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Thanks to those of you who are posting up the pics. Can't wait to see the final product. The first game with the new addition is going to be awesome. Wonder how cold it will feel in the top seats with a 30 mph NW wind in your face and a temp of about 30 degrees?

Oh so you're an old guy! That explains it. You probably don't understand modern humor. No, I am not particularly old. I retired very young in life. Modern humor? Had I read your posts when I was a bit younger, I would still shake my head and laugh.

Exactly! They have been there and have the big prize to show for it. Being passionate about Big Red Football is what it is about. IMO, our current team lacks the same level of passion that Jason and Christian had when they were here. Not a whole lot in technique. Just line up and kick somebody's rear end on the other side of the line of scrimmage.

Schick and Nick are/were removed from reality. JP's past is behind him. I would consider him a lot more informed about Husker football than most folks, and in particular, substantially more informed than either Schick or Nick.. The Schick and Nick show was a pathetic blend of incompetence laced with failed comedic substance. Neither one of those two idiots had a clue about most sports subjects, or most subjects in general. That is why they had whole hours of their show dedicated to other talk topics. It was epic and complete failure. I, for one, am glad the Schick and Nick show is now dead forever. So is the rest of the rational world. I think you misunderstood the goal of their show. It wasn't for everyone, but it was damn funny. It was very different and refreshing compared to every other same-old same-old rehashing sports talk radio show (and yeah, Gary/Jason is one of those run-of-the-mill dime a dozen shows). I'm sorry that you don't have a sense of humor and need to listen to "hard-hitting" (as if there is such a thing) radio talk 24/7. I prefer to be entertained. If I'm going to listen to Rome for 3 hours and USC for another 4, I don't need an entire morning devoted to the exact same topics, everything being rehashed by someone who will say whatever it takes to get people to listen. Loved the fresh perspective that Schick and Nick brought, their hilarious little quirks, the constant drops, and a good amount of pretty good sports talk too. They were your average sports fans; Nick offering an athlete's perspective, Matt being a great professional which showed by him getting a job at ESPNU. That's my perspective...try to enjoy your day a little more, Goalline! Sorry, I disagree! The reason they tried to be funny (and failed miserably at the attempt) is because they had no substance in their sports talk. They didn't have any "fresh perspective." What the had was incompetetant programing, lack of insightful material and absolutely no continuity in their show. By the way, I do have a sense of humor. I read your posts. I enjoy everyday. 13 years of retirement has taught me to enjoy every breath I take. And, I do!

Schick and Nick are/were removed from reality. JP's past is behind him. I would consider him a lot more informed about Husker football than most folks, and in particular, substantially more informed than either Schick or Nick.. The Schick and Nick show was a pathetic blend of incompetence laced with failed comedic substance. Neither one of those two idiots had a clue about most sports subjects, or most subjects in general. That is why they had whole hours of their show dedicated to other talk topics. It was epic and complete failure. I, for one, am glad the Schick and Nick show is now dead forever. So is the rest of the rational world.

As I said, I like JP. For me, he offers insight to a program. He does not just make up stories, create rumor and feed the flames for those who "think" they know Husker Football. He has lived it. He lived it in a special time with a special team and special coaches winning national championships. Things are not the same now. JP sees that. What JP does is explain how he and his team mates accomplished their goals and won national championships. He does a good job of that. He sees what is currently taking place with the Husker team and makes the necessary criticisms of a program not meeting the same standards as he and his team mates did. I am relatively new to this forum and may well be in the minority with regards to the JP topic, but I am not backing off just because some other poster has the unadulterated arrogance to think he is holding hands with the mode s and he can criticize me as a “troll”. Forums are for discussion and opinions about topics. I have mine and others have theirs. That is what they should be. Making false accusations (for the explicit purpose of scoring points with the mods or anyone else) about the status of posting members is, in my opinion, out of bounds. That’s my take.

knapp and zoogs, you should be proud, I saw this post and recognized it as a troll instantly, thereby absolving you of the necessity of sending me a PM notifying me of the forum rules that I would have otherwise broken by responding to this post. Troll? This is a forum. You think you are some sort of important privileged persona on this forum? If you don't like the post I made, go somewhere else. As I said, I like JP. He gives a refreshing look at sports because he has been there. Most radio talk show idiots are nothing more than failed wannabe pretend failed jocks. I laughed every time at intro to the Shick and Nick show, "Nick Bahe, Creighton basketball standout." Standout? Are you kidding me? That pretty much set up the program as a fail right from the get go. Their program was the single most pathetic sports talk program ever. JP is a thousand times better on the radio. He knows what he is talking about, he has been there and done it.

He won't be back regardless of Cotton. End f of story!

A physcial defensive line? What a concept.

Someone should ask the crane operator to take a few shots from his vantage point over Memorial Stadium. Anyone have some connections?

I like JP. He tells it like it is. Better than that stupid Shick and Nick show. Those two knew little about anything. Tried to act funny to make up for the ineptness and incompetence. JP gives a much better look at sports in general and specifically about NU football. He should be coaching the D line.

Can't someone in the chemistry department come up with a cheap and economical method of manufacturing the damned helium?

I would be interested to know what, if anything, Pelini did to intervene and convince Moore or any of the others who left the campus to stay at Nebraska. There just has to be more to this story than we are hearing. I am not buying into the “Oh, it happens all the time” garbage. Something is drastically wrong with the gears in the machine to make it not run smoothly. Considering the quality of those who left, something is amiss. Seems to me someone (Dr. Tom) needs to do some evaluation of the goings on with the structure of the program.

Wow! After 491 posts, someone adds some rational thought! Way to go!

Ben Cotton could not tie Johnny Mitchell's shoe strings!

This thread started out as boat load of crap and spiraled down from there.

I hope the kid sticks! Maybe this time it will work out.

No! Now we are back on topic!

They say that the concourses will be open for traffic. That's a pretty impressive feat. No more jumbled messes in East Stadium during breaks. Hopefully... Should be a big improvement and add a lot of noise to the Husker Nation crazies.

Braxton Miller's leg says hello. But, just so I get this straight, we won the "Game of the Century" because we wanted it more, but we lost to Texas because of human error with the game clock? (They had an extra second. I live and die with Nebraska football, and I'm objective enough to know that there was a second left. You want to blame that loss on someone, put it on the entire O or on Kunalic. Maybe they didn't "want it" enough.) Your logic makes no sense. Not least of all because Baker actually had a pretty damn good year last season. You can't be serious! He made some plays, was very inconsistant and could not be depended upon in a difficult situation. His problem is that he gets out of position and cannot recover. Not good for any lineman, on either side of the ball. As far as the clock thing goes, that second left at the end could have passed by anywhere during the game. It is highly subjective. And, with regard to Miller's leg, you bring your team and we will bring ours. Who ever plays hardest and holds up at the end ======wins! When he got hurt, we turned on the gas to a new level. Too many things get caught up in technique and scheme. When it comes right down to the crux of the matter, your desire and will win out. Rex Burkhead is not the most talented back in the country, but what he provides by his example is playing hard, with a passion to succeed. It is why he is successful. End of conversation!

Total and complete BS. If you don't "want it more" than your opponent, don't play on my team. It's an unquantifiable mental state that you can't prove. Allegedly, we "wanted it more" than Texas in 2010, and we were the better team. And it didn't mean jack squat. We wanted it more in the "Game of the Century" and it meant a National Championship! How about the Ohio State Game last year? Once we found out we could play harder and wanted it more, it happened. We lost the bowl game last year because we did not play with the passion and want to get the job done. Northwestern game was the same out come. We lost the Texas game for the conference championship because some fool on the clock screwed up. The reason YOU can't prove it is because you do not understand it. If you are getting your ass pushed around all up and down the field, you do not have enough want to play the game and win. L. David played hard with passion every play. Baker Steinkuhler dogged it half of the time. As I said, don't bother checking out any uniform items for my team. You will not be playing.

I totally disagree! What he (JP) consistantly says is; "We simply played harder." "We wanted it more." We trained harder in the off season." We had leaders on those teams that took it upon themselves to discipline and set the tone for playing with passion." All of which are true. If we had more players like JP, we would have 13 wins each year. Jason Peter is guilty of exacerbating the same silliness handfuls of other former players do. "We played harder" and "we wanted it more" have been proven irrelevant time and again, which is the only analysis you get from a lot of former players. Not all, but a lot. Need I remind any one of Nebraska's silly redemption attempts against Texas in 2009, an attempt that wildly backfired on us? Our players spent nine months looking forward to one game, a game they obviously wanted to win, and they lost. Or look at any championship game, in any sport, ever. Do you think the Thunder wanted to lose to the Heat? Do you think the Patriots wanted to lose to the Giants in the Superbowl, again? Do you think LSU wanted to walk out of the championship game as rematch losers? Of course not. The idea that someone or something wants it more than someone else is sensationalist garbage put forth by people who have no idea what they're talking about. Everything comes down to execution and doing it better than someone else, and that's it. Sure, there's motivation and desire attached to anything sports, but all that does is mentally prepare you for practices and the grind towards your ultimate goal. Wanting something more than someone else doesn't mean anything. Wanting it, and doing it, is what matters. At the very most, I think one can argue that they go somewhat hand-in-hand. You won't perform if you're not motivated, and I get that, but execution, being coached correctly, and doing your job are far more important. I'd much rather have a well-coached team than a team that wants to win really, really bad. I have participated in, coached and officiated sports from grade school through college. (I am now 68 years old.) Playing harder and wanting it more are the deciding factors when all else is equal. There is no substitute for maximum effort. if you do not play harder and want it more, you will not be executing anything. What it comes down to is you and your opponent. Play harder, do your job and play with passion---------- you will almost always win. Anyone who believes any differently, is a fool's fool. "Wanting it more" is an excuse that's thrown out when someone has no real argument. Total and complete BS. If you don't "want it more" than your opponent, don't play on my team.

Looking for two tickets together----anywhere in the stadium. Have friends visiting from out of state. PM if you have some available.

Clean out your bowl!

I totally disagree! What he (JP) consistantly says is; "We simply played harder." "We wanted it more." We trained harder in the off season." We had leaders on those teams that took it upon themselves to discipline and set the tone for playing with passion." All of which are true. If we had more players like JP, we would have 13 wins each year. Jason Peter is guilty of exacerbating the same silliness handfuls of other former players do. "We played harder" and "we wanted it more" have been proven irrelevant time and again, which is the only analysis you get from a lot of former players. Not all, but a lot. Need I remind any one of Nebraska's silly redemption attempts against Texas in 2009, an attempt that wildly backfired on us? Our players spent nine months looking forward to one game, a game they obviously wanted to win, and they lost. Or look at any championship game, in any sport, ever. Do you think the Thunder wanted to lose to the Heat? Do you think the Patriots wanted to lose to the Giants in the Superbowl, again? Do you think LSU wanted to walk out of the championship game as rematch losers? Of course not. The idea that someone or something wants it more than someone else is sensationalist garbage put forth by people who have no idea what they're talking about. Everything comes down to execution and doing it better than someone else, and that's it. Sure, there's motivation and desire attached to anything sports, but all that does is mentally prepare you for practices and the grind towards your ultimate goal. Wanting something more than someone else doesn't mean anything. Wanting it, and doing it, is what matters. At the very most, I think one can argue that they go somewhat hand-in-hand. You won't perform if you're not motivated, and I get that, but execution, being coached correctly, and doing your job are far more important. I'd much rather have a well-coached team than a team that wants to win really, really bad. I have participated in, coached and officiated sports from grade school through college. (I am now 68 years old.) Playing harder and wanting it more are the deciding factors when all else is equal. There is no substitute for maximum effort. if you do not play harder and want it more, you will not be executing anything. What it comes down to is you and your opponent. Play harder, do your job and play with passion---------- you will almost always win. Anyone who believes any differently, is a fool's fool.