but the offense still only managed one touchdown. They went back to being completely inept in the second half. That’s why there is negativity. I’m happy they got the win, we’re one away from bowl eligibility, but Iowa State beat Baylor worse than we did.

iowa State, by the way, got throttled by A&M today.

Offensively, his team has taken a step back from last year, and I don’t know whether it’s lack of talent, or the coaches not knowing how to improve the players, but we’re clearly not as good offensively as we were last year. Was Joe freaking Ganz really THAT good?

A few brief thougts on Saturday’s action:

First, for all of you like me who couldn’t watch the game, couldn’t find a gamecast online, couldn’t find highlights either last night or this morning….I finally found some. You have to visit the Versus.com website and click on videos, and look for the Nebraska vs. Baylor link. (I hate Versus)

Another road win. I’ve been saying this all along, but Tom Osborne needs to fake some sort of structural damage at Memorial Stadium, and send the Huskers to play road games from here on out. Seriously. Fans in Lincoln tired of watching an inept offense? Tired of losing to any team named State or Tech? Problem solved, no more home games! We play better on the road, period.

By the way, anyone know why they play better? Because they are in a hostile environment. For some reason this team thrives on being backed into enemy territory. They get a bit of fire under their ass. They come home, the fans are nicey nice, and they get soft. Again, thank you Pederson for creating the plush players world that is Memorial Stadium. I say bring back the rock-hard astro turf, the bare basics, and stop cuddling these guys, turning them into a bunch of (female parts). Anyone remember the movie Major League? Take away the hot tubs, and the guys get tough. Wins will follow.

Cody Green is the future of this team, for the next 4 years anyway. I know people will look at yesterdays mediocre individual stats, but guess what? We won. We gutted it out, and he was the QB. Any moron will tell you that they’d rather have a win than a pretty loss. Ask Iowa fans, because nobody will remember the way they won, just the wins themselves. Cody Green gives us what Zac Robinson, Ricky Stanzi, and whoever is playing QB for Cincy on Saturday….mobility and options. These teams all benefit from having a guy who can not only see over the O-Line, but step up in the pocket and buy himself and the receivers more time to make plays. Zac Lee is a nice kid, so give him a cheerleading job…because he can’t make plays on the field.

The last 4 weeks will be a whirlwind. Looking at all of the top teams, as well as the Big 12, there is NO way to predict what is going to happen. Florida, Alabama, Texas, and Iowa all have at least one game left that they could easily lose. Texas appears to have the easiest road, but you never know.
K-State may lead the North for now, but they have a killer 3 game stretch coming up with KU, Mizzou, and NU on the menu. I think Nebraska has the best shot at winning the North, but it may come down to whoever wins the head-to-head matchup. NU vs. KSU is gonna be the biggest game on our remaining schedule. Plus, we have the best chance of stopping the Texas offense in early December.

P.S. Oh yeah, and to all the Cyclone fans? How does earth taste? 30 years from now, when you get the next win in Lincoln and celebrate on our field like 7th graders, remember that one game does not make a season. You’ll be lucky to win one more game and go to a bowl.