NEBRASKA vs. Washington Pre-Game Vibes: Halloween Party Plus a Big Win

"Darkness falls across the land / The midnight hour is close at hand / Creatures crawl in search of blood / To terrorize y'all's neighbourhood / And whosoever shall be found / Without the soul for getting down / Must stand and face the hounds of hell / And rot inside a corpse's shell. / The foulest stench is in the air / The funk of 40,000 years / And grizzy ghouls from every tomb / Are closing in to seal your doom / And though you fight to stay alive / Your body starts to shiver / For no mere mortal can resist / The evil of the thriller." – Vincent Price opening narration – "Thriller"

(Go ahead & press play – you know you want to. Younger folks who've never seen this? Definitely press play. It's the perfect evening for it)

The kickers are out there in the Halloween unis and they're looking pretty sharp from a distance. The gates opened about 30 minutes ago and, while folks are filing in, many are likely getting the last gulps of non-stadium priced witch's brew in order to operate at full volume. Golfers call it swing oil, maybe Nebraska's philosophy majors and future bank CEO's call it scream oil?`

The expectation for this evening is noise. Jed Fisch said Nebraska's is a crowd easily silenced by big plays, so hopefully everyone can get into the spirit of things – the Blackshirts by preventing any of those and the students by rubbing it in every chance they get.

The Huskers desperately need a win in this "get right" game and the fans and student sections should provide the home field advantage. Can the boys get it done on the field?

The rewards are bowl eligibility, a 6-2 record and refreshed and winning attitude for bigger rewards in the season's final four contests.

Buckle up and do NOT stop yelling – we want that jet landing overhead volume level.

And here is your final availability chart:

I love me a good chart – respect the model.

Please don't do this stuff until we actually win a big game!

Do not plant this idea in the heads of Big 10 refs!

Yo, UCF fans! The Huskers have zero sympathy for you. (Nothing personal.)

I'm simply failing at my job if I don't include Mike Leach's thoughts on Halloween candy on this fine day.

OK, they're starting to go a little bananas with the hype videos 🤣🤣

Of course, the volleyball team takes care of bidness. 😀👍🏼

(Or the lucky winners picked for austerity by CN photographer Stephen Bruce)