What we learned: Week 4

[rak21]

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5. Kansas State has guts. I swear, there may not be a more boring team to watch in college football, especially when teams bottle up Daniel Thomas, who still is making a strong case as college football's best running back. (Note to Mark Ingram, Kendall Hunter, John Clay, DeMarco Murray, Noel Devine and Jacquizz Rodgers: Look at what is around you. Look at what is around Daniel Thomas. Then look at his numbers. Then look at yours.) But twice this season, Kansas State has needed big plays. Both times, it's gotten them. No team has been in tighter games more constantly than the Wildcats, and for as underwhelming as its win over UCLA looked after the Bruins lost to Stanford, check out how it looks now. I already christened the game-winner on Saturday as the "Drive of the Year" in the conference, and the confidence Carson Coffman gained from it might mean it'll happen again. Pair that up with Nebraska's vulnerability to the run, and I'll say it: On October 7, Huskers beware.

[Purple_PhotoShopper]

Huskers beware... Ummm, the front 4 on NU's defense is going to have a HUGE night against K-State O-Line.

UCF's front four DOMINATED the Cats -- they rarely blitzed and got CONSTANT pressure.

[Gimmered]

Huskers beware... Ummm, the front 4 on NU's defense is going to have a HUGE night against K-State O-Line.

UCF's front four DOMINATED the Cats -- they rarely blitzed and got CONSTANT pressure.

This isn't last years front 4. It will be interesting to see what Bo and Carl dial up for the cats. I don't see putting in 5 and 6 DB as a good way to stop DT.

[Lynch]

Huskers beware... Ummm, the front 4 on NU's defense is going to have a HUGE night against K-State O-Line.

UCF's front four DOMINATED the Cats -- they rarely blitzed and got CONSTANT pressure.

This isn't last years front 4. It will be interesting to see what Bo and Carl dial up for the cats. I don't see putting in 5 and 6 DB as a good way to stop DT.

I hear Nebraska can't run defend.

[Gimmered]

Huskers beware... Ummm, the front 4 on NU's defense is going to have a HUGE night against K-State O-Line.

UCF's front four DOMINATED the Cats -- they rarely blitzed and got CONSTANT pressure.

This isn't last years front 4. It will be interesting to see what Bo and Carl dial up for the cats. I don't see putting in 5 and 6 DB as a good way to stop DT.

I hear Nebraska can't run defend.

They haven't been great. Ranked at 56th while K-State is 100th

Rushing O has UNL at 5th and K-State at 23rd. 

This really is putting strength against weakness for both team. It may come down to who sucks the least at throwing the ball to keep drives alive.

Turnovers and field position will be huge.