Game Day in the Husker Nation

I had the opportunity to attend a Nebraska Cornhuskers home football game. Our opponent was Kansas University who tromped us badly the previous season. I do have to admit, it's a completely different experience watching the game on television versus seeing it live. I attended the University of Nebraska and attended a few games as a student, but that was 18 years ago. It was a great experience, and I had an absolute blast. I initially invited my father in law to go, but he said he'd rather just watch it at home to avoid the crowds. Everyone else guilted him into going, and I was very hesitant (and mad) that he was going to ruin the experience. We can both be very stubborn sometimes, and I really just wanted to go by myself. In the end, we both went, and both enjoyed the game. It was a great game, we totally dominated in the first quarter, but then really fell apart in the 2nd, 3rd, and most of the 4th quarter. In fact, I would have bet good money that we were going to lose. However, a renewed surge late in the 4th quarter gave us the lead, but Kansas battled back to send the game into overtime. We prevailed, 39 to 32. Woohoo! Football fans can be quite rowdy. It's funny how they all shout and yell, thinking that the players can actually hear them. I've seen my brother do this dozens of times as he yells obscenities into the TV, thinking that his rantings will actually make a difference. But, it's a way to vent, and a way to "really" get into the game. I'm glad I went. I had a lot of fun. I'd like to attend more games, and perhaps some day I will.

Just a quick snapshot of the Cornhusker stadium flags.

We arrived at the stadium about 75 minutes before kickoff. The crowd is just trickling in.

A shot of the gameplay in action. This was a night game, with a kickoff of 610 pm. It was a beautiful evening, temperatures at kickoff were in the upper 70s, cooling into the upper 60s by the time the game was over.

A picture of the band performing at halftime.