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Nebraska
(7-3) at
Texas A&M
(8-2) 3:30 PM EST ABC Saturday
November 11th
Why to Watch: Nebraska took
control of the Big 12 North race with an
impressive 34-20 thumping over Missouri,
and now it just needs to beat either
Texas A&M or Colorado to play in the
title game. Even in the resurgent
season, it would be nice if the Huskers
could beat someone from the South after
losing to Texas and Oklahoma State in
back-to-back weeks. A&M had a great
first seven games thanks to a relatively
easy schedule and several close wins,
and then it got outcoached, outrushed,
and in the end, outgutted (to create a
word) in a tough 17-16 loss to Oklahoma.
A&M can firmly establish itself as the
league's third best team with a win, and
can start to get a little more national
credit. With Texas coming up in two
weeks to finish off the regular season,
the Aggies might need this to avoid a
three-game slide.
Why Nebraska Might Win: It's not
exactly the days of Mike Rozier, Tom
Rathman, Roger Craig or Ahman Green, but
the Husker running game is starting to
find its stride at just the right time
averaging over 200 yards in four of the
last five games (throwing out the
38-yard performance against Texas when
the passing attack threw for 302 yards).
A&M's defensive front has been shoved
around a little bit in recent weeks
having major problems with Oklahoma
State a few weeks ago and even giving up
over 100 yards to Baylor's ground game,
the nation's worst. Oklahoma and RB
Allen Patrick had their way with the
Aggies. On the road, Nebraska can take
the crowd out of the game by pounding
the ball. However ...
Why Texas A&M Might Win: ... all
of a sudden, Nebraska's run defense has
gotten soft. Most teams have been able
to do whatever they want throwing the
ball on the Husker secondary, and now
there have been problems over the last
three weeks with all types of ground
games. Texas pounded on the Huskers,
Oklahoma State blew by them, and
Missouri, when it wasn't screwing up,
was cranking out yards in chunks before
falling behind. A&M should be able to
control the clock on the ground.
Who to Watch: Assuming Oklahoma's
Adrian Peterson doesn't get in, this
game might decide one of the spots on
the All-Big 12 First Team next to Jon
Cornish of Kansas. Texas RB Jamaal
Charles will be in the mix and
Oklahoma's Patrick is making a late
charge, but realistically it'll be
between Texas A&M's Jorvorskie Lane and
Nebraska's Brandon Jackson. Lane is
ninth in the league in rushing and
second on his own team, but he's scored
a whopping 18 touchdowns with at least
one in every game this year. Over the
last two seasons, A&M is 4-0 when he
runs the ball 20 or more times. For
Nebraska, Jackson has come on over the
second half of the season as a rushing
and receiving threw with 293 yards on
the ground and three touchdowns in the
last two games, and ten catches over the
last four.
What Will Happen: Texas A&M will
get a bit more out of its running game,
helped by QB Stephen McGee, and will
come up with a big late drive to win a
grind-it-out, hard fought battle.
CFN Prediction:
Texas A&M 24 ... Nebraska 20 ..
Line: Pick
Must See Rating: (5 skip the
birth of your first born - 1 Santa
Clause 3: The Escape Clause)
... 4
Texas
(9-1) at
Kansas State
(6-4) 8 PM ABC EST Saturday
November 11th
Why to Watch: Kansas State has
come up with a shocking season in Ron
Prince's first year getting bowl
eligible with a young, young, young
group that's getting better and better
by the week. On a two-game winning
streak with wins over Iowa State and
Colorado, now the program looks to make
a big, splashy, 'we're back" statement
against the likely eventual Big 12
champions. Texas is knee-deep in the
national title waters needing as many
style points as possible. The Big 12
South title is all but sewn up needing
to win either this week or in two weeks
against Texas A&M, so now it's about
fighting the way into the coveted number
two spot in the BCS rankings. Anything
short of an impressive win here might
kill those hopes.
Why Texas Might Win: Outside of a
flurry in the final three minutes to
upset Oklahoma State, it's not like
Kansas State has beaten anyone with a
pulse, or even been close. The six wins
have come against the Cowboys, Illinois
State, Florida Atlantic, Marshall, Iowa
State and Colorado, while the four
losses have come to Louisville, Baylor,
Nebraska and Missouri by a combined
score of 103 to 33. Texas represents
just a wee bit of a jump up in
competition after beating the Cyclones
and Buffaloes. While the KSU passing
game woke up over the last two weeks, it
needs to run the ball effectively to
win. The Longhorns have only allowed one
team to run for more than 100 yards
(Oklahoma).
Why Kansas State Might Win:
Pressure. To have any shot at beating
Texas, Kansas State has to get into the
backfield early and often. Colt McCoy
has been tremendous over the last
several weeks because he's had ten days
to throw, but he might get pressured a
bit against a Wildcat defense that's
11th in the nation in sacks and 14th in
tackles for loss. While the Longhorns
were able to shut down Bobby Reid and
the Oklahoma State passing game, they
got torched over the previous three
weeks by Texas Tech, Nebraska and
Baylor. That means ...
Who to Watch: ... Kansas State
freshman QB Josh Freeman has to come up
with his second straight lights-out
performance. The star recruit has taken
his lumps throughout the season failing
to throw a touchdown pass in his five
games with meaningful time. He went from
throwing one touchdown pass and nine
interceptions in his first six games to
completing 22 of 26 passes for 251 yards
and two touchdowns in the win over
Colorado. He has to be nearly perfect
for the Wildcats to have a shot.
What Will Happen: The Kansas
State defense will keep this from
getting out of hand, but it won't have
enough offensive firepower to make a
comeback after getting down early.
CFN Prediction:
Texas 30 ... Kansas State 13 ..
Line: Texas -18
Must See Rating: (5 skip the
birth of your first born - 1 Santa
Clause 3: The Escape Clause)
... 3
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