[personal] RE: [Husker] Gameplan/Matchup (Very Long, like usual)

[S JOHNSON]

I chose my posts wisely.  It's time for some verbage....  I started the season picking the Huskers to go 10-2.  The second game they lose was not at home.  It was on the road at Texas A/M.  I still stick with that original statement.  I believe in my heart that they will win Saturday.  The score will look something like 24-21.  Texas has yet to really test this young QB on the road.  Memorial stadium is "on the road"   I also think they will run, and pass in equaly measures.  We will get one 100 yard rusher, and some serious "we're back" respect from the national media.  Bring on the "shorthorns"  GO BIG RED!!!

Steven K.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Scott R Lawson<mailto:SLawson at uamail.albany.edu> 
  To: Sklarbodds at cox.net<mailto:Sklarbodds at cox.net> ; Husker List<mailto:husker at tssi.com> 
  Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 3:55 PM
  Subject: RE: [personal] RE: [Husker] Gameplan/Matchup (Very Long, like usual)


  Ever the optimist (at least with Nebraska football anyway), I will offer this as well...I bet most of those teams, with the exception of Ohio State, were behind most of the game and ditched the run early on. I didn't watch any of them, but who knows, maybe the Huskers can get an early lead and inflate those rushing stats on the Horns!

  Scott in NY

  -----Original Message-----
  From: husker-bounces at tssi.com<mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com> [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com]On Behalf
  Of Skylar Dodds
  Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 3:52 PM
  To: Husker List
  Subject: Re: [personal] RE: [Husker] Gameplan/Matchup (Very Long, like
  usual)


  Hello Husker Fans,

  SRL> Does Texas get many sacks? I know they have a great run defense
  SRL> but I always take rushing stats in college with a grain of salt
  SRL> since I believe sack yardage is deducted from rushing totals, but
  SRL> I could be mistaken.

  Great question. Texas is tied for #5 with 3.57 sacks/game. (Nebraska
  is #66 with 1.86)

  True, but they STILL have only allowed more than 100 yards rushing in
  ONE game (Sooners and they ran it 34 times with a Heismann caliber
  running back).

  Take Sacks out of the picture and here's what you get:

      Team      Att       Yds        Avg
      N. Tex    24        51         2.1
      OSU       26        97         3.7
      Rice      17        13         .8
      ISU       20        63         3.4
      Sam Hou   25        87         3.5
      OU        34        144        4.2
      Baylor    7         67         9.6

      TOTAL     153       522        3.4

  Baylor's stats are a little skewed too, because they only ran it 7
  times and one of them was a 56 yards.  Take that away and they rushed
  6 times for 11 yards.


  -- 
  Go Skers,
   Skylar                            mailto:Sklarbodds at cox.net<mailto:Sklarbodds at cox.net>

  if teams are getting yardage and then
  SRL> give up 3-4 10 yeard sacks, it looks a lot worse than it really
  SRL> is. Of course, they are still losing 10 yards a pop...

  SRL> Scott in NY 

  SRL> -----Original Message-----
  SRL> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com<mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com> [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com]On Behalf
  SRL> Of Skylar Dodds
  SRL> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 12:03 PM
  SRL> To: Husker List
  SRL> Subject: [Husker] Gameplan/Matchup (Very Long, like usual)


  SRL> Hello Husker Fans,

  SRL>   I for one hope that we don't "stubbornly" try to run the ball.
  SRL>   Texas's running defense is not just good, it's great. They're #2 in
  SRL>   the nation in rush defense for a reason. Here's a breakdown of
  SRL>   yardage of their opponents:

  SRL>   Team      Att       Yds        Avg

  SRL>   Yikes, that's some defense. Plus, the've only allowed 3 touchdowns
  SRL>   from the ground. Wow. Granted, some of these teams aren't very good,
  SRL>   but some are.  Oklahoma is 25th in the nation in rushing, Ohio St is
  SRL>   44th.

  SRL>

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