Published on: 14th October, 2009
After the Missouri game, I jumped on the Ndamukong Suh-for-Heisman bandwagon, one I thought would be reserved for my fellow delusional Husker fans. All of a sudden, though, Suh has become the fresh face in the race, joining Tennessee's Eric Berry as the only defensive players on the potential ballot. Sure, ...Published on: 6th October, 2009
There was a time a dozen years ago when two men stood out above all others in the world of college coaching. Bobby Bowden directed the Florida State Seminoles through the 1990's in style, leading a program that finished ranked in the top five every season during that decade. FSU won two national championships (one of ...Published on: 30th September, 2009
Judging by the banter that I've seen on various Husker message boards, the jury is out on whether or not Bo Pelini should give out the coveted Blackshirts to the Nebraska defense. The tradition, which goes back to Bob Devaney's third season, is a hallowed part of Nebraska football lore, which ...Published on: 28th September, 2009
Is anyone else glad that Bo Pelini and Jeff Jamrog are working on beefing up Nebraska's non-conference schedule the next few years? After watching the Huskers win the Sun Belt title Saturday with their defeat of the ULL Ragin Cajuns, fans of the Big Red can now turn their attention ...Published on: 24th September, 2009
With Nebraska's 300th consecutive sellout coming up this weekend, I thought I'd use the opportunity to look back at some of the best battles that Memorial Stadium has hosted since the streak began against Missouri back on homecoming day of 1962. As you would imagine, this list was extremely hard ...Published on: 21st September, 2009
The picture for this article nearly made me vomit. True story. I wanted to write this article on Saturday night, when my depression, angst, and anger were all at a fever pitch. That article would probably have packed quite a punch, but it wouldn't have been fair to the Huskers ...Published on: 12th September, 2009
Both coaches came in with prior success. Bill Callahan had taken the Raiders to the Super Bowl, and Dan Hawkins had helped build Boise State into a perennial BCS threat. Now, it appears both of their careers at their respective Big 12 schools will have ended in four seasons. At least ...Published on: 9th September, 2009
So I realize I'm a bit late to the beat-a-dead-horse party, but hey, it was Labor Day weekend, and I don't recover quite like I used to. And what dead horse am I referring to, you ask? Why, I'm talking about the ACC and my favorite target, the Big Ten. While ...Published on: 3rd September, 2009
There, do I have your attention? I thought that headline would do the trick. It seems like every pundit and their mom is picking a Longhorn-Gator matchup in the BCS National Championship, and while I certainly don't blame them with all the talent both teams return, I have a hard ...Published on: 2nd September, 2009
A year ago at this time, all of Husker Nation was wondering what Bo Pelini, even with his defensive wizardry and impressive resume, really could do to fix a defense that the previous season had been massacred (and I'm talking Biblical proportions here) on a near-weekly basis. Not only ...