Big Ten Countdown - #88 - Whose House?

by Ricky Smith on Apr 4, 2011 9:38 PM CDT in Husker Fans Guide to the Big Ten

Yesterday, we talked about Bo's Last Season.

Before the likes of Grant Wistrom, the Peters brothers, and other vocal leaders, there was Broderick Thomas. In 1988, the "Sandman" was unstoppable both on the field and in the press.

Better yet, his accolades backed up his bravado. Here are just some of the highlights:

First team All-American
Big 8 Defensive Player of the Year
Butkus Award Finalist

Thomas' attitude was contagious. I always considered him an anomaly in the sense that he wasn't afraid to speak his mind. In other words, he was very non-Osborne. I don't think that was a bad thing, either.

People brought keys to the games. Chants of "whose house?" broke out in the stadium. In other words, Nebraska had some swagger.

It's going out on a limb, but let's consider Thomas' senior year as a precursor to brash talk with the talent to back it up. To take this yet another step further, we should consider him a pioneer that broke new ground for Wistrom and company.

Sure, the Huskers finished 11-2 that year with embarrassing losses to UCLA and Miami that year, but at least it was interesting.

"Whose house? Our House."

Tomorrow - Academic All-Americans

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Grammar Pedantry

It’s “Whose house?” not “Who’s house?”

/sigh

I hate being “that guy,” but really, folks, there’s been a lot of this lately. I realize it’s a fan website run by volunteers, but constant mistakes like this don’t do much to overcome the “ignorant Nebraskans” stereotype.

Ricky, sorry to do this on your post – on the whole, I’m really enjoying this series and looking forward to seeing what comes next.

"Wer viel Bier trinkt, schläft gut. Wer gut schläft, sündigt nicht. Und wer nicht sündigt, kommt in den Himmel!" Martin Luther

by Go Big Rev on Apr 6, 2011 9:53 AM CDT reply actions