The billboard coming into downtown Lincoln on I-180, past Memorial Stadium, reads, "The Journey Begins," with the Sears National Championship trophy in the background. And so the journey does begin today, when first-year head coach Bo Pelini and his staff leads the Huskers through the tunnel and onto the Memorial Stadium turf to take on the Broncos of Western Michigan University. The drama and sorrow of the Bill Callahan era is over, and the anticipation and hopes of Husker Nation rest with it's new leader. It all begins at the 6:00 p.m. kickoff today. Husker Football, 2008!
The Huskers won't come out looking particularly sharp today, what with a new coaching staff, new starters and personnel, and a new philosophy. There will be a few, maybe several, moments of sloppiness. Lots of first-game jitters and such. But I can tell you this - there will be some real moments of old-fashioned, smash-mouth, Husker Blackshirt-worthy defense. The Broncos will have a hard time getting on the board today. Oh make no mistake, they will score, but not often and not enough. The Husker offense will shake off the rust after the first quarter, and the Big Red train will find the end zone multiple times en route to a 38-13 opening day win. Bold prediction? Maybe. But based on what I've seen through spring ball and fall camp, this team has something the past four Husker teams have sorely lacked, and that's intensity. They may not be the best in the nation, yet, but they have intensity. Any player who calls Bo head coach and doesn't have intensity, won't be playing for long. Period.
See ya tomorrow for a recap.
GO BIG RED!
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