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Well.... here we are with the bowl being announced and what not. In a few weeks Husker fans will watch as the season concludes and a few weeks after that, even if we would like to say we don't care about the bowl rematch with Georgia.... we will start missing the Huskers post haste. And the month of September will seem even farther away that it really is... and it's a long time without trying to plant the suggestion that its longer than the calendar might indicate. No doubt, it's been rough being a Nebraska fan this year. We had some expectations. And they weren't met. I was one who guarded against expectation by saying that I thought maybe 8-4 and 7-5 would be realistic, but I had the same kool aid drinking, pin the in sky thinking, 11-1 10-2 or 12-0 expectation that I think a lot of us had. Injuries. Then Bo had his moments. So did the university quite frankly in terms of how they handled the situation... not backing the coach earlier, etc. And then there were the fans... reactionary ones. And I have to step up to the plate and say I was one of those guys. Sure, I didn't tweet to members of the current team with all kinds of negatives. I certainly didn't try to get in touch with recruits and tell them anything... that's crazy. But I did come on here with a healthy amount of critical comments about how things were going and how I disliked Bo's reactions, sideline behavior, media confrontation... blah, blah, blah. Post Iowa, I was thinking maybe I didn't even care about the football team anymore and entertained the thought of renouncing Husker fan stats. See, reactionary, and lame. That was me at the time. I can say that now. And I wanted to take a little bit of time before making this post, to make sure it to would not be a reaction in the opposite direction and therefor just as lame. In looking back at Bo's non-football-strategy related behaviors... I got to say that being overly critical of them now seems pretty freaking lame. After all, he is a grown man, makes his own decisions and has to deal with the fan reaction which at most should be... man, we really didn't need that penalty and leave it at that. In terms of football strategy... recruiting... position coach and all that jazz. I guess there is fodder there for plenty of critical comments, but in the end you have to wonder.... are we saying this just because of Ws and Ls? Would two wins make us believe this thing is headed in the right direction? If so, we were close and, to be honest, we didn't suffer a true blow out this year in spite of our lack of health on the offensive side. Maybe this was a step forward. Maybe this was Bo's early 1990s moment. We don't know. Time will tell. In the final analysis.... recruiting these past few years hasn't been great, but it's not that bad. The results on the field aren't that great, but they aren't that bad. Bo's behavior isn't always great, but it's not completely off par with what other coaches do on the sidelines. We can all rally around the Huskers now whether you believe Bo is the right choice or not. Let's face it, if those among us are right about Bo not being the guy to lead us forward, well, eventually he won't be that guy. And if we are right about Bo doing a good job, we'll all end up enjoying the success, with some of us happily eating a bit of crow, giving the coach credit and moving on. Nebraska plays Georgia next. In an 11 a.m. bowl game on New Years Day. It's not ideal. But it's not horrible either. I am over my 2013 hangover and my Iowa hangover. Just ready to watch the Huskers beat the Dawgs and head to the offseason with momentum. When kick off comes, I think most of Husker Nation will right there with me. Ready to turn the page. GBR!