Corn Nation: For Nebraska Cornhuskers Fans

Emmett Johnson was a one-man wrecking crew, racking up 217 rushing yards, but it wasn't enough as Nebraska lost to Iowa 40-16 on Black Friday. Truly, a dark day indeed. Amidst the loss, freshman quarterback TJ Lateef suffered a tear in his hamstring, making him one-dimensional as a player. That led to 9 of 24 passing for an anemic (but nice) 69 yards. Many of TJ's passes were errant, often overthrown. This was a cataclysmic failure from top to bottom. Iowa hasn't changed their style of football since football was invented. There should have been no surprises. Yet Husker fans were indeed surprised by how non-competitive the game was. The team lost, badly. And it comes down to one of two (or both) reasons. A) Either we don't have the personnel to compete with Iowa (IOWA!!!) or 2) We don't know how to coach up the plyers that we have and get them prepared. Matt Rhule said after the game that he was "pissed off." Imagine, Matt, being a lifelong fan and watching this on-field performance. Or even bein