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EVEN SO CAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO NEBRASKA ____LEE _CORSO _____PICKS _____NEBRASKA

Birth: The set of characteristics or circumstances received from one's ancestors Where and when did it begin. Was it the bright red baby shirt, as if blue or pink was ever a real option. Could it have been the day dad held your little hand every step up to your seat in memorial stadium. Maybe it was sitting in front of the TV dad bouncing you on his knee, crying “why go for two?”. What about that first option pitch to avoid the tree in the backyard. Or breaking all of those imaginary tackles in your number 15 jersey. Was it the day that Brook became more then a football player to rot for, he was a man to honor. What about watching mom and grandma screaming about a bad ref, if the pastor could only hear them. Maybe it was the teenager at home watching the teenager on the field make that miracle catch. Could it be the brother, father or uncle that pasted a tradition on to you, cause the name you carry runs hand and hand with such storied history. What about that moment when you and dad can actually agree on one thing. Love for Nebraska football. Team: A group of people that work together toward a common goal Do you believe in the name, Nebraska Cornhusker? Could it be more then individual players, coaches and fans. Do they just represent the state of Nebraska? How could they, those fans that applauds even the most cruel of opponents. Fans that spread across this country, creating groups of Floridians, Californians, Coloradoans, and many more for Nebraska. The men and women in Iraq flying that big N. Those players from every walk of life and have no idea where I-80 is. The walk-on from the quiet farm town to the Hollywood born star to the Texas all-American to the inner-city youth begging for a chance. Each risks much for the other, in the name of Nebraska. Is there a more respected tradition in coaching then the history of Nebraska football, even among coaches they formed a team, of pride, dedication and honor. A foundation of supporting fathers to guide young men in life, not just football. And in turn teaching all of use about supporting the ones we watch over. “N”: National pride in the hearts of all husker fans. Because it reminds us of the honored past, grateful present, and blessed future. That the ideals Nebraska brings us no matter where we are.

It has to be the 01 nebraska/oklahoma. which is also a very sad thing its been so long since we have had this type of game.

not at all! I have done it for years.

the below link was sent to me by my boss... CU elitest. The case for hating the Huskers Friday, August 18, 2006 The case for hating the Huskers Might as well get this topic started already. With a late season surge last year that included a painful beating of the Buffs, signs are that NU's comeback is underway. I dreamed that the recent downfall of the Fuskers would be permanent but evidence suggests that it might not be so. That sucks. That is annoying. The reasons to dislike NU are numerous and well documented. But putting nearly all of those things aside, and forgetting for the moment that they are the Buffs big rival, here is the reason why I hate them... Because there is no logical reason that they should be good! Consider other traditional college football powerhouses. USC, Miami, Notre Dame, Michigan, Florida, Texas. Their success is well understood. They all possess one or more of the following attributes: lovely or temperate locale that attracts top talent, excellent academic reputation, wealthy alumni and supporters who donate liberally to the athletic department, large local talent rich population from which to recruit. No real surprises there. Nebraska has not one of those attributes. Their location is certainly not a draw - it's a flat and aesthetically unremarkable locale with pretty crappy weather. As an academic institution it's a joke - basically a community college with dorms and a football stadium. The hayseeds who are the alumni are hardly top salary earners - though it is commendable that they all seem to donate a full 85% of their $25K annual salaries to their beloved alma mater. And they are not exactly sitting on top of a mountain of football talent - the state is sparsely populated by folks of, shall we say, questionable pedigree. So why have they been able to build a sustainably successful program? Well, they do get a lot of support. The state's population comes to all of the games and does willingly give generously of their meager wealth. While you might be tempted to declare, "Why, those are commendable qualities. Good for you, plucky country folk!", I suggest that you look a bit deeper first. Why exactly do Nebraskans turn out in such high numbers and give more generously than their counterparts in other states and other universities? Simple. What else are they going to do? Seriously. There is not a single other D1 university in the state, there is not a single pro sports franchise, not a beach/mountain/ocean/forest/city/museum within 2 days drive. Simply put, nothing ever happens there. The state's very pathetic-ness is the engine that makes NU football a success. It's why Gomer sits around for 8 months out of the year just pining away to see the Bugeaters tear Weber State a new one. God, that's lame! And that's why you should despise that institution as I do. Sure, they may continue to be successful but I hope that you now understand that that is no reason to respect them. Instead it is the very reason that all thinking people should vote this Fall to permanently revoke Nebraska's statehood. Give Iowa and South Dakota some breathing room, for christ sakes.

Nebraska 44 La Tech 10 NU Rushing Yards: 270 NU Passing Yards: 295

hello liz!!!! Sorry cory #4 has never looked so good.

I have to agree... how often you do see a 6'2" and 215lb kicker? He has a huge future in the NFL.

Funny seeing something about Irv and Joe on a husker website. They have had a radio show here in denver for years. And I listen everyday on the drive home. Joe Williams is probably one of the biggest husker hates in colorado. But Joe hates every one. He even bashes on John Elway every chance he gets. The problem is they're old! They get locked into an opion and won't let it go. Everything Husker is bad and every thing sCUm is good, in their eyes. For years they talked about CU being CSU's daddy.but then explain away all of cu's loses to nebraska.

Boulder doesn't even have fans, atleast not fans that support the team. what does it say when 1/3rd to 1/2 of your stadium is filled with the opponents fans.

big 12 football Huskers' expectations higher than cornstalks By John Henderson Denver Post Staff Writer Nebraska coach Bill Callahan finally is feeling safe in his high-profile job after guiding the Huskers to an 8-4 record last season. He debuted at 5-6 in 2004 after coaching in the Super Bowl. (The Associated Press) Lincoln, Neb. - Things are looking up at Nebraska these days. That's up as in up, Up and UP. Up as in a new, gargantuan stadium video board, the largest in college football for now, and one that can be seen from anywhere in downtown. Downtown Omaha, that is. Up as in a new practice facility with an indoor field, which opens to two new grass practice fields. Up as in a new seven- story athletic complex housing a 63,500-square-foot performance center that looks more like a spa than a weight room. Nothing like a waterfall, a lap pool and hot tubs to take the drudgery out of the bench press. Doesn't that seem like a little much just for beating Colorado and Michigan? Actually, the $55 million expansion was planned all along. It just happens to be conveniently timed for the most optimistic outlook on Nebraska football in four years. No one in Colorado, however, needs reminding that the Cornhuskers had slowly crept into the depths of mediocrity. It cost coach Frank Solich his job in 2003, and critics think it nearly cost Bill Callahan his. Then, after a last-minute field goal beat Kansas State 27-25, Callahan's Huskers throttled Colorado 30-3 and capped an 8-4 season last year by beating Michigan 32-28 in the Alamo Bowl, and now fans finally believe he once coached in the Super Bowl. They haven't exactly put Callahan on a throne yet, but his new digs will do for now. "It's beautiful, isn't it?" he said Friday after practice. "It's absolutely incredible. I don't think there's a facility in the NFL that compares with it." Walk around town and the vicious rhetoric regarding Calla- han and his evil hirer, athletic director Steve Pederson, has morphed into rampant optimism. On paper, if you look at it at the right angle, you can see why. Back are 15 starters, including the best single-season passing quarterback in school history. Granted, that's like having the best cellist in North Dakota. But senior Zac Taylor, now a co-captain, threw for 2,653 yards and 19 touchdowns while spending most of his time on his back. His 38 sacks were alleviated by changes in an offensive line that returns three starters, and his top receivers also are back. The defensive front seven, which led the nation in sacks and tackles for loss a year ago, is merely "as good as any front seven in college football," according to Callahan. Nebraska is No. 20 in the Associated Press poll, its first preseason ranking since 2002, and perusing preseason magazines shows the Huskers are favored to win the Big 12 North for the first time since 1999. "The sense around town is that with Coach Callahan and the coaching staff on the football side and with us getting Doc Sadler on the basketball side, a lot of people now are really thinking the way it was maybe 10 to 12 years ago," said Nebraska booster Gary Novotny, owner of Gary Michael's clothing store in Lincoln and wired inside and outside the program. He refers to that glory period in the 1990s when Tom Osborne won three national titles in football in four years and Danny Nee took the Huskers' basketball program to the NCAA Tournament four straight years. What happened? Why the jump from the gallows' steps to basking in waterfalls? At Folsom Field last Nov. 25, CU fans saw Nebraska football channel its glorious past. The Huskers gained a season-high 497 yards. The West Coast offense playbook that looked way too thick for college kids suddenly made Taylor look like Rich Gannon in the 2002 NFL playoffs. After the CU game, Callahan underwent a transformation, too. Suddenly, he became less corporate and more collegiate, more Nebraskan. During game week, he put a buffalo head in the Huskers' locker room. He teared up after the game. For the first time, he took down from behind his desk the huge picture of him coaching in Super Bowl XXXVII. Up went a blowup of his players giving him a Gatorade shower at Folsom Field. The next week a booster even gave him an Old West buffalo gun. "It could've been a defining moment in the sense that our kids became confident on the road and played," Callahan said. "They felt everything coming together at one time." Then they went out and upset Michigan in the Alamo Bowl. Callahan sightings soon increased around Lincoln. It's now cool to be Callahan. "It's a process," Callahan said. "When I first got here and you change the system, you change the culture, you're changing things. I'm sure people didn't know what to expect. They didn't know how to react. And when you don't have immediate success, there's going to be those opinions out there. I understand that. "But our players and coaches have embraced Nebraska. We've immersed ourselves in the culture, the state, its people. We feel very comfortable here." Then again, this is Nebraska. Nebraskans are behind the coach, win or tie. If you see past the exhaust fumes from the Big Red bandwagon rolling through the state, you can find trouble spots. While the line is back and better, the running game had all the punch of the JV debate team. It was last in the Big 12 and 110th nationally with 96 yards a game at a paltry 2.7 yards a carry. The I-back competition is a scramble among sophomore Marlon Lucky, the No. 2 prep back in the country out of North Hollywood (Calif.) High in 2004; junior Kenny Wilson, a junior college All-American at Butler County (Kan.) Community College; junior Brandon Jackson, whose playing time nearly disappeared last year; and sophomore Cody Glenn, who gained 6,353 yards at Rusk (Texas) High. Their credentials are impressive, but Glenn is the top returning rusher, with only 131 yards. Taylor needs to throw after practice, he's handing off so much. "The offensive line is great," Lucky said. "Coach is pushing the offensive line and pushing us. We're hitting it. We're pounding the rock." They had better. If Taylor gets hurt, Callahan will have to dip to sophomore Joe Ganz, who hasn't played a down. Harrison Beck, one of Callahan's ballyhooed early recruits, saw little hope for playing time this year and bolted to North Carolina State. Callahan must replace his safeties and punter, and cornerback Zackary Bowman is out for the year because of a knee injury. Also, should Nebraska really get this excited about a season-ending, three-game win streak? "What you don't mention here is that was the worst Kansas State team in 15 years, Colorado essentially quit after the Iowa State game and Michigan was the worst team in 20 years," said Bill Doleman, a former talk- show host for Lincoln radio station KLMS/ESPN. "I think there's a sense of security that may be a false sense of security as to just where the program is at." They'll find out soon enough. After two home games, the Huskers play Sept. 16 at Southern California on national television. Until then, however, 6,400 more fans will fill Nebraska's new end zone seats. And guess what they'll be wearing. "I had a guy in yesterday," Novotny said. "He said, 'What do you got red?' I said, 'I've got the red cashmere, I got a red mock. I got a red ...' He said, 'I'll take them all!"'

1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation? From the moment I popped out. 27 years 2) What/who led you to The Nation? My father ingrained Husker football from my first breath 3) Where are you from originally? Denver, Colorado 4) Where do you live now? Parker, Colorado suburb on the southside of denver. As far from boulder as possible and still live near denver. 5) Favorite Husker memory? 95' National championship team, best college football team ever!!! 6) Worst Husker memory? Lawrence Philips/Tom Osborne situtation, recent maurice clarett developement has really opened my eyes to the sad under belly of college football, and how national powerhouse programs walk a very fine line. 7) Number of home games attended? 15 and counting 8) Number of away games attended? 3 all in boulder. 9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel? 69' signed team ball. My father was lucky enough to be a ball boy for the huskers at the Sun Bowl. 10) Favorite place to watch a Husker game? (section in Memorial, bar, friends house etc.) Always Memorial!! Best Fans in sports! 11) Favorite all time player? Touchdown Tommie, IMO the best player to ever play at Nebraska. Should have one atleast 1 heismen 12) WCO or Option? WCO! Remember I live in denver and see the WCO every day with the broncos. This is the biggest question I have about Cally. Will we see philly's version or Denver's version? Coach Callahan run first, pass second and win National Championships! 13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne? Don't Care... Its Osbornes job when ever he wants it. 14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker? Herbie Husker 15) Favorite Husker play? Tommie's run against Florida... but... 15a) favorite tv moment: Seeing Warren Sapp look like he was going to fall over dead in the 4th quarter of the Miami game. 16) Favorite game-day beverage? Captian and Coke... do you have alittle captian in you? 17) How did you find HuskerBoard? (referral source) google