“He hasn’t fought anybody.”How many times have the fans of Omaha boxer Terrence “Bud” Crawford heard that? It didn’t matter how many fights he won, how many belts he earned, how much money he made as one of the biggest draws in the sport. The critics were always there. He hasn’t fought anybody.
The Cornhuskers know that feeling. The Huskers held on to defeat Cincinnati, their only power conference opponent to date, by three points. It remains to be seen whether the Bearcats are a somebody or a nobody. They beat Bowling Green by 14 and blew out Northwestern State of the FCS.
Since Cincy, the Huskers have admittedly not played anybody. Akron (0-3) is one of the worst teams in the FBS (although they did score their first points of the season in their third game!). Houston Christian of the FCS was overmatched the second they stepped onto a football field that does not have a CVS Pharmacy beside it. There are sixth graders older than Houston Christian’s football program. They haven’t played anybody…