The Nebraska football team didn’t want to make a big deal about Saturday’s rivalry game against Colorado heading into the weekend, but it clearly meant a little more.

The fans showed it, with the student section at Memorial Stadium packed an hour before kickoff, the noise deafening at times during the game and a large group rushing the field after the win. The players showed it by setting the tone

immediately, asserting their physicality throughout and making sure they got a measure of revenge after last season’s loss in Boulder