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Well damn, thank you. It was just some dumb idea that I had a couple of weeks ago and assumed that it would last a while before a handful of you told me to knock it off. But I'm glad all of my copying, pasting, saving, Googleing and some "creative" writing has paid off. This is exactly why I love Husker sports. The people. They have steel trap memories and their enthusiasm and passion is second to none. And to think that my father was born in Iowa and I could have been a Hawkeye or Cyclone fan just gives me shivers......

30 Days!!! a couple of real shockers here #30 Mike Rozier 1983 Heisman Trophy Winner 1983 Maxwell Award Winner 1983 Walter Camp Award Winner Mike Rozier became Nebraska's second Heisman winner in 1983, when he rushed for a school-record 2,148 yards and 29 touchdowns. Rozier's 4,780 rushing yards are tops on Nebraska and Big Eight Conference career charts and his 52 touchdowns trail only Heisman winner Eric Crouch. Rozier rewrote the Nebraska rushing and scoring record book, along with making a considerable dent in the Big Eight and NCAA books during a phenomenal senior season. Rozier was a first-round selection by both the USFL (first pick overall) and the NFL (second pick overall in the supplemental draft) after setting Nebraska's rushing records for attempts in a season (273) and career (668) and a then-school record for yards in a game (285 vs. Kansas). Rozier set Big Eight marks for yards per carry in a season (7.81) and career (7.16) and yards gained in four consecutive games (929 in his last four). He set the Nebraska and Big Eight marks with 29 touchdowns and 174 points in 1983, while his 51 career rushing touchdowns and 312 points trail only fellow Heisman winner Eric Crouch's 59 rushing touchdowns and 368 career points among position players in the Husker record book. All 29 of Rozier's touchdowns in 1983 came on the ground, setting an NCAA record, in addition to tying the NCAA record for total touchdowns. His 11 100-yard games in 1983 tied yet another NCAA record, shared by six others, and his 1983 total of 2,148 yards is the fifth-highest total in NCAA history. He was the second rusher in NCAA history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season. Rozier was Nebraska's first-ever NCAA rushing champion (179.0 yards per game) and its second national scoring leader (Bobby Reynolds was the first in 1950) with an average of 14.5 points per game. His career total of 4,780 yards is the 10th-best in NCAA history and ranks sixth all time at Nebraska. Rozier set another Husker record with 2,486 all-purpose yards in 1983, topping Johnny Rodgers' 1972 total of 2,011. Named All-Big Eight as a sophomore in 1981, Rozier began to dominate as a junior when senior Roger Craig was hampered by ankle injuries. He gained a then-Husker record 1,689 rushing yards in 1982 to vault himself into the national spotlight, earning All-America and Big Eight Player-of-the-Year honors, and finishing 10th in the Heisman voting. The New Jersey native won the conference player-of-the-week award six times in his final two seasons. More recently, Rozier was one of six Huskers named to Sports Illustrated's 85-player All-Century Team, joining Johnny Rodgers, Dean Steinkuhler, Rich Glover, Tommie Frazier and Aaron Taylor. Rozier was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006 and will be officially inducted during ceremonies in 2007. #30 Ahman Green Was a three-year starter (1995-97) at the University of Nebraska Finished career with 3,880 rushing yards and 42 touchdowns, both totals good for second place on the Cornhuskers' all-time list Also posted 300 yards and three TDs on 35 career receptions In three bowl games, rushed 45 times for 326 yards and three touchdowns As a junior (1997), garnered All-Big 12 Conference recognition and was named second-team All-America by the Associated Press and The Sporting News as Nebraska captured the national championship Also was a finalist for the 'Doak Walker Award,' the annual honor for college football's top running back Registered 278 carries for 1,877 yards (6.8 avg.) and 22 touchdowns (a school record for juniors) Posted 12 consecutive 100-yard games, including three contests with over 200 yards Rumbled for 206 yards and two TDs in 42-17 Orange Bowl victory over Tennessee to help Nebraska the capture national title Rushed 155 times for a team-leading 917 yards and seven TDs in 1996, earning third-team All Big-12 honors Posted a career-high 214 yards and one touchdown in 1996 game against Iowa State Enjoyed a successful freshman campaign during 1995 Cornhuskers' national championship season, rushing for 1,086 yards and 13 touchdowns on 141 carries (7.7 avg.) Was a freshman All-America selection by Football News, in addition to earning Big Eight all-conference and 'Freshman of the Year' honors Holds degree in geography and who could forget... #30 Robert Ludwick Towering at 6'0, 178lbs, defensive end Ludwick was quick off the edge that that put large quantities of terror in opposing quarterbacks. Nicknamed "Luddy", Ludrick collected 9 1/2 sacks despite the fact that every team he faced didn't know what a forward pass was. Ludwick's effort lead Nebraska to the 1941 Rose Bowl and helped define the DE position for future stars like Trev Alberts, Grant Wistrom and of course, Bernard Thomas.

Yep, he's a man amongst boys. If we are lucky enough to get him it would be a nice addition to the 2008 class . Not that I'm expecting anything though

Please God....

Jonas is announcing his decision on Friday morning........

And not to mention..... 6 Days till training camp!!! #6 Darin Erstad Three-Time Gold Glove Winner (2000, 2002, 2004) • 1998 & 2000 American League All-Star • 2002 Cape Cod League Hall of Fame Inductee • 1995 No. 1 Pick Major League Baseball Draft • 1995 First-Team All-American • 1995 Big Eight Co-Player of the Year • 1995 Omaha World-Herald Ware Award Winner • 1995 ABCA All-Midwest Region Team • 1994 Punter/PK National Champion Football Team • 1994 Phillips 66 Academic All-Big Eight (Football) • 1994 Cape Cod League MVP • 1994 First-Team All-Big Eight • 1993 Phillips 66 Academic All-Big Eight (Baseball) • 1995 Phillips 66 Academic All-Big Eight (Baseball) A two-sport star at Nebraska, Erstad was a first-team All-American and Big Eight Co-Player of the Year as a junior in 1995, batting .410 with 19 homers and 76 RBIs. A Golden Spikes Award finalist as a junior, he finished his Husker career holding school records for most hits (six), runs (six), and RBIs (six) in a game; most hits (103) and total bases (194) in a single season (1995) and most career hits (261). In addition to his exploits on the diamond, Erstad, a two-time academic all-conference selection, was also the starting punter for the Huskers’ 1994 national championship football team, helping NU to a 13-0 record.

31 Days!!! Nebraska has played in January bowl games a total of 31 times. The Huskers have captured three of their national championships with victories on Jan. 1, their other two were earned with victories on Jan. 2. Nebraska played in its most recent January bowl game following the 2006 season, when the Huskers earned a trip to the Cotton Bowl Classic on Jan. 1, 2007.

http://nebraska.rivals.com/barrier_noentry...p;mid=&rid= Ready to go! Should be here by the weekend!! Now the question is what shape is he in come Monday morning....... Plus who wouldn't want this guy on your team???

Bowl game with Miami.......in the state of Florida......again??? Pass......

Oh and..... 7 Days till training camp!!! #7 Eric Crouch 2001 Heisman Trophy Winner 2001 Walter Camp Player of the Year 2001 Davey O'Brien Quarterback Award Winner 2001 Sporting News National Offensive Player of the Year 2001 ABC/Chevrolet National Player of the Year 2001 First-Team All-American (AP, AFCA, The Sporting News, ABC Sports Online) 2001 Football News Offensive Player of the Year Semifinalist 2001 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year (Coaches, AP, Kansas City Star, Austin American Statesman, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star Telegram, San Antonio News Express, Waco Tribune Herald) 2001 First-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches, AP, KC Star, AAS, DMN, FWST, SANE, WTH) 2001 USAToday.com National Player of the Week (Sept. 24) 2001 Co-Guy Chamberlain Award Winner 2001 NACDA Pigskin Classic MVP ($5,000 Postgraduate Scholarship) 2001 Team Co-Captain 2000 Davey O'Brien Quarterback Award Semifinalist 2000 Football News Offensive Player of the Year Semifinalist 2000 Third-Team All-American (Collegefootballnews.com) 2000 Second-Team All-Big 12 (AP, The Sporting News, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle) 2000 Fiesta Bowl MVP vs. Tennessee 1999 Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Year (Coaches) 1999 Co-First-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches) 1999 Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll Eight-Time Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (2 in 1999, 3 in 2000, 3 in 2001) 16-time TV Player of the Game (13 by ABC, 1 by NBC and 1 by Fox Sports Net; 1 by Big 12 Syndicated; 1 in 1998, 6 in 1999, 4 in 2000, 5 in 2001) Crouch's Records NCAA record for career rushing TD's by a QB (59) 13th player in NCAA history to rush and pass for 1,000 yards in a season (1,115 rushing, 1,510 passing) One of three quarterbacks in NCAA Division 1-A history to rush for 3,000 yards and pass for 4,000 yards in a career Tied an NCAA scoring record by scoring a TD via run, pass, reception in the same game (vs. Cal, 1999) Longest run in NU history (95 yards) at Missouri, Sept. 29, 2001 Owns Nebraska career record for total-offense yards with 7,915, including a school and Big 12 record for most rushing yards by a quarterback (3,434), while ranking third in career passing (4,481) School record holder with 88 total-offense touchdowns Regular-season school record for rushing yards by a quarterback in a game (191 yards) at Missouri, Sept. 29, 2001 Tied school records for most TD passes in a game (5 vs. Iowa, 2000); most rushing TD's in a game by a quarterback (4 vs. Kansas and Iowa State, 2001); and set a QB record for most rushing TDs in a season (20, 2000) Set school records for most rushing attempts in a season for a QB (203, 2001); most total-offense yards by a sophomore (2,158); tied school record for most rushing attempts in a game for a quarterback (27 vs. KSU, 1999) In his final year as one of the best option quarterbacks in college football history, Eric Crouch won three major national awards, including the Heisman Trophy, Walter Camp Player-of-the-Year award and the Davey O'Brien quarterback award. Crouch led Nebraska to the Bowl Championship Series national title game in the Rose Bowl against Miami. Against the Hurricanes, the All-American capped his career with 114 yards rushing on 22 carries to lead all rushers, while adding 62 yards on five completions through the air. Crouch played the bowl game with his degree in hand after graduating in December 2001.

32 Days!!! #32 Ed Stewart Signed free-agent contract with Carolina Panthers 1994 Butkus Finalist 1994 Football Writers Defensive Player-of-the-Year Finalist 1994 Football News Defensive Player-of-the-Year Semifinalist 1994 Consensus First Team All-American (AFCA Coaches, Walter Camp, Football Writers, AP, UPI) 1994 Big 8 Defensive Player-of-the-Year (AP, Coaches) 1994 First-Team All-Big 8 (AP, Coaches) 1994 Big 8 Player-of-the-Week (OSU) 1994 Big 8 Player-of-the-Week Nominee (Four Times) 1994 Co-Captain Butkus Finalist, Football Writer Defensive Player-of-the-Year Finalist, Football News Defensive Player-of-the-Year Semifinalist, Big 8 Defensive Player-of-the-Year and Consensus All-American Ed Stewart led the Husker Blackshirts in 1994 to top 10 rankings in all four defensive categories. Stewart, a three-year starter at Will linebacker, led the team in 1994 with 96 tackles, including 41 solos and 18 quarterback hurries. He also had 3.5 sacks for 18-yards lost and 5.5 tackles for 23-yards lost, one fumble caused and on pass broken up. Stewart was Nebraska’s second consecutive Butkus Finalist and second consecutive Big 8 Defensive Player-of-the-Year following in the footsteps of 1993 Butkus winner Trev Alberts. In his career, Stewart played in 46 games counting the 1992, 1993, 1994 Orange Bowls and started 36 consecutive dating back to the first game in 1992. He ranks first all time at NU with 257 career tackles passing NU’s 1993 Butkus winner Trev Albert’s 254 career stops. #32 Brandon Jackson 2006 First-Team All-Big 12 (Associated Press, San Antonio Express News, Houston Chronicle) 2006 Second-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches, Kansas City Star, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram) NU Single-Game Record for All-Purpose Attempts (41 vs. Colorado) ABC/Chevrolet Player of the Game (Texas, Oklahoma St., Missouri, Colorado) 2006 Brook Berringer Citizenship Team 2004 Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll I-back Brandon Jackson experienced a breakout season as a junior in 2006, emerging from a talented group of running backs to lead a recharged Nebraska running attack. Jackson proved he was a complete back who not only possessed the speed to turn the corner, but also the power to run between the tackles. He was also a reliable receiving threat out of the Husker backfield. After an All-Big 12 season, Jackson chose to forgo his final season of eligibility and enter the NFL Draft. Jackson became the workhorse for the Huskers beginning with the Iowa State game, when he carried 22 times for 116 yards. After that contest, he averaged nearly 20 carries and 100 yards rushing per game and finished 2006 with 989 rushing yards, falling just shy of recording the 28th, 1,000-yard rushing season in school history.

Wow it sounds like you know how to party! If you count being asked a thousand times "do you like this?" while watching my hard earned overtime money being set a blaze at the GAP and Old Navy, then yes, I can throw a helluva party!

Yeah, sorry fellas. I have been on vacaction in lovely Kansas City and just didn't have time to even think about keeping up with the countdown. And to be honest, I wasn't sure anyone was still keeping up with my attempt at a "countdown". But since it looks like at least a couple of you are still interested in it, I will keep it up. But it's glad to hear that some people care about this thread cause I'm working on the final ten days that should be WAY differant then what I've been doing. But thanks Auroran for helping me out! By the way...went to Kansas City, and the Yankees got drilled, my wife burned two credit cards and I spent $10,000 on gas. Fan-freakin-tastic!

Hey great, thanks for sharing. Thanks for bringing back some horrible memories for me. You have any pictures of my dead grandparents like to share as well....

Ah leave Baylor alone. That’s like picking on a mentally challenged midget with a stutter. It’s too easy. There’s nothing wrong a little hope, even for Baylor I guess….

38 Days!!! #38 Sam Francis 2003 Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Inductee 1977 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee 1972 Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Inductee 1937 Drafted First Overall by the Philadelphia Eagles 1937 NCAA Shot Put National Champion 1936 Heisman Trophy Runner-Up 1936 First-Team All-American Sam Francis was born on October 26, 1913 in Dunbar Nebraska and passed away on April 23, 2002 in Springfield Missouri. Sam Francis is one of the greatest athletes in Husker sports history. Not only did Francis place runner-up in the Heisman Trophy to Yale’s Larry Kelley in 1936, but he also placed fourth in the shot put at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Francis is one of only four athletes to be named a First-Team All-American in both football and track. After college Francis continued into the NFL where he was the first overall pick in the 1937 Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Francis would play for four years in the NFL and also played for the Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers. Francis’ NFL career was cut short when he left to serve in the Army during World War II. Francis also tried his hand at coaching when he was the head coach at Kansas State in 1947. #38 Barrett Ruud Second Round NFL Draft pick by Tampa Bay Buccaneers (36th overall pick) 2004 Third-Team All-American (Associated Press) 2004 First-Team All-Big 12 (AP, Coaches, Austin-American Statesman, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram) 2004 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Missouri) 2004 Nebraska Defensive MVP 2004 Nebraska Team Captain 2005 Senior Bowl Participant 2004 Preseason First-Team All-American (Blue Ribbon) 2003 Second-Team All-Big 12 (Associated Press, FW Star-Telegram, Dallas Morning News) 2003 Third-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches) Three-Time First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2002, 2003, 2004) Butkus Award Watch List (2003, 2004) 2003 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Texas A&M) Nebraska Season Record for Tackles (149 in 2003) 2002 Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches) 2001 Second-Team Freshman All-American (The Sporting News) Four-Time Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) Two-Time Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll (2002, 2004) Ruud was the anchor for the Blackshirt defense and one of the most successful linebackers in Nebraska history. He served as a three-year starter at middle linebacker after seeing action in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2001. During his four-year Husker career, Ruud amassed an NU-record 432 total tackles. Along with his success on the field, Ruud was a three-time first-team academic All-Big 12 selection and earned his bachelor's degree in business management from Nebraska in May 2005.

39 Days!!! seriously, not alot of #39's so I'll go with the current #39: #39 Dan Glassman Honors & Awards Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll (2006) 2007 Outlook Dan Glassman is part of a deep pool of Nebraska tight ends who will look to give the Huskers an added dimension in their offensive attack. The 6-4, 245-pound Glassman enters fall as a reserve behind three tight ends with extensive playing experience, but hopes to continue to work his way into the playing rotation. An Omaha native, Glassman redshirted in his first season with the Huskers. Glassman is off to a strong start in the classroom, with a 3.120 grade-point average as a pre-chiropractic major.

I'll predict a three page deep thread for this topic...... http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB...;ATCLID=1136455

Three letters -- U S C 12 other letters -- J A G E R M E I S T E R A tailgate for the largest home game in 6 years and possibly only the fourth home game against a No. 1 team in Husker history MUST HAPPEN!!!!!

40 Days!!! #40 Cory Schlesinger Schlesinger was a two-year starter for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. As a junior, he was the 1993 Husker Co-Lifter-of-the-Year with linebacker Donta Jones. During that season he finished as the team’s fifth-leading rusher with 48 carries for 193 yards and one touchdown. He earned All-Big Eight Conference honorable mention honors in 1994 in a coaches poll and a Phillips 66 Academic All-Big Eight pick the same year with a 3.44 grade point average in industrial technology. Schlesinger will forever be endeared by Nebraska Cornhuskers fans for scoring two fourth-quarter touchdowns in the 1995 Orange Bowl in a 24-17 win over the Miami Hurricanes as a senior to secure Nebraska's first national title under then-head coach Tom Osborne.

sorry that's its late, for all that are still counting... 41 Days!!! #41 Dane Todd 2005 ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American CoSIDA Academic All-District VII (2004, 2005) Two-Time First Team Academic All-Big 12 (2004, 2005) Four-Time Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) 2005 Wuerffel Award Finalist Four-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) Four-Time Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) The Lincoln native earned major academic honors for the second consecutive year in 2006. Todd was named to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America second team, pushing Nebraska’s nation-leading total of academic All-Americans to 86. A year ago, he joined teammate Kurt Mann as a first-team selection. Todd completed his undergraduate work last May with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in biological sciences, and he was one of four Husker seniors to play in 2006 with their degrees in hand.

42 Days!!! #42 Jerry Murtaugh Signed Free Agent Contract with New England Patriots 1971 Hula Bowl and Coaches All America Game 1970 First-Team All-American (AP, Football News, Walter Camp) 1970 Second-Team All-American (Central Press Captains, UPI) 1970 Big 8 Player-of-the-Year (UPI) 1970 First-Team All-Big 8 (AP,UPI) 1970 Nebraska Lineman Player-of-the-Week (USC, Kansas State) 1969 Sun Bowl Outstanding Lineman 1969 First-Team All-Big 8 (AP, UPI) 1969 Nebraska Lineman-of-the-Week (USC) 1968 Honorable Mention All-Big 8 (AP) As of 2007 Murtaugh is ranked forth in the Husker record book for most tackles in a season in with 132. Murtaugh now ranks second in career tackles as he was knocked off by Barrett Ruud.

horrible video but GREAT song. Love this one at the basketball games and they've now are finnally playing it at the Grandma on Vine

Dave Matthews Band!!!!!! Listen to "Two Step" or "The Last Stop" live and you'll understand. Ok, maybe not.....but hey, don't judge

43 Days!!! #43 Lonnie Stiner All-American (1926) Team Captain (1926) First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference (1926) Head Football Coach Oregon State (1933-48) Oregon Sports Hall of Fame Coach (1981) Nebraska's fourth All-American following Vic Halligan, Guy Chamberlin and Ed Weir, Lonnie Stiner captured All-America honors as a tackle in 1926. Stiner gave the Cornhuskers an All-American presence at tackle for the third consecutive season after Weir captured the honor in both 1924 and 1925. A two-year letterman for the Huskers in 1925 and 1926 under Coach Ernest E. Bearg, Stiner helped Nebraska to a 6-2 overall record that included a 5-1 mark and second-place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference in 1926. The Hastings, Neb., native also served as the Huskers' team captain during his senior season in Lincoln when he captured first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors. In his first season as head coach, he led Oregon State to one of its greatest upsets in school history with a scoreless tie to USC on Oct. 21, 1933. The Trojans owned a 25-game winning streak and were back-to-back national champions before the Beavers put a blemish on their record. Stiner also led the Beavers to a 20-16 victory over a previously unbeaten Duke team in the 1942 Rose Bowl. Because of war travel restrictions, OSU actually beat the Blue Devils in Durham, N.C. It is the only Rose Bowl ever played outside of Pasadena, Calif., and it followed Nebraska's first-ever Rose Bowl bid by just one season. Interesting....didn't know that.