The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, October 16, 1974, Page page 16, Image 16

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-.v u?' membsrs of the Extra Point. Club Monday
Jfisro w!y,De no more Mr. niceuuy oi nus
practices wis weeK.
"This is not going to be a pleasant week,
Osborne said. "We have to. restore their
confidence' - and momentum, bui we're not
Colhg.to bs nice. The team didn't play well
enoih to be treated nice." V
,: Maskers are still stinging from their
21-10 loss to Missouri before the home crowd
.at Memorial Stadium Saturday, their worst
defeat in six years.
fThis weekend the Huskers meet Kansas
University in Lawrence, Kan., a team that
Osborne called, "'the best team we've faced
this year."
' ' A lot of mistakes
Looking back to the Missouri loss, Osborn 3
said he didn't see any poor effort,' just a lot of
mistakes
"The players knew it would get hard,"
Osborne commented. "But they thought i;
Would just last a while before they wouU
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field position was the key Saturday, plus the
two turnovers that resulted in Missouri
touchdowns in the tout in quarter.
"We expect to score 24 points when we
have field position like we had," Osborne
said. "There were a lot of third down and
fourth down plays we didn't convert into first
downs."
Team relaxed
Osborne credited the dt
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might have telaxed after taking a 10-0 lead
with 11:15 left in the gain.
"The defense .ml take all the blame,
Osborne added. "'I wo of the touchdowns
have to be chained up againr-t the offense."
Turnovers were -e so a factor, according to
Osborne, whoso tcatn lost the ball four times,
compared to one m'scuo by I ho Tigers,
"Any time you inae (hat many more
mistakes than a good opponent you're in hot
water," Osborne said.
"Missouri was a different team when
Sieve Pisarkiewicz entoied the game as
quarterback late in the third quarter,"
Osborne continued. "Thier defense re-
mainprf rnnsistant. and may have gotten an
emotional lift from Humm's injury."
Best effort needed
Osborne didn't use Humm's injury as an
excuse, saying Humm hadn't been moving
the ball before the injury.
Osborne said he plans to continue letting
Humm run with the football despite, his
injuries, because "a quarterback has got to
run to keep defenses from stacking up.
Despite the long injury list ader the
Missouri game, Osborne said he expects
everybody on the team to be ready to play
this weekend. .
This includes l-back John O Leary, who
missed the last three games with a broken
jaw, defensive end Bob Martin, who was
sidelined with a knee injury and defensive
tackle Ron Pruitt, absent from the last three
quarters of the Missouri game with a
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Osborne said the Huskers will need their
best effort to beat Kansas Saturday.
"If we don't beat Kansas we'll really be in
the soup," he said.
ebraska to play underdog role against Kansas
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Th Huskers descended from
tho clitd ranks of the top ten with
their I0S3 to Missouri and now
will try to rebound against an
even tougher team.
-Anything less than their best
affort of the season will return
the Huskers to Lincoln with a 3-3
record. This week's predictions:
Nebraska 24, Kansas 20
When the blackshirts are
composed and confident, they
have one of the toughest de
fenses ia the nation. However,
their poise will be severely
tested Saturday as they faee two
great running backs and a
hostile crowd. It w;H bo cio.e,
but look for the Huskers to start
a new winning streak.
Okla. St. 20, Missouri 10
Both teams are inconcj;ier,f,
but the Cowboys should win with
(heir more potent offense. A
Tiger loss will most likely
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Miami later this year.
Oklahoma 31 , Colorado 21
Colorado has bounced back
from a disastrous start to regain
both. their respectability and Bill
Maliory's hold on his head
, ;acl' inq job. The Buffalos could
.,.;! .; thinqs close, and might
oven win, "if Joe Washington
breaks his leg between now and
Saturday.
Tennessee 17, Alabama 14
The Crimson Tide almost
balled Florida State's long los
na streak last week and will
filially relinquish their pretense
of iKang national championship
contenders.
Texas 35, Arkansas 13
What used to be a battle for
national football supremacy
i a 'i even been televised the
past few years and this season's
-a'.'.t is only mildly important.
The Lonqhorns must win or
they'll have tc buy tickets or hop
(he fence to get into the Cotton
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Michigan 27, Wisconsin 16
Michigan has been unspec
tacular and Wisconsin has had
trouble on the road this season,
"see qarne is at Madison, but the
Wolverines never seem to be
i otborod by unruly crowds.
Iowa 20, Minnesota 7
Iowa has been a pleasant
Surprise to Hawkeye fans accus
tomed to winless seasons. Min
nesota has aiso been a surprise
(to followers expecting them to
be Big 10 contenders.) Iowa will
win if they can corral Rick
Upchurch before he gets too far
out of the starting blocks.
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USC 47, Oregon 3
The Trojan'v have been as
potent this season as a cherry
bomb without a fuse. They have
several explosive backs but
quarterback Pat Haden has kept
their offense neutral with his
fumbles and interceptions. As
soon as Haden and company put
the pieces together the Trojans
will be ready to shoot for another
Pacific 8 championship.
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Siftr'tHy during the Huskers' 21-10 loss to Missouri.
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