Corn Flakes is ready to tailgate!

by JLew on Jun 26, 2009 11:01 AM CDT in Corn Flakes

Nebraska sets first three games for PPV telecasts
Sept. 5: Florida Atlantic, 6 p.m.
Sept. 12: Arkansas State, 1 p.m.
Sept. 26: Louisiana-Lafayette, 6 p.m.
2 night games? That should make for some great tailgating!

James Dobson's philosophy is simple

"We're not training body builders, power lifters, Olympic lifters. We're not training track athletes," Dobson said, sort of downplaying the complexities of his job. "You look at the game of football, what are the demands? We try to mimic those in how we train."

He has done a fabulous job thus far.

Heisman Pundit Ranks Ndamukong Suh Third Best DT Nationally
Which leads me to ask - should we be helping Suh with the coverage? Should we?

How sacks skew rushing statistics in college football - Big 12 - ESPN

This pains me to write this, but the NFL actually does something better than college football. I've always been a college apologist, for obvious reasons. The color and pageantry of Saturday football far outstrips the professional counterpart. And the style of play, in my opinion, is just better with college football. But I will admit that the NFL does one thing right. They have separated the sacks from rushing statistics, providing a truer picture of how a team is running the ball or stopping the run.

Husker recruit upbeat about academic situation
If Martin make the grades, then I think that NU will have 100% qualified for play this fall. Does this mean Mike will be excited about the recruits now?

Husker Academic Tradition Thrives in 2008-09

Husker student-athletes produced another stellar year at the University of Nebraska, continuing NU’s tradition of academic success. Nebraska increased its nation-leading total of CoSIDA Academic All-Americans across all sports to 269 with six honorees in 2008-09, while also setting a conference record with an astounding 172 academic All-Big 12 selections during the year. Grand Island, Neb., natives Todd Peterson and Tyler Wortman added to Nebraska football’s prestigious academic tradition. Peterson and Wortman both earned second-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors for Coach Bo Pelini’s Husker football team, giving Nebraska 98 all-time academic All-Americans in football. To put that number in perspective, Texas ranks second in football academic All-Americans among Big 12 Conference schools with 30, while Oklahoma is the only other Big 12 school with more than 20

Enthusiasm for NU goes beyond borders
Nice story about how large Husker Nation really is.

Tulsa World: Stoops is college football's $5 million man

Also an "Additional Stay Benefit," of $800,000 will be paid following Jan. 1, 2011. Factoring in the $700,000 bonus already in place, as well as the automatic $200,000 annual private-funds bump also built into the contract, Stoops stands to make $4.875 million in 2011. And that’s before performance-based bonuses also included in the deal. Should the Sooners compete for the Big 12 championship and a BCS bowl that season, as is typical under the coach, Stoops would clear the $5 million mark.

Don't look for Stoops to be leaving OU for a while.

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I don’t get excited about recruits. Period. I get excited when they arrive on campus and they start competing against D-1 talent.

by Husker Mike on Jun 27, 2009 4:59 PM CDT reply actions

Not a little happy

about all of them making it to campus? More players means more chances that some will work out as D-1 players.

You can't possibly be a scientist if you mind people thinking that you're a fool.
~Wanko the Sane

by JLew on Jun 27, 2009 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions

You have to be happy/excited.

Getting all 20 players qualified with little drama is always a great sign. These kids were motivated to get into College and they achieved that. Yes many may not fully pan out, but you never know which ones will be the studs so getting all of them on campus is important to increase your odds. Besides I really like a lot of the players in that class.

by caveman99 on Jun 30, 2009 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Don't look for Stoops to be leaving OU for a while.

I live in Oklahoma City and listen to local sports talk about 5 hours a day, this doesn’t make me an expert, but I’m not as confident as you about Stoops’ long term employment plans. I’m not telling you to put any money on it but the grumblings from the general population is growing louder. It’s hard to imagine not being satisfied with the success his program has had over the last several years, but if you remember the Huskers were in the same boat back in the 80s and early 90s, not being able to win the big one. His USC loss was embarrassing, not to mention the West Virginia fiasco, and for that matter I still hear complaints about the K-State Big 12 championship game. Texas has been more successful lately, and this year they travel to Lubbock, which has been very difficult for Stoops. If the Huskers could shock the nation in Lincoln and upset his program, Stoops might leave sooner than expected.

by husker-in-ok on Jun 30, 2009 11:00 AM CDT reply actions

I'm not sure who they bring in then

Plus fans being upset doesn’t seem to match-up with what the University is doing with his salary.

Can you imagine the fall-out if they did fire Stoops? Hell NU caught hell after they fired Solich with a 10 9 and 3 record.

You can't possibly be a scientist if you mind people thinking that you're a fool.
~Wanko the Sane

by JLew on Jun 30, 2009 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions

OU fans should remember the names

…Howard Schnellenberger and John Blake before they ever start a “fire Bob Stoops” campaign. I mean, it took Bill Callahan for many fans to appreciate what Frank Solich did for Nebraska. (And some still don’t…)

by Husker Mike on Jul 1, 2009 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions