Nebraska secondary coach Phil Elmassian recalls a question Lou Holtz used to ask his players and assistants, oh, about 20 years ago, during another era of college football:If an opposing team plays its best, and you play your worst, could you still win the game?
Of course, there was a time when several college football powerhouses — including Nebraska — could sputter on a Saturday and still prevail even if a lesser opponent was on top of its game.
"Those days are over, man," said the 53-year-old Elmassian, in his first season with the Huskers.
And that goes for virtually every team nowadays, he said.
