“I’m telling you guys, (the) next game is going to determine what’s going to happen with our season.” That’s what national championship winning wingback Clester Johnson said when he returned to the Common Fan Podcast for another conversation this week. It’s hard to disagree.
Yes, the Nebraska football team could be 8-0. That’s not at all a stretch; the boys in red have outplayed their opponents for the large majority of each game this season. During the three consecutive losses, the Huskers held fourth-quarter leads against Indiana, Oregon, and Washington, and demonstrated that they have the talent to compete with some of the better teams in the Big Ten. They’ve also demonstrated a remarkable inability to finish.
So now we find ourselves at 5-3, with a fan base in turmoil, and a season hanging in the balance.
A Season That Could Have Been
We’ll try not to spend too much time re-hashing the recent past. But it’s instructive to look at how close we could be to talking about a special season in Lincoln.
Against Indiana, Nebraska went toe-to-toe with one of the nation’s best teams before falling 20-17. Against Oregon, the Huskers surrendered…