*** 2016 Game 8 "Expert" Picks: Nebraska at Wisconsin***

[Mavric]

No. 7 Nebraska at No. 11 Wisconsin

Line: Wisconsin, -9

Under/Over: 43.5

The Badgers have lost ILB Jack Cichy for the season due to a torn pectoral muscle, and his shoes will be difficult to fill considering he leads Wisconsin in solo tackles and defensive stops, both by large margins. Nebraska has the rushing attack to take advantage as both QB Tommy Armstrong and RB Terrell Newby are averaging over 5.0 yards per designed rush, and have forced a total of 27 missed tackles. Wisconsin still has the horses to rush the passer, which will be critical to their success considering Armstrong is completing just 45.5 percent of his passes when under pressure. Wisconsin has a significant advantage with this being a home night game, but expecting them to cover this spread optimistic.

Prediction: Wisconsin 17, Nebraska 13

PFF

 

[Landlord]

No if Wiscy wins it will be because they played the toughest schedule and it caught up with them.

I've seen dozens of people on Huskerboard excited that we got to play Wisconsin when we did because of this exact reason.

 

[Redux]

No if Wiscy wins it will be because they played the toughest schedule and it caught up with them.

I've seen dozens of people on Huskerboard excited that we got to play Wisconsin when we did because of this exact reason.

Why is my response confusing people?

If Nebraska beats Wisconsin, the people downplaying this season so far will say "It's because Wisconsin has played a really tough schedule, so they were beat up from that. It's not because Nebraska is that good."

I don't personally believe that's true, but people on here and "expert analysts" will say it. Am I wrong?

 

[Mavric]

No if Wiscy wins it will be because they played the toughest schedule and it caught up with them.

I've seen dozens of people on Huskerboard excited that we got to play Wisconsin when we did because of this exact reason.

Why is my response confusing people?

If Nebraska beats Wisconsin, the people downplaying this season so far will say "It's because Wisconsin has played a really tough schedule, so they were beat up from that. It's not because Nebraska is that good."

I don't personally believe that's true, but people on here and "expert analysts" will say it. Am I wrong?

Usually

 

[Redux]

Who let you out of the recruiting forum?

 

[zeWilbur]

No if Wiscy wins it will be because they played the toughest schedule and it caught up with them.

I've seen dozens of people on Huskerboard excited that we got to play Wisconsin when we did because of this exact reason.

Why is my response confusing people?

If Nebraska beats Wisconsin, the people downplaying this season so far will say "It's because Wisconsin has played a really tough schedule, so they were beat up from that. It's not because Nebraska is that good."

I don't personally believe that's true, but people on here and "expert analysts" will say it. Am I wrong?

But you said when Wiscy wins. Did you mean loses?

 

[Mavric]

Who let you out of the recruiting forum?

Snuck out when no one was looking.

 

[GSG]

No if Wiscy wins it will be because they played the toughest schedule and it caught up with them.

I've seen dozens of people on Huskerboard excited that we got to play Wisconsin when we did because of this exact reason.

Why is my response confusing people?

If Nebraska beats Wisconsin, the people downplaying this season so far will say "It's because Wisconsin has played a really tough schedule, so they were beat up from that. It's not because Nebraska is that good."

I don't personally believe that's true, but people on here and "expert analysts" will say it. Am I wrong?

But you said when Wiscy wins. Did you mean loses?

Speak English Redux!

 

[Saunders]

FOX Sports, Bruce Feldman

Sorry, Badger fans. I’m probably jinxing you by hopping on your bandwagon now. Even without Jack Cichy, I feel like Wisconsin is good enough on D to derail the Huskers and I’m still not sure NU and Tommy Armstrong can play a clean enough game to win in a tough road environment.

Wisconsin 23 - Nebraska 20

http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/gallery/odds-lines-point-spreads-schedule-week-9-picks-bruce-feldman-102716

 

[Redux]

No if Wiscy wins it will be because they played the toughest schedule and it caught up with them.

I've seen dozens of people on Huskerboard excited that we got to play Wisconsin when we did because of this exact reason.

Why is my response confusing people?If Nebraska beats Wisconsin, the people downplaying this season so far will say "It's because Wisconsin has played a really tough schedule, so they were beat up from that. It's not because Nebraska is that good."

I don't personally believe that's true, but people on here and "expert analysts" will say it. Am I wrong?

But you said when Wiscy wins. Did you mean loses?

I didn't say anything close to that. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

(Yes, it was supposed to be loses. I'm just so excited that Nebraska is going to win the word just keeps popping into my head)

 

[Landlord]

No if Wiscy wins it will be because they played the toughest schedule and it caught up with them.

I've seen dozens of people on Huskerboard excited that we got to play Wisconsin when we did because of this exact reason.

Why is my response confusing people?

If Nebraska beats Wisconsin, the people downplaying this season so far will say "It's because Wisconsin has played a really tough schedule, so they were beat up from that. It's not because Nebraska is that good."

I don't personally believe that's true, but people on here and "expert analysts" will say it. Am I wrong?

People will say it, and they might be right. A lot of us Nebraska fans have been saying that for months - expressing satisfaction at the fact that we benefit from getting them at the end of a brutal stretch so we can hopefully have an easier time playing them.

 

[Redux]

Normally I would want to play them fair and square and the better team wins.

But not this year. After falling to them last year in heartbreaking fashion, after getting curbstomped two other trips to Madison, after gettin completely destroyed in our last title game appearance....

I want to dismantle them to the point they can't recover. I couldn't be happier they are shaken and beaten up. Petty or not, we need this win as a program more than they do.

 

[Hoosker]

Sean Callahan was on Big Red Wrap Up, not Damon Benning.

 

[hskrpwr13]

None of the national chatter even matters; frankly, I agree with a lot of it.

If NU wins, they're in great position to be a 0-1 loss team heading to B1G championship game. Win that game and NU is in the playoff regardless of perception.

 

[Redux]

Division title, conference crown, playoff berth and national championship all sound pretty great.

But none of them even remotely interest me this week. No, the only thing I care about this week is ripping that giant W off the side of the Badgers knockoff Husker helmets and pasting it among the other 7 W's we have in 2016.