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Sign up for our email list to be notified when we update the HF Blog. September 26th, 2009
The 300th consecutive sellout game
55-0. A statement was made. The Huskers will not be feeling sorry for themselves after their tough loss a week ago at Virginia Tech.
Speaking of the Hokies, their dismantling of the Miami Hurricanes will propel them into the Top 10. Interestingly enough, Miami plays Oklahoma next and coming off a bad loss it will be interesting to see how Miami responds. Can they hand the Sooners their second loss of the season?
Back to the home team, NU turned in an all around dominating effort and a full team effort. Cody Green and Rex Burkhead saw plenty of action, as did many other true freshmen and those second, third, and fourth on the depth chart. Nebraska needed a game like this before Big 12 play begins October 8th at Mizzou.
Still, Nebraska had six penalties and they burned several more timeouts to prevent the play clock from expiring. This team has a long ways to go in terms of reaching their true potential, especially on offense. We're no where near as efficient as last season. That will hopefully come with time.
You have to like what you've seen from the defense thus far. Granted we've played three Sun Belt Conference schools and a Virginia Tech team not known for their offensive prowess. Over the next several weeks, the Blackshirts will be tested by much better offenses. We'll soon know how good this team can be.
You can't say enough about Alex Henery. Not only is he a field goal kicking stud, he's become a punting star as well. Twice he pinned the Ragin Cajuns inside their 2-yard line.
On a sad note, it looks like Rickey Thenarse's senior season may be over. He injured his knee on kickoff coverage during the first half. Since this is the fourth game of the year, a medical redshirt seems out of the question. Fellow senior safety Larry Asante also was injured on Saturday, coming down with an ankle injury on his interception return for a touchdown. No word yet on when he'll return, but hopefully he'll be ready to go for Missouri.
View HuskerFaithful's photos from the Louisiana-Lafayette game.
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