[personal] RE: [Husker] USC-Nebraska odds

[Skylar Dodds]

Hello Husker Fans,

I think he was implying that USC = NU of 1996 (maybe I'm wrong).
Supposedly the clear favorite, ASU hadn't had any impressive wins of
late, etc. etc.

I guess I shouldn't speak for someone else.

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

BLL> I attended that ASU game too (deep breaths to ease panic attack)and
BLL> there is one MAJOR difference -- an experienced QB.  Another minor
BLL> difference -- we didn't cream USC last year in memorial stadium.

BLL> "Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty."
BLL> Mark Twain
 
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BLL> -----Original Message-----
BLL> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
BLL> Of Steve Stone
BLL> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 12:08 PM
BLL> To: Travis Stephens; Scott Lawson; husker at tssi.com
BLL> Subject: Re: [Husker] USC-Nebraska odds

BLL> Travis Stephens wrote:

>>Let consider the odds-makers perspective.  In their last five games 
>>after getting thrashed by Kansas, NU has
>>   1). Barely beaten a feeble KSU squad
>>   2). Beaten a CU squad which has -by the looks of it now- imploded.
>>   3). Beaten Michigan- maybe the most overrated team in the Top 20 
>>of both polls.
>>   4). Beaten LA Tech- a team which isn't exactly a 1-A powerhouse
>>   5). Beaten Nicholls State- enough said.
>>   Now NU is going on the road to face a team that's won 46 of their 
>>last 48 games.  USC is clearly the best team NU has faced since 
>>Miami after the '01 season.  The oddsmakers will set the line so 
>>that it appeals evenly to wagers on both sides- with a little twist. 
>>From a national perspective USC may be a 3 TD favorite with the line 
>>lowered to entice more bettors.
>>      I would look at Nu's record recently as road underdogs against 
>>ranked teams before I'd bet.

BLL> All the above is true. From a similar set of facts (in NU's favor) I 
BLL> enjoyed high hopes when attending the 1996 ASU game in Tempe. (Tens 
BLL> years, and I still get the shudders!)

BLL> While there's not much reason to be sanguine about NU's chances this 
BLL> weekend, neither should the Huskers forfeit before the game is played.

BLL> Steve Stone

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