Nebraska Cornhuskers @ Kansas St. Wildcats GameThread, Nov 15, 2008 2:35 PM CST

Open Game Thread: K-State vs. Nebraska

by TB on Nov 15, 2008 7:30 AM CST Comment 53 comments

Nebraska Cornhuskers at Kansas St. Wildcats, Nov 15, 2008 2:35 PM CST

Who: K-State vs. Nebraska
When: November 15, 2008 | 2:35 p.m.
Where: Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (52,200)
Media: K-State Sports Streaming Audio, 1350 KMAN | FSN Pay-Per-View

I'll be ordering this game on PPV, so I'll be here all day commenting on the action. Stop by and offer your thoughts, observations, and whatever else there is to be said about the K-State/Nebraska game.

Go Cats!

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Just confirmed...

…with DirecTV that I will be getting this game, so I’ll be here all afternoon.

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Bring On The Cats

by TB on Nov 15, 2008 9:41 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Sellout my ass...

…Sweet Lew Perkins fudging the numbers, it appears. That stadium is well short of full.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 11:44 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Watching UT/KU...

…McCoy is just dissecting the beaks right now.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 12:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Just feels wrong.

Sitting in Nebraska listening to Gregg Sharpe calling the game for the Huskers. Just feels wrong.

They (pre-game color guys) are currently bashing K-State fans for not filling the stadium. “You’d think they would show up just to see the OTHER team, to witness quality BIG XII opponents.”

by CPNE on Nov 15, 2008 2:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Wow

Such ignorance is hard to imagine.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 2:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

All purple today

Bet everyone’s loving that.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 2:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Calling the game for the Husker Sports Network:
- Greg Sharpe = Classy, professional
- Adrian Fiala & Matt Davison = Bush league idiots

“Ron Prince is coaching his heart out to throw a bowl game in the face of the administration on his way out.”

“Holy cow, Freeman is a BIG DUDE.”

by CPNE on Nov 15, 2008 2:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I HATE Matt Davison

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 2:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

God that’s a lot of red in the stadium.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 2:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Sounds like we went 4-3 on D? Is that new? If so, why did we start TODAY?

by CPNE on Nov 15, 2008 2:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

No, we've been playing...

…a four-man front most of conference play.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 2:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Ahh.

by CPNE on Nov 15, 2008 2:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Pick 6!

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 2:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

That's exactly what our D has needed... for weeks now!

by CPNE on Nov 15, 2008 2:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

From Panjandrum

My cheer of “Joe throws TD passes” not received well by NU fans in my section. No idea why.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 2:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Davidson: “Right now we’re making a not good Wildcat defense feel like they are pretty good.”

by CPNE on Nov 15, 2008 2:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

They're not...

…making us look good anymore. Moving down the field nicely.

I think Davison has some built up frustration over being on the team that lost the 30-year streak to us.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 2:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

And...

…that’s a 7-7 game.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 2:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

It's going to be a long day.

And a long Monday at work…

by CPNE on Nov 15, 2008 3:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

One great thing about Houston...

…not a lot of Husker fans around here.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 3:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Make it 14-7

I’ve never seen such poor tackling fundamentals.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 3:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

BTW

Not hearing Greg Sharpe. What happened – please tell me he declared asylum or something.

by CPNE on Nov 15, 2008 3:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Nice catch Ernie!

Great throw Josh. 14-14

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 3:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'm here for a few minutes

How do we look? Did you mention something about all purple uni’s?

Man do I hate Longhorn fans, well except for the ones that actually went there.

by mystman995 on Nov 15, 2008 3:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'm wondering the same.

by CPNE on Nov 15, 2008 3:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yep

Purple pants and the regular home tops. I like it, but y’all have made fun of my fashion taste plenty.

Not bad so far. It’s tied 14-14, and we just forced a 3-and-out.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 3:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Any pictures up?

I’ve always wanted to see all purple – now if they change the helmets to purple too….

Man do I hate Longhorn fans, well except for the ones that actually went there.

by mystman995 on Nov 15, 2008 3:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't have any pics right now...

…if I do, I’ll pass them along.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 3:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

NU RADIO: “Nebraska is thoroughly dominating this game. Unfortunately the scoreboard isn’t reflecting that. K-State has 2 good plays in this game, that’s it. 14-14.”

by CPNE on Nov 15, 2008 3:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Have I ever mentioned how much...

…I loathe Deon Murphy? God.Damn.It. He would have had a 10 yard return if he had just gone up field, but instead he danced around, lost 3 yards, and now apparently fumbled the ball over to NU.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 3:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

NU RADIO RE: FUMBLE ON PUNT RETURN: “What a horrible play by that young man.”

Classy, guys.

by CPNE on Nov 15, 2008 3:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

That's an accurate assessment though

As much as I hate NU’s announcers. They just confirmed the call, too.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 3:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Run defense = Non-existent

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 3:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Another painful point made correctly by NU Radio: “We’re looking good on offense, and we haven’t had to throw the ball yet at all.”

by CPNE on Nov 15, 2008 3:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I will never understand how a 6’6" quarterback has so much trouble holding onto the ball.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 3:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Amen.

by CPNE on Nov 15, 2008 3:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Greg Sharpe Update:

NU Radio just said “You might have noticed that Greg Share is not calling the game. Just before kickoff he got the phone call – his wife Amy went into labor and is at the hospital delivering their third child. Greg is in the car driving back to Lincoln right now. If you are on Highway 77, stay out of his way!”

by CPNE on Nov 15, 2008 3:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

A sign from God that he's not meant to be at Nebraska

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 3:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

We are not THIS bad.

Are we?

by CPNE on Nov 15, 2008 3:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, we are

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 3:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

NU Radio just apologized to the K-Sate fans for calling them out prior to the game, the stadium apparently filled up right after the game started. They said, “Perhaps they were caught up in the police escort getting Greg Sharpe out of Manhattan. We’re not kidding folks, we thought that was just a turn of phrase, but it means something here! Greg got an actual police escort to the edge of town.”

by CPNE on Nov 15, 2008 3:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

then

…then they went into the semi-annual discussion of how many NU fans come to this game because it is the ONLY Nebraska game they can get into due to NU’s sellout streak.

I’m calling BS on that – BTW. You can almost ALWAYS get into the games here in Lincoln. Between people selling tix and ones on sale outside the game, I could walk in to about any game played here. I get offered tix many times a year, and they KNOW I’m not an NU fan.

by CPNE on Nov 15, 2008 3:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Anybody...

…who can’t figure out how to get tickets to any regular-season Nebraska game is a fucking moron.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 3:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I think...

…we can stop worrying about whether we’ll look like morons because this team gets bowl eligible.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 4:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Completely off topic...

…but I think Florida’s offensive success is showing that the SEC doesn’t have great defenses as much as really, really bad offenses.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 4:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I haven't seen so many Nebraska Starter jackets...

…since 1995.

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 5:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I know there's nobody around here still...

…but why does our offense look better with Carson Coffman in the game than Josh Freeman?

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 5:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

is freeman hurting his draft stock right now?

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by irish1611 on Nov 15, 2008 5:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

He can't be helping it

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by TB on Nov 15, 2008 5:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

you think he leaves after this year?

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by irish1611 on Nov 15, 2008 5:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hard to say at this point

His draft stock has really never been lower. It will all depend on what kind of system the next coach runs. If he thinks it’s going to be beneficial, he might stay. If he doesn’t, he’s probably gone. One thing’s for sure, whoever the next coach is will probably be more than willing to work with him, given his natural abilities, and Josh has always seemed to be a pretty agreeable young man. Maybe it’s the homer in me talking, but I’d guess there’s a slightly better than even chance he stays.

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Bring On The Cats

by TB on Nov 16, 2008 12:25 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs