‎"I love it here," Pelini said. "I've said this before: This is not a steppingstone job. This is a destination. I enjoy what I'm doing here, I love who I'm working with, I love who I'm working for. I'm not looking for another job. I'm committed to winning a championship here. I'm passionate about winning a championship here."

What I find interesting in the case of the Big 12 — well, two things. First, the former Big 12 South possesses more good teams than the entire Pac-12 that a bunch of them seem to want to jump to. Second, the underlying factor of Longhorn Hatred. I'm sure at the very bottom you'll find, as always, accounting spreadsheets, but you also get the sense that Nebraska didn't like Texas. Not in the way of rival fans, but in a rare way. Like the smart, powerful, level-headed people who run Nebraska held genuine ill will toward the people who run Texas.

A loyal Husker alum in Houston TX bet a coworker (and UT alum) that the person from the losing school in last Saturday's UT-UNL game would have to eat a bar of soap the following day. If not, he was subject to a $200 penalty, wearing the opposing school's jersey every Saturday for the rest of the football season, and would be slapped once (as hard as possible, without notice) by the winner at any point in the future ("slapbet").

After the disappointing loss, Ben manned up and fulfilled his obligations, with a glass of beer by his side to soak up the sorrow. Google "Nebraska soap bet" or check YouTube for "Ben eats soap" to view all of the sites which have picked it up. There are two videos; some only feature the first, so look around to find the entire 24-minute series.

BONUS: It has been picked up by ESPN! Check out The Beat on ESPN News (channel 402 on Comcast / 604 on U-Verse for people in Houston). It should be on today at 5:00 CDT.

Mizzou at Nebraska to be televised regionally on ABC at 2:30 on October 30. The game is expected to be reverse mirrored on ESPN

Go Big Red. Beat Texas. Let the chatter commence.

Gametimes announced for Oct 16. MU at A&M (11am - FSN), UT at NU (2:30pm - ABC) and ISU at OU (6 pm - FSN).

I think if you just learned how to pronounce the name of one very high Nebraska draft choice -- defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, by Detroit with the second pick in 2010 -- you'd better get ready for a second one. The Cornhuskers will have another top-five pick next April, again from the defensive side: 6-0, 205-pound cornerback Prince Amukamara. Pronounced "ah-MOOK-ah-mar-ah.'' I spoke with Suh about him the other day. "He's going to be a lockdown corner in this league,'' Suh said. "He's really good.''

RS Freshman QB Taylor Martinez picked up 157 yards and two touchdowns on the ground against Idaho last week and has back-to-back 100 yard games to start the 2010 season. This kid is almost as fast as Jake Locker, but he is still raw in the passing game.

is anyone planning on streaming the Nebraska/Idaho game this Saturday? I am a Husker fan who lives in Oklahoma and unfortunately we are unable to get the not nationally televised games.....not even on pay per view. Any help would be appreciated!

thanks!

Sara

Are there any Husker fans in the Rockwall / Fate area?