Traditions

Blackshirts: If Not Now, When?

Comments 13 comments so far October 13, 2009 by Darren K. Carlson

Heading in to week 7 of the college football season, the Nebraska first-team defense is not wearing black practice jerseys. Is this significant? To the average fan, sure. The blackshirts are a symbol for Husker fans - they by black...

Husker Walk-On Program Becomes a Movie

Comments 6 comments so far July 20, 2009 by Darren K. Carlson

Last week, Brandon correctly pointed out that ESPN's recent visit to the Husker football program was really a love letter to the program, highlighting the good things about NU, particularly with an eye to Husker history. One element of the...

Who Will Rep the 308?

Comments 7 comments so far March 20, 2009 by Darren K. Carlson

Unless you are from Nebraska the headline of this story likely doesn't make much sense. And, even if you hail from the Good Life, it is probably still a bit odd. Those folks who are lucky (or unlucky) enough to...

Will Nebraska Ever Throw it Back?

Comments 16 comments so far September 18, 2008 by Brandon Vogel

Unless you watched Furman take on Virginia Tech on September 6, you probably missed something pretty spectacular: The Hokies actually looked good and it had nothing to do with their play on the field (which was underwhelming). No the...

Blackshirts, Depth Charts, and Captains - Oh My!

Comments 14 comments so far August 26, 2008 by Darren K. Carlson

It’s game week in Nebraska. The Huskers have an opponent ready to take the field on Saturday night. But most of the talk online, on the radio and around water coolers so far this week has centered on the Huskers...

HUSKER UP!

Comments 3 comments so far August 31, 2007 by Darren K. Carlson

The Husker's season opener is just one day away. You are having trouble focusing on your job or school work anyway. So, when you are ready to give up on your typical hum drum day and fully commit to...

A Moment for Nebraska Baseball

Comments 3 comments so far August 24, 2007 by Steve Hanway

Here at the Big Red Network, we’ve made a very conscious effort to provide football content every weekday (and every day in season). Our every day season begins Monday and there will be loads of football talk over the next...

Husker Haberdashery hurting since the loss of Herbie

Comments 5 comments so far December 22, 2006 by Jason Siffring

Editor's Note: This guest column is written by Brandon Vogel, aka HiPlainsDrifter. Brandon was recently named the "Next Great Sports Writer" by Fox Sports. Let’s face it. The Cotton Bowl is interesting for two reasons: 1) Nebraska is in it,...

Do we still applaud the opponent?

Comments 3 comments so far September 5, 2006 by Jason Siffring

The new Memorial Stadium improvements resulted in some notable changes to the game day experience. Long-time fans notice that the Huskers now enter and exit through the northwest stadium. This also means that NU opponents now enter and exit through...

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