Whats your Highlight of the 2012 season?

HuskerNationNick

HuskerNationNick

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So this year has come and gone, and us football fanatics are just waiting on Signing Day, NFL Combine, Draft and the Red/White Spring Game, until our beloved season starts again.

I was looking back and was trying to figure out what the one thing that I will always remember about this season.

For me, its two things. I think I will always remember the 4 comeback wins the Huskers had. Many people have their own outlook on that, but to me, it was a group of men who came together to defeat the odds. Not every team can do what they did. Many teams give up, but this year, this team never gave up. Not even in the Wisconsin CCG. Our players faught with a lot of heart this year.

The one thing I will honestly NEVER forget, was the Kenny Bell block! That block still makes me smile to this day. Not because a player got injured, but because it was a stellar textbook block.

Whats yours?

 
I'm a pretty laid-back fan and don't react too emotionally to wins or losses - but the one moment that had me whooping, hollering, and jumping was Turner's catch at the end of the MSU game.

In all, I thought it was one hell of an entertaining season. Except for Ohio State, Idaho St, and the CCG, every game contained 4 quarters of intrigue, if not outright excitement. I haven't had this much fun watching Husker football since I got out of college (2001). I'm disappointed at all the angst and hand-wringing on the internet over a couple of lopsided losses, when we just witnessed week after week of fantastic entertainment apart from those two losses.

 
The salute to Tom - his last game at NU

TM's run against Wisky,

Bell's block - remineded me of Husker receivers of old

Rex's comeback

Comeback wins - yes that was entertainment - I need a pacemaker

 
My buddy pretending to be Bo Pelini giving a postgame locker room speech after the MSU game: "Well, men, once again, you have won in spite of me." Hillarious.

 
T-Mart Wisc. run was both the highlight and high point of the season. Everything crashed and burned after that.

Bell's block will come up in discussions for the entire offseason.

Rex returning against Iowa and literally carrying half the Iowa defense to a few hard fought first downs.

The receivers in the Southern Miss game - because we finally could quit hearing bshirt whine about them not catching passes.

 
Going undefeated at home for the first time since 2001.

Avenging our losses to Wisconsin & Michigan the season prior.

The comebacks will always be remembered.

Rex persevering through a nagging knee injury and passing on his knowledge and leadership to Ameer, Braylon, and Imani.

Taylor becoming more of a leader, improving his mechanics, and showing major toughness in a season filled with turmoil.

Kenny, Quincy, and Jamal stepping up not only as pass catchers, but as blockers as well. Kenny obviously stole the show this year with that block in the CCG. Should be a fun group to watch over the next couple years.

It's not a highlight, but not backing down against Georgia and that physical SEC defense in the Capital One Bowl was a great sight to see after what happened in Indy.

Can't wait for the Spring Game!

GBR!

 
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The come back wins. Seeing this team not quit and fight like hell in all of those games was awesome.

We didn't win a championship and we had some bad losses. But, in spite of that, I enjoyed the season.

 
Honestly, I loved watching the 2012 season. It was exciting, entertaining and emotional football. I am really grateful for this season and these players.

The highlight for me was the improvement over last season. It was going 5-1 against the Big Ten's six best (all good football teams) back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back, and clawing and fighting our way to do it. It was being down but having the fortitude and tenacity to come back. It was wearing teams down in the fourth quarter and punching them in the mouth. It was being competitive in every game but one. It was never giving up.

 
Reading the gamethreads sometimes you'd think the state of Nebraska is bi-polar. But it was really seeing Nebraska finally win the close games instead of "almost" getting a win.

 
The last drive against Mich St was about as an exciting of an end of the game as weve had in ahwile.....where we won anyway

TM run in the CCG...saw it live

 
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My highlights were:

-the comeback wins. So much heart and leadership by the team

-Taylor's run for TD in the CCG

-Taylor's long runs all season (UCLA, 2 vs. MSU, & CCG)

-Kenny Bell's block

-controlling our own destiny and making it into the CCG

-Compton's pick-6 on the screen play in the Georgia game

And my favorite:

-The emergence of Jamal Turner at the WR spot. He appeared to be the go-to guy for Taylor during the last half of the season, and really has overshadowed one of the fan favorites, Kenny Bell. I look for BIG things out of JT in the next 2 years.

 
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