Had a great time at the game yesterday. As usual there were a few minor incidents in the stands but the blue seemed to police the blue, and we policed our own. at one point I had to step down and get one of our guys to quit cussing(in front of young kids)....usual stuff. And.... I am not a big fan of doing the "gooo biiiggg reddd" thing on the way out the door of an away game, particularly where we easily could have lost. be humble and polite win or lose. save that for home and bowl games.
Husker Nation showed up big. Of course as close to Lincoln and KC you are going to have a lot. I would say if you put all the Husker fans together, it was a 1/3 NU fans. people were commenting how well we traveled.
I was really surprised how contained our front 4 were, but still a good defensive effort against a good passing team. I thought we would get more pressure. I did not think 31-17 was indicative of performance. We are very lucky we had some big penalties in our favor and a great defensive play with causing the fumble when we needed them. Mangino had a great game plan ready.
I was also surprised by the O. I thought if it was going to take the O to win, we were in trouble. but we are a different team with Helu. Really liked that we passed to our tight ends, lined up under center old school and still operated out of the shotgun from time to time to keep everyone honest. 2 very good big pass plays were refreshing to see.
On the way out, the coaching staff was coming down the elevator and all of a sudden standing in front of me is Tom Osborn! Of course I grabbed his arm, said great game coach, he said he appreciated it, and I went on my way...
Anyway, glad to have the win and lets hope we put on the best balanced performance of the season against KSU. we will need it.
Husker Nation showed up big. Of course as close to Lincoln and KC you are going to have a lot. I would say if you put all the Husker fans together, it was a 1/3 NU fans. people were commenting how well we traveled.
I was really surprised how contained our front 4 were, but still a good defensive effort against a good passing team. I thought we would get more pressure. I did not think 31-17 was indicative of performance. We are very lucky we had some big penalties in our favor and a great defensive play with causing the fumble when we needed them. Mangino had a great game plan ready.
I was also surprised by the O. I thought if it was going to take the O to win, we were in trouble. but we are a different team with Helu. Really liked that we passed to our tight ends, lined up under center old school and still operated out of the shotgun from time to time to keep everyone honest. 2 very good big pass plays were refreshing to see.
On the way out, the coaching staff was coming down the elevator and all of a sudden standing in front of me is Tom Osborn! Of course I grabbed his arm, said great game coach, he said he appreciated it, and I went on my way...
Anyway, glad to have the win and lets hope we put on the best balanced performance of the season against KSU. we will need it.
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