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Steven M. Sipple: Nebraska should crave Iowa's stability; that doesn't mean Huskers can't win

Let's do something that's ... highly questionable.

Let's pick Nebraska to beat Iowa on Black Friday in Memorial Stadium.

By way of explanation, the best I can do is say it's a gut feeling. Because it otherwise doesn't make much sense.

Oh, Nebraska (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten) is good enough to topple its border rival on a given day. It certainly has the quarterback to do it. A raucous stadium would help. Iowa (8-3, 5-3) is a very good team, not a great team. It's obviously strong and smart on defense -- fifth nationally in average points allowed per game (12.