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Farewell To The Huskers, Part 2
I hope you enjoyed Part 1. And I enjoyed Better Off Red's reply to Part 1. On to Part 2. So, how has Nebraska fared in the Big 12? Here’s a timeline, noting key events… 1995: Last year of Big 8. NU wins MNC, its second in a row. 1996: First year of Big 12. NU finishes 11 – 2, losing...
Bill Callahan has a limited vocabulary
Nebraska coach Bill Callahan says he would not consider resigning before the end of the season no matter what amount of money they throw at him. "That term 'resignation' is not in our vocabulary," Callahan said. Other terms not in Callahan's vocabulary include 'defense' and...
Texas Football: Nebraska Post-Mortem
I have a work colleague whose husband is a manager at the Venetian in Las Vegas. It might surprise you then, classy joint that the Venetian is, to learn that it is the site of the prestigious Adult Video Awards. Aside from the enjoyment of seeing porn stars being led through the lobby on leashes...
Tom Osborne has never heard of Freud
Bill Callahan is done at Nebraska. You know it. I know it. Greg Davis will figure it out in the 4th quarter of the 2010 game in Lincoln. When Tom Osborne was asked about rebuilding the walk on program during a television interview last week, he said, "Well, that will depend somewhat on the new...
I heart Bill Little
Anybody who can write an article titled 'The chess game' about Saturday's Nebraska-Texas game is a national treasure. "Football, by its nature, is a lot like chess, which is sport's version of a war battle. The coaches are the architects of the battle, and the players are the warriors who execute....
Liveblogging Texas versus Nebraska
Mack Brown going for his 100th win at Texas. That's 1 conference championship for every 100 victories. Or 1 conference championship equals 100 wins in dog years. Still showing the end of Colorado at Tech. Tech trying to prevent their 2nd straight loss. Colorado trying to prevent their 3rd...
Bill Callahan calls Tom Osborne a "f—"
The situation in Nebraska just keeps getting better. A Nebraska student has written a book about the history of the football program. He had help from a former trainer, Doak Ostergard. Ostergard provided some juicy stories, some of which were excerpted in the Daily Nebraskan yesterday. Ostergard...
You must be 42 inches tall to ride the Coaching Carousel -- that means you, HenryJames
As the college season makes the turn for the home stretch, it is clearly time to start talking about who gets whacked -- particularly given this weekend's Battle of the Buyouts in Lincoln. This year's coaching carousel seems destined to be as bloody as the last 6 episodes of the Sopranos. Yeah,...
Ron Zook gets extension, is told to sign contract ASAP by Bill Callahan
Illinois is giving head coach Ron Zook a contract extension and a raise. How else do you reward a coach who is 9-21 at Illinois and 32-34 overall? But things are different this year. Zook has huge wins over, uh, Penn State? Wisconsin? And he barely lost to Missouri. "Our football program has made...
Children of the Osborne
Former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne is returning to the university as interim Athletic Director. "I've spent the majority of my life working with the athletic department at the university, and I want to do what I can at this point to continue in the pursuit of excellence that has been previously...
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