It is July and two months away from College Football! Jacqueline, my wife, just got me this Great Answer tone for my cell phone yesterday and got me thinking about My Beloved Huskers and College Football.
My wife deals with my Sports indiscretion because it is the only season that she has to worry about becoming a "Sports Widow". Once College Football starts I watch every game that I can find. So much so that I have two or three games I am watching on my TV and listening to one on the radio and following others on the computer.See I am a College Football Nut!
Of course I have to have my specific team and that is:
THE BIG RED, The Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Nothing compares to sitting down and watching the College Football team that has been a Large part of my life. One thing I have noticed over the years with me and My Huskers: As they do, I do.
When the Huskers have a good year so do I. The reverse is also true, when they struggle so do I.
The Callahan years were MURDER. So much talent combined with a total lack of coaching, it wasn't even funny. The man proved he couldn't coach when he was the Head Coach for the Raiders. Why take a coach like that and instill him into one of the strongest College Football teams in the last 50 years?
Callahan took over and it did not take him long to end many streaks that had stood not for years but for Decades! I know both of my Grandfathers were moaning in their graves. One a Die hard Husker fan and another a Die hard Sooner fan. The Husker fan you can understand. The Sooner fan, well he and I Lived for the Huskers -vs- Sooner rivalry of the old Big 8 conference, and we both loved watching Powerhouse Football between two fantastic and solid football teams.
Now, we have a Coach and a Coaching staff that puts Pride and Passion back into Nebraska Football. Bo Pelini and his staff have turned My beloved Huskers Football around and put them back on track.
This year should be an interesting year as it looks to be Nebraska's last year in the Big 12, as they have joined the Big 10 and will probably move there next year for the 2011 season.
Will all of the Big 12 be out to clobber Nebraska for leaving them?
Will the Huskers withstand the onslaught of the rest of the Big 12?
Will it be Nebraska -vs- Texas in a rematch of the Big 12 Championship game?
Will it be Nebraska making a run for the National Title?
GO Big Red!
Nebraska Cornhuskers
All the Way!
Will all of the Big 12 be out to clobber Nebraska for leaving them?
ReplyDeleteColorado will be clobbered regardless.
Nebraska's defense should be good enough to stop a clobbering, although they will probably only be scoring 3 points a game.
Will the Huskers withstand the onslaught of the rest of the Big 12?
They have a favorable schedule this year.
Will it be Nebraska -vs- Texas in a rematch of the Big 12 Championship game?
No, Texas is not the same team this year. Not only did they lose McCoy, they also lost their only play making receiver. But some one might step up. Doubt it. I expect Nebraska to smother them on defense, and the offense struggle, but they should be able to squeak out a win.
Will it be Nebraska making a run for the National Title?
Lol.
The only games the Huskers have to really worry about are the road games. An improving Kansas State (EMAW!) and Iowa State have been known to upset teams on the rise.
Texas A&M has a great chance of upsetting a whole lot of people and winning the Big 12.
Ok State, meh... Not sure how good they are going to be, will have to come back.
Now, obviously, the Texas game will be tough, I mean Nebraska is 1-6 against Mac Brown. (makes sense why Nebraska would run away from the Big 12. If I couldn't beat the big dogs, I'd leave too)
And the Missouri game is probably going to be another dog fight.
No team from the big 12 will be playing for the national title.
Soon too will come the NFL and AFL which is my favorite and my husbands. We watch together so "No football widow here in this house!" I just plain love the game. And what is nice is that is his favorite sport too. Baseball and basketball do not carry interest in this house!!! Go Denver Broncho's!!!
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