Huskers enthusiasts have witnessed this exact scenario previously during the past four seasons.
There were the Texas and USC games in 2006, USC again in '07, and then the Hokies last year in Lincoln, all with the same result - the "Nebraska not ready for marquee players."
The last time the Huskers got the better of a ranked opponent on the road was during November 2006, when the Huskers bested then-ranked number 24 Texas A&M, 28-27, at College Station.
But that was a distinct time, a different coach, and, predominantly, different athletes.
Every person knows that when you play a Frank Beamer team you should expect nice execution on both sides of the ball, in addition to remarkable play by special teams. They showed that again in their first game this season versus Alabama.
Alabama outperformed Virginia Tech by practically a two-to-one margin, although happened to be only ahead by a FG near the end of the fourth quarter due to a kickoff runback for a TD.
The distinct thing that Nebraska fans have noticed with this season's team is that the botched assignments and poorly executed plays have virtually disappeared. There's less muddling on the defensive side of the ball and thus, a handful of plays are being successfully executed since the athletes are analyzing and reacting instead of thinking.
Head coach Bo Pelini now sees a franchise that wholly gets the significance of grinding it out.
This year, the team understands what it takes to be victorious. It knows what its role is on both offense and defense.
I really do think that the Huskers have now turned things around, and have the perfect players in the right positions pull off their 1st big road victory in 3 seasons.
I predict the Huskers victorious in a defensive, close contest in OT by a 27-24 score.
There were the Texas and USC games in 2006, USC again in '07, and then the Hokies last year in Lincoln, all with the same result - the "Nebraska not ready for marquee players."
The last time the Huskers got the better of a ranked opponent on the road was during November 2006, when the Huskers bested then-ranked number 24 Texas A&M, 28-27, at College Station.
But that was a distinct time, a different coach, and, predominantly, different athletes.
Every person knows that when you play a Frank Beamer team you should expect nice execution on both sides of the ball, in addition to remarkable play by special teams. They showed that again in their first game this season versus Alabama.
Alabama outperformed Virginia Tech by practically a two-to-one margin, although happened to be only ahead by a FG near the end of the fourth quarter due to a kickoff runback for a TD.
The distinct thing that Nebraska fans have noticed with this season's team is that the botched assignments and poorly executed plays have virtually disappeared. There's less muddling on the defensive side of the ball and thus, a handful of plays are being successfully executed since the athletes are analyzing and reacting instead of thinking.
Head coach Bo Pelini now sees a franchise that wholly gets the significance of grinding it out.
This year, the team understands what it takes to be victorious. It knows what its role is on both offense and defense.
I really do think that the Huskers have now turned things around, and have the perfect players in the right positions pull off their 1st big road victory in 3 seasons.
I predict the Huskers victorious in a defensive, close contest in OT by a 27-24 score.
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