More of an observation:
It seems like the "meat" of the board is quite a ways down the page when it loads. By the time we have the logo, navigation links, game preview and advertising, you almost can't see the start of the forums until you scroll down. Perhaps that isn't an issue but I was wondering if there's a way to consolidate some of it. Would there be room and would it still look OK if the Game Preview was between the HuskerBoard logo and the search box? Then the ads could be right below the navigation links with the forums below that. I think that would clean things up a little if it wouldn't look too cluttered. Also, perhaps the search box could be moved down beside the advertising so the logo and Game Preview could share the "headline".
Just something to think about.