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The New Math: The Day 10 Equals 12 - Or The Day Nebraska Finally Pushed the Big Ten to 12 Teams
Hard to believe it was a little over a year ago that this happened: The Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) announced unanimous approval today for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) to join the Big Ten Conference effective July 1, 2011, with competition to begin in all sports...
Quack Fix: Ducks fall short in comeback bid, Beavers want to play spoiler, and 5 other high-stakes Civil Wars
Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and reflect on another impressive Oregon season. Feel better? Good. Now enjoy your final regular season Morning Quack Fix: The Oregon men's basketball team, who trailed 44-24 at the half, came just short of notching an impressive comeback, falling to No. 9...
Nebraska Makes It Official, Will Join Big Ten In 2011
All right. After being put on hold for two days by Regents Chairman Bob Phares over purely trivial distinctions, we can now say, officially, that Nebraska will apply to join the Big Ten. And I, for one, totally appreciate Phares' efforts to make sure we all respect and appreciate official...
Big Ten Expansion Question and Answer on Nebraska's Candidacy with Corn Nation
Well, no matter what you keep hearing, Big Ten Expansion is an important topic. And it will remain so until we find something else to fill the void during the off season. Lord knows we're getting tired of writing the same thing about the basketball team (good start, fall apart down stretch, lose...
Shawn Watson Opens Up About the 2009 Offense - Conclusion: The 2010 Version Will Be Much Better
Tom Shatel sits down with Shawn Watson and conducts a pretty decent interview.... which is something different for Shatel. I don't recall him doing a lot of interviews, but, hey I'll give him credit where it's due for this one. Depth and injuries are standard fallback positions - never mind that...
Texas vs Alabama National Title Game Shows A Lot About Nebraska
Well, you have to admit, no one saw that coming. While plenty predicted an Alabama win, they certainly didn't predict Colt McCoy's injury and subsequent early exit from the national title game. At the time, the game was a one-sided butt-kicking in Texas' favor. After McCoy's exit, Texas' offense...
How Good-Looking is Your Head Coach's Sister?: The Moral Case for Abolishing Overtime in College Football
It’s always interesting to me how current events invariably confirm our preconceived notions, in sports at least as much so as in politics, religion, and most of the rest of life. For instance, no matter which side of the playoff divide you happened to claim, Boise State’s victory over Oklahoma in...
Review: "Then Osborne Said to Rozier..."
Steve Richardson's "Then Osborne Said to Rozier..." is a compilation of anecdotes and stories compiled from interviews with former Huskers from the Devaney, Osborne, and Solich eras. Some you may have heard before, such as Devaney's classic line "Excuse me ladies, I was looking for my football...
2007 - Good Bye And Good Riddance To A Sucky Year
2007, I take great pleasure in burying thee, you year of great suckage. If ever there is a time machine invented, you're one of the last dead years I'm coming back to see. It wasn't a great personal year for me. The year started with my older brother Jim suffering a massive heart attack at the...
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