Corn Flakes: Is Nebraska Football Exceeding Your Expectations?

During the game Saturday I was set off a bit by a negative comment that was directed at me on twitter. It was your typical complaint about the offense of line or the coaching or playcalling; honestly I don't remember exactly what it was and I'm not going to look it up because I've tried to stop using Twitter as a reference point.

What it did was make me think about expectations. Nebraska struggled mightily with Illinois - with a team that we expected to blow out. That didn't happen until late in the game but we knew that Nebraska would have problems this season with their offensive and defensive lines. We also knew that Illinois strength was their defensive line that it was going to be…