Nebraska linebacker Mohamed Barry made the comment off the cuff, as an aside in a discussion about alternate uniforms, but his words nevertheless made an impression on me.
He ended a spiel about wanting someday to wear all-black uniforms by saying, "We're all about the Blackshirt life."
I liked the way it sounded and wondered what "Blackshirt life" meant in the mind of first-year Nebraska defensive coordinator Erik Chinander.
"It's just doing things the right way," he said. "The players know we expect a lot. We expect them to watch film on their own, to practice their asses off whether it's a walk-through, individual drill, or whether it's Thursday or Monday, and then to play their asses off on Saturday.