Not as many links as I would have hoped for, but with so much football (and most of it better football than what Nebraska played) not a lot of coverage of the game. maybe most people didn't see the horror that was the second half? We can only hope. And you watched the game, you know what happened.

We all do....

So lots of unrest from the beat reporters today. How are you feeling the day after? I know that 9 wins seems to be the rallying cry for the diehard supporters, but it's not just the losses, it's the way Nebraska lost. It reminds me of how far Nebraska is from winning a championship, ANY championship. Criticism should not be viewed as an attack on the staff or the program, just sports fans doing what they do.

Report card: Nebraska vs. South Carolina

OVERALL: C- You expect some timing issues and a few mistakes in a bowl game, since it's been five weeks since the last game. But the Huskers were simply atrocious in the second half, with nine penalties and zero points in a game that was there for the taking. Nebraska had four false-start penalties and was going on a silent count. How does that happen? This was an undisciplined performance by a team that should be better at this point in the season. The game plan seemed to be the right one, but Nebraska was its own worst enemy for much of the game

Really a C-? I'm thinking a D.

And some other thoughts on that plan of attack...

Scout.com: CFN Analysis - South Carolina Rolls Big Red

It’s not 1983. And Tom Osborne is no longer the head coach in Lincoln. Nebraska is never going to compete for national championships again unless it can develop more of a threat from the passing game. The Huskers called a solid game in the first quarter, but it gets too easy for opponents to make adjustments when the other guys are so blatantly one-dimensional.

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- I like what Taylor Martinez brings to the running game, but his passes look like they're coming from a low-level high school quarterback.

- I would welcome Rex Burkhead to my mythical college football team all day long.

So looking ahead, Nebraska needs to develop Martinez as a passer, and develop more weapons other than Martinez and Burkhead for the offense. This becomes especially important for next year with the defense looking to be completely rebuild.

More happy link good times after the jump.

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So it's been a few days, but well I've been busy...

So have the cats...

So that was the rivalry game. So yeah what'd you all think?

I'm thinking this is going to go the way of the Colorado/Nebraska "rivalry". Iowa fan wanting it, while Nebraska fan refuses to acknowledge them or the rivalry. See if you agree: Nebraska fan sees themselves as belonging to the Bluebloods of college football. How many National Championships do we have? Who one the Game of the Century? Who has the most sell-outs, ect. and I don't see Nebraska fan wanting to be associated with Iowa, I can't see them thinking of them as an equal, much like how Nebraska fan felt about K-State, and Colorado.

I see Nebraska looking longingly at Michigan for a rival. Now there's a rival, Big Blue, lots of wins, The Big House, and we play in the same division! Course there's the whole tOSU relationship... kinda like how Oklahoma was/is Texas. 

But we'll see, maybe I've read Nebraska fan wrong, maybe Iowa starts knocking Nebraska around and the sports hate develops and this starts to evolve like Missouri-Nebraska did. I can say this, I enjoyed beating Iowa, and looking at the fan reactions they didn't like losing to us at all. So it's a start.

Enough of my ramblings. On to the Hero's Links!

Up Next The Bowl Game!

Life in the Red's Blog | The day after: Husker bowl speculation

Looks like the Capitol One Bowl, or the Gator Bowl, both on Jan 2 against an SEC team.

Post Week 13 - 2011 Bowl Projections - Off Tackle Empire

Capital One Bowl- Nebraska vs South Carolina You could see Sparty, Arkansas, or Georgia here, but I'm betting that the CapOne picks two teams who have never been to the bowl before.

Big Ten Friday mailblog - Big Ten Blog - ESPN

there's a strong desire from the Florida bowls to invite Nebraska, which has played only one bowl game in the state (2009 Gator) since facing Tennessee in the 1998 Orange Bowl. Michigan State might slip to Outback or Gator if it loses the Big Ten title game because, as you say, the Spartans have made many bowl trips to Orlando in recent years.

I'm ok with Florida and an SEC team. Of course Nebraska will be too slow, and the SEC team will be the greatest thing ever.

How close with Bo to being on the hottest seat ever? The OWH seems to think pretty darn close.

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I hate doing these after a loss, but there are things that need to be said.

I watched the first half, then was driving home. My Dad called during my drive, and I thought either Nebraska won the game on a great play, or they were in a full meltdown, he wouldn't call for any other reason. Well if you watch the game you know the reason for the call.

The links outline the long list of problems from the game. Go ahead and chime in with your thoughts.

'Murphy's Law' game leaves NU with lopsided loss - Omaha.com

Four personal fouls. Three fumbles. Three sacks. A 23 percent third-down conversion rate. Two dropped coverages that led to touchdowns. One dropped snap that led to another.

and this isn't even all the issues, coaching, dropped passes, ugh just kill me now.

Husker Mike's Blasphemy: Big Loss in the Big House as Michigan Dominates the Huskers

While that ended any chances Nebraska had to come back, the horrible officiating was not the reason why Nebraska lost this game. Michigan's defense dominated the Huskers today, and it started up front. No room to run whatsoever meant Nebraska needed to throw the ball...and the receivers pretty much sucked all day long. Make a catch, keep a drive alive...maybe something happens for the Huskers. And we can't go into this review without bringing up special teams: two fumbled kickoffs? A blocked punt? These errors turned a 10 point loss into a 28 point trip behind the woodshed. It was the final straw that made this game way too ugly.

Oh yeah the horrible officiating! I've been warned that the officials in the B1G were horrible, and they were against Nebraska on Sat.

More of what you don't want to read after the jump.

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Well the Penn State fall out continues, but I'm excited about a possible OU NU Fiesta Bowl match-up.

But of course Nebraska needs to get by Michigan this weekend, not that I'm worried the blackshirts always handle a mobile QB just fine... oh wait...

Well lots to get to:

BCS

SoonerNation: Fiesta Bowl eyeing Oklahoma Sooners, Nebraska Cornhuskers - ESPN

The Fiesta, however, believes that a potential matchup with former conference rivals Oklahoma and Nebraska would become a hot ticket for both fan bases and generate big TV ratings nationally.

M vs N

Life in the Red's Blog | Huskers' injury rundown

-- Starting tight end Ben Cotton is doubtful

-- Starting LG Andrew Rodriguez also is doubtful.

-- Reserve offensive guard Brandon Thompson and backup wideout Khiry Cooper are "day-to-day" because of injuries.

-- Pelini expects reserve guard Brent Qvale to return to action this week.

Big Ten Week 12 preview - Big Ten Blog - ESPN

No. 16 Nebraska (8-2, 4-2 Big Ten) at No. 18 Michigan (8-2, 4-2), ESPN: Not much at stake here. Just a virtual elimination game in the Legends Division race. Plus, whoever wins could be in good shape for a BCS at-large bid even if it doesn't claim the division title. Oh, and these are two blue-blood programs who have only played six times and who split the 1997 national title.

We didn't split it, it's ours.

Delayed Kneejerk Reaction, Week 11 - Off Tackle Empire

For Nebraska, it was an important win after their stunning home loss to Northwestern, and it sets up what is essentially a Legends Division elimination game with Michigan next week. They're still a game behind Sparty, but if MSU trips up in the last couple of weeks Nebraska holds the head to head tiebreaker, so it's not over yet.

Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? It's not over until we say it is!

HONORS

Life in the Red's Blog | Maher honored by Big Ten

And just when you thought NU would have problems with the kicking game with Henery leaving, NU reloads. How much do you think Boise would pay for Maher?

Weekend rewind: Big Ten - Big Ten Blog - ESPN

Biggest play: Lavonte David's stop of Silas Redd on 4th and 1 from the Penn State 37 with 1:49 left. The Nittany Lions trailed 17-14 and had all the momentum after scoring two touchdowns to get back in it, and they handed the ball to their best player on the game's biggest play. But Nebraska's star defender was better and made a great, everything-he-had tackle. That play was an illustration of why David is the Big Ten's best linebacker.

Our ace beats your ace.

Well more Penn State news after the jump (did you see the SNL skit? well you can after the jump)

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I'm not linking to any more stories about the Penn State scandal. I'm guess that you have already read enough about everything that happened, and nothing new has come up, though a lot of people want to start rehashing it again already. So only game related links today.

The game was an emotional and physical drain on the players. So much so that even the cats were affected.

And Penn State has just started

What did you think of the Burkhead under center? Or going for it on 4th and 1? What about the ESPN coverage? Does the secondary or dropped passes concern you more? The links have thoughts, what are yours?

WINNER BEST LINK AWARD

Husker Mike's Blasphemy: Huskers Hold off Penn State in the "Game That Probably Shouldn't Have Been"

ESPN's broadcast was a travesty on all accounts. I understand the need to cut GameDay fifteen minutes short; it would have been awkward going from Lee Corso's headgear pick straight to kickoff in State College. But seemingly all day, Penn State and Joe Paterno were portrayed as the victim. Yes, the players had nothing to do with the abuse, but Paterno did. Sticking a camera and reporter outside JoePa's house was out of line. Meanwhile, ESPN's broadcast of the game itself was woefully inadequate. It's one thing for Versus or FSN to put together a crappy broadcast, but the "Worldwide Leader"? Take that "fumble" of the handoff between Burkhead and Legate. ESPN was more concerned with showing fans and Pelini complaining to the refs than trying to figure out why Pelini was so upset. Thank goodness for Twitter, where someone with a DVR created their own instant replay and let us know what really happened on the field.

I'd post the whole thing if I could, this is the best break down from anywhere, and I'm not just saying that cause Mike posts here. Read it and tell me otherwise.

BOWL GAMES

Post Week 11 - 2011 Bowl Projections - Off Tackle Empire

Capitol One Bowl: This looks to be 10-2 Nebraska/Michigan winner versus 10-2 Arkansas. Should Arkansas upset LSU on Black Friday, then this could be the Tigers or Tide, depending on how the BCS standings play out.

What we learned in the Big Ten: Week 11 - Big Ten Blog - ESPN

The losses by Boise State and Stanford on Saturday may have greatly enhanced the Big Ten's chances of getting an at-large BCS bid, and Nebraska's fan base will make it attractive to big bowls. If the Blackshirts defense can keep playing more like they did against Penn State than they did against Northwestern and Rex Burkhead continues leading the offensive charge, Bo Pelini's team could make its first BCS appearance in a decade.

Must beat Michigan. Scared of mobile QB....

Does Nebraska get an "A"? Find out after the jump.

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So I had a work thing yesterday and managed to keep total Husker blackout until I got home in the evening. I was pretty impressed I was able to resist the urge to check the score at all. At least I was rewarded with an impressive Husker win.

Talks of talk about Burkhead, and the return of the Blackshirts. Let's break it down.

Michigan State Spartans vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers - Recap - October 29, 2011 - ESPN

Nebraska's defense, criticized after it allowed 486 yards in a 48-17 loss at Wisconsin on Oct. 1 and leaky in the first half of a 34-27 win over Ohio State two weeks ago, held the Spartans to 187 yards in its best performance of the year.

Just when you doubt the Pelini Bros, they draw you back in with a great defensive performance. Can the defense continue this way?

2011 NCAA College Football Polls and Rankings for Week 10 - ESPN

Nebraska to #9 in the AP

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Today we celebrate the football and volleyball team's wins yesterday.

We should also acknowledge Wisconsin losing, and as Big Ten fans we should mock them and say mean things to their fans. And a special how do you do to Oklahoma. Now both of you are done in the National Championship race. Sure Michigan State looks to cruise to the Big Ten title game, but I don't think NU was good enough to win the championship anyway.

For the football game I was only concerned that NU couldn't punch it for a touchdown few times. But wow does Minnesota look bad.

And how about the volleyball team? Strong consideration to be the #1 in the nation.

So all in all a good weekend.

Looking to next weekend-

"The Big Ten Conference announced late Saturday night that Nebraska’s matchup next Saturday with Michigan State will kick off at 11 a.m. and will be televised on ESPN. Michigan State comes into the game as the Legends Division leader with a 3-0 record and 6-1 overall record following Saturday’s win over Wisconsin. Nebraska is 2-1 in Big Ten play and 6-1 overall."

Life in the Red's Blog | Huskers-Spartans - 11 a.m. on ESPN

VOLLEYBALL

Huskers show fight to Illini - Omaha.com

"When Lauren was serving during that stretch, the crowd was ridiculous. Deafening.'' coach Cook said. "I think that definitely took some energy out of Illinois.''

No. 4 Huskers overwhelm top-ranked Illinois

The new AVCA poll will come out Monday, and Nebraska (20-1) could make a case for the top spot with a 7-1 record against ranked teams. Last week, California (21-2) was second and Southern California (17-3) third.

FOOTBALL

Just like old times: Huskers trounce Gophers | StarTribune.com

Oh, goody; these teams get to play every year from now on. It's a nice road trip for Cornhuskers fans, who filled at least a third of the seats at TCF Bank Stadium. For the Gophers, it has to be as appetizing as an annual dental exam.

Video: Nebraska’s ‘backward pass that ended up going forward’ - Dr. Saturday - NCAAF Blog - Yahoo! Sports

Everyone is talking about that crazy play. It was on the front page of yahoo this morning, though now it's gone again. I can never figure out how yahoo runs it's front page things are there and then they are not, and sometimes the article doesn't come up when you click on it.

Brian Rosenthal: Husker pep band gets short shrift in seating

"We still have to pay for all the tickets, so that's where they bought tickets for us," band member Viktor Sundleaf said. "It was like $70 a ticket. It's expensive to send this many people, with all the considerations, so that's how we ended up there. Cost effectiveness."

This makes me mad. So much money in college football, and the band gets hosed? I still think college football should be about the students that go to the school, but what do I know? But hey at least those poor souls at the NCAA and the BCS games won't go hungry.

More football links after the jump.

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Wow what a day after. I'm still recovering. We can get into who said what in the first half thread, and the lingering problems with the team, but let us first thank the man who made this win possible. Jon and his rally inspiring rant at 9:13 in the second half thread. And 3 minutes later David takes the ball away from Ohio State and rips momentum away with it.

To the victorious links!

The Cats never questioned if Nebraska was going to win.

Life in the Red's Blog | Watch it again

The Big Ten Network will re-air Nebraska's 34-27 win against Ohio State at 7 p.m. central Sunday.

Life in the Red's Blog | Nebraska rises in coaches' poll

Nebraska (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) lands at No. 13 in the first Harris Interative Poll of the season.

Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers - Recap - October 08, 2011 - ESPN

"That was crazy," Burkhead said. "That was an unbelievable win all the way around and it feels good."

More winning goodness after the jump.

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Hey all, some nice mid week links for you, including game experience reports. Turns out drunken football fans can be unruly. Who knew? Not the cats that's for sure.

Why I never...

NEWS AND NOTES

Extended Herron, Posey suspensions another blow to Ohio State, if it has any air left to knock out - Dr. Saturday - NCAAF Blog - Yahoo! Sports

The return of Ohio State tailback Daniel Herron and receiver DeVier Posey from their start-of-the-season NCAA suspensions could be delayed by at least one more game barring a change of heart by the NCAA, sources told The Dispatch this morning.

At this point I'll take any advantage Nebraska can get.

Life in the Red's Blog | Heard's status

Bo Pelini said on Tuesday's Big Ten conference call that freshman running back Braylon Heard is questionable for Saturday's game with Ohio State. Heard has an infection in his leg, and has swelling that must go down before he's able to return, Pelini said. Heard did not travel to Wisconsin.

This does not sound good. -JL

GAME DAY IN WISCONSIN

Huskers DT damages property in airport - Big Ten Blog - ESPN

Nebraska DT Chase Rome reportedly was cited for damaging a paper towel dispenser at the Dane County Regional Airport shortly before the Huskers boarded their flight back to Lincoln.

Reasons why he was pissed? Maybe it wouldn't give him a towel?  Or maybe he heard about what happened below, and wasn't about to leave the state without some vengeance? -JL

Huskers battered, bruised, and beaten…fans, too | isportsweb

As we headed downtown Friday, it was a rude awakening for Nebraska fans. The scene was less-than-hospitable. Not to mention, they had a few choice words for nearly everyone representing the Cornhusker state.

Definitely a different experience than I did. Wisconsin fans gave me hell sometimes, but I guess I didn't expect anything different. Most of the time I gave it right back. I was not physically attacked, however, and that's one detail in this article that's pretty disappointing. - JJ

Benjamin J. Coleman: Disrespectful fans a shock to visitors

While the Badger fans weren't the worst I've seen, I was amazed by the volume of middle fingers, expletives on T-shirts, threats of violence and shouts of disdain.

OMG! Not the dreaded Shouts of Disdain!!!!!! -JJ

Michael Foy: Some fans spoiled Nebraska's welcome

In a brief walk down Breese Terrace, we witnessed students at three separate house parties pointing en masse and yelling obscenities at Nebraska fans, including an elderly couple who likely had never been subject to such a thing.

Pointing en masse - heh. - JJ

Oh the horror -JL

36 arrested at Wisconsin-Nebraska game

Police issued 40 citations Saturday, including 30 to UW students. The 36 arrests included 26 students. Some of those arrested received multiple citations. Seventy-seven people were ejected from the game, 43 of them students.

Nothing really shocking here. Drunk students in trouble many ejected. - JJ

You probably don't want to look at the links after the jump, they are kinda depressing. Maybe you should just google up yourself some kittens to look at?

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Not much that I can say that won't be covered in the links. Lots of problems came up in this game, some old and some new. Badger fans if you pop over to read this, these are concerns for this team going forward, I think everyone knows the better team won, we just wanted to see a better game.

Youth is some of it, especially in the defensive backfield, but coaching problems are starting to show as well. Also how long can you let Martinez make mistakes and be the starter? Does Turner to QB start picking up some steam?

Badgers crush Huskers behind Wilson - Big Ten Blog - ESPN

The good news for Nebraska is the loss doesn't come in the Legends Division. Nebraska's home schedule still is favorable for the Huskers to get to Indianapolis, but they have to eliminate mistakes on offense and get their swagger back on defense. I wouldn't want to be in the defensive meeting room with the Pelini Bros. this week. Fortunately, Nebraska has a reeling Ohio State team coming to Lincoln (never thought I'd write that sentence).

Report card: Nebraska vs. Wisconsin

OVERALL (F) At one point in the fourth quarter, the scoreboard reset to 0-0. If only. Later, the students began chanting "Big Ten football!" Yes, Nebraska showed up to its first Big Ten game and looked like it didn't belong. Oh, sure, the Huskers moved the ball early, but then started making mistakes left and right, while Wilson-led Wisconsin was clean, crisp and efficient. You know, how Nebraska used to be, back in the day. Simply put, this was another dud on the big stage by a vastly overrated team.

Well those 2 pretty much sums it up. You can look at all the point by point anaylsis after the jump if you want to relive the horror.

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Well is anyone feeling good about Nebraska's chances heading to Madison?

Lot's of people questioning what caliber team Nebraska has. Are we deserving the top 10 ranking? I'm going to go on record saying that Nebraska has almost no shot against the Badgers. The only knock on Wisconsin is they haven't played much of any competition, not that Nebraska has played a murders row of teams, and Wisconsin has been putting lesser teams away while Nebraska allows them to hang around.

But Nebraska is 4-0 the offense looks improved, and maybe the Pelini bros have something defensively up their sleeve? Nebraska may have a speed advantage over Wisconsin as well.

Most of the links look towards next week where Nebraska starts Big 10 play.

ESPN 'College GameDay' Madison bound - Big Ten Blog - ESPN

It's official: ESPN "College GameDay" will be in Madison, Wis., this week for the Nebraska-Wisconsin game.

Sorta a big game if you didn't know.

Life in the Red's Blog | Poll check: Huskers 8th, Badgers 7th

Why do I feel that they are a whole lot better than 1 spot than Nebraska?

USATODAY.com ***UPDATED***

If you wanted to compare strength of schedules. Nebraska at #69, Wisconsin at #148.

More breakdowns and looks at next week after the jump.

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Hey all, some links to get you through your Friday.

I like most everyone else is really looking forward, nervously to next weeks game. At least the Huskers will get to play on the road, well sorta, seeing as half the stadium maybe red.

PREVIEW

Scout.com: CFN Preview - Nebraska at Wyoming

What Will Happen: After about a quarter of euphoria and hopes for one of the strongest wins in Wyoming history, reality will set in. The Nebraska running game will work with Martinez and Burkhead each running for 100 yards and controlling the clock throughout. Smith will have a big game and will get Husker fans freaking out about what Wisconsin’s Russell Wilson might do next week, but it won’t be enough.

Game News and awesome stiff after the jump.

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Nebraska's offense comes alive, the defense has some more questions to answer, and Washington fans cry about bad calls.

The Cats Impersonate Washington fans.

Yes there were some bad calls, but I don't think anyone can say the better team didn't win. Every fan base focuses on the blown calls, and what could should have been. Penn State and the out of bounds catch, Kansas State and the face mask, we know them well. Washington can enjoy what could have been, Nebraska has to worry about a road trip in 2 weeks.

Overall I'm pretty satisfied with the win, I continue to believe that the defense will improve, and with what we saw from the offense NU's fortunes look better than they did last week.

Anyway the best choicest links hand picked and linked for you.

GAME RECAPS

Washington Huskies vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers - Recap - September 17, 2011 - ESPN

"I would hope our football team took personal what happened out in San Diego, losing that football game," Pelini said. "End of the day, we all wanted a win. I don't care what the score is."

Life in the Red's Blog | Huskers jump to No. 9

In both polls

Husker Mike's Blasphemy: For One Quarter Against Washington, the Huskers Look Like Contenders

Nebraska is 3-0 and the offense is starting to become consistent. I have faith that Bo Pelini will figure out what ails the defense; they may not be a top ten defense this season, but they'll be better down the stretch. And judging from what I see in the Big Ten conference this season, that might be enough to put Nebraska in position to win the west division this season. And if we see more of what we saw in the third quarter when the Huskers were clicking on both sides of the ball, even more than that. Much more than that.

LET'S FACE IT WASHINGTON GOT JOBBED

Huskies hot over coverage penalty - Omaha.com

"I would love nothing more than to play them again," Washington running back Chris Polk said. "I felt like the game wasn't decided on the other team's play. It was decided on a few bad calls and some miscues."

Go ahead and feel that way if you want. NU running down your throats wasn't the refs.

A closer look at reactions on the Defense and the Offense, with a big win for the volleyball team after the jump.

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Lots of Big Red Angst around the interwebz today. Concerns about both lines now, toughness, the boom or bust offense, coaching, but also some hope with the play of some of the youngsters on the offense.

The cats are concerned...

Jon summed up things pretty well in his over-reaction thread. I'll add this, Nebraska won against Fresno State's best game. Is there anything more Fresno State could have asked for? No turn-overs, few penalties, Carr made excellent decisions, a special teams TD, and NU still won. Nebraska almost looked like they showed up to play, and still won.

Let's break it down.

GAME RECAPS

Nebraska pulls away as defense struggles - Big Ten Blog - ESPN

The Huskers showed good resiliency in pulling this one out, and it was good to see their offense rev up when needed. But you wonder what's going on with that defense. Nebraska players spoke confidently this summer about being able to defend Big Ten offenses. But we didn't see that Saturday night.

Steven M. Sipple: Time to temper expectations for NU

While you're at it, let's ponder that top-10 ranking. Nebraska frankly didn't look like that caliber of a team for much of the night.

Shatel: Thrills and chills with Martinez at Husker wheel - Omaha.com

The rest of the best and worse reactions after the jump.

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How do we play at Corn Flakes? Poorly with unsportsmanship (Not a word you say? That's how we roll here).

Big assist to Jon for the links, I've been slammed with work, well "real" work. (Jon only pays me by allowing cats on the site). Of course I only have to think about the fact that we have another Husker game on Saturday. No college football hasn't hit me quite yet.

Big 12 "How We Play" Posters

I've come to love the Big 12's "This is How We Play" campaign because it can be used for so many different situations! No, really. - JJ

Shatel: Perlman won't gloat as Big 12 melts - Omaha.com

Suffice to say he sleeps easy. He had the good sense to leave a burning building just before someone threw the match. You try not to think about what would have happened if you hadn't left the building.

Husker Mike's Blasphemy: Big XII Implosion: "There, But For The Grace of Tom Osborne, Goes Nebraska"

Husker Mike chimes in on getting out before everything went South... Hmmm South kinda where Texas is at... -JL

More after the jump.

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Happy day after game game people. Much like KGB in Rounders I feel so unsatisfied. Turns out uneven wins against cupcakes are not that filling. But maybe I'm being over critical, I am getting old after all.

Lots of concern out there about the O-Line, and the Martinez-centric offense. I'd add concern at linebacker, at least until I see how the Pelinis will handle a power rushing game. We didn't see the zone read once yesterday, and I can't believe they would remove that from the playbook.

Overall watching the game on BTN and not on PPV, in glorious HD was wonderful. Coming back late from commercials or filler stat pieces to miss several plays was not. Much like the game the broadcast was uneven.

Let's see what people are saying about Nebraska.

TUNNEL WALK

View the "2011 Tunnel Walk" Video | Husker Locker

GAME RECAPS

It was ok. I wished the BTN would have shown it yesterday.

Chattanooga Mocs vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers - Recap - September 03, 2011 - ESPN

Martinez, who matched his career high with 19 carries, showed no signs of the toe and ankle injuries that slowed him the second half of last season. His touchdown runs were his first in nine games, since he had a career-high four against Kansas State. It was the fourth time in his 14 career games that he had at least three TD runs.

Notebook: Brett Maher looks good filling Alex Henery's shoes

Report card: Nebraska vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga

Overall (B) The feast-or-famine offense was probably to be expected for a season opener, but it certainly won't cut it in the Big Ten. Luckily for Nebraska, that's another month away. Meanwhile, a defense that counted on many newcomers Saturday showed it can be every bit as good as last year's unit, if not better. The biggest relief of the day? Maher. (Oh, and a nice cold front).

Pain free, Meredith lights up Mocs - Omaha.com

Big Ten bowl projections: Week 1 - Big Ten Blog - ESPN

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Well it's games week, a holiday on Mon, and I have a satellite man hooking me up to some Big 10 network as I type this.

I'm happy too.

So no news is good news at this point. We won't know anything about the offense, probably even after this game, we won't know how the O-Line is going to play (unless they struggle, then wow NU's in trouble), but it's game week! Get your game plans together, buy a bright new red shirt, and get ready to hear Hail Varsity again.

Have some links to pass the time.

NEBRASKA FOOTBALL

Husker Mike's Blasphemy: Previewing the 2011 Huskers

Mike's breakdown he's an optimistic kinda guy, or has been since certain people left the program.

Notes: More passes, audibles in NU offense - Omaha.com

Martinez claims that he'll have more freedom to audible, too. That's a luxury he didn't enjoy last season in Shawn Watson's structure-heavy West Coast offense. Martinez said Watson and Co. weren't getting plays in very quickly, which left little time for him to read the defense once he approached the line.

Move the chains, score points, and have less penalties, then I'll be happy... at least for a while. Though I think everyone noticed that the plays often came in late last year. It reminds me of when you try and play Madden on a game system you aren't used to, so wait what button to I push? Where's that pass play I like? Why I'm I lining up for a fake punt? Damn delay of game.

Huskers should be cautious with Dennard - Big Ten Blog - ESPN

"He's not real uncomfortable," coach Bo Pelini said Monday. "But you don't want to put him out there too soon."

Keep him out! NU has depth to cover him being gone for a while.

Let's look at the Big 10 and then the Big 12 conference after the jump. Much like seeing your old crazy ex-girlfriend once you start dating someone new. (and hotter).