Husker Football

So the annual Red & White scrimmage is coming up next Saturday. I don't know about everyone else, but I'm really not as interested in Husker football anymore; haven't been ever since the disgraceful way Steve Pederson handled the whole Frank Solich fiasco. Not to mention I despise any highly pass oriented offense. Nevertheless, I still want the Huskers to win--it's just not as fun ever since the fabled tradition and option offense were erased from the program.

Today, however, I became quite concerned over the prospects for a brighter football future today. What follows is the (relevant) text of an advertisement appearing in today's Daily Nebraskan:

Nebraska Football
Walk-On Tryouts

Kickers, Punters &
Long Snappers

Informational Meeting
Mon. April 11, 4:30 p.m.

...

Woah. Neo "woah," even. This is not good, and brings up a couple of serious questions. Why didn't the coaching staff try harder to recruit more special teams players if the situation was so bad? More importantly, why the hell did they wait until this far into spring practice to put out an S.O.S.?! Nevermind the fact I've never heard of Husker football recruiting players with an advertisement--ever. Maybe back in the '40s and '50s, but not in my lifetime!

And to think: Callahan is the one that scaled back the storied walk-on program at Nebraska, deeming it unworthy of his time... I'm too disgusted to even try analyzing this further.