Each week, the Profizer sits down to read the tarot cards. Dip his toes into the Sea of Red. And put his fingers on the pulse of college football. Though his glasses may be dangerously rose colored and he continues to drive with an open container of Rhule-aid, he can see clearly what must be done each week.

The Akron Zips are due back into town. They were quick to zip out of town the last time in Lincoln after a little thunderstorm. Looking back, it could have been an omen of things to come, but I digress. This time, the Huskers will be bringing the thunder to the Zips. The vision this week is clear:

1. Top off the Deep End – The shell defense run by Cincinnati played into what equated to the death by a million paper cuts that was the Husker passing game. This should change this week. I’m a firm believer that you lace up each week for a reason. The reason this week: watching this talented crop of Cornhusker receivers run circles around this Akron defense. The productivity potential was on full display last week, even with the dink and dunk passing game. Last time out, the Zips allowed 260 passing yards to Wyoming, including getting carved up by Chris Durr, Jr. for the tune of 8 receptions for 190 yards. Call me crazy, but I’m taking the Husker stable of receivers any day over Wyoming. The table is going to be set for Raiola and the boys. They just have to go and eat.

2. Room for Improvement – Akron is shaping up to be just what the doctor ordered. No PhD was necessary to see what hurt the defense last week. Cincy ripped off 7 YPC. That just is not going to work later in the season, especially in conference play. Sorsby isn’t going to be the last mobile QB we see this season either. Akron was shut out by Wyoming last week, held to only 228 total yards of offense. This should be a confidence builder for the Blackshirts. Patch up the run defense. Keep the claps on the pass defense. Take a bad team to the shed and do what you’re supposed to do to a bad team. Crush their will early and often. We should see lots of the depth chart on that field Saturday night.

3. Reps – The production out of Emmett Johnson last week was huge. He certainly looks like the part of RB1. Now the separation between him and the rest of the room took all of Husker Nation back a bit. Admittedly, it was a very small sample size from the other backs that were noted by Rhule to be in play for carries. Mekahi Nelson and Isaiah Mozee each only got one opportunity to carry the ball. Nelson appeared to freeze in the hole, while Mozee tried to bounce it out. The decision was made to feed the beast all game long but let’s be honest. I don’t think anyone’s body is going to hold up to a B1G schedule when you have 32 touches a game, let alone Emmett’s. The next two weeks will be pivotal in the development of young backs. Get them totes. Gain some confidence. A one-two punch is almost a necessity at I-back in today’s game. It’s time for someone to step up and take RB2.

Week one is in the books. And what’s a Husker game without a side of cardiac arrest? Anyone who has watched a game in the past 10 years has seen that same script played out over and over. A team with an uncanny ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. But not so fast my friend! This is Rhule year 3. The page has already been turned. No longer burdened by the sins of the past. Only looking forward. At the end of the day, it’s a power 4 victory and the Big Red is 1-0. The only stat that matters. May turn out to be a real good-looking win by the end of the season. Only time will tell. But there is no rest for the weary. Week two is upon us. Lets not play with our food this week. The cards don’t lie. Huskers take it easy: Huskers 38, Zips 3.