Im going to go ahead and make my prediction. Washington 35 Nebraska 48. I think we have a slow game to start out the first quarter, we go into half time either tied or down. 3rd quarter we start seeing flashes of the offense and take the lead only to have Washington battle us out in an offensive dogfight in the 4th quarter. I think we out perform them on offense, too many good weapons on offense and with Beck making right decisions i think we seperate ourselves in the 4th for the win. Defense may look a little sloppy still, but it will be adequate enough keep Washington at bay. They will kill us through the air, putting up somewhere around 275 to 325 passing yds against us, but i think the Blackshirts will hold strong in Redzone defense to keep them out of the endzone.
Is this assuming Dennard doesn't play? If he plays, there is absolutely no way Bo gives up 35. Even if he doesn't play, this is still Bo Pelini's defense. He doesn't give up 35 points to ANYONE, let alone unranked foes in Lincoln. Last week was bad, but there were major busts by veteran players - including a handful from both David and Cassidy - those will most definitely be sured up before this Saturday. They may not be as dominant as last year, but I would hope they can be better than 35 to Washington at home.
Its assuming Dennard doesn't play. If he does play, the score won't change too much, I'll knock it down to 28. Why? Its obvious that if Dennard does play, Washington won't throw his way, so his impact won't be as big as people might think.
Its a positive and negative thing if Dennard plays, the positive side is that Washington will more than likely run more than pass, and if they do pass Huskers should know which side the ball will go to, away from Dennard. The negative is Dennard won't see much action, so you can drop your expectations of Dennard having 2 or 3 interceptions in the Washington game if he plays. Washington knows Dennard and what he is capable of, they won't throw to his side very often.
