Corn Flakes: Race to the BCS
by JLew on Nov 14, 2011 3:57 PM CST
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Well the Penn State fall out continues, but I'm excited about a possible OU NU Fiesta Bowl match-up.
But of course Nebraska needs to get by Michigan this weekend, not that I'm worried the blackshirts always handle a mobile QB just fine... oh wait...
Well lots to get to:
BCS
SoonerNation: Fiesta Bowl eyeing Oklahoma Sooners, Nebraska Cornhuskers - ESPN
The Fiesta, however, believes that a potential matchup with former conference rivals Oklahoma and Nebraska would become a hot ticket for both fan bases and generate big TV ratings nationally.
M vs N
Life in the Red's Blog | Huskers' injury rundown
-- Starting tight end Ben Cotton is doubtful
-- Starting LG Andrew Rodriguez also is doubtful.
-- Reserve offensive guard Brandon Thompson and backup wideout Khiry Cooper are "day-to-day" because of injuries.
-- Pelini expects reserve guard Brent Qvale to return to action this week.
Big Ten Week 12 preview - Big Ten Blog - ESPN
No. 16 Nebraska (8-2, 4-2 Big Ten) at No. 18 Michigan (8-2, 4-2), ESPN: Not much at stake here. Just a virtual elimination game in the Legends Division race. Plus, whoever wins could be in good shape for a BCS at-large bid even if it doesn't claim the division title. Oh, and these are two blue-blood programs who have only played six times and who split the 1997 national title.
We didn't split it, it's ours.
Delayed Kneejerk Reaction, Week 11 - Off Tackle Empire
For Nebraska, it was an important win after their stunning home loss to Northwestern, and it sets up what is essentially a Legends Division elimination game with Michigan next week. They're still a game behind Sparty, but if MSU trips up in the last couple of weeks Nebraska holds the head to head tiebreaker, so it's not over yet.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? It's not over until we say it is!
HONORS
Life in the Red's Blog | Maher honored by Big Ten
And just when you thought NU would have problems with the kicking game with Henery leaving, NU reloads. How much do you think Boise would pay for Maher?
Weekend rewind: Big Ten - Big Ten Blog - ESPN
Biggest play: Lavonte David's stop of Silas Redd on 4th and 1 from the Penn State 37 with 1:49 left. The Nittany Lions trailed 17-14 and had all the momentum after scoring two touchdowns to get back in it, and they handed the ball to their best player on the game's biggest play. But Nebraska's star defender was better and made a great, everything-he-had tackle. That play was an illustration of why David is the Big Ten's best linebacker.
Our ace beats your ace.
Well more Penn State news after the jump (did you see the SNL skit? well you can after the jump)
Big Ten power rankings: Week 12 - Big Ten Blog - ESPN
3. Nebraska (8-2, 4-2): The Huskers rebounded Saturday by winning in a tough environment (Penn State's Beaver Stadium) and doing so under very tough circumstances. Bo Pelini's team displayed good poise and received better play from both lines in holding off a motivated Penn State team. The road win helps Nebraska before another big test away from Lincoln this week at Michigan.
PENN STATE
Hulu - Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update: The Devil On Penn State
Video description: The Devil has a hard time coming to terms with the ugly situation at Penn State.
A breakdown of the video if you can't watch it.
Charles P. Pierce on the brutal truth about the crimes at Penn State - Grantland
It no longer matters if there continues to be a football program at Penn State. It no longer even matters if there continues to be a university there at all. All of these considerations are trivial by comparison to what went on in and around the Penn State football program. (Those people who will pass this off as an overreaction would do well to remember that the Roman Catholic Church is reckoned to be a far more durable institution than even Penn State University is, and the Church has spent the past decade or so selling off its various franchise properties all over the world to pay off the tsunami of civil judgments resulting from the raping of children, a cascade that shows no signs of abating anytime soon.
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Personally, I think Charles Pierce swung and missed, alot.
First, the Catholic church comparison is beyond stupid. We are talking about people working at PSU who didn’t follow their own institutional rules, lied, and used a weak law to not report immediately and this happened. The Church own rules (changed now) protected their pedophiles. That is why they were in the shape they were. Apparently, Charles P. Pierce’s world, the only cases of sex abuse of children happened in the Catholic church and at Penn State, and he happily ignores that our public high schools have just as much of a problem with this issue as the Catholic church. You know, the cutthroat profit hungry institutions they are. Apparently, they must not exist in his world.
He has totally missed on the fact that the Penn State situation has opened people eyes that this could happen at ANY institution, be it the Catholic Church, your public school, a large corporation or the ACLU.
Nobody is saying prayer is going to solve this, but some people use it to help them get along with this issue. And apparently, the notions of “awareness” and “people dealing with trouble in their own way” don’t exist in his world.
Google's homepage celebrates too much shit.
Agreed
I also really didn’t appreciate his cheap shot at the prayer before Saturday’s game.
by Cheeseandcorn on Nov 14, 2011 4:45 PM CST up reply actions
JLew
When did the Germans bomb Pearl Harbor? this could be bigger than the Penn St saga..
by HuskerINtheArmy on Nov 14, 2011 4:33 PM CST reply actions
Who's with me!?!?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7vtWB4owdE&feature=fvwrel
Always check the words with the red squiggly line. They mean you probably screwed up.
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by KennardHusker on Nov 14, 2011 4:38 PM CST up reply actions
lol, got it
that clip would’ve stuck with me if I would have known the difference when I saw the movie (6 years old). That movie was is bit outside of my market, born in 83.
by HuskerINtheArmy on Nov 14, 2011 4:43 PM CST up reply actions
I was born in '87 and I got the reference.
:D
A Cornhusker through feast or famine. Get up, dust yourself off and run the ball. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Nov 14, 2011 4:50 PM CST up reply actions
+10 internet points for you.
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Hey....stop describing my academic career.
A Cornhusker through feast or famine. Get up, dust yourself off and run the ball. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Nov 14, 2011 6:36 PM CST up reply actions
Damnit you beat me to it.
I was gonna say “The germans bombed pearl harbor?! Shit, everyones been lying to me this whole time!”
by Fake Pelini on Nov 14, 2011 5:06 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
How much did Auburn
pay for Cam Newton? I think Alabama and Boise would pony up at least that much for Maher.
by HuskerINtheArmy on Nov 14, 2011 4:34 PM CST reply actions
Kickers don't cost that much.
They could get like 80 kickers for that price.
A Cornhusker through feast or famine. Get up, dust yourself off and run the ball. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Nov 14, 2011 4:51 PM CST up reply actions
lol
in hindsight, they’d probably pay it.
by HuskerINtheArmy on Nov 14, 2011 5:07 PM CST up reply actions
A lot of medical redshirts there.
A Cornhusker through feast or famine. Get up, dust yourself off and run the ball. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Nov 14, 2011 5:55 PM CST up reply actions
The writing...
The writing is sooooo terrible at Grantland. Guh.
by Good Ol' Oakley on Nov 14, 2011 6:25 PM CST reply actions
Jonah Keri is solid
Simmons has his moments, as does Klosterman. Katie Baker is usually good, but I’m never interested in the stuff she’s writing about. The rest…bleh.
by Cheeseandcorn on Nov 14, 2011 7:17 PM CST up reply actions
Is that Michigan player supposed to be Denard Robinson? I think that’s WR Jeremy Gallon. Looking at the shoulder numbers, it looks like #10, which would be Gallon. Plus his dreads are shorter than Denard’s.
by WolverHusker1013 on Nov 14, 2011 10:47 PM CST reply actions
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