« Home | Big 12 Championship Post-Game Thoughts » | Life in Germany » | J. I. Packer » | Big 12 Championship Pre-Game Thoughts » | Semester in (Brief) Review » | New Creation » | More letters... » | Letters from the Underground » | My New Tanakh » | A New Post »

Football Threat Level: Red (Severe)

Nebraska will be facing Auburn in the 2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl. Auburn is a good team, and it should be a good game. Nebraska and Auburn have matched up three times (last game played in 1982), and Nebraska won each of those games. As a perk, my family will be heading to Dallas to watch the game in person.

My only problem: Auburn is in Alabama. I live in Alabama right now, attending Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham. Alabamians take their football very seriously. If the Huskers lose--a definite possibility considering that we are facing the nation's 10th-ranked team as we come off an emotionally draining loss--I will never hear the end of it.

On the other hand, if we win, I will be the best friend of every fan of the Alabama Crimson Tide (Auburn's arch-enemy, the other half of the country's biggest in-state rivalry), and I will be able to wear my Husker apparel a little more proudly during the next few years.

We had better win this game.

Labels: ,

Posted by Jacob on Sunday, December 03, 2006 at 7:50 PM |

I'm going to go ahead and say that Auburn is going to win? In tough times like these (such as when I was contemplating the potential Huskers vs. Hogs in the Cotton Bowl) it's best to think big picture and ask yourself: who has the better mascot and/or cheer?

I would have had to cheer for the Razorbacks.

Posted by Anonymous Anonymous | 8:42 PM  

Thanks for the support, Lindsey. :)

Posted by Blogger Jacob | 4:33 AM  

Thanks! Actually, I know a die-hard Alabama fan who came up to me yesterday and said, "Well, Nebraska's my second favorite team until the end of the season."

I also had someone warn me not to wear my Nebraska shirts too prominently because of the many Auburn fans in the area. He was joking, but I might just wear a Nebraska shirt every day for the rest of my time down here. :)

Posted by Blogger Jacob | 5:05 AM  

pet insurance
Watching fish allows people to get lost in their little mini-world that can take that person mind off potentially stressful thought like getting a report out on time. Depending on the type of pet or animal you get or want to get, there may be specialized equipment and supplies required.

Posted by Anonymous Anonymous | 8:16 PM  

Post a Comment