As a Husker fan, it's hard to admit this, but, I saw the Texas loss coming from a mile away. We are too one dimensional, at least at this point, to beat Texas. I knew Texas would stuff T-Mart and the run game. I thought we might struggle with pass production. I feared that Texas would move it more than us and therefor win the field position battle. I thought the Longhorns would have five chances to score and pick up three scores and two field goals. According to my pregame feel, I thought Texas would score two TDs with their offense and kick two field goals. And I thought most of that would be set up by our ineptitude offensively. The third TD would be scored on a pick six or a fumble, scoop and score.
The Nebraska defense performed just as I thought it would. SOLID
Thankfully our offense didn't give up a TD directly.
For NU to score, I figured we needed help from our defense and our special teams. For NU to win, the pass game needed to come around.
If the D and specialists didn't score, I had a final of 27-6 in favor of Texas.
Texas didn't give up a TD or special teams touchdown and was driving and ahead 20-6, so I was pretty close to right. And when we did score it was on special teams. Also in line with my thinking.
All of that is the bad news....
I wrote this first of all to rid myself of all that crud. Because, trust me, I wanted to be wrong. I wanted to watch T-Mart ROCK the Longhorns. It just wasn't there.
The second reason I wrote this is to pump a little bit of sunshine into our post Texas lives.
My feeling from here is that we will win EVERY game. We will make the conference title game. We WILL beat OU and make it to the Fiesta. And we will WIN the bowl game. How's 13-1, Big 12 and Fiesta Bowl champs strike you?
I feel like that can and will happen!!!!!
Bo says we are a work in progress. And I believe him. The offense will get better guys. We will get to where we want to go. I know it's tough to see that from here, but we'll get it going again. And T-Mart will wow again. OSU had better hope we can't make it to Stillwater next Sat., cause it's gonna be UGLY.
GBR FOREVER
The Nebraska defense performed just as I thought it would. SOLID
Thankfully our offense didn't give up a TD directly.
For NU to score, I figured we needed help from our defense and our special teams. For NU to win, the pass game needed to come around.
If the D and specialists didn't score, I had a final of 27-6 in favor of Texas.
Texas didn't give up a TD or special teams touchdown and was driving and ahead 20-6, so I was pretty close to right. And when we did score it was on special teams. Also in line with my thinking.
All of that is the bad news....
I wrote this first of all to rid myself of all that crud. Because, trust me, I wanted to be wrong. I wanted to watch T-Mart ROCK the Longhorns. It just wasn't there.
The second reason I wrote this is to pump a little bit of sunshine into our post Texas lives.
My feeling from here is that we will win EVERY game. We will make the conference title game. We WILL beat OU and make it to the Fiesta. And we will WIN the bowl game. How's 13-1, Big 12 and Fiesta Bowl champs strike you?
I feel like that can and will happen!!!!!
Bo says we are a work in progress. And I believe him. The offense will get better guys. We will get to where we want to go. I know it's tough to see that from here, but we'll get it going again. And T-Mart will wow again. OSU had better hope we can't make it to Stillwater next Sat., cause it's gonna be UGLY.
GBR FOREVER