Corn Flakes: The Day After Minnesota AND Illinois
by JLew on Oct 23, 2011 1:55 PM CDT
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PrintToday we celebrate the football and volleyball team's wins yesterday.
We should also acknowledge Wisconsin losing, and as Big Ten fans we should mock them and say mean things to their fans. And a special how do you do to Oklahoma. Now both of you are done in the National Championship race. Sure Michigan State looks to cruise to the Big Ten title game, but I don't think NU was good enough to win the championship anyway.
For the football game I was only concerned that NU couldn't punch it for a touchdown few times. But wow does Minnesota look bad.
And how about the volleyball team? Strong consideration to be the #1 in the nation.
So all in all a good weekend.
Looking to next weekend-
"The Big Ten Conference announced late Saturday night that Nebraska’s matchup next Saturday with Michigan State will kick off at 11 a.m. and will be televised on ESPN. Michigan State comes into the game as the Legends Division leader with a 3-0 record and 6-1 overall record following Saturday’s win over Wisconsin. Nebraska is 2-1 in Big Ten play and 6-1 overall."
Life in the Red's Blog | Huskers-Spartans - 11 a.m. on ESPN
VOLLEYBALL
Huskers show fight to Illini - Omaha.com
"When Lauren was serving during that stretch, the crowd was ridiculous. Deafening.'' coach Cook said. "I think that definitely took some energy out of Illinois.''
No. 4 Huskers overwhelm top-ranked Illinois
The new AVCA poll will come out Monday, and Nebraska (20-1) could make a case for the top spot with a 7-1 record against ranked teams. Last week, California (21-2) was second and Southern California (17-3) third.
FOOTBALL
Just like old times: Huskers trounce Gophers | StarTribune.com
Oh, goody; these teams get to play every year from now on. It's a nice road trip for Cornhuskers fans, who filled at least a third of the seats at TCF Bank Stadium. For the Gophers, it has to be as appetizing as an annual dental exam.
Everyone is talking about that crazy play. It was on the front page of yahoo this morning, though now it's gone again. I can never figure out how yahoo runs it's front page things are there and then they are not, and sometimes the article doesn't come up when you click on it.
Brian Rosenthal: Husker pep band gets short shrift in seating
"We still have to pay for all the tickets, so that's where they bought tickets for us," band member Viktor Sundleaf said. "It was like $70 a ticket. It's expensive to send this many people, with all the considerations, so that's how we ended up there. Cost effectiveness."
This makes me mad. So much money in college football, and the band gets hosed? I still think college football should be about the students that go to the school, but what do I know? But hey at least those poor souls at the NCAA and the BCS games won't go hungry.
More football links after the jump.
Husker Mike's Blasphemy: First Half Bounces Go Huskers Way in Blowout of the Goofers
On defense, the biggest concern was either Alfonzo Dennard or Daimion Stafford blew the coverage on DaJon McKnight. Couldn't tell from the video review. Doesn't matter; it just better not happen next week against B.J. Cunningham.
Chatelain: Was this the start of something big? - Omaha.com
The Huskers need not get cocky right now. But gaining a little confidence doesn't hurt. They badly needed confirmation for their hard work and adjustments the past two weeks.
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers - Recap - October 22, 2011 - ESPN
"We had a lot of yards," Pelini said with a shrug. "I thought there was a lot of things we needed to get cleaned up. I would give us probably somewhere around a 'B' in how we played in the run game."
Huskers pull out reverse to highlight Kenny Bell's speed
The redshirt freshman, on his first career rushing attempt, ran 82 yards for a second-quarter touchdown Saturday in Nebraska's 41-14 victory against Minnesota.
Steven M. Sipple: NU defense on the rebound? We'll see
Nebraska broke down only a few times against Minnesota (1-6, 0-3). Gray found an open gap on a second-quarter draw play and sprinted 30 yards. In the third quarter, he gunned a 53-yard strike on a nifty double-reverse flea flicker. Not much else to nitpick.
Report card: Nebraska vs. Minnesota
OVERALL (B) Good to see Nebraska come out from the get-go and not leave any doubt against a lesser opponent. And make no mistake, Minnesota is a lesser opponent. Coaches would've like to see the Huskers finish better, but the overall outcome -- after a bye week, on the road, against a 1-5 team -- is surely satisfying.
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what I saw on Saturday. The rubber meets the road again this weekend against MSU. Taylor and the boys better have their heads on a swivel because that defense is pretty good. Martinez seems to have not let the Wisky game linger which is good to see. I wonder if they will sit back and wait for mistakes like Wisconsin or will they blitz. My guess is they will try to make him beat them with his arm. Till he proves he can beat you consistently with the pass I would load the box all day. Hopefully we get last year’s Okie State Martinez and not this year’s Wisconsin Martinez. It ought to be a good game in Lincoln, Michigan State has had a brutal three weeks. Last thing is our defense needs to keep it rolling they may have to keep us in it this week.
I think that MSU did Wisconsin a favor
If Wilson floundered under the pressure of Michigan state for most of the night, LSU and Bama would have torn him in half.
Google's homepage celebrates too much shit.
On the Pep Band Thing
You really think schools are just going to give the opposing team a couple hundred extra seats worth thousands of dollars so the other school can pipe their fight song into the stadium? A lot of stadiums (Michigan, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Iowa) have very high demand for tickets and sell out pretty much every game. Others (Northwestern, Minnesota, Indiana, Purdue) take advantage of the fact that some fan bases travel particularly well and will price gouge those weeks. It is simple supply and demand and the athletic directors are just trying to get the value out of the seats they can sell even if it means charging the pep band. Bowl games do it too so it isn’t just us.
As a marching band alum I can sympathize with the terrible seats (Northwestern and Indiana are also pretty bad in this regard) but generally the bands get better seats when they do official trips as opposed to just sending the unofficial pep bands. This probably sounds convoluted but Penn State is the only other school in the conference I know of that sends an unofficial Pep Band to away football games so one of their band members could probably explain this better than I could. Also, there are some stadiums (Kinnick in particular is very notorious for this) that do not allow unofficial pep bands and the only way you can get an instrument in is if the entire band is visiting.
Hope your travels are going well so far. Looking forward to the trip to Lincoln next month.
http://victorypolka.blogspot.com/
Who said give away?
The school should pony up the dough.
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I kind of assumed they did
what with the whole “that’s where they bought tickets for us” comment.
http://victorypolka.blogspot.com/
Blame the School of Music.
They’re the ones responsible for the band’s travel accommodations…or at least that’s what I heard concerning the debacle with the Holiday Bowl against Arizona.
A Cornhusker through feast or famine. Get up, dust yourself off and run the ball. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Oct 23, 2011 8:54 PM CDT reply actions
Lucky
for the band they didn’t have to sit and watch that debacle.
Not last season's game - the one before that, where Zac Lee was Eric Crouch and Mike Stoops gave us a shutout because he's classy like that.
A Cornhusker through feast or famine. Get up, dust yourself off and run the ball. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Oct 24, 2011 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Ah, but
isn’t that the game where we DID have a band, even though it was a Nebraska high school band that had marched in the bowl parade, and then was called into service to replace the Husker band?
They're 18 to 22...how perfect were you at that age?
The Power of Red begins with the Passion of Walk-Ons.
True, but they were already there and not bound by the university's funding.
Personally I kind of shrugged my shoulders and thought, well, that’s too bad. But I was in New Zealand and not a band person, so I can’t say I have any perspective on this.
I think at issue here is the marching band’s support by the university and more specifically the athletic department. I personally think (and it’s not my money so who cares) that if the AD wants the band present at games for the sake of the alumni, the AD should pay for said band or at least carry a portion of the risk. And I’m guessing alumni would get upset if the band wasn’t there.
Regardless, not having a backup plan after we’d already seen two blizzards roll through Nebraska was absurd.
A Cornhusker through feast or famine. Get up, dust yourself off and run the ball. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Oct 24, 2011 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Wasn't disagreeing with you.
Just wanted to dazzle you with my excellent power of recollection when it comes to trivial matters. ; )
They're 18 to 22...how perfect were you at that age?
The Power of Red begins with the Passion of Walk-Ons.
by redvalley on Oct 24, 2011 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not saying the band is trivial.
As a former band member, I think the university should pony up the bucks for the band to travel to every site they’re allowed to attend.
They're 18 to 22...how perfect were you at that age?
The Power of Red begins with the Passion of Walk-Ons.
Friend of mine's now wife, then fiancee got the shaft for that game. Her parents flew to the game and she was stuck with the band in Lincoln.
I got to hear all about it when I came home. She didn’t appreciate it when I pointed out that I wasn’t really bothered. Never heard the band play anything from the student section anyway so why would I get upset whether they got a free trip to California or not?
Anyway, at least those high schoolers got to play at a college football game, which I imagine was a really unique experience.
A Cornhusker through feast or famine. Get up, dust yourself off and run the ball. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Oct 24, 2011 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, consider me DAZZLED.
Everything I know about that bowl season is purely from reading post-action reports.
We found out Pete Carroll was leaving USC for the Seahawks in Queenstown at the local All-Blacks (2011 Rugby World Champions!) adidas shop.
A Cornhusker through feast or famine. Get up, dust yourself off and run the ball. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Oct 24, 2011 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
We're #1 again!
After knocking off undefeated Illinois Saturday, the NU volleyball team sits atop this week’s AVCA poll. It’s the first time Nebraska has been ranked number 1 since 2007.
California is second, followed by Illinois and USC.
Gina Mancuso was named the Big Ten player of the week. The Huskers have two more tough matches this weekend, #23 Ohio State on Friday, and a rematch with #8 Penn State on Saturday.
They're 18 to 22...how perfect were you at that age?
The Power of Red begins with the Passion of Walk-Ons.
by redvalley on Oct 24, 2011 2:38 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
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