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Nebraska Beats Georgia – Defense and One Big Play
The Nebraska defense didn’t do anything special this season, but their performance against Georgia inside the red zone during the Gator Bowl is what gave them the 24-19 victory and a perception of some success to a mostly disappointing season.
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Iowa Hawkeyes – Getting Bo Pellini Closer to Getting Fired
A rivalry rekindled between Iowa and Nebraska has been a one-side affair for quite some time, but no longer. The Hawkeyes came away from Lincoln with a 38-17 win, their first against the Cornhuskers since 1981 after five consecutive losses and their first on the road since 1943, making it that much tougher for Bo Pellini, stuck on 8 regular season wins this season, to keep his job after they year he’s had.
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Nebraska Cornhuskers – Hail Mary Catch Makes Jordan Westerkamp a Hero
Instead of yet another week tearing into Bo Pellini and his problems with the Nebraska faithful, the Cornhuskers continue forward in a completely different mood, as a miracle catch by Jordan Westerkamp off a tipped pass from Ron Kellogg III changed the atmosphere in Memorial Stadium from depression to elation as time expired.
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Nebraska Cornhuskers – Sam Koch Keeping Super Bowl Streak Alive
Not all streaks have to do with titles and bowl game wins. Some of them are about turning young men into successful professional in the NFL. Nebraska breed winners, or something close to that it seems, sending at least one former player to the Super Bowl for the 20th straight year, represented by Baltimore Ravens punter Sam Koch.
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Georgia Bulldogs – Aaron Murray Eventually Comes Through
There’s been plenty of talk this season about whether Aaron Murray is a good enough quarterback to get Georgia to where they want to be, which is among the nation’s elite. After an up and down season for the junior, Murray erupted in the Capital One Bowl by throwing five touchdown passes (amid his usual mistakes) to pretty much redeem himself and his prospect credentials.
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Capital One Bowl – Georgia vs Nebraska Predictions
The game of the conference championship losers, in other words. Georgia had a great season, but two losses in the SEC is too much to overcome if you want a BCS Bowl to end your season. Nebraska? Despite a 10-win season, they were humiliated in the Big Ten championship game, and it’ll be interesting to see how much from that carries over.
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Big Ten Championship – Nebraska vs Wisconsin Predictions
For the second year in a row, the Wisconsin Badgers make the conference championship game, but this time as underdogs. Nebraska (10-2) finished the season in excellent form, and are looking to book their first trip to the Rose Bowl since becoming a member of the Big Ten.
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Nebraska Cornhuskers – Tom Osborne No More
After 25 years as the head coach of Nebraska’s College football team; after five years as the university’s athletic director, Tom Osborne is leaving the school he helped turn into a national powerhouse and later on help rebuild as the AD, also working to secure a better future.
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2012 College Football Season Week 2 – When the Upsets Begin
After a rather mild opening week regarding the AP Poll rankings, week of the 2012 College Football season is going to be harsh, with four teams in the top 25 losing their first game of the season – Arkansas, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Oklahoma State, while Missouri and Texas A&M lost in their SEC debuts.
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15 College Football Teams Fan-Base Stereotypes
There are a few stereotypes and stigmas that fit most College Football fan-bases across the nation – rednecks, drunks, dumb, loud, arrogant, arrogant, stoners, hippies. It just depends on which part of the United States you point to.