The way Izzo coaches his team to grab and hold onto opponents and the refs being complicit in allowing it, I knew this one had very little chance of NU getting out of there with a dub, even with a somewhat close score at the half. A team basically has to beat MSU by 15-20 to get out of there with any sort of win is concerning, but the embarrassing 2nd half offensive *and* defensive effort is far more concerning for Hoiberg & Co. Well, I suspect now the coaches will have the players full attention, not unlike after last season's 2nd half debacle at Minny in the conference road opener. Overall, it will be a massive learning opportunity for the Huskers, we shall see what they glean from it on Friday night against the Hoosiers.