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Nebraska vs BC, CFP Rundown, Big Ten Bowl Predictions & More!

The Common Fans get you ready for bowl and playoff season.

TJ Birkel

Nov 23, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule and athletic director Troy Dannen walk off the field after defeating the Wisconsin Badgers at Memorial Stadium.
Nov 23, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule and athletic director Troy Dannen walk off the field after defeating the Wisconsin Badgers at Memorial Stadium. / Dylan Widger-Imagn Images
In this story:

The Common Fans break down the first ever 12 team college football playoff, Nebraska’s bowl game and the other Big Ten bowl matchups:

  • Predictions for each first round CFP game. 
  • Who has the hardest path? Who is best positioned to win it all?
  • Who could make a run? Possible cinderella stories. 
  • How close is Nebraska? When can Husker fans start dreaming of the CFP? 
  • Predicting all the Big Ten bowl matchups. 

Plus, the boys spend a significant amount of time looking at Nebraska’s matchup with Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl: 

  • Comparisons to the Gotham Bowl, Bob Devaney’s first bowl game in 1962. 
  • Nebraska beat Miami 36-34 to finish 9-2, as Devaney turned around a program that had been in a historically bad phase.
  • Which Huskers will even play? 
  • Neither coordinator calling the offense or defense was in his respective role to start the season. 
  • BC comes in at 7-5, having won three out of their last four after switching quarterbacks late in the season. 
  • Head coach Bill O’Brien is no stranger to the Big Ten. 

This and so much more on the latest episode of the Common Fan Podcast.

Listen on the Common Fan website, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, iHeart Radio, and PocketCasts.

Or watch above! 

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TJ Birkel
TJ BIRKEL

T.J. Birkel is the creator and co-host of the Common Fan Podcast, a Nebraska football podcast focused entirely on Husker football, all the time. We aim to create meaningful episodes and written commentary that fans like us will enjoy, infused with heavy doses of fun and frivolity. We work hard to cover the latest Husker news of the day; to provide insightful commentary and analysis on all things Husker football; and to bring unique stories and perspectives that may not be covered by the media but that Common Fans will enjoy. GBR for LIFE!

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