Ken Jarecke

Ken Jarecke/copyright 2011

There's not much more to say about this game then has already been said.

The Huskers did what they needed to do to win. They did it in a way that they've never done before and in doing so they shocked both Ohio State and most of their own fans. ...

Copyright 2011/Ken Jarecke

Well, that happened.

Boy, that third quarter. I couldn't believe what I was watching. I had driven the entire day before, got up and drove some more. Walked from my car to the stadium, back and forth twice hauling camera gear (a good mile, uphill both ways). I hadn't eaten, not had much sleep, felt kind of grumpy, but I was confident of a Husker victory.

My confidence grew as I watched the two teams warming up. Nebraska, all business, ...

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Was anyone in the stadium, who wasn't wearing purple, surprised to see a play-action pass on the first play of the game?

Right, I didn't think so. Stacking the box is not going to work against this Husker offense. Continue to bring ...

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"It's not magical", declared Coach Pelini twice during his post-game press conference Saturday night.

True enough. There's nothing magic about good blocking and tackling, ...

I know Fresno isn't really near the ocean, thus not known for their surfing. Still, they are in California and I'm going with it.

The water in Lincoln is going to be a tad choppy for the Bulldogs.
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There seems to be a little bit of grumbling happening around Huskerland today. I'm not sure why.

Were you expecting more than vanilla this week?

Let's recap;

The offensive line is young. They failed to force their will ...

Yep, I'm more than ready at this point. I drove all last night from Joliet, Montana to Omaha to appear on KMTV 3's Morning Blend Show. After the show I headed to Lincoln to pick up my photo credentials, and now I'm back in Omaha getting ready to go on Tom Becka's show at KFAB ...

Two guys walk into a bar in South Omaha...It just so happens, in this case one of the guys was legendary Nebraska sportscaster Dave Webber, and the other guy was me, Ken Jarecke. I'm sure there's a punch-line in there somewhere, but on this day Dave and I were there to talk about my new ...