Husker fans, welcome. What is crazy about this post, is that I made it once before, about the same exact day 5 years ago. The circumstances were a little different, though. I wrote my last State of the Program blog after the 2007 loss to Missouri in Columbia. Nebraska had just been torched by Mizzou on national TV, leaving many Nebraska fans wondering if the leadership of Bill Callahan & Co. would be able to ‘do the job’ and lead Nebraska back to national prominence. What came after that blog was blowout after blowout, the firing of ‘he who must not be named’, the return of Dr. Tom Osborne as Athletic Director,...
College Football: Th...
posted by Nick Verlaney
By: Adam Troester, RED Card contributor Four weeks, two quarters, four minutes and thirty-one seconds into the NCAA football season and Nebraska’s season was almost over already. The game looked as good as over trailing 27 to 10 to an underwhelming Wisconsin Badger team. The Huskers were...
Red Card Top 25- Cha...
posted by Nick Verlaney
Hey folks, welcome back to the Top 25. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and were able to help those a little less fortunate than yourself. On that note I would like to list the Top 25 things that I am thankful for. This list made me realize how blessed I truly am. Here it is (in no...
Red Card Top 25- Wee...
posted by Nick Verlaney
Welcome back to the Top 25 everyone! After last weeks slew of upsets, you will see a much different set of rankings this week. Before we get into the Top 25, I just want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Im extremely grateful and thankful to have you, the reader, decide to stop by and...
Red Card Top 25- Wee...
posted by Nick Verlaney
Hey everyone- welcome back to the Top 25. Last week saw a major shake up in the rankings, so prepare yourself for something a little different this week as we charge towards the last couple weeks of the regular season. Before we start the Top 25, let’s wrap up the Penn St.-Nebraska game...
Red Card Top 25- Wee...
posted by Nick Verlaney
Hello everybody and welcome back to the Red Card Top 25. After last week’s games, we have a lot to get to, but first, I’d like to give a little bit of commentary on the truly inexcusable situation that is going on a Penn St. As a sports fan, I’m truly sad to see Joe...
Red Card Top 25- Wee...
posted by Nick Verlaney
Hey everyone, and welcome back to the Top 25. A quick note before we dive into the rankings: last weekend I visited with a few Michigan St. fans who were in Lincoln for the game, and all of them were blown away by the hospitality that was shown to them and were adamant that they would be back...
Red Card Top 25- Wee...
posted by Nick Verlaney
Welcome back to the Top 25! I appreciate all of the love for these posts lately, so thanks again to all of my readers out there. Before we get into the rankings, just wanted to give you a friendly reminder to check out Mulligans, my new comedy microblog. There is a lot of great games this...
Red Card Top 25- Wee...
posted by Nick Verlaney
Hey everyone, welcome back to another edition of the Top 25. Just want to give a couple quick announcements before we dive in to the rankings. 1) Mr. Adam Troester contributed his NFL Power Rankings earlier this week, so check those out: here. 2) I have created a fun Tumblr account that...
Red Card Top 25- Wee...
posted by Nick Verlaney
Hey everyone, welcome back to another edition of the Top 25. I hope that your week has been going smoothly and that you are ready to take in this week’s action. A quick shout out before we get started to my buddies Adam Troester and Andrew Lallman for being guest bloggers this week!...
Red Card Top 25- Wee...
posted by Nick Verlaney
Hey Red Card Nation, glad to have you back for another edition of the Top 25. As always we will go through the best 25 teams, Heisman hopefuls, games of the week and round it out by distributing RED CARDS where they are necessary. Before we start though, Id like to describe the past weekend...
Red Card Top 10- Wee...
posted by Nick Verlaney
Hey everyone, and welcome back to another edition of the RED CARD Top 25! Last week was a huge week for college football and this week amps it up a notch with some big conference match-ups. Without further ado, lets dive right in and see the rankings, Heisman contenders, games of the week and...
Red Card Top 25- Wee...
posted by Nick Verlaney
Hey folks- glad you decided to visit again. I havent said thanks to all of my readers in a while, so Ill take this moment to indeed thank you for all of the kind words over the past few months. It truly means a lot for peers and strangers alike to give me positive feedback on this little...
Red Card Top 25- Wee...
posted by Nick Verlaney
Hey folks, we are back this week with another edition of the Red Card Top 25. If you dont know the drill by now, here it is. First, you’ll see my rankings of the Top 25 teams in college football. Then Ill break down the top Heisman contenders, the best games of the week to watch, and...
Red Card Top 25- It&...
posted by Nick Verlaney
Red Card Nation: It’s baaaaacccckkkkkkk! The return of college football to our minds and hearts also means the return of the Red Card Top 25. If you remember, allllll the way back to January of this year when the final Red Card Top 10 came out, I said that I wanted to expand this...
Red Card Bowl Previe...
posted by Nick Verlaney
- Hey everyone, I hope that you had a good week since I last posted. There wont be a Top 10 this week, so here is just a quick heads up on the next few weeks of posting will go: next week will be my 25 Hottest Women in the World edition, and the week after will be an in-depth NFL playoff...
Red Card Top 10 (Cha...
posted by Nick Verlaney
- Hey everyone. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Just a quick note about the next few weeks: since the college football season is almost over, this will be the next to last Top 10 until all the bowls are over. For the rest of the month, I will do a bowl preview, an NFL playoff...
Red Card Top 10 (Tha...
posted by Nick Verlaney
- Hey everyone, I’d just like to wish everyone out there a Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you get to be with those who are closest to you and enjoy time together, especially over great food and football. - My music recommendation to you this week is incredibly easy/awesome: My Beautiful Dark...
Red Card Top 10 (11/...
posted by Nick Verlaney
- Hey everyone, thanks again for all the comments that have been rolling in the last few weeks. It makes this site fun and interactive, which is excellent. Ill do my best to answer your posts ASAP. - A quick note: Ndamukong Suh is getting his #93 jersey retired at the Colorado game next week....
Red Card Top 10 (11/...
posted by Nick Verlaney
- Hey everyone, thanks again for all the comments on my posts lately….it makes this site a lot more fun for me to have people that are not only interested readers (which is awesome), but those who take time to make sound arguments with me. I appreciate it. - An important shout-out to ALL...
Red Card Top 10 (11/...
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- Hey everyone, again many thanks for the thoughts and prayers over the last week for my mom. It really does mean a lot. I also appreciate all the kind words about the site. Every once and awhile Ill be talking to someone and they will tell me that they read the blog and like it, and it makes...
Red Card Top 10 (10/...
posted by Nick Verlaney
- A couple things to touch on before we dive into the newest Red Card Top 10. First, I would like to thank everyone for all the well wishes for my mom as she is recovering from hip replacement surgery this week. She was in a lot of pain for a long time and the surgery is going to make her life...
Red Card Top 10 (10/...
posted by Nick Verlaney
- Just like every week, I have a music recommendation for you. Come Around Sundown by Kings of Leon picks up right where Only By Night left off. Kings have their own unique sound, which is not a standard rock/pop sound, but something very different (and much, much better). Check out new songs...
Red Card Top 10 (10/...
posted by Nick Verlaney
- Real quick, my music recommendation for this week is I Am Not a Human Being, Lil Wayne. If you are into old-school beats with new-school lyrics, this album of Wayne’s is for you. The song YM Salute has an awesome beat as well. - Before we start, if you havent seen the hit that Stanford...
Red Card Top 10 (wee...
posted by Nick Verlaney
- Hey everyone, in lieu of the upcoming playoffs in baseball, we are going to begin preview of the divisional series: In case you dont remember I did correctly predict 5/8 playoff teams before the season started: Phillies, Braves, Giants, Rays, and Twins. I did not quite guess that the...
Red Card Top 10 (Wee...
posted by Nick Verlaney
Hey everyone, I would like to say thanks to everyone for the well wishes on my birthday. I am now the big 2-3, which makes me and elderly (and sometimes forgetful) man, so you have advanced warning Side note: I found out that Lil Wayne and I share the same birthday, although a combined party...
The Red Card Top 10
posted by Nick Verlaney
*** If you like good music, check out WAKE UP! by John Legend and The Roots, and Habits by The Neon Trees. Pure awesomeness. Hey Red-Card Nation, here are my current Top 10 teams (I decided not to do a full 25, because at this point, there is not enough separation between teams 11-25 to make...
The College Football...
posted by Nick Verlaney
Recommended song of the week: “The Fire”, The Roots feat. John Legend Its the most wonderful time of the year everyone. Without further ado, here goes my magic 8 ball look at the 2010 season. Here are my Top 5 storylines to watch for this College Football Season: The clear choice...
Extravaganza 2/3: Th...
posted by Nick Verlaney
- Leading off, I have to say a BIG thank you to everyone for all the support and kind words I have received about the site in the past 4 days. It has meant a lot to me! Go ahead and comment on the blog if you can! - Hey Commissioner of the Big 10 (11) Jim Delaney, do you see those Big 12...
NU-OU, A Rivalry Ren...
posted by Nick Verlaney
As I was watching the Nebraska-Oklahoma game from South Stadium last Saturday, I noticed Memorial Stadium had a very different feel to it. There were a couple of reasons for this, 1) Oklahoma was in town, and for Nebraska fans this is our true rival, and 2) there were about 3,000 active...
A Suh-nami is approa...
posted by Nick Verlaney
Ndamukong Suh (pronounced /ɛnˈdɑːməkɨn ˈsu ). For Husker fans like myself, he is a destructive force that is a joy to watch terrorize opponents offensive lines on Saturdays during the fall. For opponents, and particularly opponents offensive coordinators, he is a nightmarish figure that...
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