1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation?
As in, generally aware of a team from the state of Nebraska, and that we (the girls of my family...the boys are dumb) cheer for them? All my life. How long have I been addicted/obsessed/my daily mood dependent on the outcome of our latest game? Right around when Coach Pelini was hired...I'm still not sure if the two are related or merely coincidental.
2) What/who led you to The Nation?
2 Part answer:
1. My mom grew up in Lincoln.
This answer is always the source of confusion for non-Huskers. The conversation that follows usually goes something like this: "Oh, so she went to UNL? No..she went to some school in Indiana. Oh..so your dad went to UNL? No, he went to Texas Tech. Oh, so your really a Texas Tech fan? No, I'm a Nebraska fan. Oh ok..So..Why are you a fan?" Ugh, it can go forever...
Just because you can't understand it, doesn't mean it doesn't make sense.
2. Zachary Bowman ('05-'07, now plays safety for the Bears) went to JUCO at my high school (my school is an interesting combo of both) When he signed with the Huskers, my sister started avidly following the team, and I followed her lead, albeit a few years later.
3) Where are you from originally?
New Mexico
4) Where do you live now?
College in Virginia
5) Favorite Husker memory?
Finding out that I was going to get to go to a game in Lincoln
Seeing Memorial Stadium for the first time in person
Alex Henery field goal
Drunkenly re-enacting the Alex Henery field goal to the delight of my more sober counterparts (I played the role of Coach Bo, Alex, the Ball, the goal posts, the refs, the crowd, the score board, and any other relevant characters)
All of the Holiday Bowl
Realizing that Eric Crouch is drop-dead sexy
Whenever I walk through an airport wearing my Husker paraphernalia and being bombarded with calls of "Go Big Red"
Anytime my mom, sister and I get together, only to hear the sighs and comments of “can’t we talk about something other than football?” from the boys
Waking up everyday realizing I’m not a Mizzery or CU fan
Any time a guy claims he knows more about CFB than I do, and then promptly proving otherwise
…Wow, it appears from this list that being a Husker is the greatest thing that could happen to a person
6) Worst Husker memory?
Virginia Tech game…It was my first Husker game…it took me weeks to convince myself my presence had nothing to do with that last pass.
Realizing that I made my previous realization about 10 years too late and Eric Crouch is now married
…No worries, the good definitely outweighs the bad…if only I could get over this Crouch thing..
7) Number of home games attended?
1-Texas Tech 2009…yea, that was lame
8) Number of away games attended?
2-Virginia Tech 2009 and the Holiday Bowl…which more than made up for the previous 2 games
9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel?
Football signed by Joe Ganz and my hoodies
10) Favorite place to watch a Husker game? (section in Memorial, bar, friends house etc.)
Any place where random people can hear me screaming and yelling at the TV…usually my sorority house
11) Favorite all time player?
I can’t even decide on a favorite all time coach…the list of players from this year alone would be ridiculous…although, as much as I love Suh, I would have to go with O’Hanlon for this year
12) WCO or Option?
Any time I hear WCO, I think of Bill Callahan, so I have to go with the Option
13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne?
This is quite possible the only time as a Husker that I would rather not dwell on the past
14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker?
Both! (AKA, member of the Department of the Undecided…I think)
15) Favorite Husker play?
Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass…No, my choice has nothing to do with Crouch playing a rather important role in it
Anytime Suh Make Hurt
16) Favorite game-day beverage?
Anything, as long as I’m drinkin to celebrate, and not to drown
17) How did you find HuskerBoard? (referral source)
I usually hang out on HuskerPedia (its ok, we can all be friends) and someone quoted someone over here, so I followed the link. Curiosity sometimes really pays off
I’m creating my own question, specially designed for myself
18) Dumbest football-related comment? (I’m blonde, this is legit)
Keep in mind that I grew up around football, playing flag football, messing around during recess, all that good stuff. In the process of trying to understand positions a little bit further, I was asking my mom and lil bro some questions. At one point, I asked this question..and yes, this quote is word for word:
“So, there’s a fullback and a halfback...Is there a quarterback?”
It only took me around 2 minutes to figure out what I had just asked…at first I couldn’t figure out why everyone was looking at me the way they were…
Fun story: I started this questionnaire at about 4:40 in the morning my time. I finished around 5:30. As I was about to press the "Post" button, my computer froze, shutting all of my windows, and erasing everything. Do I cut my losses, call it a night and just decide to try again another time? Nope, here's to retyping this whole freakin thing...which was much more fun the first time.
Yay Insomnia!!!