Bowl Games
Lessons From the Super Bowl
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February 4, 2008 by
A fanatic can be defined as somebody who won't change their mind and won't change the subject. So while there are a myriad of topics and subplots ready and worthy to spring forth from the NFL hullaballoo last night, the...
The Week Of Bowls For Which NU Failed to Qualify
I had a wonderful Holiday season, filled with family and celebration. I'm looking forward to a rocking New Year's Eve with my wife and our friends. (We got a sitter...we're going out!). But, all of the merriment aside, there was...
Top Ten Most Memorable Husker Bowl Games
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December 28, 2007 by
Since the Huskers are taking this bowl season off I thought it would be fun to reminisce about some of the most memorable bowl games in Nebraska history. Luckily, Nebraskans have many vivid memories to choose from: The Second...
Bowl Previews: National Championship Game
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December 24, 2007 by
A national championship game between a Big Ten school and an SEC team wouldn’t normally merit the attention of Husker fans. But how often do you get to watch your head coach in a national championship game? An LSU win,...
Big 12 Bowl Previews: Orange Bowl
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December 21, 2007 by
Kansas might get the award for the most undeserving BCS team this season. It would seem pretty clear that Oklahoma and Missouri deserve a spot ahead of the Jayhawks. But at 11-1, it’s hardly criminal. KU fans also did their...
Big 12 Bowl Previews: Fiesta Bowl
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December 20, 2007 by
This appeared to be the best bowl match-up for the Big 12, that is, until West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez announced his departure to Michigan. Sure, his players might draw inspiration from their last night with their head coach,...
Big 12 Bowl Previews: Gator Bowl
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December 18, 2007 by
The Gator Bowl team selection is probably more interesting than the game itself. On the surface you’d think the Gator Bowl would have preferred (and could have landed) #14 Boston College from the ACC for their game. Instead they took...
Big 12 Bowl Previews: Cotton Bowl
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December 17, 2007 by
The 2007 Missouri Tigers plight is reminiscent of the 1998 Kansas State Wildcats. The Wildcats were unbeaten and poised to appear in the national championship game before being upset by Texas A&M in the Big 12 championship game and being...
Big 12 Bowl Previews: Insight
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December 14, 2007 by
What’s to say about a bowl matching a .500 Oklahoma State team against an Indiana team that went 3-5 in the Big Ten? I wish I could come up with something “insightful”…ha ha ha…ho ho ho…he he he…oh I kill...
Big 12 Bowl Previews: Independence
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December 13, 2007 by
Normally a bowl game, particularly a minor one, is of greatest significance emotionally to the seniors as it’s their last time playing college football. But for the two head coaches and the programs at Colorado and Alabama as a whole,...
Big 12 Bowl Previews: Alamo Bowl
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December 12, 2007 by
We’ve seen this one before. It was back in 1999 and Penn State was coming off a disappointing 3-loss season after opening the year ranked #1. Texas A&M was still considered a strong program under RC Slocum but was still...
Big 12 Bowl Previews: Holiday Bowl
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December 10, 2007 by
When #17 Texas (9-3) takes on #12 Arizona State (10-2), it would appear to be one of the marquee match-ups of the bowl season. But a closer look reveals it may be a match-up of two paper tigers. Neither school...
Remember the Alamo (Bowl)
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August 13, 2007 by
My friends and I were just itching to watch football again, so I dug in to the Nebraska game DVD library last week (props to my brother-in-law for providing those...) and re-watched NU's win over Michigan in the 2005...
We Were All Thinking It
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January 10, 2007 by
Husker fans were all disappointed in the outcome of the Cotton Bowl, but no one can say Nebraska was blown off the field. If not for two miscues (a botched fake field goal and interception that was returned the length...
Notable Quotes from the Cotton Bowl
Wondering why Coach Callahan decided to run a fake punt in the second quarter or why he decided to go for it on fourth and eleven instead of attempting a 47 yard field goal to tie the game? Read...
Disappointing Cotton Bowl Typifies Season
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January 1, 2007 by
Nebraska missed the chance to finish the season with 10 wins and a win over a top 10 opponent when a mistake and a very poor choice in the first half combined with a failure to score in the...
Rough Start for the Big 12
As my friend and blogging partner Steve pointed out - we need bowl games. More than anything, they give us a sense of how the conferences stack up. Like many, I keep I keen eye on how the Big 12...
Pardon My Lack Of Enthusiasm
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December 28, 2006 by
Hey, there are lots of reasons why NU's players, coaches and fans should be very excited to be playing in this year's Cotton Bowl Classic. It's on New Years Day against a big-time school, and NU is seeking its 10th...
Sizing Up Auburn
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December 27, 2006 by
For a team that’s 10-2 and has beaten a national championship game caliber opponent in Florida, the Tigers certainly don’t overwhelm on paper with their size. Their defensive front seven (lineman and linebackers) are smaller than Nebraska and their running...
Why We Need Bowl Games
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December 26, 2006 by
I finally caught the movie 'Superman Returns'. For those who haven't seen it, Superman leaves Earth for five years and when he...you guessed it...returns, he has to cope with the changes that have occurred while he was away. Among them...
The State of Auburn Football
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December 15, 2006 by
Prior to finding out that the Huskers would face Auburn in the Cotton Bowl most Husker fans probably paid little attention to the program in Alabama. It’s not been considered one of the grand powerhouses in the history of college...
Next Season Starts...Now
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December 9, 2006 by
Nebraska Head Coach Bill Callahan recently said the following about a particular NU player's bowl preparation practices: "We're going to grind on him," Callahan said. "We're going to try to get him indoctrinated and get him ready to roll for...
NU Opens as Three-Point Favorite
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December 5, 2006 by
Yesterday I wrote a piece about Nebraska getting a slight edge over Auburn in the Sagarin ratings, little did I realize that NU would open as a three-point favorite over Auburn. Say what you will about the Huskers' success or...
Sagarin Ratings Say Nebraska
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December 4, 2006 by
One thing I love about the bowl season is we finally get to see how the best teams from the best conferences match up. Sure an Alamo Bowl is just a consolation prize for a mediocre season, but it is...
Huskers to play Auburn in Cotton Bowl
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December 3, 2006 by
It's official. The Huskers are set to face SEC power Auburn in the Cotton Bowl on New Year's Day. The #11 Tigers are 10-2 and finished second in the SEC West. It's the Huskers' first trip to the Cotton...
Two Wins or Two Losses?
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November 29, 2006 by
In one of the odder bowl scenarios in recent memory, the winner of the Big XII title game will most likely play in the Fiesta Bowl against Boise State. The loser? They will get an SEC power like LSU, Arkansas,...
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