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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. knows how good his team is. He expects everyone else to figure it out, too.After hanging on for a 27-22 victory Saturday at Indiana, Armstrong challenged the critics who contend the Cornhuskers have feasted on a soft schedule and their latest victory proves just how perilous their No. 10 ranking could be when things get tougher.We get criticized about who we play. At the end of the day, we play great teams, Armstrong said. At the end of the day, the Big Ten came out of the preseason as one of the top conferences going into the conference (season). We look at it as were going to win each (game), if we dont get respect, oh well. Were going to go out there and demand it. But if we keep winning, theres nothing anyone can say about our team.Nebraska (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten ) is off to its best start since 2001 and has won seven straight games overall, including last seasons bowl victory over UCLA.But if the conferences West Division leaders intend to stay there -- and continue their staggering climb up the rankings -- theres little doubt they must play better than they did Saturday.While the Hoosiers (3-3, 1-2) are better than previous seasons, Armstrong and the Huskers took control early and had a chance to blow out Indiana after taking a 17-0 first-quarter lead.Instead, the Huskers offense bogged down, the defense finally broke down in the second half and Terrell Newbys loose ball with 2:06 left in the game nearly ended Nebraskas winning streak. The vaunted ground game averaged just 3.4 yards per carry, and Armstrong struggled, going 10 of 26 with two interceptions.The way Armstrong and the coaches saw it, beating a team that had already upset the defending Big Ten champs and seriously challenged No. 2 Ohio State last week in Columbus should be good enough to convince the doubters that Nebraska is actually that good.Im extremely excited about the will to win that this team has, how hard they play, the resiliency they show and kind of the clutch attitude and poise they keep in the fourth quarter, coach Mike Riley said. I know, and I know that you know we have a lot of football to clean up to be really, really good but its awfully good to win even with that.Especially now that the real tests are about to begin.After trying to avenge last seasons loss to Purdue next weekend, theyll face No. 8 Wisconsin and No. 2 Ohio State in back-to-back weeks. Win all three, and Nebraska wont have to lobby anyone for respect.For now, though, Armstrong insists that debate should already be over and hell keep making points until it is.Other people may laugh at us, talking about are we real or are we really a great team, Armstrong said. Each week, we come out, we win. Once we keep winning, what are they going to say then? Were not playing great teams?---Online:AP College Football: collegefootball.ap.orgGordie Howe Jersey .C. -- Calgarys Kevin Koe did it the hard way again. Dylan Larkin Jersey . Coach Mike Munchak says Fokou stretched ligaments in his left knee Oct. 13 against Seattle, which could keep out up to five weeks even though the linebacker didnt need surgery. http://www.redwingshockeyauthentic.com/niklas-kronwall-jersey/ . It was hard for Luck to pull off another comeback, or even get into the end zone, while standing on the sideline. 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Everybody kept asking me all week, `Are they going to have a letdown? Did they play out of their minds? Like I said since Day 1, were a good football team.And theyre getting better every week.The Buffs, who entered this season 5-40 in Pac-12 play, failed to score a touchdown on their opening drive for the first time all season. But they scored on their next five possessions to turn the game into a rare October laugher, where a crowd 47,000-strong relished in Colorados resurgence after nearly a decade of so much disappointment.Montez, a freshman making his second straight start in place of injured senior Sefo Liufau, hit Fields with scoring strikes of 51, 33 and 63 yards before Phillip Lindsay ran it in from a yard out.Fields had seven receptions for 169 yards and Montez completed 19 of 27 passes for 293 yards without a sack or an interception.When the Buffs finally stalled again, Davis PPrice trotted in and nailed a line-drive 54-yard field goal, the longest by a freshman in school history, for a 30-6 lead with less than a minute left in the first half.dddddddddddd.Ten seconds later, freshman QB Conor Blounts quick throw to running back Artavis Pierce was snared by linebacker Rick Gamboa, whose 20-yard pick-6 gave Colorado a 31-point halftime cushion.This time, when the crowd streamed out of the stadium in the fourth quarter of another blowout, it was in celebration, not resignation.POLL IMPLICATIONSColorado, which held a league opponent out of the end zone for the first time since a 34-0 win at Oklahoma State 11 years ago, continues inching its way toward its first Top 25 ranking since Nov. 6, 2005, when the Buffaloes peaked at No. 22.From what I saw? Yeah, why not? said Beavers coach Gary Andersen. Put them in the Top 25.BOLDEN BOTTLED UP: The Buffs neutralized Victor Bolden Jr., who came into the game leading the nation with a 40.2-yard average of kickoff returns. He returned two kickoffs for a 22.5-yard average and fumbled one kickoff but recovered another coughed up by Jaylynn Bailey.TAKEAWAYSOREGON STATE: Left guard Fred Lauina hurt his left knee and was helped off the field. Outside linebacker Titus Failauga limped off and cornerback Jay Irvine left with an arm or shoulder injury.COLORADO: The Buffaloes hadnt had more than one conference win since 2011, when they beat Arizona at home and Utah on the road in their first season in the Pac-12.UP NEXTOREGON STATE: It doesnt get any easier for the banged-up Beavers who host Cal next weekend.COLORADO: The Buffaloes travel to USC next weekend where theyll go for their first win over the scuffling Trojans, against whom theyre 0-10.---AP college football site: http://collegefootball.ap.org