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A unique Husker gameday: What's it like to do public address to no public? Was that the band on the field?

What is it like to be a public address announcer at a football game when there really isn’t much public to address?

What information do you put on a video board when there are only so many eyeballs in Memorial Stadium to see it?

What else might be ahead for Nebraska football fans who are now relegated to watching Saturday’s game against Illinois — like Penn State last week and the rest of NU’s games this year — on television, with a second screen to help take them inside Memorial Stadium at least in spirit?

The scene inside: 'Taking in the weirdness' as cardboard cutouts and a few family members watch NU's home opener

The scene outside: A few bystanders outside the stadium, but little sign of a Big Ten clash going on

The answers to those questions, in order: It’s weird.