Wary Optimism vs Red Flags moves along and, nope, it’s not going to be a review of every position group, because as Husker fans we have so many other fears damaging us psychologically, it would unfair to dismiss them all in favor of in-depth analysis.
The Colorado game, for example.
For the second straight season, we get the Deion-era Buffaloes in the second game. In 2023, Colorado was coming off a stunning 45-42 upset of TCU, a finalist in the previous year’s CFP final. Much like our phantom program-altering 2016 victory over an Oregon team which would finish 4-8, TCU had lost just about every meaningful piece from the 2023 team and would finish 5-7.