H U S K E R D A N
HUSKER
HEADLINES:
JAMMAL AND THE
NIGHT VISITORS STUFF THE EAGLES, 38-14
EAGLES ARE HUSKER
ROAD KILL, 38-14
HUSKERS PASS ROAD
TEST, 38-14
EAGLES SORE;
HUSKERS SCORE 38-14
HUSKERS SHELL ALMOND & CO.
38-14
EATING
DISORDER? CALL DR. CHU
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BIG WED
WAP-UP
0
The number of Husker
losses through 4 games.
0
The number of
interceptions thrown by Jammal Lord Thursday night in
Hattiesburg.
0
The level of class
shown by the So. Mississippi students before, during and after the game Thursday
night.
1
The national ranking
of the Husker defense.
1
The total number of
second half touchdowns given up by the NU defense this
season.
2
The number of Big 12
teams in the Top Ten this week.
2
The number of TD
passes thrown by Jammal Lord in the 3rd quarter of NU's win over So.
Mississippi.
3
The number of fumble
recoveries for Barrett Ruud has this year (ties a position record at
NU).
3
The current win
streak of Troy State.
4
The total number of
interceptions Husker Josh Bullocks has so far this season (he leads the nation
with 4).
4.7
The per carry
rushing average for the Husker offense through the first 4
games.
7
The number of punts
Kyle Larson had in Thursday night's game at So.
Mississippi.
7.3
Average yardage per
pass attempt for the Huskers through the first 4 games this
year.
8
This
week's Husker ESPN poll ranking.
8
The number of
regular season games remaining on the NU schedule.
9.85
Average number of
points allowed by the Husker defense through the first 4
games.
10
The number of Big 12
teams the Huskers are ranked above this week.
12
This
week's Husker ranking in the AP poll.
14
The number of
undefeated teams left in Division I college football.
15
The number of
take-always the Blackshirts have through 4 games this
season.
19
The jersey number
worn by this week's Big 12 Special Team player of the week, Kyle
Larson.
47
The school record
number of take-always registered by the '71 Huskers.
47.6
NU kicker Kyle
Larson's punting average in the So. Mississippi game.
70
The jersey number of
Jason Lohr, NU's 6th year injury plagued senior defensive tackle who saw
action in Thursday night's game in Hattiesburg.
36,152
The sellout number
for "The Rock" Thursday night in Hattiesburg, Mississippi (less than half what
Memorial Stadium has for each of its home games).
HUSKER
QUESTIONS:
1.) Which
coach has more Big 12 championship titles, Frank Solich (Nebraska) or Mack
Brown (Texas)?
2.) Which NU
quarterback holds the record for most career TD passes?
3.) What's the
total number of TD passes thrown by the QB in question #2?
4.) When is
the last time the Huskers did not play a football game on two consecutive
Saturdays in September?
5.) In the
next year, how many schools will ask permission to talk with Bo Pelini about
head coaching opportunities?
HUSKER RED
EYE
Transplanted Husker
fan Jim Walker of Gulf Shores, Alabama (formerly of Beatrice,
Nebraska) recently sent me the following picture of his grandson. Jim
says, "...as you can see, he is being raised appropriately and already has that
certain gleam in his eyes!"
Thanks for writing,
Jim. If any of you have other interesting Big Red pictures you'd like
to share with your fellow Husker fans, send them to: [email protected]
THE 2003 NUKE
'EM AWARD
It's not too early
to be thinking about this year's nominees for the third annual "Nuke 'Em Award"
to be given to the person, player, fan, broadcaster, newspaper, magazine,
sportswriter, TV commentator or anyone else who causes the most grief,
embarrassment or damage to HUSKER PRIDE,
WORLDWIDE.
Previous winners
were Bobby Newcombe (2001) and Lawrence Phillips (2002). Nominations for
this year's award will be due Monday, November 17th,
with the list of finalists announced Monday, November
24th. Voters will have until Monday, December 1st to get their
ballots in to Husker Dan. ([email protected]). The winner will be
announced at a luncheon in Omaha Saturday, December
6th at noon. The location of the event and information regarding
reservations will be posted in the near future.
This season's front
runners for the award should include:
1.) Terry
Bowden
2.) The
no-class Southern Mississippi student section
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TROY STATE OF
MIND
The cartoon shows a
doctor talking to one of his middle-aged, out-of-shape male
patients.
"You're in
quite good health for a man in your condition," he says
tactfully.
Much the same could
be said about the Husker offense through the first 4 games this
year. It has sputtered and stalled all too often. If not for
the Bo Crew, the Huskers would be lucky to be at .500. This
week, Troy State visits Lincoln for a 12:30 p.m. game with the
Huskers.
Yes, last week, the
Men of Troy beat Marshall, a team that beat K-State at Manhattan,
and if we extrapolate all that, the Huskers could be in for a real
battle this Saturday.
With all the upsets
this year in college football, NU can ill-afford to take any team lightly.
Just ask Alabama, Wisconsin, K-State, Texas, Michigan and Pittsburgh.
The Huskers, with
their beige Buick offense, must come out ready to play, or
the Huskers could join the list of teams that have fallen to huge
underdogs.
Do the Huskers have
enough to win at home against the Trojans? Of course. The
unmistakable source of strength for this year's Husker team this season is
the defense. They come ready to play every snap of every
game. If the offense can eliminate turnovers and score at least 20
points, the Huskers will be hard to beat in any game this
year.
This Saturday's
12:30 CDT game with Troy State should give the Huskers the luxury of
playing a lot of players, including Joe Dailey.
If the quarterbacks can pose a sustained threat to pass,
it will open up the running game and should allow for some deep TDs to Ross "The
Boss" Pilkington, Isaiah "Can You See" Fluellen and Matt "Where's He At?"
Herian.
If you want to see a
fun, entertaining Husker game, this is going to be a good one-never mind that
the game isn't deemed worthy of being televised.
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HUSKER DAN
SEZ
This week, Troy
State will be riding high after its upset of Marshall. But this week,
reality sits in-Dorothy returns to Kansas in black and
white, Cinderella's carriage turns into a pumpkin and it's January and all
the Christmas bills are due.
This Saturday, the
Trojans will burst under pressure-the pressure of the Blackshirts and their
relentless attack.
There'll be no
joy
For the Men of
Troy.
'Cause Bo's
Boys
Make all the
noise.
HUSKERS
42
TROY
BOYS
14
You can write Husker Dan at: [email protected]