[Husker] The hype leading up to this game

[Patrick Gaule]

....was embarrassing.  Nebraska used to be a program that prided itself 
on treating every opponent equally and not looking at one game as any 
more important than the next.  None of that seemed to apply to the 2010 
Texas game.

Since last year, everyone had this game circled on their calendar.  The 
athletic department made a point of emphasizing this game as a "Red Out 
Around the World".  At one point, they even released a video that ended 
with "Beat Texas."  Coming into the stadium yesterday, I heard plenty of 
fans who thought we were just going to show up and win handily.  One 
genius even screamed "I"m ready to see a Big Red Ass-Whoopin' today!" in 
my girlfriend's ear, as if we were just entitled to see a win 
yesterday.  All this off-the-field crap put the pressure on *us*...not 
Texas.  The Longhorns approached this game with a relaxed, business-like 
demeanor.  They showed up and flat-out beat us, fair and square.  I'm 
just as guilty of this overdone hype as the next fan, but I think the 
entire program should be humbled by this.