Single-match volleyball tickets for the 2007 season will go on sale at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 1, 2007. Nebraska is the defending 2006 National Champion and tickets are always in short supply. Single-match ticket prices for the upcoming season are set at $16 (floor and limited view seats), $10 (adult general admission) and $8 (youth/seniors…
Monthly Archives: July 2007
Pederson Agrees to Contract Extension/Raise
ESPN.U is reporting that Husker AD Steve Pederson has agreed to a five-year extension of his current contract. Our controversial head of athletics will receive a 16% pay hike, from $429,837 to $500,000 annually plus $50,000 for media appearances, up from $35,000. He will also maintain his opportunities for annual bonuses and pay hikes. Not…
Purify To Play
Maurice Purify was reinstated to the team Friday after pleading no contest earlier this week to criminal charges including assault. Coach Bill Callahan said Purify will participate in workouts next week and will report to training camp Aug. 5. He will be suspended for the season opener against Nevada, and will face “continued additional discipline…
The Experts’ Choice Not Good Enough
The Sporting News ranks Nebraska No. 23 in its preseason poll. This is how SN sees the season ending: 1st in Big 12 North, 9-3, Holiday Bowl. I think 10-2 is more like it. What say you? [UPDATE] Big 12 Conference sports writers see Mizzou coming out on top in the North this fall. Mizzou…
Ganz Fighting For Starting Position
Given that Zac Taylor won’t be wearing Husker red this fall, fans, players and coaches are all curious to see who will emerge as the starting quarterback. Lincoln Journal Star takes a closer look at one of the players in the middle of this competition–6-foot-1, 205-pound Joe Ganz, a junior from suburban Chicago. Ganz says…
S.I. Ranks College Coaches
Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated lists the 10 best and five worst coaches in college football. The 10 best are: Pete Carroll @ USC Urban Meyer @ Florida Jim Tressel @ Ohio State Mack Brown @ Texas Bob Stoops @ Oklahoma Frank Beamer @ Virginia Tech Jim Grobe @ Wake Forest Rich Rodriguez @ West…
Navy Man Becomes NU Lineman
Omaha World Herald is running a feel good story about walk-on Tyrone Fahie, a 24-year old Defensive End from Virginia Beach, Va. Fahie (pronounced FOY) is an Iraq War veteran looking forward to a far less dangerous line of work in Lincoln. The 6-foot-3, 258-pounder emerged from an 85-man tryout and joined the Huskers for…
Swift Speaks
Lincoln Journal Star spoke to Nate Swift about the Purify situation (Callahan won’t make any permanent decision regarding Purify’s team standing until his legal issues are resolved). “Me and Maurice are pretty good friends. We go and play basketball once or twice a week in the offseason. We hang out. I want him to come…
#30′s Big Wheels
KETV taped an entertaining segment with NFL running back and Omaha native Ahman Green. Green shows the viewing audience his new custom Husker-themed ride. The reporter, a graduate of Univ. of Colorado, wonders if he might be able to afford such a vehicle. Green double checks that he works for KETV–not ESPN–then delivers the answer,…
A Steve Pederson Fan???
Jeff Writes: This is in total disregard to this topic. I may be converting to the Pederson Camp!? Granted, he turned Husker “football” upside down, possibly for the better (he has 1 year to prove that in my book). But….NU has won 3 national chamipionships since his watch started, 2 with bowling, 1 in volleyball….
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