Huskerpapa

Let's not sleep on the young man sitting at the end of our bench right now. I will stop way short saying he is a star in the making. Yet I will say I'm hearing good things about him, and our other two redshirts. Just saying...

Hey, you are in the top 20 my man!!!

At one point in the past, we sang "Happy Trails." Perhaps we should divert back in time?

Most fouls called are likely spot on, although as a "homer" I retain the right to bitch and moan to appease my frustration. That said I am driven to insanity by the NEW methodology of awaiting the outcome of a shot before the whistle is blown. The message being sent is that it is only a foul IF the shot is missed. And then, the opposite of that is the anticipatory whistle, where the ref thinks or assumes there will be a violation, whether there is one or not. In both cases, it is bad officiating. ...and oh yeah, did the NCAA do away with the 3 second in the lane rule? Apparently so. OSU lived in the lane today. Sometimes it was to Thortons's detriment, as he couldn't drive thru his bigs.

The way he landed was very similar to the way Ashduece went down. I'm hoping low ankle rather than high ankle sprang. We shall see.

I sorta like my score prediction as well.

A few thoughts prior to the Super Bowl: - Berke may have had his best game as a Husker. He is becoming more comfortable and allows us to spread the floor. - Brice is becoming one of our best players ever. He is a good defender and rebounder and looks confident at all three levels. He is $money$ at the free throw line. And oh yeah, he is a leader! - Juwan has also elevated his game, plus, he looks like he is having fun. - Shout out to Braxton. He coulda moped and mailed it in after he was benched. Instead he is playing well...although I was screaming at him when he went to the floor and didn't immediately get up, in the first half. He seemed to realize his error and got up and ran. - Once again everyone who played, seemed to play well. Make no mistake, Ohio State is a pretty darn good team. They defend, they play aggressively and they can shoot the damn ball. We won, nuf said!

That was a fun second half. Very good win. A much needed win. Berke's injury looked bad...rolled pretty severely. A definite OH SHIT moment.

...and lest we forget, Rollie should be capable to guard him as well.

Ouch. Tough loss. Blew the lead and made an error allowing tying and winning runs...

Yeah, my reply was a bit shorter. I coulda screamed we have minor league baseball OR, we pay are players better...but it was brief and more spontaneous

Us 79 Them 71

Ughh.

Any truth to the rumors that fans are saying it is cool if he walks away. And if he needs assistance, fans are lining up to help

At a time out, the PA announcers had a contest to boo or cheer images on the scoreboard; mascots and the like. The last two were Seattle Pro teams and then the screen showed "oops, Nebraska does not have pro teams. I yelled that we had pro volleyball

There were two of us with bibs on last night. The dude you were talking about started near me, but then migrated down to the floor where you saw him.

My friends, that was a blast! The place was half full, with red behind our bench, and then sprinkled throughout. Not sure how it sounded over TV, but I thought Big Red showed up. The facility was nice; but certainly small. I commented to someone near me, in red, that it was more of a small college feel. Their fans were, uhhh, rather mild. I did see Rich King. Man, I was worried for a bit. It seemed the losing string MOJO was coming back; but boy, a great second half turn around. Will climb on a plane and return home tomorrow; but what a great trip with two quality wins. The players who played...played well.

Brice does have a new role this year...leadership.

There is a lot of "freak out" in Seattle due to ice and snow. It has been ongoing for at least two days. Yet, I'm in West Seattle (a few miles from the venue) and I see no issues. Their schools in the area are closed. We are so concerned that we are taking a ferry over to Bainbridge Island in an hour for lunch... Point being, I'm not sure people will turn out for the game.

Us 77 Them 68 Snow in the forecast. School was out today and at a minimum, a two hour delay tomorrow. We drove into town today from Eugene and wonder...why?

The Matthew Knight Arena is named after Phil Knights son who drowned.

Yay me...forged forward picking with my heart rather than my faltering brain.

The fans I talked with are not very happy with the team or Dana. It was an older crowd mixed with family. Their were not a lot of students. The facility itself was excellent and sight lines and leg room were awesome. Yes, a lot of empty seats. Looked to me that it was 2/3 rds full. Side note, my wife won their half-time bingo contest. Shared by one other winner. Sooo, some coin will be coming her way.

...liked our road uniform last night too. Much cooler than the Ducks Nike uni.

As a matter of fact...yes.