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Farewell To The Huskers, Part 2
I hope you enjoyed Part 1. And I enjoyed Better Off Red's reply to Part 1. On to Part 2. So, how has Nebraska fared in the Big 12? Here’s a timeline, noting key events… 1995: Last year of Big 8. NU wins MNC, its second in a row. 1996: First year of Big 12. NU finishes 11 – 2, losing...
Browsing The College Football Coaching Bargain Bin
Yesterday, A.J. took a look at USA Today's comprehensive college football coach salary database, noting that Boston College has paid Spaz roughly $359,000 per win this season. This sounds like a lot of cash, until you take a look at other coaches salary per win figures. As it turns out, BC is still...
Is This The Year Frank Solich And Ohio Capture The MAC Title?
Generally there are only three reasons why a college football coach would lose/leave his job: A) poor performanceB) offered a job at a more prominent university or by an NFL teamC) retirement (Come on JoePa!). Since the turn of the century, Ohio University has had three head coaches because of...
The Hiring of Bo Pelini: A Study In Risk Taking 101
When Darin Erstad was tabbed to succeed Mike Anderson as head baseball coach of Nebraska, heads were scratched, jaws were dropped, and some, including a few of us at Corn Nation and Tiger Tom's, were dowright flabbergasted and just a little perturbed. There were good, experienced candidates out...
Big 10 Countdown #7: Eric Crouch & The Husker Heisman Trifecta
Eric Crouch. Has there been a more polarizing figure in Nebraska football history? A home-grown Nebraska white boy with a list of awards - including the 2001 Heisman Trophy - that would make Tommie Frazier's mantle look a little empty, and a 35-7 record as a starter, he should have the kind of...
2012 Nebraska Commit #3: Cotton Eyed Sam
In a development that should shock absolutely no one, Lincoln Southeast tight end Sam Cotton verbally committed to the Huskers after Barney menaced him with fireplace toolson Monday. The Huskers won out in months-long bitter recruiting war with Tulsa and The OTHER Ohio University for the 6'4" 240...
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: These Two Coaches No Spring Chickens
We all know that Spaz, at age 63, is no spring chicken. Only nine of the 70 bowl team coaches are currently older than Spaziani. JoePa obviously tops that list at age 84 and Kansas State's Bill Snyder is this bowl season's second elder statesmen at age 71. This bowl season, the Eagles have actually...
Beginning Of Bowl Season Open Thread
It's started! The most wonderful time of the year - Bowl Season! (Oh, come on, even if you want a playoff, you're not going to watch any bowl games and be excited about them?) Hey, the Humanitarian bowl between Northern Illinois and Fresno State has already started! After that, it's the New Orleans...
Who'll Get Fired? MAC Coaches And Their Jobsafeness
You can thank Ball State and any other impatient athletic department for potentially shortening the shelf life of this fresh post. But with Doug Martin's resignation, it got us (well, me, but perhaps you as well): which MAC coaches have the best job security? Here's the lowdown. LUDICROUSLY SAFE Al...
Marshall 24, Ohio 23: Your [Insensitive Cardiac Arrest Joke] Finish Of The Day
This was an entirely s l o w game leading up to the third quarter, but the finish was glorious. Although not an OHIO-friendly finish. Boo Jackson and the Bobcats (which is one of my favorite R&B combos ... you absolutely must see them live sometime) had 61 seconds, zero timeouts, and 72 yards to go...
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