Halftime: Wisconsin 42, Nebraska 10

Oh boy. It’s hard to completely count these comeback kids out, but the Huskers certainly have never overcome a deficit like this.

The story so far: Wisconsin’s efficient and explosive offense slicing up Nebraska’s defense without any resistance for two quarters. The Badgers have 391 offensive yards and 290 of those have come on the ground (10.7 yards per carry right now).

UW offense has the Huskers off-balance and befuddled. The game plan (get NU in space and exploit match-ups) was perfect, and the Badgers have executed almost flawlessly. Throw in some horrible tackling by NU — did you see Melvin Gordon’s final run right before the half that set up ANOTHER score? — and it’s probably the worst first-half performance by the Blackshirts under Bo Pelini.

Meanwhile, Nebraska’s offense has been unable to keep up. The Huskers seem to have abandoned their ground game (Rex Burkhead had one second-quarter carry) — because the deficit is so large, maybe. And being one-dimensional against a well-coached defense is not a good idea.