Nebraska Preparing Like Rocky IV
Nebraska is treating this game like "Rocky IV," running backs coach Ryan Held said.
"Nobody thinks we can win this game," Held said. "National people don't think we can win this game. We have to be able to rally, come together as a group, go on the road, get on that airplane like Rocky Balboa did and frickin' beat Ivan Drago."
also:
Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez went through the entire practice Wednesday in full pads and participated in every drill, quarterbacks coach Mario Verduzco said.
https://www.omaha.com/huskers/blogs/husker-practice-report-adrian-marti…
September 19th, 2018 at 1:04 PM ^
Are they doing those badass hanging sit ups?
September 19th, 2018 at 1:31 PM ^
I thought they'd all be roiding up to hit the Hit Hard machine really hard.
September 19th, 2018 at 3:47 PM ^
Naw, they're just dragging Paulie around in the snow...
September 19th, 2018 at 3:55 PM ^
Cojones? Cojones is Latin for Spanish nuts.
September 19th, 2018 at 3:55 PM ^
Still sucks that Paulie did not get to watch the Rose Bowl Game.
September 19th, 2018 at 5:55 PM ^
I got a hernia doing those
September 19th, 2018 at 6:53 PM ^
It didn't say if they are Rocky or Apollo crews in this movie.
September 19th, 2018 at 1:04 PM ^
...Martinez
September 19th, 2018 at 1:08 PM ^
If he dies, he dies....
(Seriously though, I hope he remains healthy)
September 19th, 2018 at 4:19 PM ^
I'm ok with our defense giving him an early exit, so long as there's no long-term damage
September 19th, 2018 at 6:19 PM ^
ROFL -I just spit out pizza in a doctoral night class so thanks for that.
September 19th, 2018 at 8:27 PM ^
So you tell us you're in a doctral night class, but not the toppings on the pizza or where the pizza's from? Jerk.
September 19th, 2018 at 9:00 PM ^
I'm giving you an upvote because your username is close to and thus, I'm assuming, an homage to the great Pixies album Surfer Rosa. If your name is NOT a reference to the Pixies, I will switch this to a downvote so be forewarned.
September 19th, 2018 at 1:04 PM ^
I must break you...
September 19th, 2018 at 1:05 PM ^
Wait, we're Drago? That doesn't seem right. If anything, we're Apollo. Except for the whole (spoiler) getting killed thing.
September 19th, 2018 at 1:09 PM ^
Apollo Creed is a sucka. Charlie Mack’ll beat Drago.
September 19th, 2018 at 5:01 PM ^
Clubber? He has a distinctive doo. He also predicts pain.
September 19th, 2018 at 1:05 PM ^
"Rising up, the ranks of our minds
Backup QB transferred quickly
Went the distance, but we're now 0-2
Just a team with a will to survive"
September 19th, 2018 at 5:44 PM ^
Isn't it odd when you realize that Rocky IV is about 15 years older than the acronym "LOL"?
September 19th, 2018 at 1:09 PM ^
Nice!
September 19th, 2018 at 1:17 PM ^
It's the eye of the Husker, it's the thrill of the game
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known surviving QB will not come up lame
And were watchin' us all with the eye of the Husker
September 19th, 2018 at 10:07 PM ^
Dude.....
September 19th, 2018 at 1:05 PM ^
Is running through cornfields the same as through snow-packed mountains?
September 19th, 2018 at 1:08 PM ^
When having to dodge and weave through Isaac and his Children of the Corn....yeah, I'd say it's pretty comparable.
September 19th, 2018 at 3:52 PM ^
OUTLANDER!!! WE HAVE YOUR WOMAN!!!!
September 19th, 2018 at 7:33 PM ^
Only if you’re naked.
September 19th, 2018 at 1:08 PM ^
I hope Martinez does play. Nebraska needs to be at full strength so Frost can see exactly how far away his team really is. They don't have the athletes, across the field, to match Michigan and make a credible run for it. It'll be a closer game than was either WMU or SMU, but should still be a comfortable win.
September 19th, 2018 at 3:12 PM ^
Its sad that Martinez had that injury and I hope he gets back soon... But wishing for him to be back for the Michigan game to prove something I don't really care for.
September 19th, 2018 at 3:45 PM ^
Should be, but yeah, my optimism is gone.
September 19th, 2018 at 1:08 PM ^
Game plan is to clearly out-hit us.
September 19th, 2018 at 1:11 PM ^
I hope the people in charge of music play Eye of the Tiger when Michigan is comfortably ahead in the 2nd half.
September 19th, 2018 at 1:18 PM ^
Keep in mind, Eye of the Tiger is from Rocky III, not Rocky IV. So should be no problem to play it.
September 19th, 2018 at 1:23 PM ^
Yeah, to properly represent Rocky IV we will need to play "Hearts on Fire."
September 19th, 2018 at 1:33 PM ^
There's no easy way out.
There's no shortcut home.
September 19th, 2018 at 1:36 PM ^
It somebody cutting onions?
Pollen alert today?
September 19th, 2018 at 3:11 PM ^
Came here to post both of these things. Did not leave disappointed.
Also, Rocky IV has by far the best music score during the main fight of the movie.
September 19th, 2018 at 7:26 PM ^
Correct, but Eye of the Tiger is on the Rocky IV soundtrack.
September 19th, 2018 at 1:43 PM ^
Rocky literally comes from behind in every match...
September 19th, 2018 at 3:12 PM ^
Not the rematch against Clubber Lang. Out front the whole fight.
September 19th, 2018 at 6:07 PM ^
Debatable, he comes out hot in the first but then in the second somewhat baits/rope-a-dopes Clubber into tiring himself out...by blocking punches with his face and his hands down.
Is it sad that I know this?
September 19th, 2018 at 6:41 PM ^
He was gettin mad.
September 19th, 2018 at 1:12 PM ^
I heard Martinez wants to be the meat of a Winovich/Gary sandwich.
Nttawwt
September 19th, 2018 at 8:57 PM ^
Nitwit, too.
September 19th, 2018 at 1:13 PM ^
Considering the fact that Nebraska profited mightily from better living through chemistry in the Osborne era, they're a much closer match to test-tube man-meat Drago than the clean-living Rocky Balboa.
September 19th, 2018 at 2:31 PM ^
Why doesn't anybody talk about this more?
I watched Nebraska since the '70's. It didn't take a PhD to see what their vaunted "strength program" was about.
That they are not as good as they once were is not the mystery people make it out to be. It's kinda simple actually.
They will never revert to their previous dominance unless they turn the clock back on, um, old habits.
September 19th, 2018 at 1:14 PM ^
"Nobody thinks we can win this game."
"National People don't think we can win this game."
Could it have something to do with the fact you lost to Troy?
September 19th, 2018 at 1:23 PM ^
They have a good chance at upset with Martinez... Or he'll die.