And so it begins...(tracking Coach Prime decommits/transfers)

[huskerj12]

Probably. But I'd put more money on CU trying to get some key NU players kicked out via a pregame warmup skirmish at midfield.

The Vegas odds of a pregame skirmish (I'm not saying full blown fight) breaking out at midfield before the NU-CU game is like -550. It's a lock to happen.

I think CU benefits if they can get 4-5 of our starters tossed from the game for fighting. For CU it doesn't even matter to them as long as they have Shedildo + his WRS, they'll think they have a chance. But if CU could trade 4 of their starters (non Shedildo/WR) for 4 of ours getting kicked out, Prime would probably take that trade every day of the week. I guarantee you this will happen - or at least some CU player will try to instigate this into happening.

Hopefully Rhule coaches our guys against falling for this, because it's 100% going to happen. And it'll happen in a calculated way from Deion down to his instigators. Deion will actually coach some players to start shit on the N. I'm assuming Rhule knows this & has a plan to coach his players on what to do.

Haha I think you’re totally right that they’ll start some shit before the game, but the idea that it could result in ejections, let alone 4-5 starters being ejected, is a little wacky.

That being said, our fans are gonna be bloodthirsty that night and I say bring on their little shenanigans.

 

[Lionsfan93]

Haha I think you’re totally right that they’ll start some shit before the game, but the idea that it could result in ejections, let alone 4-5 starters being ejected, is a little wacky.

That being said, our fans are gonna be bloodthirsty that night and I say bring on their little shenanigans.

Ya...4-5 starters being ejected would mean that there was an all-out brawl. That won't happen. Things might get a little chippy at midfield, but worst case scenario is a 15-yard personal foul.

Colorado might try to instigate something to get us worked up and out of control, but they will not try and start a brawl.

 

[Herbie]

Feeling like Nebraska will lose this game brothers.
It’s just what happens.

 

[Poor_and_Stupid]

Feeling like Nebraska will lose this game brothers.
It’s just what happens.

The more emotionally invested I get, the harder they will let me down. I have no recollection of us ever winning a game I've wanted this badly. This might be most desperate I've ever been for a win in anything though so it's probably not a good comparison.

 

[Herbie]

The more emotionally invested I get, the harder they will let me down. I have no recollection of us ever winning a game I've wanted this badly. This might be most desperate I've ever been for a win in anything though so it's probably not a good comparison.

Oh no

 

[Sous Chef]

The more emotionally invested I get, the harder they will let me down. I have no recollection of us ever winning a game I've wanted this badly. This might be most desperate I've ever been for a win in anything though so it's probably not a good comparison.

Miami Orange bowl '94 season. Obviously the stakes are different. This game the stakes are higher if you think about it.

 

[Poor_and_Stupid]

Miami Orange bowl '94 season. Obviously the stakes are different. This game the stakes are higher if you think about it.

I was born in 93 so I didn’t get to see anything cool.

Yeah I feel that way too. It’s kind of cliche, but it would be a total back breaker to lose that game. This has to be what The Simulation™ is planning. Things have been too good lately. I just know it’s gonna blow it all up.

 

[BorWhiskey]

The more emotionally invested I get, the harder they will let me down. I have no recollection of us ever winning a game I've wanted this badly. This might be most desperate I've ever been for a win in anything though so it's probably not a good comparison.

It feels like you need to place a significant bet on Colorado to win money line. Enough where losing that money would also let you down.

 

[Poor_and_Stupid]

It feels like you need to place a significant bet on Colorado to win money line. Enough where losing that money would also let you down.

Don’t remember exactly what season it was, but my dad made a good bit of money betting against us several times. (He only bets against us) In games where we are favored it helped ease his pain a bit by cashing in after all the losses.

 

[HerbRedman]

Feeling like Nebraska will lose this game brothers.
It’s just what happens.

I actually think we could have a 1992 repeat. Maybe not a final score quite as bad, but a similar type feel to it as it just snowballs out of control for CU.

I think Nebraska can break their will if we score on 3 of 4 first possessions or get a defensive TD like a pick 6 or fumble return.

I'm one of the few on here that think it will not be close. I think we've improved by leaps & bounds from our last game w them and won't have Sims handing them the ball all game. And we're at home. Out of the changes from last year's NU-CU game to this year's, like 85% of the differences are in NU's favor.

 

[Stan Raymond]

I actually think we could have a 1992 repeat. Maybe not a final score quite as bad, but a similar type feel to it as it just snowballs out of control for CU.

I think Nebraska can break their will if we score on 3 of 4 first possessions or get a defensive TD like a pick 6 or fumble return.

I'm one of the few on here that think it will not be close. I think we've improved by leaps & bounds from our last game w them and won't have Sims handing them the ball all game. And we're at home. Out of the changes from last year's NU-CU game to this year's, like 85% of the differences are in NU's favor.

I can see that happening. This could be a pivotal game for both programs.

 

[Ironwardog]

I actually think we could have a 1992 repeat. Maybe not a final score quite as bad, but a similar type feel to it as it just snowballs out of control for CU.

I think Nebraska can break their will if we score on 3 of 4 first possessions or get a defensive TD like a pick 6 or fumble return.

I'm one of the few on here that think it will not be close. I think we've improved by leaps & bounds from our last game w them and won't have Sims handing them the ball all game. And we're at home. Out of the changes from last year's NU-CU game to this year's, like 85% of the differences are in NU's favor.

I’m right there with you, believing that we will roll in this one. However I think the reasons will be more about them being so poorly coached than us being so good. We definitely have improved since that game last year especially on the offensive line (that became very clear to me in the Wisconsin game last year). I have no doubt TW will make an emphasis on creating more TOs this season so you’re probably on point with us making a defensive TD. That’s one thing that has made me pull my hair out more than anything this last decade is the lack of the ability to create TOs when we magically give the ball away to teams.

 

[JankTheTank]

Something else I like to think on is where both programs were last year psychologically when they played.

Colorado had its chest thrust out with arrogance after it beat TCU. It was a program that felt like it had arrived. They had confidence. After the TCU game, it was somewhat warranted. That win got everyone’s attention and the spotlight was on them, just as they wanted it to be. They had the beginnings of proof that their approach worked.

Nebraska meanwhile was still healing from being snakebit all through the Frost and some of the Riley era and had come into that game with a loss that felt like much of the same as before. Sims also showed signs that the red flags that came with his transfer were valid. And boy did he really prove that then against Colorado. But Nebraska had nothing to show for itself, at least publicly, when it stepped foot onto Folsom. Colorado meanwhile was well on its way (at least it seemed like it at the time).

Rhule hadn’t had his post-Michigan Sunday practice with the team yet where they started to play with more resilience. Sims hadn’t yet been injured/benched. It wasn’t until later Rhule got a feel for what sort of team he truly had on hand and could begin making adjustments.

When they meet this time, Nebraska will almost certainly have a win the week before instead of a loss that lingers with them. The team has had an entire off season to be internally evaluated and adjusted with hirings like Glenn Thomas and revamping the QB room. The stories have all been about improvement.

Colorado meanwhile has been fending off negative stories all summer. They’ve lost half their assistant coaches, including both coordinators, and for the most part replaced them with guys with more question marks than their predecessors. The quiet scrutiny about their methods last year are not so quiet anymore. And if they win the game before us, it’s NDSU, not a team that played for the National Title the year before. If the Bison play the Buffalos close, then Colorado will have even more questions being asked.

Both teams will come into the game with different mentalities than last year. Just on that alone, it should be a situation that benefits Nebraska.

Colorado will surely start the game playing angry. But that’s not the same as the earned confidence they had when they played us last year. Nebraska should hopefully be playing like the sky is their limit still with no losses already weighing us down or making us hesitate with our approach. But if we stay with them, or hopefully pull ahead, they won’t have much else to motivate them once their anger extinguishes.

 

[BIGSTICK67]

Keyshon doubling down.

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/keyshawn-johnson-unleashes-bold-prediction-for-deion-sanders-colorado-in-2024

 

[Kazman5k]

Keyshon doubling down.

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/keyshawn-johnson-unleashes-bold-prediction-for-deion-sanders-colorado-in-2024

If they want to lose to us and then go on the win the big 12 that won’t hurt my feelings

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

Keyshon doubling down.

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/keyshawn-johnson-unleashes-bold-prediction-for-deion-sanders-colorado-in-2024

Maybe he should stick to helicopter parenting the drugs out of his overhyped son.

 

[WillBoltsBurner]

 

[BugeaterInWa]

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Wtf, can anyone translate this college level speak for me?

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

Wtf, can anyone translate this college level speak for me?

Avery's had a series of posts saying that Deion Jr. is Deion's 4th favorite son.

 

[Adolph Coors]

Just place 100% of the scout team OL & DL in a protective barrier surrounding it the entire pregame. Hell, put them in Taekwondo outfits to send a message not to FAAFO.

If they die, they die!

that actually sounds like a badass new tradition we should start