There is growing support for increasing the number of wins that would be required for a FBS college football team to make a bowl game. If a proposal is made and accepted, it would lead to the elimination of some of the college bowls simply because there wouldn't be enough eligible teams to fill them.

What Do You Think About A Proposal That FBS Football Teams Would Need To Have Seven Wins To Quality for a Bowl Game?

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Tipoff: 6:02pm CST Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena - Iowa City, IA

Television: ESPNU

Live Stats and Internet Radio: Huskers.com

Radio: IMG Husker Sports Network | KLIN 1400 in Lincoln - KFAB 1110 in Omaha - KRVN 880 in Lexington

Play by play - Kent Pavelka Color - Matt Davison

No big trophies here. No forced rivalries, or fabricated "hate". Just two teams that you might say have little more than pride to play for at this point in the season. Okay, the Hawks still have a shot in the league I suppose..

Iowa, after starting off the season a bit cold, showed signs of life recently - winning games versus Wisconsin in Madison, and Michigan at home in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes are a bit of a conundrum in my book, as they have been playing a little game of Jekyl and Hyde. On one hand, they've taken down two Top 25 teams in the conference, and are averaging over 70 ppg.On the flip side, this is also a team that was blown out by Creighton, manhandled by Ohio State, and even dropped a home game to Campbell, by 16 points.

Nebraska hasn't fared any better, winning a single tough game - Indiana, and just two games so far in the Big Ten. We had our own (ahem) "issues" against those world-beaters at Ohio State, and have suffered as much embarrassment at home as we can probably tolerate without rioting in the streets. No, there aren't many people showcasing this game, or parading the so-called inter-state rivalry in front of any fans that will listen. This is basketball, not football, and the stakes for this game could hardly be less enticing.

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Looking at the interior defensive line, Nebraska only really loses Terrence Moore. We kind of forgot about Jared Crick, as he got hurt early in the season and really wasn't much of a factor this season. I guess that's the downside of returning for your senior season; we can only speculate as to whether the injury will hurt Crick's NFL prospects.

Returning: Baker Steinkuhler, Sr. (starter); Chase Rome, So. (starter); Thaddeus Randle, Jr.; Jay Guy, So.; Todd Peat, RFr. ; Kevin Williams RFr; Justin Jackson, Sr.

Incoming: None.

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A few days after adding Leroy Alexander, the Cornhusker staff appears to have plucked the commitment of another late bloomer away from big-name programs trying to make a late push for a player who bloomed in his senior season. Corey Whitaker, a senior from Vista Murietta HS in Murietta, CA, gave his oral pledge Monday to the Huskers. He is a 6'5" 270lb OL who is projecting as a guard or center in Lincoln.

Vista Murietta.

I've never heard of it, but it just SOUNDS like the kind of place where I could stand on a bluff at sunset facing the ocean appearing to be really deep in thought about something with my arm lazily draped around Kaley Cuoco who is dressed in shorts a bikini top and a sarong. I think a cute dog sits by us looking out over the water as well. What was I talking about?

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Leroy Alexander wasted no time making a commitment to the Big Red after an offer was extended following his visit to Lincoln. The Whitmer HS senior from Toledo, OH, is a Rivals 3-star Athlete who did a little bit of everything on both sides of the ball. He is 6'2" 190 and is listed as having a 4.42 forty time. As always, take the forty times with a grain of salt, but in his film, he looks anything but slow.

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Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno died of lung cancer at 9:25 am ET, according to a Paterno family spoksman. Paterno, who was dismissed in November after revelations of child abuse by former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, was diagnosed with lung cancer shortly thereafter. He's been hospitalized for the past week, and the situation deteriorated in recent days.

Like Bear Bryant, Paterno only lived a few weeks after coaching his final football game.

Say what you will about the Sandusky situation and how he handled it, Paterno's coaching career is something that we'll never see again.

H/T for graphic: Onward State

Tipoff: 7:00pm CST Location: Devaney Center - Lincoln, NE

Television: Big Ten Network

Live Stats and Internet Radio: Huskers.com

Radio: IMG Husker Sports Network | KLIN 1400 in Lincoln - KFAB 1110 in Omaha - KRVN 880 in Lexington

Play by play - Kent Pavelka Color - Matt Davison

Husker fans Challenge: Find the last time Nebraska defeated consecutive Top 15 opponents.

Not Sure that it's ever happened to be honest, and I left my media guide back home in Iowa. I'd say that the feat would really take the season in a new direction, and help the Huskers revive a season that was looking pretty dead. Nebraska has a very tough challenge tonight, facing a team with All-American Jared Sullinger, flanked by William Buford and Deshaun Thomas. All of whom are averaging over 15 ppg.

Last time out, we saw a pretty solid game out of the Huskers, and Dylan Talley showed why he was a great pick-up from Blinn Community College. Talley took the game into his own hands in the last several minutes, and made some critical plays down the stretch to keep Nebraska within reach. Bo Spencer sank a big three-pointer, and on the final play- delivered a beautiful dish to Diaz down low for what resulted in the game-winning free throws. We saw some swagger, and we saw some confidence out of our guys for once. The questions is, can we pull it off again 4 days later?

Nebraska will try to knock off the #6 ranked Bucks tonight, who are visiting Lincoln for the first time since 1987. So jump on and join in the conversation if you can!

Go Big Red!