Monday, October 24, 1C33
Daily Nobrcskan
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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.
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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
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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. JCivs-I
far tha Cr;t L.: z3, cr the crowd for the first gi.;s cf
the season, nobody looks terribly excited about
going to the game. The overriding look on people's I
faces b one of grim importance, perhaps duty. It's
Saturday, time to go cheer on the Huskers. It's like a
second job; and a complex one at that It's not
enough to grab a ticket and go the stadium; one
must prepare oneself. Mission Control has a shorter
checklist for the Space Shuttle than some Husker
fans go through on Saturday mornings. Handsome
goes-with-anything scarlet clothes on? Check. Lucky,
underwear? Check Radio tuned in to Lyeil Bremser?
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