Talk about an authoritative opening statement.
Nebraska’s game against Colorado Saturday evening was hotly anticipated across the country—an old-school rivalry game between two quality quarterbacks (Dylan Raiola and Shedeur Sanders) and two big-name coaches (Matt Rhule and Deion Sanders).
If fans tuned in looking for a close game, they were instead greeted by a laugher. The Cornhuskers raced out to a 28–0 lead that had the college football world buzzing.
Two narrative threads quickly emerged: Deion Sanders’s squad still isn’t where it needs to be in year two, and Nebraska is in rock-solid shape two weeks into the 2024 season.
The Buffaloes’ struggling offensive line continued to be a favorite target of fans.
Shedeur Sanders: “Can y’all give me some protection?”
Colorado O-Line: pic.twitter.com/7zdEEs0lK7
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) September 8, 2024
Colorado, y’all offensive line ain’t tired of letting Shedeur Sanders get killed back there?
Colorado’s O-Line: pic.twitter.com/8kvxkzRKpq
— Kevin Gray Jr. (@KevinGraySports) September 8, 2024
The Cornhuskers’ fanbase, meanwhile, took a well-deserved victory lap.
Your toaster has 26 more rushing yards than Colorado’s entire team
— Faux Pelini (@FauxPelini) September 8, 2024
Jokes about Deion Sanders’s hostility toward unfriendly writers flew.
There are going to be a bunch of college football media members barred from asking Deion Sanders questions this week.
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) September 8, 2024
Many smelled a repeat of Colorado’s 2023 campaign.
Colorado year 1 vs year 2 under Deion Sanders pic.twitter.com/gWZUbrmjrZ
— Synthetic Sports (@SyntheticSports) September 8, 2024
The Buffaloes’ shoddy playcalling raised eyebrows.
Calling a 5 yard curl to the far hash from your own 2 yard line is crazy work from Colorado https://t.co/hiPy5DmAyQ
— karan (@905Kar) September 8, 2024
Nebraska fans struggled to make sense of their new world.
My 14-year-old just now: “I do not know this Nebraska team.”
I was 14 in 1995. It was like this every week, kid.
— Dirk Chatelain (@dirkchatelain) September 8, 2024
All told, it was a humbling 30 minutes for a Colorado team that remains a work in progress.
Nebraska is destroying Shedeur Sanders and embarrassing the entire Colorado football program on national TV … the one that’ll finish as the No. 1 or 2 most-watched CFB game of the week.
Program that’s demanded all the smoke over the last two years is getting it all tonight.
— Zack Carpenter (@Zack_Carp) September 8, 2024
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