The Nebraska football program has been damaged, and it hasn’t been able to recover for a very long time. Nebraska’s last major bowl appearance was in the 2002 Rose Bowl, more than 20 years ago. The program’s last conference championship came in 1999. As we learn more about the Big Ten programs USC will soon join, Nebraska is a particularly fascinating case study. This was a very proud program which fell on hard times, much like USC at various points over the past 40 years. However, USC has been able to restore itself after years of suffering — formerly under…