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Nebraska keeps finding new ways to lose, and now the Cornhuskers are off to their worst start in more than a half-century.
First-year coach Mike Riley and offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf are taking the brunt of criticism from fans and media after Saturday's 14-13 loss at Illinois. The reaction was triggered following mismanagement of the game clock on the final offensive series that allowed Illinois - with no timeouts - enough time to drive 72 yards for the winning touchdown with 10 seconds left.
Judging by social media and radio shows, this outcome hit a higher mark on the frustration meter than either the Hail Mary loss to BYU or the overtime loss at Miami. A headline in the Omaha World-Herald on Sunday read: ''Tick, tick, tick, times up: Honeymoon is over.''
Nebraska (2-3, 0-1) plays Saturday at home against Wisconsin (3-2, 0-1), which lost its Big Ten opener at home to Iowa. Another defeat would dim the Huskers' hopes of winning the West Division and continuing their seven-year streak - all under previous coach Bo Pelini - of winning at least nine games.
Well, at least we are in the news right?
Nebraska keeps finding new ways to lose, and now the Cornhuskers are off to their worst start in more than a half-century.
First-year coach Mike Riley and offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf are taking the brunt of criticism from fans and media after Saturday's 14-13 loss at Illinois. The reaction was triggered following mismanagement of the game clock on the final offensive series that allowed Illinois - with no timeouts - enough time to drive 72 yards for the winning touchdown with 10 seconds left.
Judging by social media and radio shows, this outcome hit a higher mark on the frustration meter than either the Hail Mary loss to BYU or the overtime loss at Miami. A headline in the Omaha World-Herald on Sunday read: ''Tick, tick, tick, times up: Honeymoon is over.''
Nebraska (2-3, 0-1) plays Saturday at home against Wisconsin (3-2, 0-1), which lost its Big Ten opener at home to Iowa. Another defeat would dim the Huskers' hopes of winning the West Division and continuing their seven-year streak - all under previous coach Bo Pelini - of winning at least nine games.
Well, at least we are in the news right?
