The Wahrmund Family: The Big Red Invasion

For those of you who know Jay, you know he's a huge Nebraska Cornhuskers fan. So much of a fan, we named our son after Trev Alberts, one of the greatest Linebackers in Husker history.

Nebraska retired Alberts jersey #34

So when Jay learned that Washington was hosting Nebraska September 18, we had to get tickets. Not realizing what a hot ticket this was, I didn't get them early and the game sold out. As a result, we paid more than we wanted to for them, but it turned out to be money well spent. The "Battle in Seattle" began at 1230 pm, the clouds parted and the sun shined down on this blessed event....it was a great day and my first experience with what Jay refers to as "Husker Nation".

Beer at 9 AM (hey, it was 5:00 somewhere....)

I was floored by the amount of Red pouring into the stadium....for a visiting team to have a fan base so big that it filled almost half the seats in Husky Stadium, that is pretty amazing. And then for Nebraska to totally dominate Washington with a 56-21 blowout, that was the icing on the cake. In fact, when Washington fans had enough and started leaving in disgust, Nebraska fans took over the stadium chanting "GO BIG RED" and even attempted the wave! It was quite a scene.

Red on the inside, Purple on the outside

A Sea of Red

I am by no means a serious football fan. I only started taking an interest in the game last year and I still need a little coaching from time to time to understand all that is going on, but football fan or not, you can't help but admire the devotion the Husker fans have for their team. We talked to many people who traveled all the way from Nebraska just for the game. It is easy to understand why they are considered the best fans in college football. Seattle was definitely colored in Red this weekend. It was so much fun to be a part of and I hope someday I will get to have a true Husker experience at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. GO BIG RED!!