I listened to the first part of the game on the radio and the announcers brought up the energy level of the players being low with it being senior day. They talked about how the player are just with family 20 minutes before the game and are very emotional and it is hard to get that energy back up in a short amount of time. In this series, the visiting team has won every game since Nebraska joined the B1G. Each of those losses being at home were on senior days for both teams. How much of an effect do you guys think this has and would the spread reflect that at all?
I also think the game time is a major factor in this game. An 11 am kickoff, I could see Nebraska by 3-5, a night game I can see Iowa by 3-5, but a 2:30 kickoff I see being a pick em type game (however I do think Nebraska is a touchdown better this year for some reason). I think Nebraska has the edge in Offense and a very slight edge on Defense but Iowa is head and shoulders above in Special Teams. Maybe Bruce Read wont make the trip.
