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Nebraska's past vs. Iowa's present to decide outcome

If you have enjoyed Nebraska football tickets over the years, you know all about the history of the Husker football program.
There are the five national championships, the three Heisman Trophy winners, all the Outland and Lombardi award winners, the All-Americans, the Academic All-Americans and the long-standing tradition of bowl games that Husker fans have long pointed to.
These are traditions that Iowa football doesn't share –- the Hawkeyes own one national championship (by the Football Writers Association of America in 1958), one Heisman Trophy winner (Nile Kinnick in 1939), and haven't had anywhere near the long history of bowl game appearances that their western neighbors have enjoyed.
On the other hand – Iowa has been more successful in the past decade than the Huskers have. Iowa has been to a bowl game every year in the 21st century, except for one. They are one of four college teams in Div. I to have put together a three-game bowl winning streak, with two of those wins coming against teams ranked in the top 12.
Iowa has played in more BCS bowl games (two) than Nebraska (none) since 2002. They have won two Big Ten Conference championships (2002 and 2004), while Nebraska hasn't won a conference title since 1999.
Nebraska fans like to point to Iowa's inability to beat Nebraska over the years, but Iowa fans point out that their program wasn't anywhere near on the level of Nebraska's during the 1980's and 1990's, countering that today's Iowa program is actually ahead of where Nebraska is right now, based on comparisons of their records and bowl game appearances.
When the Big Ten Conference added Nebraska for the 2011 season, they made sure to align the divisions so that Nebraska would have to play Iowa every year. The connection makes sense, both geographically and from the aspect of settling the annual arguments that develop between fans from the two schools.
All those comparisons will go by the boards on Friday when Nebraska takes on Iowa in a game being called "The Heroes Game" by officials from both schools. The game will honor our fighting forces and those who have given of themselves to benefit the two states over the years.
It will be a great matchup that will help settle the argument over whether Nebraska's history trumps Iowa's present success, or vice versa. Don't miss out on what should be a fun rivalry -- get your tickets now to see Nebraska take on Iowa at Ticket Express -- where no Nebraska football game is ever sold out.

Huskers, Wildcats meet for first time since Alamo Bowl

It's been a long time since Nebraska met Northwestern on the college football gridiron, but fans with Nebraska football tickets will get to see the two teams with an "N" on their helmet clash this Saturday when the Huskers battle the Wildcats at Memorial Stadium.
This is only the fifth meeting all-time between the two schools, and the first regular-season meeting since 1974. The last time Nebraska and Northwestern met in college football, it was in the 2000 Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.
The end of the 2000 season was something of a letdown for Nebraska football fans. The Huskers started the year as the No. 1 team in the nation, but losses to third-ranked Oklahoma and 16th ranked Kansas State late in the year knocked the Huskers out of contention for a national title and a Big 12 Conference championship.
Northwestern, on the other hand, was coming off a solid season that saw them finish as Big Ten Conference co-champions. They made the trip to Texas to take on the Huskers, and experts were predicting a high-scoring battle between two of the top offensive units in the nation.
The experts were half right -- Nebraska more than lived up to its end of the bargain, racking up 636 yards in total offense and scoring a then-NCAA bowl record 66 points. Northwestern, meanwhile, couldn't keep up with the pace, as Nebraska scored 35 unanswered points in the game's final 31 minutes to blow out the Wildcats, 66-17.
Nebraska football fans will remember names like Eric Crouch and Dan Alexander, both of whom had big nights as part of the Huskers' blowout win over Northwestern. Alexander had a monster night, rushing for 240 yards and two touchdowns. Crouch completed just five passes, but two of those went for scores to Matt Davison. Crouch added a 50-yard touchdown of his own and scored again in the third quarter on a short run.
All in all, it was a bowl game Northwestern fans would like to forget, and they will come to Lincoln on Saturday to cheer their team on against the Huskers for the first time since Sept. 28, 1974. It's likely Northwestern fans would like to forget that game as well – the Huskers came into that matchup ranked No. 10 and pounded the Wildcats in a 49-7 outcome.
The matchup between Nebraska and Northwestern will be televised by the Big Ten Network, but you can be at the game live with Nebraska football tickets that are available now at Ticket Express -- where no Nebraska football game is ever sold out.

Big non-conference games still await Nebraska

It's still early in the season, but fans with Nebraska football tickets have enjoyed watching a Nebraska football team develop into a top 10 program so far during the 2011 season.
Nebraska is 2-0 after opening with a 40-7 win over Tennessee-Chattanooga and an exciting 42-29 win over Fresno State last week. Nebraska has shown signs of big-play abilities on offense, and while the defense took some lumps in last week's win over the Bulldogs, they are looking more and more solid by the week.
The big surprise for the Huskers so far has been on special teams. With the loss of placekicking standout Alex Henery to graduation, there was a lot of concern as to how the Huskers would fill that void after Henery's remarkable four-year run as the Nebraska kicker.
They seem to have found an answer in Kearney junior Brett Maher, who drilled four field goals – including a 50-yarder in to the win – in Nebraska's season-opening win over Chattanooga. Maher has shown very good range so far this season and is proving to be a worthy candidate to replace the dependable toe of Henery.
Another positive has been in the return game, where Ameer Abdullah has become an explosive threat on kick returns. He pulled off a key 100-yard return for a score in the Huskers' big win over Fresno State last week, and he is among the leaders nationally in average return yards, making him a major threat to score every time he gets a chance to return a kick.
You'll get to see the Huskers in action one more time during the non-conference schedule. This Saturday, Nebraska takes on Washington in what should be an exciting non-conference matchup at Memorial Stadium. The following week, Nebraska hits the road for a battle against an improving Wyoming squad in Laramie, Wyo. It will be Nebraska's first trip to visit its farthest-west neighboring state, and there is sure to be a group of Husker fans traveling across the border to see the Huskers and Cowboys in action during Nebraska's final game before Big Ten Conference play begins in October.
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ESPN gives kudos to Nebraska's Big Ten arrival

Who among those with Nebraska football tickets would have guessed how interesting the 2011 season was going to be?
With Nebraska's move into the Big Ten Conference, the Husker football program is getting a lot of kudos from people that, until the move, seemed only too willing to make light of the Big Red's plight as the whipping boy to Texas in the old Big 12 Conference.
Now that Nebraska is in with the Big Ten, there's a new appreciation for what's going on in Lincoln among the elite media types. Some are even going so far as to pick the Huskers to win the Big Ten Championship and earn a trip tot he Rose Bowl, which would be Nebraska' s first BCS bowl appearance since the 2001 Rose Bowl when they lost to Miami.
ESPN columnist Mark Schlabach complimented the addition of Nebraska into the Big Ten Conference in a recent column, saying Nebraska's arrival should be a boost for a conference that seems to be unable to win some of the big bowl games each year.
"The Cornhuskers' arrival couldn't come at a better time for the Big Ten, which went 0-4 in New Year's Day bowl games and enters the 2011 season with two of its flagship programs, Michigan and Ohio State, going through coaching transitions for entirely different reasons," he said.
Schlabach said that the addition of Nebraska means the Big Ten has another traditional powerhouse team that owns a championship pedigree, but Nebraska will have to find a way to taste success in a BCS bowl game, something it hasn't done since beating Tennessee in the 2000 Fiesta Bowl.
You'll get a chance to see the Huskers play Big Ten football this season, with home games against Ohio State, Michigan State, Northwestern and Iowa. Get great seats to all the Nebraska football games now at Ticket Express -- where no Nebraska football game is ever sold out.

Will Bubba stay or will he go? Time is running out

One of the most talked-about recruits in recent memory among fans with Nebraska football tickets has been Kansas high school standout Bubba Starling.
The 6-foot-5, 195-pounder was one of the shining stars in the 2011 Nebraska football recruiting class, and he was also one of the most talked-about baseball players in all of the country, being tabbed as the fifth pick in the Major League Baseball entry draft by the Kansas City Royals.
With the start of fall practice in preparation for the 2011 Husker football season getting underway this week, many are wondering just how long Starling will be in the Husker camp. Is the possibility of playing for one of the most storied teams in all of college football worth more than the opportunity to play baseball in the big leagues?
Starling has mega-agent Scott Boras negotiating with the Royals right now, and there is talk that Boras is seeking a $10 million payday for Starling to sign with the team.
The Lincoln Journal Star reported that, with about a week left until the Aug. 15, 11 p.m. CDT deadline, the Royals will have to pony up some serious money to get Starling's services as a big bat and outstanding defensive outfielder. With no deal announced yet, Starling is strapping on the pads and working out with the Huskers in preparation for the 2011 season.
Starling isn't saying much publicly, but did text a message to a Kansas City Star reporter that the process was getting stressful. He said Nebraska's practices are "the hardest thing I've ever done," but seems to be enjoying the experience in spite of the stress of deciding between the gridiron and the diamond.
Regardless of where Starling ends up, you will get to see the Huskers in action this coming season with eight great home matchups and four solid road tests as part of their first year in the Big Ten Conference. Get your Nebraska football tickets now at Ticket Express -- where no Nebraska football game is ever sold out.

Ohio standout says he's coming to Nebraska

Fans with Nebraska football tickets should be very excited with the Nebraska recruiting class that is starting to develop for 2012.
Earlier this week, the Lincoln Journal-Star reported that Ohio defensive end standout Greg McMullen was choosing Nebraska over several big-name institutions, including his home-state teams at Ohio State and Cincinnati, fellow Big Ten schools Michigan State, Purdue and Northwestern, and traditional recruiting power Notre Dame.
McMullen is a 6-foot-5, 260-pound defensive end from Akron, playing for Archbishop Hoban High School. He is noted as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and is among the top 100 prospects in the nation for the Class of 2012.
During his junior year, McMullen recorded 55 tackles and 8 1/2 quarterback sacks. He has good size and is being touted as a potential standout at defensive tackle.
The Journal-Star reported that Nebraska will not have a big recruiting class from a numbers perspective, as they will have to stay within the limits of the required number of scholarship players on a roster. The newspaper said McMullen would be among a potential group of up to 15 players Nebraska will sign when signing day comes the first Wednesday in February of 2012.
As it stands now, Nebraska has four verbal commitments with McMullen's announcement. He joins Jordan Westerkamp, a wide receiver from Illinois; Michael Rose, a linebacker from Missouri; and Ben Cotton, a tight end from Lincoln and the son of Nebraska assistant coach and former Husker standout Barney Cotton.
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Big Ten running into TV snags in Nebraska

If you have Nebraska football tickets, you are no doubt looking forward to a great season of watching the Huskers play in the Big Ten Conference.
If you're going to watch the games at home, though, you might run into some trouble, as some cable networks have yet to get on board with the conference's own TV network.
Recently, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany came to Nebraska with conference president Mark Silverman to talk to representatives from cable providers in Lincoln to make sure the conference network is distributed on a level of service similar to that being distributed by cable networks in other states in the conference.
One cable system, Time Warner in Lincoln, seems to be dragging its feet on the issue, which might put the status of some Husker games in jeopardy for cable subscribers to watch at home, especially in Lincoln.
Several cable networks in Nebraska, including American Broadband in the northeast part of the state, have already added the Big Ten Network to its expanded basic cable service, giving Husker fans who are served by that cable company access to the conference's network, since last fall in anticipation of the move by Nebraska from the Big 12 to the Big Ten, which will become official on July 1.
Of course, you can avoid missing the games and be there in person, and Ticket Express is the place to go for great seats to all the Nebraska football games, both home and away. From the season opener against Tennessee-Chattanooga to the season finale against Iowa, and the great road games against longtime powers Michigan, Penn State and others, great seats are available to catch all the action in person.
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Two more Nebraska games to be on national TV

If you have Nebraska football tickets to games with Minnesota and Iowa, you can now make your travel plans thanks to the announcement of game times for both games.
The University of Nebraska announced earlier this week that the Huskers' Oct. 22 game at Minnesota will be an afternoon game, with a 2:30 p.m. kickoff that will be seen on ABC.
The Huskers' regular-season home finale against new cross-river rival Iowa has also got a TV date. The Nov. 25 matchup between the Huskers and Hawkeyes will start at 11 a.m. and be broadcast by ABC.
The Huskers already have three games slated for TV broadcasts this season. Their only non-conference road game at Wyoming on Sept. 24 will be seen on the Versus network at 6:30 p.m. Their Big Ten Conference opener at Wisconsin on Oct. 1 will start at 7 p.m. with broadcast on either ABC, ESPN or ESPN2, while the homecoming game on Oct. 8 with Ohio State will be seen on one of those three networks at 7 p.m.
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Huskers to be on TV at least four times this season

If you want to have your moment in the sun on national television, Nebraska football tickets will give you four good opportunities to get your mug on TV this coming football season.
The Huskers will be on TV at least four times this year, after the Big Ten Conference announced its list of nationally-televised games for the 2011 college football season earlier this week.
On Saturday, Oct. 1, the Huskers open up conference play on the road at Wisconsin, where they will make their first trip to Badgers country since 1974.
The following Saturday, Oct. 8, Nebraska hosts its first Big Ten football game in Memorial Stadium, and what better opponent to face than perennial powerhouse and defending conference co-champion Ohio State, which will make its first-ever appearance in Lincoln.
These two games are added to games that were already announced as TV games for the Huskers this season. They will play at Wyoming on Sept. 24 in a game that will be broadcast on the Versus network at 6:30 p.m., and their Thanksgiving weekend matchup with Iowa on Friday, Nov. 25 will also be broadcast, although a network and time have yet to be determined.
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Huskers are selected in NFL, UFL drafts

Fans with Nebraska football tickets had an opportunity to see some tremendous football that will now take their talents to the professional ranks.
Seven Huskers were taken in the annual NFL draft, and three other players were tabbed by the United Football League, with two of those players staying in state to play with the Omaha Nighthawks.
For the second year in a row, a Husker was taken in the first round of the NFL draft, as strong safety Prince Amukamara was selected as the 19th overall pick by the New York Giants. The 2010 Thorpe Award finalist was the 34th Husker to be taken in the first round in the draft's history, and it was the second time in as many years, as Detroit took Ndamukong Suh as the No. 2 pick last year.
While Amukamara was taken on Thursday night, it would be Saturday afternoon before the remaining Huskers taken in the draft would find out their destinations.
Two Huskers were taken in the fourth round, and they will go from teammates to rivals. Running back Roy Helu Jr. was taken by the Washington Redskins with the 108th pick, while kick Alex Henery was taken with the 120th pick by the Philadelphia Eagles.
DeJon Gomes was taken in the fifth round by the Washington Redskins, and a third Husker was taken by the Redskins in the next round when Niles Paul. It is the second time the Redskins have taken three Huskers with consecutive picks, as they took three Huskers back in the 1975 draft.
Keith Williams was taken in the sixth round by the Pittsburgh Steelers, and he will also be rivals with a former teammate, as Eric Haag was taken in the seventh round by the Cleveland Browns.
On Monday, the UFL had its draft for its five-team league, and three Huskers were taken in the six-round draft.
Ricky Henry was taken by the Hartford Colonials in the fourth round, while the Omaha Nighthawks took Mike Smith and D.J. Jones in the fifth and sixth rounds, respectively.
Nebraska football fans will have a chance to see some of the future NFL talent this coming season. Some outstanding senior talent is looking to make a name for themselves this coming season, and they will get their first opportunity on Saturday, Sept. 3 when the Huskers open the season against Tennessee-Chattanooga.
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