Game 3: Nebraska Preview

Written by C Gally | 18 September 2009

Please forgive our lack of posting this week. We are currently in the process of moving our humble site over to Bloguin, and it’s been taking up some writing time. Also, girls distracted us… ok, that was a lie. But still, sorry.

 Your Pump Up Song of the Week (other than Metallica) We're moving this up top, so you can get fully pumped while reading.

Varsity Blues is the greatest movie of all time. Do not question me.

But Pelini said after Monday's practice that the crowd noise is "not something that affects us very much." He said the Huskers would work with a crowd-noise simulator later in the week.

Pelini said it doesn't matter whether the Huskers are playing at home or on the road. He says, "The fans aren't playing. It's 11 on 11. It's between the lines, and you have to execute."

In all fairness, we get what he’s trying to say. And that’s adorable that he thinks the crowd won’t have an effect on the game. But he is f***ing WRONG. Sorry Bo, but this isn’t Iowa State. The noise at Lane Stadium is only rivaled by space shuttle launches and Michael Bay movies. So you have a crowd-noise simulator? You can actually get the feeling that 60,000 rabid fans are right on top of you? Didn’t think so.

But no, it’s between the lines. The crazy thing about playing Nebraska is that they bring a dome with them, so that the crowd isn’t actually audible at all. You know that timeout your two-start quarterback uses in the 3rd quarter because he can’t hear himself think? That affects you.

Yes, you read that right. Zac Lee* is starting his third game EVER. He played well in his first two games. You know, those ones against Florida Atlantic and Arkansas State. Was Gallaudent not available?

*Worst name ever? Worst name ever.

If your fans don’t think they affect the game, then they are doing it wrong. But no one could put it as well as old Syracuse quarterback R.J. Anderson: "Man, I just hate losing here. I don't like losing to these fans. They think they play, too.” Phew, that felt good. On to the game.