Osborne Era Perspective from a FSU player back in the day

[Elf]

You are really goin' there?

Well...she was...

 

Word was that she slept with nearly every member of the football team at some point or another. And she did it because she was rebelling against her father. At least, that's the story that has circulated out here a few times.

[BigRedBuster]

I heard he had to retire because he ran out of daughters and couldn't recruit anymore.

[Fru]

I'm currently travelling for business, and had breakfast with a business colleague who mentioned that he played college ball at FSU. We started to compare years and teams etc and he was the back up kicker during the years prior to our national champships.

 

He said that Bowden respected TO a great deal (no surprise) and gave a couple examples. One being, the year after they beat us in the orange bowl, TO asked for some tips on how to get kicking teams moving faster, and how to improve speed (because at that time we cold recruit big, lineman but had issues getting skill players with speed), so Bowden sent a couple guys up to Lincoln for a week during the summer to share some tips and pointers.

 

Also, that when Bowden was recruiting that if a player was from FL and wanting to go away to school, or if they were full on a position and he had a good candidate he would always suggest to the recruit to look seriously at NE. That it was a good program, solid coaching - if they were a fit for FSU they'd be a fit likely in LIncoln as well. When asked why he did it, he claimed he liked Osborne, and also that it was always a benefit to get those strong players out of his conference. Last thing he wanted to do was help out Spurrier and others in his area, and he didn't want to gift a program like OK a gifted athlete.

 

Loved to hear that about my team and our reputation off the field.

 

Awesome to hear stuff like this. I always appreciated Bowden, even though that 93 Orange Bowl is one of the most painful Husker memories.

[ColoradoHusk]

 

You are really goin' there?

Well...she was...

 

Word was that she slept with nearly every member of the football team at some point or another. And she did it because she was rebelling against her father. At least, that's the story that has circulated out here a few times.

 

Hard to believe that a daughter of an uber-religious and powerful father would rebel against him during her late teens and early 20s.

[Fru]

Yeah this kid said all he could remember was sweating bullets thinking he was going to lose the game for them on a kick in 93'. Didnt go so far as to say we should have won, but Ill wear him down this week til he does.

 

Also w/a CU guy and been pestering him about McCarthy and that team (was it Sal Anunsay)?

 

Very interesting read on the NU kicker who did end up missing the game winning kick. Always felt for this guy.

 

http://www.omaha.com/huskers/lost-and-found-husker-kicker-byron-bennett-s-life-after/article_0da0c393-d1ec-5bb0-a2e3-ce2315a45ae8.html

[hskerprid]

Talked to a guy who played for W.Virginia in the 95 (I think) kickoff classic. He said that during his 4 years as a starting DB. NU players were the hardest hitting and toughest players he ever lined up against. They ached for weeks after that game.

[GBRFAN]

I feel like their was a quote way back that stated the toughest week of the season was always the week after NU - because the players hurt so much... Could be wishful thinking however seems like that quote floated around in the 80's or early 90's

[Redux]

Talked to a guy who played for W.Virginia in the 95 (I think) kickoff classic. He said that during his 4 years as a starting DB. NU players were the hardest hitting and toughest players he ever lined up against. They ached for weeks after that game.

THIS is what I miss hearing the most. Last time I remember hearing that was VaTech in 2008-2009. Who knows before that. I hope Diaco can instill that kind of toughness into our D.

[dvdcrr]

 

Talked to a guy who played for W.Virginia in the 95 (I think) kickoff classic. He said that during his 4 years as a starting DB. NU players were the hardest hitting and toughest players he ever lined up against. They ached for weeks after that game.

THIS is what I miss hearing the most. Last time I remember hearing that was VaTech in 2008-2009. Who knows before that. I hope Diaco can instill that kind of toughness into our D.

Bud Foster's D always has a special brand of stubborn.