Sunday, October 23, 2011

Bay Area Huskers E-News 10/21/11

Hey Bay Area Husker Fans!

Sorry for the late delivery this week.  It was nice to have a bye week, but now I’ve got more stuff to pass along and what seems like less time to gather it…better get with it!

What a comeback!  As the announcers said in the game, this was the largest deficit (21 points) comeback in Husker history!

We only need one more win to become Bowl Eligible, so this week’s game against an old rival, Minnesota, could be the one to make the difference.  Of course there are 6 more games to play so its always better to look on the bright side and hope for an 11-1 season and a rematch against Wisconsin in the Big 10 Championship game.  Oh well, gotta do what the coaches always say…take ‘em one at a time!  Go Huskers, Beat The Gophers!

Go Big Red, White and Blue,
Carl

Watch Parties:
 
All watch sites will be able to pick up the game this Saturday.  ABC is broadcasting the game regionally, and ESPN2 will cover those areas that televise another game.  Kickoff is at 12:30 Pacific Time so get there early, grab some lunch and cheer on the Huskers!

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HUSKERS TAKE ON THE GOPHERS…

Game 7: Nebraska at Minnesota
Oct. 22, 2011 | TCF Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, Minn. | 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time

The Matchup

After a bye week at the midpoint of its 2011 schedule, Nebraska begins the second half of its regular season this Saturday afternoon when the Huskers travel to Minneapolis to take on the Golden Gophers. The game from Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium will be televised regionally on ABC with kickoff set for shortly after 12:30 p.m. PT. The game can be seen on ESPN2 in markets not carrying the contest on ABC affiliates.


The Series
 

Nebraska has played Minnesota more times than any other Big Ten opponent. Saturday's game will be the 52nd all-time meeting between the two schools, but the first since 1990. Nebraska has won 14 straight in the series, but Minnesota holds a 28-21-2 overall edge.

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HUSKERS STORM BACK FOR 34-27 WIN OVER BUCKEYES…

Lincoln, Neb. - Darkness had long since fallen, and the rain was falling steadily in Memorial Stadium on Saturday night. A hush had also fallen over the more than 85,000 strong after visiting Ohio State went up 27-6 early in the third quarter.

Then Lavonte David made arguably the biggest play of the season for the Huskers. On what appeared to be another first-down carry for Buckeye quarterback Braxton Miller, David stripped the ball and recovered a fumble that set up the Huskers' struggling offense with a short field at the OSU 23.

Two plays later, Taylor Martinez and the Big Red offense were struggling no more, as the sophomore quarterback sprinted 18 yards untouched for a touchdown to cut Ohio State's lead to 27-13 and give the NCAA-record 315th consecutive sellout crowd at Memorial Stadium reason for hope.

Within an hour, hope had turned to euphoria as Nebraska rolled to the biggest comeback in school history with a 34-27 victory over Ohio State for the Huskers' first-ever Big Ten Conference victory. NU's Homecoming win moved the 14th-ranked Huskers to 5-1 on the season, including 1-1 in the Big Ten. Ohio State slipped to 3-3 overall and 0-2 in the conference.

David, who led the Huskers with 13 tackles, played one of the hero roles for Nebraska, while the sophomore quarterback Martinez and junior I-back Rex Burkhead played heroic roles on offense.

Martinez and Burkhead joined forces for the 69th dual-100-yard rushing effort in school history, despite the NU offense struggling to just 37 rushing yards in the first half. Burkhead, who finished with 119 yards and a score on a career-high 26 carries, rushed for 96 yards in the fourth quarter alone. Martinez finished with 102 yards and a score on just 17 carries, including 93 yards on 12 carries after halftime.

Martinez also completed a season-high 16 passes on 22 attempts for 191 yards and two touchdowns to finish the night with 293 total yards. Burkhead added a career-high five catches for 59 yards and a score.

On the Blackshirts' defensive series following David's forced fumble, linebacker Sean Fisher made a big play by taking on a Buckeye blocker to stop Miller. The hit also sent Miller, who had rushed 10 times for 91 yards including several key third-down conversions on scrambling runs, to the sideline with an injury.

With Miller on the sideline, Joe Bauserman and the Buckeye offense stalled. The Huskers got another defensive stop, and Martinez pulled the Big Red within a touchdown by finding Quincy Enunwa on a 36-yard scoring strike to cut the OSU lead to 27-20 with 1:44 left in the third quarter.

The Blackshirts continued to stifle Bauserman and the Buckeyes, and the Huskers tied the score on Burkhead's career-long 30-yard touchdown reception from Martinez with 7:44 to play.

Converted wide receiver Stanley Jean-Baptiste then made the biggest play of his Husker career in his first appearance as a cornerback, producing a leaping interception to give Nebraska a shot at the victory.

Martinez and Burkhead capitalized again, as Burkhead capped NU's four-play, 78-yard game-winning
drive with a 17-yard scoring burst down the Ohio State sideline with 5:10 left in the game.

The Buckeyes were unable to mount any offensive threat, and the Husker offense ran out the clock before taking a knee at the OSU 24 to end the game.

Ohio State struck first, marching 56 yards on 13 plays in 7:44 culminating with Drew Basil's 41-yard field goal to make it 3-0 Buckeyes with 7:16 left in the first quarter.

Nebraska answered with Brett Maher's 50-yard field goal just 1:52 later, which was setup by Ameer Abdullah's 38-yard kickoff return.

Ohio State closed the quarter by driving 80 yards in seven plays, capped by Braxton Miller's 32-yard touchdown pass to Jake Stoneburner to carry a 10-3 lead into the second quarter.

The Buckeyes firmed their grip on the lead with Carlos Hyde's 63-yard touchdown run to score on a one-play drive and give OSU a 17-3 lead with 12:46 left in the half.

Maher trimmed to the Husker deficit to 17-6 with a 34-yard field goal with 2:44 left. After the Blackshirts forced a three-and-out by the Buckeyes, the Huskers threw an interception on a deep route with 15 seconds left in the half.

Ohio State capitalized on Basil's 35-yard field goal as time expired in the half to send the Buckeyes to the locker room with a 20-6 advantage.

OSU had 246 total yards at the half, including 178 rushing yards, while NU had just 117 yards, including just 37 on the ground. Martinez completed 10-of-13 passes in the half for 80 yards, including 10 straight to open the game, but did throw one interception.

Miller completed 4-of-6 passes for 68 yards for the Buckeyes and rushed seven times for 79 yards in the opening half.

Nebraska finished the game with 423 yards of total offense, including 232 rushing yards and 191 passing. Ohio State managed 351 total yards, but just 105 in the second half. OSU finished with 243 rushing yards, but just 65 after halftime.

Nebraska will enjoy the weekend off before returning to Big Ten Conference road action at Minnesota on Saturday, Oct. 22.

Scoring Summary
Final: #14 Nebraska 34, Ohio State 27
Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011
Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Neb.)

First Quarter (OSU, 10-3)
OSU - 7:16 - Drew Basil 41 FG - 13 plays, 56 yards, 7:44, OSU 3-0
NU - 5:15 - Brett Maher 50 FG - 5 plays, 21 yards, 1:52, 3-3
OSU - 1:51 - Jake Stoneburner 32 pass from Braxton Miller (Basil kick) - 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:24, OSU 10-3

Second Quarter (OSU, 20-6)
OSU - 12:46 - Carlos Hyde 63 run (Basil kick) - 1 play, 58 yards, 0:10, OSU 17-3
NU - 2:44 - Maher 34 FG - 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:43, OSU 17-6
OSU - 0:00 - Basil 35 FG - 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:15, OSU 20-6

Third Quarter (OSU, 27-20)
OSU - 10:53 - Hyde 1 run (Basil kick) - 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:02, OSU 27-13
NU - 7:23 - Taylor Martinez 18 run (Maher kick) - 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:31, OSU 27-13
NU - 1:44 - Quincy Enunwa 36 pass from Martinez (Maher kick) - 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:37, OSU 27-20

Fourth Quarter (NU, 34-27)
NU - 7:35 - Rex Burkhead 30 pass from Martinez (Maher kick) - 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:51,
27-27
NU - 5:10 - Burkhead 17 run (Maher kick) - 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:19, NU 34-27

Final: #14 Nebraska 34, Ohio State 27
Attendance: 85,426
Time of Game: 3:14
Game Start: 7:07 p.m. (central)


OSBORNE PRAISES FANS FOR THEIR ROLE IN GREATEST COMEBACK…
RANDY YORK’S N-SIDER
Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne says the Huskers' 34-27 triumph over Ohio State last weekend was the school's greatest comeback ever, and he wants to make sure Big Red fans get credit for their role in the outcome. "It looked pretty grim early in the third quarter," Osborne as he prepared to host his monthly radio program Tuesday night on the Huskers Sports Network.

"We realized it (coming back) could happen, but the odds seemed to be slipping away that we would get back in the game," Osborne said. "Then we got that fumble recovery when Lavonte David stripped the ball, followed by a couple of quick touchdowns. All of a sudden, the momentum shifted. The crowd got back into it, and it became a fairly electric environment."

The crowd helped the Huskers keep fighting. "We have great fans, and we need to acknowledge that and commend them for their loyalty," Osborne said, adding that the Huskers are going to need that same fever-pitch level of support as Nebraska competes to win the Legends Division and a chance to play in the first-ever Big Ten Conference Championship Game in Indianapolis.

"There's a lot to play for, and we're going to need everybody's support," Osborne said.

"What we can't have is a lot of division. You don't want to see a lot of nit-picking. I mean, you can always find something wrong. It seems like we've finally gotten to the point where we're obsessed with the defense or the offense or the passing game or the kicking game or this individual or that individual. We can't spend all of our time talking about those things. There are so many other things that go into winning."

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HUSKERS IN THE NFL – WEEK 6…

A total of 30 former Huskers were on an NFL roster this weekend for week six of the season. The group was led by former linebacker Scott Shanle, who finished with six tackles and two PBU's for the New Orleans Saints in their loss to Tampa Bay.

In one of the more anticipated games of the weekend, Ndamukong Suh and Kyle Vanden Bosch couldn't get the Detroit Lions over the hump against the San Francisco 49ers, falling by a score of 25-19. Both Suh and Vanden Bosch recorded two tackles, while Vanden Bosch also tallied a sack for seven yards.

Roy Helu touched the ball four times against division rival Philadelphia, gaining six yards on two carries and 11 yards on two receptions for the Washington Redskins. Alex Henery was perfect for Philadelphia, connecting on both field goals (28, 24) and both extra point attempts in the Eagles' 20-13 victory.

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CRICK SUFFERS SEASON-ENDING INJURY…

Nebraska Head Coach Bo Pelini has issued the following statement on senior defensive tackle Jared Crick:

"After further examination on Tuesday, it was determined that Jared Crick has a torn pectoral muscle and he will be out for the remainder of the season.

"I feel extremely bad for Jared. He is a young man who has represented this program in a first-class manner throughout his career. He made an unselfish decision to come back to Nebraska for his senior year and earn his degree, which he did this summer. He has also been a leader on and off the field and a young man who has made a positive impact in our community. Jared has a bright future in front of him on the field at the professional level. I know he will bounce back from this, and become a stronger player and person.

"It is a tough blow for our football team to lose a player of Jared's caliber, but we have players that are capable of stepping up and filling the void."

Crick ranks eighth on the Nebraska career sacks list with 20, including 9.5 in both 2009 and 2010. He also has 35 career tackles for loss and 167 career tackles. Crick was a first-team All-Big 12 selection in both 2009 and 2010.



CCS Night of Legends (Updated) 2/25/12

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NEBRASKA-MICHIGAN STATE PICKED FOR NATIONAL BROADCAST…

The Big Ten Conference announced Monday that ESPN/ABC has chosen to use one of its allowable six-day picks to determine the start time and network for Nebraska's Oct. 29 game against Michigan State in Lincoln. The network also placed the six-day pick designation on the Illinois at Penn State game on that day.

One of the two games will be televised at 9 a.m. PDT on ESPN or ESPN2, and the other game will be televised at 12:30 p.m. PDT on ABC (ESPN2 in areas not available on ABC affiliate).
The game time and network will be determined after games of this Saturday, Oct. 22.

Other Big Ten games selected for telecast on Oct. 29 include, Purdue at Michigan (11 a.m. CT, ESPN or ESPN 2), Northwestern at Indiana (11 a.m. CT, BTN), Iowa at Minnesota (2:30 p.m. CT, BTN) and Wisconsin at Ohio State (7 p.m. CT, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2).

Nebraska's matchup at Minnesota this Saturday will be televised by ABC with kickoff set for shortly after 12:30 p.m. PT. Areas not seeing the game on their ABC affiliate can watch the telecast on ESPN2.

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HUSKERS HOST NO. 1 ILLINOIS IN BIG TEN SHOWDOWN…

No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 1 Illinois • Saturday, Oct. 22 • NU Coliseum • 7 p.m.
Web Video: BTN2Go
TV: BTN (Tape Delay, Sunday, Oct. 23 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.)
Radio: Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and KTWI 93.3 FM in Omaha, and on Huskers.com
Live Stats: huskers.com


The No. 4 Nebraska volleyball team will host the No. 1 Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday, Oct. 22 at the NU Coliseum at 7 p.m. The match will air via tape delay on BTN on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

The Huskers (16-1, 9-0) swept Iowa 3-0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-11) on Wednesday night. Illinois swept Northwestern 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-19) on Wednesday.

The last time the Huskers played a No. 1 team in the Coliseum was when No. 1 Stanford played in the State Farm Volleyball Classic in Lincoln in 1995. Stanford beat the Huskers 3-1

Illinois and Nebraska have met 21 times, with NU holding a 15-5-1 record over the Illini. The last time the two programs met was on Sept. 11, 2010. The Huskers outlasted Illinois in a 3-2 victory (21-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-14, 16-14).

Fans can listen to all of the action with John Baylor and Diane Mendenhall on the 25-station Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and Twister 93.3 FM in Omaha. Fans outside the state will also be able to catch the live audio feed for free on Huskers.com.

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HUSKERS HOST FINAL HOME GAMES OF 2011…

Lincoln - The Nebraska soccer team (6-8-1, 3-5-0 Big Ten) will host its final two home games of the 2011 season this week when Iowa and No. 25 Illinois visit the Nebraska Soccer Field. The Hawkeyes will make the trip to Lincoln on Thursday, Oct. 20, for a 4 p.m. kickoff, while the Fighting Illini and Huskers will square off on Sunday, Oct. 23, for Senior Day at 1 p.m. Both games will be streamed live on BTN.com (premium account needed) and live stats will be available on Huskers.com.

The Huskers are coming off a weekend road split at Penn State and Ohio State. NU dropped a tough 5-4 decision to the No. 15 Nittany Lions, on Friday, but then bounced back with a 3-2 win over the Buckeyes on Sunday. With three games left on the regular-season schedule, the Huskers still have a shot at making the Big Ten Tournament.

Iowa, who is receiving votes in the latest NSCAA poll, enters Thursday's game with an 11-3-2 overall record, but is just 3-3-2 in conference games. The Hawkeyes haven't won or lost consecutive games during Big Ten play and are coming off a 4-0 loss at Penn State. On the road during conference play Iowa is 2-1-1, with wins over Indiana (1-0) and Ohio State (1-0), while they tied Purdue (1-1) and lost to Penn State (4-0).

The No. 25 Fighting Illini enter the week as one of the hottest teams in the conference. After starting Big Ten play with a 2-2 tie to Iowa and then consecutive losses to Ohio State and Penn State, Illinois as reeled off five consecutive wins to hold the No. 2 spot in the conference standings behind Penn State. The Fighting Illini will be looking for their sixth straight win on Thursday when they travel to Northwestern, before making the their trip to Lincoln.

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Capital Christian School is pleased to unveil a new event for the 2011-12 school year. The Night of Legends will be a yearly occasion, featuring great local cuisine and a nationally recognized keynote speaker from the world of athletics. CCS is honored to announce that Coach Tom Osborne will be the keynote speaker for our inaugural event on February 25th, 2012 in Sacramento, California. Ticket prices are the following: $50 for individual seats; $380 for a table of 8 seats; and sponsorship opportunities from $1,000-$5,000. All sponsors will participate in a "Meet and Greet" with Coach Osborne before the dinner event. We truly hope your alumni membership will accept our invitation and join us for this historic evening with Tom Osborne. An online ticket ordering portal should be available on the CCS website before the end of 2011 for online credit and debit card purchases.
Before that date, please contact my office, by telephone or email, to buy tickets, tables, or sponsorship blocks.

Sincerely,
Scott Wasdin
Director of Development
Capital Christian School
9470 Micron Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95827
(916) 856-5611 Ext. 1775
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ALUMNI NUz…

Nebraska Alumni Association life members were among the guests at a private reception the night before the Huskers' Big Ten Conference opener. Husker alumni and fans were treated to a program featuring Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman.
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWS
NAA Introduces New Life Membership Plans
This fall, the Nebraska Alumni Association has launched new payment plans to make life membership easier than ever.  You now have the option to register for automatic monthly withdrawals to make your membership payments simple – just set it and forget it until your life member pledge is paid off in one or three years.  Lifetime membership is one of the few ways you can lock in benefits, move up our football ticket lottery priority list and have a permanent impact on alumni giving statistics that boost Nebraska’s national academic rankings. Click here to start your lifetime membership today!


Innocents Society Alumni Group Forming
Were you a member of the Innocents Society as a senior at UNL? Would you like to connect (or re-connect) with fellow Innocents alumni? If the answer to both questions is "yes", we encourage you to take this brief survey. Your feedback will help determine the best opportunities for the new Innocents Society alumni affiliate group to serve you. If you have questions about this official Nebraska Alumni Association affiliate group, contact Brooke Heck, NAA senior director for alumni relations, or Emily Schlichting, Sergeant at Arms, 107th Class of the Innocents Society.

Follow the Huskers Through the Big Ten


A limited number of ticket and travel packages on the official Nebraska Alumni Association football tour to Michigan (Nov. 18-20) are still available, as well as passes for Husker Huddles at Penn State and Michigan. The association is also planning potential postseason trips to the Big Ten Championship and Nebraska’s bowl destination. For more information, visit our website, or call 888-353-1874.
Alumni Awards Nomination Deadline Approaching
Do you know of an alumnus who is making Nebraska proud through professional or community achievements? Do you know a student with outstanding leadership potential? Please consider nominating them for one of the association's awards! Nominations can be placed online through a simple form, and are due Nov. 1, 2011.

Alumni Quick Hits
  • Send us a photo of yourself dressed in Husker gear on any Big Ten opponent's campus for a chance to win tickets to the Big Ten Championship game! Click here for more information.
  • Seven outstanding alumni will return to campus during Alumni Masters Week Nov. 2-4. The alumni will interact with faculty and share career advice with students. Click here to read about the masters.
  • Postcards of Pride alumni volunteers share their UNL experiences with prospective students from their geographic region. Research shows that this type of contact is one of the most important considerations for students and parents when choosing a university or college. Learn more, or volunteer today on HuskerAlum.org.
UNIVERSITY NEWS
"Mr. Baseball" Bob Uecker will present next Carson Lecture

The second Johnny Carson Lectureship, hosted by UNL’s Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, will feature Bob Uecker, former Major League Baseball player, sportscaster, comedian and actor known as "Mr. Baseball." The event is at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, in the Howell Theatre, located on the first floor of the Temple Building at 12th and R streets on UNL's city campus.  Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film Director Paul Steger and retired WOWT Sports Director Dave Webber will visit with Uecker about his nearly 60-year career in sports, broadcasting and entertainment. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, click here.


Speech and debate team wins Big Ten title
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln speech and debate team became the first Nebraska team to win a Big Ten title with its victory at the Conference Challenge Tournament, Oct. 8-9 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. UNL led the field with a two-day point total of 261 points, ahead of tournament host and second-place finisher Northwestern at 138 points. The Cornhusker speech and debate team has placed among the top 20 teams nationally each of the past 16 years. To learn more, click here

Innovation Campus Director Named

Dan Duncan, assistant dean and director of the Agricultural Research Division at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been named executive director of Nebraska Innovation Campus. Duncan's primary responsibility is to attract private sector tenants for Innovation Campus by engaging faculty as well as assuring that the development itself will respond to private-sector needs. Nebraska Innovation Campus will be a premier private/public-sector sustainable research campus that capitalizes on research growth and expertise of UNL faculty to strengthen the economic growth potential of the state and the university. Located on 232 acres north of City Campus at the site of the former state fairgrounds, it has been in the planning and predevelopment stages after coming into university possession Jan. 1, 2010. For more information, click here.

ATHLETICS NEWS
Nebraska Unveils Hendricks Training Complex
After 17 months of construction, the Hendricks Training Complex was officially dedicated Oct. 13. The 84,000-square-foot facility adjacent to the Bob Devaney Sports Center is the new home for the men’s and women’s basketball programs, as well as the wrestling program. Many of Nebraska’s other sports will benefit from the $18.7 million new facility, which includes a 5,000-square-foot weight room, a completely renovated athletic training area that tripled the size of the previous area at the Devaney Center and a nutrition station, similar to the one in the Osborne Athletic Complex. To read more and view photos, click here.
Osborne Praises Fans for Role in Comeback
Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne says the Huskers' 34-27 triumph over Ohio State last weekend was the school's greatest comeback ever, and he wants to make sure Big Red fans get credit for their role in the outcome. To read more about Osborne’s thoughts on the fans, the Ohio State game and the 2011 season, click here.
Nebraska Volleyball on TV

Four Nebraska volleyball matches in the next month will be televised, including three nationally. Fans can watch the Huskers’ matches against Iowa (Oct. 19, NET), Illinois (Big Ten Network tape delay, Oct. 24), at Penn State (Oct. 29, BTN) and vs. Minnesota (Nov. 16, BTN). For air times and a complete schedule, click here.

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From the Colmbus (Ohio) Dispatch.com:

Rob Oller's observations on yesterday's game:

The game at hand

Short-attention-span synopsis: Speechless. Brax down and out. Boz up and (way) over. Silver bullets early, BBs late. Nebraska defense does quick-change act from Black Skirts back to Blackshirts.

Pregame buzz: One word: Gulp. After watching what happened to the offense last week against Michigan State, it wasn't entirely clear whether the Buckeyes could move the ball against the Little Sisters of the Poor, much less Nebraska. But nobody expected the Cornhuskers to come out playing like "nones." Then Braxton Miller grabbed his right leg, and the Huskers grabbed the game.

Worth the trip? True, you can see mile after mile of cornfields without leaving Ohio, but for a while, it was quite the treat for traveling fans to watch their Buckeyes shuck the Huskers. Then things changed, and those happy travelers became horrified Children of the Corn.
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PENNY POST CARDS FROM NEBRASKA….a visit down memory lane…

Check out the post cards from your home county!

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OMAHA WORLD HERALD ARTICLES…


With Crick out, DTs try to fill void
The promising backups who have helped transform Nebraska's defensive tackle spot into one of the team's deepest position groups will now be relied upon to collectively replace a star. Defensive tackle Jared Crick will miss the remainder of his senior season after tearing a pectoral muscle, NU coach Bo Pelini announced in a statement Wednesday.


McKewon: A huge win, and a great opportunity
Like manna from heaven, Lavonte David's strip-and-fumble recovery against Ohio State swung Nebraska's fortunes in a game — and season — as much as any single play in recent Husker memory. It triggered the biggest comeback in school history. It gave Taylor Martinez the chance to engineer that comeback. And it juiced a Memorial Stadium crowd like it hasn't been since 2009 Oklahoma.

Barfknecht: Peevish postgame does NU no favors
It's time, again, to address the Nebraska football program's elephant in the room. Or, more accurately, the guy at the podium, head coach Bo Pelini. On Saturday night, after the biggest comeback in Husker history and an incredibly important win over Ohio State, Pelini short-answered the media and acted peeved that a World-Herald writer had the gall in a column last Friday to analyze his coaching and his quarterback's play

David sets tone on sideline, then forces key turnover
Before the historic, unforgettable, rain-soaked comeback in Nebraska's first Big Ten home game — before quarterback Taylor Martinez rose above the boos to a career-defining moment — there was No. 4, preaching hope. Ohio State had just taken a 27-6 third-quarter lead over the Huskers. Defensive coordinator Carl Pelini threw up his arms in frustration, then crouched on the turf with his miniature white board, furiously scribbling solutions.

54 minutes to save a season
It was 9:16 p.m. An historic night at Memorial Stadium was turning into a disaster. The Huskers were staring at another embarrassment in prime time, an 0-2 Big Ten start and countless national punch lines. What had gone so wrong? And where would a once-promising season go from here? Ohio State led 27-6 with 8 minutes left in the third quarter. It was third-and-5 at the Buckeyes 17-yard line. Braxton Miller took the shotgun snap.


TCU accepted an invitation to join the Big 12 on Monday night, seizing an opportunity to be a part of a conference with natural geographic rivals despite the league’s recent instability. The board of trustees unanimously approved the move and Chancellor Victor Boschini Jr. made the expected announcement in front a packed room of more than 200 people.

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OTHER NEWS FROM THE HOMELAND…
* Nebraska has record comeback in 34-27 win over Ohio State

   Ohio State lost its quarterback, lost its cool, lost its lead and
   then lost to No. 14 Nebraska as the Huskers claimed a 34-27
   comeback-victory over the Buckeyes in their first Big Ten conference
   home game.  So: Was this a break out game for the Huskers, or did NU
   get lucky when the Buckeyes' quarterback got hurt?
http://nebraska.statepaper.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2011/10/09/4e917b445522f

* GOP redistricting worked: Obama less likely to carry 2nd District in 2012

   Nebraska’s Republican-dominated Legislature succeeded in making it
   a lot tougher for President Obama to compete for one of Nebraska’s
   five electoral votes in 2012,  according to new poll data.
http://nebraska.statepaper.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2011/10/10/4e92d4929b7bb

* Ohio State fans say they got a great welcome in Nebraska

   After Saturday's game at Nebraska, Ohio State alumni, fans and even a
   former player and Heisman Trophy winner all agree — it's great to
   have the Cornhuskers in the Big Ten conference.  This story from
   Columbus by Pat Brennan quotes some Ohio State fans who visited
   Lincoln - and love the experience.
http://nebraska.statepaper.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2011/10/10/4e92da75af52e

* Governor wants assurance Nebraska can determine Keystone XL Pipeline route

   Take a deep breath. Now, try to follow Gov. Dave Heineman's latest on
   the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, that would haul crude sand-tar oil
   from Alberta in Canada to the Gulf Coast of Texas.
http://nebraska.statepaper.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2011/10/07/4e8f568a04ae6

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