Br@ssknux
Pretty much a regular
Well, it's week 10 already. Hard to believe. The writeups went 10-7 last week, and those 7 losses were EARNED. Other than maybe a couple, those games were mostly over at jump street, which I must say is probably preferable. The year long record moves to 67-52 with some pushes (.5630). We're one bad week away from being in break even territory, so let's not have a bad week. One thing I'm trying to do to avoid that is trust myself first and foremost so that if I have a bad week, I can 100% pin it on myself. I think we all catch ourselves listening to someone else give support for a side, realize we were considering that side and then go all in, forgetting that the reasons the side was only a consideration and not a yet play were very sound. I figure that I am probably way below .500 in situations like that recently, so I'm going to try to avoid it. We'll see how that goes.
Nebraska -3 LOSS
Kansas State +4 WIN
Wisconsin -9.5 LOSS
Arizona State +11 LOSS
La-Lafayette -7 LOSS
FAU pk LOSS
Oklahoma State +6 WIN
Houston +3 WIN
Utah State -2 WIN
USC +3 LOSS
Alabama -3 WIN
Stanford +13.5 WIN
UCLA -2.5 LOSS
6-7
1. Nebraska -3 @Michigan State: At this point it looks like Michigan State just needs to get this season over with, hire whoever they are going to hire, have the transfer portal work itself out and move on with life. Their performance last week against a Minnesota team that hasn't looked good all year was terrible, especially in the second half when Minnesota completely dominated, evidence of both a coaching staff being overmatched and a bunch of players who are losing hope. I've not been impressed with Nebraska, quite the opposite, but they are in a complete opposite situation right now. They are seeing progress, fleeting as it is in year 1 of a new regime, and the buy in appears to be solidifying for Matt Rhule. I would think that the kind of effort necessary to lose this game is something that teams like Nebraska in this current environment rarely put forth. They've built an identity on defense. The schedule strength has been questionable, but virtually nobody has been able to run at all on them, and on paper, they have huge advantages at every level of this MSU offense v Nebraska defense matchup. Spartan QB Katin Houser has been bad. Actually, that's an understatement. Per PFF he ranks dead last, 166 out of 166 qualifying quarterbacks in overall grade and passing grade. He's made one big time throw vs 8 turnover worthy plays. In short, if MSU will have any success in this game, it will have to be on the ground, and that's not happening. Nebraska has given up 100 yards rushing in a game only once this year(Michigan) and they rank 5th in yards per attempt against while MSU is 112th in yards per carry on offense. It might be ugly, but One team is on the upswing, and the other is not.
Surprisingly, Michigan State showed as much fight as Nebraska did. Michigan State had way more success than I expected and they still only ended up with 295 yards. At the end of the day, it's probably never a good idea to lay points on the road with a team unlikely to crack 300 yards(which Nebraska predictably didn't), regardless of how much of a corpse they're playing.
Nebraska -3 LOSS
Kansas State +4 WIN
Wisconsin -9.5 LOSS
Arizona State +11 LOSS
La-Lafayette -7 LOSS
FAU pk LOSS
Oklahoma State +6 WIN
Houston +3 WIN
Utah State -2 WIN
USC +3 LOSS
Alabama -3 WIN
Stanford +13.5 WIN
UCLA -2.5 LOSS
6-7
1. Nebraska -3 @Michigan State: At this point it looks like Michigan State just needs to get this season over with, hire whoever they are going to hire, have the transfer portal work itself out and move on with life. Their performance last week against a Minnesota team that hasn't looked good all year was terrible, especially in the second half when Minnesota completely dominated, evidence of both a coaching staff being overmatched and a bunch of players who are losing hope. I've not been impressed with Nebraska, quite the opposite, but they are in a complete opposite situation right now. They are seeing progress, fleeting as it is in year 1 of a new regime, and the buy in appears to be solidifying for Matt Rhule. I would think that the kind of effort necessary to lose this game is something that teams like Nebraska in this current environment rarely put forth. They've built an identity on defense. The schedule strength has been questionable, but virtually nobody has been able to run at all on them, and on paper, they have huge advantages at every level of this MSU offense v Nebraska defense matchup. Spartan QB Katin Houser has been bad. Actually, that's an understatement. Per PFF he ranks dead last, 166 out of 166 qualifying quarterbacks in overall grade and passing grade. He's made one big time throw vs 8 turnover worthy plays. In short, if MSU will have any success in this game, it will have to be on the ground, and that's not happening. Nebraska has given up 100 yards rushing in a game only once this year(Michigan) and they rank 5th in yards per attempt against while MSU is 112th in yards per carry on offense. It might be ugly, but One team is on the upswing, and the other is not.
Surprisingly, Michigan State showed as much fight as Nebraska did. Michigan State had way more success than I expected and they still only ended up with 295 yards. At the end of the day, it's probably never a good idea to lay points on the road with a team unlikely to crack 300 yards(which Nebraska predictably didn't), regardless of how much of a corpse they're playing.
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