I said, “Take the under!”
Penn State 56, Nebraska 44
I was off by about 44 points there, as a combined total of 100 points were scored in a ridiculous game at St. Joe Memorial Stadium on Senior Day. A couple of dumbass special teams errors erased the brilliant, 65-yard touchdown run by Saquon Barkley on the opening drive. The Nittany Lions went on to win the first half, taking a 42-10 lead into the locker room. Curtailing the game with a North Korean EMP right then and there would have made it a happy and decisive win for PSU.
Unfortunately, it didn’t end there. The desire to play competitively seemed to cease for the Nittany Lions, who lost the second half equally decisively, 34-14. [Read more…]
The Corn Huskers are mere shadows of their former selves, so to speak. Big Red, who gave us some epic battles in the past, is a much smaller Red. Having endured coaching and recruiting issues, and the hiring of a new AD, they’re in third place in the weak Big Ten West, no threat to leader Wisconsin.