From: skipb@cwis.unomaha.edu (Martin L. Burrell)
Subject: Re: 91 BlockBuster (Was Re: Bama in the polls)
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 04:12:32 GMT

wilbanks@ucsu.Colorado.EDU  writes:
> m_henderson@csc32.enet.dec.com (Marty Henderson) writes:

[ lots of stuff deleted ]

> >By the way, just to set the record straight, I shall REPEAT my 1992 Big-8
> >prediction. Just to keep the masses silent.  ;^)
> 
> >	1. Oklahoma,  Colorado  (Flip a coin)
> >	3. Nebraska
> 
> >	Provided that: 1. OU and CU sucessfully convert to the "passing game"
> >                       2. NU Coach Osborne stays suck in the 70s
> 
> >	IF OU and CU struggle with their offensive game conversions AND
> >	Coach Osborne opens the offense up...
> 
> >	1. Nebraska
> >	2. Oklahoma,  Colorado  (Flip a coin)
> >	3. Colorado,  Oklahoma  (Flip a coin)
> 
> and after today's game, scenario #1 looks oh-so-much-more-likely....
> 

OU and CU my be successfully converting to the "passing game", and Dr. Tom is
sticking with his gameplan, but I wouldn't write the Huskers off this season.

I was at the game today in lincoln and what I saw has me optomistic about this 
season! First of all, THE BLACKSHIRTS ARE BACK!! The defensive backfield was
like flypaper, and the line has a hellacious pass-rush. Against the top 2 units
Utah couldn't do a thing offensively. I think everyone we play, including
Washington, Colorado, and Oklahama will find it very difficult to move the 
ball this year. Which brings up the offense. Derrick Brown and Calvin Jones are
both All-american caliber backs and showed it today. But the most exciting
thing I saw was Mike Grant throwing as well as he can run! We threw the ball
26 times today, and if the receivers would have hung onto the ball early, we
would have completed over 20 of them instead of just 13 <grin>. I think the
good Doctor Tom may actually be opening up the offense just a bit.

Should be another exciting season.

> Oh, I have Kansas State winning the conference, thanks to a few upsets here 
> and there. It's about time to REALLY shake things up....

Wouldn't that be a surprise? :-) We get to play K-State in Tokyo on Dec. 12th.
Maybe that game will decide the Big 8 championship! ;-D
 
> >Husker Henderson
> 
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> 
> -- 
> Dylan Wilbanks, Classics major, AND NOW Environmental Conservation!
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My first (biased) prediction:
       Sept. 19   Nebraska 24  Washington 17!!

GO BIG RED!!   GO BIG RED!!   GO BIG RED!!


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