TTTR...A - totally agree.
Think about this. Think about how many times any guy on that list up there embarrassed us. Think about how many times any one of these guys got in trouble, did something publicly stupid, or in any way besmirched the Husker name.
Sure, that's what we expect. We expect honor and genteel representation. But it doesn't always work out that way. We have, in this class, a group of truly great individuals who came together to form a team. Rex is the figurehead, the most recognizable of these guys, but is there anyone there whom you wouldn't be proud to call your brother, your son?
A lot of folks who post here poo-poo character. They roll their eyes at that, and talk about how great it would be to have those edgy guys with some trouble on their record, but some championships under their belts.
Me.... meh. I've lived through that, unlike many of the folks who talk like that, unlike many of the guys who make a living in local media. I see past that crap, and think that, in this era of ultra-competitive football, we have a team that has gone 8-2 against one of the toughest schedules any team in the country has faced, and on top of all that winning, all that thrill, they're all quality people.
We're about to graduate a class of Huskers that has gone through the fire. They've lived through the growing years, they've built the foundation. I'm damned proud of these guys. I'm damned proud of the fact that they were recruited to dominate one conference, one style of play, and then were tossed into a completely different conference with a largely different style of football, only to see them, at this juncture, ready to capture their division and - possibly - represent their conference in a BCS bowl. That's an accomplishment that cannot be ignored.
Man. I'm going to miss these guys.
