As the head coach of the Colorado team that inflicted the shocking 62-36 triumph at the foot of the Flatirons, he essentially played a lead role in a game that in many ways represents the start of Nebraska’s downward slog from its glorious run in the 1990s.
Ask Barnett how 62-36 happened, and he provides an answer artfully wrapped in diplomacy and graciousness.
Barnett, in his fourth year as color analyst on Colorado's radio broadcasts, has a point. He’s just keeping it real. Speaking of keeping it real: How much of the preseason talk about the 2019 Nebraska team is real?