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After technical difficulties this morning at the Polldaddy source, Huckleberries Online’s new poll is up and ready for your votes: Should Idaho risk injury by playing powerhouse teams like Nebraska, simply to earn an $800,000 payday?
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OutofStaterTater on September 07 at 2:27 p.m.
There’s more to gain than just a paycheck, although the $800K shouldn’t be overlooked. The question assumes that Idaho is going to get slaughtered. Maybe that will happen, but you never know, and that’s why they play the game for real instead of on paper. For the record, I don’t think the Vandals are going to win, but if they keep it competitive, the exposure and the experience will be a net positive. It helps recruiting when you can point to a big game like this on the schedule. Nebraska’s history is one of a powerhouse program, but the last few years, they haven’t lived up to that. They seem to be on the upswing, I’m not yet convinced they’re a real title contender this year.