HUSKERS HOPE TO RETURN TO DOMINATING WAYS
Ndamukong Suh
Whoa  cautions Ndamukong Suh  not so fast  my friend.
 The Cornhuskers seemed to snare a bit of their lost aura in 2008  winning six of their last seven games. But Suh is hardly ready to compare his defensive unit to those from the glory days.
 In fact  continuing the rebuilding process is one reason why the defensive tackle returned for his senior year instead of being an almost guaranteed high pick in the NFL draft.
 "I definitely want to be part of bringing back the tradition of the Blackshirts " said Suh  the Big 12's preseason defensive player of the year. "That's a tough tradition to live up to."
 Under defensive-minded new head coach Bo Pelini  the respective numbers above improved to 349.8  28.5 and 49 -- better  but still not what Suh and Pelini consider acceptable.
 "We're getting closer " Suh said  "but we're definitely not where we need to be. We still have room to grow."
 But with an untested quarterback at the controls of an offense with just four starters returning  it will be up to Suh and the defense to keep the Huskers afloat early in the season. Suh says he's looking forward to the task.
 "I definitely want to be part of bringing back the tradition of the Blackshirts " he said. "We want to start being the kind of dominant team that everyone wants to hunt."
 Pelini says Suh is that kind of talent.
Whoa  cautions [TGT]not so fast  my friend.
 The Cornhuskers seemed to snare a bit of their lost aura in 2008  winning six of their last seven games. But [TGT] is hardly ready to compare [TGT] defensive unit to those from the glory days.
 In fact  continuing the rebuilding process is one reason why the defensive tackle returned for [TGT] senior year instead of being an almost guaranteed high pick in the NFL draft.
 "I definitely want to be part of bringing back the tradition of the Blackshirts " said [TGT]the Big 12's preseason defensive player of the year. "That's a tough tradition to live up to."
 Under defensive-minded new head coach Bo Pelini  the respective numbers above improved to 349.8  28.5 and 49 -- better  but still not what [TGT] and Pelini consider acceptable.
 "We're getting closer " [TGT] said  "but we're definitely not where we need to be. We still have room to grow."
 But with an untested quarterback at the controls of an offense with just four starters returning  it will be up to [TGT] and the defense to keep the Huskers afloat early in the season. [TGT] says [TGT]'s looking forward to the task.
 "I definitely want to be part of bringing back the tradition of the Blackshirts " [TGT] said. "We want to start being the kind of dominant team that everyone wants to hunt."
 Pelini says [TGT] is that kind of talent.