Sam Adams' Open Mic: No trek to Nebraska, but I say Huskers by a head

By Sam Adams, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)

Published November 28, 2008 at 7:47 a.m.
Updated November 28, 2008 at 7:47 a.m.

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In case you've lost track, today marks three years straight that 'The Bro' isn't watching the 'The Rivalry' football game at 'The Bar' in Hershey, Neb.

Two years ago it was an illness. Last year I caught the Colorado- Nebraska game on television from Ole's in Paxton, as The Bar wasn't open for the early-morning kickoff.

Today? Hey, I'm just too busy for the ride.

Over the years, the "N" in Nebraska, for me, has stood for nice. The people always have been friendly. I will miss the four-hour ride across the border, make no bones about it.

And we do mean bones. See, I received my first giraffe leg bone as a gift during a visit to Sidney, Neb., last year.

What, you don't have a giraffe leg bone lying around the house? I do - it's 251/2 inches long, two inches wide. Signed by Sevie, the dude who took down the giraffe.

I didn't know they had giraffe roaming around Interstate 80.

Now, Ole's is known for its collection of stuffed animal heads around the restaurant and bar. It was kind of weird, watching the CU-Nebraska game with a yak's head peeking over my shoulder.

But Sevie has a variety of stuffed animal heads throughout his spacious home. Pick one, and chances are it's on Sevie's wall.

Rocky the Squirrel. Bullwinkle the Moose. Tony the Tiger. Tweety-bird. Smokey the Bear . . . and Geoffrey the Giraffe, too.

Dude asked me to step outside and look at his rifle. I noticed an empty wall space amongst the line of stuffed heads and politely declined the offer.

OK, so we move onto today's game in Lincoln. Husker Fan always has a space on the wall reserved for a stuffed Buffalo head.

But CU, looking for win No. 6, has other ideas - not to mention an injection of motivation from Nebraska lineman Matt Slauson, who considers the Buffs "irrelevant."

I give the edge to Nebraska, playing at home. But if the Huskers throw out one bone too many, CU just might come home with a victory.

And then we can start planning next year's return to 'The Bar.'

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