THE TROLL OF NEBRASKA A Look at Dirk Chatelain's Toxic Behavior By Steven J. Smith For Nebraskans The local headline cried doom: “ The Fall of Nebraska and Michigan .” In the paragraphs that followed, the Omaha World-Herald columnist lamented the “toil and turmoil” of the two blue-blood college football programs, sharply criticizing the then-current state of the Nebraska program. The team was winning “ugly,” he complained, barely avoiding a “disastrous season.” The offense? Merely “functional.” And its head coach? On the hot seat. That column ran on September 24, 2014. Nebraska was 4-0. That week, the undefeated, ranked Cornhuskers were fresh off a win over Miami, and in the midst of a 9-1 stretch that also included a win over Georgia. Its only loss during that 10-game run would be a 27-22 thriller on the road against a Michigan State team that finished the season ranked fifth in the country. While most college football