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Denver, CO (AP) - A seven-year-old boy was at the center of Denver courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping with child custody law and regulations requiring that family unity be maintained to the best degree possible. The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried out that they also beat him. After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him. After two recesses to check legal references and confer with child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the Colorado Buffaloes, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.

Penn State coach Joe Paterno ran off the field halfway through the second quarter. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Joe Paterno had never left the field during a game in 60 years as a player, an assistant or Penn State's head coach. But midway through the second quarter of his team's game with top-ranked Ohio State on Saturday, a bout with the flu forced the 79-year-old Paterno to the locker room. He returned briefly after halftime, then left before coming back at the start of the fourth quarter. "I've never walked off the field early," Paterno said after Ohio State turned a close game into a rout for a 28-6 victory. "I've had some kind of a bug during the week. I'm the kind of guy who doesn't like to take pills or see a doctor. I thought I'd be fine." Paterno complained that reporters asked him too many questions about his illness -- "Guys, can we talk about the game? Are you guys writing for a medical journal?" -- and said he was prepared for what he'd likely face the following day. "I always thought if I could read the Sunday paper after a loss, I didn't need a doctor," he said. "I'll see if I can read tomorrow's paper." Paterno's team was facing a critical fourth-and-5 situation at its own 6 when he jogged down the Penn State sideline and then cut through the end zone on his way to the locker room in the second quarter. Paterno led his team out of the locker room after halftime, clapping and offering encouragement as it headed to the visiting sideline. But before the second-half kickoff, he returned to the locker room. He then came back at the start of the fourth quarter. Just five plays later, Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith's acrobatic play led to a 37-yard touchdown pass to Brian Robiskie. The Buckeyes then piled it on with two late interception returns for touchdowns. Paterno has a record of 356-118-3 in 41 years as the Nittany Lions' head coach and is in his 57th season on the Penn State staff. Asked how tough it was for him to leave the sideline, Paterno was ready with a quip. "It was easier than if I had stayed," he said with a laugh.

Are you going to be like Harvey Perlman and tell me that I should be more interested in other things besides football at my university?!? Well, we haven't had season tickets in our family for over 70 years to just be casual fans! This is important Shiite.

Try saying something original!

In football, the winning team is the one that makes the least mistakes. Callahan made lots of mistakes in play calling and some of the Husker players made a few mistakes on the field too.

Nevertheless, I'm correct. What's a sports discussion site if you can't second guess the coach?!?!? This guy said it too: From: http://www.huskerweekly.com/ Confusion in SoCal September 17th, 2006 By Shawn Winters (CENTEXHUSKER) HuskerWeekly Sports Analyst ____________________________ Nebraska rolled into Saturday as a big underdog against a retooling USC team. There were hopes of an upset all around the Nebraska fan base and with hopes of returning to the national spotlight. It was improbable, but not impossible to knock off the number 4 team in the land. The Huskers have regained momentum with five straight victories, one against a Michigan team that beat Notre Dame on this same day. A Notre Dame team that lost to USC on the last play of the game last year. Nebraska came out running a conservative offense in hopes of controlling the clock. A successful fake punt was the longest pass play of the first half. Marlon Lucky proved unsuccessful in running the ball as the feature back with only 27 yards on ten carries before an apparent arm injury ended his day. Kenny Wilson carried 19 times for 46 yards. The USC defense began to key in on the Huskers strategy, making them one-dimensional. Even with 7 or 8 men in the box, Nebraska continued to run the ball. It seemed Zac Taylor was held back from commanding his offense through these obvious situations. There were few play changes at the line to keep the Trojan defense honest. Nebraska fans were more than anxious for Bill Callahan to open up the offense. But they would have to wait until the game was all but over to see plays to their big receivers. This was the biggest stage for Nebraska to display their new offense and the defense that led the nation in sacks last year. What we saw was an offense that was comparable to the pre-Callahan era, with sweeps and traps that developed too slowly for the speedy USC defense. Every drive was a predictable run-run-pass-punt. Taylor only threw the ball once on first down. The defense played well, keeping the Trojans under their standard 50 points, but only managed one sack and was over matched in the secondary by NFL sized receivers. A bright spot was the special teams play with Terrance Nunn returning punts and the coverage teams making great tackles. Nebraska had a chance to tie the game before halftime with less than three minutes left, but four consecutive runs indicated that they were not concerned with scoring before entering the locker room. Why not take a couple shots down the field? Herian? Nunn? Swift? Purify? You have a senior QB that has all but mastered Callahan’s playbook and an inexperienced Trojan secondary. This particular drive may have swung the momentum in Nebraska’s favor going into halftime. There was nothing to lose by taking a chance, if they pick him off, so be it. Send a message to your defense that you have confidence in them and show USC that you’re not going to rollover. It was obvious early that Callahan was trying to control the tempo of the game to prevent getting into a race with USC. It was successful until Nebraska created their own headaches with penalties and a fumble. At this point it seemed the coaching staff should’ve had a sense of urgency to let Taylor and his receivers try to get the team back into the game, but Nebraska continued to run the ball. “We continued to run the football,” Callahan said, “and we did what we planned to do to win the game. We felt we could come in and run the football. In a hostile crowd, on the road, you’re going to need to run the football to win a championship. Again, let me be very clear. We wanted to run the football.” I think what he meant is that he wanted to run the football. But if you are averaging less than two yards a carry, it may indicate that you may need to change things up. Mix in a few quick outs to your big receivers to keep the defense honest. I agree that in order to set up play action passes, you must establish a running game. However if it is not working, then you must be able to change your game plan as the game goes along. The message that this writer took from this game is that the coaches wanted to get out of SoCal without being embarrassed and with no injuries. Winning wasn’t a priority, surviving was. The goal of this team is to win the Big 12 North and get to the conference championship. Whatever else happens is icing on the cake. But “rolling over” for any opponent probably doesn’t sit well with the impatient Husker faithful. A win over USC would’ve been great for the fans and it would’ve definitely attracted the attention from potential recruits as well. Texas will be coming to town next month and I hope the Nebraska game plan will include a more aggressive approach. The USC game can be forgiven, but if the trend continues, rest assured HuskerNation will be stirring. A voice from the cheap seats, CENTEXHUSKER Semper Fi

Exactly! Callahan's insistance on sticking to trying to run the ball - long after that was failing on first, and other, downs!

Rules: 1. Always run on first down. 2. Only pass on third down. Give us a f__kin' break, Coach! ------------------- http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/0...ea598119807.txt Huskers determined to stay with ground game BY BRIAN ROSENTHAL / Lincoln Journal Star Sunday, Sep 17, 2006 - 01:14:02 am CDT LOS ANGELES — You had to wonder at some point whether Zac Taylor had a bum shoulder, a sore arm, or somehow wasn’t feeling well. Or if his receivers perhaps got lost in the Los Angeles traffic. In No. 19 Nebraska’s 28-10 loss to No. 4 USC on Saturday night, the Huskers’ senior quarterback attempted only 16 passes, completing eight for 115 yards. Taylor assures you, though, that he’s healthy, and so are his receivers. But the Nebraska offense, bent on running the football in a hostile environment that is 92,000 fans at the Los Angeles Coliseum, didn’t look so healthy. The Huskers mustered only 211 yards of total offense. “It’s pretty disappointing,” sophomore receiver Nate Swift said. “Our offense never really got started. It really didn’t get started until late. It never developed into a passing game. We just kept pounding the rock and trying to get our run started so we could start passing, and it just never came.” Swift didn’t catch a pass. Neither did Frantz Hardy. Nor did Maurice Purify. Establishing the run was coach Bill Callahan’s plan from the start, and even when Nebraska fell behind 21-3, the Huskers didn’t shy from that plan. “We continued to run the football,” Callahan said, “and we did what we planned to do to win the game.” Nebraska, though, ran for only 68 yards on 36 attempts. That’s an average of 1.9 yards per attempt. “We felt we could come in and run the football,” Callahan said. “In a hostile crowd, on the road, you’re going to need to run the football to win a championship. “Again, let me be very clear. We wanted to run the football.” Oh, it was certainly clear. Nebraska ran the ball on every first-down play until the final minute of the third quarter, and the Huskers’ first passing attempt on first down resulted in a 5-yard scramble by Taylor. The first actual pass attempt on first down resulted in a 25-yard completion to Terrence Nunn. Taylor quickly followed with a 36-yard pass to Matt Herian, a play in which Taylor scrambled from pressure. Those plays led to Nebraska’s only touchdown, a 1-yard run by Taylor, who scooted to the outside on fourth-and-goal. Taylor was sacked just once but was pressured often and found himself scrambling throughout the game. For Taylor, finding a rhythm was about as difficult as tuning out the USC fight song. “They’re a pretty good pass rush,” Callahan said. “We wanted to come in here and have a good protection plan. Even a couple of times when we were having max protection, they broke that scheme down and applied pressure.” Even when the Huskers fell behind 21-3 early in the third quarter, they returned to the ground game. Running plays on second-and-7 and third-and-5 ended up in a fourth-and-9 play, in which Taylor well underthrew intended receiver Maurice Purify. “Not very well,” Taylor said, when asked to evaluate his performance. “I didn’t get into a rhythm. “We were pounding the ball and doing a good job. That was just the game plan, and if you stick with it, you have a chance to win.” Nebraska, led by Kenny Wilson’s 46 yards on 19 carries, didn’t gain an offensive first down until the second quarter, when it appeared the Huskers were starting to establish some momentum on the ground. But a holding penalty negated a 15-yard run by Marlon Lucky, and on second-and-20, Taylor suffered his lone sack of the night. Another critical play came to start the third quarter, when USC recovered a fumbled handoff from Taylor to Lucky. That turnover occurred at the Nebraska 31-yard line and set up a USC touchdown. “Every time that it felt like we were getting close, we were starting to roll,” Swift said, “something bad would happen.” Reach Brian Rosenthal at 473-7436 or brosenthal@journalstar.com.

http://www.studio425.com/video.php?vid_id=24 Gettin' charged up about another season being upon us! Maybe Harrison Beck forgot to watch this video this year! Husker Power!

Damn college kids! Maybe he could go play for Iowa State....or Southwest Missouri State!

Bill Byrne changed that.

Let me know if you're interested in trading for music videos or audio live shows such as Dave Alvin, Tom Russell, Hank III, Magic Slim, The Beat Farms, Johnny Winter, etc.

My family has had season tickets in Section 28, Row 28 for about 70 years. Unless the Athletic Department goes back to the old rules of inheritance, I think when both my parents are gone, I won't be going to many more Husker games because I think it's BS to have to pay an extra "tax" just to get season tickets. Besides, after sitting in the West Stadium for 40 years, I'm spoiled! One season in the South Stadium as a student was enough!

Lay off the hippie lettuce, tree hugger!!!! Ouch! This anti-PETA, NRA member has never been called a tree hugger!

They've had urban renewal all over downtown Omaha-ha and other parts of the city, so maybe they should plow up North Omaha next!

So where's a white kid supposed to go in Big O to buy herb?