Many times writing this column, by the time I come up for air, I realize I’ve banged out nearly 3,000 words obsessing over Huskers football and wonder if it’s too long. Have I said too much? Or, is it somehow possible I haven’t said enough? Well, in the aftermath of the soul-sucking 40-16 Black Friday loss to Iowa, I figured out an ingenious way to shorten things up by turning 3,000 words into two.    “We suck.”

Anyone else had it up to here with end-of-season talk about ‘progress’? Homecoming Dinged: After a couple weeks of October speculation that Penn State might want him as their next coach, Matt Rhule’s return to his alma matter Penn State was anything but welcoming, as Kaytron Allen and the Nittany Lions ran roughshod and rolled to a 37-10 win. –  Illustration by Anthony Aleman Let's begin with a definition from Noah Webster's first dictionary, published in 1828, titled "An American Dictionary...

The way Nebraska media and fans are talking, it’s hard to tell if Saturday is about Nebraska getting its eighth win or determining next year’s starting quarterback.