11/13/17 | Husker Dan
I spent the first 14 years of my life living in a house in a blue collar neighborhood in north Omaha. And many years later after Mrs. Husker Dan and I started our own family, the City of Omaha let it be known that my little house was soon going to be razed and if any of us wanted to…
On the whole, Matt Davison would have rather been sitting courtside with Kent Pavelka at Pinnacle Bank Arena to watch the Husker basketball team open its season. Instead, the Husker Sports Network’s color commentator, who knows what a cohesive, well-led team looks and feels like, had to witness a Nebraska football team which has become convinced it belongs in the…
Dr. Rob Zatechka and Travis Justice talk about the Nebraska loss to Northwestern. They also address what appears to be the impending end of the Mike Riley era as the coach sounds like a man who's already been fired. Listen to the entire podcast here. CLICK FOR FULL PODCAST
The sad part of last night's 31-24 OT loss to Northwestern was that this was a game Nebraska could have and should have won. The play selection late in regulation was absurd. And in the OT? More of the same. In short, Nebraska deserved to lose the game. It's that simple. It's a shame, because the players were trying…
Mike Riley’s last stand in Lincoln ended just the way you might have predicted it would. When one last push would have clinched a victory, when the Cornhuskers could have given themselves and their embattled head coach some late-season momentum, they could not deliver the blow. At crunch time, with shadows lengthening and the game — and Riley’s last realistic…
This week’s Pregame Perspective reveals a Nebraska fan base that clearly was looking for something better than a .500 football season. Three-quarters of those surveyed said they are not satisfied with NU’s 4-4 start. Late Saturday morning, before the Cornhuskers played Northwestern, I talked to Husker fans along 12th Street, near the Nebraska Union on campus and around Memorial Stadium,…
Are Husker fans that different from other college football fan bases? Sure they are "nice," but they are also vicious to their own when it comes expectations of the program and living up to those lofty goals. Travis Justice and Dr. Rob Zatechka discuss this passion that at times borders on the lunatic fringe. Also, commentary on the win at…
There were two good things to come out of Nebraska's game Saturday night at Purdue: 1.) It was a win and 2.) It wasn't a loss. Well duh, Husker Dan. It's true, that for the better part of the game, the Boilermakers and Cornhuskers looked liked two bear cubs trying to romance a football. Forty yards rushing by Nebraska? Husker…
Can you beat a sub-.500 Big Ten team on the road without a rushing attack? It turns out you can — at least this time, anyway. In a game that typified the Mike Riley era as much as any, Nebraska got pushed around much of the night by the Purdue Boilermakers, but hung around thanks to four field goals by…
Nebraska running back Tre Bryant underwent knee surgery Tuesday and provided this update via Twitter on Wednesday. From family, to teammates, to coaches/trainers.. Thank you for all the prayers and hospital visits! #FarFromOver As he recuperates, he has his teammates' support. Nebraska will seek a medical redshirt for the sophomore from St. Louis, who is the Huskers' second-leading rusher at 299…
Now that he's done being the interim athletic director at Nebraska, Dave Rimington can get back to his regular life. But first, Dave stops by to visit with with Travis and Dr. Rob about his short but productive time back in Lincoln. There are insights into how he was hired, the processes that led to the hiring of Bill Moos,…
Tell me it ain't so. Tell me I'm having a really, really bad dream. What am I talking about? The odds makers have established Nebraska as a (are you ready for this?) 6 point dog going into this Saturday's game with Purdue. That's not Minnesota, Iowa or Northwestern, but PURDUE!!!! That's right-the same 3-4 Purdue team that last week lost…
