Texas 22 Nebraska 20

----It was much like the being ripped away from home and forced back to Iraq from leave. After Marlon Lucky's 25 yard HB Option Pass to a wide open Nate Swift a Husker upset seemed inevidible. A failed 2 point conversion should have seemed ominous though. I really could walk through the entire game. The six Texas fumbles, of which only one was recovered by Nebraska, the dropped pass to a wide open Nate Swift at the Texas 39 yard line in the third quarter, or Terrance Nunn's critical fumble, which set up a Texas victory.
----But then there was a 63 yard touchdown pass to Maurice Purify which held as the Huskers only offensive success of the 1st half. An amazing Brandon Jackson run off of a shovel pass in which he broke three tackles and made a game of it. And 0 second half sacks on Zac Taylor after he had been a crash test dummy for the Texas D-line in the first half. Then there was our defense, which held Texas a team averaging 42 points per game to about half of that. A defense that stepped up and jammed Texas from scoring twice from within our five yard line.
----I really can't see why this is such a hard loss to take. We played a superior team, a team whose only loss in the past two seasons has been to #1 Ohio State. We made mistakes, they made mistakes. We had the game in hand and let it slip away. Texas had the game in hand and watched Zac Taylor throw a last second prayer into the endzone. This is not the same Nebraska team that played USC earlier this season. This is not the same conservative, play not to get blown out game plan Bill Callahan brought to USC. This is a Husker team whose offensive strategy was derailed in the first half by Texas and we regrouped and found one that worked.
----I thought we'd lose this game. I figured being overmatched by a more physical and more talented Texas team would be too much for Nebraska to overcome. I didn't think our defense could contain their explosive offense and I was positive our running game wouldn't work against their steadfast front seven. And honestly I thought we would crumble and Texas would take control in the second half. I was wrong. We stopped their offense when it needed to be stopped. We found a way to protect Zac Taylor and carved their secondary up, and honestly Bill Callahan outcoached Mack Brown.
----We have some challenges awaiting us until the possible Big 12 Championship game. We have Oklahoma State, Missouri, and Texas A&M. None of them are near the talent level of Texas. Barring a Husker meltdown or a Longhorn upset we'll see Texas again. Last time we played Texas twice in the same season we dropped the initial game 24-22. And then we beat the 22-6 in the Big 12 Championship Game. Given in 1999 we were a one loss team and Texas was a four loss team, still we've seen it happen before. We now know we can compete with Texas. And barring a similar breakdown last year following a loss to Texas Tech; we'll be in KC. We'll walk in knowing we can hang with this team and with a chip on our shoulders. Texas is going to be in for a fight. And in my opinion it'll be one they won't win.

Interesting Article

I decided to look in on an article detailing Pat Tillman's brother breaking his silence for the first time since September 2004. I have read into the Pat Tillman situation quite a bit and it still baffles me the level of insensitivity it was handled with. Here's the link to the article and as is true with most things these opinions are not mine but of Kevin Tillman. And in no way would I express these opinions over an open forum while serving in my current capacity.


http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/200601019_after_pats_birthday/

There And Back Again

Sorry I haven't updated in well over a month. I returned from leave Wednesday morning and have being trying to harrass this computer into allowing me to post a blog since.

Leave was a godsent. After nine months in Iraq I can honestly assess that the line between military and civilian had blurred to a point where I had myself convinced I was a miserable person. Most people live in denial of their immaturity and I am definetly guilty of that crime myself. I guess at just over 21 I haven't matured, or had the life experience necessary to help keep my situation and my life as a whole as two seperate entities. Anyways I found I was happy, even when the situation would dicate a more somber mood. I found thatI was still more upbeat then my best days in Iraq.

Rundown on key events

*Went to Nebraska Vs. Kansas Game and stayed for the entire thing. It took my dad and I 45 minutes to leave the stadium and another hour plus to make a normally 20 minute drive. After Nebraska scored the go ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter a guy behind us had a heart attack... needless to say I spent way too much on the tickets and continued to watch the game... I did however between plays act concerned.

*My buddy Chris and I went in on a boat. It eneded up costing $450. It has a Johnson 70 HP Motor on it and has a solid body. We tore up the carpet, the seats and have to repair about a six inch hole with fiberglass. It's a 15 ft boat and it'll be awesome for fishing.

* My buddy Dustin had the transmission go out in his 1995 Thunderbird so I coaxed Chris into putting a new one in it. In the end we had to drop the gas tank, the drive shaft, and the whole exhaust to get it out and a new one in. Needless to say it was a pain in the ass and we regretted doing it almost instantly. In the end a wire bunch connected to the transmission which causes the car to shift were badly fraid so naturally the car wouldn't leave first gear. And better news is no junk yards had one availabe and on top of that Ford stopped manufacturing it.

* I went to see my sister who has a new boyfriend who isn't some goth freak. It was relieving and hopefully soon she'll begin to explore other colors than black.

* I had high speed internet and got to drive a car!!!

* I wore what I wanted.

* My chain of command consisted of myself and I walked in around in a world where there was no rank. It was a spectacular feeling and I can't wait to feel it again.

* Other than that nothing which I will post on a public forum happened. I chilled out hung out with friends, visisted family, watched football, etc.

Well that about wraps it up. Hopefully I'll maintain this a little bit better. Go Huskers!!! If you lose keep losing. I want Callahan fired. I hate his conservative offense, this isn't the NFL Bill, you can't throw seven games and still make the playoffs. If you are overmatched don't just quit and try to play it safe. I'd rather see us lose 72-0 with 6 turnovers then 21-0 with none. Sorry I really hate watching us quit trying to put up points after the first 14 points we score. Peace