'. . . against Arkansas State.'

When your with your buddies this weekend and you're watching the game and rehashing it on O Street Saturday night, do this. At the end of every sentence talking about the game add the words 'against Arkansas State'.

There are two reasons for this:

A) It will temper expectations. If the Huskers have a good game, it will keep fans in check by reminding them that this is still a 'preseason' game.

B) It will throw up red flags. If the Huskers have a bad game, it will fire off warning flares that they still have A LOT of work to do.

EXAMPLES:

- 'Roy Helu Jr. ran for 250 yards and scored 4 TD's . . . against Arkansas State.'

- 'Zac Lee threw 27-40 for 417 yards and 3 TD's . . . against Arkansas State.'

- 'Suh dominated that O-line and got 6 sack's and even intercepted a pass and ran it back 74 yards for a TD . . . against Arkansas State.'

- 'The defense looked shaky giving up 350 yards and 28 points . . . against Arkansas State.'

- 'The O-line couldn't protect Zac Lee and he was rushed and sacked a ton . . . against Arkansas State.'

I don't mean to disrespect Arkansas State, but it's Arkansas State and not Oklahoma. Nebraska probably will win this game. It might be closer of a game than it was with Florida Atlantic, but Nebraska should win this game with no problem. But with this one little technique, it will keep this game in perspective - it's another game to get ready for Virginia Tech.