OMAHA, Neb. -- Talk about perspective.

Nebraska fans now know how it feels to be the Cornhuskers' usual opponent.

The Huskers' hopes of a Big 12 and national championship disappeared Friday in a 62-36 loss at Colorado.

"This is unbelievable, isn't it," said Fred Suarez, a National Parks worker watching the game at Pauli's sports bar.

Other shocked Husker faithful simply sat shaking their heads as the defense gave up the most points ever.

"I was sick," said Mick Roenfeldt, watching the game at The Touchdown Club in North Platte.

"We were going to go to the Big 12," said 31-year-old Shannon Haney, referring to next Saturday's league championship game in Dallas.

Kristin Rishel, 31, sat beside her at DJ's Dugout, staring blankly at the television screen.

"I'm so sad," she said.

Even though devastated by the loss, some fans were generous in their praise of the Buffalos.

"Give it to Colorado. They just schooled Nebraska," Matt Kroll, 23, said.

At the Ice House in northwest Omaha, Katie Sevening wondered what happened to Nebraska's defense.

"You could have drove a truck through the holes," Sevening said.

Steve Meinhold, 45, thought the Cornhuskers had a miracle finish in them until Dahrann Diedrick fumbled on the 1-yard line with Nebraska trailing 42-23 midway in the third quarter.

"I think Nebraska had a chance to comeback until that point," Meinhold said. "I just thought they were really outplayed badly."

Mike Bellew at the Touchdown Club was at a loss for words.

"It's kind of like, well, Nebraska... I don't know. I don't know what happened," Bellew said.

"I've never seen anything like this in the whole time I've watched Nebraska football and that's been since 1957," he said.