In hindsight, Nebraska football fans should have seen this game coming. It's not as though the Huskers played anywhere near perfect football against either Michigan State or Maryland. Maybe all the talk about how "this team is different" should have waited until NU displayed 60 minutes of good execution. Or the Huskers just laid a massive egg. Whatever signs someone wants to say they saw or didn't see, Matt Rhule's squad played poorly for large portions of Friday night's game against Minnesota and could turn it back on when they needed.
Indeed, the most significant problems the Cornhuskers had on Friday night were problems that had surfaced before this season.