Stories from Saturday, December 9, 2006

Seeing Tom Osborne on the sidelines at the Oklahoma-Nebraska Big 12 championship game brought back old memories from the times when he wasn't just a spectator. It also brought back the jarring reality that Osborne, perhaps the most beloved and respected individual Nebraska has ever generated, was unsuccessful in his bid to become governor of the Cornhusker State...

One of the great things about going on trips is that you get to meet new people. My son Michael and I met up in Kansas City last weekend for the Nebraska-Oklahoma football game that would determine the winner of the Big 12 Conference. Michael's mom and my son, Will, had already made plans to go to Kansas City on Saturday to see Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band so Michael rode along with them...