Published on: 9th December, 2009
With the announcement of the Heisman finalists, the debate on who should receive this year's stiff-armed statue has begun in earnest. Should it be Toby Gerhart, the stud Stanford tailback who led the nation in rushing and scoring? Or how about Mark Ingram, the Crimson Tide's 1500-yard rusher who keyed the ...Published on: 29th November, 2009
I thought that with the college football awards show coming up, it would be fitting to hype up Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh, given that he is the most dominant player in the country and yet somehow isn't getting the publicity he deserves. And what better way to do that than by putting ...Published on: 27th November, 2009
I'm sorry for my lack of writing as of late, but that will tend to happen when you go from being unemployed and having all the time in the world to working 60 hours a week and being too exhausted to do anything when you get home. That said, in times ...Published on: 9th November, 2009
My, how one year can change things. At the end of last season, the Big 12 was considered by many to be the best in college football, based on it's top-to-bottom depth and the insane amount of firepower in the South Division. I can hear the SEC fans complaining already: But Florida ...Published on: 6th November, 2009
Back before the BCS, before the Big 12, the rivalry between Nebraska and Oklahoma was unmatched by any in college football. Back then, the teams would meet over Thanksgiving weekend, families would gather around the TV, and they'd watch as some of the greats in college football lore crafted gridiron ...Published on: 29th October, 2009
Like any Husker fan, I don't like to dredge up memories of 2007. Nobody likes remembering massacres of biblical proportions or watching Bill Callahan stand seemingly indifferent on the sidelines as opposing teams rang up the scoreboard like they were playing Madden on XBox instead of facing a once-proud program. While ...Published on: 25th October, 2009
What do you say after a game like that? What words can adequately describe such futility, such complete ineptitude? I find myself at a loss today, unable to come to terms with the nightmarish slew of mistakes I saw Nebraska commit yesterday in a 9-7 loss to Iowa State. Christmas came ...Published on: 22nd October, 2009
Crazy how time flies, isn't it? We wait for months through spring and summer for football to finally come back into our lives, but then when it finally arrives, we don't properly savor it. We spend so much time analyzing and agonizing about every game that all of a sudden ...Published on: 16th October, 2009
After an emotional and extremely gratifying win over Missouri last week, there was some concern that the Huskers might have a problem on their hands this week against Texas Tech. Not only because of the concern for a potential letdown, but because the Red Raiders, more than perhaps any team ...Published on: 15th October, 2009
I was recently engaged in a debate with a friend about the bowl-versus-playoff debate that so often finds its way any discussion on college football rankings. He sided with having a playoff, and I voiced my opinion that adding a "plus one" format would suffice in ending these pointless arguments. Now, ...