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Nov 23, 2010
Johnny Goodman - See all 177 of my articles
Much of the hype surrounding my beloved town of Lincoln, Nebraska this past week is the much alleged Big Twelve Conference Conspiracy against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. There are many facts figures and statistics that are in the media including
- Nebraska’s opponents are the least penalized in the Big XII, second on the list the other team leaving the conference – Colorado
- Nebraska has had the same crew of officials for their three tightest games, all in which the officiating was very lopsided in favor of their opponents. Texas, Texas A&M and Iowa State
The list goes on for miles, but I will just say that the Husker Head Honcho, Bo Pelini, has brought on most of this himself. He continually berates officials, has dropped about 309 F Bombs on the sidelines and let’s face it, officials no matter how bad they might be, are humans and prone to being biased in their opinions after being yelled our pretty much non-stop for quarters on end.
Bottom Line, the Huskers offense is in shambles, the defense is playing well, and the officials in the Texas A&M game, while they might have contributed to the frustration did not directly impact the outcome of the game.
Thursday
Texas A&M (-4.5) @ Texas gig em .Horns are horrible. A&M 21- TX- 14
Friday
West Virginia @ Pittsburgh (-3.5) Backyard Brawl what a yawner. WV- 21- Pitt – 20
Auburn @ Alabama (-3.5) Roll Tide. Cam Newton loses Heisman, Boise State to National Title Game Bama 17- Auburn 15
Colorado @ Nebraska (-20.5) Buffs cost Huskers the Big XII title in the North. Buffs 15- Huskers 13
Arizona @ Oregon (-20.5) – You know the story here, Cal held them to 15, that won’t happen again. Ore 55- Arizona 21
Boise State (-15.5) @ Nevada Colin Kaepernick for Heisman. Boise 49- Nevada – 42
Saturday
Michigan @ thuh ohio state (-18.5) Bunkeyes roll at home. OSU 42- MICH 21
Michigan State (-1.5) @ Penn State JoPa goes out a winner . Penn St 21- Mich St 20
Kansas vs Missouri (-25.5) – Tigers looked bad last week, time to get rolling in Columbia Mizzou 35- KU 10
LSU @ Arkansas (-4.5) – Ryan drops the Mallett ARK 21- LSU 17
Florida @ Florida State (-2.5) Free Shoes U! FSU 21- FLA 17
Washington @ California (-6.5) California rolls this week as inconsistent Jake Locker is down again on Thanksgiving weekend. Cal 28- Wash 20
South Carolina (-3.5) @ Clemson Lattimore for Heisman SC- 27- Clem 20
Mississippi State (-2.5) @ Mississippi Battle for well . Mississippi. Houston Nutt wasted his upset chance last week. Miss St 21- Mississippi 14
Oregon State @ Stanford (-14.5) Stan rolls again. Stan 40- Ore St 17
Oklahoma @ Oklahoma State (-1.5) For all the marble in the South. Which OU team shows up this week? A losing one ..OSU 28- OU – 24
Notre Dame @ USC (-3.5) No Defense cannot contain the Trojans in the Mausoleum. USC 28- No Defense – 17
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Nov 24, 2010 @ 07:46:32
Johnny my favorite quote this week: “Horns are horrible.”
Auburn/Alabama will be a great game!
My quote this week: Colorado sucks! =) Yes I live in Colorado, but CU is in Boulder. Boulder is like a foreign country and CU really does suck! GO HUSKERS!!!!!
Total Comments by Squeaky: 214
Dec 01, 2010 @ 12:02:13
Everything you said about the officials being human is true. However, you are wrong about the officials not directly impacting the result of the Texas A&M game! The officials had an agenda and they we successful at contributing to the loss at Texas A&M. I truly want to believe that the Big XII conference is not trying to treat Nebraska as a red headed step child, but all of the evidence and statistics prove that this may not be the case. If Don Beebe’s feeling are hurt, I don’t care, the conference is in shambles do to Nebraska leaving. As a result, the Nebraska players are unfairly being impacted by the business side of college football. Just as Pelini needs to act as a professional even though I support him 100%, so does the Big XII conference need to act professionally and let the chips fall where they may without trying to slant the table on Nebraska’s last roll.
Total Comment by Joe: 1