Nebraska Links!

That's right, we're through with non-conference opponents--time for the meat of the offseason preview slate, and for the third consecutive year, the conference season starts with Nebraska.  And as always, the week begins with a boatload of links.

2008 Summary Links!  It was your cliched "tale of two seasons" for the Huskers last year.  Losses to Virginia Tech, Missouri, and Texas Tech left them at 3-3 before a 6-1 finish blew expectations out of the water for 2009.

• 2008 Schedule & Results
• 2008 Statistics
• CFN's 2008 summary

2009 Preview Links!  Expectations are going through the roof.

• 2009 Schedule
• Quarterbacks (Corn Nation)
  
• Running Backs (Corn Nation)
• Wide Receivers/Tight Ends (Corn Nation)
• Offensive Line (Corn Nation)
• Defensive Line (Corn Nation)
• Linebackers (Corn Nation)
• Secondary (Corn Nation)
• Why they won't win the Big 12 North - A focus on Weaknesses (Corn Nation)
• Early Picks Putting Nebraska and Kansas Neck and Neck (Big Red Network)
• Setting Benchmarks for '09 Blackshirts (Big Red Network)

Spring Football Links!  Zac Lee assuaged any fears (for now) about the QB position.

• Lee Guides Red Team to Spring Game Win (Huskers.com)
• Red-White Game Live Blog (Huskers.com)
• Spring Game Report Card (Corn Nation)
• Pelini Pleased with Quarterback Position (Huskers.com)

What's Corn Nation been talking about this offseason?

• Setting Expectations Has Everything to Do With Success - So What Do You Expect This Season?
• Huskers Must Find Third Running Back to Compliment Helu, Castille
• Offensive Line Experience Counts - Huskers Have it, Kansas Doesn't

Other Stuff

• Helu not concerned with numbers (HuskerExtra.com)
• Nebraska needs to win big games again (HuskerPedia)

  Not since Eric Crouch caught that unforgettable flash pass from Mike Stuntz and sprinted through the Oklahoma secondary to Heisman glory has a Nebraska team defeated anyone in the Top 19 – let alone the Top 10. In fact, as I perused Phil Steele’s preseason college football magazine this month, I noticed an astounding statistic.
  
  Since Frank Solich and the Huskers beat Bob Stoops and the Sooners 20-10 in Lincoln back in October 2001, 63 of the 65 BCS teams have defeated a team that was currently rated in the Top 19. The two that have not? Duke and Nebraska.

• [Jerry] Moore: "Huskers Will Be Really, Really Good on Defense" (Huskers.com)
• What is "Average" for Nebraska? (Big Red Network)