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Will Nebraska's 2027 football recruiting class finish in the top 15 nationally?
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Will Nebraska's 2027 football recruiting class finish in the top 15 nationally?
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Do you think the Chiefs have an easy or difficult schedule for the upcoming season?
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Do you think the Chiefs have an easy or difficult schedule for the upcoming season?
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Will Anthony Colandrea lead Nebraska football to more than eight wins in 2026?
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Will Anthony Colandrea lead Nebraska football to more than eight wins in 2026?
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Will you watch the NFL Draft?
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Will you watch the NFL Draft?
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Can Nebraska’s running back room stay productive without Emmett Johnson?
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Can Nebraska’s running back room stay productive without Emmett Johnson?
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By what name do you know the home of Mizzou football?
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By what name do you know the home of Mizzou football?
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Did you enjoy the Super Bowl?
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Did you enjoy the Super Bowl?
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Given the Huskers’ difficult 2026 football schedule, is it realistic to think 8 wins are possible?
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Given the Huskers’ difficult 2026 football schedule, is it realistic to think 8 wins are possible?
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Are you paying attention to the NFL playoffs despite the Chiefs' absence?
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Are you paying attention to the NFL playoffs despite the Chiefs' absence?
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YOU MAKE THE CALL: Broncos vs Bill in OT to go to the AFC Championship - Who made the catch?
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YOU MAKE THE CALL: Broncos vs Bill in OT to go to the AFC Championship - Who made the catch?
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Are you happy with the Mizzou Tigers' selection to the Gator Bowl?
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Are you happy with the Mizzou Tigers' selection to the Gator Bowl?
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Will Stanford follow up its Big Game win with an upset over Notre Dame?
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Will Stanford follow up its Big Game win with an upset over Notre Dame?
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Will the Kansas City Chiefs miss the playoffs this season?
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Will the Kansas City Chiefs miss the playoffs this season?
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Will the Huskers beat UCLA with true freshman TJ Lateef at QB?
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Will the Huskers beat UCLA with true freshman TJ Lateef at QB?
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Will the black-out home game vs. USC Trojans amplify the Huskers’ chance to shine?
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Will the black-out home game vs. USC Trojans amplify the Huskers’ chance to shine?
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49%
More runs than passes.

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51%
More passes than runs. WINNER

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49%
More runs than passes.

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Wade Williams
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Wade Williams

First game is always vanilla on offense. They will try to establish the run with basic run formations.

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Robert Lloyd
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Robert Lloyd

Slightly more runs than passes... if we are smart. Or it's going to be a long year.

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Nat Warren
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Nat Warren

Oline should dominate a transfer portal depleted Northwestern front and get the practice running the ball that is needed to win in the BIG.

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Man who stares at Q-functions
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Man who stares at Q-functions

They will play to win. The way to win is to grind Northwestern down.

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Dalynn Parks
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Dalynn Parks

I feel we should get a somewhat comfortable lead and start grinding out 1st downs via the run game. But if Oline under-performs and forgets to show up? All bets are off.

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Mick Hanson
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Mick Hanson

Show off our running back talent, as they won't stop us by the end of the game.

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51%
More passes than runs.

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Ryan Moss
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Ryan Moss

You typically pass a lot more when you’re playing from behind.

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Doug Einsel
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Doug Einsel

It will likely be balanced, but slightly more runs. Whipple likes running.

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Jory Knowlton
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Jory Knowlton

Whips will probably stick to a 54/46 ratio. I know they will be seeking as much balance as possible. An early lead would help balance things back to near 50/50. Early on as they go on attack, I think it may start out close to 60/40.

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Brad Meister
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Brad Meister

because the coaches are idiots...run the damn ball

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Randy Weitzenkamp
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Randy Weitzenkamp

It'll be pretty close to a 50/50 split, but I'll give the slight edge to the run game. From what I've read our run blocking is better than our pass blocking right now. Much like the TO days I can envision a run heavy 1st & 2nd down to avoid 3rd and longs.

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Jim Firnhaber
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Jim Firnhaber

There will be swing passes and screens that will act as substitutes for runs, loosen up the D and spread the defense.

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Yes, bring it on!

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No, it's still baseball season.

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Yes, bring it on!

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No, it's still baseball season.

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Yes

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No

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Yes

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No

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Bill Douglas
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Bill Douglas

All this money spent on athletic facilities at this school and all the MoDOT engineers who graduate from there keep telling us there's no money in the stat budget to fix the roads. Every single person who graduated from there needs to have their professional licenses and degrees revoked.

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Adam
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Adam

I sure hope not

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Bill Douglas
Bill Douglas

We need to ban taxpayer-paid state employees from attending college sports games. Join our movement to petition the state legislature to pass a law banning state workers from college sports. If we are forced to pay taxes for their salaries we have the right to decide how they may or may not live.

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