So I had a dream the other night and it all led back to a scandal in Lincoln, Nebraska — home of the Cornhuskers — where the NU fan base was infiltrated by a devious Oklahoma resident. His goal was to bring down the Husker Dynasty. (As an aside, I checked the data and from 1961 through 1999, Nebraska had more wins than any other team in college football. That includes championship seasons in ’70, ’71, ’94, ’95, and ’97. I like to tell people that during the first five years of my older son’s life, the Huskers were 60 – 3. Not bad.)
You’ll hear more about the Huskers over upcoming months. The first game of the season is against the Minnesota gophers, in Minneapolis on Aug 31 (like in 2 months 10 days). We toyed with the idea of going to the game. My folks could drive up from La Crescent, and Michelle’s got a brother and sister-in-law who live in Minneapolis. Game ticket prices were too high, though, for an out-of-town game.
Oh, but back to the dream. Yes, a plot was afoot. Several Oklahoma folks (Sooners) infiltrated the Husker Fan base and convinced us (Huskers) that we should drop more games so that the fans would be even more excited when we do win. Sounds complicated and not a little obtuse.
It’s been a while since we’ve had a winning season. It occurs to me that some good has come out of it … I can now relate to other fans and say, “Now I know what Iowa State fans must have felt their whole lives.” (just kidding)
A couple of us (me and somebody) will be going to Lincoln for a couple of home games this fall. That will be fun. Lincoln is lovely in the fall. It’s roughly 20 hours of driving, one way. Likely to take the slightly longer route, going over to Kansas City and eating at Jack Stack’s (best barbecue in the country) before heading up and over to Lincoln. We’ll see.
New coach, new QB, new team. It’s been dismal the past few years (where few is equal to about 20). It’s time for the Red Sea to rise.
“Day by day (day by day!)… we get better and better (we get better and better) … till we’re a team that can’t be beat … (can’t be beat) … won’t be beat … (won’t be beat!)”
Go Big Red!