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Tom Osborne And The Cost of Attendance (Corn Nation)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:00:02 GMT

Peter over at Burnt Orange Nation loves Tom Osborne and gives him a nice endorsement , specifically about the issues Osborne has raised recently (well, recently in May, but it’s the off-season and time isn’t a factor). Ironic that a Texas guy would be gushing over Tom while I have to take issue with at least one of his statements, specifically the one that Peter emphasized: "The student-athlete...

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We’re Gonna Be A Contendah (HuskerZone.com)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:29:46 GMT

AJ, the Husker Hater doesn't think Nebraska will win the Big 12 North this fall. I’m actually stunned that some of you simply brush off the fact that Tom Osborne destroyed your program (and yes..he did it by recommending Frank Solich and Steve Pederson…don't kid yourself) 10 years ago…and yet some of you still fight [...]

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Boomtown Rats' Bob Geldof, Tom Osborne and Me - The Fine Art of Surfacing (Corn Nation)

corn blight <info@cornnation.com> — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:25:03 GMT

... otherwise you wouldn't chose to listen. “Tonic” was released in 1977, “Fine Art” in 1979. In 1977, Tom Osborne’s Cornhusker team lost two Big Eight teams, Iowa State 24-21 in Lincoln, and later to Oklahoma 38-7. It was Osborne’s fifth-straight loss to the Sooners and had people wondering if he was the right coach for the job. Osborne would entertain thoughts of taking the head...

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Husker Walk-Ons: Overrated or Essential? (Corn Nation)

corn blight <info@cornnation.com> — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:50:36 GMT

The walk-on program has returned under Tom Osborne.. er, Bo Pelini. Not that it ever really left under Bill Callahan, but you got the idea that it was around only as an amusement. Certainly it was de-emphasized - which means it was comparable to when you're a civil servant and they assign you off to some meaningless corner department somewhere. You're still getting paid and they didn't fire...

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rankings and the nfl draft (Black Shoe Diaries)

spakajewia <info@blackshoediaries.com> — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:23:26 GMT

Bumped from the diaries... Something many fans (including this one) find frustrating is the importance of rankings in college football. The end of the season rankings have determined national championships in college football forever. In 1994, the shaky logic of those rankings (Tom Osborne's a good guy, so let's make sure he gets a championship) cost an undefeated Penn State team a national...

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Jerry Jones Is Tom Osborne? (HuskerZone.com)

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:06:13 GMT

Tom Osborne is many things, but Jerry Jones? The eccentric owner of the Dallas Cowboys, Jones, is filling his defense with players who have a troubled past. Jason Whitlock of Fox Sports and the Kansas City Star compares Jones to Osborne, who had a way of rehabbing a once lost soul. Right now, Jones is the Tom Osborne of professional football. [...]

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Spring Game: Hot or Hyped? (HuskerZone.com)

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:13:28 GMT

GILLEYLEN TURNS IT ON Nebraska’s annual Red/White spring game developed into something of importance under the Bill Callahan staff. Tom Osborne and Bo Pelini did everything they could to keep the ball rolling in the right direction, while adding a few “Nebraska Ways” along the way. This developed a frenzy that has never been seen in [...]

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Cooch: "shrill enemy of LGBT rights" who'd make "a horrendous attorney general" (Raising Kaine - Front Page)

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:53:45 GMT

I couldn't agree more with this assessment by the Virginia Partisans of state Sen. "Ayatollah" Ken Cuccinelli and his bid for attorney general: Tom Osborne, treasurer for the Virginia Partisans, a gay Democratic group, called Cuccinelli a " shrill enemy of LGBT rights" and said the senator would be " a horrendous attorney general." Osborne said Cuccinelli has opposed the gay community...

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UNLV stayed close by pestering Kansas (kansascity.com)

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:12:00 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. | If you came to the Cornhusker State expecting to see exciting, beautifully played basketball, you got exactly what you deserved: a reminder why football is all that matters in Tom Osborne’s stomping grounds.

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Nebraska NIT Win - Will This Make Us A Basketball School? (Corn Nation)

corn blight <info@cornnation.com> — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:15:14 GMT

Nice win over Charlotte last night in the NIT tourney, 66-48. Not many will notice as the Big Dance starts today, but it was a great game to watch. Doc Sadler has turned the Cornhuskers into something reminiscent of Tom Osborne's football teams. Play hard, play tough defense, wear the other team down and win the game at the end. Sadlers' philosophy should keep us in any game we play provided...

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Road to Recovery: Nebraska (Sunday Morning Quarterback)

SMQ <info@sundaymorningqb.com> — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:00:18 GMT

Great programs on hard times. - - - Technically, Nebraska is not so far removed from some degree of success since Tom Osborne retired ten years ago, having won two conference titles, played in eight bowl games and appeared in the Big 12 Championship game as recently as 2006. The last six years, though, since 2002, is easily the program's worst stretch since the start of the 1962 season, Bob...

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College news: Nebraska unveils Pelini contract details (kansascity.com)

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:15:00 GMT

New Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini’s contract is for five years and pays a base salary of $1.1 million annually. Pelini was hired Dec. 2, and worked out general terms of the contract with athletic director Tom Osborne several weeks ago. But it wasn't signed by all parties until this week.

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Pelini will earn $1.1M a year at Nebraska (Fox News)

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:41:26 GMT

New Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini's contract is for five years at a base salary of $1.1 million annually. Pelini was hired Dec. 2, and worked out general terms of the contract with athletic director Tom Osborne several weeks ago. But it wasn't signed by all parties until this week. The contract was made public Wednesday. Osborne said the contract includes built-in incentives for performance....

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Winning Big Is Beating Oklahoma (HuskerZone.com)

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:07:49 GMT

Tom Osborne is a judicious man. He thinks it might take a few years to get things back on track. Bo Pelini on the other hand is a hungry new head coach coming in with all guns blazin'. He wants to win and win BIG, now. Husker Mike, one of Huskerland's top critical thinkers on [...]

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Monday Night Football (HuskerZone.com)

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:32:05 GMT

Tom Osborne was glued to his tube Monday night, as the man he just hired to lead the Huskers from the horrors of Pederhan did battle against Ohio State in prime time. “I watched the game really closely. Everybody probably cringed a little bit the first couple of series,” Osborne told KETV NewsWatch 7’s Matt [...]

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“Interim” Was Just For The Interim (HuskerZone.com)

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:12:07 GMT

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman removed the word “interim” from Tom Osborne’s title. TO has agreed to serve as Nebraska’s Director of Intercollegiate Athletics until June 30, 2010. “I appreciated Tom's willingness to step in as interim athletic director during a very difficult time for the athletic department,” Perlman said. “It is now beneficial [...]

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Markets Rise As Tom Osborne Drops "Interim" From Title (Corn Nation)

corn blight <info@cornnation.com> — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:56:56 GMT

Tom Osborne Loves You This Much! The US stock market rose 7% Wednesday on news that the "interim" had been dropped from Tom Osborne's title as Nebraska officially accepted him as full-time athletic director until June 30, 2010. Ralph Bakken, a day trader from Naples, Florida stated that with Osborne at the helm "we're all confident that the rough seas ahead will calm in due time."...

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Sports in Brief | Osborne to stay with Nebraska through 2010 (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:01:00 GMT

Tom Osborne, 70, will remain Nebraska's athletic director through 2010 as the school's football program tries to rebound from its second losing season in 46 years.

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Osborne to remain Nebraska's AD until 2010 (Houston Chronicle)

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:52:42 GMT

The interim tag is off Tom Osborne is Nebraska's athletic director. Chancellor Harvey Perlman announced Wednesday that the 70-year-old Osborne would remain as athletic director until June 30, 2010.

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Osborne to stay AD until 2010 (Denver Post)

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:25:08 GMT

The interim tag has been removed. Tom Osborne is committed to being Nebraska's athletic director for 2 1/2 more years.

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