1995 Husker Retro - Fiesta Bowl predictions.... and Grass

Predictions and analysis from "experts". Most of whom really outdid themselves for the 1995 National Championship matchup at the Fiesta Bowl.

Probably the most memorable prediction for Husker fans came from Lee Corso who promised that the playing surface would be a vital factor in the game and would be key to a Florida win.
Pre-ESPN Lou Holtz made the same brilliant prediction regarding the natural surface of Sun Devil Stadium.

Vegas favored Nebraska by 3 but seemingly every tv pundit picked Florida to win. Some even warned that the game could get "out of hand"-- in the Gators favor.
In this video, from CNN's morning College Football show (which aired at the same time as ESPN's Gameday) is the lone "expert" who foresaw a Husker win.

Enjoy.

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[dans987]

They CRUSHED florida as well as beating 4 teams that finished in the top 10 by an average score of 49-18. Oh and they also did this without their starting RB and QB for most of the season. Enough said. HUSKER POWER!!!

[huskersva]

@dans987 Without their top RB-- but the Omaha-backs stepped up big time! They were not without Frazier, though. He missed most of the '94 season but stayed healthy (iirc with a couple very minor exceptions) throughout '95.

[Blastfimine80]

lou holtz is the worlds biggest dumbass

[nebraskabaseball]

Damn, I want to be at the top again. GBR!

[may291958]

"Gator" soup anyone...dang mines got grass in it....Go Big Red!!!!!

[IamthatdudeBanks]

"a little bit better huh." hahaha lol

[206WarEagle]

What the heck are Loser lee corso and kirk "the puppet that speaks by itself" herbstriet still doing on tv?

[Huskerking]

I think Lee was smoking too much grass.



[Huskerking]

The Huskers sooooo crushed the Gators that year! I loved it.

[IamthatdudeBanks]

Grass huh.... it be like a 1000-18 if nebraska played on turf

[Ca7Cable]

@epithalius Exactly. Look at Alabama: They scored 6 points in their loss, which ESPN tried to imply was the defensive struggle of the century yet others are saying may indicate lack of offensive power in the entire SEC, but 2 weeks later they're back to #2 in the polls. How is this possible? I don't think they'll stay there, since there's almost no way they can even win their division, let alone their conference, but the bias is there nonetheless.

[epithalius]

@Ca7Cable No, I hear ya. And yeah, you're right, the push the SEC has gotten is pretty much bullshit. If an unranked team beats a top-ranked team in any other conference, it's a sign they're having an off year, but in the SEC it just shows "how hard it is to win!" I think by that logic the Big East is actually the best conference. Any team really can beat any other team there.

[Ca7Cable]

@epithalius I'm not saying it will happen, just that ESPN will always try to make it happen by keeping the SEC higher in their rankings. They move SEC teams that win up several spots, but drop SEC teams that lose 2 spots or 3 at the most. Look at South Carolina. Who have they beat? Yet they are #12, which helps the 2 teams that have beat them (Arkansas and Auburn) stay up in the rankings despite losses of their own.