Comments on: Locks of the Week and Nebraska Here We Come! http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2008/09/locks-of-the-week-and-nebraska-here-we-come/ The Ultimate Virginia Tech Sports Fan Blog and Specialty Store Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:11:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ashley http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2008/09/locks-of-the-week-and-nebraska-here-we-come/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Ashley Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:36:55 +0000 http://www.virginiatechfan.com/?p=190#comment-24 Well, might want to tailgate extra hard based on that preview. I think our defense is coming together and can be pretty dominant soon. Plus, i don't think away games affect VT much. so I'm a bit more optimistic, but still probably expect a loss. Well, might want to tailgate extra hard based on that preview.

I think our defense is coming together and can be pretty dominant soon. Plus, i don’t think away games affect VT much.

so I’m a bit more optimistic, but still probably expect a loss.

]]> By: Tim http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2008/09/locks-of-the-week-and-nebraska-here-we-come/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Tim Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:22:17 +0000 http://www.virginiatechfan.com/?p=190#comment-23 The Huskers are completely different from the team VT faced in 1996. They are not nearly as physical, and they are balanced on offense. They try to run the ball, but they aren't physical enough to run it well. They do pass it efficiently, which is something they rarly did when they ran the option offense. Defensively they are better than people think. They have good talent, they are well coached, and they play hard. Bill Callahan had a couple of the best recruiting years ever for Nebraska. Those are the players that are on the field now. He was fired for not coaching them. Nebraska went 5-7 last year, but keep in mind one of the 5 wins was against Wake Forest in Winston-Salem. As bad as they were last year, they were still able to beat a good ACC team on the road. Forget about Nebraska. Look at VT closely. They could just as easily be 1-3. Their offense is flat out horrible. Their defense is less talented and experienced than the ones of recent past, and their special teams is merely average now. I don't believe the program is crumbling, but this is going to be a down year for the Hokies. If they want to beat NU they need to focus on the game in 2009 because they are going to get woodsheded in this one. On paper this is a blowout. Of course if they played games on paper USC would have pounded Oregon State. Nebraska is very good. They aren't great, but they are very good. They do almost everything well. Only the junkies of college football know this right now, but a lot more will see it after Saturday night. On a neutral field this is a ten point game, but a night game on TV in Lincoln, things are about to get ugly. NU 34, VT 13 The Huskers are completely different from the team VT faced in 1996. They are not nearly as physical, and they are balanced on offense. They try to run the ball, but they aren’t physical enough to run it well. They do pass it efficiently, which is something they rarly did when they ran the option offense. Defensively they are better than people think. They have good talent, they are well coached, and they play hard. Bill Callahan had a couple of the best recruiting years ever for Nebraska. Those are the players that are on the field now. He was fired for not coaching them. Nebraska went 5-7 last year, but keep in mind one of the 5 wins was against Wake Forest in Winston-Salem. As bad as they were last year, they were still able to beat a good ACC team on the road. Forget about Nebraska. Look at VT closely. They could just as easily be 1-3. Their offense is flat out horrible. Their defense is less talented and experienced than the ones of recent past, and their special teams is merely average now. I don’t believe the program is crumbling, but this is going to be a down year for the Hokies. If they want to beat NU they need to focus on the game in 2009 because they are going to get woodsheded in this one. On paper this is a blowout. Of course if they played games on paper USC would have pounded Oregon State. Nebraska is very good. They aren’t great, but they are very good. They do almost everything well. Only the junkies of college football know this right now, but a lot more will see it after Saturday night. On a neutral field this is a ten point game, but a night game on TV in Lincoln, things are about to get ugly. NU 34, VT 13

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