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Congrats on a great victory for your team--been a while. From your profile, you must have seen lots of great games at OSU, up close and personal, contributing a great deal too.

I grew up watching the ball-handling magician Rex Kern against USC in Rose Bowl matchups (last national title for you), and always liked the Buckeyes:
--I always loved watching the tuba guy "dot the i"
--Laughed my ass off many years back when the camera was panning the student section at a OSU-Michigan game on the banner "F*CK MICHIGAN"
--Envied them for the buckeye stickers awarded for great plays--wished we had something like that at Nebraska
--I remember Oklahoma (the Husker's nemesis at the time!) kicking that clutch FG that Keith Jackson referred to, beating you guys in Columbus in 1977 (kicker was Uwe von Schauman, an All-American who played several years in the pros)
--I remember Woody whacking that Clemson player

ESPN Classic just had a great tribute to Woody and the program a few nights ago, filmed in 1977 (my senior season at Nebraska), and man it was like being there.

OSU has a storied, proud program, and this year they just never quit--no mega-stars like the Canes. I'll take that over the smartass superstar Canes anytime. Besides, anytime I can see Warren Fat-ass Sapp get beat, it makes me happy--Huskers finally beat the Sapp-led Canes in 1995 for our first since 1971, so I know how it is to wait a long time. I'll always remember Sapp taunting Tom Osborne to his face in the 2nd quarter of that game, and watching him get plastered ino the Orange Bowl turf for the rest of the game!!! I'll always feel like I got something on them.

I played against and beat the Canes in 1976 before they were the modern "Canes", but they did have some great players--just as trash-mouthed then as they are now.

Congrats on a great victory for your team--been a while. From your profile, you must have seen lots of great games at OSU, up close and personal, contributing a great deal too.

I grew up watching the ball-handling magician Rex Kern against USC in Rose Bowl matchups (last national title for you), and always liked the Buckeyes: --I always loved watching the tuba guy "dot the i" --I remember Oklahoma (the Husker's nemesis at the time!) kicking that clutch FG that Keith Jackson referred to, beating you guys in Columbus in 1977 (kicker was Uwe von Schauman, an All-American who played several years in the pros)

ESPN Classic just had a great tribute to Woody and the program a few nights ago, filmed in 1977 (my senior season at Nebraska), and man it was like being there.

Thanks for the cool remarks. yeah, it was a great game and I also remember Rex Kern, Otis, Stillwagon ... back in 68. The super sophomores. Not to pander, but I also liked Nebraska - always like Osborne. I think he has a PhD if I remember correctly.

And yes, I remember the kick. Until Friday night I thought the OSU OU game in 1977 was the best game I ever witnessed even though we lost. I still remember all the details. OU scored a touchdown with less than 30 seconds left to pull within 2. I think it was something like 31-29. OU went for 2 point conversion but OSU was called for defensive holding. OU again went for 2 and failed. Woody put his 'Hands players' on the return team for the expected on sides kick. Mike Straheen (spelling?), a third string quaterback had to fall on it, but instead tried to run and funbled. I think OU ran one play to set up the winning kick. I was in the band (2nd year) then and probably only a 100 people closer to the action than me. It was a great and exciting game, but too bad we lost.

That ESPN broadcast you saw was probably the one filmed by the BBC in 1977 and included a lot of footage of the band. I remember the brits following us (the band) around all season. That footage also shows Woody in a classromm setting, not teaching football, but a class on public speaking and vocabulary. Woody spent a lot of time grooming his players for life, not just running a football. I miss him. I work with his niece who was also in the marching band and we've shared many discussions about Woody. By the way, we beat Miami 10-0 that season opener in 1977 but that was just before they reached their current status.

So you played for the Huskers? that's awesome - great program. I remember back in the 70s every year the Neb and OU games were the best.