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Will Nebraska's 2027 football recruiting class finish in the top 15 nationally?
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Will Nebraska's 2027 football recruiting class finish in the top 15 nationally?
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Will Anthony Colandrea lead Nebraska football to more than eight wins in 2026?
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Will Anthony Colandrea lead Nebraska football to more than eight wins in 2026?
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Is Nebraska in any real danger of losing the commitments of Trae Taylor and/or Tory Pittman?
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Is Nebraska in any real danger of losing the commitments of Trae Taylor and/or Tory Pittman?
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Will No. 4 Nebraska softball make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament in 2026?
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Will No. 4 Nebraska softball make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament in 2026?
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After losing five of its last 10 games, will Nebrasketball regain its mojo?
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After losing five of its last 10 games, will Nebrasketball regain its mojo?
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Will Riley Van Poppel take a noticeable jump under Nebraska’s new DL coaching?
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Will Riley Van Poppel take a noticeable jump under Nebraska’s new DL coaching?
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Can Nebraska’s running back room stay productive without Emmett Johnson?
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Can Nebraska’s running back room stay productive without Emmett Johnson?
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Which problem can Nebraska least afford to repeat against Michigan State?
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Which problem can Nebraska least afford to repeat against Michigan State?
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Will Nebraska shock Michigan in their Big Ten opener this weekend?
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Will Nebraska shock Michigan in their Big Ten opener this weekend?
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Thumbs up or down on all-red uniforms for the HCU game?
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Thumbs up or down on all-red uniforms for the HCU game?
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Will Nebraska make a bowl game this season?
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Will Nebraska make a bowl game this season?
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Do you think Nebraska's No. 22 ranking in the AP poll after week 3 was on target?
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Do you think Nebraska's No. 22 ranking in the AP poll after week 3 was on target?
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Should the 1915 Cornhuskers be added to the list of Nebraska football’s national champions?
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Should the 1915 Cornhuskers be added to the list of Nebraska football’s national champions?
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In your opinion, was National Signing Day a success for Nebraska football?
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In your opinion, was National Signing Day a success for Nebraska football?
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Do you think Deion Sanders (Coach Prime) is good candidate for head coach of Nebraska football?
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Do you think Deion Sanders (Coach Prime) is good candidate for head coach of Nebraska football?
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They sure did!

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No, not quite yet

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They sure did!

6 Comments
Terry L. Feeney
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Terry L. Feeney

It seemed like they played all four quarters on both sides of the ball.

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Bull Elk
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Bull Elk

Winning at home is critical and for the "nah sayers" would you prefer a loss? Best thing at last Sat was Air Force beating CU in OT.

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Paul F Edwards
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Paul F Edwards

for the first time in a LONG TIME, it felt like an old Husker game where nearly everything went right. We were so far ahead we got to let a lot of 2nd and 3rd stringers get experience.

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Daniel Kruger
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Daniel Kruger

They played aggressive football for 4 quarters. Their win is tempered a bit by the inferior opponent.

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Caleb Anderson
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Caleb Anderson

I believe frost. He said they did, so they did

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Scott Reed Schaefer
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Scott Reed Schaefer

They took a stride in the right direction, but still need to grow in becoming more consistent in the offense. The offense was too much feast or famine. The defense definitely improved from last week.

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No, not quite yet

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Randy Weitzenkamp
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Randy Weitzenkamp

Did you watch the first half? We've got to improve our consistency in a hurry if we want to stay in the game next week.

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Randy Wolf
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Randy Wolf

They should have beaten colorado.

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John Gardner
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John Gardner

Definitely a step in the right direction, but the offensive line still isn't able to clear the lanes in the middle and the kicking game is a unmitigated disaster. What wrong with Pickering, anyway?

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Freddie Fredder
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Freddie Fredder

Underperforming. We suck. Should have had a top 10 offense and top 45 defense. Adrian Martinez is a psychological shell of what he was as a frosh. Do we have a deep threat ? Tight ends ? P

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Drew Baggiani
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Drew Baggiani

The corner that needs rounded is Wisconsin

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John R Gallu
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John R Gallu

Offense is still a little disjointed. Martinez will get there. I thought Vedral was very fluid though!

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John Fillmore
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John Fillmore

I wasn't quite as optimistic as some during the preseason; I knew there was still a lot of work to do. One of my big concerns was with the inside running game. It's not there yet.

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Michael Gormley
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Michael Gormley

Let’s see some tougher Competition before we say we have turned a corner.

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Richard Johnson
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Richard Johnson

A better effort against an inferior opponent shows little

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Stanley Steele
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Stanley Steele

With the exception of that drive all other scores were on explosive plays. Also Martinez was under pressure most of tje night

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Mark Tucker
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Mark Tucker

I need to see more. I still feel that the Offense struggled to maintain consistency.

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Yes, it was key

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No, they had to

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Yes, it was key

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Mace Patterson
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Mace Patterson

it was terrible

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William Anderson
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William Anderson

Everyone knows when in Boulder in the 4th quarter offensive possession is vital. Most all team's defenses wear down there if the offense can not run some clock. Our D wore out - plain and simple.

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Mike Hunter
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Mike Hunter

Entire team looked flat in the 4th quarter.

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John Freeman
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John Freeman

CU made adjustments - went to a 3 man front and widened the ILBs to counter our success on the edge. We did not. No interior run game with 1 less man.. No vertical game. Our O ran our D in the ground.

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Jeremy Woitaszewski
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Jeremy Woitaszewski

Because we were running it when it clearly wasn’t working

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Rich Leffler
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Rich Leffler

Some of the play calling was very questionable inn the second half of the game. Why did they not use their big tight ends more? I mean Austin Allen is 6 '8" tall so why isn't here using his available

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Rich Leffler
Rich Leffler

Weapons he has? It all seems a little vanilla and limited!

Darrell Moore
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Darrell Moore

Frost was calling the plays like he was trying not to lose rather than playing to win. Colorado Coach took Frost to school.

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Paul Popp
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Paul Popp

Second half adjustments by Colorado confused the entire team and coaching staff. Felt like they went conservative just to hold on and escape.

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Ron Joseph
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Ron Joseph

Seems like we went into a shell - esp after Washington's long run off of the sideline flair pass. The next time we had the ball we did the exact play only to the other side. could've been a pick 6

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No, they had to

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wayiam Starr
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wayiam Starr

We needed to run the ball we didnt we did the wore out prem pass that they new wss Coming completely predictable

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Mick Hanson
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Mick Hanson

Not, "they had to". Just if they couldn't execute the plays called, why could they execute the other ones? The offense got over confident and let it slide, with an eye on the score board.

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The running game

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The passing game

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The running game

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Chuck Buchholz
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Chuck Buchholz

In the Big 10 if you can't run the ball you will not win very often.

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Randy Weitzenkamp
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Randy Weitzenkamp

A successful run game opens all sorts of opportunities. If you can't win the battle up front, no amount of scheming is going to help.

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Robert Lloyd
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Robert Lloyd

What I think is there should be a third choice here... get someone in there that can snap the ball. Everything is out of kilter if the snap is not proper. The whole play's timing is off.

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Wednesday Punk
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Wednesday Punk

Talent is there, just need to block, and execute!!!!

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Arlie Rauch
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Arlie Rauch

If the running game does not improve, there is evidence that the offensive line is not getting their job done.

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John Twitchell
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John Twitchell

How about fixing the snapping game?

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Ruthie Patterson
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Ruthie Patterson

You Have To Run The Ball Well To Win

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Douglas D. Olson
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Douglas D. Olson

We’d need a complete offensive effort or Martinez is reading all the newspaper About how good he is

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Brent Tammy Boettcher
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Brent Tammy Boettcher

South Alabama had 44 carries for 83 yards. They did NOT "run it down our throats"--but I digress. WE need to be able to run the ball in order to stay out of 2nd and 3rd and long situations.

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Carl Wiest
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Carl Wiest

SA was running it right down our throat, we simply can't have that anymore.

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Brent Tammy Boettcher
Brent Tammy Boettcher

They had 44 carries for 83 yards. That is NOT "running it down our throat".

The passing game

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Randy Wolf
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Randy Wolf

When Maurice Washington entered the game things picked up. JD was invisible on offense. AM must present a passing threat for the run to succeed.

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Jeremy Woitaszewski
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Jeremy Woitaszewski

Because we have a qb and talent at receivers and tight ends to make it work.

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