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Tom's eyes
tell details
of career
MIAMI - An expert poker
player, which I don’t consider
myself to be, is known to be able to
win hands without even looking at
his cards - but by looking at the
eyes of his opponents.
Knowing that and having an
idea of what Tom Osborne’s
responses would be to questions
about his final game as Nebraska’s
football coach, I looked toward his
eyes for answers on Jan. 2.
It wasn’t the first time I looked to
those sunken blue eyes for answers.
Growing up a Nebraska fan all my
life, I would look to those eyes when
Oklahoma would pull off another vic
tory in the 1970s. But the eyes and
Osborne remained a constant ,
It was the eyes that for a second
in the 1984 Orange Bowl told the
disappointment of the dropped two
point conversion pass - but just for a
second - before they went back to
searching for a way to win die game.
Over the last few years I’ve had
a chance to see those eyes up close.
They Ve shown the anger when
CBS’s Bernie Goldsmith ques
tioned Osborne’s integrity on his
handling 6f Lawrence Phillips.
The eyes have shown concern for
players - whether it be for one who
had a great game or one who has had
some trouble following rules.
And those eyes showed the
appreciation Osborne had for his
players when they won the Orange
Bowl in 1995 and gave Osborne
his first national championship.
It was those eyes that also were
filled with tears when Osborne
announced to the media and the state
that former NU quarterback Brook
Berringer had died in a plane crash.
Fans nationwide respond to NU
Robbed of a full share?
I am an alumnus of Michigan. I
feel cheap. I can’t believe that we
have to share a title with your hick
axx school. What a farce! You, and
your nefariou-s program, are a
legion of criminals.
I hope it feels good to have
stolen a piece of a title you don’t
deserve. Shams. You had to cheat
to beat Missouri. Missouri?
Please. The closest game Michigan
played was against Iowa - a real
program.
We were legitimate. You need
ed a coach to retire and a lot of bad,
lucky, football to capture a now
tarnished title. I hope you’re satis
fied, corn-hoaxers. You stink, you
are bad for collegiate athletics, and
you make me sick. I hope Tom, the
pale, satanic freak, can sleep
tonight. That is, unless he’s plan
ning another disgusting plot to dis
turb what is right in America.
Good luck sleeping, idiots.
Thomas Hill
alumnus
University of Michigan
Not on the field
For the last four years, I have
been a student at the University of
Michigan and a fan of their foot
ball team. I also have grown up in
Lincoln and followed the Huskers
equally.
In Ann Arbor, Mich., fans are
quick to point out that they played
a better season and had no
Missouri-like close calls.
However, they easily concede
Michigan would probably lose a
head-to-head matchup. Many say
Nebraska’s option attack would be
too much for the Wolverines. After
watching both teams for quite a
few years, I could not agree more.
Nebraska would win by at least 14
points.
Although fans here feel deserv
ing of their share of the title, make
no mistake, the last thing anyone
in Ann Arbor wanted was a
matchup with the Cornhuskers. If
a national title goes to the team
with the best season, maybe the
split is justice. If it should go to
the best team, there would be little
dispute in Ann Arbor or Lincoln.
Tom Rath
senior
University of Michigan
P.S.: You deserved it
From deep within enemy terri
tory, Pennsylvania, I can only say
how proud L am of the Huskers.
After years of listening to the
whining coming out of State
College about why Penn State was
n’t voted a share of the title in ’94,
all I can say is “Because you didn’t
earn it, that’s why!”
Nebraska went into the Orange
Bowl in the same condition Penn
State went into the Rose Bowl in
’94: undefeated and No. 2. The
only difference is that Nebraska
saw the opportunity left by the
then No. 1 team and took advan
tage of it by destroying their com
petition.
As I start working on creating
the Pennsylvania chapter of the
Nebraska Alumni Association, all I
can say is that I don’t think I’ll
have much trouble getting folks
here to join. I think the trouble will
be in keeping the Penn State fans
out!
Tony Gevo
Lockheed-Martin Corp.
Poetry in motion
’Twas the night before the
Orange Bowl
After the coaches’ deadpanning
Not a Volunteer was stirring
Except the beloved Peyton
Manning
lie shook and he shivered
He lay sprawled on the grass
With visions of the Blackshirts
Intercepting his pass
While back at the hotel
With the Huskers asleep
Scott Frost was dreaming
Of a quarterback sweep
And Fulmer in his suite
With game films by his side
Knew he couldn’t stop the I
back
No matter how hard he tried
When down on the field
He heard such a clatter
He woke and cried out,
“Y’all, what’s the matter?”
Phillip pulled on his sweater
And saw a magical sight
A tall lanky man
Dressed in scarlet and white
Rubbing the sleep from his
eyes
He took a moment to pause
For it wasn’t jolly Saint Nick,
But, Dr. Tom, Coach Oz!
“What the heck are you doing?
It’s two in the morn,”
Fulmer laughed as he joked,
“Are ya huskin’ some corn?”
The good Husker coach
Began to squint with a grin
And replied to the Vol,
“I’m preparing our win!”
And as if on cue
The stars in the sky
Began to sparkle and twinkle
As they heard the coach cry:
“On Green, on Frost,
On Mack up the middle.”
Fulmer rubbed his eyes
As he surveyed the riddle
’Cause standing before him
On the green, painted-like
grass
Stood the finest coach ever,
The one with the class
The Vol Coach cursed and cried
Threw his headphones'
depressed
“I’ve got no more options,
Tom’s Huskers are best.”
And as Osborne drifted off
The good coach turned and
said,
“A good night to all...
and to all, go big red.”
Steve Gomez
alumnus
Creighton University
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