[Husker] 800 lb gorilla

[Bapi Gupta]

Here's my take (posted on www.bapi.net/football), from a gambling 
perspective:

Michigan (7-4) vs NEBRASKA (7-5) +10 - Michigan had high hopes coming into 
the 2005 season with preseason rankings in the top 5. Unfortunately for 
the Wolverines, they stumbled 4 times, by a total of 17 points, and are 
missing a January bowl game for the first time in 9 years. Michigan's 
strength had been their offense, but this season the rushing game has been 
iffy. Sophomore RB Mike Hart, who rushed for 1455 yards last year in his 
freshman season, has been injured and only gained 588 yards this season. 
He did make it back for Michigan's regular season finale against Ohio 
State, but was ineffective, gaining just 15 yards on 9 carries. If 
Michigan gets stuck committing to the pass tonight, they'll be in a bit of 
trouble tonight. Nebraska's fortunes have relied on their defense this 
season and it leads the nation with 43 sacks and ranks 11th in pass 
efficiency defense. While the defense looked shaky for the Huskers in the 
middle of the season, the Blackshirts rebounded nicely in their last game 
at Colorado (7-6), a 30-3 win as a 14 1/2 point dog. The Huskers have been 
in transition offensively as HC Bill Callahan uprooted the vaunting 
rushing offense and installed the West Coast passing offense last year. QB 
Zac Taylor threw for 392 yards against Colorado and RB Cory Ross gained 
142 receiving and rushing last game, making the new offense look potent. 
Nebraska is happy to be in this bowl game and finished its season with 
momentum. You can't say either of those things about Michigan here. I'm 
taking the points. Computer says Michigan 26, Nebraska 21. (I'm parlaying 
this one with Oklahoma tomorrow.)

Bapi

On Wed, 28 Dec 2005, Roy Miller wrote:

>  Hard to say if this will be the Kansas or Colorado version of the NU
> team. If it's the Kansas version, I'll say Michigan by 24. If it's the
> Colorado version, I'll say Nebraska by 1.
>
> Roy Miller
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
> Of Ken Oliver
> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 4:45 PM
> To: huskers
> Subject: [Husker] 800 lb gorilla
>
> Ok, I'll acknowlege the 800 lb gorilla in the room.  Any "vibes" on
> tonight's outcome?
>
> Ken