Nothing's good like Thanksgiving leftovers.

Unless of course you played football for Nebraska last Black Friday, because someone forgot to tell the Cornhuskers not to get devoured along with the reheated turkey and mashed potatoes.

The image of Colorado trouncing the 'Huskers, along with their national championship hopes, Nov. 23, is still fresh in the minds of the national media, along with any of Nebraska's future opponents. However, that doesn't mean the 'Huskers themselves still dwell on the loss.

"Personally I'm tired of talking about Colorado and Miami," Nebraska rush end Chris Kelsay said. "Criticism always motivates you, it drives you to prove them wrong. You just have to use it as fuel for the fire, motivation."

Despite losing last season's Heisman trophy winner Eric Crouch, Nebraska has looked like they're using that motivation this season. After three games, the team is undefeated and has scored big margins of victory.

But don't be fooled, not all is rosy in Lincoln. Those three wins, while always looking nice in the totals column, came over less-than-powerhouse schools Arizona State, Troy State and Utah State. What's more, the Cornhuskers didn't look very impressive against Troy State, a school so new to Division I football it still has no conference to call home, needing two punts returned for touchdowns en route to a 31-16 win.

Still, with three games under its belt, Nebraska has one thing the Nittany Lions do lack: game experience. While coach Frank Solich won't concede it's an advantage, he likes the fact his younger players have time to get acquainted with the field.

"I'm glad for our football team because of the inexperience at several positions that we have been able to line up and play three games and be 3-0 going in," he said. "We would also like an extra week of preparation for them, but that's not the way it works ... Them only having played a game, and not three will probably not be a big factor."

However, not everyone in Solich's camp holds the same opinion.

"I think we're going to have an advantage going up against those guys because we've had three weeks to iron things out," Nebraska I-back Dahrran Diedrich said.

Solich might downplay any advantage his squad might have gained, but one thing the games did expose is how one-dimensional the Nebraska offense is. During the stretch, the 'Huskers passing attack totaled only three passing touchdowns against a bunch of creampuff defenses and leading receiver Wilson Thomas has only 80 yards on nine catches.