1997 national champions Stories - Corn Nation
BTN Welcomes Nebraska - Three Days Of A Winning TV Schedule
Nebraska officially joins the Big Ten this FRIDAY (echo FRIDay, FRIday, friday...), and with that welcome the BTN (the artist formerly known as Big Ten Network) will welcome Nebraska with a whole gob of winning, something different than we'd usually get from networks like ESPN Classic, where they...
Big Ten Countdown: 97 - What Else Besides A Split National Title With Michigan?
The number 97, Nebraska, and Big Ten football ought to bring forth one strong memory for Husker fans - the '97 National title, split with the Michigan Wolverines. You know, the one we won on the field while they were given a gift of a split national title by the media because they hadn't won one...
Big Ten Expansion Question and Answer on Nebraska's Candidacy with Corn Nation
Well, no matter what you keep hearing, Big Ten Expansion is an important topic. And it will remain so until we find something else to fill the void during the off season. Lord knows we're getting tired of writing the same thing about the basketball team (good start, fall apart down stretch, lose...
Review: The Maisel Report - College Football's Most Overrated & Underrated
Note: One of the things readers asked for is consistency. From now on during the off-season we'll be providing reviews on Monday. This will include author interviews as well. I truly hope you enjoy these, because I'm still a book guy. There is so much of our sports that simply cannot be explored in...
'97 Nebraska National Title Was No GIFT to Tom Osborne
Dennis Dodd writes a bit about how the coaches shouldn't be allowed to vote or their votes shouldn't count and they shouldn't be allowed to determine who gets millions of dollars and blah blah blah. As I'm reading, I'm thinking that this is just another bunch of crap written by one bunch...
Review: Hero of the Underground By Jason Peter
Most Husker fans know of Jason Peter. He became an All-American in 1997 and was co-caption of the 1997 Nebraska national championship team. He was a first-round draft pick in 1998 by the Carolina Panthers, but had his career cut short by injuries in 2001. It was then that his life changed, the hero...
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