Probably kinda like this. There was a point in time within the last decade that I paid attention to absolutely nothing in the offseason. Didn't actually think anyone did, didn't know message boards existed. I think it was 2016 the last time I remember it. I can't remember who we played honestly but I remember it was a bad loss, and I was shocked. I remember thinking while watching "What the fuck? We're Nebraska, we don't lose to teams like this."
2001, on the way home from the natty loss to Miami. I was 9 I think. I remember looking out the window of my dad's truck and thinking "it's fine. We're Nebraska. We'll be back. We always are" lol probably the same thing Putin has been thinking the last few years preparing for this. "We're Russia, they have no chance."