[Husker] Husker BBall #9 RPI??

[jonlists at cbsol.com]

It's going to be nasty cold. You can analyze all you want about whether 
it's easier to run or pass in this cold of weather, but there's only one 
thing that matters. 

People talk about how the weather shouldn't decide a game, it should be 
the athletes, blah blah blah. What a bunch of hooey. 

In the fourth quarter, this game will still come down to who wants it 
more, and who mentally lets the cold affect them or not. Analysis is 
futile. Attitude is everything. 

That's why I think we should get rid of domes. 

Jon Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com

husker-bounces at tssi.com wrote on 12/01/2006 01:48:38 AM:

> On 11/30/06 7:17 AM, "Steve Reichenbach" <reich at inetnebr.com> wrote:
> 
> >> With games yesterday, Sagarin now has NU at #29 (although only #41 in
> > the predictor) and Oregon #17 (#22 predictor).  Sagarin favors Oregon
> > by about 8 pts at home.
> 
> 
> Technically, it's not a home game. The game is in Portland, two hours 
north
> of Eugene -- the Duck's real home is Mac Court, and a very difficult 
place
> to play. Of course, Portland is hardly neutral, either. Just not nearly 
as
> difficult as Mac Court.
> 
> This is a very good Oregon team, playing in a very tough Pac Ten this 
year.
> If Oregon and Nebraska play a close game, BOTH the winner and the loser
> should be considered top twenty-five. That's according to me. I have no 
idea
> how the various polls will place them. I expect Oregon to make the NCAA
> tournament this March, so if the Huskers give them a battle, I would 
expect
> the same for Nebraska.
> 
> Back to football, whereas Nebraska has played under more severe weather 
than
> OU (see Texas), shouldn't the running team have the advantage in cold
> weather? Or the team that needs to pass less, which could be the case 
with
> the OU defense shutting down our run more likely than our defense 
shutting
> down their run. I hope that isn't true, but if it is, then Zac's ability 
to
> pass in bad conditions could be the difference. Bad, as in weather and 
pass
> rushers.
> 
> Alan
> 
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