Game Day - Pictures

Tailgaters play a little bean bag toss on the parking lot in front of the stadium.



The view of the stadium from the tailgaters' parking lot.



A bronze statue of Brook Berringer (No. 18) and Coach Tom Osborne. Berringer was a QB for the Huskers in 1996 who died tragically in a plane crash. Oh, also some random kid.



Garage rooftop tailgating.



There is a U.S. Senate race in Nebraska right now and the supporters for Johanns (R) and Kleeb (D) can be seen. They were the most polite supporters that I have ever seen.



A really big clock inside the stadium.



The view of the field from my seat. There's the Cornhusker Marching Band, "the pride of all Nebraska".



The Huskers running onto the field after the tunnel walk.



Huskers QB Joe Ganz, No. 12, warming up before the game, along with his media entourage. I've often wondered how college kids like him, who are also statewide celebrities, can focus on their education in the media frenzy atmosphere that they inhabit. Maybe, they don't.



Formation for the opening kickoff.



There's a tradition here that when the Huskers score their first touchdown, the fans release red balloons. There were a lot of balloons released.



Timeout!



A closer view of the new stadium skyboxes. I believe there is approximately a 200-year waiting list for the boxes.



There's Hamilton Hall, the chemistry building, as seen from the stadium. Rumor has it that once upon a time, chemistry grad students would sit on the roof of the building, drink beer and watch the game. Remarkably, this practice was deemed "unsafe" and the practice stopped (before my time, I might add). I can't imagine what could be unsafe about sitting on the top of a roof with no guard rails, getting drunk, in a building filled with hazardous chemicals. The nerve!



A key 3rd-and-short play for Baylor, late in the game. The Huskers defense would end up stopping the drive.



The gigantic "N" and "Nebraska" flags that would be run around the end zone after each Husker touchdown. This display came after the Huskers' last touchdown of the game.



The final score. The giant Jumbo-tron screen was, sadly, to my back so I didn't get to see it terribly often. If I go again I should want to find a seat at the opposite endzone.