Life in the Red Group

Posted by: JackTheTripper on June 28, 2011 3:16PM CST that is pretty good

Posted by: Islander/Husker on June 28, 2011 3:27PM CST We brought the pain even then. Notice the helmet or lack their of, no face mask. Plus, very little padding. Those were tough dudes back in 1925.

Posted by: joe t on June 28, 2011 3:29PM CST On a side note....OWH going subscription $$ for premium content. Hope the LJS doesn't follow that model for Husker stuff....and will be guaranteed increased traffic due to this decision by their competitors.

Posted by: Silicon Valley Husker on June 28, 2011 3:36PM CST There isn't nearly enough aggregating or inflicting in football anymore. Reminds me a lot of one of my school's fight songs which had to be of that era.....and also used the word "aggregation". "there's an aggregation known throughout the country...always ready for a frolic or a fray". We could use more frolics and frays as well.

Posted by: TomOs on June 28, 2011 3:36PM CST At least he didnt get beat by the Bugeaters..

Posted by: Huskerzone on June 28, 2011 3:36PM CST Ahh, for the glorious penmanship of sportswriters past. If only writers could speak as well as they write, they could get all the women they want.....or do you guys already get all that you want?

Posted by: Islander/Husker on June 28, 2011 3:42PM CST Apparently throwing the ball in your own territory was a no no back in those days.

Posted by: Denver Bob on June 28, 2011 3:45PM CST Oh, oh. Can we be far away from Sip writing that a future Husker hero "Donned the robe of Frank Merriwell and snapped victory from the jaws of defeat"? GBR!

Posted by: Wrestler on June 28, 2011 4:00PM CST Galloping Ghost! Plus, very little padding. Those were tough dudes back in 1925. Tough they were, I concur IH and SVH, Rugby gives you what you're looking for in those days? "The Pot Bellied Pigs" are my favorite team in HK? Yes NU was tough then and tough today, somethings never change? Well sometimes one travels to Trinidad Colorado and changes gender I suppose? Or used too? I don't know the status of their famour doctor there? But athletes are bigger and stronger on the most part today in modern times so if using their padding and helmets of their time, wow cart them off the field right to the morgue might be the answer? Besides NU dominating the Galloping Ghost sth. significant also was happening that year for all of you country music lovers? November 28 – Nashville radio station WSM begins a national institution with its first broadcast of the "WSM Barn Dance" - the weekly program that would go on to be known as the Grand Ole Opry. So some real fiddlin I suppose back in the days? No bananas today? As in didn't get my quota? Going on 5 am here in beautiful HK on a Wednesday? Later! GBR! Zhou Da Hong!

Posted by: Trashman on June 28, 2011 4:02PM CST BC Instead of reading articles, you could of just asked Ray, PT, Wacky or I/H how the game went....they were all there.

Posted by: Country Husker on June 28, 2011 4:46PM CST Good one, trash. That made me spit a little.

Posted by: huskerco on June 28, 2011 4:57PM CST Trash...I'm thinking they all played in that game but, just can't remember now. They are probably all taking their afternoon nap too.

Posted by: RedDog77 on June 28, 2011 5:02PM CST My grandfather played on a Peru St. team that beat Kearney State College 103-0. He was the only one on the team not to score because of a broken nose. He told he would've scored had it not been for his eyes being swelled shut. Tough, tough men!

Posted by: BEARDOWNHUSKERUP on June 28, 2011 5:03PM CST Some of those coaches from that era would turn over in the grave if a "forward pass" was thrown while starting a drive from the 5 yard line! That would be a violation of "one of the fundamental rules of the gridiron sport".

Posted by: throw46 on June 28, 2011 5:12PM CST What was one the biggest weapon in the early days. Punting. Thanks for the post BC.

Posted by: RedGore on June 28, 2011 5:38PM CST SVH, I'm N on the frolicking...but, if it is ok, I'll do my aggregating on the sidelines and cheer and jeer with the women folk during the fray...

Posted by: big red 1 on June 28, 2011 5:38PM CST Wacky: Check your email pictures sent your way. GBR

Posted by: Denver Bob on June 28, 2011 5:47PM CST RedDog77..... I'm a Kearney graduate. We want a rematch!! :0)

Posted by: cstxfn on June 28, 2011 5:50PM CST Did football uniforms back in those days, or before ever have "handles" on the sides of the running back's pants? Seems like I remember some old timer tell me that when I was a shirt tail kid.

Posted by: RedGore on June 28, 2011 6:01PM CST RedDog, He coulda yelled "Cut me, Mick!"...but I dunno if anyone woulda got the reference...

Posted by: NU at KU on June 28, 2011 6:32PM CST Yes they did cstxfn, they used the handles to throw the ball carrier over the pile. I think that was before they established the line of scrimmage. Another fun fact is that the NCAA was established because too many people were dying in football each year.

Posted by: RedDog77 on June 28, 2011 6:35PM CST Denver, I've looked at a couple of those old footballs in the case here in Kearney. Back in the 20's and 30's, KSC used to get smashed. RedGore, He would have been ahead of his time. He was a very interesting man. He wrote a couple books on the history of Peru, "Normal on the Hill", and, "Across the Wide Missouri". He also wrote an outdoor column for Winnebago campers. That was great for my brother and I because they would send about 100 lures a year to try.

Posted by: RedDog77 on June 28, 2011 6:37PM CST Denver, who'd you have for Biology?

Posted by: Big Red in Big D 007 on June 28, 2011 7:07PM CST You there Trash?

Posted by: Bornhusker on June 28, 2011 7:13PM CST Is it just me or does Red Grange look 60 years old in the picture? Could be the result of no face masks, I suppose.

Posted by: Big Red in Big D 007 on June 28, 2011 7:32PM CST Second time Trash. Maybe some other time Buddy.

Posted by: Trashman on June 28, 2011 7:44PM CST 007 Too late?

Posted by: RedGore on June 28, 2011 7:49PM CST RedDog, I recently read the history of a small town called DePue, IL, where I went to school. I forget just how many bars there were in the town in the 1800s and early 1900s, let's just say plenty. They did their darnedest to keep churches out, even making it illegal to hold religious services or meetings in city owned buildings (schools, etc)...pretty much the only places where more than a few people could gather at any one time. There was also an unwritten, but enforced, rule that you could not get a job in that town if you did not drink (hard and heavy, I'm sure). History is cool...

Posted by: RedGore on June 28, 2011 7:58PM CST We need a new pitcher... http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Cirque-du-Soleil-performer-gets-nutty-with-Padre?urn=mlb-wp10971

Posted by: Ravishing Red on June 28, 2011 8:17PM CST I'm going to pull a "silver carp" here... I have Dish service (the 250 level) and am having no luck getting them to give me BTN free, even though it's listed on their web site as being included at the 250 level. I've explained to them that Nebraska is joining the Big Ten, but they keep insisting I have to buy a $7.00 sports package. Does anyone know if BTN will magically appear on my TV Friday, or are BTN and Dish still at odds over this? I know it's only seven bucks more, but dammit, if the rest of the B1G states are getting it free, why can't we?

Posted by: big red 1 on June 28, 2011 8:24PM CST Wacky: Did the car show pics go through ?

Posted by: BO-urNe sUpremacy on June 28, 2011 8:43PM CST Just to the left of this photo, L'I'll Red is bouncin' around on his head...

Posted by: wacky4huskers on June 28, 2011 8:56PM CST BR1, I got your email but no attachment.

Posted by: BO-urNe sUpremacy on June 28, 2011 8:56PM CST We could have used this writer a few years ago, "...and to add to the over humiliation of the day, a large aggregation of CU students has just been removed from the gray stands of Folsom Field..."

Posted by: big red 1 on June 28, 2011 9:02PM CST Wife bought me the June/July issue of Huskers Illustrated. This is a very good get. A very good article in here just for Trash. LOL bro. WORTH NOTING; The fullback , a longtime staple in the Nebraska offense could see a renewed role in 2011 in Beck's new offense. Fullback Tyler Legate (a step away from being a legend at NU) scored two ( yes two) touchdowns in the spring game , and carried six times for 28 yards. Legate , who did not carry the ball once (via the calisham clown) in 2010 , could help the Huskers in short-yardage situations (brings tears to me eyes ) and provide another experienced blocker for Burkhead and Co. There you have it sports fans a win win situation no matter how you look at it.

Posted by: big red 1 on June 28, 2011 9:15PM CST Hows about the 34/36 inside trap ? This would work very well .

Posted by: Trashman on June 28, 2011 9:17PM CST BR1 Yawn.....

Posted by: big red 1 on June 28, 2011 9:17PM CST Play call: 34/36 QB Keep The 1997 Washington game was a coming out party for Scott Frost and the Quarterback Keep play. Frost scored the game's first touchdown on a 36 QB Keep as the befuddled Huskie defense converged on the trap fake to Joel Makovicka. On the QB Keep the backfield starts in the inside trap or wall option action (they are the same), but after the fullback fake to the middle, the I-back lead blocks through the off-tackle hole and the quarterback follows. The line blocks almost exactly like a trap, adding to the play's deception. This is an isolation play for the quarterback, though TV announcers constantly call it an option. Perhaps no Husker play causes more confusion in the broadcast booth. Some announcers and Husker fans have adopted the misnomer mid-line option. It seems that of the ABC and FOX announcers that typically call Nebraska games these days, only Gary Danielson of ABC gets this one right. In the 1999 Big XII title game, he featured the play, saying that "this looks like an option and quacks like an option, but it isn;t an option. Folks, it cant be an option if there is nobody to pitch to!" After the Notre Dame win Eric Crouch said, "That play is our bread and butter. We use it on the goal line and use it for big plays. There's no other option on that play but for me to run." This would be a good play for Martinez to run.

Posted by: big red 1 on June 28, 2011 9:19PM CST Hi ya Trash.

Posted by: big red 1 on June 28, 2011 9:22PM CST This is a boring night. Weed eated the yard and planted flowers for the wife. ho hum Is it football time yet??

Posted by: Trashman on June 28, 2011 9:34PM CST BR1 I suspect you will see a couple FB runs on some 3rd and shorts, perhaps a 4th and short or goal line situations. Other than that, I doubt it will be ran much or even closely considered the "bread and butter" play of Beck's offense. But keep the dream alive!!!!

Posted by: Rickinaz on June 29, 2011 1:43PM CST Yep, my theory on why Red Grange looks 52 years old in this picture is as follows. When he started the game he looked 12 but when the lads were done with em, he aged.