Husker Big Guy

Here is the record of what this cmb23 Big Ten whiner guy has said about that play: So it wasn't 'luck' that when the ball got deflected it went straight down instead of up, to either side or 2 yards ahead of Wiggins? It wasn't 'luck' that as he got tackled he fell backwards instead of any other direction? It wasn't 'luck' that the refs didn't call the play dead for an OBVIOUS intentional/illegal kick of the ball? It wasn't 'luck' that there wasn't a Mizzou defenders right there to catch it instead of Davison? I wrote: "Wiggins started talking like that, but withdrew the comments." cmb23 whined: Yes...because they could reverse the call and award the game to Missouri. The coaches most likely told him to keep his mouth shut. There were multiple interviews where he was asked if he kicked the ball and he just smirked and responded with "It was a great play" or "You saw what happened". And again, after I wrote "Shevin Wiggins has no opportunity to be particularly intentional with a kick, because he was essentially down by contact." You honestly sound like you have told yourself a lie so many times that you believe it is the truth. Go ahead. Replay it. He is looking down at the ball as it falls and he crosses his legs, lifting them up and over his head as he goes to the ground on his back. Now, let me ask this: Doesn't this cmb23 guy from Iowa sound a whole lot like the Big Teb Whiners (BTW's) from Penn State (1994) and Michigan (1997)? And one more question: Who are these "football Gods" you guys are voting about? Can you name a few?

I think you probably are the only moronic MeChicken loser fan on this board. Why didn't you poll to see how many thought, as you stated, that Wiggins OBVIOUSLY (your caps) intentionally illegally kicked the ball. You flame-bait, loser, Barfnecht clone.

Wiggins started talking like that, but withdrew the comments. Watch the play. Shevin Wiggins has no opportunity to be particularly intentional with a kick, because he was essentially down by contact. The interference on the play before near the left sideline was even worse, and not called. Especially watch Davison, who reacts as if in a tip drill, and see how careful he is to get both hands together under the ball. The call by Musberger is excellent, as he sees the catch immediately. You will also notice there is no hesitation by the official. Whining MeChicken fans and morons like cmb23 will repeatedly refer to the Wiggins statement and talk about how "lucky" Davison was. This is because they do not understand that it is skill honed with practice that makes Matt Davison to react as he did. Contrary to the apparent opinions of some, you do not start for a national Championship team as a freshman because you are an average player.

They NEVER show the 1996 Fiesta. Nevertheless, I watch it all the time!

Yep, I was there, too. They went silent, and of course the nut jobs running the video board wouldn't re-run a single play favorable to the Huskers - including "the catch" - so we are all asking each other, "What happened?" NOBODY knew, not even the Mizzou fans, and the announcer just said, in a flat voice, "Touchdown Nebraska." The Missouri fans in that end zone were all over the field, and had to be chased back up the hill to watch the rest of the Tiger destruction. Actually, where we sat, the Missouri fans stayed dead silent the rest of the way. They are perhaps the second worst fans (next to Colorado fans) in the conference.

It's not as if the guy is thoughtful, has solid takes, or anything else. He's just against the Huskers no matter what.

Is that what you "heard?" Or did you read it? And do you know the difference? And can you explain why? Oh ya, who's "Missou?"

Tip drills and laying out for the ball are part of daily practice. Even a freshman does them.

Was it lucky that there was no DPI on the play before? Do you agree with the OBVIOUS intentional kick theory? There are thousands of plays NOT made during a season, and "luck" is never mentioned. When a guy MAKES a play, like Davison did, now we have "luck." "Luck" is a 5th down on the Missouri 1 yard line. "Luck" is that Mizzou did not lose that game by 13 points, as they should have. I don't agree with the OBVIOUS intentional kick theory, which makes it all that more of a luck play. Do you consider the immaculate reception to not be luck? It just doesn't make any sense what you are trying to say, and is borderline ludicrous. A 5th down on the Missouri 1 yard line is poor officiating and attention to the situation by all involved. That game was just on ESPN Classic about a month ago. Watch it again and tell me that it was "luck" that MU held their own. Nebraska was "luck"y to escape with a victory. I don't need to watch it (again) on ESPN Classic. I was at the game. I saw LOTS of stuff they don't show on ESPN classic, including our DB's getting picked (and buying it) time and time again. Your definition of "luck" is real shifty. A bad call against Missouri on the field, goiving CU another down is poor officiating. The "no cal" DPI on the play before "The Catch" is what? part of the game? Missouri's offense played well, but they were LUCKY our defense just fell asleep on all those pick plays, and that they were allowed to run them all the time. They were also LUCKY they didn't lose by 13, as they should have.

Or vice versa. I know Bum Philips ran Bummerooski (thus the name) when he coached, but I see references the Fumblerooski, which the NFL banned in the 60s, all the way back to Heismann. The first time NU ran the Fumblerooski was in 1979 against Oklahoma, when Randy Schleusner took the ball 15 yards for a score. They claimed they got the play from films of Texas high school football. Personally, I don't understand why the two plays are mentioned together as they are nothing like each other, except they end in "rooski." The Bumarooski (or Bummerooski) is a fake punt play where the ball is snapped to an up-back, who hands it forward to a blocking back who just stands with it for a count or two. I know guys are saying he sticks the ball between his knees and stuff, but in Nebraska's case, the ball was just stuffed forward to john O'Leary (as I recall) who waited for the kick rush to pass, and then ran for a TD just before halftime against Mizzou.

Was it lucky that there was no DPI on the play before? Do you agree with the OBVIOUS intentional kick theory? There are thousands of plays NOT made during a season, and "luck" is never mentioned. When a guy MAKES a play, like Davison did, now we have "luck." "Luck" is a 5th down on the Missouri 1 yard line. "Luck" is that Mizzou did not lose that game by 13 points, as they should have.

"The Catch" was NOT luck. It was a great heads-up play by a freshman who proved himself to be a sure-handed clutch receiver his whole career. How can you honestly say that without chuckling to yourself? So it wasn't 'luck' that when the ball got deflected it went straight down instead of up, to either side or 2 yards ahead of Wiggins? It wasn't 'luck' that as he got tackled he fell backwards instead of any other direction? It wasn't 'luck' that the refs didn't call the play dead for an OBVIOUS intentional/illegal kick of the ball? It wasn't 'luck' that there wasn't a Mizzou defenders right there to catch it instead of Davison? I'm all for defending husker players and putting them on a pedestal so to speak. (Note the fact that I'm about the only one defending Dailey here. And the fact that Davison had enough ball awareness to make a break on it was one thing....saying that there was no luck involved is absurd. By your definition, "luck" is involved in absolutely every event known to man. Therefore, "luck" becomes meaningless. You were lucky to be able to type your comment. Your remarks about the OBVIOUS intentional kcik tells me you are a MeChicken fan. We can still spot you losers.

I love his sprts books The Old Man and the Option A Farewell to the Running Game For Whom the Whistle Blows Any others I've missed? yes, you missed some of the most important, not included his stories in the Kansas City Star. The Big Red Also Rises. Football in the Afternoon. The Scrimmages of Spring. Men Without Football.

We all know about Janet Jackson's flop at the Super Bowl halftime show. I say the greatest ever was the one planned for the Husker 2003 Alamo Bowl. Steve Pederson was going to have the new Husker head coach shot out of a cannon, but it got scrapped at the last minute due to some kind of trademark legal issues.

That was called the "Bummerooski," named after Bum Phillips, from which TO's Fumblerooski derived.

"The Catch" was NOT luck. It was a great heads-up play by a freshman who proved himself to be a sure-handed clutch receiver his whole career. "Luck" is what happened to Penn State in 1982 when they were handed a MNC.

I don't have one right off hand, but I think if you go to YouTube you can search the OU/NU game in 2001 highlights or something of the sort. If I recall correctly, and so far I have, I don't think Jason White was actually hit that hard, but rather he twisted his knee on the way out, or out of bounds. Frank Solich used to say that if you deliver the hit as a runner instead of merely taking one, you will not get hurt, and you won't fumble.

It is commonly - but wrongly - stated that the ref blew the ball dead early on that hit. However, the ref did NOT blow the ball dead. He blew Phelps dead. Pretty much right on time.

Agreed. What we are really missing is the linebacker/safety hybrid, who cruises along about 6'2" and weighs 210. We lost Reggie Smith to the Sooners.

I think Stalin was worse than Hitler, personally.

I'll admit my memory is not what it once was, but I do not readily forget the real bad moments in Husker football, such as the time Tyreese Knox cost us a game against FSU . . . But I was watching Joe Dailey on that play, and there was NO WAY he was inside the 5 yard line with the ball. He was AT LEAST 4-5 yards from a first down, and more than that away from a TD.

Excellence is exceptional by definition. Sports is a great place for a writer to shine, and many, including Hemingway, have done so. The late Haywood Hale Broun also comes to mind. I never cared one stitch about the Kentucky Derby until I heard Broun expound upon it. Now, with him gone, I have reverted to not caring once again. Barfnecht is an embarrassment.

....Says every Fat, out of shape, non-athletic, never put a jock on in their life, no balls to strap it up, armchair QB in the great 'Husker Nation'. You're probably one of those guys that yells at their kids for not being able to catch a ball on the run as you throw it from your yard chair, even though you are throwing it from your lawn chair with your husker jersey on as you drink a Busch Light. Yeah.....go ahead an run your a$$ out there against a couple of 230lb LB's and a 280lb DE and see how 'let's just wing it' you feel. Shut up. OK, we have a high school football player on our hands here. I am sure you are proud as all get out about your 5.3 40-yard dash time, and every year you get better and better as you look back at your glory years. Gee, superstar, do you REALLY think it's OK for the starting quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers - a legendary football program that has staggering success and HUNDREDS of exceptional athletes who would give their eye-teeth for the opportunity Joe Dailey had - to lack composure so much that he runs out of bounds with time expired instead of throwing the ball into the end zone? If so, then you are just ANOTHER moron. What difference does it make if some one can throw a football to determine whether or not he has proper expectations of a Nebraska QB? What difference does it make if the poster can take on a 280 lb DE? or a 230 lb LB? None at all. It's not reasonable to qualify an observer of football by asking them if they can play for the Huskers. As one of the millions of Husker fans who could not start at QB for the Huskers, let me just say that Joe Dailey, for whatever else his graces might be, sucked at QB for Nebraska. By the way, your post does not read well. It reads as if written by someone who didn't score above 1400 on his SATs, or above 30 on his ACT. You probably don't know Hamlet from Macbeth, and likely never solved a Rubic's cube. You probably lift weights and stay in shape running, yet can't get past mid-game on level 5 of a computerized chess game without getting checkmated by a dated piece of software. Sure you can post to a BBS, but you couldn't code a php script if your life depended on it. Your kids probably play little league ball, but don't know the Calculus or thermodynamics, and you can't teach them about either one. I'd like to see you debate a 1550 SAT scorer, or a Wonderlic 46 that's hounding your every word.

He claims to be a writer. The World Herald prints his trash, and apparently pays him, although I suspect not well. He voted for Michigan ahead of the Huskers in 1997 in the AP poll. That is his claim to fame. You are missing nothing.

I disagree. Sports is the consummate topic for great journalism. Does the name Ernest Hemingway ring a bell? Action for active tense. Eye-popping verbs. Third person observations. Machine gun prose. Whether it's bull-fighting, pugilism, Husker football, or guys getting shot out of cannons, a good writer can enjoy himself and captivate and entertain others. Barfnecht is pathetic. He writes drivel. He shouldn't be paid for it. This topic is starting to get good. It's pathetic to name your stadium after a player from your neighboring state.