[Husker] Greetings from Hawaii

[Mark Landin]

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On 11/26/09, Steven <jfpgroup at suddenlink.net> wrote:
> I own two Boston Terriers....what is a Staffordshire Bull Terrier?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Stone" <sstone at pvtnetworks.net>
> To: <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 7:04 PM
> Subject: [Husker] Greetings from Hawaii
>
>
>> I’ve been “benched” these past three weeks due to beginning an extended
>> vacation (until April) in Waianae, Oahu, Hawaii, where Maini and I are
>> house-sitting for a relative. Tough duty, that!
>>
>> I had planned to watch the Oklahoma game from a watchsite in Honolulu
>> where Husker fans were rumored to congregate on High Holy-Hanna days, but
>> the site became a victim of economics two days earlier, so I had to listen
>>
>> to the webcast between running honey-do errands. The following week we
>> went to the new-and-approved watchsite (turned out to be something of a
>> dive) where, sadly, no Husker fans attended, so we watched in splendid
>> isolation as the Huskers tromped Kansas. Fortunately the K-State game was
>> televised here in the Islands, and the same applies tomorrow for the game
>> against the Buffs.
>>
>> I’ve found several dozen Staffordshire Bull Terrier fanciers to date but
>> only one Husker fan (who also happens to own two Staffords). Surely I
>> can’t
>> be the only one in Oahu!
>>
>> Those of you with prolonged and rententive memories may recall that early
>> on I hoped the Huskers would be competitive in every game regardless of
>> the win-loss record. So far, so good.
>>
>> A couple of thoughts:
>> 1) A  good deal of media puzzlement’s been expressed as to why NU’s O-line
>>
>> play has been relatively ineffective, but it ought not be much of a
>> mystery. In a nutshell, the problem has been this: the depth chart does
>> not contain a single offensive tackle who is a senior. At no other
>> position except possibly QB is seniority more important. When Burkes had
>> to leave early due to medical reasons, the O-line suffered a serious blow
>> from which it‘s never fully recovered. Actually, the remarkable thing is
>> how well the Huskers have done under this handicap.
>> 2) Someone (I honestly don’t remember who) wrote something to the effect
>> that Zac Lee is a  mediocre quarterback. Those of you who have been around
>>
>> this list for a while will remember that similar charges were being
>> leveled at one time or another against Scott Frost and Scott Shanle - -
>> Shanle in particular. That the same Scott Shanle who’s playing his ninth
>> season in the NFL this year. I suggest you all stick around for a while
>> because next year young Zac will be playing at a whole nuther level. In
>> fact, the very  talented Cody Green may not be able to beat him out of a
>> job next year.
>> 3) The brothers Pellini are the real deal.
>>
>> Steve Stone
>>
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