Postgame Notes: Nebraska vs. Houston Christian

[Alum-Ni]

Postgame Notes: Nebraska vs. Houston Christian

- Nebraska wore an all-red uniform combination for today's game with traditional home jerseys and traditional road pants. The last time Nebraska wore this all-red combination was in 1986 against Oklahoma. Nebraska has had alternate uniforms that were primarily red since but has not worn all red using its traditional uniforms since 1986

- Nebraska improved to 3-0 with the win, marking the second straight year the Huskers have started 3-0 and finished non-conference play unbeaten.

- Nebraska improved to 16-0 all-time against FCS opponents, including 3-0 all-time against members of the Southland Conference

- The victory marked Nebraska's ninth straight win against a non-conference opponent. The nine straight wins over non-league foes is the longest for Nebraska since winning 12 straight against non-conference opponents from 1999 to 2001

- Nebraska has held each of those nine non-conference opponents to fewer than 20 points during the streak.

- The Huskers scored 59 points today, after scoring 68 against Akron last week. This marks the first time Nebraska has scored 50 points in back-to-back games since the final two games of the 2007 season against Kansas State and Colorado

- Nebraska finished with 554 yards of total offense, after posting 728 yards of total offense last week against Akron. This marks the first time Nebraska has had more than 500 yards in consecutive games since the 2021 non-conference season against Fordham (633 yards) and Buffalo (516) yards.

- The Huskers held Houston Christian to 67 passing yards, after limiting Cincinnati to 69 passing yards and Akron to 62 passing yards. This marks the first time Nebraska has held three consecutive opponents to fewer than 100 passing yards since 1990, when NU limited its first four opponents to fewer than 100 yards through the air

- Senior receiver Dane Key caught four passes for 104 yards and a 39-yard touchdown in the game, all before halftime. with his 104 receiving yards, Key increased his career receiving yardage total to 2,060 yards. Entering the week, only seven FBS players had 2,000 career receiving yards.

- The 104 yards marked Key's fourth career 100-yard receiving game and his first at Nebraska

- Key has caught a touchdown pass in all three games this season. The last Husker to have a touchdown reception in three consecutive games was tight end Thomas Fidone II in September of 2023.

- Redshirt freshman defensive end Williams Nwaneri scored a second-quarter touchdown on a 29-yard fumble return, following a sack by Riley Van Poppel. The fumble return TD was Nebraska's first since Deontai Williams had a 26-yard fumble return for a score against Penn State on Nov. 14, 2020

- Sophomore receiver Jacory Barney Jr. caught a 9-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter, marking his first career receiving touchdown. Barney has two career rushing touchdowns

- Sophomore quarterback Dylan Raiola completed 15-of-21 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns, all before halftime. Raiola increased his career passing yardage total to 3,648 yards, moving him ahead of Tommie Frazier (3,521 yards) into ninth place on the NU career passing list

- Raiola completed 71 percent of his passes in the game and has completed at least 70 percent in six of his past seven games

- Running back Emmett Johnson had 13 rushes for 78 yards for two touchdowns, all in the first half. Johnson's two rushing touchdowns tied his career best, set last week against Akron.

- Running back Kwinten Ives set career highs in rushing and receiving. He rushed 12 times for 85 yards, while catching two passes for 36 yards. His previous highs were 34 rushing yards and seven receiving yards.

- Nebraska shut out Houston Christian in the first half and has allowed just three first-half points in three games this season.

- Nebraska outscored Houston Christian 21-0 in the second quarter and has outscored its three opponents 58-0 in the second quarter this season

- Houston Christian's rushing touchdown in the third quarter ended Nebraska's streak of eight straight home games without allowing a rushing touchdown

 

[iruletheskool]

in six of his past seven games

 

[nja13]

I missed last week's game, so today was my first home game of the season.
Some non-football thoughts and observations:

• The HuskerVision player introductions seem really rushed. Just a quick shot of the player (most of which don't even show their faces) and a name anouncement and they quickly move on to the next.

• As the son of a farm family who still lives in the country, I really like tying in the farm scenes to the tunnel walk video. I am glad we're embracing that aspect of Nebraska. I love the farm landscape they end on.

• The pre kickoff video with Bud Crawford was really well done. Also, love how they worked in Rhule's press coference line of "in the various cultures, when you see the blood moon... it means a war is coming." I really hope Bud wins tonight and then leads the team out of the tunnel next week.

• I wanted to try the corn on the cob I saw they were offering this year. There is only one stand selling it and it is on the very opposite side of the stadium from my seat, but I made it there pregame anyway. I got the Blackshirt butter corn and it was absolutely heavenly. Garlic butter and some kind of seasoning. The corn was nice and fresh, too. Very tasty. I wonder where they're going to keep getting fresh sweet corn as the season goes on.

• I notice there were a lot of temporary beer stands set up all over the concourse. Just those big blue coolers on wheels manned by someone with a credit card machine. I wonder if those are new this week in response to the complaints of long lines last week.

• I noted people saying they saw no hawkers last week, but there were a few in my section. Runza came through a couple times, as well as a water/Gatorade guy a few times. But, yes, way fewer hawkers than in the past. I went to fill a water bottle at one point, but the line for that was at least 50 people deep. So I went back to my seat and bought a Gatorade. I did not go to the concession stands otherwise during the game so I can't speak to the lines there.

• They did the beginning-of-the-fourth-quarter "light show," sans the flames and drones. But they did the whole Thunderstruck with the red screens and whatnot. This is a change from previous years, I believe, when they didn't even attempt it during day games.

• Still rocking the Come a Runnin' Irish song between the first and second quarters. Suck it, haters!

 

[cwessel76]

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My son does this and I have no idea what this means

 

[iruletheskool]

My son does this and I have no idea what this means

The point is it doesn't mean anything and all the kids do it

 

[nja13]

My son does this and I have no idea what this means

The point is it doesn't mean anything and all the kids do it

According to Grok:

"Six seven" (often stylized as "6-7," "67," or "six-seven") is a viral slang term and meme that's exploded in popularity among teenagers and tweens, especially Gen Alpha and younger Gen Z users on platforms like TikTok and Instagram. It's become a staple in school hallways, group chats, and social media edits, but here's the key thing: it doesn't have a fixed, concrete meaning. That's actually part of the joke—it's intentionally nonsensical, absurd, and used for humorous or playful effect, much like older slang like "yeet" or "sus." [nja13 note: Disagree on sus being meaningless. I thought sus meant suspect or suspicious. That's always the context I hear it in] Kids say it to be silly, bond over shared trends, or just disrupt conversations in a fun way. It's like a verbal inside joke that everyone pretends to understand while secretly laughing at how ridiculous it sounds.

Where It Came From​

The phrase originated in late 2024 from the rap song "Doot Doot (6 7)" by Chicago artist Skrilla (real name Taylen "TK" Kinney), where "6-7" is repeated as a catchy, nonsensical lyric or ad-lib. The track gained traction on TikTok, where users started creating video edits pairing the audio with clips of NBA player LaMelo Ball (who is exactly 6 feet 7 inches tall). One influential edit mocked Ball's playing style as if he were shorter (like 6'2"), turning "six seven" into a basketball reference for "very tall" or ironically "so-so" performance. From there, it snowballed:

The trend hit peak virality in early 2025 and is still going strong as of September 2025, with parents and teachers complaining about it interrupting lessons (one 8th-grade teacher even banned saying the numbers "six" and "seven" consecutively because it triggers a chorus of "six seven!").

How Teens Use It​

Teens often accompany "six seven" with an up-and-down hand gesture (like a wavy motion or weighing scales), which some interpret as mimicking "so-so" (mediocre or average). But interpretations vary wildly because it's so flexible— that's the point. Common ways it's used:

• As a response to questions: "How are you?" → "Six seven." Or "How tall are you?" → "Six seven" (even if the person isn't tall).
• For humor or exaggeration: Describing something tall, average, or just randomly inserting it to be goofy, e.g., "I got a 67 on the test—six seven!"
• In memes/challenges: TikTok edits, DIY videos where people do something "six to seven" times, or reacting to seeing the numbers 6 and 7 together (like a score of 67/100).
• Basketball/sports context: Still tied to height or skill level, but mostly detached now.
• Nonsensical bonding: It's brainrot slang—kids repeat it because it's rhythmic, fun to say, and signals you're "in" on the trend. One teen explained it as "just two funny numbers."

If a group of teenagers is chanting or asking you to say "six seven," they're probably pranking you or trying to get a reaction. It's harmless fun, though it can get annoying for adults (as evidenced by countless parent rants online). If your kid is obsessed, it's just a phase—trends like this come and go quickly in teen culture.