1st Down and Second Thoughts

The upcoming month of October will be the true gauge for Nebraska’s season. We thought maybe this team could run before it could walk. As Nebraska fans, sometimes we may look at some teams in the Big 10 as guaranteed or should-be wins on the schedule. The truth is, over the past decade, Nebraska has not consistently beat these teams. If Nebraska wants to run and place itself atop of the Big 10, it needs to first walk and assert itself above the middle of the pack.

Over the next four weeks the Huskers play Michigan State, Maryland, Minnesota, and Northwestern. I anticipate these games being com...