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Which Nebraska Quarterback Do You Want And Why?
We're starting to get some questions from Big Ten sites (and fans) about Nebraska. As you would expect, most (but not all) are about football. Since we're officially into the offseason now that the coaching changes have settled down, I thought the CN community might like a chance at answering some...
Countdown to Husker Football Season: #18 - Brook Berringer - Forever Young
When I first heard about Brook Berringer's plan crash, I was attending a wake in my hometown of Curtis. A very good friend's mother had lost her battle to cancer, and Mrs Corn Nation and I had driven down from Minnesota to attend her funeral. April 18th, 1996 was a bittersweet day, seeing good...
Best Tight Ends in Husker Football History - Junior Miller, Johnny Mitchell, Matt Herian.... Mike McNeill?
In 2008, Mike McNeill set a Nebraska single season reception record as a tight end with 32 receptions. He averaged 13.8 yards per catch and finished the season with 442 yards and six touchdowns, one touchdown reception shy of the single-season tight end record held by Junior Miller (1979), Johnny...
Volleyball: Nebraska Loses But Wins. Penn State Just Wins.
Fans who bought tickets to tonight’s Final Four matches got their money’s worth. In the first match, Texas won the first two sets to go up 2-0 over Stanford, then proceeded to lose the next three and become the only team to lose a 2-0 lead in the history of the NCAA volleyball...
The 25 Greatest Huskers Of the Past 25 Years
Earlier this year I got the chance to write for "Home Game" magazine. It's a new magazine that is available at Nebraska home games for the first time this past season. Versions of "Home Game" were published for Oklahoma and Texas A&M.I wrote this article "The 25 Greatest Huskers of the Past 25...
Nebraska's Nate Swift - Record Setting Performance Against Baylor
Nate Swift broke Johnny Rodgers' all-time reception record last weekend against Baylor. The record had stood for 36 years, and as Rodgers made sure to remind everyone - the Jet only played for three years. Swift entered this season in fourth-place in all-time receptions with 103. He was at number...
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Baylor Bears - Postgame Overreaction
Note the "overreaction". I’m not looking at stats, it’s just an impression about the game as soon as I can post it after it’s completion. Note that I had no beer before or during this game. Ha! Overall, good game by the Cornhuskers, beating Baylor 32-20. Consider the following: -...
Nate Swift - Movin' On Up The Charts!
Nate Swift is moving up the Cornhusker history record charts at Nebraska. Swift entered this season in fourth-place in all-time receptions with 103. He was at number three in career receiving yardage at 1,535 and third in career 100 yard games. So far this season, Swift has accumulated The...
Tracking Nate Swift
CN is going to track Nate Swift throughout the 2008 season to update Husker fans as to where he is on the all-time receiving charts. He entered this season in fourth-place in all-time receptions with 103. He was at number three in career receiving yardage at 1,535 and third in career 100 yard...
Nate Swift - Quietly Becoming One of the Greatest Receivers in Husker History
Nate Swift is one of the quietest and most successful receivers in Husker History. He entered this season in fourth-place in all-time receptions with 103. He was at number three in career receiving yardage at 1,535 and third in career 100 yard games. Against Western Michigan, Swift finished with...
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