[Husker] Babies, Bathwater & Baloney Sauce

[Jon Johnston]

What's bothering me most is our defensive line. It's not like we can buy a new one between now and then. 

Jon Johnston
Corn Nation

On Dec 19, 2012, at 6:59 AM, David Elfering <aroundomaha at gmail.com> wrote:

> Years ago I volunteered to run a game booth for a non-profit. As people
> walked by I admonished them to consider that everyone who played got a
> "valuable prize" - guaranteed. An older lady interrogated me about the rich
> certainty awaiting her and summarized the situation as me being full of
> "baloney sauce". No, its true she really did say baloney sauce.
> 
> And so we're faced with another certainty -- the Huskers have been publicly
> promised something else; a good can kicking by Saruman's hoard of SEC
> football Orcs (sorry folks... its a Lord of the Rings thing).
> 
> Come on, admit it. We all feel the deep vibration of mounting cannibal
> drums from deep in the heart of dixie as they prepare to consume uncooked
> Husker meat. Certain, epic death awaits! Or so everyone "assumes" and we
> also all know what happens when people assume.
> 
> This team isn't going to lay down -- its made of tougher stuff! The Dawgs
> should be told that our offense is mighty .... well except for that time in
> Iowa City, and oh yeah... that one other time in Columbus. But other than
> that! They should be warned about the stalwart defensive army under the
> mindful. masterful command of Robert E. Pelini who always vanquishes foes..
> ... never giving up more than 500 yards on the ground. Yep we'll keep'm
> running!
> 
> Is that child in the bath water ugly... cute... or what? Answer C.) all of
> the above.
> 
> Game prediction: Hell or high water there will be one.
> 
> Just remember. We've been bigger underdogs. Vegas pinned a 17 point star to
> our Christmas tree in 1993. It was official; Lee Corso and Beano Cook
> agreed -- we were dead meat. Maybe we were but someone forgot to pass the
> memo to the Big Red.
> 
> Hopefully the spirit glorious games past will visit key play makers this
> coming week :)
> ---
> David Elfering
> aroundomaha at gmail.com
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