Keys to a Nebraska victory!

Nebraska has a key game tomorrow. With a lot of recruits deciding this week where they may go a good showing on both sides of the ball are imperative. Nebraska goes against the #2 passing defense in the national so a lot of passing yards will be hard to come by. With Jordon Westerkamp, maybe our top recruit this year who is trending toward Notre Dame, is it important our passing game is at its best. He is a receiver and he wants to go where the action is.

I will have to admit that I really want us to win tomorrow because of recruiting and the psychic of the team going into 2012. If Nebraska is going to keep on improving on the national stage we have to beat this SEC team.

Keys for the game:

Nebraska has to be in a position of third and less than four yards:
With the solid passing defense that South Carolina has, we have to keep them on their toes. If we are put in third and ten situations, we are in trouble. Rex Burkhead and Taylor Martinez have to have some good positive runs on first and second downs. IF we don't have production on the early downs standout pass-rushers Melvin Ingram and Jadeveon Clowney can pin their ears back and go for Martinez. The offensive line have to put together their best game of the year and our play calling will to have plays that keep South Carolina on their toes. This is the key to the game

Nebraska has to get to Connor Shaw:
The defensive line and the linebackers have to get to the quarterback. We have to rush his throws and yet contain him from running all over the field. Expecting the defensive backs to stay on the receivers for six, seven seconds won't work. We play too much man to man to make that work. We might see more blitzing as the game goes. Press the quarterback. Keep him moving but not up the field. Dennard will have his successes but so will but so will Alshon Jeffery. We must keep him to an average game. He is an All-American.

So we must win the war in the trenches on both sides of the ball!!

Win the turnover war:

Nebraska hasn't done well in turnovers in the games we lost. It is important that we have one or less turnovers and we make them have three or four. If this happens, we can win this thing. Press Rush Shaw and make him try plays that won't have a large amount of success. Interceptions and fumbles have been common in bowl games for South Carolina. Let's hope the trend continues.

Nebraska 24 South Carolina 23.
Should be a very close game so a play or two can make the difference but we have to be successful in three keys of the game to have a chance.

I really like Doc Sadler and most importantly Nebraska basketball. I think it started in college at UNL and the football games seemed to always be blowouts in the seventies so I went to a lot of basketball games because you never knew if we were going to win or not. I feel bad for Doc Sadler. I think he has great ethics and is a very likable coach. With injuries to three of our top six players this year, it doesn't look like we will get a fair look as to how good this team will be. At times we will be competitive and we will win a few games but will it be enough. We have a really really tough schedule coming up. Let's wish them the best and support them.

On January 1, 1971, my dad and I attended the Nebraska-LSU game in Miami Florida at the Orange Bowl. We won the game and our first national championship. Great memories!!