I don't understand why everyone is all up in arms about this loss and throwing in the towel for the season. Did anyone circle the Ohio St. game at the beginning of the year and say "Oh, that's a game we'll win for sure"? I doubt it. Everything that happened on Saturday night we have seen before. Some people are living in fantasy land if they expected a different outcome.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Bo's defenses own pocket passing QB's and get dominated by QB's that can run. This isn't a secret. We're going to beat Northwestern, lose to Michigan, and then (after another blowup on the message board about how "shocking" it was that Denard ran all over us) we'll win the last four. 9-3 regular season, Michigan wins the B1G. Another loss to an SEC team in a bowl game, and a 9-4 record to end the season. Any higher expectations than this are unrealistic, and lower expectations are due to bitterness over this loss. People need to start realizing what this team is and what they're capable of, and after seeing all of the score predictions coming into this game, a lot of fans are way off.
This is what's wrong, we fail and people accept it, when did we start accepting the flaws of our program and not do anything about it? Hey we're bad against running Qb's in Bo's system but it's ok we're going to lose those games because we'll beat a team that runs a pro style offense. Hey Bo wanna face teams that only run that type of offense go coach in the NFL. Adjustments need to be made, plain and simple and after 5 years Bo won't make them.
Well, there isnt going to be any coaching changes during the season. In fact, it's probably not happening after this season either. Nor are there going to be any major philosophical changes. So I suggest you just cool it, relax and enjoy the rest of the season before you have an annurism.
Nebraska football isnt the only thing in life, though it almost is. Had this fact engrained into my head after the loss to Oklahoma in the big 12 title game. I was miserable and then 3 days later had to watch my grandmother pass away in a hospital and realized that it's just not that big of deal anymore. I love it yes. I jump on here everyday to post and read opinions, bicker with a disgruntled fan or two and be on my way. But I refuse to let the success and dismay of Nebraska football gray my hair. To concern yourself with lowering expectations this, and accepting flaws and a whole bunch of other stuff that you literally have ZERO control over is only going to cause you bitterness and heartache. I'm as loyal and diehard as they come. Listen to sports nightly every night. all 12+hours of radio game coverage every saturday. Make most to all home games, and give up fun stuff all year round to do so becuase I do love it. But you cannot let it gray your hair.
EDIT: I shoudnt've have quoted MT on this. This is a shoutout to all the bitter fans here screaming for heads and change this and expectations that. It's not worth it.