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Corn Blight Has Left The Building.....
As you may or may not have noticed, the name "corn blight" no longer graces this site. Instead, he, it, "corn blight" has been replaced by my real name, Jon Johnston. I thought about doing this a while back but have kept putting it off until now. I owe you an explanation for the change, so here...
Big 12 Baseball Tourney Day One - Chaos! Mayhem!
I had prepared an article for yesterday that talked about the fact that the Big 12 tourney would determine which of the top three teams in that conference would get a national seed in the NCAA baseball tourney. My favorite was Oklahoma State. They’ve beat Nebraska, Texas A&M, Texas and...
Boomtown Rats' Bob Geldof, Tom Osborne and Me - The Fine Art of Surfacing
"I’ll give it an 85 because you can dance to it and I like the beat". Such was the line oft-repeated on Dick Clark's American Bandstand during the disco phase of the 70s. Disco was always the same, same beat, same pre-arranged crap, complete with polyester and wide collars. Wretched, wretched...
Nebraska's Bill Callahan Set to Unveil "Perfect Play" Against Texas
Corn Nation has learned that the Huskers will unveil the 'perfect play' against the Texas Longhorns this Saturday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a contact at the Nebraska athletic department stated that Callahan's four years of study has resulted a play so perfect it cannot be stopped. "In...
Steve Pederson Fired - Nebraskans Party in the Streets
As I'm sure you all know by now, Harvey Perlman has fired Steve Pederson. Well, technically he asked him to resign and he did, but why split hairs. It's not VJ Day by a long shot, but do you get a sense of elation just the same? What I've been told is that there was enough money...
Vs Mizzou: Rushing Three Did Not Kill Nebraska
Rushing three guys against Missouri didn't work, did it? It reminded me of the defenses I've seen here in Minnesota for the past 20 years - drop back and hope you can slow down the other offense instead of constantly giving up the big play. On nearly every one of Missouri’s offensive snaps...
Mizzou - Nebraska Post Game Over Reaction
I suppose like most of you, I didn't get to watch the first 14 points. I was very upset, but little did I know that ESPN was saving me and my family a full hour of pain. Bill Callahan's offense scored six points against Missour's defense. Six. Not a touchdown. Six friggin' points. Div IAA...
Nazi Influence on Football?
Football has often been compared with war, which is especially noticeable when it comes to terminology. Touchdown passes are called bombs, the linemen are "in the trenches", quarterbacks are "field generals", and defensive backs blitz the quarterback. But how much of a role has military action...
Coming Out of the Closet: I Hate You Dorothy Lynch
There I said it. I know it makes me sound un-Nebraskan, but I do. I've hated Dorothy Lynch for a long time. I've hid the hatred for years and only now do I have the courage to say it publicly. I hate you, Dorothy Lynch. Gooey liquid from the pits of hell. (Source: Dorothy Lynch...
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