And let "The Countdown" begin....

46 Days!!!

#46 Brian Shaw

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient ($5,000)

Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient

December, 1999 Graduate in Animal Science/Agricultural Economics

Posts a Perfect 4.0 GPA in Animal Science

1999 Burger King Division I Scholar-Athlete of the Week and Scholar-Athlete of the Year (Oct. 2, $10,000; Dec. 9, $25,000, donated to school's general scholarship fund)

Two-Time Second-Team GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American (1998, 1999)

Three-Time GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America Nominee (1997, 1998, 1999)

Four-Time First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (1996-99)

Four-Time Big 12 Commissioner's Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll (1996-99)

1999 Cletus Fischer Native Son Award Winner

Three-Time Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (1998-00)

Two-Time Successful Farming All-American (1998-99)

1997 Sports Illustrated All-Walk-on Team

Nebraska LB Position Record Holder in Performance Index, Sixth-Best All Time (2,817 points)

Nebraska All-Time Best Pro-Agility Run Time (3.71)

Boasting a perfect 4.0 GPA in the classroom, Brian Shaw was a leader on and off the field. During his senior season, Shaw alternated with fellow senior Tony Ortiz at Sam linebacker. The pair made the position one of Nebraska's strongest for the past three years.

 
45 Days!!!

#45 Steve Kriewald

2004 First-Team Academic All-Big 12

2004 Cletus Fischer Native Son Award Winner

Three-Time Brook Berringer Citizenship Team Member (2002, 2003, 2004)

Three-Time Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2001, 2002, 2003)

Preseason No. 12 Fullback in Nation (Sporting News)

Three-Time Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll (2000, 2001, 2003)

Four-Time Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)

A standout in both the classroom and the community, Kriewald earned first-team academic All-Big 12 honors for the first time as a senior after three consecutive years on the second team. He was a three-year member of the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team and played the entire 2004 season after receiving his degree in construction management the previous spring.

 
AR Husker Fan said:
TheCropDuster said:
45 Days!!!

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By the way, Duster, thanks for the countdown and the way you're handling it. Very nice. :thumbs
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Appreciate that.... :thumbs It’s just my very, very diminutive attempt at contributing to everyone’s already thunderous anticipation for the season.

And FYI -- the last 10 days should be different so look out for that…GBR! :bonez

 
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44 Days!!!

Several great #44's, including:

#44 Jay Moore

Jay Moore was one half of Nebraska’s impressive starting defensive end tandem for the past three seasons, joining fellow 2006 senior Adam Carriker. A starter for two full seasons and parts of another at open end, Moore concluded his career ranked on the Huskers’ career top-10 list for tackles for loss with 38.

#44 Calvin Jones

Preseason Heisman Trophy candidate and All-American I-back Calvin Jones had a rough start in 1993, injuring his knee in the first game and missing the next two contest. He went on to record his second consecutive 1,000 yard season and moved into second all-time at Nebraska and 12th in the Big 8 with 3,153 career rushing yards and 40 touchdowns, despite starting just 12 games in his stellar three-year career. He average 105.1 yards per game in his career with 16, 100-yard rushing days and was a consensus All-Big 8 back and a Third-Team All-American for the second consecutive year. Jones was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2004.

#44 Jay Foreman

• Three-year starter at Nebraska, posting 233 career tackles, which is 12th on the Cornhuskers’ all-time list.

• Earned second-team All Big-12 honors as a junior, making 61 tackles and helping the team win a share of the National Championship.

• Majored in business administration.

In 2006 Foreman was signed by the 49ers (12-5) as insurance for linebacker Derek Smith who had been nursing a sore hamstring. He played on special teams against Seattle (12-14), but suffered a knee injury and did not return to the game. Foreman was then placed on injured reserve (12-18).

#44 Mike Knox

A four-year letterman in 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1985, linebacker Mike Knox earned All-Big Eight honors after serving as a team co-captain in 1985. After an All-Big Eight season as a junior in 1983, Knox missed all of 1984 with a knee injury. He bounced back to finish second on the team with 65 total tackles with a sack, two interceptions and a pair of fumble recoveries in 1985. He finished his career with 245 total tackles, including 12 tackles for loss, two sacks and six interceptions. The Castle Rock, Colo., native now makes his home in Omaha.

& current Husker Mike McNeill

ALSO, #44 stands for an NCAA Record for most total first downs in a game (44 vs. Utah State, Sept. 7th 1991)

 
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