The Nebraska Cornhuskers currently stand 3-3 needing a minimum finish of same in order to break a current six-year streak of failing to qualify for a bowl game. It’s not an unfamiliar position for the Huskers during this period. And neither is a failure to win three more against a remaining slate of almost all Big 10 opponents:
2022: 3-3 start, 1-5 finish (at least the sole win was against Iowa, though)
2021: 3-3 start, 0-6 finish (which appeared to break Scott Frost psychologically)
2019: 4-2 start, 1-5 finish (kicked off by a soul-crushing 34-7 blowout loss to Minnesota)
2017: 3-3 start, 1-5 finish (Mike Riley’s going away present; Huskers gave up 50+ points in 4 of the losses)
The lesson?