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And finish with pics of the new football uniforms and purses Nike will be rolling out for Oregon this year. Offseason topics. Sigh.

I’m all about wearing Husker gear. But I’d think I’d pass on those. Gayest. Boots. Ever.

Remember boys and girls, crime does not pay.

“Bikini Car Bandits”—it would make a good porn film title, wouldn't it?

I dunno about this. KU loses its interior O-line—center and both guards. The two starting tackles will both be sophs this year. Reesing might be striking the ground more often than throwing perfect strikes.

Yeah, why would they show Duke v. Kansass when NU plays VaTech the same day? Why? Why? The only time Duke v. Kansas should be on TV is in March.

Is that from I Ching?

Back to the picture——who cares about drunk fb players in drag? I just wanna see the pic of the real NU volleyball players who took their unis off to give to these guys.

Great to see Bobby Newcombe landed on his feet. But the quote below his video should say he is the associate director of public affairs at the University of Phoenix, not Nebraska.

If Zook wanted the game, it would happen.

A straightaway 40 yd, run in spandex and track shoes—utterly worthless. Our coaches run them in a serpentine pattern now.

Castille. Lethal mix of power and speed.

Believe it or not, NU does allow almost everyone to try and walk-on. While I was in college at Dear Old Nebraska U I knew a guy who tried to walk-on and didn't make it. So believe me when I say that for a kid to walk-on and make the team he has to have the speed, agility, quickness, strength, etc to make the team. It's not like the coaches will accept anyone who wants to walk-on-you have to meet or exceed some pretty high standards. Absolutely. NU *should* allow everyone to at least try out—even if they decided to run a closed system with relatively few walk-ons. I knew a guy from my days at UNL, a small town player (div C1) who walked on. He didn’t suit up on gamedays and never really had any hope of seeing the field, but still was a part of the team. He practiced, lifted weights, ate at the training table and had access to tutors. So I imagine the costs of him being a walk-on must have added up to something. I’m sure that some small percentage of guys like my buddy would eventually pan out, make the depth chart, and some might even get some meaningful PT. But the odds are long—1 in 10 maybe ? 1 in 40? Who knows? Is there enough benefit to NU to justify having this type of marginal player walk-on? How selective should the Husker walk-on program be?

Sure he doesn’t have hard feelings. Stanford is sort of a farm team for the Huskers. Sometimes we’ll send a player to Stanford, and if he pans out we will bring him back to win a national championship for us. Like that option QB a few years back, what was his name—oh yeah, Scott Frost.

...i needed an excuse to post that so ankrah actually graduating was a good one since there was the fear he might be a sign and place deal. could you imagine them having the meetings with the principal about this. Principal: So Jason you and Terrance say you want to get a Supreme Court Justice to be a speaker at graduation? Jason and Terrance: Yes ma'am P: You know that's impossible right? J: Well ma'am you see i have these connections yo. P: Oh? What do you mean? T: Well he's a cornhusker now and he has sway with Clarence Thomas. P: You're out of your F***ing minds. two weeks later. J: Ma'am? P: Yes Jason? J: I called Mr. Thomas' office and he got a hold of me last night, he said he would be delighted to give a speach at graduation. P: ... That is awesome, Vuren.

I think it's more of a financial thing than it is being winless. That’s one excuse. But the Red River Shootout hasn’t driven OU or UT into financial hardship. I’m going to stick to my theory that Ron Zook is a pu$$y.

"They" tried the first version between 2004-2007. How did you feel about that? I think it’s unfortunate that there is an “us” and a “they” within Husker nation. I just wanted to start an off-season thread to discuss the topic. I see advantages/disadvantages in both approaches. The fewer, invited walk-ons approach: More easily managed by the staff. Takes fewer resources, maybe saves a few buck$. But excludes some late developing players who may eventually turn into solid D1 football players. The open-it-up, huge program approach: Occasionally uncovers a hidden gem. Adds depth to team—an advantage almost like having a few extra scholarships. And it bolsters support for the Huskers when you have walk-ons from small towns across Nebraska. I think the walk-on program under Bo is somewhere in between the two extremes. In the past it has been one of the best walk-on programs in the nation. And I think it will continue to be so.

End of a good thing. Thanks Zook, you pu$$y.

Who *wouldn’t* jump at the chance to play for Gene Chizik?? (Where is that rolling-eyes emoticon when you need it?)

Would it be better to have a fewer number of highly talented, invited walk-ons—or open it up and have a huge walk-on program, letting pretty much anyone give it a try? Which serves NU better?

An All-American in 1993, Gardner posted a career record of 58-15-2 while at NU. huskers.com Sometime read about all the stuff Rulon has done. He lives larger than life.

Boo freakin hoo. burn baby burn.

Naw, not worthless, just overhyped. HuskerJen has it right. 40 times are not entirely meaningless. It’s just another stat to consider. Besides, there is a correlation between a kid’s speed in spandex with track shoes on, and how fast he runs with pads. And it wouldn’t be practical to time players in pads. Some would game the system with minimal pads and lightweight shoes.

Williams has a bunch of offers already. Seems a bit light for a top OT recruit. Ht: 6-5 Wt: 255 40: 5.1

There once was a rich man who was near death. He was very grieved because he had worked so hard for his money and he wanted to take it with him to heaven. So he began to pray that he might be able to take some of his wealth with him. An angel hears his plea and appears to him. "Sorry, but you can't take your wealth with you." The man implores the angel to speak to God to see if He might bend the rules. The man continues to pray that his wealth could follow him. The angel reappears and informs the man that God has decided to allow him to take one suitcase with him. Overjoyed, the man gathers his largest suitcase and fills it with pure gold bars and places it beside his bed. Soon afterward the man dies and shows up at the Gates of Heaven to greet St. Peter. Seeing the suitcase St. Peter says, "Hold on, you can't bring that in here!" But, the man explains to St. Peter that he has permission and asks him to verify his story with the Lord. Sure enough, St. Peter checks and comes back saying, "You're right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I'm supposed to check its contents before letting it through." St. Peter opens the suitcase to inspect the man's worldly treasures. Lifting up a couple of the bars, St. Peter asks, "So what are you going to do with all this pavement?"