Judoka

Sadly, there isn't much that wouldn't be considered a step up from Riley at the moment.

I didn't grow up wanting to play or even watch football. Due to my size my Dad thought it would be safer for me to play soccer. When I started running my mouth during soccer games, he got me into martial arts. His reasoning was that I'd either gain wisdom from my instructor and learn to shut my mouth on the field, or be able to better defend myself if I talked smack to the wrong bigger player. Fortunately for me, both happened and I never needed to use what I learned because of my.....youthful exuberance. My Dad was the only football guy in the house at the time, which is really odd in retrospect as he had three sons. Anyway, he was HUGE into Husker football, he went to Lincoln on a partial gymnastics scholarship during The Devaney Years and now and again would talk about classes he shared with team members, training table stories, going to home and away games during their championship seasons, etc. etc. The 80s were particularly rough for him because he had witnessed first-hand what success looked like in The Devaney Era and was eager to see it again with Osborne, but time and again he (along with all of Husker-nation) was let down. In 1990 he talks me into playing football my first year in high school, to help my understanding of the game I start watching football with him and I was hooked on the Huskers (and the sport in general.) I was always a "Daddy's boy" and football only cemented that bond further. I'm fortunate to not have had to wait as long as some fans to see what football dominance looked like, and I'm glad that I got to share all three National Championship seasons with him (shooting off leftover fireworks in the snow after the Miami game was fantastic!!!!). From what he tells me, this is what it felt like before the Devaney hire, a lot of directionless uncertainty. Hopefully, history repeats itself and the next coach for the Huskers gets them back on track. Because as much as I'd like to see this team win titles again, I know it would mean more to him because it's been his team much longer than it's been mine.

He's going to have that kind of expectation placed on him regardless of which P5 school he ends up coaching.

Fixed it for ya.

I learned there are some stats I don't need to see....

This is the point I keep trying to make to anyone that will listen.

That was awesome!

Harrison really let himself go....

I learned that watching the Creighton Men's Soccer team finally score 2 goals at the end of their game was more exciting and enjoyable than seeing the Huskers stumble their way to a win against one of the worst teams in the B1G.

I hope they fire him....then everyone can stop bringing up how we fired a few 9 win coaches.

I think he should stay in Wyoming.

As someone that works with A/V daily....that annoyed me more than anything his defenses have put out on the field.

I feel for Diaco, he just got here and now he's fighting a losing battle to keep his job next year. Not saying we need to keep him if someone better is available, just that it probably sucks to be him right now.

This reminds me of when "He Who Shall Not Be Named" was canned back in 2007.

As I usually do...taking my kids to their sporting events/activties. It's been a great way to offset how the team as been performing.

Phillips wasn't going to come here, a full ride to Stanford is a fantastic opportunity.

I put Other because it wasn't just the NIU loss at home that hurt. It was the Arkansas State near loss at home that hurt just as much.

They are gonna be pissed when we take their AD and their HC.

The boldness comes from the fact the he only stated one pick 6 would be thrown.

This is also if they stay unemployed or have a lower tier coaching job, correct?

Having talked with my friend whose kid is on the team...the players definitly know it.

Lack of toughness and will to not lose is hardly a new thought, most of the people on this board have been saying this for over a decade.