FOX News

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Sports Shorts

Jason Whitlock says the Chiefs are still a mystery.
  • Jason Whitlock


  • Ryan Bailey's first kick for a FG was good. It was the winning kick against Nebraska last year. Mack Brown gave him a scholarship for the "kick" because it was so big for their season. See Joseph Duarte's column in the Houston Chronicle here.
  • Houston Chronicle


  • The Nebraska high school playoffs are ready to begin. Maxpreps breaks down the games in each class.
  • Class A Playoffs

  • Small Class Playoffs


  • This week's Big 12 Roundtable. Worth reading.........
  • Big Red Network


  • Husker Mike explains what is wrong with the NU football team.
  • Husker Mike


  • The following is a letter that is making the rounds on the internet. This is fake. One, the guy doesn't work for Husker Vision. Two, his address is not the address of the Athletic Department, and the e-mail address does not end in huskers.com which means he does not work in the athletic department. It is a guy having fun and except for one or two paragraphs, he might have started it when Solich was fired. Here is this week's FICTION novel.

    "There are several people still close to Steve Pederson in his
    administrative staff and provided the following information yesterday
    from TO's office coming and goings.

    Bo will be named head coach within days of the Colorado game if LSU is
    not in the SEC championship game. If they are they will string it out
    for a week talking about reviewing options, etc. Then once Bo is named
    he can move quickly on getting with some of the recruits and keeping
    them in place. Bill Busch will be retained in some position to assist
    with this turnover.

    Although rough around the edges, Tom thinks Bo reminds him of a Bob
    Devaney type and does not feel the new coach has to be just like he was.

    Tom Rathman who is now the RB coach for Lane Kiffen has been contacted
    by Bo Pellini and asked about taking the offensive coordinator job at
    Nebraska next year. The connections with Pellini and the Kiffens has
    facilitated this possibly happening. TO however is possibly interested
    in keeping Watson but of course is open to letting Bo select some of the
    staff and as Rathman is a Nebraska guy he may get the nod.

    Bo is holding the D-coordinator job open at this point in hopes of
    getting Mike Stoops if he does not go back to Oklahoma. If not he is
    hoping that Marvin Sanders can find a way out of the contract to take
    the position.
    (His current contract allows him to vest in the State of NC Pension plan
    and that is why he has not started working anywhere else yet.).

    Scott Frost will be brought back from Northern Iowa to coach defense in
    some way and to spearhead Nebraska in state recruiting primarily for the
    walk-on program. The new Tight ends coach will be retained possibly, he
    is a little familiar with Bo through some Ohio State connection.

    Most of the current staff will be relieved at the end of the season if
    not before, it could be as early as Sunday depending on the drive and
    motivation. Most of the team expressed willingness to help out with
    coaching through the end of the year.

    Strength and conditioning coach will leave as well and Bailey will come
    back from USC, he loved Lincoln and is not as happy with living in LA.
    although is being well paid by USC. Doak Ostergard, Paul Miles and Paul
    Meyers have all been asked to return at the end of the year as well.

    Look for many ex-huskers to be on hand on the sideline trying very hard
    over the next several weeks to get these old players talking with the
    current players and getting the husker pride back.

    We were looking to include something about TO into the tunnel walk
    although Tom has asked us not to do it and to keep the focus on the
    team.

    I will let you know if I hear anything else.

    Mick L. Richards
    Senior Producer Husker Vision
    One HuskerPlaza
    North Stadium Drive
    Lincoln, NE68510
    Email: Mickr@huskermarketing.com"

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