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  1. Great post... Wish I could be there cheering the team on. Seems in light of an article I just read that some Husker fans DO need to be reminded how to act this year. GO SENIORS ! GO HUSKERS !
  2. I will be working in a concession stand by the student entrance. G 49. I will be at the Husker friendly window ! Actually all the people I work with are very nice to Husker fans (there are alot of us at church). I was appalled at the crap the NE fans took in 2005 at KU. Standing in line at the concession stand Husker fans were taking quite a bit of garbage and after the game when I walked to my car, I have to say I was glad that I am not allowed to wear Husker stuff to work the concession stand because I was afraid of what was happening around me. I suppose it is a minority of the KU 'fans' but they were vocal and vicious in their insult flinging. I hope this is not the way of the future. I have heard that the NE fans aren't quite as universally nice as they used to be either and that is a huge concern of mine...as human beings not just as fans...that respect has deteriorated to an all time low. Sad... But anyway...maybe I'll sell you some popcorn on Sat if you are there !
  3. Frank was slipping to mediocrity. Bill has slipped to hilarity. He has completely lost it. Man, I hate to say it...but was 2003's season really mediocre? If you remember, after the 2002 season, it was alleged that Stevie Pedey gave Frank Solich an ultimatum. This ultimatum was "make SIGNIFICANT changes, or else." We brought in Pelini. We made significant strides...especially defensively. I don't know if the option offense would've continued to be the NU offense/solution. All I can say is this: going from 7-7 (2002) to 10-3 (2003) is a SIGNIFICANT improvement to me. Frank Solich should have been allowed, at least, one more year. Our program slipped into "mediocrity" for ONE year (2002). I hate hearing that argument. Since Solich, we've been mediocre 3 out of 4 years under Callahan. Perhaps too many people are using Pederson's definition of mediocrity? I hate to quote Mark May but this is ridiculous -- "I hardly see 9-3 as mediocre." Here's Ivan Maisel's take on it: When the decision is made to change coaches, usually the reason behind it is painfully obvious (John Mackovic) or blatantly wrongheaded (Tommy Tuberville). But neither describes the decision by Nebraska athletic director Steve Pederson on Saturday night to fire Frank Solich. After going 7-7 in 2002, Solich came under pressure to revamp his staff and he did so. The Huskers finished the regular season 9-3, a significant improvement. If my math is right, that's much better than 7-7. Pederson disagreed, and in a short meeting Saturday night, told Solich that after 25 seasons on the Nebraska staff, he was done. Pederson may believe that the Huskers' inability to compete with Texas (31-7) and Kansas State (38-9) in the second half of the season indicate a drop in talent that Solich oversaw and can't rectify. But the athletic director's cure may be worse than the illness. If Pederson decides to hire a Walt Harris from Pittsburgh, for instance, he will be asking a passing coach to take over an offense built for the run. If you want to see what can happen in that circumstance, go watch a couple of Notre Dame game tapes. By firing Solich, Pederson must hope that he will accelerate Nebraska's ability to return to the place it held among the college football elite for more than three decades. But change doesn't promise improvement. It just promises change. -- Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com I think Frank got a miracle in Pelini. But regardless, the recruits were gonna run out, and then where was the program at? The Crouch gem was shined out. Then what? The "then what" would have been to give Solich, Pelini and the rest of the revamped staff another year or two to SEE what kind of recruits we could have/would have gotten. The problem is we will never know because they weren't given a chance. SP gave this staff 4 + years to try it out. Didn't work and they got an extension ! Who wouldn't give anything for the 3 'blowout losses' we suffered in 2003 over the way BC has driven the heart right out of this years team ? We were never ranked dead last in defense any other time in my lifetime. 9 (10) and 3 looks mighty good to me !
  4. The purpose of this is to share and learn about your fellow members of Husker Nation. We know it sounds kinda cheesy - but it will be pretty cool to get an up close look at the heartbeat of Husker Nation - the fans. Feel free to copy and paste the questions below in your reply - & only answer as many as you would like. We are still looking for ideas for other questions to include, so feel free to include any other info you would like. 1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation? Since birth (1960) 2) What/who led you to The Nation? Grew up at my dads feet on game days 3) Where are you from originally? Farm near West Point NE 4) Where do you live now? KS 5) Favorite Husker memory? Hmmmm....probably being at the game that I.M. Hipp broke the (then) single season running record. 6) Worst Husker memory? Any time we lost to OU in the Switzer/Osborne years 7) Number of home games attended? 3 8) Number of away games attended? 2 9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel? A 1973 schedule card and all my NE sweatshirts old and new 10) Favorite place to watch a Husker game? (section in Memorial, bar, friends house etc.) Home or anywhere with friends...Loved the games I went to in Lincoln though 11) Favorite all time player? Brook Berringer (and my cousins boy: Garth Glissman 2004) 12) WCO or Option? Option 13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne? of these two...BB 14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker? Herbie before they remade him 15) Favorite Husker play? The 'trick' play with Crouch as the receiver. TO going for two ! 16) Favorite game-day beverage? A beer if I am at home with my nachos ! On the road...water. 17) How did you find HuskerBoard? (referral source)[/b] quoted on Husker Pedia And any pictures you would like to share (upload via the browse button below). Thanks for sharing your Husker Heritage!! GBR!!
  5. My dh has been talking about Joe Glenn since Pedey fired Frank S. he has had a lot of success and looks to be a good guy. Hopefully he'll get a look when it comes to that.
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