Monday, October 24, 1C33 Daily Nobrcskan Pago 11 Ey Ccct Ajil-,lri" J For seniors Nate Mason and Ricky Simmons, the limelight of Nebraska football b too bright. The two prefer the satisfaction of doing their jobs to the publicity that Cornhusker football generates. A typical example of Simmon's play was the 54 yard vvingback reverse for a touchdown, which Irv ing Fryar ran during the third quarter of Saturday's game. Simmons' block on Colorado defensive back Clyde Ki::;;ir3 helped spring Fryar for a touchdown. But Simmons' efforts, as usual, were overshadowed byFryar's. The coaches call the plays, so there's no reason for me to worry about Irving getting more passes than I do," Simmons said. "All I care about is us winning, and we do that when Irving catches passes. I think it would be pretty childish to be mad because he's catching more." ' . Saturday's game was also typical for Mason. He came off the bench in the third quarter and led the Huskers to two touchdowns. Despite his perfor mance, the local press said little about Mason's playing. " v . , "I dont like a lot of attention, so it (the publicity that Gill receives) doesn't bother me at all," Mason said. "We're both trying to help the team win. When he does something good, I'm happy for him." Mason and Simmons came to Nebraska from Greenville, Texas, in 1979. Both started for the freshman team that year and were projected as future Husker stars. In 1080, Fryar and Gill arrived on campus and Mason and Simmons have been in their shadows ever since. "IVe learned a lot at Nebraska," Simmons said. "When I first came here, I wasnt too motivated to block. The coaches were really patient with me, especially Gene Huey, and now I think blocking i3 one of my strengths." For Mason, the Nebraska experience has been similar. , "111 always remember my years at Nebraska ! think theyVe helped me develop into a man, and a good person," the senior quarterback said. "Every thing nasn t always been roses here, but IVe learned a lot from it." While both are considering careers as profes sional football players, they say winning at Nebraska is their top goal now. They said they'll help Nebraska anyway they can, whether it's with a block, a catch, a pass or a run. But Nebraska fans know little about the two. Life is quiet in the shadows. j.t. r H J r Y ' 7 M .Staff photo by John Zoi TUHNAEOUT Nebraska reserve rcrj:g back JcfTCmith corrals Colorado safety JefTDcnaldsoa C3 tfcs latter attempts to retain a fissxtii quarter pant. Assisting Smith czt the tackle Is fullbackTon I , ' . - --. H hyped omecomirig What if the Huskers sucked canal water? Another Homecoming Week (or homecoming week, depending on how enthusiastic you are about the occasion) has slipped out of town, leaving behind yet another victory against Colorado, a whole lot of a series of carefullv nlanned activities tn fill thp Hm ,"uUVWi 3 " ' :' V'PaS. Clark I n ii crepe paper, and the hollow feeling that something big and fundamental b wrong with the way We spend our Saturday afternoons. This LsxiGt a windy diatribe against Homecoming. With the exception of the parade on Friday, the events of Homecoming Week were magnificently well-planned, in the s-tnaa that they vere as easy for the disinterested to ignore as they were for the involved to find and enjoy. Homecoming Week is only important hers to the point that it b a capital bed and double-underscored version of every week; a series of carefully planned activities to fill the time between football games. The accent here b on the "carefully planned." Somewhere along the way, Husker football stopped being an occasion and turned into a ritual, as joyful and spontaneous as a contract Homecoming Week b merely the most carefully orchestrated week of ritual.-'' ; v , ; ' Watch Jhs ppepls'iho go to Iluaker games. 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