Earlier in the week, I questioned Coach Pelini's decision to award blackshirts to 11 defensive players.  I stand corrected.  The team lived up to the hype in today's game vs Kansas State.  I did not personally see the game.  I did, however, listen to the game, thanks to Huskers.com, and was also assisted by imput from fellow husker_fans on the game thread. (Hope the hunting was worth it, Corn Blight, you missed a good game!)

Our D allowed Kansas State only 250 yards.  We dominated.  They  managed 3 big plays: 1) 57 interception return for TD, 2) 63 yard pass for TD, and 3) 98 yard kickoff return for TD.  Otherwise, our Dline was great--many times ending up in the backfield.  Secondary didn't do too bad either.  Freeman and Coffman ended up completing less that half their attempts for less than 200 passing yards, and their rushing game never developed (only 59 yards). 

It finally seems that Coach's gameplan is catching on.  The defense has improved nicely.  The team's energy is certainly greater than the last 4 years-combined.  And as a Husker fan, I can sleep well tonight knowing the blackshirts are back!