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Most Nebraska players and fans knew that the Big 12 North would come down to this.

This is the reason why they play the games, correct? You play all season long to get to the point where you have that one game that defines your season. Win and you are playing for the Big 12 championship. Lose and you are left pondering all the ?what if?s? that occurred in this game (Iowa State), or that game (Texas Tech or Virginia Tech). Yes, this Saturday night in Lincoln the country?s best defense will once again take the field at Memorial Stadium hoping that the offense that gained over... 400 yards thmore>>

At the beginning of the season, many around college football wondered if the 70-year-old Bill Snyder could somehow resurrect the Kansas State football program the same way he did when he took over the program 20 years ago, in 1989.

Corn Nation picks the winners of the Big 12. Think you can do better? Stop by and show us.

What's the current state of affairs at Kansas State? Has Bill Snyder really performed a miracle, or did Ron Prince leave him tools to work with?

Dave Curtis The Week 12 slate for Grams looks curious because of who didn't make the cut. No Florida, Alabama or Texas. No Ohio State-Michigan. No forecast on the future of Notre Done (more on this later). Go ahead and insert an "every week is a playoff" joke here. With the top 10 on furlough from national prominence, Grams considered a bye week here in November. "Got to rest up for Thanksgiving," she said. Don't despair, Grams. Somehow,... five compelling contests emerged. Penn State looks to upgrade its Florida bowl trip (Orange trumps Capital One). Bill Snyder goes championship-hunting in Lincoln. The Big Game is, well, a big game. Here are the big five, straight up: No. 13 Penn State at Michigan State, 3:30 p.m., ABC The Skinny: As Grams gains steam down the stretch (that 1-4 week looks like an aberration), she's thinking JoePa and his boys might be losing it. "A couple of times, I picked them and they lost," she said. "They're not going to come through." Grams B: Michigan State, 31-24 Dave: Penn State, 20-14 No. 10 LSU at Mississippi, 3:30 p.m., CBS The Skinny: The Skinny: LSU is a top-10 team. Its only losses came against No. 1 Florida and No. 2 Alabama -- and both games were decided late. Yet Ole Miss is a four-point favorite. Does Vegas know something here? Well, besides the fact the Tigers have no offense. Grams goes with Vegas on this one. Grams B: Mississippi, 24-16 Dave: LSU, 17-13 California at No. 14 Stanford, 7:30 p.m., Versus The Skinny: Although she's rolled with Stanford the last two weeks, Grams wanted a thorough report on the Bears. Then, according to witnesses, a member of the Cardinal band emerged from behind the recliner and clocked her with a trombone. She's OK, and we're guessing she'd stay with her squad. Grams B: Stanford, 41-21 Dave: California, 33-28 Kansas State at Nebraska, 7:45 p.m., ESPN The Skinny: This was supposed to be Notre Dame vs. Connecticut, but Grams threatened to boycott the rest of the year if forced to deal with the Irish again. "I'm sick of them," she said. "Can't figure them out." You and the rest of the country, Grams. The Huskers look too good to her in this one. Grams B: Nebraska, 30-17 Dave: Kansas State, 27-22 No. 11 Oregon at Arizona, 8 p.m. ABC The Skinny: This newest nominee for "Pac-10 Game of the Year" could shake up the league even more. Arizona won this matchup in Tucson two years ago. Both Ducks losses in '09 came on the road. The winner controls its own destiny for the Rose Bowl, a game 'Zona has never reached. Grams B: Oregon, 44-33 Dave: Arizona, 30-27 Related Links Sporting News staff picks Pac-10 conference call Best football broadcasters Last Week Grams B: 3-2 Dave: 3-2 Season Grams B: 34-21 Dave: 28-27 Dave Curtis is a writer for Sporting News. E-mail him at dcurtis@sportingnews.com.more>>

The Big 12 was all the rage in '08. Story lines galore. Now there's just one on Saturday, Dennis Dodd says: Nebraska and K-State will vie for the right to get throttled by Texas in two weeks.

Corn Nation finds the stories surrounding Nebraska vs Kansas State, Nebraska players, and B12 football.

Senior Night. The Big 12 North on the line. The Huskers will win and here's why.

As the final seconds ticked off the clock in Memorial Stadium on October 24, the Husker fans who remained stood in frozen silence.?Many of them were not sure what they had just witnessed.

There?s a scene in the movie Gladiator that for whatever reason popped into my head after Nebraska?s victory over Kansas. In it, the Emperor Marcus Aurelius is talking to General Maximus about what people once dreamed Rome could be, a dream that was extremely fragile. The exact quote:

LINCOLN, Neb.-When Zac Lee was benched for a game and the first quarter of another, the Nebraska quarterback soothed himself by remembering the words of an old pro.