What the bye-week Big Ten results mean for Nebraska Football as it enters Indiana week

Nebraska made it through the bye week and the bye weekend. But how do its fans feel after they saw resurgent Wisconsin and Iowa produce Big Ten blowouts on Saturday? Connor and Mitch tell you what it all means for Matt Rhule's Huskers.
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[@itsTheBeavs]

I think the key for both teams is just playing a complete game. I'm an Indiana fan and I know Nebraska can win this game, but Indiana has been a second half team all year even in their games that were already blowouts. This staff has shown a great ability at making adjustments after the half so far through the year. So in my mind it's going to be all about which team gets off to a strong start and can sustain it.

[@LeeNelson-n3n]

We need to start scoring! Better play calling!!

[@MikeyMike-fb5hx]

I think people see our Special Teams play and fade us a bit. I mean, how can you blame them? We had 2 kicks blocked and found to win a close game vs Rutgers? That is almost unheard of to get 2 punts blocked and still win a game.

[@jesusrivera743]

Open up the playbook for DR cut him loose. Let him shine ….

[@jeremyuden2566]

Don't have the O line to do that.

[@jeffwalraven9961]

Better teach him to run, before he gets hurt

[@trevorfisher2091]

Wisconsin only put up points against the two teams that Nebraska had faced the week prior! The losing the next week effect is BACK!!

[@Talking_Comics]

Suuuuuure it is. Nebraska only ran for 2ypc but beat them up so bad that they couldn't play the next week? If Rutgers couldn't handle Nebraska's physicality why didn't Nebraska's run game break out late in the game? Maybe Nebraska's offense just isn't that good and Wisconsin's is just better

[@matthewpurtle1073]

Wisconsin not only did Rutgers dirty but also Purdue.

[@MikeyMike-fb5hx]

I know, they are trending upward with that running game kicking in. That O-line is bigtime.

[@itsTheBeavs]

Wisconsin did to Purdue what good teams do to bad teams. If anything this past weekend says more about how fraudulent Illinois is.

[@MikeyMike-fb5hx]

@@itsTheBeavs It doesn't say anything about us? Barely getting by Rutgers at home? So you pick and chose what matters? LOL!

[@lfox1810]

Ne has the 12th ranked most difficult schedule left in college football. We will soon find out how good we are. I have never put much stock in comparing wins and losses and margins of victory. Why speculate. We will see soon.

[@andrewjames8980]

When I watch them I see a team that is obviously well coached and competitive (they score a lot in 4th qtr), but they are undersized. A better coached Colorado team is what I see.

[@seejfly2086]

Satterfield needs to develop an imagination. They’ll need to score two to three times more points than they have, to beat most of the teams left on the schedule.

[@GermanBelgianwaffle]

Question: so nebraska is going for win 6 and bowl eligibility for first time in what feels like centuries. With the new court cases with NCAA all winning due to more business and free market laws… would a team not eligible for a bowl come December sue the NCAA while the NCAA is weak for unfair business equal market for not getting to practice as much as team who played through the championship game? Seems like this is another unfair business market related suit that could be won.

[@TylerPoppe]

There isn't a team in football Nebraska should look past and assume it's a win. Doesn't mean they can't compete but they also don't seem to have the ability yet to come in and handle their business like how Indiana has done with their schedule.

[@stormpooh]

This is a classic pound the rock on Indiana's inferior D-Line, 4 yards and a cloud of dust... ....Dowdell, and Gabe clock eating kind of game. But we all know Satterfailed is incapable of that 😞

[@scandihooiigan]

Rutgers quite possibly has a hangover from the NU game the week prior. The fact that Purdue went the distance with Illinois just proves NU should have won that game. UW is terrible. Iowa is still an avg team with a better than avg defense. I will say, the NU offense must learn how to score 35 plus points in a game. The offensive production is well below expectations.

[@sleepyg2011]

Exactly what happened.

[@adamlowry8687]

Agree on all of the above 👆 If we can start putting up consistent points we’ll win these games.

[@mccauley21]

Nebraska wants to play low scoring games. They want to eat clock and hold the ball and play an NFL type style of management. You're not going to see them explode in the points unless they get uncomfortable and feel like they need to keep up.

[@tjthalman481]

35 points a game is arbitrary they need to learn to sustain drives. They can score 20 points per game if they can hold the ball and control the game

[@MikeyMike-fb5hx]

@@mccauley21 I agree. That puts a lot of stress on the defense though. The level of offensive lines we are up against going forward just gets better, minus UCLA who is still pretty good there.

[@Neb_livin]

Teams after going against Nebraska are 1-5

[@jeffwalraven9961]

Wrong look at CU record

[@lfox1810]

At best we win 4 out of 6 of the remaining games. Worse case would be winning only 2 out of the 6

[@danielmagnuson9986]

Husker fans who are unable to enjoy a nice bye week with great games because they are worried about Iowa who can’t throw the ball and Wisconsin who is just simply improving, those husker fans are losers

[@nnonotnow]

GBR 🌽🏈☠️ 15 🔥💥🏆♥️🚫UI🚫

[@lfox1810]

Ne has the 12th ranked most difficult schedule left in college football. We will soon find out how good we are. I have never put much stock in comparing wins and losses and margins of victory. Why speculate. We will see soon.