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I'll go with Doc, but my reason is personal. In the summer of 2007, my Dad was diagnosed with cancer. My Dad was big Husker fan, season ticket holder of 4 or 5 sports, booster, etc. He was a true fanatic. When it was announced that Doc was coming here, he was excited. His sister, my aunt, was a UTEP basketball season ticket holder and booster. She loved Doc! Shortly before the first exhibition game in 2007, my Dad's condition had worsened. He had been in the hospital for about a month for treatment. He was fighting hard and we were hopeful that things were improving. My brother and I had this idea of reaching out to the coaches of the teams that he supported to see if we could meet up with them with a video camera and get them to share a quick "get well" message for our Dad. So, I contacted the director of operations for football, men's basketball, women's basketball, volleyball, and Dan Kendig (gymnastics). Everyone responded. They were arranging for me to come down to meet Bill Callahan after a practice. Connie Yori's assistant said that Coach Yori wanted us to come down right when practice when was ending so that the whole team could participate. Dan Kendig gave me several times that he was available. John Cook was unavailable for me to come down there. But he did have someone from Huskervision record a two minute video message of him talking to my Dad wishing him well and talking about the upcoming season. He sent this on a DVD as well as a volleyball autographed by the team. The other response I got back was a phone call from Chris Croft, Doc's Director of Operations. He said Doc didn't want to do a video. Instead, he said Doc wanted to stop by the hospital and meet my Dad. I was floored by this, as this was WAY more than I was asking. So, we arranged for Doc to swing by the hospital on his way home after practice about 3 nights later. Unreal... Well, Tuesday, October 30th was the night that Doc was supposed to stop by. But that morning, I got a call from my Mom saying that my Dad had a rough night and that he wasn't expected to make it through the day and that I needed to get to the hospital. On my way to the hospital, Chris Croft called me to say that Doc's schedule opened up and he wanted to know if he could stop by in the next 30 minutes. I had to share the unfortunate news that my Dad probably wasn't going to make it through the day and that we'd have to cancel. About two hours later, my Dad passed away. Later that night, I emailed Chris Croft to let him know that my Dad had passed. And I thanked him and Doc for the incredible gesture. About a week later, I received a handwritten sympathy card from Doc addressed to me and my family. At my Dad's celebration of life service, there was a large floral display that had been sent from the athletic department and new athletic director, Tom Osborne. I can only assume that Doc Sadler had something to do with it. About 9 months later, my brother and I met Doc and his wife at an event. We introduced ourselves, and he knew exactly who we were. The first thing he said was "how's your Mom doing?" That man will always have a special place in my heart.

Weird play call.

This game made it to CNN's homepage. Keisei gets a mention. https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/27/sport/japan-fiba-basketball-world-cup-intl-hnk-spt/index.html

Goddamnit.

For some reason, I'm remembering the first time the black uniforms being worn that season on the road against Iowa State, where we won 65-57. I certainly could be wrong. But the only reason this stands out to me is because I was sitting in Pershing Auditorium that night watching the Harlem Globetrotters. They kept flashing the Husker game score. I distinctly remember my dad wearing his radio headphones listening to the Husker game telling me that Nebraska apparently wore black. I remember wanting to get home in time to watch the 10 o'clock news to see the black uniforms. That's what I remember anyway, lol.

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Good list. If I were going to add one of my favorite moments, it would be against Wisconsin in the second half. There was a point in the game where Gallegos hit a 3-pointer to put us ahead 53-52 or something like that. And, the very next time down the court, Wisconsin missed a shot. Petteway battled for the rebound and managed to slap the ball over the Wisconsin players to Shields who was on his way down to the other end for a big dunk! Besides beating Michigan State, that was probably the biggest "goosebumps" moment of the year for me.

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Awesome! Thank you for posting this! Can't wait to watch when I get home.

That is awesome. Thanks for doing this! I'll look forward to seeing more of them.

Agree, commercials are fine. I would love to see these old games. I have several from the 90's on VHS, but the quality is starting to get pretty bad. I would love to get the KU game when Jamar Johnson hit the game-winner. I was there, but I've never been able to re-watch the game in its entirety. And, many games from the 1990-91 seasons would be great to go back and see. Would love to see that. Please keep us posted!

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