April 2012
22 posts
South Dakota Fan Values Osborne Gesture
Brayden Jervik, 7, met Husker defensive lineman Kevin Williams Saturday. Osborne Announces Two Options for Spring Game Tickets Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York Dan Jervik lives in Parkston, South Dakota: Population 1,700 and located 20 miles south of Mitchell. He works at the local small-town bar, owned by an uncle of a well-known Iowa Hawkeye player....
Apr 16th
Dye: Engaging, Intelligent, a Real Gentleman
Former Nebraska AD Tippy Dye led Washington to a Final Four in basketball.  Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York An iconic figure at three prominent BCS schools – Ohio State, Washington and Nebraska – Tippy Dye died Wednesday at age 97 in Northern California after a short illness. The legacy he leaves at Nebraska: Being the athletic director who “hired”...
Apr 14th
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Johnny R: The Recruit, the Legend, the Man
Mike Babcock on Johnny: The recruit USC bypassed Tom Shatel on Johnny: The man who’s giving back Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York Johnny “The Jet” Rodgers is a legend not only because he was Nebraska’s first Heisman Trophy winner in 1972, but also because he’s found ways to be innovative four decades later. Never was that more evident than...
Apr 13th
NU Bowlers Legit National Title Contenders
Junior Kristina Mickelson is coming off her career-best performance. Follow NCAA Women’s Bowling Tournament on NCAA.com Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York Buried in a festival-like avalanche of Nebraska’s upcoming sports weekend – a Spring Game in football, plus home games/matches in volleyball, women’s soccer and women’s tennis – is the NCAA Women’s...
Apr 11th
Weekend Gives Husker Fans a Spring Fling
NU’s Gina Mancuso, P.J. Smith, Mary Weatherholt and Jordan Jackson. Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York Here’s a big N-Sider shout-out to Husker fans who want to take cool to a whole new level this weekend. Put in some extra work this week, so you can leave early Friday and catch the hottest Nebraska athletic team that very few know about. On Friday at 3...
Apr 10th
Burkhead Honor Set before Spring Game
Rex Burkhead gives a fist-bump to Jack Hoffman, his own “little hero”. Spring Game set for Saturday at Memorial Stadium Ripple effect led to Burkhead’s national award Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York If you’re a Rex Burkhead fan, you might want to be in your seat 20 minutes early Saturday before Nebraska’s Spring Football Game at...
Apr 9th
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NU Salutes National Student-Athlete Day
NU freshman infielder Mattie Fowler shares priorities with Lincoln High students. Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York Today is National Student-Athlete Day and rest assured, Nebraska is saluting more than 600 student-athletes in the best way we know how … with purpose, action and meaning. After starting the day serving a hot breakfast to all Husker...
Apr 4th
Davis, Runty: THE Stars in T.O.’s ’73 Debut
Sportscaster Lyell Bremser called Tony Davis “The Tornado from Tecumseh”. Mike Babcock on Tom Osborne’s First Game: UCLA Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York The date: Sept. 8, 1973. The opponent: UCLA. Tom Osborne, 36, would make his Nebraska head coaching debut in a home game that was moved up a week to accommodate an ABC national telecast. That...
Apr 3rd
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Remembering Nebraska’s First Bowl Game
Apr 3rd
For NU, Everything’s still Coming up Roses
Al Zikmund (above) helps narrate NU’s 1941 Rose Bowl experience. Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York The N-Sider has featured several “must read” stories, and today’s blog now offers up its first “must-see” video segment produced by Nebraska Educational Television’s Joel Geyer, a University of Indiana graduate who’s been more fascinated with...
Apr 2nd
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March 2012
22 posts
Werth Ready to Jump Off a Cliff for the Team
Hannah Werth, right, views team trip to Hawaii as a bonding experience. Huskers.com Photo Gallery: Volleyball in Hawaii Husker TwitterFest from Hawaii’s Sandy Beaches Huskers Power Past Hawaii in Maui Wowee Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York One of five seniors on Nebraska’s 2012-13 volleyball team, Hannah Werth has enough accolades attached to her...
Mar 29th
National Writer Spawned Johnny The Jet's Idea
Joe Blahak (27) was a pivotal part of Johnny Rodgers’ 1971 run to glory. Sporting News: ‘71 Huskers College Football’s Best Ever How Many Times Did Johnny Rodgers Start You Up? Lyell Bremser Highlight Calls of Johnny the Jet Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York In 1971, Dan Jenkins was so eloquent in painting the picture of Johnny Rodgers’...
Mar 29th
Miles Praises ‘Phenomenal’ Big Red Fans
NU student fans present Tim Miles with a Red Zone T at his press conference. Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York It didn’t take Tim Miles long to bridge to one of his favorite messages Monday night when Jeff Culhane interviewed Nebraska’s new head basketball coach for half an hour on the Husker Sports Network. After sharing conversation early in the interview,...
Mar 27th
Huskers Embrace Going on the Road Again
The Big Ten Network interviews NU Women’s Gymnastics Coach Dan Kendig. Huskers Earn Top Seed in Salt Lake City Regional Nebraska Wins First Big Ten Gymnastics Title Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York So Nebraska’s going to Salt Lake City April 7 as the NCAA’s No. 5 overall seed and the No. 1 seed in a regional that includes host Utah, one of the most...
Mar 26th
Timing, Vision, Trust Key to Miles’ Hiring
Tim Miles showed an extraordinary comfort level when he met the press.  Miles Named NU Men’s Head Basketball Coach Ten Reasons Why Tim Miles is the Right Man Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York One of America’s most popular writers once said that 20 years from now you will never be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than the ones you...
Mar 26th
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Slauson: Tebow’s Going to be a Star in NYC
Matt Slauson sees Tim Tebow bringing the Wildcat offense back to New York. Osborne: Tebow Forces NFL Back to the Drawing Board Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York Matt Slauson, the New York Jets’ starting offensive left guard, was having lunch with former Husker teammate Ricky Henry at a popular downtown Lincoln restaurant Wednesday when his cell phone rang....
Mar 22nd
Erstad Embraces Role as Catalyst for Change
Darin Erstad is running his program at the same speed he played … fast.  Why Erstad Wants You Back at the Ballpark 10 Reasons to Root for Erstad’s Success Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York Darin Erstad admits he’s a simple person. He grew up in North Dakota, spent four years at Nebraska, lasted 14 years in the major leagues and, at 37, is in his...
Mar 21st
Softball, Baseball Gear for Historic Openers
Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York Friday is such an important day in Husker history that Nebraska’s Athletic Department will end the day with a fireworks display at Hawks Field. “It’s going to be a great night at the ballpark,” Nebraska Baseball Coach Darin Erstad said Wednesday. “It’s a new page in Husker history, and it’s going to be exciting and a lot of...
Mar 21st
The Sandman, Sex Trafficking and More
Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York Today, we go outside the N-Sider for the Week in Review, and then we’ll move back inside to let everyone know what they might have missed over the past seven days. Let’s begin with Mike Babcock’s “Recruiting Tales” and how it was nearly three decades ago when Tom Osborne was recruiting Broderick Thomas, a.k.a. “The Sandman”...
Mar 19th
An Exceptional Season despite NCAA Loss
Connie Yori encouraged her young team to the end in Little Rock Sunday. Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider By Randy York Connie Yori started the 2011-12 basketball season a very sick woman, battling a staph infection and blood clots after routine knee surgery, and Nebraska’s head women’s basketball coach ended the season a very proud woman following Sunday night’s...
Mar 19th