Cornhuskers Are 1-2 for the First Time Since 1981. Be Not Concerned.

I saw something on Twitter this morning about how Tommy Armstrong doesn’t look at social media after a game. Smart man.

Husker fans are eternal optimists. Best fans in college football. Gracious hosts to visiting teams. That is the public face of Husker Nation. But there is also a darker, impatient and unhappy face to the program, and that ugly face lives and breathes online, where anonymity and remoteness play a large role in the outspoken, unchallenged nature of the content.

I also think our desire as fans to share joys and frustrations during an emotional game full of momentum swings leads to a fracturing of attention and impulsive split-screen posts that may be relevant to only a few…