Day 22- Nebraska Vs. Missouri Game

Dear UNL,

     What a game this was!  We can say the student section has greatly improved since our last letter.  So many things to talk about with this game. Good things, bad things, and some overall HuskerNation ness things.

     First of all, the student section was loads and loads better and more respectful that at the last home game.  Yes, of course there was your usual potty mouthed, "nothing is ever fair" fan who thinks every call from a ref is fixed.  But besides that, the student fans were hyper, ecstatic, and great fans of football.  We were proud to sit in the student section this time.  Well done.

     Secondly, the Huskers started off the first quarter with a BANG! Which was completely and utterly fantastic!  Just minutes into the game, 2:44 PM to be exact, Roy Helu Jr (who we'll get to in a moment) ran a 66-yd touchdown for Nebraska!!!!  The student section, to say the least, went bezonkers!  And the game just kept getting better from there!  We had alot of really great tackles from the Nebraska Blackshirts (and yes, we had some misses as well) and DeJon Gomes really played his part this game. 

     One of the things we noticed, YET AGAIN, was the opposing team, in this case Mizzou, throwing the bones.  WHAT THE HECK?!  Why does every team we play, think they can throw the bones?  That's ours and ours alone.  It's kind of aggrivating.  Also, many of Mizzou's players had little bouts of anger, and their anger management doesn't work very well.  Roughing our players infront of the refs?  Missouri, there is no reason for you to shove and hit our players on the field.  Period.

     Yet, some of the good things we saw on the field are as follows.  Missouri Sports Medicine trainers running out onto the field to help Huskers Defensive Back Ciante Evans when he was taken down in the endzone.  Moments like those show it's not all about winning the game, it's about having a good time and making sure people are ok.  Also, out of nowhere, COURTNEY OSBOURNE TACKLES MIZZOU QUARTER BACK!!!!!!  That was awesome!!! The fans, including us, went willlld!  And maybe Mizzou isn't such a bad team.  Player #85 of the Tigers leaned down to give Roy Helu Jr. a hand up after he took him down.  Good sportsmanship, Tigers!

     Some of the crazy stuff that happened at this game are as follows.  "The Cornhuskers played without quarterback Taylor Martinez in the second half after he came up hobbling following a hit from Kenji Jackson on a run late in the second quarter. Zac Lee took over to start the third quarter."- Huskersillustrated.com.  Luckily for most of the Nebraska Husker fans ( we like all of our players), Martinez is expected to be ok for next week's game.  Also, "Helu was sensational carrying the offensive load whether Martinez was in or out of the game. He totaled 228 yards after his first 10 carries on his way to breaking the Nebraska record of 294 yards set by Calvin Jones against Kansas in 1991."-Huskersillustrated.com.  Nebraska Cornhuskers Running Back, #10, Roy Helu Jr. was amazing this game.  It was heard several times around the student section that he was this games "MVP".  We just have to agree with that.  Did we mention, HE BEAT that record by Calvin Jones!!!! A whopping 307 yards in a SINGLE GAME!! The plays he made were fantastic. The team was doing a great job playing as a team and Helu was able to make some runs and take some hits that ended up giving us the game!

     All in all, it was a great game.  Stay classy, UNL.  We will always love you (and players like Roy Helu Jr.).

Sincerely,
killa & barney

    

    

Day 21- New Parking Meters

Dear UNL,

     Why do you insist on throwing ugly, nasty surprises on us at unsuspecting moments? For instance, in the Animal Science parking lot, there are approximately 20 parking spots that are coveted by students, up along the curb. About 14 of those spots are monitored by a meter.  The other 6 are prime spots to park and we love them. Imagine our surprise when we pull up to park in our usual spots and they are the new homes for brand, spankin' new meters or darkness. 

     Why must you take away some of the only free joy we have here on campus? We really enjoy pulling into the parking lot and seeing one spot left of the prime 6.  Cackling in joy and mischief as we pull into that spot, reveling in the knowledge that we got the spot and no other college student will have the joy of comfort and ease of parking for the time being.  It gives us a way to feel evil and mos foul  in a non-evil and foul way.  Don't tell us that you don't secretly rejoice when the best parking spots are open and you are able to take them.  Now we can't do that unless we feel like plugging the meter (which is technically illegal and the parking enforcement will come get you... read our other letter....), which we don't feel like doing.

     Although, one thing we do like about these new parking meters, is the new time limit.  These used to be only 2 hour limit meters.  These nifty, red little stickers have replaced the old, blue ones with the words "4 Hour Limit".  That in itself, is a Godsend.  The 2 hour time limits were horrible if you had to park and the meters were the only spots left that were still on campus.  Now, at least we have ease of mind, knowing that our 2 and a half hour lab won't get us a ticket.

     Frankly, we would like it if you would just abolish all meters on East Campus, but, alas, we know it's not likely.  Stay classy, UNL. We will always love you (and cry over our taken spots).

Sincerely,
killa & barney

Day 20 - The Red/White Blur

Dear UNL,

Beware! The celebrity known as the Red/White blur can be seen SPRINTING through the commuter parking lot near Memorial Stadium.  No, it is not Clark Kent, the Red/Blue Blur....it is none other than the Husker-Adidas clad Niles Paul.  We have no idea the reason for his urgency through the parking lot, but we are sure it was very, very important.  Like saving a life, or catching a stray football flying from Memorial Stadium.

Stay classy UNL, and...just be careful walking through the parking lots.

Sincerely,
barney & killa

Day 19-Mexican Chocolate

UNL estimado,   

Nosotros hemos experimentado algo interesante.  Un par de días hace, fuimos a la tienda de productos lácteos en el campus de este.  Ahora, antes de que lleguemos realmente a lo que íbamos a escribir nuestra carta sobre, simplemente digamos esto.  Nunca sabíamos que el almacén de productos lácteos tenía un Happy Hour!!!!  Buena trata de 2: 30-3: 30.  Y que sabía de la tienda de productos lácteos más que acaba de helados?!  Es una locura.  De todos modos, fuimos a la tienda de productos lácteos, y afortunadamente lo suficientemente para nosotros, llegamos allí justo a tiempo para Happy Hour. Tuvimos suerte de obtener Buy One, Get One Half Off.  Por lo tanto killa decide ser aburrido y sólo obtener Banana Chocolate Chip.  Pero barney decide jugar un poco diferente.  El helado opta es, chocolate mexicano.     ¿Qué es mexicana chocolate, pedís?  "Es un más oscuro, más rico helado de chocolate con especias, mezclados.  En su mayoría canela y un poco de pimienta de Cayena. " Dice al empleado detrás de la inmersión en gabinete.  Pimienta de Cayena asiste  Es la tienda de productos lácteos flippin' LOCO?!?!?!  ¿Quién quiere algo picante en su helado?  Bueno, ni que decir tiene la pimienta de Cayena es apenas perceptible y el helado no es caliente en absoluto.  No hay necesidad para que se ejecute a la fuente de potable para apagar la boca de burnig.  El helado estaba delicioso y a pesar de que la tienda de productos lácteos pueden plantear algunos sabores de freaky deaky, resultan bastante oleaje.    Ir a probar algo nuevo.  Elija un sabor que nunca ha tenido, o ir a cierta regularidad. Estancia elegante, UNL.   Siempre amamos su helado y usted! 

Atentamente,

Killa & barney

Day 18- Nebraskan Layers Part 2

Dear UNL,

     We've come to a conclusion.  First of all, we are guilty of the 17 layers, ourselves.  Secondly, the weather lately is the reason we comply to such craziness!  We have learned that UNL students wear 17 layers because when they wake up, its 40 degrees!  We move on in the day and (the same day, might we add) it's 85 degrees!  Unless you feel like changing your entire outfit 13 times a day, this is the only reasonable solution.

Sincerely,
barney & killa

Day 17- Nebraska vs. Texas Game

Dear UNL,

     We are very disappointed in you, today.  Now before you say everyone in the state of Nebraska is sad and upset, let us explain why.  Yes, we know we lost the game today, but what went on at the game is what we would like to ...talk about.

     First of all, the student section at the football games are uber packed, just in case you didn't know.  Let's sure hope that whoever is sitting in those particular sections are not claustrophobic.  Everyone attending as a student will have to be ok with their "personal bubble" being somewhat poked and prodded.  We are all one big happy family for the 4 hours of the game. 

     Secondly, you should probably teach your students the meaning of respect.   Even if it means singing Aretha Franklin over and over and over again until they get the picture.  Sure!  It's all fine and dandy to cheer for your team.  Who doesn't want their team to beat the other one?  But that doesn't mean that our student fans need to yell obscenities to the other team before the game even starts. 

     When the game is going, please don't yell about how Niles Paul "needs to loose his scholarship" or how they need to "run the flippin' dog bat ball".  (Now please understand, at the moment, we are substituting some not so lovely words with others.  We don't want to offend our followig.)  Yeah, get into the game. That's part of what makes football so awesome!  You can get into the game and sometimes, it's like you're right on the field, in the middle of all the action.

     But we shake our heads in disappointment, as we turn to look at those students who are being immature and stupid in the stands.  Yeah, this particular game was not our shining moment.  But we doubt if those particuar students had been on the field instead of the current players, it would have been more of a mess up.  Niles Paul does not need to loose his scholarship and we did run the ball a little.  So stop your stupid students, who are screaming about how they are "so angry they're gonna kick puppies.  Even babies, it they're ugly.".  We don't want to hear that and neither does anyone else in the stands.  Shut your foul potty mouth and stop using the F-bomb against every Husker play.  Grow up.

     UNL, it makes us sad when we hear other student fans wishing that the Texas cheerleaders would break their arms and how they are ashamed to be Cornhuskers.  It reflects badly on those students (like us) who like the enjoy the game in a ...shall we say healthy?  way.  We're just as sad as those students, but we can watch the game with respect for the other team.  In fact, we don't clap and cheer when a Texas player is hurt or boo when said player finally gets up to walk, or in his case, hobble, off the field.  Thankfully, there were other students in our section today who had enough of his trash talk and had said some stuff to him, that shut him up, at least temporarily.

     Now, Texas has some rude moments of their own.  First of all, if the HUSKER MARCHING BAND is playing the UNL Fight Song, TEXAS BAND!  STOP PLAYING OVER US!  We don't do that to you!  There is  no reason to try and out play the UNL fight song.  Especially if you guys are winning, dumb dumbs.  And to be the Texas Football player who "threw the bones" after he tackled the Husker player?  Yeah, so not cool.  The Cornhusker Defensive line and fans can throw the bones.  Just us and ONLY us.  Got it?  Good.

     Yes, we admit this game was depressing and Mr. Eric Hagg gave us some false hope.  But all in all, it could have been worse. Stay classy, UNL and clean up your act.  We will always hate student fans like those (and hopefully love you).  GO HUSKERS!

Sincerely,
killa & barney

Day 16- Parking

Dear UNL,

     Oh, UNL, let us take a moment to shake our heads at you.  Among the several things we would like to change on campus, parking is towards the top.  We aren't sure what goes on in that little mind of yours, but we would like some things explained.

     First of all, i you are going to sell parking permits to students, maybe get them to their respective homes quicker?  Having to start the semester is a real pain in the butt, if you don't have the permit you paid for.  Strangely enough, if you have a parking permit, but campus hasn't sent it to you and hasn't told you to come pick it up (so it isn't in your possesion), and you have to park at a meter on city campus, you will get a ticket.  That's just life.  Because your car is registered with the University and permits are not allowed in parking meter spots.  Now, UNL, we're sure you're hitting your forehead right now, muttering "Doi!" under your breath, but just hang on.  So, unlucky students, get your wallets out and kiss goodbye to $30 buckaroos.  Yes, you read right.  $30 bucks for parking in the only place you thought you could!  It's a proverbial parking limbo.  You can't park on campus AND you can't park at a meter for fear of a possible ticket.  UNL, if your one wish was to confuse the last, possible, minute logic out of our brains, Congratulations!  You did it!  And don't even start to say "You could ride the campus bus" or "Ride your bike!".  Because! For some of us, our bus passes come with our permits.  If we don't have our permits, there is no way we'll have a bus card!  And if we had our bikes on campus, we would probably be riding them.  We probably should stop this little mini-rant and catch a breath, take a breather, hit the pause button.

     Another thing that has us a bit miffed, is the whole permit area thing.  Yeah, you know what we are talking about.  The whole Faculty-Commuter-Resident  Red-Green-Blue tag... ... thing.  Yeah.  We went there.  Ok, so we understand how it all works.  You have this color coded/word labeled tag.  You park in the lot with the sign that matches your tag.  Yaddah, yaddah, yaddah.  In the words of Ke$ha, Blah, Blah, Blah.  If your tag does NOT match, oops! sorry, you CAN'T park here.  AND, here's the kicker.  If you're a resident (or student living on campus, for those of us not caught up on the lingo) and you want a friend (who does not live on campus) to visit, you must find a place to hid and stash their car.  For, believe it or not, they are not allowed to park anywhere on campus EXCEPT the meters!  If you are somehow lucky enough to get a hidden spot or park in the faculty lot, then props to you and we applaud your smarty pants-ness and sheer luck.  You are in the small, smart population.  The remainder of us will hang our heads in shame.

     It pains us, UNL, that we can't spend time with our friends on campus, with out the fear of your strangely, unfair parking enforcement breathing down our necks.  Stay classy, UNL.  We will always love you (and try to figure out new ways to buck the system).

Sincerely,
killa & barney