Corn Nation - Time for A Roll Call

1. I’m a UNL Junior.

2. I was born and raised in Minden, Nebraska. As you might be able to guess, I live in Lincoln.

3. I’d have to say Oklahoma. I think our schools (had) a really special relationship, and I see a lot of NU in OU.

4. Google is a wonderful thing.

5. How can it be anyone but T.O.?

6. This’ll probably get me exiled from the board, but I’m not a beer drinker (yeah, I know, college student and football fan who doesn’t drink beer, there’s something wrong with me.)

1. Connection: Raised as a fan, then married a UNL student.

2. Born & Residence: Born in Oxford, NE, raised in Fairbury, NE, then traveled the USA. Currently reside in Brush, CO

3. Other teams/why: My grandfather was a Kentucky Wildcat Basketball fanatic, so I have picked up the ’Cats as my NCAA basketball team – other then that…it is all NU.

4. Corn Nation? I think I found a link to a different SB Nation team and looked to see if the Huskers had a page. When they did, I became a member and have come back daily ever since. This is the only page I check on a consistent basis, so I say Job Well Done to you all. I really enjoy everything you do here.

5. Drinks? I would say Jason Peter. That dude has lead such an amazing life and has such a great comeback story that I would really enjoy spending an evening with him just to get more details than his book offered.

6. Your red beer? I would normally say Blasphemy because I only drink craft brews and would never ruin what the beer should be. For this, however, I will say V8 just because I HATE tomato juice.

1. I grew up in Omaha and I have been a Husker fan for as long as I can remember.

2. Moved to Omaha at a young age and lived there until I was 18. I moved to Minneapolis, MN in 2004 to attend the University of Minnesota. I still reside in the Twin Cities (and I am a regular at Joe Senser’s on Saturdays in the fall).

3. As a U of M alum, I unfortunately have a soft spot in my heart for the Golden Gophers, but I encourage all Husker fans to make the journey up to MPLS once Big Ten play starts in order to see the Gophers’ beautiful new home—TCF Bank Stadium.

4. SI.com pointed me in the right direction.

5. I’d go back in time and have a few beers with Tom Osborne on the night of January 2, 1984. I’ve always wanted to know what his thoughts were immediately after electing to go for 2 and missing.

6. Killian’s Irish Red-A wonderful way to incorporate my family’s name and my love for the Big Red!

1. Moved to Omaha in 1972. Wasn’t even a football fan. When my youngest boy started playing little league football I became a fan and the rest is history.

2. South Dakota

3. OU. Respect for the rivalry.

4. Stumbled across it somehow a couple of years ago.

5. T.O.

6. Can’t drink beer anymore, (it kills my medication) a cold one with V8 sounds mighty good.

1. UNL Alumn- BA in English 1990
2. Raised in Lincoln/Scottsbluff and currently reside in Chicago near Wrigley Field.
3. I am a nut for ‘the other football’ and spend too much time obsessing over Arsenal in the EPL.
4. I think I landed on Corn Nation via an EDSBS link many moons ago
5. I’ve been lucky enough to meet TO a few times, but I always wondered how Devaney came to the decision to bolt Wyoming for NU. I’d choose Devaney.
6. If its beer, I’m adding tomato juice. I’ll save the V8 for the Bloody Mary at the Embassy on a fall Saturday.

1. What is your connection to the University of Nebraska? Alum? Student? Raised as a fan? Randomly adopted?
Raised as a fan
2.Where were you born and raised and where do you currently reside?
Born in Scottsbluff, NE & raised in Gurley, NE/ Eaton, CO. Eaton, CO currently..
3. For what other teams have you developed a rooting interest and why?
I root for Oklahoma anytime they’re not playing Nebraska because I’m a huge fan of Sam Bradford. I also root for the Rams.
4. How did you find and begin to read Corn Nation?
ESPN does ‘Lunch Links’ and I think they had one linked to Corn Nation.
5. You’re given a chance to spend an evening over drinks with one figure from Nebraska athletics history. Who are you picking and why?
I’m picking Bob Devaney because he’s such a fun guy. He’s an irishman who’s real passion was probably boxing & baseball over football.
6. Your red beer – with tomato juice or V8?
I don’t drink.

1. I was raised as a fan…my parents are big fans, but not as hardcore as I am. I’m not sure what happened to make me so crazy about Husker football.

2. I was born in Kearney, Nebraska. I grew up in Central City, Nebraska. I’m currently living near North Platte, Nebraska.

3. Hmmm…in college football there isn’t really anyone else that I root for…but I still follow all of it from a neutral standpoint, and I love seeing how the season plays out.

4. I don’t really remember. I’m good friends with Jon Johnston’s nephew, so maybe he first showed me the site.

5. Bo Pelini. I’ve wondered what he’s like in a non-competitive setting.

6. Neither, I drink a NOS energy drink and/or Mountain Dew during husker games.

But oh well, I don’t say anything too embarrassing on here anyway.

1. Quasi-alum – I attended for a semester, and my wife is an alum. My feelings toward Nebraska ranged from indifference to hatred until I attended there.

2. Born in Wisconsin, but I’ve spent 10 years in Nebraska, in Geneva and Grand Island. I’m currently living in Austin, Texas. Yup, I’m on the University of Texas campus right this minute.

3. I was born and raised a Wisconsin fan and still follow the Badgers fairly closely – I focus more on basketball with them, though.

4. I was a regular reader of the SB Nation Milwaukee Brewers blog Brew Crew Ball and did some wondering around.

5. John Cook – how that guy does what he does so well fascinates me.

6. Can’t say I’ve ever had red beer.

1. student-im a freshman here at UNL.
2. im from illinois, but i have allot of family who either graduated from the university or just live in NE.
3. raised as a Husker fan, i like the chicago cubs unfortunately. i watch a ton of international soccer as well.
4. saw CN on espn lunch links i think.
5. Ndamukong Suh.
6.never tried it

1. My connection to UNL is strong, I was born and raised a Husker. I went to UNL for 7 years Undergrad class of 2007 and Law Class of 2010

2. I was born in Kearney and raised all over the Midwest, but mostly in Omaha. Right now I live in Omaha, but that is subject to change any day now. (Bar results in 2 weeks)

3. If it means college I don’t really, but I am a die hard Cubs fan. I would do horrible horrible things if it meant the Baby Bears winning a world Series

4. Google

5. Without naming names I would probably pick a good friend of mine who was a walk on basketball player. But if I had to pick someone else it would probably be Cory Ross, I played a lot of basketball with him and he was a good dude.

6. I don’t really do red beer, but we always do Hot 100 shots (which are Red)

1. Nebraska grad – BA, Classics, 1998

2. I was born and raised on a farm in Wakefield, NE (Baseball Capital of Nebraska) and currently live in Ames, IA.

3. I am the ELCA campus pastor at Iowa State, so when NU isn’t in town I’m a Cyclone fan (license plate is an ISU plate that reads “CYHUSKR”). In addition, my wife is a Eugene, OR native and her parents are Oregon season ticket holders, so we also back the Quack Attack.

4. Connected through SB Nation, especially Every Day Should Be Saturday (which you all should read – no offense, CN staff, but EDSBS is the best cfb blog on the web).

5. Clarence Swanson – All-American for Nebraska in 1921, College Football Hall of Fame inductee in the ’70s. Native of my hometown, Wakefield, and grandfather of Tom Ruud and great-grandfather of Bo and Barrett Ruud.

6. Yeesh – I don’t pollute my beer with anything like that. Gimme a good lager straight up, but a Runza or prime rib from Misty’s would go real well with it.

1. What is your connection to the University of Nebraska? Alum? Student? Raised as a fan? Randomly adopted?

Raised as a fan.

2.Where were you born and raised and where do you currently reside?

Raised in Yankon, SD currently in Portland, OR

3. For what other teams have you developed a rooting interest and why?

Oregon State. I like the way they play, and they have real nice fans.

4. How did you find and begin to read Corn Nation?

Found Corn Nation after reading Blazers Edge (Portland Trail Blazers site).

5. You’re given a chance to spend an evening over drinks with one figure from Nebraska athletics history. Who are you picking and why?

Tommie James Frazier. The guy is a legend.

6. Your red beer – with tomato juice or V8?

Tomato juice.

1. What is your connection to the University of Nebraska? Alum? Student? Raised as a fan? Randomly adopted?

- Grew up a basketball fan and actually just started following Husker football religiously in ’97.

2.Where were you born and raised and where do you currently reside?

- Born/raised/reside in Omaha.

3. For what other teams have you developed a rooting interest and why?

- The best man in my wedding is a die-hard Michigan fan, so, Michigan.

4. How did you find and begin to read Corn Nation?

- I’m an MMA fan and started reading Bloody Elbow here on SBNation and stumbled across CN.

5. You’re given a chance to spend an evening over drinks with one figure from Nebraska athletics history. Who are you picking and why?

- Honestly, Frankie Solich, the man knows as much about the history of Husker football as anybody and we know he likes his liquor.

6. Your red beer – with tomato juice or V8?

- V8.

1. Currently I have no affiliation to the University, I grew up in Lincoln (LSE class ‘88) where my dad was a Proffessor and later an AVC at UNL. He used to take me and my sister to most of the games in the ’70s -’80s. Until his recent retirement. I went to an east coast university that didn’t have a football team, so I kept the only one that ever mattered.

2. I was born in Denver, CO. Raised from 2 weeks until college in Lincoln (70-88). Currently I am Back in the Denver area. I work behind enemy lines, and with another co-worker we keep them in line.

3. I root for CSU. It’s a local thing, maybe because I can’t root for CU, or maybe…no I think that is it.

4. Denver Broncos fan site Milehighreport.com. Then I discovered all of sbnation and eventually cornnation was a natural fit for my reading interests.

5. This is a tough one. I could come up with 10-100 names for this list. I’ve read a lot of wiki pages on players and coaches to know enough about them. I haven’t found much information on I.M. Hipp. I guess I would like to know what happened to him after football.

6. No! I don’t waste beer. It is precious. I don’t pour beer on the ground or on anyone/thing. Too me mixing beer with fruit or wheat is sacriledge. I do enjoy V8 in my Bloody Marys, so I will go with V8, but as for which red beer? I probably drink Red Alert, The Pump house brewery Longmont, CO, the most of any “Red” beers I drink. Red Stripe is probably a close second.

1) Alum
2) Born Broken Bow, Lived in Merna 18 years, school @ THE University of Nebraska- Lincoln BS engineering (‘01), currently reside in KC, MO
3) I don’t really have another school to root for. Boise State or Utah maybe?
4) Linked from Huskermax.com
5) Ahman Green since he was my favorite player while I attended school there
6) If I HAD to put either in my beer, I would prefer tomato juice over V8.

1. What is your connection to the University of Nebraska? Alum? Student? Raised as a fan? Randomly adopted?

Born in Big Red Country and raised as a fan

2.Where were you born and raised and where do you currently reside?

Born in Omaha, now live in Waddell AZ (outside of Phoenix)

3. For what other teams have you developed a rooting interest and why?

Iowa Hawkeyes. My entire family is from Iowa and are real big fans.

4. How did you find and begin to read Corn Nation?

Thru Black hearts Gold Pants. I had another Cornhusker site I used to go to, but found Corn Nation thru BHGP and now call this home.

5. You’re given a chance to spend an evening over drinks with one figure from Nebraska athletics history. Who are you picking and why?

Tommie Frazier. He is the pinnacle of Cornhusker football for my generation .

6. Your red beer – with tomato juice or V8?

um.. neither, Red Beer is gross.
Give me a shot of Don Julio and I am all good!

1. What is your connection to the University of Nebraska? Alum? Student? Raised as a fan? Randomly adopted?
I was raised a fan, and have a cousin who was a starting offensive player in the 80s.

2.Where were you born and raised and where do you currently reside?
I was born and raised in Council Bluffs, and currently live in Springfield, MO

3. For what other teams have you developed a rooting interest and why?
KU because of Tuner Gill.
OU because my wife was raised there.
Any Big 12 North team (except CU and MU) because I grew up watching them.

4. How did you find and begin to read Corn Nation?
Google

5. You’re given a chance to spend an evening over drinks with one figure from Nebraska athletics history. Who are you picking and why?
TO….because he’s THE MAN.

6. Your red beer – with tomato juice or V8?
I don’t drink.

1. UNMC alum 01.

2. Born in Kimball, NE. now Springfield, IL (with a 5 year lay-over in NJ)

3. Didn’t know you could root for another team.

4. gotta love Google

5. Bill Callahan – how often do to get to hear the answer to " What does it feel like to be the most hated man in the nation?"

6. Can I please opt for a Cosmo…..not a beer drinker.

1. Grad, Chem Eng 1998

2. Wisner, NE, live in Dallas now

3. TTech. Love Mike Leach

4. via edsbs

5. TO

6. V8

Hi! I’m Dave, a long time lurker and avid game day commenter. It’s exciting to see everyone again and all the new people!

1. I attended in 2002-2003 and from 2004-2006. I was also a member of the Pride of All Nebraska CornHusker Marching Band (I played Mellophone, a marching version of the French Horn), so it’s pretty much a requirement to be a super-fan in the band.
2. Originally from the Sioux Falls area, but met my fiancée in Lincoln and we’re currently living smack in the middle of Omaha at Aksarben Village. We’re getting married next March and anyone who can’t convince their significant other to not get married in the fall is a wuss.
3. Minnesota Vikings since all my extended family is from the Minneapolis area. Also known to cheer for the Twins, but I don’t pay attention to baseball any more.
4. I think I originally found CornNation via Twitter. That or it was linked somewhere in my usual Husker blog RSS feeds. The rest is history.
5. I’d have to agree with several others before me and pick Carl Pelini. I think he’d be an interesting guy to talk to and would probably enjoy a beer.
6. Screw those crappy fruit or veggies (depending on how you classify tomatoes). Give me a Red Stripe Light. I’ve been hooked on them ever since an all-inclusive resort vacation in Jamaica where that was the only thing they had on tap.

1. Began following the Huskers back in the early 90’s. Used to be an over the road trucker and spent a lot of time in Neb. The passion for the Huskers, by the people in Neb., just seem to fit me.
2. I was born in Michigan, raised in southern Arizona, and currently live in Rapid City, SoDak.
3. The Packers, because of Brett Favre. I still follow them because of him. One of the all time greats, despite the retirement drama.
4. Just don’t remember how I found this site, but I’m so glad I did. Awesome group of people!!!
5. TO, He’s a legend!
6. Spicy V8!!!

1. What is your connection to the University of Nebraska? Alum? Student? Raised as a fan? Randomly adopted?

We moved to Nebraska from Minnesota in ‘76 when I was eleven. I didn’t even know college football existed. That changed pretty fast!

2.Where were you born and raised and where do you currently reside?

Born in Minnesota, raised a little bit of everywhere but spent 6 years in Nebraska from ’76 to ’82. I currently reside in southeastern Kansas.

3. For what other teams have you developed a rooting interest and why?

My first love is the Minnesota Vikings. I was watching them lose Super Bowls before I knew the Nebraska Cornhuskers even existed. I will die a Viking and Cornhusker fan.

4. How did you find and begin to read Corn Nation?

Probably because I ended up there from the Daily Norseman, the Vikings site. I ended up checking out the Nebraska site on here and have been hooked ever since. :)

5. You’re given a chance to spend an evening over drinks with one figure from Nebraska athletics history. Who are you picking and why?

I’d have to sit with TO. We could drink cokes or something, I’m not fussy. I’d ask him how he managed to keep his cool for all of those years and also I want to know if he ever just jumped up and kicked the crap out of something out of frustration while swearing profusely.

6. Your red beer – with tomato juice or V8?

Tomato Juice.

1. Raised the right way…GO BIG RED!
2. Born and raised in Omaha. Currently serving in the Air Force in Wichita, Kansas.
3. Wisconsin became a new favorite about ten years ago. My brother-in-law went there for his master’s degree, and my wife and I visited a couple of times. Who can argue with a stadium full of people wearing red? Should be a fun game when we join the Big Ten.
4. Found Corn Nation through Sports Illustrated’s Nebraska Football page.
5. Brook Berringer would be my Husker of choice. A great player and an even better man taken from this Earth far too soon.
6. Either one works for me as long as I’m tailgaiting outside Memorial Stadium or enjoying the red beers while watching the game elsewhere.

1. What is your connection to the University of Nebraska? Alum? Student? Raised as a fan? Randomly adopted?
UNL Alum ‘01, Pride of All Nebraska ’96,’97,‘98. I’ve live in Nebraska 30 of my 32 years.

2.Where were you born and raised and where do you currently reside?
Born/Raised Omaha. Current city: Omaha

3. For what other teams have you developed a rooting interest and why?
I like seeing teams like Iowa State win.

4. How did you find and begin to read Corn Nation?
CNNSI

5. You’re given a chance to spend an evening over drinks with one figure from Nebraska athletics history. Who are you picking and why?
Warren Buffett if I can pick any UNL alum. If it’s got to be athletics then either Tom Osborne or the person who wrote “No Place Like Nebraska”

6. Your red beer – with tomato juice or V8?
Root beer is by far the best tasting beer there is.

1. Born a Husker; Raised a Husker.
2. Born & raised rural Fremont; currently reside in a Columbus, Ohio suburb (Buckeye Country)
3. Rooting interest in other teams: UNC Tarheel Basketball (my oldest son is an alum); Ohio State Buckeyes (too many Buckeye friends not to have an interest); any team playing Texas (reasons obvious); any team playing Michigan (funnest part of rooting for Buckeyes)
4. Found Corn Nation through Google. Looking for information on tailgating @ VA Tech last year and Corn Nation had a great post from a wonderful Hokie fan.
5. I learned to love the Huskers when Bob Devaney was coaching; but Dr. Tom Osborne is the guy who made Nebraska a national treasure. Dr. Tom would be my choice.
6. V8

1. Alum – 2008
2. Born in Seward; now in OP, KS
3. Meh, don’t really care about other teams. I’d like to see Gill do well, but KU fans annoy me down here.
4. I’m a lurker over at Royals Review and found it that way.
5. TO for the obvious reasons
6. Nasty…

That by my count, 33 of the 41 people who have posted so far live outside of Nebraska. Really fascinating what a diaspora this blog’s users make up, and how few are living in the state.

1. Always been a fan, hopefully I can enroll next winter after I get all the credits I need for admission.

2. Born and raised in Papillion Nebraska, spent my entire life here except for when I was in the army stationed at Ft Hood Texas 1st Cav!

3. For college, its Boise State and OU. For pro’s it’s the Jets and the Royals. Whatever Cubs fan’s, it’s way harder to be a Royals fan. When you hope you can just break even and not have a losing season, that’s pretty bad. And don’t give the “you’ve won a World Series” jive. Instead of being excited for baseball, I have to brace myself for disappointment.

4. Beats me, I probably came across it through www.huskerpedia.com one day. But since, I’ve never turned away from it. Keep it coming and keep it going.

5. Give me Kent Pavelka or Lyle Bremser. Any play by play announcer has to have some great stories about the program. And who doesn’t get tired of Bremser’s call of the Johnny Rodgers punt return.

6. Spicy V-8. It’s good for you. You get a full serving of vegetables! Or I think you do, if I remember the commerical correctly.

1. Raised as a fan, then attended from ‘94-’99.
2. Born in Omaha, now living in Tucson, AZ.
3. Wisconsin, because I like their style of football and I’ve had a blast every time I’ve gone to Madison.
4. Methinks it was Google.
5. Johnny Rodgers. I played a round of golf with him a few years ago at the Benson course in Omaha, and he was a damn fine conversationalist.
6. I never drink red beer, but I’d opt for V8. It’d make me feel like I was drinking something healthy for a change.

1. Life long Husker, you just don’t grow out of it!
2. Born in Omaha. Raised in Wayne, Bellevue and Blair. UNO grad but a Husker forever.
3. I cover Kentucky and Louisville sports for TV news and I had to learn basketball real fast when I first moved here. Most Cat fans are almost as friendly as Husker fans, so there ya go. Oh yeah … I’m suddenly a Detroit Lions fan.
4. Typed “Huskers” … scrolled … clicked … * well, lookie here * … saved CN to favorites.
5. I spent some time with Tommy Frazier when he won the Jonny Unitas Golden Arm Award here in Louisville in 1995.
I would love to have talked with him again after the Orange Bowl that year.
6. There is Red Stripe in my fridge right now.

1. I’m a Penn State fan that has always had a lot of respect for Nebraska.

2. Born/raised in NNJ, about 15 minutes west of NYC. Currently live in Philly

3. All B10 teams when they’re not playing the Lions. Particularly soft spot for Iowa, mostly because their fans are pretty cool.

4. When the Big Ten expansion rumors for Nebraska started heating up, I looked up the Nebraska SBN site. I check pretty often, but almost never comment.

5. Could you imagine a better happy hour than one with both Tom Osbourne and Joe Paterno?

6. If it’s not Yuengling, I don’t bother. But I’ll admit that a spicy bloody mary is a great way to kick off a tailgate.

1. Alum.

2. Born and raised in Omaha, currently reside in Des Moines.

3. UNO (I’m also an alum of UNO) and Drake (I work there). I don’t root for any other FBS schools besides Nebraska.

4. Wandered over from the Royals Review SB Nation site. My screen name is now an outdated Royals reference, so I may have to get a new one…

5. T.O. I would never be able to hold my own in a football conversation with anyone in Husker history. I once had drinks with Dave Heineman, and he talked about how sweet it was to take down the coach. I’d like to get T.O.’s view.

6. I’m going to go with Red Seal Ale from North Coast Brewing Company. No thanks on the tomato juice.

1. Raised on Nebraska Football. Dad parked cars at church at 10th and Charlston when I was a kid.

2. Born and raised in Lincoln Ne. Currently live in Burwell Ne.

3. No use for basketball at all. I have a fondness for several collegiate teams around the nation.

4. Searching for more opinions on net and loved the commentary and articles.

5. Clete Pillen. Just because he was a fantastic athlete.

6. Red beer is an abomination and should be illegal.

1) My dad was born and raised in Beatrice, so I was born and raised a Husker fan.
2) Born and raised in Louisiana by my afforementioned Husker dad.
3) LSU-Because I’m from Louisiana. Iowa-My mom’s from there and is an alum.
4) I don’t recall, but probably when I joined SB Nation I just looked for the Husker blog.
5) Tommie Frazier. He is still the man to me, and always will be.
6) Neither.

1. What is your connection to the University of Nebraska? Alum? Student? Raised as a fan? Randomly adopted?
Both parents are alums, as is my sister.

2.Where were you born and raised and where do you currently reside?
I was born and raised in Lincoln (LSE grad). After some time in DC, Ann Arbor, and Cleveland, I am now in Kansas City.

3. For what other teams have you developed a rooting interest and why?
No other college football teams. But became a huge soccer fan (of France and Arsenal) after visiting France in run-up to the 1998 world cup. And France’s world cup team had several Arsenal players.

4. How did you find and begin to read Corn Nation?
It’s been at least a few years now and I honestly can’t remember. I might have started reading Royals Review on SBN, because I knew personally the guy who writes it and then stumbled across this site from exploring other SBN sites.

5. You’re given a chance to spend an evening over drinks with one figure from Nebraska athletics history. Who are you picking and why?
Mike Rozier. A little before my time, but my Dad obsessively video-recorded games and I watched those games from the 1983 season a TON of times as a kid.

6. Your red beer – with tomato juice or V8?
Uh, neither of these. As for beer, either Boulevard Brewing Co’s Single-Wide IPA, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, or Bell’s Two-Hearted Ale.

1. What is your connection to the University of Nebraska? Alum? Student? Raised as a fan? Randomly adopted?
I went to a summer program that the math department runs for students in between undergrad and grad school. There was quite a bit of football conversation even in summer, in part because I was wearing LSU gear a lot of places and it was right after Pelini was hired. I liked the university and the fans, so I started rooting for them whenever they don’t play LSU or UO.

2. Where were you born and raised and where do you currently reside?
Born in Birmingham, grew up in New Orleans, now live in Eugene.

3. For what other teams have you developed a rooting interest and why?
I primarily root for LSU and Oregon, because I grew up in La. and currently attend UO.

4. How did you find and begin to read Corn Nation?
I was already reading SBN blogs for my big teams (Tigers, Ducks, Saints, Braves).

5. You’re given a chance to spend an evening over drinks with one figure from Nebraska athletics history. Who are you picking and why?
I really don’t have a good enough grasp on Husker history to answer this question well. It’d probably be someone not all that historical, like Pelini or Suh. Or Pavan.

6. Your red beer – with tomato juice or V8?
Cinder Cone. Although the last wedding I went to had an Indian Red Ale that was pretty tasty.

1. Grew up in Columbus. Sister’s an alum. Cheer for Big Red despite holding a degree from that “rich kids school in Omaha.”

2. Born in San Diego. Raised in Columbus. Live in Chicago.

3. Navy’s the only other team I ever “cheer” for, since my dad was a career Navy man. Living on the North Side of Chicago I’ve come to really like Northwestern. I really like Pat Fitzgerald, especially since he made fun of Notre Dame fans for using academics as an excuse for poor football play. He basically said, “We do it. Stanford does it. Quit your whining.”

4. How? With my computer.

5. I’m amazed that everyone’s gone with football folks here. If “spend an evening over drinks” means what I think it means, give me Jordan Larson.

6. Killian’s.

1. No connection to the University itself. Just born in Lincoln.

2. I was born in Lincoln and lived there and Omaha for the first 12 years of my life. Moved to Denver for 2 years and now live in Virginia. I have been here over 20 years now but NE still feels like home when I visit.

3. Depends on my Pick’em selections. But really No one else except my HUSKERS.

4. Found CornNation links on other Husker sites.

5. TO. NO doubt about it. Because, he was the coach when I was growing up. He saved the program from the Callacancer, and moved us to the Big 10. I love his demeanor and faith.

6. Killians Irish Red for me, thanks.

1. Born in Nebraska, Husker by the grace of God.

2. Lived in Beatrice since I was 5.

3. Green Bay Packers. Reason: parental hard-wiring (they’ve been fans since the Lombardi years).

4. By way of Husker Mike’s Blasphemy.

5. Too damn many choices.

6. Not much on red beer, but I discovered Leiny’s Summer Shandy goes down real good in 90-plus degree heat at Lincoln Saltdogs baseball games.

1. What is your connection to the University of Nebraska? Alum? Student? Raised as a fan? Randomly adopted?

When you’re born and raised as a fourth-generation Omahan, you have to root for the Huskers. I just took to it a bit earlier and more enthusiastically than most.

2.Where were you born and raised and where do you currently reside?

Omaha, Omaha, and Omaha. Most probably not forever, but it will always be home.

3. For what other teams have you developed a rooting interest and why?

Anyone who’s playing Colorado or Florida State.

4. How did you find and begin to read Corn Nation?

Don’t recall exactly, I was looking for alternatives to the message boards back before blog sites like SB Nation took off. Blogs have been great for a long time but this platform gives the best opportunity to actually talk with people in real time, which is why I stuck around.

5. You’re given a chance to spend an evening over drinks with one figure from Nebraska athletics history. Who are you picking and why?

Brooks Berringer.

6. Your red beer – with tomato juice or V8?

Tomatoes — natural, pure, farm-fresh.

What a concept, I love it. Well here goes:
1) No real connection to the university itself. I am in the Air Force and my first duty station was Offutt AFB. My family and I were there for two years and the Big Red got under my skin and I’ve been a fan since.
2) Born and raised in Illinois so I’m Big 10 born and bred. Illinois fan by nature (should explain why it was easy for me to pick up a good football program to root for). I’m really looking forward to having the Huskers in the league. Currently in Vegas where the Air Force thought it would be good to stash myself and my family.
3) As I said, being from Illinois I root for the Illini emotionally and most Chicago sports teams with the exception of the Bulls and White Sox.
4)Came across CN because I post on a regular basis on other Sports Nation blogs.
5)I’m going to be boring here and go with Osborne. he’s done just about everything and would love to pick his brain.
6) Neither, don’t fruit the beer. Would rather have something dark—gimme a Guiness.

1. Connection: I moved to Nebraska in high school and worked at UNL for a few years in the ’80s.

2. Born and raised: Kansas City, KS and Wichita. Currently living just outside of Sacramento, CA.

3. Other teams: Jayhawks, being a Kansas girl. Houston Cougars, having a son down there in the UH marching band.

4. I think I just searched for Husker blogs.

5. I’d spend the evening with Vince Ferragamo – as a high school girl in Norfolk, I loved him.

6. I don’t drink beer. Sorry.

1. My whole family is originally from Kearney,NE. While I have never lived in state, I have visited several times over the years. With all my family rooting for the huskers over the years, I was destined to be a fan.
2. Born and raised in Anchorage, AK. Currently live in Portland, OR and have for 11 years.
3. Other teams: Portland Trailblazers, Seattle Seahawks, Portland Timbers, Gonzaga Bulldogs basketball. NY Rangers ( Messier was my hero as a young hockey player in AK ).
4. Suh. The Portland / Nebraska connection would be fun to talk about with him.
5. I like the added salt of V-8 in my red beer.

1. Born in the state, & got my B.A. from UNL in 1987.

2. Born in Gothenburg, NE, grew up in Curtis, NE, and currently live with my family in Darmstadt, Germany (near Frankfurt).

3. I always followed & still follow (not full time though) the Cubs. WGN was pretty much the only cable channel in Nebraska when I was growing up, so watched the Cubbies a lot, and had a lot of road trips to Chicago as well.

4. Through you, Jon, my old pool hall buddy!!

5. I’ve always wanted to meet Johnny Rodgers, Jerry Tagge, Jeff Kinney, and Rich Glover – all players from the 70s, when I was growing up. Meeting Tom would be a joy as well.

6. Haven’t had a Red Beer since my college days, and prefer to stick to my German Weizen beer! Nothing beats that!!

1. What is your connection to the University of Nebraska? Alum? Student? Raised as a fan? Randomly adopted? — Uncle quarterbacked the team in the 60s. It was cheer or be disowned/ignored on Saturdays growing up

2.Where were you born and raised and where do you currently reside? Born in Montana, did high school in Nebraska, now in Wyoming.

3. For what other teams have you developed a rooting interest and why? Chicago Cubs…because brick walls feel sooooo good after decades of beating your head against ’em.

4. How did you find and begin to read Corn Nation? You guys found me on Twitter many moons ago.

5. You’re given a chance to spend an evening over drinks with one figure from Nebraska athletics history. Who are you picking and why? Jason Peter…because you know it’s going to be one hell of an evening if you can remember it the next morning.

6. Your red beer – with tomato juice or V8? Red beer? Why on earth would I want to waste part of the capacity of my stomach on additives when it could be used to house more perfectly good beer?

I’ve been w/o a laptop for a week on a remote island (literally). So I have some catching up to do. Sorry for the delay.

1. What is your connection to the University of Nebraska? Alum? Student? Raised as a fan? Randomly adopted?
Alum, 2004 BA & 2006 MBA
Definitely rasied as a fan as well.

2.Where were you born and raised and where do you currently reside?
Nebraska City – Home of Arbor Day!!
Overland Park, KS

3. For what other teams have you developed a rooting interest and why?
UConn – went to grad school there.
KU – the girlfriend went there.

4. How did you find and begin to read Corn Nation?
A close fraternity brother brought it up as a good source of info a couple (a few now?) years ago in a forum discussion about who should succeed he-who-must-not-be-named as head coach.

5. You’re given a chance to spend an evening over drinks with one figure from Nebraska athletics history. Who are you picking and why?
My pop & I used to attend the Husker caravan stop in Neb City every week during the season back in the 90’s, so I have already gotten to spend dinner with quite a few coaches. Do they still do this, by the way? It was an awesome way to develop as a young fan to better understand the team, the coaches, and the game. That being said, I’d have to go with a player. Kenny Walker was always an inspiration and fun to root for. So I’d love to catch up with him.

6. Your red beer – with tomato juice or V8?
Neither, I don’t like tomato-derived juices. I’ll stick with Elk Creek Water & Kamakazee’s.

1. What is your connection to the University of Nebraska? Alum? Student? Raised as a fan? Randomly adopted?…adopted Huskerfreak

2.Where were you born and raised and where do you currently reside?…born & raised in San Jose,Ca; been living here in Lavista for the last 18 years

3. For what other teams have you developed a rooting interest and why?…my father was a season ticket holder for the Oakland Raiders and my grandfather was a season ticket holder for the Niners.

4. How did you find and begin to read Corn Nation?…found CN thru ESPN

5. You’re given a chance to spend an evening over drinks with one figure from Nebraska athletics history. Who are you picking and why?…I would pick Charlie McBride,his defenses during the ’90s were absolutely scary!!

6. Your red beer – with tomato juice or V8? …don’t need anything extra in my beer!!!

1. Rasied a fan, my dad’s side has a far in Nebraska & my ancestor homesteaded there.
2. Tucson, AZ
3. For college, only the Wildcats…I live here
4. As a Huker fan, had to find out the main blog
5. Not an opportunity yet, still under 21
6. Rather a bloody mary than a beer with that juice.

1. What is your connection to the University of Nebraska? Alum? Student? Raised as a fan? Randomly adopted? – Student and Alum 1983-1988. Lifetime member of S.C.U.M. via my big brother Ben.

2.Where were you born and raised and where do you currently reside? – Born in Lubbock, TX; raised in Wayne, NE; currently reside in Fort Worth, TX.

3. For what other teams have you developed a rooting interest and why? – Dallas Cowboys – legacy from my Texas granddaddy. There I was… sitting on his knee every Sunday…; the Texas Rangers – this is the first place I ever lived with an MLB team; the Dalas Mavericks (see TX Rangers); Dallas Stars (see Dallas Mavericks… you get the picture).

4. How did you find and begin to read Corn Nation? – Geoff McMurtry loaned me his copy of the inaugural Maple Street Press Cornhusker guide. When I saw that longtime S.C.U.M. royalty JJ was ‘the man’ behind the book, I was “in.” And I couldn’t pass up the chance to pester him a little, just like the old days… ah… good times.

5. You’re given a chance to spend an evening over drinks with one figure from Nebraska athletics history. Who are you picking and why? Tom Osborne – I want to see if I can make him laugh with my impression of him. Oh, and he’s really smart and stuff.

6. Your red beer – with tomato juice or V8? – V8 of course. It has a full serving of vegetables.

1. What is your connection to the University of Nebraska? Alum? Student? Raised as a fan? Randomly adopted?

Meh, raised as a fan. Isn’t everybody in NE?

2.Where were you born and raised and where do you currently reside?

Born and raised in Lincoln, 2001 LSE grad. Currently reside in Nashvegas TN. Got there via Ft Campbell and just stayed in the middle TN area. Hence the name, tn’s for ne.

3. For what other teams have you developed a rooting interest and why?

Woot woot, GO VOLS! Of course, everybody likes the Vols down here and some even like, uh, Vanderbilt. Not sure why though.

4. How did you find and begin to read Corn Nation?

I was bored in Iraq I guess, I have no idea how I found it.

5. You’re given a chance to spend an evening over drinks with one figure from Nebraska athletics history. Who are you picking and why?

Bob Devaney, that’s a no brainer. I heard that man could throw ’em down!

6. Your red beer – with tomato juice or V8?

No red beer for me. In Tennessee we drink MOONSHINE! GBR!

1. I guess I am randomly adopted. I was taller & jumped higher than all the guys in my neighborhood, & out-rebound them in basketball. Andy M started calling me “Big Red” (I have reddish-brown hair), Then someone mentioned Nebraska had that nickname. Happened to see Okla get beat-down by Johnny Rogers & Company. Been a fan since.
2. Born & raised in Buffalo, NY. Live in Mt Juliet, TN to keep my wife happy since her kin live in this area.
3. Other teams NFL – Buffalo Bills, NHL – Buffalo Sabres, NCAA Basketball – UNC Tarheels (Buffalo Braves’ (of NBA in ’70’s) best player was from UNC [Bob McAdoo]). I am faithful to my teams once I pick ’em.
4. Joined “BuffaloRumblings.com” & checked out all the offerings.
5. Tom Osbourne to increase my football knowledge.
6. Would never disrespect my beer but Killians would work for me.