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Husker Extra live updates: Music City Bowl
The Huskers look to get to 10 wins when they face Tennessee in the Music City Bowl. The Husker Extra team will be live at noon for a pregame chat, then stick around for updates all game long.
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@DaninNashville: Haha. Well, Sipple is. (Actually, he's the cheapest meal of all of us on these trips.) But yeah, Whiskey Kitchen. Like a half mile from the strip but kind of out of the way so there's not a ridiculous crowd there. (I wrongly called it Whiskey Creek earlier)
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ESPN Georgia/TCU broadcast crew did a segment on Music City Bowl comparing the two quarterbacks of each team. One was Tommy Armstrong. You'd think with only two games on the network today, they might have done a little more prep. What's your feeling as to how Rife will perform today?
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@JohnB: Geez, really? It's only been known he's going to be out for about two weeks now, so I guess I can see where you'd miss that. It's a guessing game with Fyfe. When he's on, he can be really good. I've seen him at practices where he's in a rhythm and hits 8 or 9 in a row right on the money. He's going to have a few bad plays, but the key to me is, Are they going to be the worst kind of bad (turnovers) or reasonable setbacks you can fight through. One thing I'll say is a lot of teammates believe in Ryker. In fact, I'd say some don't think they take any step back with him playing QB compared to Armstrong.
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@JohnB: Newby/Ozigbo/Wilbon is my guess. I think you will see a heavier dose of WIlbon. But then, that was said in earlier weeks and it didn't happen. WIth Tre Bryant likely out, I think it actually happens this time. They need to get him going. Might be his kind of game against this porous run defense.
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@DaninNashville: I picked Tennessee 30-23. Not saying Nebraska can't win. I entirely leave open the idea NU could bully them around in the run game. Just think it's a steep hill when three of your best guys are out and you are basically playing in someone backyard. Good contingent of Nebraska fans here though.
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I've always thought that a bad defense is more likely to play above expectations due to the nature of an emotional uptick. That concerns me re: the Vols in addition to having a "home game" type crowd. Legitimate concern or are they just that bad? And what's the weather forecast i.e. wind?
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@JohnB: I think that's an accurate concern for a Husker fan. Also, Tennessee did get healthier over the break. Supposedly had their best two weeks of practice on defense in two months, according to their coaches. Wind won't be a factor. Weather is perfect for football. High 40s, clear sky. Crisp day but no silly elements to deal with.
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