College Football Week Six Recap: Is the Big Red Dead?

By Nostradamus

With a heavy heart, and my tail between my legs, I bring you Week Six’s recap in College Football.

So, what did we learn? 

The Big Red might be officially dead. Mizzou is legit. USC is still USC. Ohio State isn't done yet. Vanderbilt is the best story in the country this year, and the distance between the "haves" and the "have-nots" in the Big 12 is bigger than the Grand Canyon.

Nebraska

On Saturday, my beloved Huskers got their proverbial heads handed to them early and often. No less than 59 seconds into the game, I witnessed Jeremy Maclin (above) streaking down the sideline untouched for a 58-yard touchdown reception.  Less than a minute into the game, and it was over.

By halftime the humbled Huskers were down 31-10, and the 30-year Missouri drought in Lincoln, NE was all but done.   

This one hurts badly. Last year it could be dealt with. This season we were going to restart our proud tradition by bringing in our savior in Bo Pelini. Sadly, it is a new guy but the same results. Husker fans at least expected us to compete this year.

We can handle a loss, but this wasn't just a loss. It was a beating like none we have ever seen at home in over 50 years, and that included a last second TD to make the score a "respectable" 52-17.  

Is the Big Red officially dead?  Maybe. I hate to cry for such dire results after the fifth game of the new regime, but the coaching isn't any better than it was last year. Will it improve? Hard to say.

However, as a lifelong Husker fan, this loss felt different. It felt like it very well could be the final dagger in our collective hearts for a very long time. After 11 years of obscurity, it very much looks like we are looking forward to 11 years of the same, or sadly even more.

And if the actions of players spitting on Chase Daniel and chucking balls at them before the game are true, we might well deserve it.

Missouri

I doff my cap to the Tigers. They are a very good football team and deserve every ounce of credit for dismantling Nebraska on Saturday.

Chase Daniel, Derrick Washington, Jeremy Maclin, Jared Perry, Danario Alexander, Tommy Saunders, Jimmy Jackson, and Chase Coffman form one of the deadliest offenses in all of college football. They made it look easy on Saturday. Too easy.  They may be just that good.

With upcoming games against Oklahoma State and a visit to Texas, they'll get to show if they are the "real deal" or not. I expect them to show very well.

USC

The 600-pound gorilla got up off the turf and delivered Oregon a humbling 44-10 defeat. Many still consider this team the best of the best in college football.  Can they keep from stubbing their toe again for the rest of the year? Keep your focus, Trojans—you are still alive in the national championship hunt.

Ohio State

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