I'm on Nebraska -19.5...Nevada's QB Graziano will be good this year, but this is going to be a tough first start for him...also Nevada will be breaking in a new tailback, combined with that they lost their center and will be breaking in two new tackles, a new TE (their TE last year that caught the ball between his legs was very underrated and was a big part of their offense) and a new WR (Spencer will be missed dearly)...defensively, Nevada returns quite a bit, but as you guys probably saw in games vs. ASU, Boise and even deep balls vs. Miami FL, it's hard for them to match up every down with a team like Nebraska...Chris Ault usually will even pull his starters in the fourth quarter in games like this if he's just a couple of TDs...not saying I agree with it, just saying that's the way he's been doing things over the years since he's come back...
I think Sam Keller is an absolute stud...I feel he was as good as a QB as their was in the country the first 6 games of the 2005 season...it really stunk to see him get jobbed like that by Koetter...however, I think people are still really skeptical about his abilities, and he will use this game as a game to showcase his skills...he's got a good line to work with and a ton of skill position guys to get the ball too...defensively, Nebraska returns 5 guys, but I think it's more of a re-loading deal with them 'cause one of the things Callahan does a good job with is his recruiting...I'm not so excited about his on the field coaching, but he has shown to be a pretty good "bully", especially at home...
bottom line for me is that this is Nevada's first really big road game in a while...yeah, they've gone to ASU, they've gone to Hawaii, but this is their first trip I can ever remember to Lincoln and I'm pretty confident they won't be treated kindly...I don't play games very heavy the first couple of weeks, but this is one of my Saturday plays for sure...
