Greetings from Denver Friday, December 28, 2007

Happy Holidays from Colorado!
We got about eight inches of snow on Thursday, the third big snowfall they’ve received this month. It’s actually the sixth-snowiest December in Denver history, with 20.9 inches of the white stuff. Nothing like a mountain snow during the holiday season.
It’s been a nice stay so far… I’m supposed [...]

My Letter to Santa Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Dear Santa,
I’m sorry I couldn’t be there tonight when you arrive at your scheduled time of 12:30AM. Working until 10:45pm on Christmas Eve, followed by a late-night church service can make getting to bed on time somewhat difficult. Please, leave the gifts under the three-foot-high fake tree bearing plastic ornaments. Since I’m sure you’ll need [...]

Merry Christmas Tuesday, December 25, 2007

To all of my devoted readers (especially those who honor me with a bookmark), I wish you a Merry Christmas.
May the Lord, the original Christmas gift, bless you and your family this holiday season.

Random Thoughts Before Christmas Saturday, December 22, 2007

One of our photographers (Steve) asked me Friday night, “Hey Schick, when are you going to update your blog? You good-for-nothing, glasses-wearing fool.” I added that last sentence for dramatic effect. He never said it.
Here goes:

More than 30 Florida State players will be suspended from the Music City Bowl for an academic cheating scandal. Improprieties [...]

Creighton Cruises Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Creighton and Houston Baptist traded baskets for most of the night.
Then, following the pregame shootaround, the game began. Or should I call it the “open practice.”
The Jays beat the Huskies 110-73 in the most decisive win in the brief history of the Qwest Center, the fourth-largest offensive output in school history. Ten players [...]

Pelini Announces Staff Monday, December 17, 2007

As expected, Bo Pelini announced his staff via news release on Monday, sans running backs coach. Pelini has said he has hired a running backs coach, but will announce it after the bowl season, as the coach’s team is playing in a bowl.
Here is a portion of the release:
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Nebraska Head Football Coach Bo Pelini announced [...]

Roddick Rock-n-Racquets Saturday, December 15, 2007

I had a chance to meet Andy Roddick for the first time on Friday. The Omaha native returned home for “Rock-n-Racquets”, an annual tennis exhibition held in Nebraska for the first time.
We attended the afternoon clinic hosted by he and Serena Williams. Seeing two of the best players in the world at Qwest [...]

I’m Pretty Good with a Bo Staff Wednesday, December 12, 2007

We’ve been waiting for roughly ten days to get confirmation on Bo Pelini’s new staff. An official announcement should be coming very soon.
Tuesday night in Lincoln, I spoke with someone close to the situation (I’ve always wanted to use that phrase) who told me that Bo has been going about it the right way [...]

A Time to Remember Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Wednesday marks the one-week anniversary of the shooting at Westroads.
As a remembrance, I would like to see all television and radio stations in the Omaha market which aren’t broadcasting a memorial, to go dark for at least 30 seconds at 1:42pm. That was the time of the first call to 911.
Church bells tolling eight or [...]

Cookie Crumbled Tuesday, December 11, 2007

This wasn’t supposed to happen to Nebraska. Not in a year that saw the Huskers ranked atop the charts for most of the season. The Big Red lost to the Cal Bears Saturday night, swept on the Madison court.
On Monday I went to Lincoln to talk with coach John Cook. This was [...]