This is one of the most interesting Nebraska football games I have attended. The two halves were completely different games. There is a story going around that some of the fans left the game early, but that was not the case in my section, or in any section around me. Those going to get a runza or a pop at half-time were mistakenly thought to be leaving. There was a chorus of boos from the student section when we were intercepted right before half, but that was it except when Suh came out at the end of the game and received a loud "SUH!"
Unfortunately, I had a few complainers behind me that spent the whole game demanding Taylor Martinez be benched and Carl Pelini fired. They weren't even satisfied when Nebraska came back to win the game. I don't think any reasonable person thought this was going to be an easy game. Both teams had very talented players and Ohio State had a good game plan. Nebraska coaches saw what Ohio State was doing and made the necessary adjustments at half-time to win the game.
There is a lot of talk today about how Coach Pelini responded to a sportswriter from the World Herald at the Press Conference after the game. The writer wrote an article last Thursday that I feel personally attacked Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez. Coach Pelini called the writer out on it at the press conference. Maybe it would have been better to have just refused to respond to any of his questions, but the point needs to be made that 20 year old college athletes are not fair game for character assaults by sportswriters. If they want to comment on their performance, that's okay. But to say that he doesn't belong here in Nebraska? Let's save that kind of talk for drug dealers and other criminals. Even they get a chance to face their accuser.
