They tire of hearing praise about their close-call defeats. Let's be real: That stuff is mostly for people who don't compete in anything of consequence.
Losses suck. Sorry about the language. But we must make that clear as we begin to ponder Nebraska's 4-8 finish to this football season.
I got the feeling Nebraska linebacker Mohamed Barry was in no mood for praise Friday following his team's 31-28 loss to Iowa at Kinnick Stadium. His face showed anger. Appropriate anger. The Huskers were in position to win this game and add a boatload of momentum to the stock they already had accumulated during the second half of this season of intrigue.