HuskerfromIL

Offense ok.....a little more smash mouth, but I like the balance of run and pass. Now the defense...that needs work.....but more athletes and Pelini's influence will take care of that too..... Patience....we are getting there!

Listen, or read...whatever I was NOT talking smack. There was nothing agressive or 'smack' talky about what I said. Just a different point of view. SO...I guess i dont understand your concept. To me, a sell out is a sell out. How is MU buying 35,000 tickets for their share of tickets different from NU buying 35,000? Same hotel rooms are filled, Mu fans will eat food just like husker fans & buy things like husker fan. So then someone said the whole state will watch. Thats fine. All I did was point out 5.8 mil. is alot more than 1.7 mil. So basically 25% of MO watching equals 100% of NU. (BTW there will be alot more than 25% watching). SO now we point out there are husker fans everywhere. True. Same thing for MU. Think about it. You grew up near NU so you became a fan. People do the same in MO. ALot more people in the state, a lot more students per year, a lot more alumni, so on and so on. I am not going to try an claim "MU has more fans!" like some of you try to do with NU. You cant count that. THere is no way to prove or even begin to back it up. Just pointing out diffent side of things... And Zero_Yards, that is a cool stat. I dont know where MU ticket holders live, i dont work in the University mail dept. But it proves NOTHING. I will tell you why. I am a HUGE Chiefs fan. LOVE EM!!. Did you know they have season ticket holders in every single state? All 50! That is a cool stat. Infact they actually have the largest radio system in the NFL as well. Has more stations and covers more territory than any other team. Does that mean the Chief's have more fans than any other team? No they dont. I would argue that not only a few, but a decent number of teams can claim more fans. And why is Iowa & NE so appealing. Because abunch of Omaha and CB people can have bragin' rights. If the arguement is about bording states, well then, check a map. MU can then claim games against any teams from the states of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennesse, Kentucky and Illinois. If the arguement is two average teams...you got me. (just kidding guys) The point i was making, which many of you got, some apparent not, was pretty clear. If all things are equal, I wouldn't argue a selection of NE. For one reason only, their name. You have earned that. Same thing in basketball. if NU and MU are equals and their is one spot, it should go to MU, based on Name in that sport. HOWEVER...things are not equal. Mu is clearly the better team. They won the head to head by 35 pts on your field. They will (probably) finish with 2 more wins. They will have won the division that both teams share and they are ranked much higher. THAT my non-understanding friends is the reason I would be bothered. BUT, there is one way to end this whole conversation..... FIESTA BOWL Shock the world baby!!!! I hope MU is atleast competitive, because if I freeze my A** of for hours TG'in, Drinkin' and Cheerin' for a romp..... I WILL BE PI**ED!!! lol I hate to burst your bubble......we have sold out an 88k stadium 300 times in a row. We have a history of taking over other people's stadium....See ND in 2000......and you think Nebraska isn't a better draw that MU for a bowl? Population means nothing.....you can't even consistently fill out 60k stadium Faurot field. Yes we do have history.......AREN'T YOU REALLY MAKING OUR POINT? NOBODY travels like Nebraska.....we will take our 35,000 allotment and still have 45,000 Big Red Fans there!

The Gator Bowl official said the same thing. Besides NU's huge fanbase, they'd rather take a Husker team coming in from a three-game winning streak than a Missouri team that probably just got beat in the Big 12 title game. YEAH why take a team with 2 more wins, 1 less loss and beat the huskers by 35 on their home field. That team would suck... Besides, they didnt beat the 3 worse teams in the north in 3 straight weeks. GOSH The reason behind picking the Husker over Missouri is not the fact that NU has beat only mediocre teams..but the fact that if we are going to a bowl....every freakin person in the state is either going to the game or going to watch it (not to mention the millions of fans around the country that bleed husker red).... Compared to the group of missouri fans that just came out of the word work within the last two-three years.... Geez that math just doesn't add up?!?!?! Geez i know. if only half the people in the entire state of MU watched, that would only be 2 1/2 time the entire state population of Nebraska. Silly me. And that doesnt even include all the other MU fans in the world... Math is soooooo hard Well I guess you win the numbers game today...... Winning on the internet is like winning at the special olympics....BUT I'll take it where I get it. My wife is a Mizzou grad. She is still trying to get used to caring about football in November. Usually at this point, a Mizzou fan is on to basketball and their annual beatdowns in hoops to the JayHawks. Bowl game? Most Mizzou fans are still trying to figure out that they alctually get to play in those!!!!! If your wife said annual beatdowns by Kansas, she is no MU fan. MU has, for the most part, held their own against KU, especcially in Colu. So if she is atleast in her upper 20's and really if she is in her mid 30's she knows all about some of those great games. Roy couldn't buy a win at MU. Now if you said beat downs, I wont blame you, I know you husker fans are still trying to figure out how use can use the round, orange ball to run somekind of veer option. NCAA tourney?! Whats that... P.S. We are starting to learn about these bowl things you speak of. We have gotten 4 straight now. I am not sure what that means. But last time i went bowling and got 3 or 4 straight of something a giant turkey popped up on the scoring screen. Thanksgiving day game maybe.... She didn't say KU beatdowns.....I did. And you held your own until Bill Self got there. You will be beat down by the JayHawks for a while!!! I think you can get used to the bowl thing though!!! I think Pinkel will keep you at 6 wins a year.....

Colorado fans.....especially the students....

Errrrrr........me head hirts........

Thanks everyone...I really do appreciate it. GBR!

i am very fond of Wisconsin's uniforms....there's just something about them.... That's pretty good!

I get what your saying....but we want to play fast and aggressive. When you play this way you are going to give up some big plays and have some mistakes. Don't get me wrong discipline is important, but honestly I love watching our guys fly around and try to make big plays themselves. I want a defense that is going to try and dictate what the offense does.....so much different from the CozandCally years. I want to see us play a complete game too.....but I know I want us to play with reckless abandon and PASSION!!! On the offensive side, we put the ball on the ground too much...but hopefully that department will continue to improve as well.......The one thing you can say about the KSU game is we rebounded from our mistakes and played fearless!

Wow.....this ship really is turning!! This is going to be fun.....

Congrats FroDaddy......I hope we will have something for ya next season. It has been fun to see this team get better throughout the year. Good luck in the Big 12 championship....I think it is going to be very tough regardless to who you play. It should be all our goal to bring the B12 title back to the north!!!!!

Mizzou is a tough call next year. They definately have some solid young talent coming up. I think the key for us if we can get much more physical on both sides of the ball. Being physical can beat a finesse team, that is why MU can't be OU. IF our team continues to get better at beating the tar out of the person in front of him...we will right the way this matchup is supposed to go!

They really are classless.....I'll never forget when they had to remove a student SECTION, before they would get back to playin'. It is the one place I will not go to watch Nebraska......I am glad there are those that brave the sCUm elements though to support our Big Red!

I agree with BigRedIowan. I would like to play the first quarter of the OU game, the entire MU game, and the OT of the TT game. But, how many teams would like a do over? I will say this though, I don't know too many teams that have improved as much as we have this year. I have watched every game and the physicality of our team has improved a lot! That is Nebraska football, and that is truly what should make us all excited about the future! I think CU is in for one major butt whoopin........

Thanks to all. I appreciate the information. Its funny how many places can you take a 7 year old and a 15 year old and they are both excited!?!? There is nothing like Lincoln on a game day. Thanks again.

I saw a lot of red today! The best part was you could hear the red sea a lot on the broadcast! There was no doubt who was the loudest today.....Good Job Red Sea!!!!!!

I am so glad to be talking a bowl again.....I don't care which, I just want our guys to get the extra practice...and it will help recruiting. The ship is officially turned and I like where it is headed!!!!!!

Just imagine if Ganz was coming back next year! We would be talking about at Big 12 North Championship next season! We maybe anyways!!! Suh come back next year!!!!!

So excited.......bringing my two boys to the CU game. I am bringing my oldest son who is 15 and my youngest who is 7. Driving from Illinois......talked the wife into letting us leave Thanksgiving dinner early (that was fun...and she is a Mizzou grad to boot)!!! Driving to Des Moines and then in the rest of the way on game day. Couple of questions..... 1. How long should I plan on the drive to Lincoln from Des Moines.....want to leave plenty of time for a couple of hours of tailgating. Will be coming in on 80. 2. Pre-game....any suggestions on where I can take the 7 year old before the game...that is acceptable for his young ears? Any place warm....since I will be keeping at the game for 3+ hours. My 15 year old and I have been to several games, so he is officially a Big Red fan....had him at the ND game in 01! The 7 year old is close to being completed brainwashed (even though his MU mom is still trying) this game should put him over the top! It is funny I just about have him reciting the Nebraska Locker Room prayer by heart! (It drives the wife nuts!) Any suggestions are appreciated!!!! GBR!

I have to admit O'Hanlon has drove me nuts at times. But he sounds like a good kid and has worked his tail off to get the opportunity he has been given.....one that most of us on this board can only dream about!!!! Good for him he deserves a lot of credit for where he is!

The Gator Bowl official said the same thing. Besides NU's huge fanbase, they'd rather take a Husker team coming in from a three-game winning streak than a Missouri team that probably just got beat in the Big 12 title game. YEAH why take a team with 2 more wins, 1 less loss and beat the huskers by 35 on their home field. That team would suck... Besides, they didnt beat the 3 worse teams in the north in 3 straight weeks. GOSH The reason behind picking the Husker over Missouri is not the fact that NU has beat only mediocre teams..but the fact that if we are going to a bowl....every freakin person in the state is either going to the game or going to watch it (not to mention the millions of fans around the country that bleed husker red).... Compared to the group of missouri fans that just came out of the word work within the last two-three years.... Geez that math just doesn't add up?!?!?! Geez i know. if only half the people in the entire state of MU watched, that would only be 2 1/2 time the entire state population of Nebraska. Silly me. And that doesnt even include all the other MU fans in the world... Math is soooooo hard Well I guess you win the numbers game today...... Winning on the internet is like winning at the special olympics....BUT I'll take it where I get it. My wife is a Mizzou grad. She is still trying to get used to caring about football in November. Usually at this point, a Mizzou fan is on to basketball and their annual beatdowns in hoops to the JayHawks. Bowl game? Most Mizzou fans are still trying to figure out that they alctually get to play in those!!!!!

That's not funny!!!!

No Cody Glenn? Was that because of the suspension? What came first...the suspension or the lack of a blackshirt? There was a post saying he flipped out because he didn't get a blackshirt and quit the team. Help?

Asante has made some plays that have drove me crazy....see Barry Turner injury for one......but he is so far from our only problem on defense..... By the way.....I am bored to death in my board meeting here at General Electric......I told them to take the day off so I could concentrate on this post!

I'll take passion any day. The players obviously will run through a wall for him. He will learn to grow into the role. But I love the passion....and so DO THEY PLAYERS.... AND THAT IS WHAT MATTERS!

Wow. Thanks for the find. Suh has been a stud this year. I just hope he stays for another year. He'll be a monster next year!