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"...that's when I realized my "girlfriend" was actually some kind of peppered, summer sausage. Hey! Where's everyone going?"

I will say, though, that Taylor had some really nice touch on some big passes. That ball he threw to McNeill during the crucial last drive of the second quarter was a thing of beauty; there were a couple of Okies in the vicinity but he dropped that ball into Mike with an anticipatory, deft little touch, and that drive was absolutely critical. If Taylor can establish himself as a legitimate passing threat, he becomes kind of off the charts dangerous, because we all know that kid can straight fly.

NU - 38 OK ST - 31 Pass - 249 Rush - 197

I want to see our defensive line get consistent penetration and be a visibly disruptive unit for the entire game. I want to see Niles Paul make a big play early.

LMFAO That's just fantatic all the way around. My brother and I heard that word in grade school when I was seven and he was six...so we asked our mom what it was. She sent us downstairs to talk to the old man, who had been imbibing just a little bit. He literally laughed for like ten minutes straight, then sent us back to bed without an answer.

Nice

I totally understand where you're coming from, and I don't disagree. "Good losses" are good and fine if you're Kansas maybe...that's why I put "moral victory" in quotations, because I also don't really believe in the concept of a "good loss." That said, I want to win the Big 12 on our way out the door. Period. And if we lose today, that doesn't necessarily mean that that dream has died. But I agree with you, too Hunter. We're Nebraska. We expect to win.

This is kind of a stupid statement, (I could probably preface all of my posts with that qualifier, huh?) but some of it may depend on how we lost. I can't speak for anyone but myself, but I suspect that a lot of you were as upset as I was last Saturday for a lot of the same reasons. If we come out flat like we did last week, that's gonna be a real problem. If we look unfocused (dropping easy passes again, fumbling immediately on our first possession, false starts or any of the other litany of problems Barney's unit seems to have been infected with ever since he's been here,) then we're going to have to start talking about whether we have problems that are endemic to a doomed team. If we play a spirited affair that comes down to the very end and we lose to a team that played proficiently at home, caught some breaks, and won a game that could've gone either way, then the season isn't in Titanic mode. Then we pray for Misery to lose, and we go to every witch doctor in town in an attempt to somehow ensure we beat the literal life out of Misery. (That sounds like I'm advocating actual murder against the Tigers. Well I am. My dad was eaten by one in the jungles of South America. No...wait. That was a movie I saw with Val Kilmer in it. It was actually in Africa, I believe. And I think those were actually lions. And now that I think about it, Suh plays for the Lions now, so...disregard prior ramblings. No actual murdering, please!) My point was, we gotta play a game that feels similar to the "moral victory" game of '08 in Lubbock, except we have to win. We didn't play like we belonged in any type of national discussion last week, for what I believe are a myriad of reasons. Ok, fine. But if that happens again this week and we look as inept as we did 7 days ago, then the Texas game ceases to be an anomaly. That's when I start looking for places to purchase cyanide online.

Thanks a lot Blaze, and btw, happy belated birthday

I'll go ahead an put as much stock in Berry Tramel as I do in Pat Forde, namely, not much. Weeden "clearly" better than Taylor, 'eh? The argument could be made I guess, but it ain't like saying Jupiter is bigger then Mercury. I don't remember seeing Weeden's name on any Heiman candidate lists this season. I also think it's ridiculous that this kid can play at age 27. I wouldn't care if he was on our team, but since he isn't, it's total bs. Kendell Hunter is pretty good. So is Roy Helu. Is Hunter better? Yeah, probably a little. But not by the leaps and bounds required to state that someone is blatently superior. So, really Berry, you are actually talking about the flavor of the week (Blackmon) and contrasting that with the abysmal performance of our WR's last week. Fair enough...I guess.

Dog....what a scumbag. Maybe Quaid could offer up some of his favorite Helper. None of us know why they call it "Hamburger" Helper 'cause, you know...

Dude, where are the formation substitutions? It's been like three years since you could choose your own formations and playbooks, I'm getting so sick of it. I use the basic multiple, just so I can have some good option plays along with some shotgun, one back and I formations. What playbooks do you guys like?

What are the rules here, just pick one lock per week? I'm a total novice with spreads and over/unders and all that stuff, but this looks like fun. I'm too late to participate in any rankings, but I'll take a stab at it anyway. Texas Tech over a pretty bad Colorado team with a lame duck coach in Boulder. (-2 1/2) (Stanford is -34 1/2 at home over Wash. State? I know the Cougars are horrible, but that seems insane. I don't pay a ton of attention to spreads, is that an especially large number?)

I read that the other day, and let out an audible "Ouch!" True, though. Mandel's alright. Better then Lee B, anyway.

He's N. I can feel it

1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation? Since the day I was born. 2) What/who led you to The Nation? My dad, no question. 3) Where are you from originally? Proud native of Omaha, Nebraska 4) Where do you live now? The same 5) Favorite Husker memory? Watching Miami wear down in the fourth quarter, 1994. Watching the Miami egotist grandstanding slowly erode, being replaced by dread, fatigue, and finally, submission. I was fourteen. 6) Worst Husker memory? My dad looking at me during the timeout before Byron Bennett was going to attempt the field goal against FSU, and saying, "Oh s@&*, look how nervous that kid is. He's gonna miss." Of course, he was right. 7) Number of home games attended? Numerous. 4-5 home games every year. 8) Number of away games attended? Zero. (Shame.) I did endure 4 years of blind Pac-10 loyalty on the West Coast, though. They never skipped an oppurtunity to give me and my precious Huskers a hard time. Good naturedly, of course. 9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel? My torn up 1995 National Championship t-shirt. She has been retired. (My Grandma got it for me.) 10) Favorite place to watch a Husker game? (section in Memorial, bar, friends house etc.) Our seats, about 30 rows up on the 35 yard line. 11) Favorite all time player? Abdul Muhammad. My guy. 12) WCO or Option? Option by default. 13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne? Is this a serious question? 14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker? Herbie by the margin of the Universe measured from end-to-end. (I kinda despise Lil Red, minus the kinda.) 15) Favorite Husker play? Wow. I...can't...ummm, Crouch over an Iowa defender? Wait! Stuntz to Crouch! No! Schlesinger breaks free. Orrr...Alex from 57! Tommie vs Florida? Let me get back to you. 16) Favorite game-day beverage? Water. 17) How did you find HuskerBoard? (referral source) Sought greatness.

I think Blaze's videos are pretty much tangible proof of the Macho Man's incalculably massive degree of unique awesomeness. What a friggin sweet lunatic. Kleenex, Randy?

He's a wrestler that is older than 30. That IS the grim reaper. (Insensitive?)

Wait, did you mean you hope Carl stays? I hope you are right and Carl doesn't leave. That could be a pretty critical blow, losing Carl. (imo, anyways.) Yea I meant he stays, sorry for the confusion. Not at all, I just thought that was what you meant. And I agree with you.

Wait, did you mean you hope Carl stays? I hope you are right and Carl doesn't leave. That could be a pretty critical blow, losing Carl. (imo, anyways.)

This is what you want us to do, right?

Did anybody else hear that, in referring to Brewster and the search for the new head coach for the Gophers, the Minnesota AD made a statement along the lines of, "it's not like we're replacing Vince Lombardi here."? That probably isn't going to entice candidates to eagerly pursue a working relationship with said AD. Then again, a head coaching position in a BCS conference is probably incentive enough. Well, not for a guy like, say, Tony Dungy. There are probably some coordinators out there, though...

Yeah, Chuck Berry has a couple of videos.... Sorry.

Watson can make all the adjustments in the world. If we fumble the ball away in our red zone and drop more passes than the total number of emperors during the reign of the Roman Empire, we ain't gonna win.