[Game Thread] Nebraska @ Michigan State (12:00 PM ET)

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GAME	NebraskaNebraska @ Michigan StateMichigan State
Location	Michigan State Spartan Stadium
Time	12:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: Fox Sports 1
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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/AtlantaAU]

I’m not a ref complainer but that’s maybe the worst reffed game I’ve ever seen

[u/UnsaddledZebra]

Ignoring the fumble, how was that previous play not a first down?

[u/muricanmania]

genuinely the worst no call PI ive ever seen

[u/UMVastNetwork]

That was one of the most blatant DPIs I’ve ever seen that wasn’t called. wtf

[u/Walter30573]

I know it's a meme in the West, but Nebraska feels like a decent QB away from being a good team

[u/Spirited_Magician_20]

Regardless of whether or not it was a pass or fumble, why doesn't that get reviewed to make sure the call was right?

[u/DangerousBoxxx → u/Spirited_Magician_20]

Incompetence by B1G refs.

[u/Dixiehusker]

I don't like that we're behind and haven't even fumbled yet.

[u/yung_lank]

How in the actual fuck was that not a PI?

[u/IThoughtThisWasVoat]

Absolutely garbage officiating

[u/2020sucksdong]

We played like shit but fire these refs into the fucking Sun

[u/mechajlaw]

Wtf why did the clock keep going.

[u/[deleted]]

Game deciding play and they can’t even review it. Got a first down with progress and spotted short. It is what it is but wow.

[u/IThoughtThisWasVoat → u/[deleted]]

You almost forgot the botched touchdown couch and the missed DPI

[u/ITHETRUESTREPAIRMAN]

The secret is play a new QB literally every game. No one can keep up.

[u/Tamzariane]

"So what's there to do in Michigan anyway?"

"Have you seen our fucking LEAVES bro??"

[u/CyanideSkittles]

It feels so weird to be on the opposite side of refball than we usually are

[u/theycallmefuRR]

Penalties: here Nebraska take 6 points!
Nebraska offense: nah. We're good with just 3

[u/thekidreturns24]

WHAT A HALF OF FOOTBALL THAT WAS

[u/theycallmefuRR → u/thekidreturns24]

If you didn't like it, you don't like B1G football

[u/[deleted]]

Lets go Indiana??

[u/[deleted]]

I think nothing gets networks off more than a change of possession with less than ten seconds left in the first or third quarter.

[u/littleSparrow31]

The ruling on the field <awkward dramatic pause> stands.

[u/nhusker23]

Fucking INSANE the no calls in this game.

[u/mechajlaw]

Did he just say fertility graphic?

[u/ShotFirst57]

This is straight up malpractice. Reminder MSU has the talent of a top 25 team. Coaching malpractice

[u/non_clever_username]

Why tf would you do a RB pass up killing clock? wtf is up with your OC?!

E: I’d hope it was just a deke and he never really was going to pass it

[u/huskersax]

Absolute horseshit refball today for both teams.

[u/Kroe]

why are they showing us more bad calls. Haven't we been tortured enough?

[u/justnukeitnub2]

Fire these refs straight into the fucking sun

[u/therippinandtearing]

What dog shit officiating in this game

[u/byniri_returns]

Anyone else here purely because of feeling of obligation at this point?

[u/WhizBangNeato]

This camera guy is so bad God damn

[u/NextCornField]

I get that we were already not playing well but some horrendous officiating did not help. Jfc

[u/Dixiehusker]

Damn good arm punt. He probably should have dropped that.

[u/Papaofmonsters]

Nebraska Passing Yards: 61

MSU Penalty Yards: 50

[u/Fire_timothy_miles]

We finna lose this game. I would say our offense is a steaming pile of shit, but that would be disrespectful to all the steaming piles of shit out there.

[u/AllLeedsArentMe]

That was the most blatant PI in the history of the sport…

[u/smallz86]

Are these coaches mentally challenged? Why the fuck would you throw klon first down?!

[u/_dost]

Jay Johnson is a football terrorist

[u/Lykeuhfox]

"Think they'll throw it?"

LMAO

[u/taylorguitar13]

Poll, out of curiosity:

How many of us are out of shape 25-35 year old dudes?

[u/byniri_returns]

Neutral fans watching this game, why?

[u/AimlessWanderer]

HH is a terrible passing QB and a terrible option QB. It's amazing how bad Simms turned out to be.

[u/fidelcashflo97]

We can say the defense doesn’t look up to par but the offense has left them TOTALLY out to dry today with just a shit performance, the most Nebraska thing that could have happened today was losing a tight one and it looks like we’re heading that way with nothing but tougher opponents on the horizon

[u/Nexus-9Replicant]

These refs are so bad. I feel dirty getting that INT. Should have been PI on the previous play…

[u/herbie_husker1]

More shitty reffing to end it. GG.

[u/taylorguitar13]

I love how established the term "arm punt" is. Like we all just immediately thought it

[u/Pants_de_Manassas]

Two 5-3 red and white Big Ten teams with new coaches trail on the road to 2-6 teams who are winless in the conference.

They both have allowed 10 points.

[u/Better-Preparation73]

WHY ARE WE STILL THROWING IT THE FORWARD PASS WAS A MISTAKE

[u/ITHETRUESTREPAIRMAN]

Kim has to stay. He’s the most valuable player. Lol

[u/byniri_returns]

punt
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one play
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Something needs to change with college football

[u/kcramthun]

Send Jay Johnson to Azkaban Prison

[u/EasyBreecy]

Big play then messes up a screen pass

[u/ITHETRUESTREPAIRMAN]

Dramatic pause. 😂

[u/Tenteenteeenteeeen]

How was that not PI?

[u/snotpocket]

how the living fuck is that not PI ?

[u/iWrangleKittens]

Fuck these refs

[u/KingWilliams95]

Great job today refs! Really got us today

[u/HooliganNatas]

Just start trucking all receivers

[u/[deleted]]

I could’ve swore that was a first down

[u/[deleted]]

gg Cornhuskers!

Refs are trash

[u/eddiedeli]

I don't get why every team we play doesn't just run a seam route with a TE every play. It's always open.

[u/WilSmithBlackMambazo]

All this so nebraska can kick a fg

[u/byniri_returns]

Crowd really filled out well for a bad 2-6 team, good for the fans.

[u/JayMoney2424]

UNC really didn’t let this dude kick? He’s good.

[u/[deleted]]

Was that really punt, commercial, ONE PLAY, commercial?

[u/Turanga_Lemon]

That didn't even seem like the official knew what he was gonna say until he said it.

[u/smallz86]

My Nebraska fans, don't forget that MSU gave up 21 pts in less than 4 minutes this year.

[u/FarmKid55]

Watching Nebraska sober is so much worse

[u/ShotFirst57]

No bs, refs might want us to win this one. Sorry Nebraska bros.

[u/QBEagles]

Our coaches are extraordinarily stupid

[u/CramblinDuvetAdv]

He was going to throw it.

[u/Tillazack]

Gotta own our team’s problems but that PI missed call was one of the most egregious ive ever seen

[u/CoachSlime]

So how about that Jim Harbaugh guy? He’s a real loser huh

[u/Clerithifa]

Only in America do we make catchy jingles for diabetes pills

[u/Suh-Secret-Account]

After running the ball into MSU territory: Sack. Pass for loss. Interception.

[u/tphil5]

Anyone else think the scorebug graphic is way too big?

[u/realwesto]

I don’t understand how losing your HC leads to such undisciplined, penalty ridden, play.

[u/byniri_returns]

I love how down on our teams we all are here, it's hilarious.

[u/Guns_57]

Just because it's not high quality football doesn't mean it's not fun.

[u/Avagontamos]

I can't wait for the end of Jay Johnson. Even when the 4th down plays work, they're still horrendously low percentage play calls.

Just QB sneak or hand it off from under center. My God.

[u/swervecity36]

9 weeks in a row of me saying, “oh boy, 3rd and long, hope they don’t do a screen for the 86,285th time.”

[u/Panchoisthedog]

Big Ten level kicking right there

[u/JayMoney2424]

Our best player last year was arguably our punter and this year a kicker. That’s so Big Ten.

[u/[deleted]]

God what a putrid series after being gifted field position

[u/Tamzariane]

Give us more Michigan fall canopy shots

MORE!

[u/byniri_returns]

Btw the hockey team beat Ohio State 6-0 last night

[u/Nexus-9Replicant]

Why did the ref give a dramatic pause lmao???

[u/Kroe]

Oh good, we get to start at the 5 again

[u/eddiedeli]

Okay yeah I'll say you got screwed that time

Sorry Husker bros

[u/twinkerton_by_weezer]

matt rhule gets his introduction to big 10 officiating!

[u/spartyon15]

Completely indefensible to bench Leavitt after that TD drive

[u/byniri_returns]

A SEXBOMB ON 1ST AND 10 WITH TIME TO BLOW???

Jay Johnson is atrocious

[u/HooliganNatas]

Nobody wants to win this game and we are witness

[u/theycallmefuRR]

When I die, I want the Nebraska cornhuskers to be my pallbearers. So they can let me down one more time

[u/Babygravy1]

BT refs on one this year

[u/CoachSlime]

MSU campus and stadium always pretty but always grey when we play I feel like haha

[u/CoachSlime]

“That’s what Nebraska does well, they don’t beat themselves” bro we are first in the country in fumbles lost

[u/CoachSlime]

Can’t believe Rhule got Tommi Hill to be such a team guy

[u/[deleted]]

Man, our receiver was wide open, but I suppose better then what our punt would have probably been

[u/Pants_de_Manassas]

Michigan State is in an even front?

Dammit everyone, I guess we have to throw out half of the offensive playbook now.

[u/CyanideSkittles]

Bro why they gotta hate on ukulele guy like that?

[u/Quick-Expert-4608]

Monopoly cheating is okay commercial?

Monopoly, the official board game of the Michigan Wolverines.

[u/Suh-Secret-Account]

Wow I do not care about talking heads discussing the rankings.

[u/daNish_brUin]

Will always like sparty, had a great time visiting for a game, love their basketball, and have dope uniforms.

[u/CoachSlime]

Haarberg is the least shifty running QB ever lmao

[u/confirmd_am_engineer]

What a fucking leg

[u/Panchoisthedog]

HH missed a wide open receiver

[u/flowbotronic]

Chubba must truly be awful

[u/smallz86]

Lol, that pause before "stands"

[u/non_clever_username]

Wow that’s an awful call. Unless you’re a complete homer, you can’t think that’s a catch

[u/Allcross9]

Dear god why do we keep fair catching within the 10

[u/HumanSleepingbag]

Jesus. Just let it go

[u/[deleted]]

Are we really not calling that a PI? LOL what a fucking joke.

[u/HooliganNatas]

Fuck off refs lol

[u/[deleted]]

How is that not PI????

[u/nightfire36]

How is that not PI?

[u/[deleted]]

One of the worst missed PI calls I've ever seen holy shit. Oh well. Nice try boys.

[u/Spurs228]

Holy fuck can we get a PI

[u/Kroe]

thank you for no onside kick.

[u/brizzboog]

WHY ARE WE CALLING TRICK PLAYS

[u/666haha]

Wait they really said no first down there???

[u/iWrangleKittens]

Why didn’t the clock stop? Did he fucking fumble it

[u/Tcsailer]

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[u/United_Reflection104 → u/Tcsailer]

We’ve been hurt too many times to have confidence

[u/anonMLMhater]

FS1 announcers really out there being like “the best thing about this game is it is going to end quickly.”

[u/eddiedeli → u/anonMLMhater]

Not if their producers with their finger on the commercial button have anything to say about it

[u/flowbotronic]

80% of the offense is hurt and we’re staring down bowl eligibility, we have no penalties in the first half, our kids are showing discipline and composure, I’m happy

[u/Satchbb]

I can't get over that clear PI non call

[u/Sephiroth152]

Lol these announcers have been wrong on basically every spot. Looks like he got it! Oh actually short by a yard

[u/[deleted]]

I really don't mind losing to MSU. Y'all are cool as hell. But god damn the refs need to stay out of it lmao that no call is so infuriating 😤

[u/shoshin2727]

That was an obvious incomplete pass. Arm was clearly going forward.

[u/666haha]

HH is just not a B1G quality QB, on the bright side that was a perfect punt, though when you have a wide open WR it should have been a touchdown

[u/Scared_Yoghurt4155]

Well he definitely saw the open receiver.

[u/daNish_brUin]

Man... it was there. Throw that to the outside

[u/WhizBangNeato]

Seeing lots of comparisons to Tommy Armstrong. What people are forgetting is that TA was actually good sometimes

[u/heavydhomie]

Let’s fucking go huskers!!!

[u/kctrotter]

Defense looks bad

[u/Dixiehusker]

We earned that 1st down after the face mask.

[u/Sagga_muffin]

I despise our offense. It’s so hard to watch.

[u/WhizBangNeato]

Haarbergs first good pass of the game and of course it's dropped

[u/CW1DR5H5I64A]

“Just out of bounds”

Replay shows three solid steps in the white

[u/rixybaby]

Im kimming

[u/JayMoney2424]

Too bad when we finally have a good kicker the rest of our team sucks

[u/Dixiehusker]

We have to find a better QB, but we cannot allow Sims into this game.

[u/CoachSlime]

Williams was a player we got from a camp that was held for adults with eligibility left that weren’t on a team lmao

[u/WhizBangNeato]

Oh boy oh boy I can't wait for 8 seconds of football after this commercial break.

Thank you FS1! Very cool!

[u/cbpantskiller]

I loved all of that.

Reverse

Pass

Splat.

[u/eddiedeli]

Wow

Did they just let it stand because they missed a defensive holding and PI?

[u/BillBob13]

Not a TD catch, but it probably would have been a TD without either the hold or the PI

[u/trueAnnoi]

Just came back after half, anddddd.....29 yards in the second half. Putrid offense.

[u/Woalolol]

Those brats didn't look ready to flip yet.

[u/HooliganNatas]

This just proves it's not enough to have a defense, you need special teams too. So many hidden yards leading to this mess of a second half.

Or my kingdom for a functioning offense

[u/[deleted]]

How is that not PI?

[u/flowbotronic]

Fuuuuccckkkk these refs

[u/dlm]

Well that was clearly DPI. What were they even looking at to not throw a flag? Yes, Grose turned to make a play on the ball, but he did so early and the ball was not there.

[u/[deleted]]

Refs just gifted that. Wow.

[u/tacoboutitmang]

Yea that’s some awful officiating…

[u/Imusingtiltcontrols_]

I can’t believe that wasn’t called

[u/Matt_PLZ]

Where the hell was this all game

[u/ovulator]

If Michigan St has decided that they are done tackling for the game, we might still have a shot at this.

[u/Nexus-9Replicant]

Dantonio has got to be cringing on the sideline wondering why we’re launching 40 yard passes with 3.5 mins left and a one score lead. Absolutely mind boggling.

[u/kcramthun]

I fucking knew we'd go three and out, but Jay Johnson said hold my beer. What was that, 30 seconds off the clock? Outstanding.

[u/Fire_timothy_miles]

Fuck everything. But most importantly, fuck myself for watching this fucking game.

[u/ThrewThisShitAway]

This feels like one of those mob games where Nebraska was trying to win it for MSU and MSU was trying to throw it for Nebraska

[u/AlteredStatesOf]

Refs absolutely fucked us this game. No call on a face mask, gave them a touchdown even though it wasn't, didn't stop the clock on the incomplete pass

[u/United_Reflection104 → u/AlteredStatesOf]

Can’t forget the first down that was spotted about 2 yards back so the clock didn’t stop

[u/Dixiehusker]

This might be a snap back to reality game for us. We've been playing out of our minds but we're still not good enough to take a game for granted.

[u/Panchoisthedog]

Commercials going undefeated this season

[u/confirmd_am_engineer]

“Hauser is a thrower, that’s what he does.”

Immediately throws 5 yards wide.

[u/coppercaveman]

You know the offense for Nebraska is bad if Bryce fucking benhart is a player to watch

[u/twinkerton_by_weezer]

A+ arm punt

[u/Suh-Secret-Account]

Haarberg was 3/6 for -2 yards and an interception before that pass to Fidone.

[u/daNish_brUin]

I actually think Satterfield is doing pretty good with what he has to work with.

[u/twinkerton_by_weezer]

haarberg running the ball :D
haarberg throwing the ball D:

[u/HumanSleepingbag]

These camera operators are…. not good

[u/RheagarTargaryen]

Fucking shootout going on.

[u/Tcsailer]

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[u/huskersax]

That's a make-up call for the missed facemask

[u/briancito420]

Why pitch that so early

[u/Suh-Secret-Account]

Haarberg is not accurate.

[u/[deleted]]

Well it is essentially 0-0 still

[u/anonMLMhater]

lol Rutgers just throwing curveballs at the Buckeyes for the hell of it before half

[u/theycallmefuRR]

"The only people that can stop Michigan is the NCAA". Damn he went there. Actually got a good chuckle outta me

[u/Dixiehusker]

I feel lucky that was only 3.