<table> </table> Forget about the alleged spitting incident, and focus on another part of Chase Daniel&#8217;s accusation regarding Nebraska.</p><p>&#8220;One of the dirtiest teams I&#8217;ve ever played against,&#8221; Daniel said after the Tigers&#8217; 52-17 victory over Saturday.</p><p>Precisely what he meant was uncertain because Daniel didn&#8217;t elaborate. But if he was talking about undisciplined play, some figures support the charge.</p><p>The Cornhuskers tied a school record with 14 penalties in the loss. They rank 115th of 119 Division I-A programs in penalties per game. (Texas Tech is tied for 117th.)</p><p>One of the two personal-foul penalties Saturday was a late hit on Daniel.</p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got to play with more discipline, and that comes from me and the staff,&#8221; Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said. &#8220;We have to stress it, have to keep stressing it.&#8221;</p><p>If the Cornhuskers are at times over-amped on that side of the ball, it may be because Pelini, a longtime defensive coach, felt the need to put a charge into a defense that unraveled at the end of last year.</p><p>Remember the 76-39 loss to Kansas, the 65-51 loss to Colorado?</p><p>Nebraska now takes on a Texas Tech team that&#8217;s just as potent as Mizzou. Red Raiders quarterback Graham Harrell was chosen Big 12 player of the week after tying a personal record with six touchdown passes against Kansas State.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m a fighter, and we&#8217;re going to come out fighting,&#8221; Pelini said.</p><p>Let&#8217;s hope, for Nebraska, it will be the kind of fighting that doesn&#8217;t draw flags.</p><p><hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="subhead">Two questions</span></strong></p><p>&#8226;<strong>Have we heard the end of the expectorate-gate?</strong></p><p>Apparently. The issue dried up Monday for Pelini and Missouri coach Gary Pinkel.</p><p>&#8220;We communicated with Missouri, we investigated, we addressed the allegations, and at this point as an issue, it&#8217;s over,&#8221; Pelini said. &#8220;A lot of it was &#8216;He said, he said.&#8217; &#8221;</p><p>Asked whether he knew to whom Daniel was referring, Pelini called it &#8220;a little bit gray.&#8221;</p><p>Pinkel also declared it over.</p><p>&#8220;As far as I&#8217;m concerned, from a University of Missouri standpoint, it&#8217;s a dead issue,&#8221; Pinkel said.</p><p>&#8226;<strong>How is coach Ron Prince going to fix the Kansas State defense?</strong></p><p>The Wildcats rank last in the Big 12 in total defense (yards allowed), and Saturday&#8217;s 30-point home loss to Texas Tech was about being a step slow.</p><p>&#8220;We were a step away from a sack, a step away from getting a hand on a ball,&#8221; Prince said. &#8220;Those are execution issues.&#8221;</p><p></div> <hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="subhead">Two quotes</span></strong></p><p>&#8226;&#8220;I&#8217;m trying to figure out the final ingredient to throw into this thing.&#8221;</p><p>| Iowa State coach Gene Chizik on how to get his program over the hump.</p><p>&#8226; &#8220;He killed us last year when he broke contain.&#8221;</p><p>| Colorado coach Dan Hawkins on Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing, who pulled off his redshirt against the Buffaloes as a freshman and has excelled since.</p><p></div> <hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="subhead">Two story lines</span></strong></p><p>&#8226;Bob Stoops and Mack Brown face off for the 10th time on Saturday in the Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl. Stoops owns a 6-3 lead in the personal series.</p><p>&#8226;The best opportunity for a Big 12 victory for Kansas State and Texas A&amp;M may be on Saturday when the Wildcats visit the Aggies.</p><p></div> <hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="subhead">Ranking the Big 12</span></strong></p><p><span style="line-height:0"><br clear="all" /></span><table border="0" class="story-table"> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td><strong>Team</strong></td><td><strong> Next opponent</strong></td><td><strong> Comment</strong></td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>1.Oklahoma (1)</td><td>Texas (Dallas)</td><td>Stoops&#8217; best Sooner team?</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>2. Missouri (2)</td><td>Oklahoma State</td><td>Unstoppable</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>3. Texas (3)</td><td>Oklahoma (Dallas)</td><td>McCoy has beaten Oklahoma</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>4. Texas Tech (5)</td><td>Nebraska</td><td>Pigs will fly</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>5. Kansas (4)</td><td>Colorado</td><td>Chance to go 2-0</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>6. Oklahoma State (6)</td><td>at Missouri</td><td>Also unstoppable</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>7. Colorado (7)</td><td>at Kansas</td><td>Offensive line still hurting</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>8. Nebraska (8)</td><td>at Texas Tech</td><td>From frying pan to fire</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>9. Baylor (9)</td><td>Iowa State</td><td>Griffin could have big day</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>10. Iowa State (11)</td><td>at Baylor</td><td>Cyclones show toughness</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>11. Kansas State (10)</td><td>at Texas A&amp;M</td><td>Best chance for league victory</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>12. Texas A&amp;M (12)</td><td>Kansas State</td><td>Best chance for league victory</td></tr> </table> Last week&#8217;s ranking in parentheses</p><p></div>