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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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Some Nebraska flavor in Wisconsin football program

Even before fans with Husker football tickets got a chance to warm up to their new Big Ten Conference, they will get a taste of their own medicine when they open up conference play this Saturday as the Huskers take on the top ten-ranked Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium.
Nebraska fans will find some eerily similarities to the program they have come to love and share so much passion for, from the team's colors to some of its offensive traditions.
The kinship starts at the top with the school's athletic director, Barry Alvarez. Longtime Husker football fans will remember Alvarez, who is a 1969 graduate of the University of Nebraska. He played his college football under legendary coach Bob Devaney, and was an assistant and head football coach at two Nebraska high schools before he entered the college ranks as an assistant to Hayden Fry at Iowa in 1979.
Alvarez was a part of the coaching staff at Notre Dame during their national championship season in 1988 before he moved to Wisconsin, where he turned the Badgers into a Big Ten powerhouse and a perennial nationally-ranked program. Before his arrival, the Badgers had gone 9-36 in their previous four seasons. In the next 16 years, he went 118-73-4, won eight of 11 bowl games and coached three Big Ten and Rose Bowl champions. His back-to-back Big Ten championship teams in 1998-1999 were the school's first in more than a century, and he is one of 10 coaches in conference history to have won 100 games at one institution.
While not as prevalent in the history books, Wisconsin has had more than its share of high-profile award winners. Ron Dayne won the Heisman Trophy at Wisconsin, one of three Badger  players to win major awards during the Alvarez era.
As far as the history between Alvarez' alma mater and his current employer, the two teams have played each other five times, with Nebraska holding a 3-2 edge. Wisconsin won the first meeting between the teams in 1901 (18-0), but Alvarez' former coach beat Wisconsin in 1965 (37-0) and 1966 (31-3). Current Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne split two games against Wisconsin during his first two years as head coach, beating the Badgers 20-16 in 1973 and losing a 21-20 heartbreaker in Madison the following year. Saturday's matchup between Wisconsin and Nebraska will be the first meeting between the two teams in 37 seasons.
A lot of experts have designated this matchup as the potential matchup for the first Big Ten Conference Championship game this December in Indianapolis. Both teams will be playing their first conference games of the season in this Saturday's matchup, and the two teams are ranked seventh and eighth, respectively, in the latest AP top 25 poll.
Wisconsin football coach Bret Bielema has the Badgers playing at a very high level after taking over for Alvarez as head coach five years ago. He won his 50th game as head coach in last week's win over South Dakota, and his 50-16 record is among the top five winning percentages among active coaches with at least four seasons of experience in the FBS division.
The Badgers are capable of putting up a ton of points. Last year, they finished the season by scoring 201 points in their final three regular season games, including an 83-20 pasting of Indiana and a 70-23 walloping of Northwestern. They finished the season last year with an exciting matchup against TCU in the Rose Bowl, coming up short as the Horned Frogs rallied for a 21-19 win.
Don't miss out on what will be a historic and exciting first Big Ten Conference matchup for the Husker football team. Get your tickets to see Nebraska take on Wisconsin this Saturday afternoon in Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisc. Great seats are available for the Nebraska vs. Wisconsin game now at Ticket Express -- where no Husker football game is ever sold out.

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.

Big Ten road game tickets harder to come by

Husker football tickets are among the hottest in the world of college football, but Husker fans might have a challenge getting tickets to see Nebraska play on the road in the Big Ten Conference this season.
The University of Nebraska athletic department said that requests for tickets to see the Huskers play on the road in the conference have far outpaced demand. The Huskers have road games this year at Wisconsin on Oct. 1, Minnesota on Oct. 22, Penn State on Nov. 12 and Michigan on Nov. 19.
"Demand is at an all-time high," athletic director Tom Osborne told the Omaha World-Herald recently.
The Big Ten requires schools to make 3,000 football tickets available to visiting teams. This is fewer than the 3,850 required by the Big 12 Conference.
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Nebraska to battle three conference foes on TV

Nebraska football tickets will be a hot item this coming season, especially with the Huskers facing three Big Ten Conference foes on TV this fall.
The Big Ten announced some of its key games that will be broadcast on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 this season, and the Huskers' first two conference games will be played under the lights on national television.
On Saturday, Oct. 1, the Huskers kick off conference play on the road against Wisconsin, making the trip to the home of the Badgers for the first time since 1974, when they lost a 21-20 heartbreaker.
The following Saturday, Oct. 8, Ohio State makes its first-ever voyage into Lincoln to meet the mighty Huskers, as the defending conference co-champion Buckeyes will meet Nebraska in Memorial Stadium. This will be the first meeting of the two powerhouse programs since 1956.
One other conference game has already been guaranteed for TV for Nebraska, as their Nov. 25 season finale against Iowa at Memorial Stadium will be on TV. A time and network have yet to be determined.
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Will Martinez be back to form in Holiday Bowl?

Fans with Husker football tickets to this week's Holiday Bowl are looking forward to seeing the Nebraska football team wrap up the season with a win over Washington.
Back in September, the Huskers took a trip to Seattle, Wash., and pounded the Huskies 56-21. That game was the coming-out party for freshman quarterback Taylor Martinez, who lit up the Washington defense with his running and passing talents. The Huskers used that win to catapult them to a 10-3 regular season and a Big 12 North Division title.
Martinez had an excellent season, although injuries slowed him down toward the end of the season. There is some question as to how effective he will be after injuring his ankle again in the Texas A&M game late in the season. If he is at 100 percent, it should make the Huskers a tough matchup for a Washington team that is looking to avenge that September blowout.
The Huskies were up and down for much of the season, but come into this game riding a three-game winning streak after closing out the regular season with wins over UCLA, California and Washington State to end the year with a 6-6 record.
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Huskers to take on Huskies in Holiday Bowl

The Husker football team was hoping to earn a BCS bid, but after their 23-20 loss to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Conference Championship, fans looking for Husker football tickets will have to settle for the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl.
The Huskers will be heading back to San Diego, Calif., for the second straight year to take part in the Holiday Bowl, set for Thursday, Dec. 30 at Qualcomm Stadium. They will face the Washington Huskies, who come into the game with a 6-6 record.
Last year, the Huskers shut out Arizona to win a bowl game in California for the first time in three tries (they lost to Arizona in the 1998 Holiday Bowl and fell to Stanford in the 1941 Rose Bowl).
Nebraska is coming off a 10-3 season that included a win over the same Washington team they will face in the Holiday Bowl. Earlier this year, the Huskers went to Seattle and jumped on the Huskies, blowing out the home team 56-21.
This is the first time Nebraska has made back-to-back appearances in the same bowl game since their run of Orange Bowl appearances in the 1990's as a member of the Big Eight Conference. They will be playing in a California bowl game for the fifth time, the third in the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl.
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