Another Point of View: Nebraska vs. Missouri

Since the Omaha World-Herald ditched its commentary on televised Nebraska football games after just one week, here are some observations on the broadcast coverage of Saturday's 34-20 win over Missouri.

KETV 4, Cox 0: Saturday's game was the fourth time this season that a Nebraska football game televised by ABC Sports has not been available in high definition to subscribers of Cox digital cable.

Do Your Homework Next Time: ABC play-by-play man Gary Thorne mispronounced the names of both Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne during an Aflac insurance trivia question.

Dreaded Glitch Award: ABC was still in a commercial during a second quarter kickoff return by Missouri. Viewers were returned in time to see the tackle being made.

Which No. 89 was it?:Thorne confused Hunter Teafatiller for the other No. 89 on the Nebraska football team (Kevin Luhrs), during Teafatiller's second-quarter touchdown catch. Luhrs, who is a defensive lineman out of Creighton Prep, was one of 27 players wearing duplicate numbers for the Huskers Saturday.

Best Behind the Scenes Moment: ABC's cameras caught Maurice Purify playing rock-paper-scissors on the sidelines with freshman wide receiver Menelik Holt.

Strongest Comments: ABC analyst Andre Ware disagreed with Bill Callahan's decision to call a pass on second-and-nine pass with seven minutes remaining in the game. The pass to Maurice Purify fell incomplete and on the next play, running back Brandon Jackson was hit for a loss, forcing the Huskers to punt. "If you're going to run the clock down, run the football," Ware said. "If Nebraska loses, that drive is on the shoulders of Bill Callahan."

(Radio) Comment of the Game from Jim Rose: "My biology class was louder than this," Rose said of the crowd noise in Memorial Stadium during the first quarter.

Shameless Plug Award: Former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers made an appearance in the broadcast booth to plug his new book (the title of which will not be mentioned here).