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These kids have bricks for hands.
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I can't believe this! Nebraska had no business losing this game. Especially to a cupcake like Washington.
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mrsticka wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 3:32 am I can't believe this! Nebraska had no business losing this game. Especially to a cupcake like Washington.
Yeah. I mean, if we were any good, we would have went up 21-0 in the first. It was there for the taking... But so was the ball.
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Busguy2010 wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 3:35 am
mrsticka wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 3:32 am I can't believe this! Nebraska had no business losing this game. Especially to a cupcake like Washington.
Yeah. I mean, if we were any good, we would have went up 21-0 in the first. It was there for the taking... But so was the ball.
Do you get the feeling the refs favored Washington tonight?
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mrsticka wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 3:36 am
Busguy2010 wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 3:35 am
mrsticka wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 3:32 am I can't believe this! Nebraska had no business losing this game. Especially to a cupcake like Washington.
Yeah. I mean, if we were any good, we would have went up 21-0 in the first. It was there for the taking... But so was the ball.
Do you get the feeling the refs favored Washington tonight?
LOL. No. The Huskers just choked once again. They’re not clutch and they’re also poorly coached..

I’m surprised people continue to allow their hopes and dreams to be let down over and over..

The Huskers football program is a joke and they are jinxed. They can never win a big game of any substance. Now, they can’t’ defeat completely mediocre teams like Oregon and Washington..

It’s mind mumbling and a waste of time…

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mrsticka wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 3:36 am
Busguy2010 wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 3:35 am
mrsticka wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 3:32 am I can't believe this! Nebraska had no business losing this game. Especially to a cupcake like Washington.
Yeah. I mean, if we were any good, we would have went up 21-0 in the first. It was there for the taking... But so was the ball.
Do you get the feeling the refs favored Washington tonight?
Seriously? Refs wouldn't even enter the discussion if Nebraska converts its 36-yard field goal attempt AND doesn't let Washington convert a 4th and 18 on Washington's final drive.
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Will anyone get fired tomorrow? Prob not Rhule with his contract but maybe Dana?
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It’s the same old stuff every game. First and goal and a delay of game penalty which pushes them back they can’t convert and then miss the field goal. It’s like a book written over and over.
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Not really, they were making bad calls on both sides. Just a bad crew overall IMO. In the end, Washington made the nearly impossible 4th & 18 catch. We stop that, pretty much game over.

So much for the blackshirts too. Where were they on those final plays? Imma call em the blackskirts from now on.

Guy on the post-game show said "Nebraska now has 9 more one score losses than any other school" That's 9 more than even the second worst one score losers. God knows how far that is behind decent teams.
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God Nebraska sucks like they have for the last 2 1/2 decades… same broken record, just different coaches and players. I’m so glad I don’t have season tickets or pay to watch them lose.

Call me a downer but after 25+ years of the same |expletive|, it gets a bit old. They will never get back to top 5 or even top 10 performance in today’s landscape.
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This game having anybody else thinking Frank Solich would have won us a couple natties during this time? Its just amazing you can pinpoint the day Nebraska sold our souls to be damned... We didnt think it would be this long. What could have been? We broke the chain and its almost spiritual, like dammit, you can feel the curse!

Are we unique in our collective agony? Is there any team thats fallen this hard? I'm thinking of the teams we used to play. Florida state has a championship since our last. Florida has two. Miami obviously won one in 2001, and have been to the national championship game since. Texas went to one and has been in playoff contention. Tennessee has been to the playoff since their last. Who else?
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We can't keep firing coaches every few years. That's for sure. That won't help.
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The offense isn’t fooling anyone. The defense looks better but tends to fade in the 4th quarter. We will be lucky to win one more game.
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The Illinois game is Friday night at 7:00. That should be winnable. After that is Rutgers. That's definitely a winnable game. The last 2 games are Ohio State and Iowa. I have doubts about those.
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mrsticka wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 4:43 am We can't keep firing coaches every few years. That's for sure. That won't help.
Thing is, we only have these players 4 years max. With the portal the roster is a constant revolving door. That is a short time window to develop a young athlete. Rhule had more losses than wins during his short NFL gig. He was not a good hire from the get-go.
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bbinks wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 9:49 am
mrsticka wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 4:43 am We can't keep firing coaches every few years. That's for sure. That won't help.
Thing is, we only have these players 4 years max. With the portal the roster is a constant revolving door. That is a short time window to develop a young athlete. Rhule had more losses than wins during his short NFL gig. He was not a good hire from the get-go.
Really?? You can't let one brief NFL stint dictate everything he accomplished in college before that! However, something is different with him since his last go round in college but the contract basically keeps you stuck with him.
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If the fans reaction counts for anything (and it does), with this loss, I believe Rhule has officially lost the fan base. Honestly, finishing 6-6 or maybe 7-5 is same old same old. Fans want him fired now. And after this now debacle of a season, I am in support of that..

This team and coaching staff can’t even win the 50/50 games, and will get totally crushed by legit programs like Ohio State and Iowa..

It’s sickening…

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mrsticka wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 4:43 am We can't keep firing coaches every few years. That's for sure. That won't help.
There's never been an era where this is less true. There's zero advantage to staying with a loser.
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CBJason wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 12:14 pm Really?? You can't let one brief NFL stint dictate everything he accomplished in college before that! However, something is different with him since his last go round in college but the contract basically keeps you stuck with him.
He's a career 71-65 college football head coach.
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For better or worse I don’t think firing Rhule is an option with the increased buyout Dannen masterfully negotiated last year (heaviest sarcasm). They’ll end up firing Holgersen for the atrocious play calling and the fact DCs have largely figured his scheme out.

It will be very interesting to see the dichotomy between a losing team and an AD that doesn’t fully comprehend that the only thing Nebraska has left to hang their hat on is the fans while he increases prices and conducts multiple reseats.
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riceweb wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 6:33 pm
CBJason wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 12:14 pm Really?? You can't let one brief NFL stint dictate everything he accomplished in college before that! However, something is different with him since his last go round in college but the contract basically keeps you stuck with him.
He's a career 71-65 college football head coach.
Yeah, because he's racked up most of those losses while at Nebraska!
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CBJason wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 8:28 pm
riceweb wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 6:33 pm
CBJason wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 12:14 pm Really?? You can't let one brief NFL stint dictate everything he accomplished in college before that! However, something is different with him since his last go round in college but the contract basically keeps you stuck with him.
He's a career 71-65 college football head coach.
Yeah, because he's racked up most of those losses while at Nebraska!
About 30 of them, right?
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Busguy2010 wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 8:38 pm
CBJason wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 8:28 pm
riceweb wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 6:33 pm
CBJason wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2026 12:14 pm Really?? You can't let one brief NFL stint dictate everything he accomplished in college before that! However, something is different with him since his last go round in college but the contract basically keeps you stuck with him.
He's a career 71-65 college football head coach.
Yeah, because he's racked up most of those losses while at Nebraska!
About 30 of them, right?
After Sat. Matt Ruhle is 24-21 overall with the Huskers

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I am a little surprised at the Opening line for the Friday night game

Huskers open favored by 6.5
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