Corn Flakes: Media Days!
by JLew on Jul 28, 2011 11:51 AM CDT
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PrintWell it's media days again. The Big 10 doesn't seem to be having as much fun as the Big 12 what with the rumors, passive aggressive interviews, and of course the theater!
Husker Mike's Blasphemy: Wednesday Night Beer: The Big XII Moves On With Their Infighting
I thought Dan Beebe couldn't get any more ridiculous...then he walked to the podium in Dallas as the theme song to "The Natural" plays.
I'll let the cats handle this-
Why does YouTube even exist if not to have video of that entrance?
— 1st, Nebraska: You’ll read plenty about the Huskers in the upcoming month before their opener Sept. 3 against Chattanooga. The defense should be outstanding. The offense, well, we’ll see. Nobody knows yet just what new offensive coordinator Tim Beck will do, but you can bet we’ll see some things we didn’t see in 2010.
We at least some people are willing to do predictions. Wisky, Michigan State, and Nebraska seem to be the favorites in most people's polls.
Key stretch: Nebraska - Big Ten Blog - ESPN
October certainly provides a stern test for the Huskers, who have several chances to prove themselves in their new league. The good news is Nebraska faces both Ohio State and Michigan State in Lincoln, while Wisconsin won't be too battle tested when the Huskers visit Camp Randall Stadium. Nebraska should handle Minnesota after the open week. I'm looking at 3-1 or 2-2 for the Huskers during the stretch, leaning toward 3-1, which should put them in good shape for a trip to Indy.
This is not a "reinvent the wheel" situation: The transition is a lot less about overhauling the scheme than it is about making Martinez a more well-rounded quarterback who can a) Open up the bread-and-butter stuff on the ground by forcing defenses to respect him as a passer, and b) Stay healthy for an entire season.
Do we have a wheel? Should we invent one? I'm thinking we have a wheel, a tire, a pogo-stick, and a sled, you know "multiple". Also anyone worried about the "simplification" of the offense? Seems the team has does simplification of the offense the past few years. How much more simple can we get? Will Martinez just draw plays in the huddle?
What happened to Zac Lee?, Does Iowa already hate us? What are the must see games for the Big 10? Answers after the jump.
Ten must-see games in the 2011 Big Ten season
Nebraska makes an appearance in 3 games this fall. Can you guess which ones?
Life in the Red's Blog | Crick, David on Big Ten 'watch list'
Nebraska's Jared Crick and Lavonte David are among 12 players on the Big Ten Conference's inaugural "Players to Watch" list announced Thursday. Big Ten coaches voted to institute a preseason watch list beginning this season instead of a preseason poll. The 2011 list was selected by a media panel.
Yayyyyy.
Life in the Red's Blog | Marrow to sit out 2011 season
Mike Marrow, a 6-foot-2, 250-pound fullback transfer from Eastern Michigan (by way of Alabama), will sit out the 2011 season per NCAA transfer rules, then will have two seasons of playing eligibility in 2012 and 2013.
Is this a big deal? I may not have been paying attention.
Life in the Red's Blog | Zac Lee gets a shot in Seattle
Quarterback Zac Lee signed a rookie free-agent deal with the Seattle Seahawks, one of three ex-Huskers to do so. The others were defensive end Pierre Allen and safety Rickey Thenarse.
Can Lee beat out Tarvaris Jackson? Seattle fans may hope so.
I See Red People: Or, How I Learned To Hate Nebraska - Black Heart Gold Pants
"Hello Nebraska fans. Are you all out of lesser teams demanding to be your rival now that Kansas State, Missouri and Colorado are gone? Well don't you worry! Try new and improved Iowa!
So this is a little old, but with the whole trophy announcement coming on Fri I thought it could run today.
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Oh Beebe
I thought Dan Beebe couldn’t get any more ridiculous…then he walked to the podium in Dallas as the theme song to “The Natural” plays.
I will offer a reward* of $5000 to anyone linking video of this below!
- - rewards will not be honored
by Andy Ketterson on Jul 28, 2011 12:05 PM CDT reply actions
Mike Marrow....
given that he’s a big dude, he might be missed in third and long and goal line situations.
I mean – if you look at the other freshmen backs that are coming in – they’re all small, fast guys. Burkhead is the “power” runner right now, and he’s not really that huge.
Marrow = power = could use that this season.
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I almost don't want to say it...
But we have…deep breath…Collins Okafor for short yardage. He’s in the 230 lbs range I heard.
by NotYourNormalHuskerfan on Jul 28, 2011 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions
We haven't seen Okafor on the field in over a year...
…so who knows….
PS: Welcome back, JLew!
by Husker Mike on Jul 28, 2011 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Will Martinez just draw plays in the huddle?
T-Mart: Okay, here’s what we’re going to do guys. I want you, you, you and you to lineup on that side [linemen nod in confused unison], and I want you [insert TE at the time] to run a little curly thingy like this. Brandon, you need to run around with your hands up and distract the entire defense. Rex, I want you to fake like you’re going to quit the game and then we’re going to hide the football under your jersey and you’ll score a touchdown as I run around pretending to have the ball… Everyone understand?
Caputo: Um, I’m not convinced that will work or is even legal
T-Mart: No, it will. We’re in the Big Ten now, they allow stuff like that. Just follow my directions. Let me start over for you. Look, imagine you are the little piece of grass on my palm, and when we snap the b…
B1G official: [blows whistle] Delay of Game on the offense, five yard penalty, repeat first down…
by KennardHusker on Jul 28, 2011 1:43 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
I'm going to rec this
Because 1) It’s awesome and 2) I would not have been surprised at all to have seen something like this last year.
by MacularDegenerate on Jul 28, 2011 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Hahahahahah
Brandon, you need to run around with your hands up and distract the entire defense.
That works because Kinnie can actually catch the ball…. ‘cause I’ve tried that and absolutely no one gave a shit.
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by Jon Johnston on Jul 28, 2011 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, this is probably the in play conversation:
Kinnie: I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WON’T JUST THROW ME THE BALL. I’M OPEN. LOOK AT ME. STOP POINTING… NO! DON’T RUN…. STOP THAT. GET RID OF THE BALL. LOOK OUT FOR THAT…
crunch
Kinnie: Damn…
by KennardHusker on Jul 28, 2011 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
hahahahaha
shit if they allow stuff like that then move Stienkuhler to Guard and bring back the fumblerooski
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did anyone elses read the BHGP blog
damn that guy just hates us for the sake of hateing us. It’s KSU and CU all over again. how long until they start throwing piss bombs at our players in Iowa City
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I wouldn't take it too serious
See, I think those guys are pretty funny. I think their shtick is to hate on people and get them to say outlandish things back… And you have to admit, there are a lot of fans out there that just talk trash to talk trash (Nebraska included… I mean, going on their blog to say that we’re going to roll them even though we mailed it in last season doesn’t exactly make for good friendships). I think Nebraska-Iowa will be a lot of fun because Iowa and Nebraska are more fundamentally alike than both KSU, CU, Mizzou, and let’s throw in KU because they always feel left out. I was explained the hatred a little more by a friend who is an Iowa fan, and if you had insufferable fans telling you that your school wasn’t really good (insert Texas fans living in Nebraska here for comparison) even though you have your own history and background, you’d be pissed too. That’s the Iowa tradition.
As a whole, I think Iowa will be worse on the interwebz and better as real people. As much as it pains me to say this next part (and I’ll delete it if when its held over my head), Iowans really isn’t all that much different than Nebraskans (Council Bluffs redacted from that statement for absolutely sucking under every scenario). Des Moines and Omaha are similar with Omaha being slightly bigger, Lincoln and Iowa City are similar with Iowa City having more bars, and Iowa beats us on actually having people outside of two cities. We win overall because Omaha is in fact better than Des Moines, but overall I can’t say too much bad about the state (also redacted from that statement: Carter Lake). Kansas is definitely different, Colorado is different, and Missouri is different. I think that’s why hate transcended the game. I appreciate that this blog does point out that he’s referring to sports hate which CU fans never understood.
by KennardHusker on Jul 28, 2011 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank you
for clearing this up. I read it and I was a little taken back seeing as I come from a very loyal Nebraska family. I admit that yes when the Huskers are doing well we ( husker fans) may be a bit hard to stand, but I think the same can be said for all fans of all teams. all but texas of corse, “they love them some texas down in thexas”. Plus if they beat us im sure we will be spewing some not so rosey words towards our fine feathered Hawkeye neighbors.
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I'm sure we drive other fans nuts too
Although I think its less of the scummy asshattery we see from Mizzery and CU and more…..well holier than thou arrogance. I hope we get a good rivalry going on with Iowa…but they’ll have to get better in the long run (ie being mentioned in the same sentence with Nebraska and Michigan as frontrunners for the Legends division) for this to be much else besides a slightly more competitive Nebraska-Colorado.
Btw, loyal Nebraska family……you wouldn’t happen to be one of the many Beraneks from Ravenna would you?
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
Sorry
I was born and raised in Fremont, NE. when i meant loyal i just meant that most of the family went to the school and we all cheer for the huskers. I am not sure if I am related to the Beraneks from Ravenna or if we just share this uncommon name.
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