The Michigan game started like UCLA, OSU, and NU with the Huskers getting a fast start only to have the lead run away just before half; only this time the lead didn’t run away. It lay in a heap, 8 yards shy of the lead, numb and unable to run or throw.

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Let’s imagine, for a minute, that the above mentioned book were written. What would it contain? Sure there is the easy story of how Kenny Bell has put himself in line to be one of the Husker greats, or how Tim Marlowe’s work ethic earned him a scholarship.

One might point to a chapter of how to grow a glorious, yet sometimes hard to manage afro, along with ...

Everyone gets that 1994, 1995, and 1997 are gone and even the most adamant hanger-on has triggered some kind of coping mechanism by now. Husker fans that witnessed those legendary teams were lucky, those that didn’t are luckier; but not because they can’t truly grasp just how steep NU’s decline has become, ...

Over the years, there have been a number of Husker losses that - for a number of reasons - felt somewhat like wins (1984 Orange Bowl, 1994 Orange Bowl, 2009 Big XII Championship, to name a few).

But I can't think of too many Husker wins that felt like a loss.

Maybe that is due to my glass-half-full personality. I like to think that I'm a pretty positive guy. Or maybe it is because I have the dubious distinction of watching the goal posts come down in every Big XII North stadium, I don 't take too many conference road games for granted. A win will always be ...