Huskers should heed Abdullah s wisdom
If this week s relative calm is making some intelligent Nebraska football fans feel uneasy, it s understandable.
Seems a lot of folks are taking a Husker triumph Saturday for granted.
At least the quiet helps you think. Helps you reflect. Helps you remember exactly what Ameer Abdullah said back on Sept. 1 as Nebraska (ostensibly) prepared to play McNeese State.
We re not good enough to take anyone lightly, he said.
Nebraska (6 1, 2 1 Big Ten) should continue to heed Abdullah s wisdom. Nobody will mistake Rutgers (5 2, 1 2) for Florida State. Then again, nor should anybody mistake the 16th ranked Huskers for the Seminoles. NU is capable of looking very ordinary when it ispatagonia wading boots reviewn t dialed in.
Make no mistake, though, Nebraska has shown increasing maturity since the McNeese State scare. NU, down 24 points entering the fourth quarter at Michigan State, rallied to make it intediscount patagonia boxersresting. The Huskers, after a spotty first half last week, put down the hammer at Northwestern.
Still, it sometimes makes sense to reflect on past spatagonia men's reversible flannel jacket reviewpatagonia better sweater women sale3lip ups. There s no denying that Nebraska, despite Abdullah s warnings five days earlier, took McNeese State lightly.
NU didn t respect the foe, he said.
Didn t respect the game plan.
Didn t respect the game, period.
He promised it was the last time it would happen.
We shall see.
You know No. 8 is going to treat every game as if it s his last. But he can control only so much.
He can t control an entire team s biorhythms.
He can t control a fan base s biorhythms.
There isn t much buzz about Rutgers, just as there wasn t much buzz about playing Minnesota last season (34 23, Gophers) or Northwestern in 2011 (28 25, Wildcats). You know tmens patagonia better sweater hoody tiba stripehe feeling. kickoff isn t always the best pick me unew patagonia women's storm soft down jacket h2no sky blue size m $329p for emotionally flat teams. Memorial Stadium is often a nice place to catch a noon nap.
I prefer night games, said De Mornay Pierson El, Nebraska s electrifying return man and receiver. Eleven o clpatagonia outlet store 3dcraveock is kind of early for a game. McNeese was the last morning game, if I m not mistaken .
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Nebraska should be fine if it gets Abdullah in rhythm early in the game. That means the offensive line needs to spring out of bed with pep in its step. If Abdullah is breaking off yards in chunks, NU can rev up the tempo and put the Rutgers defense on its heels and perhaps even charge up the crowd from the get go.
Abdullah is back on FieldTurf after two games on wet grass. His cuts seem more explosive on FieldTurf.
What s more, Rutgers tackled poorly in last week s 56 17patagonia better sweater women sale0 loss apatagonia better sweater women sale1t No. 13 Ohio State. The Buckeyes rushed for 324 yards, averaging 8.1 per carry. Abdullah with his strong base, explosive speed and low to the ground style makes defenses pay for shoddy tackling.
Meanwhile, Nebraska should be fine if its defense retains momentum from last week s second half. Rutgers senior quarterback Gary Nova, a capable but inconsistent sort, leads the nation in yards per completion at 16.3. The Scarlet Knights like to run, run, run, then strike with play action.
Nebraska must be on guard.
But so should Nova.
The Husker defensive line isn t short on confidence right now.
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