Thursday, May 22 was a dark day for Husker hoop fans. This was the day the Big 12 conference denied entrance to the highly touted basketball recruit, Roburt Sallie. Although the day will be remembered, the saga started in the fall of 2006. Roburt Sallie committed to Washington out of high school but failed to meet…
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Smash Mouth Then, Smash Mouth Now, Smash Mouth Forever
Joel Mackovicka scoring against Akron in 1997 Lincoln Journal Star reminds us that Loserhan never once called a play for the fullback last year. I guarantee you that’s about to change. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if our first play against Western Michigan is a run up the gut.
The People Need Corn
Brandon Vogel of Hi-Plains Drifter is a Nebraskan living in Bahstin. As such, he encounters two types of people—people who have never met someone from Nebraska and people who want to talk football. This basic fact of Vogel’s life led him to ask the vital questions. Like: What is the societal value of Nebraska football?…
Fame’s Dark Underbelly
Hi-Plains Drifter is working on getting an advance copy of Jason Peter’s book, Hero of the Underground, due out this July. Here’s Publisher’s Weekly read: Hero of the Underground: A Memoir Jason Peter with Tony O’Neill. St. Martin’s, $24.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-312-37576-8 Peter, a star at the University of Nebraska’s storied football program in the…
Pavan Withstands Intense Pressure
As a former college journalist, I love to see today’s students take risks, hunt down facts and get the big interview. That’s what happened in Lincoln last February, as Katelyn Kerkhove published a piece on Sarah Pavan in Redwire, a publication of the College of Journalism & Mass Communication. From the moment she arrived in…
T.O. Wants To Give Student Athletes A Raise
T.O.’s time in Congress may pay off for Nebraska’s student athletes. According to Omaha World Herald, T.O. is lobbying the Big 12 Conference for more money for scholarship athletes to meet the true “cost of attendance” of going to school beyond tuition, books, room and board. “When you see facilities expenditures rise 100-fold and coaching…
We’re Gonna Be A Contendah
AJ, the Husker Hater doesn’t think Nebraska will win the Big 12 North this fall. I’m actually stunned that some of you simply brush off the fact that Tom Osborne destroyed your program (and yes..he did it by recommending Frank Solich and Steve Pederson…don’t kid yourself) 10 years ago…and yet some of you still fight…
Good News for Purify
Coming on the heels of yesterday’s news about Sam Keller, it’s nice to see the good news about Maurice Purify. According to his agent Gary Glick, Eureka High graduate and former Nebraska wide receiver Maurice Purify is expected to sign a contract with the Cincinnati Bengals this week. Purify, who became an undrafted free agent…
Press Passes Please
Darren Carlson wants in. The Big Red Network blogger feels he’s earned the right to ask coaches, players and administrators at University of Nebraska questions. While my colleague Steve may not want credentials and access, I most certainly do. But, when we request press credentials from the University of Nebraska, we are given a form…
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