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I think it would have been closer than most people think. Nebraska 278 Michigan 3.
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Dude, Nebraska would've killed that Michigan team in '97. Not a doubt in my mind.
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I think like a 34-17 type game.
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I finally sat down and watched Michigan v Wisconsin.
Wisconsin is really down this year, Mertz just isnt the guy and the o line isn't up to Wisconsin standards. Michigan's defense is good. No getting around that.
I worry about the DE from Michigan making the freshman LT look bad. Nebraska has to find a way to stay on schedule offensively.
Michigan's strength on offense is running the ball just because their QB is not very good and their best WR is out.
Michigan probably should win this game. Nebraska needs a clean game penalty and special teams wise to have a shot. I like that it's at night, in Lincoln.
Would like Nebraska to win this, but I don't trust them to play mistake free.
Michigan is now a 3.5 point favorite, point total is 50.5.
Michigan jumps on top early, Nebraska back door cover. Michigan 24 Nebraska 21
My heart says Nebraska 28 Michigan 17
Wisconsin is really down this year, Mertz just isnt the guy and the o line isn't up to Wisconsin standards. Michigan's defense is good. No getting around that.
I worry about the DE from Michigan making the freshman LT look bad. Nebraska has to find a way to stay on schedule offensively.
Michigan's strength on offense is running the ball just because their QB is not very good and their best WR is out.
Michigan probably should win this game. Nebraska needs a clean game penalty and special teams wise to have a shot. I like that it's at night, in Lincoln.
Would like Nebraska to win this, but I don't trust them to play mistake free.
Michigan is now a 3.5 point favorite, point total is 50.5.
Michigan jumps on top early, Nebraska back door cover. Michigan 24 Nebraska 21
My heart says Nebraska 28 Michigan 17
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Let's just go with this, shall we?
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I would be on cloud 9. I hate Michigan.
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NU NEEDS to find a way to get a couple turnovers. Michigan has like 1 all year. They don't get a ton of turnovers from their D, so hopefully NU can protect the ball while stealing it a couple times.
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honestly, and trying to set my bias aside for a second, i think 97 Neb beats 97 Mich every bit as badly as we beat 97 Tenn. maybe mich's D was slightly better than tenn's, but their O was worse - Neb 35 - Mich 10.
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Nebraska wins and it’s not close. Charles Woodson gets truck stocked and humiliated. Unbiased opinion
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Nothing about that 1997 Michigan team was impressive to me aside from Woodson. they were good, but not "great".
I'd have been more concerned about playing Florida State in the orange bowl in 97 than Michigan in any other bowl. Had Florida not beat the noles by 3 points I'd venture to say we end up playing them. Not sure they'd have breezed through that team as easy as they did Tennessee
I'd have been more concerned about playing Florida State in the orange bowl in 97 than Michigan in any other bowl. Had Florida not beat the noles by 3 points I'd venture to say we end up playing them. Not sure they'd have breezed through that team as easy as they did Tennessee
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The biggest travesty in sport is that people say "you shared the 97 title" that was not even close in my opinion, and Ryan Leaf was screwed. Everything in me says WSU wins that game if a clock operator knows how to, ya know, work a clock.
Nebraska by 5 scores.
Nebraska by 5 scores.
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Michigan vs. Nebraska Football Prediction and Preview
Our college football experts predict, pick and preview the Michigan Wolverines vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers Big Ten game, with kickoff time, TV channel and spread.
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Michigan vs. Nebraska Football Prediction and Preview
by Mike Bainbridge, Athlon Sports
Did anyone have a matchup between the Michigan Wolverines (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) and Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-3, 1-2) in Week 6 circled on their calendar, let alone in prime time, coming into the season?
The No. 9-ranked Wolverines are coming off a dominant 38-17 victory in Madison last weekend, where they hadn’t won in two decades, limiting Wisconsin to just 210 yards of total offense and a season-low 43 yards on the ground. "Against a tough, physical team, I thought our team played really physical," said head coach Jim Harbaugh. "We matched it every bit."
Michigan will look to remain unbeaten with another road test this week against a Nebraska team trending upwards following a 59-7 blowout victory over Northwestern. Coming off back-to-back heartbreaking losses to Oklahoma and Michigan State, the Cornhuskers put together their most complete performance of the year, producing 657 yards of total offense, the most by the team in nearly two years. Most importantly, after consecutive mistake-filled losses, Scott Frost's team didn’t turn the ball over once.
When Michigan Has the Ball
Who saw that coming? Leading 13-10 at halftime, the Wolverines blew the doors open in the second half, with the passing game showing some life as Cade McNamara completed 17 of 28 attempts for 197 yards and two touchdowns to No. 1 receiver Cornelius Johnson. As expected, facing the top rush defense in the country, the duo of Blake Corum and Hassan Haskins was bottled up for much of the day, and the Wolverines averaged just 2.5 yards per carry but made just enough plays to keep the sticks moving. One wrinkle that we could see more of moving forward — the staff made it a point of emphasis to get 5-star freshman quarterback J.J. McCarthy involved on the ground, where he scored a touchdown on Saturday on a QB sneak right outside the goal line.
Saturday night will present another challenge to the Wolverines on the ground, where Nebraska has shored up some of its defensive issues since the opening month. The Huskers have held both Michigan State and Northwestern to under 75 rushing yards in the last two games. McNamara and his collection of receivers will be counted on again to make some plays downfield to keep opposing defenses from loading the box against them.
When Nebraska Has the Ball
Michigan’s running game saw plenty of headlines in the month of September, but Saturday’s matchup will feature the top two rushing offenses in the Big Ten. Nebraska had a season-high 427 yards on the ground against Northwestern last Saturday with seven rushing scores, putting the Cornhuskers at 20 on the season, which is good for second in the nation behind Air Force, which runs the triple option. Spearheading the attack is quarterback Adrian Martinez, who ran for a career-best three touchdowns against the Wildcats and is 15th in the country in total offense at 312.5 yards per game. Redshirt freshman running back Rahmir Johnson has filled in admirably in the backfield due to injury over the last two weeks, averaging over five yards per attempt, and found paydirt twice last Saturday.
If Nebraska is to pull off the upset, it will have to win the battle in the trenches against a Michigan defense that piled up six sacks against Graham Mertz and has limited opponents to just 3.31 yards per carry this season. The Cornhuskers made some personnel changes to the offensive line against Northwestern, and it worked for at least one week, not allowing a single sack and just one QB hurry. On the year, Nebraska still ranks 121st in sacks allowed (18).
Final Analysis
Some will consider this a trap game for the Wolverines, heading on the road, in prime time, coming off their best performance of the season with the bye week looming. A so-called "trap game" typically entails an unmatched team on one side, though, and Nebraska has shown the last four weeks or so that it is far better than its early showing against Illinois. The improved rush defense from the Cornhuskers will force Michigan to make some plays again through the air, but the advantage in the trenches should be the difference here, where the Wolverines have the edge on both sides of the ball.
Prediction
Michigan 27, Nebraska 24
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I don’t think Michigan’s terrible offense scores a point.
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NU 38
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