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Saturday, June 16th, 2012

Cornhusker Country

Their uniforms are red. As a northeasterner it’s hard for me to determine if this color red is really the University of Nebraska color or could it also be the crimson red they celebrate at the University of Alabama.

I am in North Platte still a few hundred miles from Nebraska’s main college campus in Lincoln. Still cornhusker fever is everywhere. At the Cornhusker Bar football memorabilia fills every wall. Autographed photos, old once shiny helmets, banners, mugs and words of encouragement from former players let everyone vividly know that this is a place exclusively for Cornhusker football fans. As a father, who arrived on a motorcycle, let’s his son sneak a sip of cold beer, I am reminded once again of the importance of the distinctly American cultural phenomena we call College Football.

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