Congratulations to our own Kent Titze, a national finalist for “Best Fan Ever”

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Congratulations! Kent Titze, AKA Real Life Herbie Husker! His entry to the Best Fan Ever contest received the most votes during the local voting period and has moved on to the national round of voting.

Fans can vote now through November 11, 2016 at usatoday.secondstreetapp.com/bestfanever. After the national voting period ends, if Kent has the most votes, he can win the grand prize of a $4,000 gift card and will be crowned the “Best Fan Ever”. In addition to that, one randomly selected voter will win a $1,000 gift card. One vote per person, per day. Please find the attached official rules for more details.
He is the 22nd photo of 50 and it looks like the only NEBRASKA FAN so lets vote for him every day until Nov 11th We have shown Arizona, so let’s now show the nation that we are the BEST FANS EVER.

National Voting Period: Beginning October 24, 2016 to 11:59 a.m. (E.T.) November 11, 2016. Votin is easy. Just visit http://usatoday.secondstreetapp.com/bestfanever, scroll down to Kent’s photo, click it and read the entry, then complete a few fields of required information, follow posted instructions, and click “Vote”. Voting is limited to individuals who are 13 years of age or older. Maximum one (1) vote per voter, per day. The 25 entries which receive the highest number of eligible votes will advance and be judged, as defined below…

Winner Selection:
Grand Prize Winner: After the end of the National Voting Period, a panel of judges selected by Sponsor will judge the 25 entries which received the highest number of eligible votes during the National Voting Period, according to the following criteria: 50% ability for the photo and essay to capture the fan spirit of the entrant, and 50% content of essay/appropriateness for contest theme, and clarity of writing. The entry with the highest score at the end of the judging will be the Grand Prize Winner. In the event of a tie at any point during the Contest, tied entries will be judged on the same criteria listed above and the final decision will be made by the judge(s). Decisions of judges and Sponsor shall be final and binding in all respects. The judging will be completed on or about November 11, 2016.

This week’s “Game Day” will be at The Arena (newly-remodeled!) in Scottsdale at 12:30 pm AZ time.

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It will be Homecoming in Lincoln and the Huskers face off against the Fighting Illini, a Big 10 Conference rival from Illinois!  Join your Husker friends at our long-time watch-site, The Arena Sports Grill, that has been recently remodeled. From their website,  “The Arena Sports Grill is a local Scottsdale family-oriented neighborhood restaurant that offers great food in a fun environment. From personal-sized pizza and wings, to steak, pasta & salads, the Arena offers something for everyone! Food, Sports, Games & Fun….Come join The Scottsdale Arizona Arena Sports Bar Nebraska Huskers Headquarters! Arena has over 20 high-def televisions to watch all your favorite College & NFL Football Sports Teams! Join us for specials and great food this weekend!”

 

This week’s “Game Day” will be at Desert Rose, our new watch-site in Glendale at 4:30 pm AZ time.

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Come watch the Huskers, fresh off their win over the Oregon Ducks, tackle the Northwestern Wildcats in our first Big Ten conference game at 4:30 p.m. AZ time. The Wildcats won ltheir last game vs. Duke 24 to 13.

We went to Desert Rose on the 10th and found it to be a spacious, attractive and accommodating place to watch the game.  Desert Rose Pizza and GastroPub is in historic downtown Glendale, and opened in January as the reincarnation of the former Glendale Iron Works . (According to Wikipedia, the term “gastropub” was coined in 1991, when David Eyre and Mike Belben took over The Eagle pub in Clerkenwell, London. Traditionally, British pubs were drinking establishments and little emphasis was placed on the serving of food. There are at least 3 distinct venues at this address: 1)Desert Rose Steakhouse with live music on Saturday nights; 2)Desert Rose Pizza and Gastropub, and 3)Desert Rose cigar Lounge. Below are some pictures from the 10th.

collage of Desert Rose

 

 

 

Click on the Desert Rose logo to go to their website.

Desert Rose Pizza & Gastropub logo

Game Day, Saturday, September 10, 9 a.m.

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Moon Valley Grill and Max Sports Grille Share Game Day honors this week. Come cheer NU on to victory over the Wyoming Cowboys, who are fresh off a win over Northern Illinois in 3 overtimes. Set your alarm because kick-off is 9 a.m. AZ time.

NU vs WY

This week’s Game Day will be shared by two of our long-time watch-sites:

Moon Valley Grill
at 15414 N 7th St #2,
Phoenix, AZ 85022		 Moon Valley Grill logo
and
Max Sports Grill
at 7134 E Thomas Rd,
Scottsdale, AZ 85251		 Max Grill Logo

 

 

 

 

Game Day September 3 – Huskers vs. Fresno State

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Hey Husker Fans! Our first game is tomorrow!

Let’s show one of our new official watch-sites, Bleachers Sports Grill, a warm Husker welcome. (We try to get an extra large turnout to each of our watch-sites on their chosen “game days”.) Kickoff is 5 pm AZ time.

Bleachers logo

in Ahwatukee/Chandler,
15410 S Mountain Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ
(480) 759-4034

 

 

We’d also like to have a good turnout for our other new watch-site, Desert Rose Pizza and Gastropub, in Glendale. Don’t let the name fool you…they’re also a first-class sports bar.

Desert Rose Pizza & Gastropub logo

 

6729 N. 57th Dr., Glendale 85301
623-937-3004

Lucky Break Husker Bike Raffle

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The fine folks at Lucky Break Bar have purchased this cool customized Husker bike. Husker fans can get a raffle ticket for each time they come to watch the Husker games for an entry into a drawing at the end of the 2016 season. Imagine cruising around with this eye-catching ride!

 

Big Ten Raffle Tickets

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Football Fever
Our Board has voted to once again sell Big Ten scratch-off tickets to make additional revenue for our scholarship fund and subsidize some club events.  The vendor chosen,  Add/Sum Cards, is one we used before, and has also been recommended by some other non-profit groups .   Add/Sum Cards is online software that produces random combinations, without repetition. This data is exported to tickets and covered with a grade AA scratch-off coating. The principal idea is based upon selecting a professional sport of interest (Big Ten Football) and using the future results as a way to determine the raffle winner(s).

How the Scratch Tickets will work: Each ticket sells for $20.00 and plays for nine (9) weeks
beginning September 24th. Payout each week is based on total points scored by the teams identified on the card for that week. Each week the scratch offs pay out

  • $100.00 for  three-team total highest score,
  • $50.00 for three-team 2nd highest score,
  • $25.00 for three-team 3rd highest score and
  • $25.00 for three-team lowest score.

Please click the logo below to visit their website to find out more, and to check your tickets weekly when you start to participate.

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Annual Meeting and Season Kickoff August 13, 4-6 pm

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Come join your Husker friends for our brief but required annual business meeting to fulfill our non-profit status compliance, and then to celebrate the beginning of a fresh new season!