I’ve never seen a Nebraska football team that showed less passion, fire and toughness than the 2017 Huskers. The traits that defined Nebraska during their three decades of dominance were sorely lacking from last year’s squad.
But let’s get this straight – I don’t blame any of the players for last year’s 4-8 debacle. Any and all blame must be directed straight at Mike Riley and his coaching staff.
Three years of football with Mike Riley running the show turned Nebraska softer than a tootsie roll fruit cup. Anyone watching NU games in 2017 could see that Riley and Company had yanked the heart out of Husker football, but the statistical data from the Riley Era violently hammers home the cold hard truth: Mike Riley is an absolutely horrendous football coach.