[Husker] Thoughts on Today

[Michael J Schultz]

John wrote: Does anyone know of any other team that had over 80,000 attend
their spring game?


Alabama had over 78,000 attend their spring game this year and over 92, 000
last year. 
It is not unusual for teams to have this many fans at the spring games.
Here's a link to read more about it:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3346892

Michael Schultz
Surf4evr at msn.com


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From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
Killmar, John
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 1:53 PM
To: husker at tssi.com
Subject: RE: [Husker] Thoughts on Today

Back in 1995 and 1996 the Netsurfers for Nebraska, an early part of the
Husker List, used to meet at Mike Nolan's house after the spring game.  I
have to admit I was more interested in the social aspect of the weekend than
the game.  We even had t-shirts!


I think there were a couple of reasons we came together from across the
country to attend this scrimmage (I drove up from Memphis); 1) The football
team had just come off of back to back national titles and 2) for most of
us, e-mail and the internet was relatively new.  It was kinda cool to get
together as a group that communicates through the internet.

I see several teams from the south have there spring games broadcast on TV.
Has there been any talk about Nebraska doing this?

Does anyone know of any other team that had over 80,000 attend their spring
game?

John Killmar

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From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
Bob Beach
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:06 PM
To: husker at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [Husker] Thoughts on Today



On 19 Apr 2008 at 20:38, ketel97 at aol.com wrote:

> Oh come on Bob, lighten up. The fans were thrilled to see BO and
> Company after a 4 year blah. Let us have fun.? I sat here in Arizona
> and listened to the whole game and loved the comments of the
> announcers, the previous players, the coaches and had a wonderful
> afternoon and then when it was over I listened to the Baseball game.



     In the first place.  I don't care what people do or what they enjoy.
If they enjoy something that is fine.  That is totally their business.  I am
sure I enjoy things other people do not as well.
No problem from me.  I was just stating my feeling about the Spring Game any
year even when TO was coach.


     I was sitting at a local sports bar on Friday night talking to a guy
that was going to the game and he was in from Springfield, MO.  He said he
was going to meet people from Indianapolis and from somewhere in Illinois, I
can't remember which town.
I wouldn't drive that far for any Spring Game and especially now with the
price of gas.  He told me in year's past he got to Lincoln and back on about
$40 worth of gas and this year will probably be around $175.  It is
interesting.  I live less than 2 miles from Memorial Stadium and didn't go
and there are people that come from hundreds of miles out.  I am sure the
party atmosphere of a game day draws people plus like this guy it gave him a
chance to get together with people he normally wouldn't see.  What I would
find interesting is how many were there at the end of the game or at least
into the fourth quarter.


    Just to restate, I am not knocking anyone for their choice to be
interested and/or attend.  I just personally don't get that much from it and
at this time of year would rather follow the baseball team.  By the way the
Husker Baseball team beat KU 8-6.



Bob Beach

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