Don't allow College World Series desires to overshadow what the Cornhusker baseball team has done in what should be remembered as a glorious season, no matter what the final destination may be. Don't let the accomplishment of the Nebraska baseball team pass you by without at least a little pause. Don't allow College World Series desires to overshadow what the Cornhusker baseball team has done in what should be remembered as a glorious season, no matter what the final destination may be. This isn't just another piece of hardware to toss into the Big Red trophy case. This is a regular-season baseball title.
Baseball is a game where southern schools have all the advantages.
While the Texas schools were gearing up for the 2001 season in sunshine and shirtsleeves, Huskers coach Dave Van Horn had to implement a 10-second rule on retrieving baseballs in practices so that they wouldn't get lost in the snowdrifts at Buck Beltzer Field. The north-south thing in college baseball is no myth. Take a look at the majority of the CWS qualifiers in the past 25 years. Most of their campus sites would look like appealing vacation destinations to the average Nebraskan in the middle of January. Check out the Big 12 Conference standings.