2 posts tagged “huskers”
It what ESPN has dubbed the most "bizarre and unusual" season of college football, it's only "normal" that the (No. 4!) Mizzou Tigers and the (No. 2!!!!!) Kansas Jayhawks would face off for the Big 12 North title.
Though KU hung 76 on the Huskers earlier this season, I have a deep hatred for Mizzou stemming from the 2003 season when I witnessed in Columbia the Tigers beat the Huskers for the first time in 25 years, thus, I was cheering for Nebraska's neighbors to the south.
So while KU is the team coached by Jabba The Hutt (see photographic evidence below), Mizzou are actually this year's B12N Evil Empire.
(Which they then lost, sending Nebraska's program into a tailspin which saw two coach casualties--Callahan was fired at 7:30 a.m. CST today. Hopefully that is all about to change now that Dr. Tom is back to right the ship. That way when friggin Musburger and Herbstreit and all the other pinheads I can't stand talk about the "return of the Big 12 North," they won't sound like jackasses since they're overlooking the demise of the B12N's greatest program of all time.
So, a couple things are pretty darn exciting for me right about now. First, I went home for Labor Day because my cousin was getting married. It was really great being home (I took a couple extra days off work so I had some actual "relaxation/vacation" time) and my cousin's wedding was really nice--very Nebraska as it was at my aunt and uncle's farm and the groom and the groomsmen all wore black Wranglers. Fortunately, I got way fewer "So when are you getting married?"/"You're next!" comments than I thought I would, considering my cousin and I are the same age and the next one in the family is 19... Whew.
Anyway, while I was home, my brother loaned me his Wii to bring back to Ohio! He started classes at his new college last week, and he decided he was going to be too busy and needed to focus on writing his screenplays, so he wouldn't miss the Wii too much (that, and he just got an Xbox 360...). I gladly took the Wii off his hands... It's the first time I've had my own video game system since my Game Boy from like 1995. Seriously. Little brother was even nice enough to download some old school SNES game (Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong 2, Zelda, Metroid) for my enjoyment with the classic controller he sent along, too. Needless to say, the Wii has taken up a substantial part of my evenings since bringing it home. It's so so so much fun, though. Another good reason to forgo cable a bit longer, too...
Second, it's HUSKER SEASON! Few things make me happier than college football, and I spent all day yesterday watching games. Woot! The Big Red (2-0) didn't look too great against Wake Forest, though we eked out a win at the end. Hopefully, this is the one out-of-synch/nervous-jitters game they'll have, and everyone's heads will be in it next week when USC comes to town. It's gonna be a tough game, and I'm not sure what's going to happen. We're hard to beat at home, but USC is (fairly or not) the #1 team in the country. Of course, they had yesterday off, which may be a hindrance or a help. Time will tell. Regardless of what happens next week, I think the Huskers are going to have a great season (better than Michigan's, anyway, mwahahahaha), and we'll improve on our five-loss season from last year, for sure. Also, Nate and Tessa and I decided we are going to start our Bowl Game Trip tradition this season, so hopefully they'll end up going somewhere nice and warm this January. Yeah, I said January. :)
Of course, the downside to the recent trip home and the start of the Husker football season coinciding is my tendency to get a bit homesick. Husker games are always better when surrounded by other Husker fans (even if you're just watching the game in your basement living room), and Nebraska is truly beautiful in the summer. Being home (and watching the Nebraska v. Nevada game) makes me remember how much I really do like the state and that I would like to be closer to my family. If only I could transfer my current job to Omaha... Ah well. Watching the games are always a good connection to "back home," so it's another reason to be excited for the upcoming season.
In honor of a new college football season, I'm leaving you with a video from ESPN entitled "Kirk Herbstreit is a whining little girl." It's from last year's ESPN special where viewers voted on the best college football teams of all-time. Not surprisingly, the #1 and #2 teams happened to be the '95 Huskers and the '71 Huskers. Boo-yah!
Coming next... Why Mark May is the biggest A-Hole ever. After Lee Corso.
