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Shout out to BrewCityHSKR for setting this up! Background: He put this in a comment on Frosted Flakes earlier this week (Monday to be exact). I didn’t mess with his seedings or who was on this list.
We loved the idea so much we went ahead and created the article so you can vote on each matchup. I left the polls open until Friday night. We’ll take the winner of each matchup and create the second round set of polls and new article this weekend.
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The Bracket - First Round
1) Johnny Rodgers – Heisman, #1 in rec TDs, Holy Moly! Man, Woman and Child... (Huskers.com Bio)
vs
16) Jon Bostick – 19.7 yds/rec!! (Huskers.com Bio)
Poll
Which receiver wins between #1 seed Johnny "The Jet" Rodgers and #16 seed Jon Bostick
This poll is closed
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98%
1. Johnny Rodgers
(435 votes) -
1%
16. Jon Bostick
(7 votes)
2) Irving Fryar – #1 Overall Draft Pick (Huskers.com Bio)
vs
15) Matt Davison – Nice catch Matt (Huskers.com Bio)
Poll
Which receiver wins between #2 Irving Fryar and #15 Matt Davison
This poll is closed
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89%
2. Irving Fryar
(391 votes) -
10%
15. Matt Davison
(45 votes)
3) Stanley Morgan Jr. – #1 all-time in receptions and rec yards (Huskers.com Bio)
vs
14) Brandon Reilly – 18.2 yds/rec, plus Michigan State (Huskers.com Bio)
Poll
Which receiver wins between #3 Stanley Morgan and #14 Brandon Reilly
This poll is closed
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95%
3. Stanley Morgan, Jr.
(424 votes) -
4%
14. Brandon Reilly
(22 votes)
4) Kenny Bell – Second on the Husker all-time list in reception yards and TDs, but a better blocker than SMJr (Huskers.com Bio)
vs
13) De’Mornay Pierson-El – Kirk Ferentz just punted to him again (Huskers.com Bio)
Poll
Who wins between #4 Kenny Bell and #13 De’Mornay Pierson-El
This poll is closed
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85%
4. Kenny Bell
(374 votes) -
14%
13. De’Mornay Pierson-El
(62 votes)
5) Nate Swift – Essentially the SMJr of the Callahan era, Batman with 2 Robins (Huskers.com Bio)
12) Todd Peterson – Robin to Swift’s Batman (Check out his Huskers.com Bio if for no other reason than to stare into his eyes - on second thought, don’t do it)
Poll
Who wins between #5 Nate Swift and #12 Todd Peterson?
This poll is closed
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90%
5. Nate Swift
(388 votes) -
9%
12. Todd Peterson
(42 votes)
6) Jordan Westerkamp – Did you know he was Tommy Armstrong’s roommate?, He ranks in the top 5 all time at Nebraska for receptions, and rec touchdowns (Huskers.com Bio)
vs
11) Terrence Nunn – Another Robin to Swift’s Batman (Huskers.com Bio)
Poll
Who wins between #6 Jordan Westerkamp and #11 Terrence Nunn?
This poll is closed
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90%
6. Jordan Westerkamp
(395 votes) -
9%
11. Terrence Nunn
(43 votes)
7) J.D. Spielman – Three consecutive 800+ yd seasons, if he comes back for his senior season, he is likely to break most Husker career receiving records (Huskers.com Bio)
10) Niles Paul – Only 5 rec tds?!?! (Huskers.com Bio)
Poll
Who wins between #7 JD Spielman and #10 Niles Paul?
This poll is closed
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72%
7. JD Spielman
(315 votes) -
27%
10. Niles Paul
(119 votes)
8) Quincy Enunwa – record 12 rec touchdowns in a season including the YOLO Bomb that ties as the longest touchdown pass play in college football history (Huskers.com Bio)
vs
9) Maurice Purify – 16 rec tds over 2 seasons. Yes, I thought he’d be higher, too (Huskers.com Bio)
Poll
Of course we saved the hardest one for last. Who wins between #8 Quincy Enunwa and #9 Maurice Purify?
This poll is closed
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67%
8. Quincy Enunwa
(293 votes) -
32%
9. Maurice Purify
(140 votes)
So there you have it Corn Nation! Again, a big thank you to BrewCityHSKR for throwing this idea out!! Vote for your favorites and look for the second round sometime this weekend.