Huskers, 'Cats to restore old Big 8 pride; Bama over Georgia!?

The old Big 8 from Cornhusker glory days was treated brutally last week with Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas, Kansas State and Oklahoma State all going down to defeat.

Only Colorado’s miracle Hail Mary fling and OT win over Baylor prevented another setback.

And yes, Gazette scribbler R.O.B.B. (Really Old Birthday Boy) Headley also took hit this week missing all those games except Tennessee over Oklahoma.

R.B.’s 41-21 mark was his worst so far while pulling his overall winning percentage down to .809 (234-55 record).

Week 5 may bring more trouble even though it takes the world into that first full beautiful month of fall.

R.B.’s best guesses:

Tonight

Let’s start patriotic with the ARMY staying unbeaten by beating one-win Temple.

Friday

No. 7 MIAMI over Virginia Tech; RUTGERS will be next to invade Lincoln unbeaten after topping Washington.

Saturday

No. 6 MISSISSIPPI over Kentucky, No. 12 MICHIGAN over Minnesota, No. 23 KANSAS STATE over No. 20 Oklahoma State, BAYLOR takes down No. 22 Byu, MARYLAND stuns host Indiana and yes NEBRASKA avoids a hangover to win at Purdue.

UCONN over Buffalo, BOSTON COLLEGE over Western Kentucky, NC STATE over Northern Illinois, SYRACUSE over Holy Cross, NAVY joins Army as unbeatens with win at Uab, TULANE over South Florida and TEXAS STATE at Sam Houston.

No. 13 USC dodges two straight losses by edging Wisconsin, No. 16 NOTRE DAME over No. 15 Louisville, AUBURN keeps No. 21 Oklahoma reeling, No. 24 TEXAS A&M over Arkansas, MIAMI OHIO over Umass.

Rajin’ Cajuns of LOUISIANA win at Wake Forest, KANSAS finally gets second win over TCU, coach Prime back in South Florida but unbeaten UCF greets Colorado rather rudely, LIBERTY over Applachian State, UNLV over Fresno State, CENTRAL MICHIGAN over San Diego State, GEORGIA STATE over Georgia Southern, MARSHALL over Western Michigan, OHIO over Akron, EASTERN MICHIGAN at winless Kent State and sadly DUKE over rival North Carolina.

UTSA ROADRUNNERS at East Carolina, No. 1 TEXAS over Mississippi State, BOWLING GREEN over Old Dominion, LOUISIANA TECH at Florida International, KENNESAW STATE over UT Martin, FLORIDA ATLANTIC over Wagner, No. 3 OHIO STATE at Michigan State, No. 17 CLEMSON over Stanford and No. 13 IOWA STATE at Houston.

TROY over Ul Monroe, CHARLOTTE at Rice, NORTH TEXAS over Tulsa, No. 4 ALABAMA over No. 2 Georgia, No. 9 PENN STATE gives No. 19 Illinois a first defeat, MEMPHIS over Middle Tennessee, No. 14 LSU has hands ful but survives South Alabama, FLORIDA STATE at Smu, TEXAS TECH over Cincinnati, NEW MEXICO at New Mexico State, AIR FORCE at Wyoming, No. 25 BOISE STATE over Wazzu, No. 10 UTAH over Arizona and No. 9 OREGON keeps Ucla in dumper.