This year's Huskers could cause heart problems

I don't know about everyone else, but all of these last minute passes into the end zone are beginning to raise my blood cholesterol level.

At least this week it was Pitt heaving their hope as time expired.

For the second straight week, I was left wondering how the heck Nebraska didn't hold a commanding lead at the end of the game.

Against Southern Miss the obvious reason was the numerous (I believe five qualifies for numerous) Husker turnovers.

This week it was the case of the "lulls" that the Husker offense caught after jumping out to a 24-10 halftime lead.

In the second half, Nebraska only produced 54 yards to the tune of a horrid two yards a play.

Conservative play calling or not, second half drives subsequently went for -5, 19, 25, -2, 16, -2 and 3 yards.

While the offense didn't play its most exciting game, the Blackshirts came through huge, again, by handing the offense 17 points through turnovers.

That's a positive flip of the coin from last week when Southern Miss scored 17 points off Husker mistakes.

Another noticeable improvement was the play of Joe Dailey. If Dailey can limit the turnovers to one a game, the Husker offense will be in good hands.

Dailey threw some noticeably good passes; in fact, about half of his 12 incompletions were dropped by Nebraska receivers. But, that unfortunately comes with the Callahan offense.

A small milestone was reached against Pitt, as Nebraska produced more yards through the air than on the ground. I think it's safe to say that the stats haven't read that way in a very long time.

With a bye this weekend, look for one of the most drastic two week improvements in Nebraska history to come out on the field against Kansas on Oct. 2 and show that the West Coast Offense can operate in Nebraska, and operate well with Joe Dailey at the helm.

I'm not sure whether I should apologize to Kansas State's Darren Sproles for dismissing him from the Heisman race after last week's debacle.

While Sproles did rush for a Wildcat record 292 yards at a tasty rate of more than 7.5 yards a romp, it was against the nation's 106th ranked rush defense in Louisiana-Lafayette.

It will be a daunting task for Sproles to climb back into the list of legitimate Heisman hopefuls. But, at least he's one of the most exciting players in the nation to watch.

Just like Dailey, who has been ridiculed for throwing only to the first-option receiver, Tyler will utilize the bye week to improve on the widening of his grammatical selections. He's been exposed to looking over his semi-colon in favor of the comma, resulting in a reduction of column flavor. You can contact Tyler by email at bieck11@hotmail.com