HalfHusker

One of my dearest friends, well-knowledged in football (Chief season ticket holder), always says: "On any given day, any team can beat any other team." On Saturday, Big Red can and will beat "THEE" team...it just has to be so. AMEN. I said this in another post, and I repeat myself here: I thought I'd never see the day when my college football team would post a better record than "Meechigan". FIRE UP CHIPS and GO BIG RED!!

Does anyone else think this is a stupid tread topic? I mean, the thing is, Nebraska ISN'T in the Pac 10 and never will be! So what's the point? I've never fallen into these stupid comparisons as they are pointless. Better to talk about reality than "what-ifs". Reality: NU needs to step it up, like, ten steps to beat sc... I belive they can do it though, and that will shut everyone up...wouldn't silence be a nice "sound" for once???? I can almost hear it...utter silence from Brisol... Or maybe the soft munching sound of Herbstreit eating his words!

'pulling a Michigan'. ROFL...too funny. My college team has a better record than Michigan. Never would have predicted THAT one! GO BIG RED - trounce the trojans.

...and blondes from Nebraska are smart... That's cute. We have blonde women too if it means anything.

After Saturday's game at Wake Forest, I must say that the Huskers will have trouble against USC. Now, I've been a Husker fan a lot longer than most of you (as I have been a fan for 50 years), so don't accuse me of being disloyal! The Huskers will have to bring their AAA game and hope USC suffers from jet lag or something...

Hey, I had the same reaction! Nebraska actually asked Ball State to come out for a game????? What's up with the Big 8 (I KNOW I KNOW...but it will ALWAYS be the Big 8 to me!) wanting to play the MAC?!! Hey, I'm not complaining as it's good for the conference of my alma mater, but I never figured Nebraska would ever play a "cream puff". I haven't seen them yet this year...my team will see them Oct. 6. It's been a couple decades since they've had a good team. You shouldn't have a lick of trouble with them. Wow, what a dilemma...I'm a grad of a MAC school and one of their conference cohorts, which is also the alma mater of the women who hired me on my current fabulous job, is playing against my beloved BIG RED team...

COOL! An FCA connection!!

I see that "puke" logo on your post...has "puke"s football team EVER won against a good football team??? LOL

Real Champions don't tear down goal posts. Agreed with most posters - there's no need. The point of pain is posted on the scoreboard! (Um, like we didn't do in Lawrence last week...I'm still embarrassed for my team.)

If you're a Bears fan, you should know better! One of your new defensive linemen is from the same conference as Kent State. Sheesh...I thought Nebraska football fans were more football savvy than this!

CMU seems to perenially have trouble with night games. It's been that way for years and I just don't know why. I remember when KU was horrible in football...not so anymore, I guess! I thought being MAC champs that my guys had a good shot at KU...oh well. But I sure didn't expect the tatooing we got! WOW - what will My Team look like after Clemson! YIKES!!! Oh well, there are a lot of big holes that needed filling: Joe Staley, Dan "Buzz" Bazuin (a farmer who's built like a great Nebraska lineman!), and Drew Mormino.

Here's a banner with our helmet...just like Nebraska, just one letter says it all!

Oh you misunderstand me! It wasn't the FANS that looked ahead...it was the coaching staff... They do it ALL THE TIME.

Uh..."Meechigan" was looking forward to their ...ahem... "real" games and look what happened to them. NEVER LOOK AHEAD!!! We didnt forget were just looking ahead. Likle somebody else said we are able to do that since we are just FANS and we dont play or decide who wins so why does it hurt for us to look ahead? It doesnt.

The biggest rival of my alma mater is Western Michigan. The difference between our game and other major rival games is EVERYONE gets together after the game and parties - CMU and Western fans alike. It's a friendly hated rival...no trashing of cars or fans, or anything like that. Usually you see brown and gold mixed in with the Maroon and Gold all over the stadium. This is mostly because so many CMU students have friends that attend Western. Kinda stupid to beat up the car of your best friend even if they are a hated Bronco, ya know??? But then, maybe Colorado-ians (???) are stupid??!!! Some stadiums, they are just jerks - and drunk jerks at that. I find it rediculous when people get offended when you're rooting for your team when it's their opponant. Everyone has the right to root for whatever team they want to root for - and if it's your opponent du jour, well, so be it. This happened to me a lot when I lived in Kansas City. I'm a Tigers fan (and Pistons, and Lions, and RedWings), and those stupid Royals fans were mad at me because I didn't root for the Royals! They actually believed that since I lived in Kansas City, I had to root for the local teams. Sheesh!! I hate... I MEAN HATE notre dame (no caps on purpose as a sign of total disrespect). Their starting QB last Saturday is this great kid from Chicago who I met at a dinner a couple years ago. Now, I rooted for n.d. to lose, but rooted FOR Demetrius. But I would never trash the car of an n.d. fan...throw up on it, but never trash it. LOL!!

Since there was some consensus in this thread topic about rooting for the opposing teams, I just wanted some clarification if that were true of ALL opponents, including hated Oklahoma and Colorado. I didn't expect there would be confusion on this...sorry! I just know that after the biggest upset in college history, the celebrating in East Lansing, Michigan continues...that's what you do with your most hated rival.

Herbstreit is from Ohio, and played football there...explanation enough for the extreme idiot that he is. Buckeyes suck...almost as much as Okies. Ohio is the next to last worst state in the US. OK comes in last.

Um...so tell me: do you really root for that ugly school in that ugly state south of Kansas, and for Colorado????

Yes, I'm Half-Husker, but my Mom attended Michigan State. I'm a self-proclaimed surrogate alumni of MSU. Even though I'm from Michigan, and I ordinarily root for "Meechigan" (except against any MAC schools and of course, Michigan State), I took some delight in the loss to App. State! Just wish my alma mater had a better showing in Lawrence...<sigh> What most folks don't realize is App. State is two-time national champions of I-AA. OK, OK I already hear y'all about 2-A schools...but I know Wolverine football well enough to know they expedted a total cream-puff in App. State. They're looking ahead to the Big Game (against State) and to the Ohio St. game, and that's where the coaching staff failed their players. College coaches, live and learn!! I hope I can see some Nebraska games this year...

I totally agree. The Polls are rediculous! What's more, USC came out on pre-polls as number one?!!! I'm sorry, but isn't the number one team (as much as I HATE FLORIDA) still number one until they lose??? Polls are for gamblers...straight up. And fodder for media. Otherwise, the rest of us normal, sports-loving folks should just IGNORE them.

In listening to the Band's version and the Men's Choir version, Jarred, I can hear that some of the notes are different between what the Band plays and what you guys sing. So interesting to learn there are various versions out there! I like the tune to "Hail Varsity" very much...almost as much as my own fight song, "The Fighting Chippewa" http://www.alumni.cmich.edu/images/fights.mp3

Jarred04 - since you're in Men's Choir, do you know?? Still got my "Sidetrack" T-Shirt with the lyrics Wish I could see that BK commercial with Tom Osborn Singing it. I knew the words! I think we learned it in grade school.........years ago! They have changed one line. "The boys are the squarest" actually only changed the last word. Anyone remember it ? GBR!!!

Wow I do so appreciate this! I'm re-noting the piano arrangement that the Sec'y of bands emailed me to match the current version of "Hail Varsity"

I contacted the music department, and the Staff Secretary of Bands Emailed me the music to "Hail Varsity" that they had in piano arrangement. I now know how the words go with the music! She also told me that "Dear Old Nebraska" is what is played after TDs, so I'm learning both songs. I have them down pretty good now. I've never been to a home game (it is one of my life's goals - wish me luck!) so I just don't know the football routines. My alma mater has it's regular fight song, and we have "Hail To The Chippewa". I think it's really cool that our two schools have both a fight song and a "Hail" song! Wish we could've done better against KU...<sigh>

1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation? All my life - Dad was born and raised in Nebraska 2) What/who led you to The Nation? Web surfing 3) Where are you from originally? Michigan, but I'm half Husker 4) Where do you live now? Evanston, IL 5) Favorite Husker memory? Watching Nebraska football games with my Dad 6) Worst Husker memory? Any loss! 7) Number of home games attended? Alas, none 8) Number of away games attended? Also none - sigh 9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel? I need to get some 10) Favorite place to watch a Husker game? No doubt its our Family Room in the house where I grew up - Dad in the LayZBoy and me on the couch!! I miss those moments so much. 11) Favorite all time player? Hmmm...too many to choose from 12) WCO or Option? I'm Old School - the Option 13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne? Can't decide 14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker? HERBIE!!! 15) Favorite Husker play? Again, just too many to choose from, but I suppose the best ones are those that make any butt-ugly player from that butt-ugly school in that butt-ugly state south of Kansas look bad!! 16) Favorite game-day beverage? I'm too intent on the game to drink ANYTHING!! 17) How did you find HuskerBoard? (referral source) Web surin'