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Huskers heading to Michigan, "The BIg House"

When it comes to legendary stadiums, few can match "The Big House," also known as Michigan Stadium, the site where fans with Husker football tickets will visit Saturday when Nebraska takes on Michigan.
Originally constructed in 1927 at a cost of $950,000, the stadium has grown from its original capacity of 72,000 to its present capacity, which is listed at 109,901. More than 110,000 fans are a regular occurrence at Michigan Stadium, making for one of the loudest and most intense stadium settings for visiting teams and their fans to experience.
An average of 106,300 fans have filled up Michigan Stadium since 1975, where the Wolverines have posted an impressive winning percentage of .825 (179-44-1) heading into the 2011 season.
Michigan Stadium has seen more than its share of historic football games over the years.
In 2003, the stadium held the largest crowd ever to see a Div. I college football game, as 112,118 fans filled up the place to watch the Wolverines beat arch rival Ohio State 35-21 to clinch the Big Ten Conference championship. That year, Michigan set the record for average attendance, averaging almost 111,000 fans per contest, a mark they eclipsed last year after Michigan Stadium was renovated. An average of 111,825 fans hit the turnstiles to watch the Wolverines.
The longest game in Big Ten history was played in Michigan Stadium. On Oct. 30, 2004, Michigan came back from a 17-point deficit to force overtime against in-state rival Michigan State, and eventually came away with an exciting 45-37 victory over the Spartans.
Last year, the stadium was the scene for a world record, as an outdoor hockey rink was installed to host a hockey matchup between Michigan and in-state rival Michigan State. The Wolverines prevailed 5-0 in a game called "The Big Chill at The Big House" and was played before a record crowd of 113,411.
Michigan has ranked first in attendance every year since 1974, with the exception of the 1997 season. It's guaranteed to be an intense, exciting atmosphere when the Huskers come to town, as both teams are in the hunt for the Legends Division title.
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Northwestern football history not that rosy

Northwestern football history is a stark contrast to the history Husker football fans are used to experiencing, and Husker football tickets will be available for this week's matchup between Nebraska and the Wildcats.
When you think about the history of Northwestern, several things come to mind. The school boasts one of the top journalism programs in the nation, a program that has given us such notable sports journalists as Brent Musberger and Michael Wilbon. Several Hollywood legends have degrees from Northwestern, including Cloris Leachman, Shelley Long and Nebraska native Marg Helgenberger. Richard Stolley, the founding managing editor of People magazine, also is a Northwestern graduate.
When it comes to football, though, Northwestern is known more for its failures than its successes.
For many years, Northwestern has been better known as one of the doormats of the Big Ten Conference. Although the program won several conference titles in the early part of the 20th century, but the 1970's they were about as easy a win as an opponent could ask for. Three times in a four-year period between 1978-1981, the Wildcats were 1-42-1. Between 1978-1982, Northwestern lost 38 consecutive Big Ten Conference games. The school's high academic standards, for many years, compromised their ability to field a competitive football program against traditional powers such as Michigan and Ohio State.
In 1992, Northwestern hired Gary Barnett as its head coach, and he quickly turned the program's fortunes around. By his fifth season, Northwestern had suddenly gone from being the conference's whipping boy to the one carrying the whip. After upsetting Notre Dame in the opening game of the 1995 season, the Wildcats went 10-1 and were a perfect 8-0 in Big Ten Conference play, knocking off ranked conference foes in Michigan, Wisconsin and Penn State to earn the team's first conference title and first Rose Bowl appearance since 1948. The followed that up in 1996 by winning a share of the conference title, finishing 9-3 overall.
While Northwestern is not known for its gridiron success, it does have some championship lineage within its program. In the 1940's, Otto Graham broke every existing conference record for passing during his three years as a Wildcat. He came to the school on a basketball scholarship, but was talked into trying out for football. He went on to become one of the all-time NFL greats, leading the Cleveland Browns to six straight championship games in the All-American Football League and the National Football League, retiring after leading the Browns to the 1955 NFL title.
Northwestern has also had its share of All-Americans, with recent names like Pat Fitzgerald, a two-time All-American at linebacker, among the names on the list. Ara Parseghian, one of the many legendary coaches at Notre Dame, was 36-35-1 as Northwestern's coach from 1956-1963.
Northwestern and Nebraska will be meeting for the fifth time on Saturday. Nebraska holds a 3-1 lead in the series history. The last time they met, Northwestern, the Big Ten co-champions, were throttled by the Huskers in the Alamo Bowl, as Nebraska rang up a 66-17 victory. The last time Northwestern visited Lincoln was Sept. 28, 1974, when the then-No. 10 Huskers took care of the Wildcats in a 49-7 decision.
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Division leader likely to come from Michigan State game Saturday

The front-runner in the Big Ten's Legends Division will likely come out of Saturday's 11 a.m. matchup between Nebraska and Michigan State, and Husker football tickets will be a hot item this week as the Huskers and Spartans hook up in a battle of rated teams.
Michigan State moved into the top 10 this week on the strength of an amazing upset win over then-No. 4 Wisconsin. The Spartans led by as many as 14 points in the second half before the Badgers came back to tie the game, only to see Michigan State win on a Hail Mary pass play on the final play of regulation to post a 37-31 victory.
The Spartans are off to a good start this season, posting a 6-1 record and outscoring their opponents by almost 16 points per game. Their only stumble so far this season has been a 31-13 loss to Notre Dame, as Michigan State is undefeated so far in Big Ten competition.
Michigan State runs a pretty balanced attack, led by quarterback Kirk Cousins, who has thrown for more than 1,600 yards and 11 touchdowns, including the game-winner to Keith Nichol, who caught a deflection out of the end zone and dragged at least three Wisconsin players far enough to break the plane of the goal line with the ball to give Michigan State the amazing upset win.
Edwin Baker is the Michigan State's leading rusher, gaining 434 yards and averaging more than four yards per carry, but Le'Veon Bell has been getting a lot of the glory so far this season, rushing for six touchdowns and averaging about five yards a carry.
Cousins has a solid corps of receivers to throw to, as Michigan State has done very well in the passing department this season. B.J. Cunningham, Keshawn Martin and Dion Sims have each caught three touchdown passes on the season, and Cunningham and Nichol are both threats to break off big gainers, as both average more than 15 yards per reception.
Defensively, look for Max Bullough and Chris Norman to lead a salty Michigan State defense. Both are averaging about seven total tackles a game, and the defense has forced 13 turnovers and 24 quarterback sacks on the season. Their special teams has been dominant as well and showed what they are capable of against the Badgers, blocking a field goal and taking a blocked punt back for a touchdown.
Historically, Nebraska has dominated the series with Michigan State. Their most recent meeting came in the 2003 Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, where the Huskers outlasted the Spartans 17-3 behind a solid defensive effort. Oddly enough, the current coach at Nebraska, Bo Pelini, was the team's defensive coordinator that season and served as interim coach after Frank Solich was fired at the end of the 2003 regular season.
This is not Michigan State's first trip to Lincoln, but it's a good beat Spartan fans are hoping for a better outcome than the last time Michigan State visited Nebraska. In that game, the Huskers' dominating ground game served them well as they pounded the Spartans 55-14 in their first game after winning the team's second straight national title.
The winner of Saturday's 11 a.m. game is likely to step into the captain's chair in the Legends Division standings, as Michigan State, Nebraska and Iowa are all undefeated in the division. The Spartans are 3-0 overall in the conference, compared to 2-1 marks for the Huskers and Hawkeyes. Nebraska is riding some momentum after a dominating effort in a 41-14 win at Minnesota last weekend.
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Abdullah gives kick return game a lift

One of the pleasant surprises on this year's Husker football team has been the play of kick return specialist Ameer Abdullah, who brought fans with Husker football tickets to their feet in Saturday's 42-29 win over Fresno State with a key 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
The 5-foot-9, 180-pounder from Alabama had originally had his sights set on playing college football for his favorite team growing up, the Auburn TIgers. Auburn did show interest in him as a safety, but a mid-winter trip to Nebraska convinced him to choose the Huskers over a school that was his favorite team growing up. Auburn played its home games just two miles from his home, so it seemed only natural that he would play safety for the TIgers, who recruited him for his defense.
Fortunately for Nebraska fans, he felt he needed to do something different, so he bypassed the hometown team and found his way to Nebraska, where he is developing into an outstanding all-around player for the 2-0 Huskers.
According to the Lincoln Journal Star, Abdullah is taking some lessons from a guy who knows a thing or two about returning kicks. New Orleans Saints specialist Darren Sproles has worked out with Abdullah, as the kick returner took advantage of a connection he had with a trainer he knows back home. Abdullah said he's learned a lot from Sproles' expertise, and it has helped make him an even bigger threat to take one all the way back every time he touches the football.
You can see Abdullah in action this week, as the Husker football team hosts Washington in what should be an entertaining non-conference matchup this Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. Get your Husker football tickets now at Ticket Express – where no Husker football game is ever sold out.

Nebraska-Iowa game to be all about the Heroes

Fans with Husker football tickets are anxious to watch Nebraska take on their new border rivals from Iowa, and the game will join a traditional list of "trophy games" that are part of the Big Ten history.
With trophies like the Little Brown Jug and Paul Bunyan's axe, the Nebraska-Iowa matchup on Friday, Nov. 25 will also have a trophy, and the game also has a name – The Heroes Game.
The announcement was made during this week's Big Ten media days in Chicago, and while a trophy has yet to be created, the logo for the game was presented during a morning meeting of reporters and conference officials.
The game will honor one citizen from each state for an extraordinary act. "Heroes" will be nominated  and will be guests of the two teams at the game, and they will have their name and hometown etched on to the Heroes Game trophy.
According to the Lincoln Journal Star, the idea for the trophy was hatched by Nebraska assistant athletic director Michael Stephens, who felt it was an opportunity to elevate the game and give both schools an opportunity to honor its heroic citizens.
The first Heroes Game will be played when Iowa comes to Lincoln to take on the Huskers, and athletic director Tom Osborne hopes the Nebraska-Iowa rivalry can take on some of the characteristics of the Nebraska-Oklahoma matchup from the old Big Eight days. He hopes the rivalry doesn't take on the nastiness and bitter attitude of the one Colorado tried to develop against Nebraska during the 80's and 90's.
Husker football fans will have a great opportunity to see the first-ever Heroes Game on Friday, Nov. 25 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. Get your tickets for all the Husker football games -- both home and away -- right now at Ticket Express -- where no Husker football game is ever sold out.

Will he or won't he? Only Bubba knows

One of the big questions fans with Husker football tickets is asking about this upcoming season is the status of freshman recruit Bubba Starling.
The phenomenal multi-sport standout from Gardner, Kan., recently arrived on the University of Nebraska campus in Lincoln to begin voluntary football drills, but many are wondering just how long he'll stay in Lincoln.
Starling is a standout in both football and baseball, and earlier this summer he was the fifth pick overall in the Major League Baseball entry draft, taken in the first round by the Kansas City Royals.
Starling has until Aug. 15 to decide whether he wants to stay in Lincoln and play football for the Huskers, or sign a multi-million dollar deal to play baseball in the Royals farm system. And as easy a decision as that might sound, it's certainly not one that anybody involved in Starling's future is taking lightly.
Starling told the Lincoln Journal-Star earlier this year that he wasn't sure if he was ready for professional baseball, but after a tremendous spring of high school baseball, he's certainly got the Royals' attention and he has hired noted pro sports agent Scott Boras, who no doubt will broker a very nice deal for Starling if he chooses baseball over football.
There is a lot of anticipation as to how this will all play out for Starling, who looks every bit the athlete that could step into a leadership role and be an outstanding athlete for the Huskers the next four years. If he decides on college football, Nebraska fans will no doubt have a lot of exciting opportunities to watch this young man develop.
And even if he decides on baseball, there's a good chance fans living in the Lincoln and Omaha area could one day see Starling play for the Omaha Storm Chasers on his way to the big league club in Kansas City.
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Husker football to be featured on Big Ten Network

The Husker football program has enjoyed some incredible moments over the years, and fans with Husker football tickets will still remember some of the dramatic wins in recent Nebraska history.
Some of those great moments can be relived this weekend, as the Big Ten Network is going to feature the University of Nebraska as it enters into the conference on Friday. The network will spend the Fourth of July weekend featuring its newest member in some of its biggest football games in recent memory.
The network will officially welcome the University of Nebraska at 11 a.m. on Friday, and at 12 p.m. the will replay Nebraska's Orange Bowl win over Tennessee in 1998, a game that was the last for legendary coach Tom Osborne and resulted in Nebraska winning the national championship (new conference foe Michigan shared the title that season, winning the AP writers' poll).
Features on Nebraska's wins over Miami in the 1995 Orange Bowl will be shown, as well as features on the 1994, 1995 and 1997 national championship teams. Also scheduled are replays of the volleyball team's 2006 national championship win over Stanford and last year's win over Missouri in the final conference football matchup between the two long-standing foes.
The conference network will also have a live chat with former Husker football standout Ahman Green, as well as interviews with coaches Bo Pelini (football), Doc Sadler (men's basketball), Darin Erstad (baseball), John Cook (volleyball) and Rhonda Revelle (softball). Osborne, now the school's athletic director, will also be featured this weekend.
It should be a fun weekend for Husker football fans, and will get fans in the mood for what should be an exciting season of college football as Nebraska officially joins the Big Ten Conference.
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Running backs aplenty for Huskers this season

One of the traditions fans with Husker football tickets have enjoyed is Nebraska's punishing ground game.
For years, Nebraska has staked its success on its ability to move the football on the ground. With running backs like Ahman Green, Mike Rozier and many others running behind Nebraska's always-tough offensive line, it's been a key element in the Huskers' success over the years.
Coach Bo Pelini will have an interesting stable of ponies in the backfield this year, and Husker fans are anxious to see what kind of depth can be developed at the running back spot in advance of Nebraska's Sept. 3 season opener against Tennessee-Chattanooga.
Rex Burkhead is back and has been a reliable, explosive force coming out of the backfield. He also gets some help from Nebraska native Tyler Legate, who has developed into an outstanding fullback for the Huskers.
After that, there is a lot of questions to be answered with some young backs that have shown a lot of promise, but have yet to do so on the big stage.
The Huskers have some great incoming talent this year, including true freshmen Ameer Abdullah, Bryalon Heard and Aaron Green, along with transfer Michael Marrow. They'll compete alongside some of the veterans, including Collins Okafor, Curneski Gilleylen, Austin Jones and Ty Kildow, to see who will help shoulder the load at the running back spot.
The Huskers will also have some new blood at the coaching spot at running back. Longtime receivers coach Ron Brown is bringing his talents into the backfield, and with his experience and history as part of the Husker program, you can bet this year's group of running backs will be well-versed, not only in the Huskers' offense, but in the history that they carry with them each time they step into the Husker backfield.
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Husker football games get start times

If you have Husker football tickets for the 2011 college football season, you can start making more definite plans about when to be at the stadium to watch Nebraska do battle at Memorial Stadium.
The University of Nebraska announced this week that the first three games on the schedule now have start times. Nebraska will play Tennessee-Chattanooga on Sept. 3 and Washington on Sept. 17 at 2:30 p.m., while the Sept. 10 game against Fresno State will kick off at 6 p.m. All three games will be televised, but only the Washington game is set for a specific network. It will be shown as a regional game on ABC, with non-regional fans being able to see the game on ESPN.
The Huskers do have start times for five other games on the docket, including 7 p.m. kickoffs at Wisconsin on Oct. 1 and at home against Ohio State on Oct. 8, a 6:30 p.m. kickoff at Wymoing on Sept. 24, a 2:30 p.m. date with Minnesota on Oct. 22 and an 11 a.m. start for the season finale at home against Iowa on Nov. 25. All five of those games have broadcast plans. The Minnesota and Iowa games are on ABC, the Wisconsin and Ohio State games will be on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2, and the Wyoming game will be seen on the Versus network.
With the announcement this week, it means eight of Nebraska's 12 games have start times and either definite or pending TV plans. Yet to be determined are home games against Michigan State on Oct. 29 and Northwestern on Nov. 5, and road tilts at Penn State on Nov. 12 and Michigan on Nov. 19.
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Don't look for Bo to jump ship for alma mater

The big news in college football this past week was the sudden resignation of Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel, which came in the wake of a growing scandal involving current and former players trading memorabilia for tattoos, money and drugs.
The big question for fans with Husker football tickets is: does this mean Bo Pelini will leave Nebraska to coach his alma mater?
There are a lot of "what ifs" surrounding the situation right now, and Husker football fans shouldn't worry, at least this season, about whether or not the man who has re-ignited the Nebraska engine will jump the tracks and return home to coach in his home state.
First, Ohio State is keeping the job in house for now, as co-defensive coordinator Luke Fickell will serve as interim head coach. Depending on how he does this year, and what kind of sanctions the NCAA slaps Ohio State with once things are all said and done, Fickell may be replaced by a big-name coach who could help bring Ohio State back and ride out the storm that comes with NCAA sanctions.
A number of media outlets are citing Pelini as one of several national candidates for the job, along with former Florida coach Urban Meyer and Mike Stoops, a former classmate of Pelini's and the brother of Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops.
Several other names are being mentioned, including Alabama coach Nick Saban, but if history is any indicator, Ohio State will want, at the very least, somebody with ties to the state of Ohio. An Ohio State alum or former assistant coach is probably the preferred route. And while Pelini would fit that description, as a former player, unless he wins a national championship at Nebraska this season, it is doubtful that he will leave Lincoln for Ohio State.
It should be an interesting year in college football, especially in the Big Ten. You can get great seats to see Husker football in action this season with tickets from Ticket Express -- where no Husker football game is ever sold out.