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barlow1802
Troy Has Legs
Maybe its just me but idk, that didnt make any sense. why do "we" have a problem, and even carr dosent win he'll be back next year. He'll be on the hot seat but he'll be back.
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you just answered your own question. do you really want carr's job to be under more fire than it already is?
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AirForceBuck
No mercy
Would love to see Tress beat up on Carr again next year. But a win over ND and a loss of Michigan to Nebraska would tie up the Buckeyes and Wolves for bowl records at 18-19.
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Personally, I'd like to see Lllloyd pull this one out. Good for the Big Ten but more importantly, gives TSUN a little hope. I wanna see Lllloyd stick around another five years at least and get even for the Cooper years.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
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12/19/05
12/19/05
Nebraska QB gets his wish
Chance to play Michigan is sweet reward for team that salvaged its season
Monday, December 19, 2005
Matt Markey
TOLEDO BLADE
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When Nebraska quarterback Zac Taylor was told his team likely would play in the Holiday Bowl against a team from the Pacific 10 Conference — someone other than No. 1 Southern California — he forced a half-hearted and less than enthusiastic smile.
But that was a big, wide grin Taylor was wearing after the deck got shuffled at the last minute and Nebraska drew Michigan as its opponent in the Dec. 28 Alamo Bowl.
"Nebraska against Michigan is a big game that will get a lot of national attention, and we don’t mind that at all," Taylor said. "I wanted to play a Big Ten team, because that just makes it one of those classic matchups.
"Everybody always thinks of the Big Ten, Big 12 and Big Eight as having all those powerhouse teams. We’re looking forward to having the chance to hopefully beat a powerhouse like Michigan."
A month ago, it looked like Taylor was just dreaming about a bowl that would never materialize. A humbling 40-15 loss at Kansas in early November nearly dashed Nebraska’s postseason hopes, but the Cornhuskers closed with two wins, including a 30-3 rout over Big 12 North Division champion Colorado — a game in which Taylor completed 27 of 43 passes for 392 yards and two scores — the second-best passing performance in school history.
"That Colorado game gave us a lot of momentum heading into the preparation for the bowl game," Taylor said. "Beating them did give us a lot of confidence, but we’re not getting too overly excited about it now, because we’ll have to play just as solid against a great program like Michigan. I don’t think we could have been put into a better bowl game at this time."
Nebraska (7-4) was not able to call on its traditional powerful running game this season. It rushed for only 1,001 yards as a team. Senior tailback Cory Ross did the bulk of the work, rushing for 721 yards and four touchdowns while averaging 3.7 yards per carry, and he said he expects to earn everything he gets against the Wolverines.
"Michigan is a big-time team with a lot of tradition, so this is going to be a big game," Ross said. "They beat Penn State this year, so we know that they play very well. I know that they are a physical team, and their defensive line is serious. They have a really big guy who is 6-8 (Pat Massey), and I have never seen a defensive lineman that big."
That Michigan line will need to keep the heat on Taylor, who completed 223 of 399 passes for almost 2,500 passing yards, with 10 interceptions and 16 touchdown passes. His top receiver was Nate Swift, who caught 42 passes for 610 yards, averaging 14.5 yards per catch and scoring six touchdowns.
"We’ll spend a lot of extra time working on improving and getting better as we prepare for Michigan," Taylor said. "It is very important to play well. It will really top off our season if we can beat those guys. We have all of the respect in the world for Michigan."
The Cornhuskers scored a relatively modest 24 points per game and gave up just more than 20 per game. Punt returner Terrence Nunn was one of the top threats in the Big 12, averaging almost 20 yards. Kicker Jordan Congdon connected on 18 of 22 field goal tries, and missed just one of 29 extra point tries. Punter Sam Koch averaged a robust 45.9 yards per kick on 63 punts, put 28 punts inside the 20-yard line and had a long kick of 84 yards.
Nebraska defensive tackle Titus Adams, who said his team is hungry after failing to qualify for a bowl game last year, expects the Alamo Bowl to come down to a classic battle in the trenches between two of college football’s most successful programs.
"When I found out that we were facing Michigan, I thought that it would be great matchup, because they are another powerful team with a lot of prestige," Adams said. "They’ve got a good quarterback, strong running backs and some very talented receivers. It’s a big challenge for us, but one we’re excited about. A lot of great players have come from both of these schools, and Nebraska against Michigan — it just kind of has a good ring to it and sounds pretty good."
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Hmmm.... One team doesn't want to be there, thinking it deserved better even despite blowing it this year. The other is thrilled to be playing against them, proud of it's season, even if that season wasn't "championship calibur"... sounds like another Alamo Bowl I remember..... Purdue beat Kansas State in that one.
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Ummmm...
Should I bring up a certain Liberty Bowl or not?
No?
OK yeah, that's a bad idea...
Moving on...
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I was gonna mention that same bowl, but figured a more "on point example" would be a past 1998 Alamo Bowl.
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Zurp
I have misplaced my pants.
Another example was last year. Sun Bowl, maybe? No, that doesn't sound right. It was California against I want to say Texas Tech. California was whining that they should be in a BCS Bowl, and then got beat pretty badly in a crap bowl. Holiday Bowl? That sounds right.
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11 points and about 12 UM fans will show up at this Bowl game. Nebraska is fired up and while I'm not convinced they will win, 11 points is a lot in this game.
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