First Down and Second Thoughts

Just disappointing.

It’s really the only way to describe Friday’s game, or the past two games, or really the entire season.

Sure, at times we were excited and hopeful of the direction throughout the season. Towards the beginning it certainly seemed like a reality that progress was being made. That this team could live up to the “Rhule Year 3” benchmark.

But after the last two games against Penn State and Iowa, two blowout losses, you could say the season fizzled out.

At least Emmett Johnson is exciting to watch.

This is a troubling trend under Rhule at Nebraska.

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