September 2011
41 posts
Devaney mentored and Osborne influenced Alvarez
Barry Alvarez, left, based his career on the teachings of Bob Devaney.
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By Randy York
Saturday night at Camp Randall Stadiumis the perfect setting to write the first chapter in Nebraska’s Big Ten history book. Jim Delanyand his staff established the plot when they announced the schedule, and the most beautiful thing about it is...
Despite Nation’s Best Defense, 1967 Team Missed a...
Two-time consensus Nebraska All-American Wayne Meylan (66) led the Huskers’ nation-leading defense with 119 tackles in 1967. All-Big Eight linebacker Barry Alvarez contributed 112 tackles.
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I remember living in the same dorm with Barry Alvarez, who was a senior All-Big Eight linebacker at Nebraska in 1967 before he...
Nebraska Fan Could Moonlight as a Budget Travel...
Juan Rico is spending less for a round-trip to Madison for two than most NU fans are spending on game tickets alone.
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By Randy York
Juan Rico keeps more than busy as an IT specialist in Computing Services for the Nebraska Athletic Department. After this weekend, though, he might want to consider moonlighting as a budget travel...
Stith Shocked NU Did Not Join Big Ten Conference...
Carel Stith is a 2011 inductee into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.
Stith calls Osborne ‘the ultimate Boy Scout’
Pelini reminds Devaney players of their coach
By Randy York
He grew up with Lynn Senkbeil and is still great friends with John Kirby. Both Nebraska football “legends” from the 1960s, in fact, were at Memorial Stadium this fall when Carel Stith was...
In Bo Pelini’s Vocabulary, Hype is Like a Swear...
Huskers talk about Big Ten opener at Wisconsin
“I think the world is filled with so much hype and PR bull. Frankly, it all comes out in the end. Good or bad, I’d rather just let our accomplishments really speak for themselves.” - Bill Ford, Ford Motor Company
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Leftover Devaney Stories after Wyoming Weekend
Bob Devaney raised Nebraska to unprecedented heights in college football.
Fate took Devaney to Wyoming instead of Missouri
By Randy York
All attention in Nebraska shifts to Madison, Wisconsin, this week, but we thought you would enjoy a few leftovers from Bob Devaney’s pivotal decision to leave Laramie for Lincoln. If first impressions had lasting impact, Nebraska’s Hall-of-Fame football coach...
Fresno State Fan Has 10 Observations Why NU Game...
Nebraska fans were their usual appreciative self in this win over Fresno State two weekends ago.
It’s time to take Husker hospitality on the road
By Randy York
Since this is Nebraska’s first road game of the season, the N-Sider Blog is yielding precious space today to Peter Smits, vice president for University Advancement at Fresno State University, a 43-29 loser to Nebraska two weekends...
Devaney’s Departure from Wyoming Had Its Share of...
Don “Fox” Bryant, left, and Bob Devaney became longtime friends.
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By Randy York
We all know how sportswriters will track airplane numbers to find out what coaches certain universities are interviewing and trying to hire, proving that one covert action can be trumped by another. Well, you’ll get a kick out of Don...
Fate Took Devaney to Wyoming Instead of Missouri
Jerry List (82) and Red Beran (62) carry Bob Devaney off the Orange Bowl field.
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By Randy York
In my office hangs a large piece of composition art, showing Nebraska Hall-of-Fame Coach Bob Devaney, wearing his red Nebraska jacket with a white N and his red Nebraska cap with another white N. Devaney’s countenance emerges among the...
New Practice Facility Shows NU’s Commitment to...
Doc Sadler, left, and the Whitehead children: Sydney Uthoff, Lesley Jaggers and Mark Whitehead.
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Some leaders hope and promise while others plan and commit, and Doc Sadler knows what camp his program is living in right now. Every day that Nebraska’s head basketball coach walks through the door of the Hendricks Training Complex and sees...
Husker Conference Roots Go Clear Back to 1891
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Arthur Ashe wrote a book called “A Hard Road to Glory”. In it, the tennis legend mentioned that Nebraska’s George Flippin was just the fifth black football player at a predominantly white university, and race was often an issue during his four years at NU in the early 1890s.
As you will read in the latest N-Sider on Huskers.com, Flippin was personally...
It's Time to Take Husker Hospitality on the Road
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By Randy York
If this is Monday, it must be Wyoming week … time to take Nebraska’s hospitality to Laramie, the home of Bob Devaney’s first head coaching job. You already know how much Tom Osborne appreciates Big Red sportsmanship in Lincoln. Well, the same principles apply on the road, so treat Wyoming Cowboy fans in their 31,000-seat house like you treat opposing fans...
Bo Confident His Defense is Growing up the Right...
Complete transcription of Bo Pelini’s Monday Press Conference
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By Randy York
Someone once said you should go out in the world and work like money doesn’t matter, sing as if no one’s listening, love as if you’ve never been hurt and dance as if no one’s watching. It all sounds good, but try sharing that philosophy with a young Nebraska football player, who spends...
Hagedorn a Hall-of-Famer in Every Sense of the...
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By Randy York
If there’s one word that describes Jami Hagedorn’s formal induction next Sunday (Sept. 26) into the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame at Lincoln’s downtown Lied Center, it’s shock. Jami (above) told me her selection “completely surprised” her for two reasons: 1) that she would even be considered for such an honor; and 2) that she would receive...
Weber: Crouch, Hartung Toughest Athletes He’s Seen
All-access video featuring Hall-of-Fame trainer Jerry Weber
By Randy York
It’s an unfair question, but we still had to ask Jerry Weber (above) something we knew would interest Husker fans before he was honored Saturday for his induction last June into the National Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame: Of all the athletes he’s seen and treated over the past 34 years at Nebraska,...
Short Hits before the Rubber Match
By Randy York
After Nebraska knocked out Washington in Seattle last fall, the Huskies got up and outpunched the Huskers in San Diego. Here are a few tidbits as we count down to kickoff for the rubber match:
Among today’s special events will be the pregame presentation of the George Sullivan Scholarship and a salute to Jerry Weber, Nebraska’s associate director of Athletic Medicine and head...
Ameer Abdullah: A ‘Must Read’ Story
By Randy York
Once in awhile, we come across something we would describe as “must reading” because it surprises you in its simplicity, its elegance and its overall message. Well, we have a Nebraska football story that fits that category because it takes the complexity out of a coach-player relationship simply, elegantly and refreshingly.
We’re not Oprah recommending books, but we will recommend...
Pack Your Black for Wisconsin and Yell ‘Go Big...
By Randy York
Here’s a quick news flash for every Nebraska football fan that plans to travel to Madison for Nebraska’s first-ever Big Ten Conference football game against the Wisconsin Badgers in Camp Randall Stadium: Pack your black and warm up your lungs as we support our team in unison at a classic college football venue for a nationally televised game.
In this case, fan support is merely an...
This Blog is a Real N-Sider: From Istanbul, Turkey...
By Randy York
Today is a perfect time to let everyone know that the N-Sider – the official blog of the Huskers – is more than one person on the third floor of the Osborne Athletic Complex. We have correspondents all over out there, so please welcome Nebraska assistant wrestling coach Bryan Snyder, who will keep us up-to-date all weekend on Jordan Burroughs and his pursuit of a gold...
Cook Craving: Saturday Night Red Out at the...
Volleyball Tickets Still Available for Saturday Night’s Red Out
By Randy York
John Cook went on his Tuesday night Husker Sports Network Radio Show wearing a marketing hat. Nebraska’s head volleyball coach invited Big Red fans to help his No. 10 Huskers host a successful “Red Out” when No. 12 Iowa State visits the Bob Devaney Center for the last non-conference match before Big Ten...
“Butch was always very cordial (stern when necessary) and always had a grasp on...”
– Adam Cummins, Milbank, South Dakota
Butch Hug Deserves His N-Club Honorary Membership
Butch Hug oversees more than 200 Nebraska athletic events annually, including football game days that require more than 3,000 helpers.
By Randy York
Ten days ago, Butch Hug was formally presented an honorary membership in the N-Club, a distinguished group of 7,000 Nebraska male and female athletes who have earned varsity letters. While another Memorial Stadium sellout crowd applauded Hug, I...
Huskers Humbled, But Bo Not Ready for a Rubber...
Bo Pelini says a strong focus on his team means he can’t worry about what others think.
By Randy York
After a day-and-a-half of film study, Bo Pelini wore his game face to Monday’s press conference leading up to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. ABC-televised game against Washington. Pelini said Fresno State humbled his Huskers in last weekend’s 42-29 matchup that went to the wire, but know this: The...
9/11 Anniversary is a Time for Reflection,...
By Randy York
Today is the 10-year anniversary of one of America’s darkest days in history … an anniversary we will never forget. The multiple attacks on September 11, 2001, left us all stunned. It was a grueling experience that produced the exact opposite of what terrorists wanted. Instead of bringing down America, it bonded us together and gave us a new appreciation for life, liberty and the...
Sounds of Silence Will Trump Saturday’s Memorial...
By Randy York
I remember September 11, 2001, as if it was yesterday, and I’m sure everyone reading this does, too. Time stood still that morning for all us. Because the shock, horror and confusion of that day will never leave, we should always remember what happened at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington D.C. and that last plane crash in rural Pennsylvania.
Sunday marks...
How Good Are You at Nebraska-California Trivia?
By Randy York
With the Huskers set to launch a three-game football series with Fresno State, the time seems right for a little Nebraska-California football trivia. Quick now, which California native was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Friday night? If you guessed Ralph Brown from Bishop Amat High School in Hacienda Heights, Calif., maybe you should visit the Husker Nation Pavilion...
Osborne Was Pete’s Role Model, Father Figure
By Randy York
Lawrence Pete, now assistant vice president and branch manager for Bank of the West in Omaha, has a succinct but accurate description for his football career at Nebraska in the late 1980s. “Football was just a dress rehearsal for the game of life”, Pete said before his Friday night induction into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame, an elite club that also will add fellowHusker...
Dumler Spotted Familiar Faces When Heat Was On
By Randy York
Doug Dumler played a critical role in Nebraska’s 1971 Game of the Century. Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne recalls how Oklahoma played a middle linebacker during Nebraska’s last offensive series that produced Jeff Kinney’s fourth touchdown in a 35-31 win over Oklahoma. Osborne, Bob Devaney’s offensive coordinator in ’71, coached the fullback to go one way, and the I-back...
“As for the famous block, I was born and raised in Oklahoma before moving to...”
– Ron Scribner, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Rodgers Gives Blahak Full Credit for ‘Block of the...
By Randy York
It took a few years … okay, maybe a few decades, but Johnny the Jet Rodgers made a personal confession to Joe Blahak. “Johnny finally admitted to me that he never would have made that touchdown in the Game of the Century without my block,” Blahak said late Saturday afternoon, sitting in a folding chair on a platform of seats behind Nebraska’s bench. Blahak joined his 1971 teammates...
The Most Famous Nebraska Player You’ve Never Heard...
By Randy York
Joe Hudson sure knows how to write a headline, and he certainly caught my attention with a wonderful story about George Henry Dern, a Nebraska native, one-time NU football captain and man who went on to be as successful as any Husker player in life – the ultimate measurement of a student-athlete. Dern was also the grandfather of well-known actors Bruce and Laura Dern. The big...
Weber Glad Gaffe Didn’t Cost NU Game of the...
By Randy York
Bruce Weber was a senior offensive guard on Nebraska’s 1971 national championship team, a squad still permanently etched among college football’s elite. More proof comes this week when The Sporting News distributes its latest publication that labels NU’s ’71 team the best college football team in the last 125 years.
While 56 members of that ’71 team waved to another record sellout...
Can’t Be Beat, Won’t Be Beat!
By Randy York
The University of Nebraska student body thinks it’s time to Take Back Gameday, so it has launched a grassroots effort to make the friendly confines of Memorial Stadium a rowdier place for opponents to play.
The goal is good, but using Saturday’s season-opening performance as a barometer, it’s going to take some time to nurture and develop. If you weren’t right next to the student...
Take 30 Seconds to See Two ‘Big Ten’ Husker...
By Randy York
Excuse me, but can we have 30 seconds of your precious time? That’s all we need to help you fully appreciate the brave new world Nebraska enters on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011. We went YouTube with a video that begins with a legendary shot of Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes and finishes with Joe Paterno, who’s won more football games than any Division 1 coach in NCAA history.
You’ll...
Look for ’71 Team Video Saturday on Huskers.com
By Randy York
Had a chance to see the four-minute video that will be played Saturday when 55 members of Nebraska’s 1971 national championship team are honored at halftime of the Nebraska-Chattanooga season-opener. Trust me, once you see this video produced by HuskerVision, you’ll want to watch it more than once. The music, the clothes, the smiles, the highlights and the history climb right off...
Jacobson, ’71 Teammates Honored Twice at the White...
By Randy York
Perhaps you remember the lines at Husker Nation Pavilion last year when Nebraska celebrated the 40th anniversary of its first national football championship team. Interest was high and lines were long, but Saturday promises an even bigger turnout for the 40th anniversary of the 1971 Husker team that won the Game of the Century and is still considered by many to be the...
