GMoose

Here's the full press release:

It's about about time I revealed my identity to this board. I'm actually two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin. I'm pictured here at the Horseshoe next to this handsome devil.

Where are they now...aside from Swift, who's everyone curious about?

Not sure how to turn this into a story...

A week or two ago someone from the LJS or OWH did a fantastic story on Rex growing up, his family and what has made him who he is today. It was a great read. Sorry I can't find a link to it right now.

 

Anyway, I would love to read more stories like that about players and coaches.

Find interesting stories about the people we talk about and watch on Saturdays that otherwise we would never know.

I believe this was McKewon's story, the one with a huge spread in the OWH. My story on Josh Mitchell in this week's Huskers Illustrated mag is similar, I spoke with his father and got some really interesting details about their family and lives. I hope to do more of those.

Da skers and Huskers from Kansas, those sound interesting...potential there. Thanks for the input. I didn't know so many people were interested in supplements and diet. Do others care about that stuff?

Good stuff everyone, thank you! Keep em coming!

I would like to read a "Day in the Life Of" piece or something detailing their daily film studies and workouts.

Yeah I'd really like to do something like this, and I wouldn't be the first. But the availability of players is well...limited. The only people who go near the film room are athletes and coaches, unfortunately

Hello again, HB. I've recently become a football beat writer for Huskers Illustrated Magazine. Since the magazine is a unique, strictly Husker platform, I feel totally comfortable using you guys as a resource to get at what fans want to know. A lot of times us media types get so consumed on what we want to know that we forget that it's you we're writing for.

That said, let me hear what you want to know that you feel you don't know about already. I always want to deliver the best and most informative stories. Post or PM me with ideas and stuff you think more light should be shed on.

And of course, subscribe to the magazine Check out the story in this week's issue about CB Josh Mitchell and his father, who played against UCLA and Troy Aikman the week before the Huskers did in 1988.

And BTW, I had no idea that Enhance has such a killer stache!

 

It's even more glorious in person.

 

However, I think Tood's beard may have been the best facial hair of the group. Very well put together. He's as smooth as you'd think from reading his posts.

 

darkhorse is someone who's going to have to post more. Had a good time talking to him before everyone else arrived. Stop lurking! I want to read what you have to say!

 

Crewe was as cool as I thought he'd be.

 

Had a great time talking journalism with Enhance and GMoose. I secretly think we have a chance at getting GMoose to come back. He loves HB. Can't quit us.

I wanted to post this before this board completely boycotts the media.

I've been posting here for some time now, and I can say without a doubt it's been insightful, informative, fun, engaging and even humbling. Sure there's dumb posts and dumb posters, but most of this board makes a lot of good info and insight flow around Husker nation.

As a few know, I'm studying to be a sportswriter at UNL and I'll be graduating into the real world of journalism in a years (god willing). As we all know, the objective of a journalist is to be objective and present the facts. And I won't lie, I was raised a Husker fan. But I've also been very competitive, and for that reason I've always been more critical and analytical. Since deciding to study sports writing, I like to think I've bolstered that, making more objective and thinking based on facts. That being the case, it could look slightly biased of me to be posting on husker fan message board, so I've got to hang it up. I will however always be lurking, so don't hate on me too much. Especially if one day I do have the privilege of covering Husker football.

I want to assure you guys and girls that if I do become a writer covering the Huskers, it will always be my objective to present the facts and tell the story for what it is. I have no desire to engage in rumor-mongering and sensationalism. Good stories speak for themselves. Unfortunately they won't always be positive, but again my objective is to tell the story rather than make the story.

That's my personal message to you guys, who have been awesome. Again, it's been great and I'll be watching. The next few paragraphs are my own message to you guys about the media. Pretty different topic than the first, feel free to let it go.

What I want to say in parting is I (as a media member who's covered the Huskers in multiple outlets) that understand why you get angered with writers. I'm not saying change your mind, but just remember that these writers in the end are just people like you and I. They have wives and kids and personal lives. Very few writers actually hold ill will toward the Huskers. Sure Bo can be frustrating to us because he doesn't really give us much to work with, but we don't scheme about getting him fired. Just my opinion (biases as a sports writer) but someone who makes 2 million bucks (that's 40% of the athletic department's yearly budget for football) could afford to be a bit more thoughtful. The fans deserve it I think. But I don't want him fired. I think his teams have shown the capacity to do great things, they just need to put it all together at one time and fix a few things between the ears. And it's a lot more fun to cover a team that's good than a team that sucks. Believe me, I covered the Chiefs this year.

Again, just hoping to personalize sports writers as people. Hopefully I'll have the chance to be the kind of writer that you guys - some of the best fans - like to read.

Thanks for the memories.

They write this crap because it is what people want.

 

"People" are stupid. "People" are the lowest common denominator. "People" will eat a sh#t sandwich and smile if it diverts them from their daily lives. Writing to please "people" is why we have tabloid journalism rather than actual news today. It's why ESPN is rabidly consumed by the masses as if it's real sports information.

 

Journalists are supposed to be like offensive linemen - you either never know their name, or you learn their name because they are 1) Superlative at their job, or 2) they are horrendous at their job. We have examples of both in Nebraska sports journalism. I can guarantee you that nobody who fits description #1 is going to write the alleged article coming out.

+1 for the analogy. That's possibly the best metaphor for journalists that I've ever heard.

What gets me was all this talk about how brutal our schedule was then losing some games like 99.9% of all teams do every season most of them much worse then us and suddenly we have a Billy C crisis. Really not a bad season dealing with the many injuries and a 2 year QB. We lose a bowl game to a very good SC team, if it wasn't a NC or playoff does it really matter. We need to improve we all know that a 9 win season is unexceptable, I stand by my team, take my medicine and pray for better football next season.

 

This article says it best

 

http://www.siouxcity...608f91c782.html

The problems is that Nebraska was completely capable of beating NW and and USC this year, and blew it on their own. Same with Texas, Washington and Oklahoma in 2010, and Iowa State and TTU in 09. The line needs to be drawn somewhere. Yes, teams get upset, but if you're the "better" team capable of winning and you lose 7 of those games in 3 seasons, there's a problem somewhere.

What part makes UCLA appealing? Probably the LA part. You know, Los freaking Angeles!

Hey everybody, the former heroin/cocaine addict thinks that our current coach is embarrassing the program by yelling at the refs too much.

 

I also like it when fans of other programs come in to tell us about the history and tradition of Nebraska football, and how we're not living up to it. Not pretentious at all...

You're calling other fans pretentious while you completely discount his opinion because he's a former drug addict? Hmm.

 

I don't discount his opinion. Just pointing out the blatant irony in Jason Peter telling people they should behave themselves.

And I'm just pointing out the irony of you calling SC fans pretentious for presuming to know Husker history, then discrediting someone for mistake they've made in the past.

I'm not saying I agree or disagree with what he said, what we think matters even less. But the dude is entitled to an opinion. He's got the pedigree as a former Husker - and a great on at that - to go on the air and be listened to by the masses. A lot of people get bent out of shape about how blunt and up front Jason is. He's a guy who doesn't give a damn about semantics, pleasantries, superficiality, all those PC things, you get that loud and clear from reading his book. He's not going to put up any sort of front to try to get people to like him (And I think that's obvious by now.)

Here's my question: What if Mike'l Severe makes the same remark about Pelini? I know many of HB doesn't like him because he's admittedly not a Husker fan and doesn't say everything through a red microphone, but he doesn't have the addiction-riddled past the Jason Peter does either. What if Kugler makes that comment? Or a national guy like Gregg Doyel or Pat Forde?

Hey everybody, the former heroin/cocaine addict thinks that our current coach is embarrassing the program by yelling at the refs too much.

 

I also like it when fans of other programs come in to tell us about the history and tradition of Nebraska football, and how we're not living up to it. Not pretentious at all...

You're calling other fans pretentious while you completely discount his opinion because he's a former drug addict? Hmm.

Jason Peter was an exceptional player for Nebraska in the 90's.

 

 

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That gives him more credibility than you

Jason Peter has an opinion on something? That's uncommonly rare...

 

Coming from the guy who hides on a message board and has over 5,300 posts

All enhance is doing is pointing out that it's not that shocking that Jason Peter has a polarizing opinion. It's sort of Jason's MO, sport.

I actually don't think anyone would be having this argument had the defense had not been so good in 2009. They didn't lead in all the categories like Bama this year, but Nebraska's defense was the best in the nation in 09. In 2008, Ganz led a somewhat productive offense? The transitive conclusion? Bo has the ability to put together the best defense in the nation and a legitimate offense, why can't he do it in one year? Saban won the 'ship in just a few years, why hasn't Bo done it yet?

Nebraska fans got a taste of an elite team too early and which spiked their appetite. Four embarrassing losses in one year following back-to-back 10 win seasons is simply fuel to that fire.

I don't think Martinez is "the problem" for one reason - we haven't heard the complaints about his leadership skills or "character flaws" like last season. The big losses this year? Against elite mobile QBs. The inexcusable loss to NW? Against a mobile QB. And Shaw? decently mobile.

If NU could contain those QBs just decently, the losses to MU and UW probably aren't blowouts, NU probably beats NW, and possibly beats SCAR. And that's possibly still with those ugly mistakes against NW and Scar.

I've said before I don't think NU can win big with this style of offense, but even so, they could be 11-2 with two closer losses if the QB contain was better, in spite of the offense.

This style of offense isn't capable of beating upper-tier teams because it simply feasted on wearing down lesser teams in the second half. Not gonna happen against elite defenses.

The humor is....different. If you were a fan of "Stella" which aired for a season (Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter and David Wain skit show) you'd like Portlandia. I just got into actually it's funny stuff.

Listened to Steve Taylor on Sports Nightly last night and he seemed to indicate that the raw speed and athleticism of the SEC defenses is always kind of a shock when you first see it, but it can be adjusted to and overcome with some changes in how you attack (e.g. counters, traps) so that the speed/athleticism is turned on itself. Pretty interesting to hear for a fan like me who loves the game but never really gets into the weeds with the why and what for. Anyway, this should be an exciting match-up to watch.

This game reminds me a lot of the 2008 Gator Bowl. Clemson was accurately portrayed as having a fast, talented defense with an average offense. We were also a small underdog like we are in this game. Two of the biggest differences this year, however, will be our opponent having a mobile quarterback and Nebraska not having a guy like Joe Ganz.

Good comparison. Here's my question.

2011 NU > 2008 NU

2011 SC > 2008 Clemsom

But by how much?

Winter break bump!

Whats the reasoning behind JT Kerr leaving the team?

 

Josh Mitchel as well?

Kerr has been gone since October. Im assuming team rules but dont know for sure.

 

Mitchell needs to decide if he's going to follow the rules laid out to him and is probably struggling with being away from home. He could still return.

 

 

Sounds like Ward and Okafor will be graduating in spring and will probably move on rather that play another year of football.

Mitchell went from HS straight to the doghouse. He's talented enough to keep the staff interested but I'd say he's on a short leash.

I like Cowherd, He tells it like it is. But he sure can piss an entire fan base off.

Me too. There's no denying he can be a complete ass, but he's a complete ass who knows what he's talking about. I don't see much wrong with it.

I used to be the same way. Couldn't stand Cowherd. But he's right almost always and he's got his sources. Gotta respect a guy like that.

 

But the three wise men are Jim, Jack and Johnny. Not Jim, Jack and Jose. Come on, man!

Order a three wise men at a bar and they'll give you jack jim and jose.

I think what the OP is getting at is that because Henery is doing well in the NFL, JP will be a good D coordinator.