Nebraska Huskers Look Strong

Nebraska fans have witnessed this same situation before during the past 4 years.

There were the Texas and USC situations in 2006, USC for a second time in ’07, and then the Hokies this past year in Lincoln, all with the same result – the “Huskers not prepared for big athletes.”

The last time the Nebraska got the better of a ranked team away from home was in November 2006, when Nebraska squeaked by then-ranked No. 24 Texas A&M, 28-27, in College Station.

However that was a separate time, a different coach, and, predominantly, different athletes.

Everyone knows that when you go up against a Frank Beamer franchise you expect good execution on both ends of the field, in addition to remarkable play on special teams. They showed that yet again during their first game this year versus Alabama.

The Crimson Tide outgained the Hokies by just about a two-to-one margin, but the team was only leading by a field goal near the end of the fourth quarter because of a kickoff runback for a TD.

The simple factor that Husker Nation has noticed with this year’s franchise is that the missed assignments and poorly executed plays have virtually vanished. There’s less muddling on the defense and thus, a handful of plays are being successfully executed since the athletes are analyzing and acting on this instead of thinking.

Head coach Bo Pelini currently sees a team that completely understands the significance of a hard day’s work.

This year, the franchise knows what it takes to be successful. It realizes what its role is on both offense and defense.

I truly do believe that the Nebraska Cornhuskers have now turned things around, and have the ideal players in the right positions achieve their 1st big away victory in three years.

I forecast the Nebraska football team victorious in a defensive, close game in OT by a three point margin.

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