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Like the new uniforms? Hate the new uniforms? Well, Husker Fan, a certain smart and particularly handsome analyst called for this redesign ... in 2018. So, you're welcome.

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Nebraska Football: On Apathy

Oh, hai, Husker Fan. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Last time we talked, Indiana had just won the national championship – and yes, I still do a little bit of a double-take when I say it out loud. But that was the end of January. Now it’s May (with all due respect to the legend). And we haven’t talked since then. A lot has happened in and around Nebraska football. There was a Spring Game. There…

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Nebraska Football - So why can't that be Nebraska?

Last week, the Indiana Hoosiers won the college football national championship. And if you would have told me I’d be writing that sentence even two years ago, I would have thought you were crazy. The Hoosiers went 16-0, a feat not accomplished since the nineteenth century, were B1G champions, and took down teams like Oregon (twice), Ohio State, Penn State, Alabama, and Miami. It’s a truly…

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Nebraska Football: Is 2026 another Year One for Matt Rhule?

When we started out this year, Nebraska fans were full of cautious optimism. While dreams were big, most fans thought that 8-4 and, at worst, 7-5 would reflect steady progress. Well, Nebraska ended 7-5, the season ending with a loud thud after being outscored 77-26 by Penn State and (shudder) Iowa. And then the rumbling started about the face of the program. That rumbling turned into an…

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Nebraska Football: It's Never Easy, Is It?

There’s been a different feel about Nebraska football recently, don’t you think? Against both Michigan State and Maryland, Nebraska was struggling in the second half and fell behind. In years past, this was the point in time when Nebraska would collapse and lose the game. But that didn’t happen. Nebraska responded to the challenge and, in both games, took the lead back and held it to win. Now…

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Nebraska Football: The Throw That Saved A Season?

There were two minutes and thirty-seven seconds left in the third quarter. In the face of a blustery wind, Nebraska took the ball after falling behind to Michigan State, 21-14. After the first few minutes of the game, it would have been hard to imagine this score. The Spartans took the ball first, went three-and-out, and punted to Nebraska. NU then took the ball and marched efficiently down the…

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Nebraska Football – Measuring a Successful Season

On Saturday, Michigan came to Lincoln and beat Nebraska, 30-27. Nebraska fans, and head coach Matt Rhule, had hoped a win over the Wolverines would be the evidence that this Nebraska really is different than the Nebraska teams of the last decade. And let me be clear, this is not a column handing out lollipops for a close loss to a big-name program. You’re tired of hearing those, and so am I,…

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Nebraska Football: NU ReView, Nebraska 20, Cincinnati 17

Nebraska Football: NU ReView, Nebraska 20, Cincinnati 17 Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule is famous for his year three turnarounds, and his third year in Lincoln started with a nail-biter. Malcolm Hartzog’s interception of Brendan Sorsby’s pass in the last gasps of the fourth quarter ensured Nebraska would survive a comeback from the Bearcats. So in review … THE GOOD Breaking the cycle. Admit…

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Nebraska Football: So That's What it Takes to End a Hiatus

Oh, hai, Husker Fan! Yeah, it’s been a while. When last we spoke, a certain smart and particularly handsome analyst had finally reached his breaking point after Nebraska’s home loss to UCLA, and had to step away. I’ll stand by that decision. I’ve been writing about Nebraska football for a very, very long time. And y’all are quite aware of what Nebraska football has been like to follow over the…

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Nebraska Football: A Breaking Point and a Hiatus

I’ve been a Nebraska football fan as long as I can remember. My parents briefly moved to New Hampshire when I was young, then returned back to the Midwest. When they came back, my father worked for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and one of the perks was access to football season tickets. I’ve been going to Memorial Stadium since 1976. I remember the excitement as a kid when Nebraska…

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Nebraska Football: Are You Not Entertained, Husker Fan?

Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000) Hey, Nebraska’s 5-1, and has won two straight. Doesn’t feel like it, does it Husker fan? That’s understandable. The last two games have been, put charitably, not the most aesthetically pleasing. Nebraska’s first half on the road at Purdue definitely was a bucket of cold water on any excitement or enthusiasm on the thought of that mythical corner being turned.…

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Nebraska Football: Stop it, Husker fan!

I know, I know. Here we go again. We’ve seen this movie. I get it. After three glorious weeks, including what felt like a demon-exorcising win over Colorado, Memorial Stadium really felt like a party on Friday night facing Illinois. Unfortunately (regardless of what Pitbull says), parties do come to an end. And Nebraska’s party ended with what seemed like the return of all the things that have…

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Nebraska Football: A Big Ten-ny non-conference win

Stop me if you’ve heard this one. Nebraska’s facing an opponent with a very clear game plan. The opponent runs the ball, milks the clock to shorten the game, plays stingy run defense, executes well, and waits for you to make a mistake. Sound familiar, Husker Fan? Saturday’s game against Northern Iowa sure felt Big Ten-ny. And for about as long as I can remember, that kind of game plan was…

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Nebraska Football: So ... Now What?

Nebraska Football: So … Now What? The image that really stuck with me about Nebraska’s cathartic 28-10 win over Colorado actually happened outside the stadium. It happened outside the stadium after the game, when I was walking with some friends to the Haymarket to celebrate. One of those friends was a newly-enrolled freshman at UNL. As we were walking, I felt compelled to tell him that an…

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Nebraska Football: Here We Don't Go Again

There’s plenty of places where you can go to get crunchy, detailed coverage of Nebraska’s dominant 40-7 win over UTEP on Saturday. That’s not exactly the content you come here for. So I think I’d rather just focus on one particular moment, and discuss how it shows things may have changed. Sherman, set the Wayback Machine for 10:55 remaining in the second quarter of the Nebraska-UTEP game on…

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Nebraska Football: Take a Deep Breath, Husker Fan

Oh, hai, Husker Fan! It’s been a while. Bet you’ve been wondering where we’ve been. OK, fine, maybe you haven’t, but just humor me here. There’s a reason why you haven’t seen much from us lately, and it’s not entirely because a certain smart and particularly handsome analyst has been lazy. It’s much more depressing than that. Short answer is, I managed to leave the domain for the website…

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Nebraska Football: What Does Progress Look Like?

Husker Fan, you’d be forgiven if you were a little mystified about how to feel about the 2023 Nebraska football program. The start of the season was pretty rough, losing three of their first four and two of the losses being pretty hard to watch. This season opened up looking very much like the last few seasons that Nebraska fans have suffered through. But then, Nebraska won three games in a row.…

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