Things I know, and things I think I know:
The next nine months are going to feel a lot different around here. Maybe you already feel it.
The long offseason ahead for Nebraska football fans likely will have the least amount of hyperbole of any in the past 20-plus years. It should feel healthy, as if we're all going on diets.
Call it the "sub-.500" diet.
Yes, times have changed in our little football world.
When Nebraska endured losing seasons early in the Bill Callahan and Mike Riley tenures, recruiting hype still was cranked up to all-time levels.