A battle of the Husk's

This week the Huskers travel to the University of Washington, or as the locals call it "U-Dub" to battle the Huskies. The Puppy Dogs have a talented QB in Jake Locker that the blackshirt Defense is looking forward to defending, and hopefully,...embarassing. But you can get that coverage on ESPN. This aint ESPN.

Honestly, I'm tired of hearing about Locker. What has he ever done? Yeah he maybe beat a USC team LAST YEAR, and then went on to lose like what? 5 conference games after that win. Well, the sun shines on Iowa State,...I mean...a dogs ass every now and then too. I didn't even mention that they went 0-12 just a year prior. But thats something that all great QB's experience,..a winless season...

Hopefully the blackshirts can come in there this week and show the country that just maybe he has benefited from playing in a relatively week conference.

Anyways, I hear that the Husker fans are flocking to Washignton for this game, and that there could be up to 25,000 Husker fans in the stadium. I just hope they stay safe as the stadium reportedly is experiencing substantial deterioration, and is slated to get a major renovation beginning at the end of this season costing a reportedly 300 million dollars. The largest renovation of an NCAA facility. Big problems cost big money I suppose.

It's really hard for me to get to excited for this game, or atleast write an interesting preview of this game. From the research I have done, there jsut really isnt anything notable about this university. Kinda boring overall actually. I did find that they have been rated as the #1 nursing school since that statistic has been kept,.....what a bunch of Sallys....

Here are a few other things I was able to find:

16 of the last 18 starting QBs for Washignton have gone on to the NFL...okay thats kind of impressive...

The football team was unbeaten in 63 straight games (still a record) and also one 39 consecutive games during that period (second longest streak). Too bad this happened from 1907-1917; I heard Yale was a powerhouse back then too.

Washington did dominate in recent history however, winning the National Cahmpionship in 1985, 1990, and 1991. Thats nothing to shrug your shoulders at...especially when the 1991 team rallied to score 27 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to win 36-21 against then #9 Nebraska. I'm starting to dislike these dogs even more.

As it turns out, Nebraska and Washington have somewhat of a history together. We are all aware that Washington Stadium is rumored to be the loudest place to play. With nearly 70 percent of the seats located between the end zones, covered by metal roofs, no wonder it is loud. Is actually holds the record of being the loudest recorded stadium in college football. During a 1992 night game, ESPN measured the noise level at 135 decibels, the loudest mark in NCAA history. Guess who they were playing, thats right,...Nebraska. Guess who won?.....lets not talk about it.

Also, prior to the 2000 season, the school was among the leaders adopting FieldTurf, trailing only Memorial Stadium's installation by one season.

Really thats about all I have. Heres to a good game. My money is on Nebraska to cover the 3.5 point spread. And Heres to hoping Crick and Co and put a punishment on Locker. While the sunshines on a dogs ass every now and then, I hear the forcast is for cloudy weather on Saturday. Doesn't look good for these dogs.

Growing Pains and a "you-know-what-chewing"

Well, another week has passed, and now we know more, (or in some cases less) about the college football landscape this year. Lets first recap the Husker game...

The huskers were slow to start, and Taylor Martinez's first couple pass attempts started to make people think about changing his nickname from T-Magic, to something slightly less impressive, maybe "T-David Blaine when he does stupid stunts like freezing himself in ice", or "T-Sigfried minus Roy." He missed open receivers, and missed them badly. Just when he was beginning to earn his nickname, a huge run gets called back by a penalty. Something that would go on to be the theme of the day for the Nebraska Offense. All in all, T-Magic was able to show why he he is so special, and just what he can do with the ball. He had the longest run by a Nebraska freshman, ran for over 100 yards again, and now has 5 rushing tds on the year. I just hope he is able to make these runs, and survive these mistakes (fumbling the ball to himself) against better opponents. But for now, I'll take the growing pains. Pelini just better tell him to start checking his left side, because quality opponents will see that is his blind spot.

We also learned this week that Niles Paul can't run the wildcat. Nice hands on that opening second half play. But, he still gets more poonanny than I do, so really I am in no position to bash on him. Play on Paul.

Anyone ask themselves before the game why the huskers didn't recruit NFL prospect, and Idaho QB Enderle who is from North Platte, Nebraska?? Here's your answer. 5 picks on the day. That's a good enough reason for me.

We are also finding that Crick is a stud, and can be a force even without the assistance of Suh. Did you catch that hit he put on Enderle? Thats two games in a row where he has made Suh-like hit on a QB. I like what I see from him.

Last week it was the defense, this week the offense. By the time conference play starts the Huskers need to figure out the penalty problem, or Bo is going to give out a few more "you know what" chewings. His jaw must get really tired the way he goes to town on that piece of gum all game, and then have to put in overtime chewing you know whats.

SO...how about the hokies? As much respect as I have for the Virginia Tech team (great games, great fans in the past years games) I am glad they lost for one reason. They are one of two BCS teams on Boise States schedule and to this point, looked like Boise State was going to hang their hat on their win over VT. Well, that win isn't looking all that impressive now, as the Hokies lose to FCS team James Madison, and fall to 0-2, and out of the rankings. That loss looks worse than whatever that thing is on Coach Beemer's face. So Boise fan's, if that is your signature win this year, that you are going to use to plead your case to get into the National Championship game, then you better have lawyers like OJ, because this glove just doesn't fit.

James Madison: On behalf of the rest of the country, THANK YOU!

Dear Turner Gill and Kansas: Please decide what kind of team you are going to be this year. The team that loses to FCS North Dakota State, or the team that knocks off #17 Georgia Tech. Please make up your mind because your making my weekly pick'em league very difficult. I am 0-2 with you.

Dear Oklahoma: See my note to Kansas.

Michigan and Notre Dame: Thank you for playing each other. It was a win-win either way because no matter who lost, i was happy with the result. I am actually happy that Notre Dame came up short because now Dr. Lou will have to pump up some other team. But as we all know, if you have an "S" in your school's name, you aint getting any love from Lou, because he can't pronounce it.

So, with two weeks down, what do we really know? Not much more than we did before the season started. Big XII play starts this week for some teams and I for one will be a Texas Tech fan, as the try to beat the long whorens.

For all you husker fan's heading out to Washington, here's to Crick knocking Locker out of the game in the first quarter with a nasty sack.

The Idaho Vandals: Things you might not know

Next up for the Husker's is the mighty Vandals team from the wack,...uh,...I mean WAC conference. While we all wait patiently for Saturday, (and hope Bo does not explode before then on some community college beat reporter asking him stupid questions about who the quarterback will be) I was able to dig up some info on this formidable opponent.

Did you know that the Idaho campus is located in MOSCOW, Idaho? Did you know that there was even a Moscow Idaho? Can you even find Idaho on a map of the USA? It really is just one of those states that you probably wouldn't miss. And lets be honest, other places grow potatoes too so we really wouldn't be out much if Idaho suddenly disappeared, or Canada suddenly pirated it from us. I doubt we would even fight them for it. Okay, okay, enough Idaho bashing.

Idaho actually competed in the Sun Belt conference in football from 2001-2005. Yeah, that makes sense......

The Vandals home football field is in a dome. The Kibbie dome is an 18,000 seat dome that also doubles as the basketball and volleyball arena. How can you bash a dome?

Boise State only leads the overall rivalry series by four games over Idaho 21 games to 17 (Although Boise State has won the last 11 meetings). Can we all agree to root for Idaho when they play Boise State this year? Only one week down, and Kirk Herbstreit already has me tired of hearing about the Blue Donkeys.

An area of campus has a Spanish War Memorial statue that had its hand cut off. This statue was later repaired by handless artist. Not kidding...This statue can be found on the Administrative lawn. This lawn was designed by the same brothers that designed Central Park in New York. Now theres a change of scenery.

The UI student union has a movie theatre in it. Lucky bastards. Then again, what else do they have to do...

An on campus steam plant runs pipelines underneath campus sidewalks to keep them clear of snow and Ice in the winter. If you say you have never slipped on UNL sidewalks and bounced up quickly to look around to see if anyone saw you (even though you had just probably shattered 3 vertebrae) you are a damn liar. UNL take note.

Sarah Palin attended Idaho. Not going there.

ESPN commentator and 3 time superbowl winning guard Mark Schlereth attended Idaho.

They have a pretty cool fight song: Go Vandals

Came a tribe from the North brave and bold,
Bearing banners of silver and gold,
Tried and true to subdue all their foes,
Go Vandals! Go mighty Vandals!

Go Vandals go,
Fight on with hearts brave and bold,
Foes will fall before your silver and your gold,
The victory cannot be withheld from thee,
So, all bear down for Idaho,
Come on old Vandals, go!

I-D-A-H-O,
Idaho, Idaho, Go! Go! Go!

The victory cannot be withheld from thee,
So, all bear down for Idaho,
Come on old Vandals, go!
Let's go!


Also, I read a story this week of a Nebraska family who has a son playing for Idaho. The article mentioned that they had said, blood is thicker than husker red and that they would be rooting for Idaho this weekend. They are voted off the island. You failed as parents for sending your son to Moscow. Now you are rooting against the huskers? Fail number 2.

Well there you have it. What isn't to love about Idaho? Domes on campus, handless artists fixing handless statues, and a former stomping ground of Sarah Palin (even you democrats have to admit shes a good lookin cougar, and was probably a sexy little kitten back in the day).

My prediction Martinez at starter, Green in the second quarter, Lee in if we have a comfortable lead.

It will be 21-3 at half.
35-10 Final.

Here goes another season: things we've already learned

So as a new season of NCAA football begins, it is only natural that a new year of the Daily Opinion follows suit. In this edition, we will look at what can be taken away from week one, both from the huskers, and from the rest of the country.

1) Taylor "T-Magic" Martinez: Showed that he could come in as a redshirt freshman and run the husker offense efficiently against a lesser opponent. Whether he can do it against more skilled teams is still a question, but that will be answered in time. For now, it is hard not to have visions of Tommie Frazier and Eric Crouch-esqe accomplishments from young #3. Try to resist placing unrelistic expectations on a true freshman quarterback. I've already read some facebook posts from some delusional fans of Martinez winning the heisman this year. You're setting yourself up for failure to expect greatness weekend and week out from such a new quarterback. There are going to be dissapointments as the season goes on, just try not to jump on the opposite bandwagon when it happens. Remember, after Zac Lee looked amazing last year in the first few games we thought we had a golden arm at QB. Now hes #3....

#2) Cody Green: Efficient in the offense. Looked more comfortable than last year, and saw an overall improved player on the field.

#3) Zac Lee: It's kinda hard not to feel bad for this guy. looks like his skills just don't fit into the schemes that Bo and Watson want to run. I still hold me break when he takes off running,..straight up and down,....eyes to the ground,....waiting to get decleated every. single. time. Still showed that he could control the offense he ever needed.

#4) The "better than last year defense": Looked sloppy and not as advertized. Yet i have to remember that we gave up big yardage to Sun Belt teams last year. While Defenses usually are more prepared in the opening weekend as compared to offenses, this defense will improve. just look at the track record. Also have to take into account the injuries they've had.

#5) Crick: Nice hit on that QB. Absolutely amazing. Props to the kid for getting up. I bet he had to go to the lockeroom and wipe after that one.

#6) HuskerVision: Please update the tunnel walk. It is the same as last year, just different highlights. You have like nine months, to put together some new graphics for the intro, yet you just switch the highlights? C'mon, I could put something new together in nine months with windows movie maker, or powerpoint. Heck, if anyone from the athletic department is interested in my services let me know. I give you good price.

#7) Burkhead/Helu: You are both studs. Many a coed has probably already told you this and rewarded you for your services. Atleast, they'll have a story to share with the grandkids. Aren't groupies great?

#8) Rice University has a volunteer marching band called the M.O.B.(Marching Owl Band) because they have an enrollment of 5,500 students and don't have enough students to field a full marching band.

#9) That school of 5,500 students loss to Almighty Texas (enrollment 50,000) by only seven points. Suck it Texas. Garret Gilbert is a douche. Saw 'em off.

#10) Missouri struggled with Illinois. Good. I'm sure mizzou fans will have an excuse though. Gabbert looked good though.

#11) The Little XII went 11-1 this week. Thank you Kansas. Turner Gill, you may have your hands full this year.

#12) I found myself rooting against every big twelve team this weekend. A part of me hopes that the big 12 just implodes this year, and Nebraska comes away smelling like Rose Bowl,...I mean roses.

#13) Dan Hawkins: way to not start your son this year idiot. Every day you are at Colorado, makes it look like you were not the mastermind behind Boise State. You won't have a job come this winter. Sorry.

#14) TCU: Way to beat Oregon state. Now take the next the next 14 weeks off and we'll see you in a BCS bowl, or even worse the national championship. Oh wait,...you did schedule more games this year, could tell from that high school schedule of yours. Good luck against the college for the deaf and blind.

#15) Boise State: The state of Idaho could disappear and no one would care. I cannot stand your stupid team with no one on your schedule. Go blow TCU.

Facebook killed the blog star.....

Recently my facebook profile was shut down for unknown reasons. I contacted facebook questioning their intentions. Below is a transcript of our conversations...

ORIGINAL EMAIL

From: The Daily Opinion
To: The Facebook Team
Subject: Disabled

"Please reactivate my account. I did not break any rules. Yes I did not have my real last name due to my professional career and wanting to remain anonymous. This is not a crime. Please reactivate immediately."

1ST RESPONSE:


"Hi Daily Opinion,

After reviewing your situation, we have determined that you violated our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. Please note that nudity and other sexually explicit content is not allowed on the site. Additionally, we do not allow users to send messages that are sexually suggestive, or that other users may find harassing in nature. We will not be able to reactivate your account for any reason. This decision is final.

Thanks for your understanding,

Marissa
User Operations
Facebook"

MY REPLY:(After a few margaritas and not thinking anyone would actually read it)

"From: Daily Opinion
To: The Facebook Team
Subject: Re: Disabled

Marissa, you are a ******* *** bag. I apologize that this conservative f***** nation cannot handle a single picture of a woman who was FULLY CLOTHED, but not wearing a brazier. This is complete f****** bulls***. Please tell me where the nudity was, as I am confident I never sent any harassing messages. I could give a rats a*** less, that you say that my account is deactivated permanently and that there is no way to reactivate it. You better find a ****** way you *****. you have caused me to lose many photos and messages from many acquaintances and family members. If you think your so god d***** powerful, prepare to deactivate many of my future profiles. I will continue to rebuild new profiles and plaster pornography all over them. Hell i might even post some of my own personal work. That way your stinking **** can deactivate my account for a good godd***** reason. You are so full of bull****. I hope you are making a good wage
over there at facebook inc. god i hope your husband doesn't beat your *** tonight since you made so much money today deactivating accounts you ****. By the way, you are welcome that my tax dollars pay for your nine illegitimate children. God knows no one with an education and a sense of self worth would work customer service at facebook. You re a *****. Actually, i might just make one more new profile, dedicated to your f****** b*********. I hate you. please immediately deactivate all of my accounts from yahoo, gmail, hotmail, roadrunner, and time warner unless you want a major influx of my own personal "explicit photos'. God youre a ****.


MARRISSA'S NEXT REPLY:

"Hi Daily Opinion,

Creating more than one Facebook account is a violation of our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. Once your account has been disabled, you are no longer allowed to access the site. This includes registering a second account with this or any other email address. We apologize for any inconvenience, but this decision is final.

Thanks for your understanding,

Marissa
User Operations
Facebook"

My final correspondence:

"well I've already done it with 3 different email addresses. Seems that I got through you "Rights and Responsibilities" So suck it. Try and stop me."

Well, needless to say, I currently continue to have a facebook site. They have not deleted me yet. But I assume they will soon. Turns out Marissa is able to put up with a bunch of crap. Props to her for her professionalism. I have survived without facebook. It really isn't that bad at all. However I still do not agree with them deleting my account without any warning at all. I have lost my fanbase at this moment but the Daily Opinion will rebuild!

There's Some Things Money Can't Buy, But a World Series Championship Isn't One of Them. For Everything Else, There's Mastecard.

Well, here we are, November 2009, and the Yankees have won their 27th World Championship. For anyone who didn't see this coming, please,...did you see how much money the Yankee's have spent on this team? Oh well, even though I hate the Yankees, because,....well,...they kind fall into that group of teams that if you're not a fan of them, you hate them. (See Notre Dame, USC, Patriots, etc) But I can't fault them for doing what they can to win the games that matter. If other teams could afford to do so, they would. Just wait till you see what an uncapped year in the NFL next year will do to a season. What I can't stand is the "die hard" Yankee fans that instantly came out of the woodwork last night? Who are these people? Where have they been for the past 8 years? I guess I just don't understand who these people are. I mean, these are people with no affiliation with New York City, or state. These are people who have probably not watched a single regular season game from start to finish, but probably watched the ESPN highlights each morning when they found out the Yankees made it to the World Series. Most of these individuals probably couldn't even name three starters on the team that didn't include A-Rod or Jeter. Today I was confronted by a coworker, (She will remain anonymous, and if she's reading this, please take it in stride) and she told me that she was upset last night about my calling out of the "out of the woodwork" Yankee fans. I asked her to answer a simple question, "Please name three of that starters last night." After a short pause, I got an unconfident ".....the......uh....pitcher." I asked, "Oh that guy on the big dirt hill? What was the starting pitchers name?" No answer. In all fairness, she did know the closing pitcher.

In short, Way to go Yankees on your 27th World Championship. I still hate you, but you might have taken second place to the impostors that claim to be your fans. They are more annoying than seeing you in the playoffs every year. Especially when my Cardinals struggle to make the playoffs and then fall apart on most occasions.

For my Douche-O-The-Day award today I recognize Derek Jeter for his comments after the game where he claimed that it's been so long since the Yankees have won a championship that he almost forgot what it feels like. Please, you have five championship rings now. I feel real bad for you.... Douche.

It was good to hear that the Yankee Manager Joe Girardi was kind enough to help a woman on his way home after she wrecked her car. I think I might have just kept driving if I had just a world series title. Not because I'm an asshole, but probably because I would be too wasted from all the champagne and wouldn' want to be on the scene when the cops arrived...

Way to go "Ultimate Yankee Fan" I'm happy for you,...really,...really,...okay I understand you have been a fan all your life,...ok,...I believe you...yes I can see your shirt,...it proves you are a fan,...yes,...okay...

Cats, or Small Dogs can be a B****!

So, as we have all heard, N. Suh received a ticket this weekend after swerving to miss a "cat or a small dog" and then totaled three other vehicles. You, would have thought he would have had a better excuse, but i guess the oldest one in the book is still around for a reason right?? He then blew a .035 BAC. Now, before I get everyone's panties in a bunch, let me say this. Yes, I know he is of legal age to drink. Yes, I know he was not over the legal limit to be driving. Yes, I know with a man of his size, .035 probably didn't impair him at all. Yes, I know the journal star said he handled himself very respectfully. But we have to ask ourselves. Is Bo sticking to his guns on this one by not allowing this to affect Suh's playing time? I mean, how many people has he kicked off the team for incidents not involving the law? Why should Suh be treated any different? Because he is an amazing player? Because he is probably the only reason many fans have not thrown in the towel this year? Because Bo is afraid of the backlash that Husker Nation would unleash upon him if he announced Suh had to sit, even for a quarter? Come on people, I'm not saying that Suh even deserves a punishment but Pelini has stated all along that he runs a tight ship, and Suh DID violate team rules. I have personally spoke with student athletes and people very close with the football team. I will keep those sources confidential, and you can choose to believe what you want, but the football player ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DRINK AND DRIVE. Even if they are still under the legal limit. This was a violation of team conduct and if you disagree, and believe they should be allowed to drink and drive....then I will end the conversation right there, because it's obvious it would not be an intelligent one. Anyways, like I said, I don't know if this even warrants a severe punishment, but where is the cut off? Does anyone remember why Cody Glenn or Quintin Castille were removed from the team? Anyone? Well, we know this much, the police weren't involved with them...If Bo is going to be a harsh disciplinarian, then he atleast needs to be consistent. I guess Zero tolerance doesn't mean much where you're a star player... Just my $0.02.

On to other news. Oklahoma comes to town this week. This one it too difficult to predict. The vegas line is at 6 points with Nebraska as the underdog at this time. Can we even score 6 points? Take away a blocked punt for a touchdown against a pathetic Baylor team, that game is 13-10 at the end. Lets not get started on the lass at ISU. We would be shocked if Oklahoma had the same result against those team. Nebraska and ISU are still not close in talent. Our Defense is good, but Oklahoma will still score. Our Offense is still our weak point and will struggle to find the endzone. But hey, maybe we'll get a few field goals? Then again, this game has a lot of emotion, and while that only affects a slim slim slim part of the game, sometimes it's enough. My prediction based as of now is 35-10 OU. I may adjust it later this week, but right now we just dont have the offense to be competitive.

How about a little fun? Here ya go.

Q: What do Oklahoma and pot have in common?
A: They both get smoked in bowls!

Q: Did you hear the story about the semi-truck carrying pigs that flipped
over on the University of Oklahoma campus?
A: The officials had to check ID's before letting any of the Sooners
cheerleaders back on board.

Q: Do you know why the University of Oklahoma football team should change its
name to the "Opossums"?
A: Because they play dead at home and get killed on the road.


Q: How many Oklahoma fans does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: One, but he gets 3 credits.

Q: How many Oklahoma cheerleaders does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None, Oklahoma cheerleaders screw in pickup trucks.

One foggy night, a Nebraska fan and an Oklahoma fan were driving the opposite
directions on a road near Lincoln. While crossing a narrow bridge, they hit
each other head-on, mangling both cars.

The Oklahoma fan manages to climb out of his car and survey the damage. He
looks at his twisted car and says, "Man, I'm lucky to be alive!"

Likewise, the Cornhusker fan gets out of his car uninjured, he too feeling
fortunate to have survived.

The Oklahoma fan walks over to the Cornhusker fan and says, "Hey, man, I
think this is a sign that we should put away our petty differences and live
as friends instead of being rivals."

The Cornhusker fan thinks for a moment and says, "You know, you're absolutely
right! We should be friends. In fact, I'm going to see if something else
survived the wreck."

The Cornhusker fan then pops open his trunk and removes a full, undamaged
bottle of Jack Daniel's. He says to the Sooner fan, "I think this is another
sign - we should toast to our newfound friendship." The Sooner fan agrees and
grabs the bottle. After sucking down half of the bottle, the Sooner fan hands
it back to the Cornhusker fan and says, "Your turn!"

The Cornhusker fan calmly twists the cap back on the bottle, throws the rest
of the bottle over the bridge into the river and says, "Nah, I think I'll
just wait for the cops to show up."