Why are we so happy about rising to 1-6??
I’m not asking that in an angry or sarcastic way, not even close. While giving up 349 yards passing, we just beat an injury-riddled 3-3 Minnesota Gophers team in such dire straits that the oddsmakers made them 5 point underdogs to an 0-6 Husker squad. And we celebrated.
We let a 28-0 first half lead dwindle to 28-22 by the middle of the 3rd quarter before pulling away in the 4th quarter to win 53-28. And we dumped the Gatorade jug all over Scott Frost.
We finally won a turnover battle, committed fewer penalties than out opponent, made our kicks and didn’t give up any punt returns for touchdowns (almost a kickoff, cough cough, but never mind and shuttup) and saw what a difference that makes.