Nebraska put together 4 quarters of consistency and char-broiled the Buffaloes 37-14. The Huskers dug into their bag of tricks today and pulled out some winners. A fake fieldgoal attempt from an offset line that went for a 29 yard touchdown pass from Joe Ganz to Barry Turner. A fake hard count on 4th down…
Monthly Archives: November 2006
Breaking News: Texas falls to Texas A&M
The Aggies knocked off the Longhorns today 12-7. With a win by Oklahoma on Saturday against in-state rival Oklahoma State, Nebraska will face Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship! Bring on the Sooners! Although, with the beating that Longhorn’s QB Colt McCoy has taken in the last two weeks – including being carted off the…
The Buffalo Is Marinating
Tom Shatel of the Omaha World Herald is sick of the CU-NU “not a real rivalry” matchup on Black Friday. He’s not alone. Larry Bradley and Jeff Leanna have started a campaign, complete with a petition and Web site (nu-ou-forever.org), to get the Nebraska-Oklahoma series going again, every year, on this classic day for college…
Smart Players Play Smart Football
A conference-leading 15 Nebraska football players were named first-team Academic All-Big 12, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon. Overall, 22 Huskers received either first- or second-team recognition by the Big 12. They are: First-Team (3.20 GPA or higher; * 4.0 GPA) Name – Year – Major – Hometown Lance Brandenburgh – Jr. – Business Administration…
Taylor To Purify For The Win!
They say Coach Callahan is a good recruiter. When it came to signing Maurice Purify, a wide receiver out of juco football factory, San Francisco City College, I think he’s a bit better than good. photo courtesy of Dallas Morning News Purify cleansed the program from untold pains this afternoon. His grab in the end…
Final: Nebraska 28 – Texas A&M 27
Mark your calendars for December 2, 2006. The Huskers are heading to Kansas City! One of the most amazing 2nd half collapses rectified by touchdown pass from Zac Taylor to Maurice Purify with 20 seconds left on the clock. Taylor also becomes the Nebraska record-holder for most passes in a season (currently at 22).
Git-R-Done!
Most sports writers think A&M will prevail this afternoon. But why listen to them when you can hear what Larry the Cable Guy has to say? His pick courtesy of the Lincoln Journal Star: Huskers 31, Texas A&M 20: The Aggies’ confidence by the fourth quarter will disappear like a fat girl playin’ dodge ball….
Huskers Can Eliminate Doubt On Saturday
In his piece on Nebraska’s quest to win the Big 12 north, Lincoln Journal Star writer Steven M. Sipple points out some glaring facts. Nebraska has yet to beat a South Division opponent beside Baylor during the Callahan era. Callahan is 5-8 on the road at Nebraska, losing by an average of 23.8 points. The…
Off Topic: High Def TV
I’m going High Definition this week. Call me whatever names you wish for being a slow adopter. With Cox’s ongoing battle with KETV (Omaha’s ABC affiliate), do any experienced HDTVers out their have any tips as to what I need to get the digital signal from the antenna? According to my set’s specs: The set’s…
Nebraska v. Colorado: Start Time Finalized
Game time has been set for 2:30 pm Central time when Colorado visits Nebraska for the traditional Black Friday game on November 24th. Coverage provided by ABC.