It really is sad...I have always loved the Cornhuskers...growing up watching so many CLASSIC battles against Oklahoma, others. They really are terrible now-playing Maine? What the %^%$#?
Its the same as other teams, they schedule what they think are easy wins years in advance gambling on that their team at that time will be good enough to win. Look at the OU v. TCU game. OU lost a lot of offensive players from last year, so an easy win turned into a hard lose at home.