Asked by Husker Max

10/5/2014

What will be more important for Nebraska against Michigan State?

15%

Rushing Yards

85%

Turnover Margin WINNER

15%

Rushing Yards

3 Comments

Rich Hovorka

To quote Bo Pelini; nothing is more demoralizing to an opponent that running the ball effectively

Steve Feye

can win if we don't have the ball

Rizeabuv Yorzelf

Between the 2 factors, it's the only 1 that we have any real control over.

85%

Turnover Margin

13 Comments

Keith Petrie

We would have beaten MSU last year if we hadn't turned the ball over 5 times! That was due mostly to inexperience. It's somewhat different this year! Armstrong has been under fire and seems to be doing much better. He needs to stay calm. Our Players need to go into this game with a chip on their shoulder. We're NEBRASKA! MSU isn't any different than any other team we play! We need to dominate! Shove it right down their throat! Go Big Red!

Eric Johnson

Rushing yards won't be easy to come by - but they won't for MS either. Play mistake-free ball and we have a chance.

Ron Rangel

40+-3 when even or winning turnover margin for Bo

Ron Bauer

Haven't seen any team yet to win a game with multiple turn-overs.

Brent Alderman

No brainer

OffexchangePro

Turnovers, usually a team that is +1 over their opponent wins. There is a NFL spreadsheet that is talked about on talk radio that has the exact stats. The gist is 90% of the time the team that doesn't turn the ball over and gains a turn over wins. NU needs no turn overs and MSU could help us out by having 2.

Will Stevenson

Without a doubt.... The rushing yards don't mater if we have a bunch of turnovers.... (see 2013)

Mark Champ

we have to protect the ball...just look at the stats from last year's game...

Arlie Rauch

A turnover can cancel the effect of many yards. Let's force turnovers while not allowing our own. Let the effect work for us.

Lamont Barrientos

Last year

Patrick Nelson

gotta be perfect with the ball no turnovers and create turnovers

T David Andrew M

Simplicity, if you can demoralized with turnovers and capitalize on opportunities, then the % chance of win increases.

Rick Keane

without a doubt, its the turnovers that defeat Nebraska.

What should define Nebraska’s running back room heading into 2026?

Asked by Husker Max

2 months left

What should define Nebraska’s running back room heading into 2026?

69%

One clear feature back One clear feature back

31%

A situational committee A situational committee

69%

One clear feature back

3 Comments

David Weaver

Feature back is important to have but DEPTH is also CRITICAL. If don't have a feature back then either then depth chart is flooded with talent. But in the Big Ten you better have a GREAT 2nd and 3rd string to make it through the season. With EJ it helped he was so quick he didn't take huge hits

Terry Barker

Nebraska was always most stable when we had a feature back that can actually "carry" the team with his legs.

Ron Joseph

Nebraska in the past was successful with one top back. We've fallen on hard times because we haven't developed or recruited a great back. But the others need to be developed so we have a pipeline of backs like we use to have.

31%

A situational committee

4 Comments

Thomas Wright

Roger Craig & Tom Rathman ring a bell ? Not only a dynamic duo playing for NU, but also for the 49ers !! YES we want multiple RB’s to rotate in & out to keep their legs fresh!! GBR 🎈

SEW

Look at the success in the playoff, the teams have 2-3 capable RB's they use to keep them healthy and offer the D different looks. Johnson was unique, most backs can't take that many snaps a season and stay healthy and sharp.

PJ SAid

Every good team, including the NFL, will rotate backs on a regular basis. This last year Nebraska should have used a 2nd running back more often - NEB is lucked out EJ stayed healthy.