100 Things Nebraska Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
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100 Things Nebraska Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781600788352 |
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| Publisher: | Triumph Books |
| Publication date: | 11/01/2013 |
| Series: | 100 Things...Fans Should Know Series |
| Pages: | 288 |
| Sales rank: | 442,926 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d) |
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Table of Contents
Foreword Dave Rimington ix
Introduction xv
1 The Sellout Streak 1
2 Tom Osborne 3
3 Bob Devaney 7
4 Nebraska's Dominance from 1993 to 1997 10
5 The Game of the Century 12
6 The Walk-On Program 16
7 The Best Ever? 1971 vs. 1995 Huskers 19
8 Leading the Nation in Academic All-Americans 21
9 The Blackshirts 23
10 Nebraska's First National Championship 26
11 The 1994 National Championship 29
12 Osborne's Perfect Ending 32
13 The Tunnel Walk 35
14 Johnny Rodgers 38
15 Tom Novak 41
16 Mike Rozier 43
17 Tommie Frazier 45
18 Eric Crouch 48
19 Going for Two in the Orange Bowl 50
20 Boyd Epley and the Nebraska Strength Program 52
21 The Outland Trophy Winners 55
22 Bowl Game History 58
23 Barry Switzer vs. Nebraska 60
24 George Flippin 62
25 Dave Rimington 64
26 Grant Wistrom 67
27 Rich Glover 70
28 Bob Brown 71
29 Brook Berringer 73
30 Matt Davison's Miracle Catch 76
31 Suuuuuh! 78
32 Hang Out With College Football's Classiest Fans 81
33 NU's Greatest Upset Victory 83
34 Frank Solich 85
35 Devaney's First Big Win 88
36 Will Shields 91
37 The Fumblerooski and the Bouncerooski 93
38 10 Great Huskers Quarterbacks 96
39 1994 Colorado at Nebraska 98
40 Herbie Husker, Lil' Red, and the Bugeaters 102
41 Turner Gill 105
42 Texas: The Big 12's Villain 107
43 The 1983 Scoring Explosion Offense 110
44 Defensive Coordinator Charlie McBride 112
45 I-Back High 115
46 Offensive Line Coach Milt Tenopir 120
47 Unsung Heroes: Nebraska Fullbacks 125
48 The Four Food Groups: Runza, Valentino's, Fairbury, and Colby Ridge 128
49 2001 Nebraska at Colorado 130
50 Kenny Walker 132
51 The First Family: The Swanson-Ruuds 134
52 Bo Pelini 137
53 Lawrence Phillips 140
54 The Oklahoma-Nebraska Rematch 143
55 Nebraska Switches to a 4-3 Defense 145
56 The 1994 Orange Bowl 147
57 Trev Alberts 149
58 Listen to Mr. Football's Classic Call 151
59 The Peter Brothers 154
60 Bill Callahan 157
61 Watch HuskerVision 160
62 JUCO Recruiting Success 163
61 Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass 167
64 Neil Smith and Broderick Thomas 170
65 Coach Jumbo Stiehm 172
66 Don "Fox" Bryant 174
67 Alvarez, Kiffin, and Other Coaching Legends With Husker Roots 176
68 Mr. Nebraska Football 180
69 The 1941 Rose Bowl 182
70 Mr. Touchdown 184
71 Road Trippin' Through the Big Ten 186
72 Freshman Football 189
73 1982 Nebraska at Penn State 192
74 The Legionnaire Club 195
75 Remembering the Orange Bowl 198
76 Kicker/Punter U 201
77 "The Brown Brothers" 204
78 Athletic Director Steve Pederson 207
79 The Worst Loss in Program History 209
80 Nebraska's Partnership With Adidas 212
81 The 2003 Alamo Bowl 214
82 Clarence Thomas: The Highest Husker Fan in the Land 217
83 Sports Illustrated Cover Boys 222
84 Huskers Football, Tokyo Style 226
85 Skyboxes, Skyboxes, and More Skyboxes 228
86 Rex Burkhead 232
87 Enjoy the Big Red Breakfast 235
88 The Kick 238
89 Visit Misty's on Friday Nights, the Sidetrack Band, and Barry's 240
90 Star Gazing for Recruits 242
91 The Big Red Invades Notre Dame 245
92 Harvey Perlman and the Move to the Big Ten 247
93 One Last Time: Nebraska vs. Oklahoma 250
94 The Crazy Comebacks of 2012 252
95 The Fish Bowl: 24-7 Media Coverage 254
96 The Gotham Bowl 257
97 20 Straight Years in the Super Bowl 259
98 Roy Helu Breaks Single-Game Rushing Mark 261
99 Black Friday Football 263
100 Your Guide of Where to Stay and Eat for Husker Games 265
Acknowledgments 268
Sources 270