Darin Erstad Named New Nebraska Baseball Coach
The Lincoln Journal Star has confirmed that Darin Erstad will be named the new Husker baseball coach at a 3:30 PM press conference this afternoon. Erstad has never been held a head coaching position, having served last season as the team’s volunteer coach. He was supposed to help the team increase it’s hitting, and the team finished...
Big Ten Countdown: 28 – What if Tom Osborne is elected Governor of Nebraska?
We haven’t done a “What If” in awhile, so I thought I’d propose this one to you. In 2006, Tom Osborne ran for governor of Nebraska. When he announced he was running, most people in the state just assumed that he would win. After all, he had been a U.S. congressman from Nebraska’s 3rd district...
Bubba Starling Has Very Wise Sisters
Take some advice from me, Bubba Starling. Listen to your sisters. When your sister Jill says: I want him to go to Nebraska. I want to take road trips to Nebraska. I want to wear Husker red and watch him play.” Someday she’ll be 30. If you don’t go to Nebraska, she’ll remind you of it for...
Big Ten Countdown: 27 – The Death of Illibuck
In 1925, The Ohio State University and the University of Illinois-Champaign decided to create a rivalry trophy to celebrate the long standing game between the two schools. Back then, Illinois and Ohio State were huge rivals and would meet in the final game of the year. It was decided that the two schools would play...
Big Ten Countdown: 26 – Iowa and Nebraska used to play for laurels.
On September 23, 2000, Nebraska beat Iowa 42-13. This would be Nebraska’s 26th win against the Hawkeyes and up the overall record against Iowa to 26-12-2. Starting this year, we replace the Buffaloes with the Hawkeyes to finish up the regular season. It should be a fun game. People on both sides are eagerly anticipating...
Big Ten Countdown: 25 – The Old Oaken Bucket
Indiana and Purdue, two teams that Nebraska will not see in the regular season the next couple years, are in-state rivals. Thought Purdue holds a commanding lead in the series, this game means a lot to each school. So in 1925, it was decided that the two schools would play for a football trophy. A...
Hey Nebraska, Thanks For Everything (Really)
Hey Nebraska, Thanks For Everything (Really) We’ll miss you, Nebraska. It seems silly to say that, after you picked on us for so long. I know you let us win some basketball games along the way. (I mean you even let Greg McDermott win games against you! No one else was letting him do that!) Even...
Royals Take Starling with 5th Overall Pick
Royals Take Starling with 5th Overall Pick
Big Ten Countdown 24 – Red Grange Becomes A Legend, Iowa’s #24 Nile Kinnick
If you visit Nebraska-oriented web sites looking for information about the Huskers playing against the University of Illinois’ Red Grange, you’ll find articles about how the Nebraska defense shut him down in 1925, limiting him to 41 yards in a 14-0 Husker win. Fact is, Nebraska faced Grange twice before. In 1925, Illinois came to...
Mark "Bo" Pelini [Author’s note: Only dogs are actually named "Bo" and every male from Youngstown…
Mark “Bo” Pelini [Author's note: Only dogs are actually named "Bo" and every male from Youngstown not named Urban is named Mark, Jim or Robert by law since 1835] was a fairly popular Buckeye on some fairly unpopular Buckeye teams. Despite playing on some mediocre seven and eight-win squads that featured defenses that would not...
Terrelle Pryor Decides to Leave Ohio State Rather Than Face Further Penalties
Tuesday afternoon, suspended Ohio State quarterback announced that he was declaring for the NFL supplemental draft. Pryor, who was facing additional NCAA scrutiny over concerns over his cars. Pryor’s attorney disputed a recent Sports Illustrated report, saying it was “90% wrong.” But rather than continue to fight, Pryor is following the lead of former Ohio...
ESPN: Pryor Earned $20,000-$40,000 From Autographs
ESPN: Pryor Earned $20,000-$40,000 From Autographs Sometimes when you cut yourself and it’s bad enough you’re amazed at where all that blood is coming from. And then you begin to wonder when it will stop. Ohio State crossed that place last week.
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