As Seen On TV: Nebraska vs. Minnesota

Many viewers of Saturday's Nebraska-Minnesota football watched BTN's pre-game coverage with high anticipation, knowing something special was planned to mark Dr. Tom Osborne's final home game as part of the Husker program. But after broadcasting an edited version of some of the senior player introductions, announcers Eric Collins and Derek Rackley totally missed the fact that Osborne did the tunnel walk next to head coach Bo Pelini. Here's Collins's voiceover:

"The tunnel walk, here at Memorial Stadium, such a special experience each and every time. Bo Pelini and the Nebraska Cornhuskers take to the field here at Memorial Stadium..."

The network did post the special halftime video shown in Memorial Stadium to its website, along with the pre-game card tribute to Osborne and his tunnel walk entrance.

From The Notebook
BTN's announcers repeatedly botched the pronunciation of Osborne's last name throughout the broadcast ... A good deal of the early game coverage focused on the strength of the wind (22-28 mph, according to an on-screen graphic). But native Nebraskans know that's pretty normal around these parts … Not counted, but likely more than 40: the number of cutaways to the Husker cheerleaders … Heard in the "Awful Announcing" category in the first half: "There was a lot of misconfusion there." ... Pelini, who obviously wasn't watching BTN's coverage, even remarked on the TV coverage in his post-game press conference, saying it seemed like "the longest fourth quarter I've ever been a part of." "Maybe it was just me because of the situation, but that clock...if there had been one more TV timeout I think I might have just taken it to the house," Pelini said.

Popular Photo

HuskerOnline.com Publisher Sean Callahan's photo (at right) of the pre-game stadium tribute to Tom Osborne was re-tweeted more than 300 times and made a "favorite" more than 120 times. Callahan's twitter feed also featured this quip: "Gangnam Style being played in Memorial Stadium on Tom Osborne's tribute day just don't go together."