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Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Indiana Defeats Nebraska 20-17

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Indiana 3 0 3 14 20
Nebraska 10 0 0 7 17
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u/eye_can_see_you Texas Longhorns • Team Chaos 7d ago

Nebraska scores to go up 2 scores, stadium is absolutely rocking, they come out in a defensive alignment leaving an elite WR one on one with zero safety help, easily hit a slant and its a 75 yard TD on the first play and immediately a 1 score game again

In pressure situations, Indiana just keeps executing. In pressure situations, Nebraska was scared and hesitant and out of alignment

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u/Fruit_Fly_LikeBanana Nebraska Cornhuskers • Hillsdale Chargers 7d ago

There was safety help. The safety just kinda...left.

The backend of Nebraska's secondary against RPOs is the epitome of trying to make the big play instead of doing your job

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u/Tenteenteeenteeeen Nebraska Cornhuskers • Navy Midshipmen 7d ago

Not the first time Benning has been torched like that, and won’t be the last. Our safeties outside of the top two are absolute liabilities.

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u/Fruit_Fly_LikeBanana Nebraska Cornhuskers • Hillsdale Chargers 7d ago edited 7d ago

The fact is that we're a top 25 team that's clearly getting better, but we have a few liabilities that will cost us big games at big moments

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u/BenSimmonsThunder 6d ago

That’s one thing that Cignetti does like nobody else. I don’t know what kind of witchcraft confidence he instills in his team, but for the last 2 seasons, more than anything, Hoosiers excel in extreme pressure situations. I’ve watched it with Iowa. The last second toe touch to Penn State. I’ve seen it this season with northwestern and Nebraska. I’ve seen Mendoza do it against Miami. They relish and literally thrive on big moments.

This team’s secondary isn’t as good as last year, Hoover isn’t Mendoza, but the boys somehow find a way to get it done and win. That’s the common thread. I’ve never seen a time thrive by being against all odds time and time again just to walk away with a W.