[Husker] Nebraska and Minnesota

[Lynette Tillner]

Wow! Great memories! 
 Lynette (Tillner) Peavey
ltillner at yahoo.com 




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From: Dick and Bev Tilly <d-and-b-tilly at sbcglobal.net>
To: Lynette Tillner <ltillner at yahoo.com>
Cc: list husker <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Fri, September 3, 2010 8:46:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Nebraska and Minnesota


The series goes back 110 years, Lynette, to a 20-12 squeaker for the Gophers in 
Minneapolis.   They managed to thoroughly dominate things until the sixties when 
the Bobfather took over and set the pattern for a turnaround.   The Gophers have 
been on the short end of the stick since '63 and have managed to drop into a 
407-100 scoring deficit since then.   Sensibly, they decided to give it a rest 
in 1990 and we haven't seen hide nor hair of them since.

Two of the games stand out in my memory:  One in Lincoln in, I think, 1949, 
which the 'Skers lost handily and the '83 debacle in the leaky Metrodome, in 
which NU put everyone in the game but the cheerleaders to try to stop the 
scoring hemorrhage . . . it didn't work as things ended up at 84-13 in favor of 
the visitors.

The reason I remember that '49 game is that after it was finished I was standing 
by the knothole bleachers when Trainwreck Tom and Leo Nomellini walked by, arms 
over shoulders, laughing and chatting . . . Nomelini's face was hamburgerized 
and our guy was missing a tooth and his right ear, half-ripped off, was taped 
against the side of  his bloody scalp.

Memories are made of this in Huskerland!        

Dick


--- On Fri, 9/3/10, Lynette Tillner <ltillner at yahoo.com> wrote:


>From: Lynette Tillner <ltillner at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: [Husker] Nebraska and Minnesota
>To: "Dick Karre" <dkarre at comcast.net>, "Jay Saunders" <jaydsaunders at yahoo.com>
>Cc: husker at tssi.com
>Date: Friday, September 3, 2010, 9:09 AM
>
>
>And the series goes way, way back but the year escapes my old brain! 
> Lynette (Tillner) Peavey
>ltillner at yahoo.com 
>
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>From: Dick Karre <dkarre at comcast.net>
>To: Jay Saunders <jaydsaunders at yahoo.com>
>Cc: husker at tssi.com
>Sent: Thu, September 2, 2010 6:04:22 AM
>Subject: Re: [Husker] Nebraska and Minnesota
>
>Jay Saunders wrote:
>> Haven't read much about this today (but I've been busy at work): Andy Katz of 

>>ESPN reports Nebraska was PROMISED it would be in the same division as 
>>Minnesota. Anyone heard anything about this? Any thoughts as to why? The only 
>>thought that comes to mind is Geography.
>> 
>> 
>>  
>
>Minnesota is a long-time rival. NU has played the gophers more (51 games) than 
>anyone other than the old Big Seven schools, and Minnesota has the edge in the 
>series (29-20-2). I'm thinking TO wants NU to get even in his lifetime.
>
>-- Dick Karre
>dkarre at comcast.net
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