It's been quite some time since I posted a blog on this website, so first of all, I think a few housekeeping issues are in order. Remember, as a disclaimer, this is a Nebraska Cornhusker centric post. Keep that in mind.
1. The Dirk Chatelain issue after the Ohio State game a few weeks back. I admit, I was probably in the same boat as Dirk the week after the Wisconsin game. Some of the remarks I made on this blog were quite incindiary...I don't know about slanderous but they were not nice. Martinez brought the team back against an improving Ohio State team and the team has continued to get better week to week. It's a reminder that we must be careful when we write these blogs and columns...you never know who might be reading. I'm not going to go politically correct on everyone but it is something to keep in mind.
2. National Championship contenders are dropping like flies. The previous week it was Wisconsin and Oklahoma, last week it was Kansas State and Clemson (although I'm not sure anyone is surprised that Kansas State lost). This should be a fun month of November.
3. Last night's Monday Night Football game? All I can tell you is I'm hardly surprised. San Diego is still coached by Norv Turner and the day they get rid of him might be the best day in the history of the San Diego Chargers franchise. Not that I have anything against the Chargers, I don't...they are an original AFL franchise, much like my hometown Houston Oilers as well as the Chiefs, who I somewhat follow after spending my college years two hours from Kansas City.
Now that this is out of the way, let's get to business.
Where has THAT effort been from the Huskers all season? And more importantly, where were Burkhead's 30 to 35 touches? This is what we've been clamoring for all season long.
See the thing about Burkhead is, he's a football player. He finds holes in defenses, he can line up at quarterback, catch passes and more importantly there's a presence about that guy that rubs off on the rest of the team.
And the other thing is, that guy is a warrior. He suffered an injury in the third quarter of the game, then comes back in when asked to and scores a touchdown soon after. I'm not saying everyone should play like that. However, I'm saying that Burkhead has the desire and want to as far as winning games goes.
Props also to that defense for stepping up and earning their Blackshirts, although I seriously wonder if Michigan State did any game preparation at all. Nebraska's defense was in the same two safety defense from beginning to end.
Another thing about the game Saturday: Urban Meyer is my new favorite college football color commentator. It was interesting to watch him break down both teams Saturday...and it was great to hear him describe some of the tendencies of a Tom Osborne led offense and how some of those tendencies are still used today.
So what's next for the Huskers? Yeah, it's a tough November stretch. Northwestern game one should think would be fairly straight forward but those trips to State College and Ann Arbor...tough games. But right now, with Nebraska's win over Michigan State, it's still anyone's race in the Big Ten Legends Division, which is all Husker fans could have asked for after the Wisconsin game.
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