On a week where the athletic director gets sacked on Thursday, leading to speculation as to when, not whether, the head coach is next, a win is a win is a win. Nobody is playing the national poll beauty queen contest in those circumstances.
Rutgers isn’t a good team, but they tested Nebraska in the first half. 11 play, 75-yard opening drive from Rutgers to go up 7-0. I imagine there were a few eye rolls in the stadium, and given the circumstances, you wouldn’t blame the fans if they folded it in. But they didn’t, nor did the team, and somehow the Huskers pulled a way for a 27-17 win that seemed closer than it was because of a clock killing 4th quarter featuring a monochromatic offense straight out of central casting for the Solich Era.
Here are some quick thoughts on the survival week win against Rutgers.