I hope all the talk and hype about Nebraska returning to it's football roots isn't just fluff to keep the fans busy in the off season! I just read an article about Carl Pelini and the restoration of of the "old school" values that Nebraska once had.
Read more…Just read this article here about the Husker boys hitting the weights a lot harder than in years past. Also, they are doing more explosive lifts and exercises, versus doing long distance training. Makes sense, right?
Here is a letter, supposedly(?) written by Osborne informing the students that they will be given a T-shirt when they pick up their student season tickets. He mentions that the shirt might not be red, suggesting a possible "blackout" in the stands. A
Read more…Pelini's job will take some time, right Husker Nation? We can't expect an undefeated season and a national championship trophy in his first year as head coach, correct? I just got done reading an article about Bo on rivals.com. Not really anything n
Read more…Coach Pelini suspended indefinitely 2 players from the team and kicked one player out of the program after they had a run in with the law this weekend. No names mentioned, but this is a GREAT indication that he will be in control of the conduct on an
Read more…Aleks Maric had his final home game as a senior yesterday. The Huskers played the Colorado buffaloes and handily beat them. Maric had a great last game - he had 17 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, and 0 turnovers. He also was 1-3 on 3 pointers. I watc
Read more…Help Herbie win this NCAA Football 2009 mascot contest! The winner will be on the cover of the Wii NCAA Football 2009 game package. Go here to vote. Go here for background info on everyones favorite mascot, Herbie:)
A San Diego entrepreneur, Marcus Katz, has plans on calling Tom Osborne to see if Lincoln (and the University) would rent out Memorial Stadium on Saturdays this spring and summer. The AAFL has it's inaugural season this year, and is starting off with
Read more…Bo Pelini had a press conference this past Wednesday where he talked about 2008 recruiting class, the recruiting "hype", and "southern speed" Concerning the new Husker players for '08, he said that everyone is starting out the same. The walk-ons and
Read more…Here's a listing of the new Husker recruits for the 2008 football season: Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown Antonio Bell WR 6-2 177 Daytona Beach, Fla. Will Compton ATH 6-2 214 Bonne Terre, Mo. Ben Cotton TE 6-6 217 Ames, Iowa Alfonzo Dennard DB 5-10 1
Read more…One thing we verified this year is that Bo's Defense can win Championships. I watched the game last night with a lot of anticipation, knowing that he had spent a lot of time away from the team and was worried that he might have lost the team. But, ap
Read more…Thanks to Pete Carroll and his coaching suggestions to Frank Solich, we now have Bo Pelini as our head coach. Monte Kiffin also played a part in recommending Pelini to Nebraska. Kiffin told Bo, "You win there, and they'll love you forever.". You can
Read more…I came across this page here that makes a derogatory mark against our lovable mascot, Lil Red! I must admit, I wasn't too sure of Lil Red when he first came out. I was always a Herbie the Husker fan. I have come to accept Lil Red is his cartoony cut
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Read more…I never knew Pelini was such a standout athlete as a younger man! Just got done reading a great article from the World Herald that tells about Pelini's beginnings and growing up in Youngstown, Ohio. It mentions some other notable football coaches tha
Read more…As many of you know, Barney Cotton is returning to the University of Nebraska as the Offensive line coach. Another title given to him by Pelini is, "associate coach". We have yet to find out what this title means. Cotton was at Iowa State for three
Read more…Here's the latest list I could find. If there's any updates, feel free to comment and correct me.
2008 NU football commitments
| Name |
School/Town |
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| In-state |
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| Sean Fisher |
Millard North |
LB |
6-5 |
210 |
| Ricky Henry |
Omaha Burke |
OL |
6-4 |
300 |
Is former Husker quarterback, Sam Keller, NFL material? If you'd ask Keller himself, he would confidently tell you "yes". At the moment, he is still recovering from his collar bone injury he suffered in the Texas game this year. He'll be able to sta
Read more…Nebraska Mens basketball upsets Ducks in OT! Nice job Doc! Coach Sadler has steadily improved the mens basketball team ever since he's been here. Beating the Oregon Ducks in overtime is a testament to this.
Pelini has been with LSU for the past three years. Next week LSU will be playing in the National Championship game - it wasn't even a question if he would go back to take care of the defensive coaching for this game. "It's the right thing to do", Pe
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