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Nebraska Vs USC - Game Day Thread

Welcome to the Nebraska - USC Game Day Thread. You're welcome to join us for comments on today's college football action, and especially tonight's Nebraska - USC game.

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TJ Simers of the LA Times has made his way across Nebraska and has discovered one trait all Nebraskans have in common:

"Across the land, I've found no one likes Steve Pederson," he said. "I've never met him, don't know anything about him. They think he's arrogant. They want him to have that smirk wiped off his face. Someone suggested plastic surgery."

Ouch!

Does the ghost of last year's game come alive in Memorial Stadium tonight?

Nebraska was so conservative, the normally reticent Carroll let slip to a booster group that he felt the game was little more than a 9-on-7 practice drill.

Our offensive line is big, strong and slow. Sounds like a cliche', doesn't it?

Here's what Griffen had to say about Nebraska's beefy offensive line, whose members average 318 pounds: "They're big and pretty slow when they come off the snap. If you just rush hard up field and just rush, rush, rush everything else will come into place for our defense."

Brandon, the Hi-Plains Drifter, gets some tips from a rental car guy and says that Nebraska will win 28-17.

Notre Dame sees one of their star recruit quarterbacks leave for Northern Illinois? After they fail to score over 10 points today against Michigan, can we dispense with the "Charlie Weis, Offensive Genius Coach", please?

More of our USC Coverage:

BIll Callahan's Keys To Victory Over USC

A Travel Guide for USC Fans

Nebraska - USC: Inside the Mind of Pete Carroll

USC Week: A Brief History of USC Football

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Ho Hum

early games are ending. lots of duds. even the Michigan State - Pitt game seemed pretty boring, and it wasn't a half-bad game.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 2:35 PM CDT   0 recs

BWaaa haaaa

first snap by the Irish goes over Clausen's head to the foot line.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 2:39 PM CDT   0 recs

first snap

by Michigan is a fumble.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 2:49 PM CDT   0 recs

first snap

of second series for Irish is a fumble by Clausen, Michigan recovers.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 2:51 PM CDT   0 recs

Iowa State

beats Iowa!

15-12. How long will Kirk Ferentz last there?

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 3:57 PM CDT   0 recs

I have to say...

on the Steve Pederson thing.  I have a lot of family and friends in Nebraska, and I don't know many people who like Pederson.  A few genuinely hate him, and the rest are indifferent at best.

I heard this week there was some chatter about the new Tunnel Walk, and Pederson essentially said "It's great, people need to get over it."  That's not really the way to win people over, especially in Nebraska.

Good luck tonight, by the way.  I'll be watching.

We'll carry the banner high!

by TB on Sep 15, 2007 5:36 PM CDT   0 recs

yeah

I have seen the videos only, I'll be going back for Iowa State, but you're right about those things - people pick up on them.

Sad but true.

and thanks

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 5:38 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

OWH

had an article about it and Stevie said that it would not change and that he thought it was incredible and that people should just get over it and enjoy it. I have seen it on youtube and didn't really care for it and have to say if this is what he thinks is incredible then we may be in trouble as far as football is concerned.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 6:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

IF there's one thing good about today

it's that if we get beat, it won't be by Central Florida, or Citadel, or Ohio, or the Buffalo Bulls.

Holy cow, there's a lot of sucking going on out there.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 5:44 PM CDT   0 recs

Gotta love...

parity, baby!

Or sucking.  That's an equally plausible explanation.  As long as we don't see any 'parity' out of Missouri State tonight.

We'll carry the banner high!

by TB on Sep 15, 2007 5:59 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

okay

i'm here. i'm kind of ready.

I'm hoping I can still type. I'm wearing red. I'm hyperventilating.

shit.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 6:43 PM CDT   0 recs

I'm ready...

and am here also. I am going to be yelling my ass off and will probably scare the shit out of my stepsons new fiance (SP?), he just ask her today so she is new. Well GO BIG RED.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 6:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Kentucky

leads 10-0.

Texas barely wins over UCF.
Wisconsin struggles with The Citadel.

There's a thread here.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 6:47 PM CDT   0 recs

poop

here we are.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 7:02 PM CDT   0 recs

Hey...

did you see that UCLA is getting smoked by UTAH? 34-6 with 10:00 minutes left. And aTm is only up 10-7 over LA Monroe.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:04 PM CDT   0 recs

If I...

click on the autorefresh will that refresh the page everytime someone post? I have it clicked but not sure if it is working or not.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:07 PM CDT   0 recs

i think

the problem is that most of us are faster than the refresh that that works on.

uff da.

and you haven't been drinking?

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 7:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

No

but if we win I will get drunk. Nice pass play there

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Purify

he's still looking at his receivers. shit.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 7:17 PM CDT   0 recs

Hardy....

with the drop. imagine that.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:17 PM CDT   0 recs

Well

there was no blocking there and we have to punt. Shit not what we needed. Lets go blackshirts.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:19 PM CDT   0 recs

Nice job

special teams.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:19 PM CDT   0 recs

fuck here we go.

have them trapped and cant tackle a striaght middle run

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:20 PM CDT   0 recs

keep the faith

you ornery mother fo

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 7:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

how..

can you keep any faith with tackling like that. shit two plays 90 yards. wow.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

that

was like walking through butter.

4 plays, 95 yards.

f*ing ouch.

well. shit.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 7:25 PM CDT   0 recs

This..

might get uglier then the 35-10 I predicted.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

4 plays...

97 yards and a td. That is fucking ridiculas...If this continues I will be screaming for BC and SP head.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:26 PM CDT   0 recs

oh jesus christ...

this is fucking crazy.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:30 PM CDT   0 recs

gotta get..

the play in faster? you just came off the sidelines and should have had the play already. fuck this sucks.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:31 PM CDT   0 recs

nice...

screen pass.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:31 PM CDT   0 recs

ok

this is what we need. a good drive and some good confindence building plays.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:34 PM CDT   0 recs

nice catch

by swift. great great catch.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:35 PM CDT   0 recs

Its final

UCLA loses.44-6

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:36 PM CDT   0 recs

Big play

coming up here. We need this first down and need it bad. If we dont make it can our kicker make the fieldgoal? We need points out of this drive one way or another.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:39 PM CDT   0 recs

wham

so far, it's a 42-0 game.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 7:41 PM CDT   0 recs

ya now

it's too f'in bad we let the first series go like it did. looks liek we're settling down now.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 7:44 PM CDT   0 recs

that is what

we needed the first time.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:44 PM CDT   0 recs

ok

if we can get a score here we have a different game.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:45 PM CDT   0 recs

nice

pass to Purify. Why didn't Sam look this good last week?

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:46 PM CDT   0 recs

good

slant pass there.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:46 PM CDT   0 recs

Glenn

for the first down. Use the big man.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:47 PM CDT   0 recs

bonus

well....

it's a mix that we haven't seen before so far. i thought we'd just run.

we're throwing well.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 7:48 PM CDT   0 recs

Yeah we should have

done this last year I think.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

We

look like we are ready to play now. Maybe just nerves that first series or over hyped. Nice play to Swift.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:48 PM CDT   0 recs

Give

it to Glenn up the middle and get the first.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:49 PM CDT   0 recs

Big

penalty and a FIRST DOWN.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:51 PM CDT   0 recs

first down?

delay of game defense.
what a screw up.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 7:51 PM CDT   0 recs

i'm for

the heavy set
run that SOB into the end zone.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 7:52 PM CDT   0 recs

Cody Glenn

we need Glenn for the td

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:53 PM CDT   0 recs

TD TD TD

Cody Glenn. and we have a ball game........

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:54 PM CDT   0 recs

Cody Glenn

has come back.

and there you go.

the crowd is still alive.

the game is still alive.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 7:54 PM CDT   0 recs

This is great....

not what I expected and I LOVE IT!!!!!!

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i hate USC...

go cornhuskers!!!

i hate usc.

by rockchalk on Sep 15, 2007 7:56 PM CDT   0 recs

I see ...

that KU is way up at half.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

C'mon

dont let them do this again.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 7:58 PM CDT   0 recs

well.

1st quarter - 7-7

complaints?

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 7:59 PM CDT   0 recs

Yes...

that first drive was just plain bad. We cant allow them to go 90+ in four plays. D is kind of shaky right now. Offense looks surprisingly good tonight. Hope they keep it up and dont have a let down.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 8:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

End of qt 1...

and it is a tie game. Wow I cant believe it. I hope the d comes back a little more fired up. We need a quick stop now and a new drive for the O.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 8:00 PM CDT   0 recs

yeah

yeah yeah yeah.

wow. we have a ways to go. i was wrong about the running, but i still thik that we have to run the ball.

Keller - hot as blue coals.
great stuff, man.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 8:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Bowman

cant give that big a cushion on 3rd and 6. Should have known what was coming.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 8:04 PM CDT   0 recs

Almost a great catch...

and now we will get the ball back.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 8:06 PM CDT   0 recs

Louisville....

up only 2 on Kentucky. Herbstriet picked Kentucky.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 8:08 PM CDT   0 recs

Erickson...

for the first down.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 8:13 PM CDT   0 recs

fullback trap

and thorw it to the wide-pen tight ened.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 8:13 PM CDT   0 recs

or that.

i'm happy

for now.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 8:14 PM CDT   0 recs

Happy?

hell I'm estatic

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 8:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

WOW

That was an amazing throw and right on the money.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 8:15 PM CDT   0 recs

If we...

get a td here it will be a whole new ball game. We at least need 3 but a td and the fucking place goes nuts for the rest of the half.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 8:18 PM CDT   0 recs

man

This is beautiful. It is. Nebraskans can appreciate this stuff, man.

Only a matter of whether we can keep it up.

But we're not patsies.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 8:18 PM CDT   0 recs

Why did we run that play?

I dont like that call and I had been impressed with the play calling so far.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 8:20 PM CDT   0 recs

look at it this way

say we throw a little out, and it's picked.  Cally went conservative, but he wanted a lead, I'll take it

by Bo Vandy on Sep 15, 2007 8:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

And....

we are winning.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 8:21 PM CDT   0 recs

NU LEADS

and we've dominated time of possession, that could be big in the 4th quarter

by Bo Vandy on Sep 15, 2007 8:21 PM CDT   0 recs

Well...

so far I have NUs score right. I would love to be wrong on USC and let the score stand this way the rest of the night.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 8:22 PM CDT   0 recs

field goal

by Henery. The guy that looks skinnier that your kids.

My neigbors are getting pissed off by trying to explain to them that Kunalic might kick hte logner ones.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 8:23 PM CDT   0 recs

I sure hope...

that BC doesn't suddenly go very very conservative with us having a lead. I think we need to continue to play the way we have been.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 8:23 PM CDT   0 recs

Dam

we need to start getting those loose balls.

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 8:24 PM CDT   0 recs

if it's a normal fumble we get it

can't expect the ball to shoot 20 feet the other way

by Bo Vandy on Sep 15, 2007 8:25 PM CDT   0 recs

No

I agree but it would sure be nice to get one of those down there

by taflorom on Sep 15, 2007 8:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

the crowd

is stil in it. big deal

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 8:26 PM CDT   0 recs

it's hard to

take this injury serious - hte guy is laying on the field too long

either get the cart out there, or do something else because right now ti looks like USC is f'ing around.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Sep 15, 2007 8:30 PM CDT   0 recs

Yeah but...

if this is some kind of kneck injury they will not fuck around at all. Especially after the guy from the Bills injury last weekend.

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