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Wednesday, October 20, 1971
University Daily Kansan
Nebraska Is
A Football State
Kansan Staff Photos by Hank Young
Dear Cousin Hermie.
Well, I've seen it all now. And some other guys from here went up to Lincoln last weekend and I saw a few of them in Nebraska which is famous for corn and football. A real state of foot. Maybe a state of football.
The other guys who went didn't have much of a time, but they didn't see the same show that I did. They watched a big Red machine, while I watched a lot of little ones.
You could bleed to death up there and they'd call you fashionable. I bet they lose a lot of people every year to excited
bulls. Even their opponents turn red.
What a team. They grind out yardage like U.S. Steel grinds out ingots. It never ends. And the team sells them. Sell on crowds for 22 games. You have to a waiting list to get tickets.
I'm convinced there are more big Red fans in Nebraska than corralats in spring. They've been hanging on the fences but they can't get tickets inside. The students at the University there watch the games on closed circuit televisions. "You guess they're one step closer to
that big Red seat in the stadium than the kids. Someday, they hope, their life's dream will be realized and they'll have a seat in the heart of Nebraska to scream for them and tell their grandchildren about.
Guess I'm getting carried away, but I thought I'd drop you a line to let you know that part of America has finally found the Ultimate Curve for All Hits. Guess I don't mean especially when you're winning. But everybody loves a winner. In Nebraska they just love football.
Yours truly,
Cousin Jonathan
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