Friday Flakes: Nebraska Football’s Winter Conditioning Hype Video is Here

Here you go friends.

(insert sarcasm voice)

I promise you that those players are faster and stronger than the year before! Also, it looks like they are using a little competition to breed better results.

They also know the offensive and defensive scheme better than the year before! We are going to be better than the year before! Can’t you see!

If not, then you need to watch the video again.

JD Spielman made a sighting. I thought he was on his way to Minnesota?

Looks like Dedrick Mills is the new leader of the team!

Time to break the video down...amirite?

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