Introduce Yourself

[AuroranHusker]

1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation? Got really interested (as a young boy) after the '84 Orange Bowl

 

2) What/who led you to The Nation? My Dad & brothers would either listen to or watch every game

 

3) Where are you from originally? Aurora, NE

 

4) Where do you live now? W. Omaha

 

5) Favorite Husker memory? Attending the '96 Fiesta Bowl when NU stomped Spurrier's Gators!

 

6) Worst Husker memory? The passing of Brook Berringer at such an early age. A distant 2nd would be watching too many of those heartbreaking "Sooner Magic" 4th-quarter comebacks.

 

7) Number of home games attended? 75+

 

8) Number of away games attended? Seven, including the '06 B12 title & '96 Fiesta Bowl

 

9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel? Autographs that I got from Husker players when I was a little kid (some are listed on the "favorite Huskers" question)

 

10) Favorite place to watch a Husker game? Sitting anywhere in Memorial Stadium

 

11) Favorite all time player? Too tough to choose only one... Turner Gill, Keith "End Zone" Jones, Todd Brown, Scott Strasburger, Mike Minter, Grant Wistrom, Tommie Frazier, Brook Berringer, Mike Fullman, Ahman Green, Mike Brown......

 

12) WCO or Option? Easy question.... the one that wins ballgames!

 

13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne? A little of both.... they've both done some good & some not-so-good

 

14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker? Neither, but Harry Husker was pretty cool!

 

15) Favorite Husker play? The toss sweep to score on the 1st play of the game ('95 ASU, '95 CU, '99 CU)

 

16) Favorite game-day beverage? Water or Coke

 

17) How did you find HuskerBoard? (referral source) Don't recall... I had been reading the recruiting board for quite a while, and decided to sign up recently

[Jose Cuervo]

1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation? 26 years?

 

2) What/who led you to The Nation? My parents

 

3) Where are you from originally? Mecca (Lincoln)

 

4) Where do you live now? In a van, down by the river. (Lincoln)

 

5) Favorite Husker memory? Watching the FB dart up the middle against Miami Jan 95 & realizing that we were finally gonna pull it off that year

 

6) Worst Husker memory? 2002 Penn State, realizing that CU & Miami from '01 weren't just flukes & we were THAT bad.

 

7) Number of home games attended? 5-ish

 

8) Number of away games attended? 2

 

9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel? Sam Keller's autographed name plate from his locker at the Cotton Bowl.

 

10) Favorite place to watch a Husker game?

 

11) Favorite all time player? Can't pick one. Too many awesome stories to narrow down.

 

12) WCO or Option? I'm a fan of whatever NU's running. If it works, go with it.

 

13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne? Steve

 

14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker? Herbie

 

15) Favorite Husker play? Mo P's game-winner against aTm

 

16) Favorite game-day beverage? Varies

 

17) How did you find HuskerBoard? (referral source) Saw it on some husker videos

[cornhuskers4ever]

1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation?

Since Birth probably - My Birthdate is 2-15-1971 (You should all know what 2/15 is in Husker Nation)

 

2) What/who led you to The Nation?

My Dad is a diehard Cornhusker fan and I have family ties. I have two cousins that have involvement with the Cornhuskers. 1 was a cheerleader and the other is the head strength coach Dave Kennedy.

 

3) Where are you from originally?

Omaha, Nebraska

 

4) Where do you live now?

Omaha, NE

 

5) Favorite Husker memory?

Nebraska's from behind win in the 1995 Orange Bowl

 

6) Worst Husker memory?

April 18th 1996, hearing the announcement about Brook Berringer. I was a big fan of his, and would have made the team he was drafted to in the NFL as QB my new favorite team.

 

7) Number of home games attended?

Hmmm, can't think, i will give a rough guess of about 10 - 15.

 

8) Number of away games attended?

5

 

9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel?

Autographed Tom Osborne Book

 

10) Favorite place to watch a Husker game? (section in Memorial, bar, friends house etc.)

Older Brother's House. 50 inch TV and Surround Sound. Makes you feel like you're in Memorial Stadium.

Otherwise, it's gotta be The Varsity in Omaha.

 

11) Favorite all time player?

Tommie Frazier/Brook Berringer

 

12) WCO or Option?

WCO is growing on me

 

13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne?

Stevie Pederson brought back my Cousin as the Head Strength Coach so..

 

14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker?

Herbie Husker.

 

15) Favorite Husker play?

Fumblerooskie (I miss the good ol days)

 

16) Favorite game-day beverage?

Bud Light

 

17) How did you find HuskerBoard? (referral source)

Search Engine, I like the fan base win or lose. Long time lurker, first time poster. I really like what the Huskerfans here have to say.

[s.c. husker]

Hello everyone , I am a lifelong husker fan, born in 65, hastings the son of an Air Force man but I live and was raised in the carolinas, mostly in clover, sc just 20 miles from charlotte, nc. I have been back to Nebraska for 6 games, no away games yet but I am 2 hrs. from winston salem, WF. Hope to find reasonable tickets but not much luck so far. Tommie Frazier and Mike Minter are my favs. and TF TD run against the Gators is my most memorable play.

[San Diego Bug Eater]

Hello Fans!

 

I was born in Holdrege, Ne in '55 and I live in San Diego now. I found this web site looking for a good watch site in Las Vegas for the Texas game on the 27th of October. Any help is appreciated…the site listed on Husker Pedia is bogus.

 

Favorite Husker memory? So many! Watching Jeff Kenny and Johnny Rogers in the Game of the Century on National TV. Cory Schlesinger rumbling down Miami’s throat in the ’95 Orange Bowl. The look on Steve Spurrier's face during the ‘96 Fiesta Bowl. Eric Crouch running down the side lines after he caught that pass from Mike Stuntz against Oklahoma in 2001. Beating Michigan. Any time we beat Colorado.

 

Worst Husker memory? So many! Any Bowl game loss. (Miami, FSU, Ole Miss). Any time we lost to Colorado.

 

Number of home games attended? Sadly 0

 

Number of away games attended? Two... 2002 Rose Bowl and 1998 Holiday Bowl

 

Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel? All of them. But my Sports Illistrated copy of Osborn being carried off the field after the 95 Orange Bowl is my favorite. I suppose because about five years later I was able to get him to sign it.

 

Favorite place to watch a Husker game? (section in Memorial, bar, friends house etc.) Hooters in Mission Valley

 

Favorite all time player? Turner Gill. I got to meet him in SD when they were out for the Holiday Bowl. But I think I’ve lived vicariously through all of them.

 

WCO or Option? I’m becoming a believer of the WCO. I hope we have the line to back it up though. If we ran the option at least once this year, (maybe against Texas or OU), it would be great if it went about 60 yds. for a TD...

 

Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne? Stevie all the way. He got rid of Frank.

 

Lil Red or Herbie Husker? Neither. We need a viable mascot. Any student with red body paint and a corn head will do. He’d probably be safer at the away games too.

 

Favorite Husker play? I loved watching Frasier run the QB Draw and Frost run the shuffle pass, but in the Fiesta Bowl when Terrell Farley sacked Danny Wurful in the ez and got robbed on the call, the very next play Jamel Williams shot the gap and just moed him down for two. I had that as wall paper for quite a while. While I think Danny Wurful is/was a great player and probably a fine person, it was very gratifying to see that clump of grass stuck to his face guard on one of the many sacks he took that day.

 

Favorite game-day beverage? Beer (silly question)

 

How did you find HuskerBoard? Tripped over it.

[Husker_N_TX]

1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation? Since birth. 37 years.

 

2) What/who led you to The Nation? It was ingrained in my DNA.

 

3) Where are you from originally? Born and raised in Beatrice, Nebraska.

 

4) Where do you live now? Three Rivers, TX. Soon moving back to the mother land!!

 

5) Favorite Husker memory? The look on Payton Manning's face (It got more and more dumbfounded every time we scored)

 

6) Worst Husker memory? The death of Brook Berringer

 

7) Number of home games attended? 10 ish

 

8) Number of away games attended? 5

 

9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel? Football signed by Eric Crouch.

 

10) Favorite place to watch a Husker game? Memorial Stadium of course..

 

11) Favorite all time player? Anyone and everyone that has ever played for Nebraska. Without them where would we be?

 

12) WCO or Option? WCO, The option had its day, and they were great. But it was time for a change. IMO we should have stopped running the option when T.O. Retired..

 

13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne? Steve

 

14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker? Herbie

 

15) Favorite Husker play? Cory Ross' 70 yard middle screen against ISU.

 

16) Favorite game-day beverage? Coors Light

 

17) How did you find HuskerBoard? Someone posted it on ESPN board.

[baphamet]

1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation? 21 years

 

2) What/who led you to The Nation? i moved here to omaha in '85, became a husker fan shortly after that.

 

3) Where are you from originally? San Diego, CA

 

4) Where do you live now? Omaha, NE

 

5) Favorite Husker memory? 1994 National Championship game

 

6) Worst Husker memory? the day Tom Osborne retired

 

7) Number of home games attended? 2

 

8) Number of away games attended? 0

 

9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel? my Ahman Green jersey

 

10) Favorite place to watch a Husker game? (section in Memorial, bar, friends house etc.) my house or a friend of mine.

 

11) Favorite all time player? Tommie

 

12) WCO or Option? Option

 

13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne? Billy

 

14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker? Herbie!

 

15) Favorite Husker play? uhh the touchdown?

 

16) Favorite game-day beverage? diet pepsi

 

17) How did you find HuskerBoard? (referral source) google search

 

18) what is your favorite NFL team? San Diego SuperChargers!

[HuskerJim]

Husker Jim from Wylie, Texas (A true red Husker fan deep in the Heart of Texas).

 

1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation?

I guess I officially became a member of the Nation when I listened to my first Nebraska football game on the radio in Omaha in 1976. I was hooked from that moment on.

 

2) What/who led you to The Nation?

My dad was transferred to Offutt AFB. The rest is history.

 

3) Where are you from originally?

Military Brat. Born in California

 

4) Where do you live now?

Wylie, Texas (Freshman QB Patrick Witt came from our high school)

 

5) Favorite Husker memory?

My first Tunnel Walk inside Memorial Stadium Missouri game 2006.

 

6) Worst Husker memory?

Any lost to any Texas team.

 

7) Number of home games attended?

1. Already bought my tickets for this year's Iowa State game.

 

8) Number of away games attended?

(3) Alamo Bowl Games

(1) Independence Bowl Game

(1) Game at Baylor

 

 

9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel?

Anything Red/White/Black/Khaki as long as it represents the Big Red

I am also pretty partial to my Husker tattoo on my upper left arm.

 

10) Favorite place to watch a Husker game? (section in Memorial, bar, friends house etc.)

Anywhere I am with my two younger brothers/best friends

 

11) Favorite all time player?

Tommie Frazier

 

12) WCO or Option?

Undecided on the WCO. When we ran the ball like we did in the early 90's it was a thing of beauty.

 

13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne?

No Comment

 

14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker?

I like Herbie

 

15) Favorite Husker play?

Tommie Frazier's run in the Fiesta Bowl, Eric Crouch's touchdown catch against OU, The "Fumbleruski", Johnnie Roger's run against OU, etc.

 

16) Favorite game-day beverage?

Got to try a "Red Beer" last year. Not too bad at all!

 

17) How did you find HuskerBoard? (referral source)

Internet surfing

[HuskerJim]

You are absolutely right about the respect others have for the Husker Nation because of how we, as a whole, respect others. My wife married into the Nation when she married me and she is dumbfounded everytime we go out somewhere and I see another Husker fan. I make a point of stopping and saying hello or something to them. She is amazed how two perfect strangers can immediately start talking like they have known one another for years. I tell her that is the special part of being a part of the Husker Nation. We truely are one big family. GO BIG RED!!!!!

 

 

Im interested to see the variety of responses here.

 

1) How long have you been a Husker? 25 yrs

 

2) Why did you become a Husker? My parents were born in Nebraska, and we always watched the games growing up.

 

3) Where are you from originally? Born in Hawaii. Lived in Detroit majority of my life.

 

4) Where do you live now? Detroit

 

5) Favorite Husker memory? My first game at Memorial back in 1992. What a day!!

 

6) Worst Husker memory? Iowa St game in Ames I attended a couple yrs ago

 

7) Number of home games attended? 6

 

8) Number of away games attended? 3

 

9) How many pieces of Husker attire do you own? 8

 

10) North or South endzone? North - only one Ive been in.

 

11) Favorite all time player? Tommie Frazier

 

12) WCO or Option? Option - but the WCO is growin on me!

 

13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne? Didnt mind Bill Byrne too much, and dont care for Steve at all - so by default BB.

 

14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker? Herbie all the way!!

 

15) Favorite Husker play? Option

 

16) Red beer or bloody mary? Gotta go with the bloody mary.. spicy with an olive and pepper..mmmmmmmm!!!

 

I also want to just add that since I wasnt "born" into Husker Nation like many of you, some other things stand out to me. One of the most important parts of Husker Nation to me is the overall respect and knowledge the fans have. I get comments all the time from people, in Detroit of all places, about how much they respect the Huskers b/c of OUR respect that we show for everyone else. See, some things truly are contagious!! Be good to others and it will come back to you, which I think is very true when it comes to Husker Nation, which Im honored to be a part of.

RC

[jlandhuskerfan]

1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation? All my life

 

2) What/who led you to The Nation? My Grandfather

 

3) Where are you from originally? Carroll, NE

 

4) Where do you live now? Wood River, NE

 

5) Favorite Husker memory? First home game with my grandpa

 

6) Worst Husker memory? Any loss

 

7) Number of home games attended? 20

 

8) Number of away games attended? 0 as of know

 

9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel? Brook Berringer poster

 

10) Favorite place to watch a Husker game? (section in Memorial, bar, friends house etc.) Club Level Memorial Stadium, or at home in front of the big screen.

 

11) Favorite all time player? Kenny Walker

 

12) WCO or Option? Option

 

13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne? I reserve my answer.

 

14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker? Herbie

 

15) Favorite Husker play? Any play that score a TD

 

16) Favorite game-day beverage? Bud Light

 

17) How did you find HuskerBoard? (referral source) Google

[Matt]

1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation? 22 years.

 

2) What/who led you to The Nation? My family moved to Omaha.

 

3) Where are you from originally? West Virginia.

 

4) Where do you live now? Syracuse, NY.

 

5) Favorite Husker memory? Watching the 1996 Fiesta Bowl with friends and family.

 

6) Worst Husker memory? The news of Brook Berringer's death.

 

7) Number of home games attended? 5.

 

8) Number of away games attended? 1.

 

9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel? My Nebraska Flag.

 

10) Favorite place to watch a Husker game? (section in Memorial, bar, friends house etc.) Anywhere with other Husker fans.

 

11) Favorite all time player? Ralph Brown.

 

12) WCO or Option? WCO.

 

13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne? Steve Pederson.

 

14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker? Herbie Husker.

 

15) Favorite Husker play? Jamel Williams' sack of Danny Wuerffel to cause a safety in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl.

 

16) Favorite game-day beverage? Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA.

 

17) How did you find HuskerBoard? (referral source) Youtube video.

 

- Matt

[hexum]

1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation?

 

Since I was just a speck in Adam's eye. (Adam and Eve)

 

2) What/who led you to The Nation?

 

Searching Google for a Husker Message Board.

 

3) Where are you from originally?

 

Omaha

 

4) Where do you live now?

 

Omaha

 

5) Favorite Husker memory?

 

1994 Orange Bowl when we took the lead after Cory's roll into the endzone.

 

6) Worst Husker memory?

 

Poor play calling last year, too many to pick a worst one. Any from the USC 4th quarter would do.

 

7) Number of home games attended?

 

Season tickets since I was 3.

 

8) Number of away games attended?

 

About 20-30.

 

9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel?

 

NU cap.

 

10) Favorite place to watch a Husker game? (section in Memorial, bar, friends house etc.)

 

Memorial Skybox

 

11) Favorite all time player?

 

Jeff Wheeler

 

12) WCO or Option?

 

Option

 

13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne?

 

Byrne

 

14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker?

 

Herbie

 

15) Favorite Husker play?

 

Flee Flicker

 

16) Favorite game-day beverage?

 

Coors Light

 

17) How did you find HuskerBoard? (referral source)

 

Google

[jjmcmahon7]

1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation?

About 14 years

 

2) What/who led you to The Nation?

My sister's fiance

 

3) Where are you from originally?

Blackwell, Oklahoma

 

4) Where do you live now?

Blackwell, Oklahoma

 

5) Favorite Husker memory?

Huskers beating Florida in 95 by a score of 62-24: The Florida players acting like they had it won at the press day was icing on the cake.

 

6) Worst Husker memory?

Tom Osborne ending his career...

 

7) Number of home games attended?

1

 

8) Number of away games attended?

15

 

9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel?

My giant flag that is on a flag pole in my front yard, while the surrounding neighbors OU flags rest on their porches...

 

10) Favorite place to watch a Husker game? (section in Memorial, bar, friends house etc.)

With my fellow Husker fans from Oklahoma...

 

11) Favorite all time player?

Scott Frost

 

12) WCO or Option?

Option

 

13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne?

Billy Byrne

 

14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker?

Herbie all the way

 

15) Favorite Husker play?

Reverse Pass against OU... hey i'm from oklahoma barely beat davidson's catch against mizzou

 

16) Favorite game-day beverage?

Captain Morgan & Coke

 

17) How did you find HuskerBoard?

Googled it

[topekahusker]

1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation? Born a 'sker 53 years ago

 

2) What/who led you to The Nation? My dad had me go to the principal's office in grade school to have him contact the U about buying 'knot hole seats' so I could go to the games with him when Devaney first got there and he started turning the program around. I did not like going to the principal's office but did like going to Lincoln with dad.

 

3) Where are you from originally? Beatrice

 

4) Where do you live now? Topeka, KS

 

5) Favorite Husker memory? Since this is a family board will not give you number 1 but my second best memory has to be the game of the century in 71 when the whole neighborhood was at my family's home in Beatrice and watching Johnny Rodger's incredible punt return...and Lyle Bremser calling it on the radio in the background.

 

6) Worst Husker memory? Fiesta Bowl loss to FL State...we had two flights booked home. The one we caught we had to call a cab during the game to make the flight and we were shocked when we got to the airport to see all of the RED in the waiting area to catch that SWA flight back to KC. I'm a HUGE fan but I was totally disgusted the way we played that day and couldn't wait to get home.

 

7) Number of home games attended? Average of 3 per year for 45+ years so ball park 140.

 

8) Number of away games attended? I'm lucky in that we've been to every venue in the old Big 8, several numerous times. Was at USC last year and attended the last road trip to Texas. Ballpark is 30 total road trips. Saw Gayle Sayers beat us at KU in the early 60's.

 

9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel? I have mothballed my Herbie Husker polo shirt. Someday when Coach Callie gets us a National Championship i'll sell it on ebay and retire.

 

10) Favorite place to watch a Husker game? (section in Memorial, bar, friends house etc.) Anywhere. I got kicked out of a theatre once during a live melodrama for watching a game on my watchman. One of the actors stopped the performance and asked 'what the hell is that?' I replied I was watching the huskers and he said turn it off or leave even though I had on earplugs. I said see ya and went out to the parking lot to watch the ending. I'm sure my wife still has the details in her 'black book' on me.

 

11) Favorite all time player? I'm biased as we were fraternity brothers but... I Back "Touchdown" Tony Davis took on more linebackers and d backs than any other player I have ever seen one on one. He rarely tried to run around them. He took put his helmet down and tucked the ball and took them straight up and often pancaked them. He jazzed the team and the stadium when he'd get up and fist pump the air. He was great for momentum. Close second is my friend Jeff Kinney. He scored the winning TD in the game of the century over OU and IMHO made OJ Simpson what he was at Buffalo as his UNHERALDED blocking fullback.

 

12) WCO or Option? WCO - Solich ruined the Option for me. I'm not a football genius, just a fan but when I predict the next play it's time was over.

 

13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne? Pederson - Byrne is at A&M now. Enough said.

 

14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker? I love Herbie until my wife made me mothball the polo shirt.

 

15) Favorite Husker play? I think it was the first time we ran the FumbleRooskie. We were at Mizzerie and they cheap shotted our starting I-back Jarvis Redwine by rolling up his ankle when he was blocking on a PAT. The chips were down and then we ran that play (prior to replay boards) and I went nuts.

 

16) Favorite game-day beverage? Anything cool at either Lazlo's or tailgaiting with friends from Beatrice before the game. Not cool is drinking after the game as we have a 3 hour road trip back home.

 

17) How did you find HuskerBoard? (referral source) NE Kansans for Nebraska - if you are in the area on game day we have a watch site.

[hskerprid]

1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation? Since 1961 Husker blood is flowin in the veins baby!!

2) What/who led you to The Nation? Mom was born in Loup City, ne, wife was born in Loup City( A corn fed beauty I might add!) Graduated from Northwest high in Grand Island

 

3) Where are you from originally? Massachusetts....Army Brat

 

4) Where do you live now? Deep in in the heart of MILDCAT country. Manhattan Kansas....Good Lord!

 

5) Favorite Husker memory?Watching the Rainbow rise over Memorial when T.O. won his 250th over Oklahoma!!

 

6) Worst Husker memory? 62-36........Damn Vermin

 

7) Number of home games attended?5

 

 

8) Number of away games attended? 0

 

9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel? My original authentic Husker Helmet

 

10) Favorite place to watch a Husker game? (section in Memorial, bar, friends house etc.) At the K.S.U Student Union screaming for the skers!!

 

11) Favorite all time player? Touchdown Tommie / Rozier

 

12) WCO or Option? I sure miss the excitement of a perfectly ran option pitch, but I'am giving the WCO a chance

 

13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne? Pederson

 

14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker? Lil Red

 

15) Favorite Husker play? Option pass

 

16) Favorite game-day beverage? Used to be Beer.....Gotta settle for tea now

 

17) How did you find HuskerBoard? (referral source) Rumbled, Bumbled and Stumbled upon it