January 2012
26 posts
Spontaneity Can Work Both Ways in Recruiting
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By Randy York
Wednesday is National Letter of Intent Day, and that means Huskers.com will be the official source of all Nebraska recruiting news that’s fit to print. It also means NU’s football coaching staff heads east on I-80 to regale donors Wednesday night with all the hoopla that went into the 2012 recruiting class. On Thursday...
Circle Friday Night on Your Calendar … Now!
Mark Manning, right, will honor senior James Nakashima Friday night.
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By Randy York
Here’s the N-Sider Tip of the Week: Whatever you have on your calendar Friday night, think about canceling or postponing. Circle the date and get a date. Whether you’re parents with kids, grandparents with grandkids or boyfriends with girlfriends, don’t...
Paterno Column: Views from Both Sides
AP Photo shows Joe Paterno, Jim Delany and Tom Osborne in Chicago.
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By Randy York
Today seems the right time for a mailbag column, so readers can share what they think about last week’s N-Sider on Joe Paterno. Not surprisingly, that column drew responses from both supporters and detractors, and let the record show that supporters...
Kudos for NU’s Big House on the Prairie
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By Randy York
The last time Michigan’s women’s distance coach stepped inside the Devaney indoor track facility, he was coaching at Kansas and the Huskers were hosting the Big Eight Conference Championships. That was 22 years ago. Saturday, Mike McGuire stepped into the time tunnel and reaffirmed what he already knew … Nebraska’s...
Speech Inspires Husker Golfer, Swimmer
Astronaut Clayton Anderson carried Nebraska’s brand with him to space.
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By Randy York
Astronaut Clayton Anderson made a triple play Thursday, addressing nearly 700 Nebraska student-athletes and coaches before breakfast, talking to founders and contributors of Tom and Nancy Osborne’s TeamMates organization at lunch and then...
Astronaut: It's All About Family Ties
Nebraska native Anderson an international hero
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By Randy York
Take it from two successful Nebraska bowlers: Getting up early on a Wednesday morning to listen to an international hero talk about dreams, perseverance and how family is interwoven into individual success is well worth giving up an extra hour of sleep and skipping a second...
Husker Fans’ Votes Can Uplift Jack, Rex
Rex Burkhead and Jack Hoffman became buddies and remain tight today.
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By Randy York
Here’s an N-Sider alert that will blanket Nebraska with sunshine and spread light across Husker Nation. An organization called Uplifting Athletes, based in Camp Hill, Pa., has announced four finalists for its 2012 Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion...
They Just Call to Say ‘I Thank You’
Teammates Meghin Williams, left, and Kaitlyn Burke work the phones.
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By Randy York
Quick memo to Nebraska donors out there: Tonight, if you see a University of Nebraska number or an unknown number pop up on your home phone or on the big screen while watching your favorite TV show, go ahead and answer. You’ll be glad you did. On the other...
Back Home in Alliance, the Crowd Also Rises
Jordan Hooper’s mom, Jodene, brother Kyle and dad Brian sat court-side.
Jordan Hooper’s Husker Hometown Hero Video
By Randy York
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Sunday was Husker Hometown Hero Day in Lincoln, featuring Jordan Hooper. For a game that started at 5 o’clock 365 miles from hometown Alliance, it was a day for Nebraska to focus on an athlete...
‘Attic Man’ Faithful Follower of NU, Hooper
Hooper Takes a Different Road to Stardom
By Randy York
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Last Sunday, during the Husker Sports Network radio broadcast of the Nebraska women’s basketball game against Penn State, Matt Coatney gave a shout out to the “Attic Man”.
Attic Man is an affectionately coined name for a dedicated Nebraska fan who also happens to be the...
Talley: Confidence THE Key to Next Level
Doc Sadler offers junior guard Dylan Talley a pointer against Indiana.
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By Randy York
Minutes after the bedlam inside the Devaney Center Wednesday night, Nebraska play-by-play man Kent Pavelka had Dylan Talley on the radio trying to explain the Husker Sports Network’s play of the game – his 3-point basket that cut Indiana’s lead to two...
Strickland Helped Doc Reinforce Game Plan
Erick Strickland is a staunch supporter of Nebraska Coach Doc Sadler.
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By Randy York
When P.A. announcer Patrick Combs introduced Erick Strickland Wednesday night in the first half of the Nebraska-Indiana basketball game, Husker fans responded warmly, appreciatively, even enthusiastically after seeing one of Nebraska’s greatest...
OSU Tickets Available Online and by Phone
Husker play-by-play man Kent Pavelka likes a full house as much as anyone.
Hoppen Hoping Full House Greets OSU
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By Randy York
Relive Pavelka calls in win over Indiana
Holly Adam, Nebraska’s assistant athletic director for tickets, said Thursday that 9,700 seats have been sold for Saturday night’s game against No. 4 Ohio...
Fumble Not on Craig’s List of Bad Memories
Roger Craig starred on three San Francisco Super Bowl championship teams.
Giant Fumble Doesn’t Haunt Ex-Husker
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By Randy York
A story published Tuesday in the San Jose Mercury News is getting re-distributed to Husker fans across the country, and it focuses on one play: A Roger Craig fumble against the New York Giants that cost...
Eveland Loved Huskers, Fishing
Al Eveland has an unusual story. His own holder blocked one of his kicks.
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By Randy York
A member of Tom Osborne’s first recruiting class as Nebraska’s head football coach died Monday in Lincoln after a two-year bout with cancer. Al Eveland, a native of Ames, Neb., near North Bend, was 58. A standout prep running back, Eveland...
Novak Brothers Proud of Caputo, Moore
From left: Mike Caputo, Tom Novak Jr., Terrence Moore and Terry Novak.
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By Randy York
One of the best things about the Tom Novak Award is the respect it commands inside the Nebraska football family itself. Last Thursday night at the Outland Trophy Banquet in Omaha, Nebraska offensive line coach Barney Cotton mentioned his dad always...
Diaz, Talley Add Punch, Fuel Confidence
Dylan Talley, left, and Jorge Brian Diaz dramatically improve NU’s stats.
Huskers face Wisconsin on Sunday
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By Randy York
Someone once said basketball is like photography. If you don’t focus, all you have is the negative, and Nebraska has experienced plenty of that in its first three Big Ten Conference basketball games...
Without Fanfare, Pepin Keeps Rolling Along
Gary Pepin teams have won 67 league championships indoors and outdoors.
World-Herald’s front-page story on Gary Pepin
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By Randy York
Half of today’s front page in the Omaha World-Herald sports section is a story about Gary Pepin, who this weekend launches his 32nd season as Nebraska’s head track and field coach. The headline says...
Jack, Family Smiling in Boston, Again
Four-year-old Ava, Jack’s sister, wore her Burkhead jersey at a Florida beach.
Tough as Nails Kid Headed Back to Boston
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By Randy York
Good news, everyone out there in the Land of Team Jack. Jack Hoffman, the 6-year-old brain cancer patient whose cause Rex Burkhead and countless others in Husker Nation have adopted, had a great day...
Husker Freshman DeZiel the Real Deal
Dan Kendig and his Big 12 champion team were honored at a football game.
DeZiel leads USA to Gold at Pan-Am Games
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By Randy York
It’ll be a three-ring circus in Lincoln Friday night when three nationally prominent Nebraska teams host events within hours of each other. Beginning at 4 p.m., the Huskers open their 2012 indoor track and...
