags
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John Fillmore
D-line is a definite concern. No sacks, no real pressure on their QB especially - when it really counted,
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Mac Kinder
N was fortunate to win. The O and D lines were underwhelming vs an average B12 team. 8-4 might be optimistic.
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Joe Hegarty
I don't think NU can play much better and to only squeeze out a win is concerning.
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Loren Zimmerman
The only improvement I saw was only one stupid penalty. A 79% passing rating was overblown with two and three yard completions. D-Line got blown off the ball.
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Linda Ogren
DUMB NOT KICK BALL TOM WOULD HAVE MAKE FIELD LONGER WE RUN OUT CLOCK COME ON COACH
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David Levesque
Maybe the weakest run defense I have ever seen in an NU uniform. It was scary bad.
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Roger Shriver
In the last 5 games in 2024 plus this game, NU has only managed to score more than 20 points once with Holgersen's play calling. The OL and DL wasn't impressive. The defense had trouble stopping the run even though Cincy couldn't throw effectively. Do not drink the Kool-Aid yet!
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Bill Petty
Last seven minutes, Cincy marches down the field and scores, Huskers can't put a final drive together and punt on 4th and 14. Cincy gets ball on the 10, marches, easily, down the field and, thankfully, throws the game away on a poorly executed pass in the end zone. we were dominated in the 4th qrt
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Randy Essex
No RB depth. Johnson is a star, but will get hurt early in the season if that load continues. D gashed by runs over and over. O didn’t finish drives.
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Ron Joseph
When compared to preseason hype the win raises flags on what is real and what isn’t. The hype = 1995 levels for a team that at best may be a 7 or 8 win team
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Robert Lloyd
We just aren't there yet. But thank God for our special teams. What a turn around. We need some linemen, both offense and defense.
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Draven DiMera
OL showed zero improvement and DL definitely has downgraded. Only 1 legit RB. WRs struggled to get separation. Once again misled by the biased Nebraska media during the offseason. Exactly why I don't drink the Kool-Aid
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William Osler
Good teams always start better than this. Only slightly better than last year. Special Teams did not loose the game this time.
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ReplyNo doubt about it.
ReplyLinebacker hurries back to his position looks at the sideline to get the next call. Reads said call and immediately drops to the ground. Sorry but every "injury" after that lost all credibility.
ReplyIt's obvious
ReplyIt’s obvious. But it’s not why the Huskers lost.
ReplyIt was. More than obvious. Soccer level obvious. Saw one in the auburn LSU game as well. But even more flagrant. Something has to be done in the off-season rules meetings. Sad day for football.
ReplyGreasy A-Holes
ReplyAnyone could tell they was faking it.
ReplyWhy would the B1G let this stand? There is no question about what happened.
ReplyIt’s really not rocket science here folks. They clearly were faking a lot of this and interestingly how one of those fainting goats happens to be the son of the coach! Go figure!
ReplyI think everyone of the 6 times they were injured it was on a second down. That is way to coincidental to not have been coached.
ReplyJust look at the timing, it was very obvious. They were prepared to do this. It was not the first team to do that over the past couple of years, but this was the most obvious. Pathetic!
ReplyI wasn't in a position to watch the game, but listened to the entire game. I was thinking the same thing, just listen to it. Just when we had tempo and progress....boom a Indiana player goes down.
Replywhen we went uptempo......the went down several times......coincidental?
ReplyNever like to accuse where health is concerned, but most of these were obvious.
ReplyI was at the game with a good view of the Indiana bench. None of these so-called injured players received medical attention when they reached the sidelines.
ReplyObviously faked, at least most of them were. When a player gets up fine then suddenly falls, it's pretty suspect. Would love to see a shot of the sideline to see if there was any signal
ReplyIn the second quarter one of their linebackers went down favoring his right shoulder. When he left the field, he switched it to favoring his left. Not sure he was faking, or just confused.
ReplySome injuries were probably real, but it's unlikely that all were. Indiana's AD obviously showed bad sportsmanship for his comments. He really has no idea what Frost and the coaches feel about them.
ReplyEven the announcer said it
ReplyBTN Announcers were commenting all game on this, and they are more impartial than me.
ReplyUh..Heck YES !!!!!!!..If their coaches told them to do it, I would hope that the Big 10 administration will take action on this...
ReplyI was there and as a fan nobody should boo a player being hurt. But if you watch the video one has to wonder if that was a tactic of Indiana. In my opinion the MVP should go to #44. Injured 3 times.
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