Nebraska's football season already feels long, so let's do something somewhat irrational for a charge.
Let's pick Nebraska to topple Northwestern when the teams meet at 11 a.m. Saturday in Evanston, Illinois.
Granted, my prediction is a bit illogical considering Northwestern has won nine of its past 10 Big Ten games. The pick almost seems ludicrous when you consider in Nebraska's last six conference games, it's allowed an average of 50.8 points per game.
The Huskers are 0-5 overall, including 0-3 in the league, this season. They've never opened a season with six straight losses, and it won't happen this year.