Steven M. Sipple: Amid tumult, Riley's crew gets chance to show if culture is indeed strong

Nebraska coach Mike Riley watches the action against Northern Illinois in the fourth quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

That's the theme going forward in Nebraska athletics. At least that was my takeaway Thursday from NU president Hank Bounds and chancellor Ronnie Green's news conference.

I hope my read is right. Because the idea of results over rhetoric strips away a lot of B.S., a lot of philosophizing, a lot of explaining away shortcomings, a lot of focus on things that don't matter all that much.

By the way, I'm not going to keep hammering away at former Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst, who was fired Thursday.