Walloped in Wichita

[DwShock]

The front of the Omaha World-Herold sports page says Walloped in Wichita.

Gotta love it.

http://omaha.com/article/20110316/BIGRED/703169709/-1#shockers-hand-huskers-season-s-worst-loss

[SPEShockAlum]

Indeed. Here's some additional commentary from the Lincoln Journal-Star:

http://huskerextra.com/sports/mens-basketball/article_22d75d8f-c175-59a1-b271-32690a1934e2.html

[rjl]

Glad it doesn't use the tired "Cornhuskers SHOCKED in Wichita."

[Kung Wu]

Wheat > Corn

[SHOCKvalue]

Glad it doesn't use the tired "Cornhuskers SHOCKED in Wichita."

The ESPN commentators dropped similarly awesome and original puns a couple of times last night, IIRC.

[rjl]

I enjoyed "The Hatch is OPEN." That was the first time I have heard that one, I believe.

[NCAABound]

Yes - Mike Patrick is about to be put out to pasture.

[Ricardo del Rio]

Glad it doesn't use the tired "Cornhuskers SHOCKED in Wichita."

"Too pooped to pop."

There is an Aggie story about the above headline, but I shant bore Shocker folks with the tale.

[WstateU]

Glad it doesn't use the tired "Cornhuskers SHOCKED in Wichita."

"Too pooped to pop."

That sums up my current life... :D

[1979Shocker]

Wheat > Corn

I like whole wheat.

[ShockerInKC]

Glad it doesn't use the tired "Cornhuskers SHOCKED in Wichita."

Especially since corn is shucked, and seldom shocked.
But maybe I know too much...

[Awesome Sauce Malone]

I angered alot of my facebook people by equaling Nebraska Basketball fans to KU Football fans.

[Kung Wu]

I angered alot of my facebook people by equaling Nebraska Basketball fans to KU Football fans.

Pour it on.

[Shox21]

Indeed. Here's some additional commentary from the Lincoln Journal-Star:

http://huskerextra.com/sports/mens-b...90a1934e2.html

Having his team take a Holiday Bowl-like approach and go into the fetal position against a Missouri Valley team didn't exactly give Sadler ammunition, either.


Against a "Missouri Valley team" -- am I reading a slam in that or am I just being over sensitive?

[SHOCKvalue]

Indeed. Here's some additional commentary from the Lincoln Journal-Star:

http://huskerextra.com/sports/mens-b...90a1934e2.html

Having his team take a Holiday Bowl-like approach and go into the fetal position against a Missouri Valley team didn't exactly give Sadler ammunition, either.


Against a "Missouri Valley team" -- am I reading a slam in that or am I just being over sensitive?

Yeah, I kind of caught that overtone too.

Then I quickly realized that I must be oversensitive, since a journalist covering Nebraska basketball couldn't possibly be taking a highbrow approach. Creighton owns them most years, so they're more than familiar with getting spanked by MVC competition. UNL could be utilized in the "see also" portion of the definition for high-major basketball futility.

Who knows though, when UNL had their flash of baseball success you could've sworn that based off of their fans and program swagger they had the storied past of a CWS big boy, when in reality they were really just the B12 version of Missouri State.

Nebraska sports fans are an odd bunch. I should know, half of my extended family and my in-laws are part of "the force." Heck, right now UNL and the City of Lincoln are trying to build up support for a new 15K seat downtown arena... for a city roughly the size of Topeka and a basketball program with horrific attendance and history. Figure that one out.