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Stories are in roughly
reverse chronological order.
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| Items on the BCS controversy
• Hurricanes
and Huskers
are ready for the
big game.
• The Rose Bowl will be
Husker Red.
• ESPN on Coker,
Solich,
Crouch
and Dorsey.
• Crouch is good but can he beat the Heisman
curse?
• The Colonel presents his game plan.
• Erwin Swiney likes being in the championship game again.
• NU
aims to prove it can beat Miami's
Talent.
• Solich will accept a split
crown.
• The Husker fan base just
got
bigger.
• NU
fans take in Rose parade
as they await game. 
•The Blackshirts'
pride is at stake.
• Eric Crouch seeks a perfect
ending to a storybook
season.
• Can Miami stop
NU's running game? The 'Canes believe their depth
on the defensive line can wear out NU's O-line.
• A batch of player features: Toniu
Fonoti, Dahrran Diedrick (1,
2,
3),
Ed
Reed, Clinton
Portis, Phillip Buchanon (1,
2)
and Ken
Dorsey.
• UM's Jeremy Shockey says NU
gave up in Boulder.
• A writer throws cold water on Eric
Crouch's NFL hopes.
• More highbrow fare from TJ
Simers.
• QBs Dorsey and Crouch get
it done in different ways.
• Barry Alvarez gives Frank Solich some Rose
Bowl pointers.
• UM's Randy
Shannon and Mark
Stoops are coaches on the rise.
• Miami has
weaknesses, but try to find them.
• The 'Canes are wary of the play-action
pass.
• Enough
with the NU bashing, an L.A. columnist says.
• Here's a way to get to the game
in style.
• The Huskers meet the press: 1,
2
• Notes from Sunday's
practice.
• UM's receivers want fewer
drops.
• Miami works on stopping
Crouch.
• Bryant
McKinnie and Benard Thomas talk a little smack (scroll down this
link.)
• An Arizona columnist isn't buying CU's
argument.
• Another team finds the NU offense ain't
so simple.
• USA Today looks at Judd
Davies and his role in the offense. Other player features: Mike
Stuntz, Bryant
McKinnie, Erwin Swiney (1,
2),
Ken Dorsey,
Keyuo
Craver, D.J.
Williams, Jarrett
Payton.
• A car
wreck helped unify the 'Canes.
• Craig
Bohl tackles a big challenge.
• A familiar
name steps up at wide receiver for Miami.
• The '84
Orange Bowl helped transform both
programs.
• LB Chris
Campbell will miss the game, coach Coker confirms.
• The Rose
Bowl has that
aura.
• Bodies
by Boyd gets some ink in L.A.
• ESPN's Gene Wojciechowski tosses a few darts in his
Rose
Bowl diary.
• Several Huskers would like championship rings to match
those of their older
brothers.
• The schools are a study in contrasts in terms of recruiting:
1, 2
• It's the OWH's turn to profile Frank
Solich and Larry
Coker.
• Another set of '41 Rose Bowl recollections: 1,
2
• L.A. isn't exactly captivated
by the game.
• The Buffs say they won't
root for NU.
• The L.A. Times takes a look at Husker
frenzy.
• Miami LB Chris
Campbell is looking more and more doubtful for the game.
• Notes from Saturday's
NU practice in the
rain.
• The NU contingent polishes off nearly a
third of a ton of prime rib.
• Thunder
Collins returns to his old
stomping grounds.
• An L.A. columnist is still
cranky about the matchup. (Three-week-old, identically-themed column
here.)
• Many on NU's cheer
squads get left behind.
• One final retort for TJ
Simers to chew on.
• The BCS didn't exactly invent controversial
rankings.
• More features on Larry
Coker and Frank Solich (1,
2).
Also, Dahrran
Diedrick and Eric
Crouch, Clinton
Portis.
• The Miami paper examines the allure
of NU football.
• The 'Canes have enjoyed payback
time in 2001.
• A look at the Miami football "dynasty-come-lately."
• The dramatic '84
Orange Bowl is recalled by Jeff
Smith and Kenny
Calhoun.
• And then there are those who recall playing in the '41
Rose Bowl.
• Game-day
traffic could be a mess.
• Meet Edward
Reed, impact player.
• Peruse the OWH's Rose
Bowl special section.
• Eric
Crouch clings to his NFL
dreams.
• Van
Brownson and Johnny
Rodgers talk about old times and current pursuits.
• Courtesy of a Miami columnist, the view
through Nebraska's facemask.
• The L.A. Times takes its turn at profiling coaches Solich
and Coker
-- who, by the way, agree
on a controversial
topic.
• The Orange County paper has a nice Eric
Crouch feature.
• Notes from the Friday Dec. 28 UM practice: 1,
2,
3,
4
• Turner Gill ponders the post-Crouch
era.
• ABC's Tim
Brant analyzes the matchup.
• The Miami
and Dallas
papers size up Frank Solich.
• It's a California homecoming for Ken
Dorsey.
• More best-team-ever conjecture: 1,
2
• NU has
some talent too, Solich says.
• They're 700 pounds of blocking prowess: Toniu
Fonoti
and Bryant
McKinnie.
• A Miami linebacker has
a knee drained, while Bryant McKinnie returns
to practice. Najeh
Davenport, meanwhile, finds ways to help his
replacement, Willis
McGahee.
• The players unwind in Anaheim: 1,
2,
3
• Profiles of UM's Todd
Sievers and NU's Eric
Crouch and Tracey
Wistrom. Also, coaches Frank
Solich and Larry
Coker.
• Notes from Thursday's NU
and UM
practices.
• The 'Canes have cleaned
up their act, but their roster still makes
NFL scouts drool.
• NU's loss was a wake-up
call for Miami.
• Beware
of the Huskers, says a Florida columnist.
• A Florida scribe visits with Congressman
Tom.
• Do
the 2001 'Canes belong among history's
elite?
• Get a fistful of game tickets, and suddenly you're everyone's
best friend.
• USA
Today and the
Washington Post examine the Huskers' mindset.
• There's extra
pressure on NU's
corners.
• A Florida paper recalls the '84
Orange Bowl classic.
• Profiles of UM coaches Chudzinski
& Coker.
• The laid-back 'Canes arrive in L.A.: 1,
2,
3,
4
• Dan Waldrop is glad to be home
for the holidays.
• An update (and recap) on Lawrence
Phillips.
• Patrick Kabongo doesn't
make the trip.
• Eric Crouch hasn't allowed himself to savor his December
to remember.
• Miami RB Clinton Portis prefers
the limelight, while coach Larry Coker seems
egoless.
• Miami's O-line
is a formidable
bunch.
• Brent Musburger says the Huskers can
win this one.
• The UM staff tries not to put much stock in the
CU game tape.
• Christmas
on the road is old
hat for the
Huskers; the underdog
role is not.
• NU's defense faces
a challenge, but so
does Miami's.
• The senior
reserves relish their Blackshirts.
• A fan's '95
Orange Bowl MP3 brings back memories of seven years ago.
• Another fan has a suggestion
for those who will be at the game.
• A UM receiver is suspended.
• NU's Band
Song was born on the 1941 Rose Bowl trip.
• Meet UM's free-spirit center, Brett
Romberg.
• The Huskers arrive in L.A. (1,
2,
3)
and begin getting
acclimated by holding a two-hour
practice.
• It's been a special
season for the Burrows.
• Miami DE Jerome
McDougle is grateful just to be around after a preseason scare.
• The bowl loss still haunts the '86
'Canes.
• Three keys to Miami's defense: DT William
Joseph, CB Mike
Rumph and backfield coach Mark
Stoops.
• The L.A. Times offers an A-to-Z
primer on NU football as southern California gets ready for a red
invasion.
• With their unity
intact and in
spite of their detractors, the Huskers head for L.A.
• Tailgating
space will be in short supply.
• Transfer Chad
Sievers can't wait for '02.
• John Gibson knows all about second
chances.
• NU's
receivers are content to be obscure -- until game time.
• Orange County is Cornhusker
country.
• NU's '41
Rose participants reminisce.
• The L.A. trip has Dan
Waldrop fired up.
• Saturday was graduation
day for 15 Huskers.
• Miami's starting
fullback goes down with a
broken foot.
• Mike
Stuntz refamiliarizes himself with the quarterback position.
• NU-Miami has been a small
but influential series.
• Both teams are well
represented in the NFL.
• NU has its final
Lincoln practice.
• Look for the hologram
on your ticket.
• The Troy
Staters assess the game again and pick NU to win.
• It'll be like Miami vs. Washington all over again (65-7),
says UM's Jeremy
Shockey.
• Help paint the field.
• Meet Edward
Reed, Miami's "all-universe" DB.
• Tracey
Wistrom remains upbeat despite injury.
• The 'Canes have come
far in four
years.
• Mark Stoops gets plenty of brotherly
advice
on how to defense the Huskers.
• NU will wear its red
jerseys.
• The university's bowl trip is complicated
and costly.
• Barrett
Ruud reflects on the ups and downs of his freshman season.
• Miami's
kicker knows all about Huskermania.
• Who will wear
down whom this time?
• A salute to Eric
Crouch.
• Pregame commentary: Desert
Husker, Colonel, Loon.
• Safety James
Lewis likes the Canes' chemistry.
• T.J.
Simers displays more of his rapier wit.
• Miami has
a pair of Crouch
impersonators..
• Toniu
Fonoti says his thoughts are on the game, not his
future. Several
Canes are in a similar position.
• Frank Solich talks about NU's offensive
strategy versus the Canes.
• The Blackshirts hope to prevent a fast
start by Miami.
• He's undersized, but John
Garrison gets the job done.
• Injuries have slowed UM receiver Daryl
Jones.
• Quarterbacks Eric Crouch and Ken Dorsey are friendly
rivals.
• After missing the last two games, Phil
Bland doesn't intend to sit
this one out.
• NU's seniors want to earn those championship
rings.
• A look at the hoopla of 61
years ago.
• Miami's Bryant McKinnie says
he'll play -- but not if it risks his NFL career.
• More often than not, NU has
a hand in the title hunt.
• A game preview from the Daily Nebraskan: 1,
2,
3
• NU's corners expect
more action this game than last.
• Talent
isn't in short supply in Coral Gables.
• Dahrran
Diedrick has quietly
piled up the yardage.
• We're in the Rose; get over it. That's the message from
NU
players at Friday's
news conference. NU's underdog
role is also discussed, and Frank
Solich and Eric
Crouch field lots of questions.
• Miami RB Clinton
Portis says he doesn't expect another disaster
from NU's
defense.
• Miami OT Bryant
McKinnie's knee rehab goes
slowly.
• TSN previews
the game.
• Jon
Rutherford relishes the second chance, and so do the Blackshirts.
• Troy State's coach compares
the teams.
• Eric
Crouch gets back
to work.
• Can the Blackshirts get pressure
on Ken Dorsey?
• Just
how red will the Rose Bowl be? Tickets are a hot
commodity.
• The L.A. Times' T.J. Simers skewers
NU fans, and the readers strike back: 1,
2, 3
• Its tradition
makes the Rose Bowl extra
special for L.A.'s Thunder
Collins.
• NU's players make
no apologies as they begin
bowl preparations.
• L.A. gets ready for the red
strangers.
• There's happiness
in Nebraska, but also in Pasadena.
• The
'Canes are just glad to know who they're playing.
• The Vols again prove to be tonic
for the Huskers.
• NU practice notes: 12/4
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