You can be mad, you can be sad, but give a man credit for a good line. "Who wants to talk about the Royals?" Mike Riley said off the bat. People laughed because even after losses to Purdue stuff can still be funny, right?
Read on even if you don't think so, because Nebraska's head coach came to Monday's press conference with more than a good opening joke, admitting his program's shortcomings so far while expressing confidence in the future. It amounted to a a state-of-the-program Q & A with reporters, one that lasted 35 minutes.
Even before the first question, Riley addressed the obvious disappointment that has filled the fan base.