Husker Nation Blog

Oh man, what a heartbreaker. I’ve been down on Nebraska the last few weeks as people’s pre-season hopes (and hype) was starting to look seriously misplaced. Then the Huskers come out and give it their best shot against Texas Tech in Lubbock.

With Joe Ganz’s interception in OT, the Huskers fell just short of beating Texas Tech. Give Ganz lots of credit though, he threw for 349 yards and two TDs. Nebraska had over 100 yards on the ground, split between Lucky and Helu.

So close but no cigar against the #7 team in the nation. Up next? At Iowa State to face the Cyclones and their 2-4 record.

Let’s be honest with ourselves. Did anyone really expect an outcome any different than what we save in Lincoln last Saturday? Missouri absolutely crushed the Cornhuskers with a final score of 52 - 17. I’m not sure it’s even worth rehashing the stats and player performances with you. I’ll just say that Chase Daniel is the real deal in the Heisman race, that much is probably for sure.

It was Missouri’s first win in Nebraska since 1978 and their 52 points were the most they’ve put up against the Huskers since 1943. Things just get tougher for Nebraska as next week Texas Tech comes into town with their #7 national ranking.

In a week full of losing across the country, Nebraska was no exception as they got nipped by VT 35 to 30. It was only the third non-conference loss at home since 1991. That’s pretty incredible.

The Cornhuskers scored 13 points in the fourth to try and make it a close game but in the end it just wasn’t meant to be. Nebraska falls to 3-1 on the year and confirmed my fears in my previous post: that their previous competition was not a good judge of just how good this Huskers team really is.

Oh well, next week they move on to Missouri in a game against the current #4 team in the nation. I wouldn’t be holding my breath for anything but a two-game losing streak for Nebraska.

It’s hard to be upset over an undefeated record nearly a month into the college football season but a little perspective on the Cornhusker’s start is probably in order.

To say that Nebraska’s first three opponents were easy competition would be a pretty big understatement. There’s also some serious concern over the Husker’s running game, or lack thereof, as it would be. The offensive line needs to turn things around if Nebraska plans to get back to it’s traditional ground-and-pound offensive strategy.

Hopefully, with this past weekend off, the Cornhuskers had some time to work on things and get ready for this weekend’s big showdown against Virginia Tech on Saturday night.

As if Kansas getting beat wasn’t good enough, Nebraska ripped New Mexico State wide open on Saturday 38 - 7. Our boy Joe Ganz scored three different ways: a TD pass, a TD run and a TD reception. Genius. He’s only the third player in Nebraska history to complete such a feat in a game.

Marion Lucky contributed to the winning causes with 103 rushing yards and two touchdowns of his own. He was also the passer on Ganz’s touchdown reception.

Again, Nebraska whupped on a team they are supposed to beat. This was New Mexico State’s first game of the season thanks to Hurricane Gustav (hence their 0-1 record). The Aggies are now 1-19 all-time against BCS teams.