Wild Bill

I'm finally convinced that the Husker have a "balanced attack." It's so fun to watch Mo Purify play football - jump, catch, run, pass, etc.

Desperation!

Nice Halloween costume!

Are some of the kids on the current Husker football team into much drinkin' an' smokin' these days? Back when I was in high school, I used to hang once in a while with a certain son of a certain sports information director. Well, a few times we went over to the home of the older brother of my friend. And that older brother was a friend of Tough Tony Davis, who he brought home to party with us one night. I'll always remember that night because we smoked so much that we burned a hole in the side of the wooden bowl of a pipe I had. We couldn't imagine that it hurt Tony's running abilities any! That was in the good ol' days before pee tests, etc.

A bit biased, are ye, laddy? Everyone else besides the Mizzousier fans knows he's a sh**ty coach. He just recently got off of the Five Worst Coaches list. Where have you been hiding, Missouri? http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writ...lbag/index.html

I lived in the Chicago area in the late '90s and a lot of Bears fans there were similarly living in the past about their Super Bowl champs of over 10 years prior. I say cut 'em some slack and let them be Johnny Nostalgias. "He's got that far away look in his eyes, Dreamin' about his football glories from yesteryear, Or maybe it's the sunset after a pheasant hunt..... He wants to go back, but he can't crawl back."

In the western part of the state, like around KC.

OK, Dave pronounce "Missouri." Can you feel the "z" sound, Dave? It's nothing too deep in a linguistic sense.

It's the "Mizzousiers," ladies and gentlemen! "Mizzou" is such a dumb name, so let's spice it up a bit. Here in Missouri (I live in Zip Code 63040 in case you want to map it), they call hillbillies, "Hoosiers," for some odd reason. (Most of us thought Hoosiers were from Indiana, right?) And Missouri is one of the biggest hillbilly states in these 50 United States, correct? So whenever you are talking to anybody who has one inkling of an affinity for the University of Missouri, be sure to call the team and their fans by the new proper name, "The Mizzousiers!"

From: http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/1...e8855639658.txt Such a weakness figures to play into Nebraska’s hands given its emphasis on a strong rushing game. Then again, the Huskers were running the ball well against Oklahoma State last week before gravitating away from the rush during the second half of a 41-29 setback in Stillwater, Okla. “We did what we thought was best for our team to win,” Callahan said during the weekly Big 12 coaches’ teleconference. “There wasn’t a conscious decision on our part to say, ‘Let’s eliminate running the ball.’ I mean, you have to give the staff a little credit in that respect.” --------------------------------------------- Are you spreading the blame around to cover all bases?

Pinkel's a two-faced horse's ass. He tells Temple it was because of the shoulder separation and he tells the press it's because of fumbling. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/st...43?OpenDocument COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri's Earl Goldsmith has been promoted to first-string running back for this weekend's game against Nebraska. Goldsmith takes the spot of Tony Temple, who had started all season but suffered a slightly dislocated shoulder after a vicious hit against Oklahoma. Coach Gary Pinkel said the demotion wasn't so much about Temple's injury, but his inability to hold on to the ball. Temple fumbled on the play on which he was injured, and it ultimately led to an Oklahoma score. "You're not allowed to fumble," Pinkel said. "I don't want to be cold, but you're not allowed to fumble." Temple, who was demoted on Sunday, told reporters Monday that he was told he was dropped on the depth chart because of his injury and didn't know it had to do with fumbles. "That wasn't explained to me," Temple said when told he was demoted because of fumbles. "I just know they said because my shoulder was out they were going to move Earl up. But, I mean, you learn something new every day, right?" Temple, a junior, has 662 yards on 128 carries and three touchdowns. He has fumbled twice in the last three games, and both have turned into opposing touchdowns. "The world's not going to come to an end for Tony here," Pinkel said. "I expect him to solve the problem and get better at it."

Yeh, I noticed that, and we are ranked higher than the Mizzousiers, so that always makes me happy!

I think he's doing very well - so good, in fact that I worry about next year. But if Zac were doing even better, it would allow some others to get some valuable playing time this year to gear up for next. But they have to save Sam Keller for next year.

Bob sounds like a hell of a nice guy. I probably won't be able to make it because I'll only be in Lincoln less than 48 hours and have to spend a lot of time with the family, but you guys have a ton o' fun and be safe. And if you're not safe, at least don't be sorry! Go Big Red!

Benny, I think you seriously need to think of getting a new roommate as the best way to solve this problem! I like that quote. I mean, hell, I've been in jail in Lincoln three times and once it was when I wasn't even living there! It was in about '89 and I hadn't even been back to Lincoln for eight hours. I met my friend Pat Flynn from Schuyler at the Zoo Bar and one thing lead to another. Next thing ya know, we're both in jail. Getting arrested is sometimes just from having fun and a felony is just a little bit more than a misdemeanor. No big deal. Trade in that damn roommate of yours for eaither a real man or real woman - nothing in between!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/foot...d.ap/index.html A rap sheet extended Former Husker Phillips convicted on assault charges Posted: Tuesday October 10, 2006 8:34PM; Updated: Tuesday October 10, 2006 9:11PM LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former NFL and Nebraska running back Lawrence Phillips was convicted Tuesday of seven counts of assault with a deadly weapon for driving a car at a group of young men, injuring three. The 31-year-old Phillips drove onto a field near Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum after losing a pickup football game on Aug. 21, 2005. He struck two boys, ages 14 and 15, and a 19-year-old man, and narrowly missed four others between 15 and 24 years old, according to the prosecutor. The three who were struck sustained "severe bumps and bruises and cuts," Deputy District Attorney Todd Hicks said. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury deliberated about an hour before finding Phillips guilty, Hicks said. Phillips faces up to 20 years in state prison. A sentencing date is expected to be set Oct. 19. The prosecutor told jurors that Phillips became agitated when his team fell behind in the pickup game. He left the field, accused the boys of stealing from him and drove onto the field at a high rate of speed, Hicks said. Defense attorney Leslie Ringold argued that her client's actions were neither willful nor intentional, and said there was "woefully insufficient evidence of assault." She said the car Phillips was driving first hit the front wheel of a bike and fishtailed. Phillips was arrested that day and has remained jailed since. He has a history of trouble with the law, going back a decade to his time as one of the nation's top college football players. The St. Louis Rams released him for insubordination in 1997 after he played 25 games with them. Phillips signed with the Miami Dolphins later in the 1997 season, but was released after pleading no contest to hitting a woman in a nightclub. Phillips was the top offensive player in NFL Europe in 1999 after setting league records for rushing and touchdowns with the Barcelona Dragons. He signed with the San Francisco 49ers later that year, but was released for missing a practice. He also has played in the Canadian Football League.

Yee-haw!!!!!!! He's really developed well lately. Callahoolie credited the defense after the game, but the offensive line was blocking very well in the Iowa State game and both Glenn and Jackson were patiently picking their paths.

Eric is part owl. It didn't hurt him at all!

The Fukaloes match their worst record! http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/...4074_recap.html BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -Homecoming. Baylor. A beautiful, sun-splashed day. Seemed like the perfect time to finally spread some ''Hawk Love'' around Folsom Field in the form of a long-awaited victory. Instead, it was just another spirit-sapping loss for Colorado and its new coach, Dan Hawkins. The Buffs matched the longest losing streak in their 117-year history Saturday, falling 34-31 to Baylor in triple overtime for their 10th straight defeat. The last six of those are on Hawkins, who was hired to restore a program that sagged under the weight of its turmoil during Gary Barnett's final seasons. ''I don't know that it's draining,'' Hawkins said. ''It's another variety of life. It's another adventure you go through, another battle you go through.'' Ryan Havens made a 22-yard field goal for the lead and linebacker Joe Pawelek clinched the win with a leaping interception in the end zone to help the Bears (3-3, 2-0 Big 12) win this thriller. It's the first time they've won back-to-back Big 12 games in the same season since joining the conference in 1996. ''It'd be fun if we played them all that way, as long as we win them,'' said Baylor coach Guy Morriss. The Buffs (0-6, 0-2) remained winless on what was widely viewed as their best chance for the rest of the season to get that elusive 'W' - on homecoming, with the players still believing in their new coach, against a traditional conference doormat. Now, it's CU that's the doormat, in need of a win next week against Texas Tech to avoid eclipsing the program's longest losing streak, first set in 1963-64. Pawelek's walk-off interception was a beauty, though it helped that CU quarterback Bernard Jackson threw to Tyson DeVree far downfield and in heavy coverage on third-and-6 from the 21. The Buffs only needed a field goal to extend the game. ''Honestly, it was pretty surreal there for a while, seeing it and thinking, I can go get it,'' Pawelek said. ''Then, man, that was a pretty big play.'' While Pawelek, a redshirt freshman, was mobbed at the goal line - the Bears can now legitimately think ''bowl game'' - Hawkins gently took off his headset, placed it on the sideline and gave an enthusiastic hand to his team, which could have easily lost this game much earlier. ''Sometimes life keeps serving it up and doesn't serve it up the way we want it,'' Hawkins said. ''But we can predetermine our response to that. We can say, 'Hey you'll never knock me out,' and keep getting back up.'' The Bears, averaging 27 yards rushing so far this season, finished with 110 against a struggling Colorado defense. Paul Mosley ran for 85 yards for the Bears, and his 28-yard burst through the middle gave Baylor a 17-10 lead early in the fourth quarter and all the momentum. Jackson answered by leading the Buffs on an 80-yard touchdown drive for CU's first fourth-quarter points of the season. The key play was the quarterback's 19-yard scramble on fourth-and-1. The overtimes were typical college back-and-forth. Baylor scored first, helped by a ticky-tack pass interference call against defensive back Lorenzo Sims - the kind of calls that always seem to go against teams with 0-6 records. Colorado answered with a four-play touchdown drive, then Hugh Charles scored from 25 yards on the first play of the second overtime. Shawn Bell (31-for-44, 272 yards) kept Baylor alive when he hit Trent Shelton , wide open in the front corner of the end zone, for a 10-yard touchdown on fourth-and-7 in the second OT. ''I thought he was sacked, actually, then I saw the ball coming at me,'' Shelton said. ''It was one of the easiest catches I've ever made.'' The Bears were held to a field goal in the third extra session, but Jackson's interception on CU's possession kept Mason Crosby - arguably the nation's best kicker - off the field. Not even Crosby was an automatic on this day, though. Trailing 10-7 at halftime, CU's kickoff team recovered a fumble to open the third quarter. It could have been a huge momentum swing, but the Buffs couldn't gain a yard, then Crosby snap-hooked a 36-yard attempt and gave a huge boost to Baylor. ''Worst shank I've ever had,'' Crosby said. CU surpassed 14 points for the first time this year, but it wasn't enough to prevent matching the worst losing streak since the start of coach Eddie Crowder's 11 seasons in Boulder. After Texas Tech, the Buffs have Oklahoma, Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State and Nebraska on the schedule. Baylor was supposedly a soft spot. Then again, that's what they said about Montana State, the Division I-AA opponent that beat the Buffs 19-10 on opening day. ''I've been in this long enough that I never assume this is a game we're going to win, or this is a game we're going to lose,'' Hawkins said. ''You just keep grinding.''

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It'll be the best thing that's ever happened to ya.

Speaking of that, where does Callahoolie live? I know Osborne lived a couple doors down from a buddy of mine on Park Vista.

I don't care if your critical of the team or the coach, but give us a reason 1. As head coach, Callahoolie takes responsibility for both the successes and failures of the team. (Or else what the hell kind of leader is he?) 2. Callahan hired Cosgrove. 3. The defensive signals were not getting through to the players on the field Saturday night. If there is too much home team crowd noise, you better find a better way to communicate, Mr. Cosgrove. 4. Somebody or "somebodies" on the coaching staff forgot to recruit DBs tall enough to defend against the pass in the year 2006.

"It became a dogfight," NU coach Bill Callahan said. "You'll get into those types of situations in conference competition. That's the nature of the North Division." You screwed up, Coach - admit it. Have some cojones and take responsibility, dammit!

I noticed the same thing and I only got to watch about a quarter of the whole game. Those blitzes stunk!