[Husker] predictions, anyone?

[David Strong]

Bob...I knew you'd be back sooner or later.  How was the hiatus?

Dave

--- On Sun, 9/19/10, Jon Johnston <jon.johnston at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Jon Johnston <jon.johnston at gmail.com>

> For being the greatest fans in
> college football, Husker fans seem to be incredibly good at
> turning on someone whom they can blame for their unanswered
> prayers. 
> 
> I blame video games. You're playing NCAA Football 2011, and
> a guy goes down who's ranked 89 goes down, and he's replaced
> by another guy who's ranked 87. You don't see much of a
> dropoff, they're just virtual human beings. 
> 
> Same thing translates to watching them on the field. We
> hold them up as icons, but when they're not worthy, they're
> to be tossed aside like so much trash, "Next Man Up", and
> all that.  
> 
> It's not unique to Nebraska, but since we're constantly
> patting ourselves on the back, you'd think we'd recognize it
> and be a little better at it. 
> 
> I'll get off this pedestal now. It's gotten too high too
> support itself. :) 
> 
> Jon Johnston
> Corn Nation