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,I ?9K HE RESPECT$ U 2C ( T4 ,I N"E WD H
PLAY$ PRO FOOTBALL IF X _HN'T BE5 = HM4
,I'VE ALW "KN T40
  8,"! 0 "S?+ AB ,JACKIE10 SD ,?OMPSON1
REF]R+ 6A W9N+ AURA4 8,HE _H AN AIR AB
HM4 ,HE _H R+S & /UFF L T4 ,X 0 A /RET*
6SEE HM /AY+ 9 ,PULLMAN A L;G "T40
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"N A SON ,JACK ,?OMAS ,L1HY4 8,I CRI$ L
A BABY :5 ,BOB ,L1HY SD GDBYE10 ,?OMPSON
SD4
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GDBYES 7 2COM+ A WAY ( LIFE4


          ,A ,SE>* = ,/ABIL;Y        #DG

  ,UNLIKE ,JACK ,?OMPSON1 ,SAM ,JANKOVI*
WASN'T CRY+1 HE 0 BOIL+4 ,Z HE S"\ \ AN-
O!R H1D FOOTBALL COA*1 ! ,,WSU A?LETIC
DIRECTOR KNEW ! JOB MI<T SEEM FUR!R DE-
VALU$ ) ,%]RILL'S SU45 DE"PURE4
  ,JANKOVI* W5T LOOK+ PRIM>ILY = TOP AS-
SI/ANT COA*ES1 "O ( :OM 0 ,MAL ,MOORE (
,ALABAMA4 ,MOORE WD LAT] 2 ! ',BAMA A?-
LETIC DIRECTOR :O HIR$ ,MIKE ,PRICE 9
#BJJB4 ,EV5 PRY+ ,MOORE AWAY = AN 9T]-
VIEW 0 NO EASY TRICK1 ,JANKOVI* LE>N$4
,HE _H 6G "? ! ICONIC ,BRYANT F/4
  8,BE> ,79ITI,Y7' WDN'T LET HM -E ,7=
AN 9T]VIEW7'10 ,JANKOVI* SD4 ,A6ECT+ A
DEEP1 GRAVELLY ,BE> VOICE1 ,JANKOVI* SD1
8,LI/51 WE'RE RECRUIT+1 "W+ H>D4 ,HE C
CAT* A R$-EYE1 2 "! 9 SIX H\RS1 !N GET 8
BUTT BACK "H & RECRUIT40
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DIDN'T W[ ANYBODY1 ,JANKOVI* REMEMB]S4
8,POOR ,MAL GOT (F ! PLANE A N]V\S
WRECK10 ,JANKOVI* SD4 8,HE'S A GRT GUY4
,B HE DIDN'T D A GD JOB40 ,9/1D1
,JANKOVI* T>GET$ A DEF5SIVE BACKS    #DH
COA* AT ,NEBRASKA1 ,W>R5 ,P[]S4
  8,I RE,Y ?"\ ,W>R5 _H A T\* NOBODY
ELSE _H10 ,JANKOVI* SD4 8,I ?9K A SEC-
OND>Y COA*1 A GRT SECOND>Y COA*1 !Y SEE
?+S NOBODY ELSE DOES40
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FOLKSY "* ?AN ,%]RILL4 ,HE 0 "SBODY :O
SEEM$ L HE MI<T /AY4
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AF=D 6H Y -E 9 & L1VE L ,COA* ,%]RILL
DID4 ,TELL ME YR ?"\S10'0 ,?OMPSON RE-
CALLS4
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  ,P[]S1 9 ! AUTOMOBILE BUSI;S 9 ,/4
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WD W9 ! JOB4 ,B HE GOT X4 8,X TAKES A LL
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8 ,,WSU /AFF LOOK+ = JOBS4
  8,HE LEFT ALL ^? GUYS /R&$10 SD ,L1HY4
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& ,I DIDN'T WANT 6G4 ,I _H 6G BACK4 ,N[
,I'D BE5 COA*+ F\R YE>S TOTAL1 ,I'M GO+
6BE (F5SIVE COORD9ATOR AT ,PITTSBUR<1 !
N,NAL *AMPS1 & ,I DIDN'T EV5 WANT 6G40
  ,L1HY _H LL *OICE4 ,HE RECALLS 8 F/
MEET+ ) ,P[]S1 : WASN'T RE,Y A MEET+4
8,HE GAVE ME A TOK5 9T]VIEW10 ,L1HY
SAYS4 8,Z SOON Z ,I WALK$ 9 "!1 HE SD1
,8,HEY1 ,BOB1 Y'RE "O ( ,JACKIE'S GUYS1
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BIT ( HI/ORICAL TRIVIA1 C>POOL$ ) ?REE
FUTURE ,,NFL H1D COA*ES F T /AFF3 ;,AL
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3TRACT ) ,P[]S T MADE N,NAL H1DL9ES4 ,HE
CAME UP )! IDEA (! 8BUY\T0 CLAUSE S
PREVAL5T 9 TD'S COA*+ AGREE;TS3 TY+ !
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8,I 0 TOT,Y 5GULF$ 9 ! PROGRAM4 ,! KIDS
7 V BUOYANT4 ,!Y REB.D$ ,7F ! COA*+
*ANGE7' & A3EPT$ U V WELL40
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COA*+ COLL1GUES AT ,NEBRASKA1 ,MONTE
,KI69--:O _H BE5 A C&IDATE AT ,,WSU--
JO9$ ,L\ ,HOLTZ'S /AFF AT ,>KANSAS4 ,"O
( ,P[]S'S F/ ACTS Z ,,WSU COA* 0 6VISIT
,HOLTZ AT ,>KANSAS REG>D+ (F5SE &    #EA
H1D COA*+4
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SAYS4
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,?OMPSON WANT$ 6HE>1 B ,P[]S 0 H"O/4
8,HE SD 9 ! 9T]VIEW1 ,8,WE'RE N GO+ TO
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ORD] 6W910'0 ,?OMPSON SD4 8,8,B :5 WE D
PASS1 WE'RE GO+ 6BE M E6ICI5T40'0
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,%]RILL DID4 ,= "O1 HE _H A M VET]AN
T1M1 & X CLE>LY WASN'T A SQUAD )\T TAL-
5T4
  8,W>R5 0 "O ( MY FAVORITE GUYS10 SAYS
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FIT T GR\P ( S5IORS4 ,HE TR1T$ U L
ADULTS4 ,8 P]SONAL;Y 0 "O T HE CD GET U
6D :AT HE WANT$4 ,W>R5 BR"\ 9 A GD /AFF1
GD GUYS4 ,WE 7 A LL BIT FUR!R E/ABLI%$
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_! [N 9FILTRATOR 96,CORNHUSK] 9TELLIG;E
9 ,P[]S1 HE _H BR"\ ) HM "S /AFF MEMB]S4
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BRASKA 9 #AIGA-GB1 B HE _H BE5 AN ASSIS-
TANT AT ! ,UNIV]S;Y ( ,MIAMI 9 #AIGF1 :5
! ,HURRICANES _H A H>D-F"\ #AG-I LOSS 6!
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,TOM ,OSBORNE1 ! ,NEBRASKA H1D COA*4
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0,NEBRASKA40
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_H "S?+ PRETTY SPECIAL10 ,WALD5 SD4 8,A
QU>T]BACK1 RUNN+ BACK1 FIVE PRETTY GD
RCVRS40
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RAPHY (! APPE>.E 9 ,L9COLN 0 NO?+ %ORT (
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DESCRIB$ H[ X 0 GO+ 6BE1 H[ "EY": Y
LOOK1 X'S GO+ 6BE R$4 ,8,J GET 6"K X
N[40'0
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SPR+-GAME FILMS ) ,OSBORNE1 FIGUR+   #EC
X 0 ! ,HUSK]S :O 7 AT A K DEFICIT4 ,HE
DECID$ 6D X B %[$ ,NEBRASKA ALM NO?+ 9 !
GAME4
  ,OV] ! SUMM] ,WALD51 /UDY+ ,NEBRASKA
FILM1 NOTIC$ "S?+ 3SI/5T AB ! ,HUSK] DE-
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  8,OV] & OV] & OV]1 ,I SAW T10 ,WALD5
SAYS4
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C>DS4
  8,I KNEW _! DEF5SE1 ,I KNEW _! SECOND-
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DIDN'T "K A LOT AB ,JACK1 DIDN'T "K H[
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COLN 2F L&+ Z ,NEBRASKA PRACTIC$4 ,X 0
AN AUDACI\S WAY 6ANN\NCE ! >RIVAL (A
#AG-PO9T "UDOG4
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"O (! BI7E/ UPSETS 9 S*OOL HI/ORY4 ,TRUE
6! FILM ,WALD5 _H WAT*$1 ! ,HUSK]S
BLITZ$ ,?OMPSON1 :O ?REW TWO SLANTS TO
,KELLY = T\*D[NS4 ,,WSU WON1 #AI-AJ4
  8,I SD ? _M "TS AF WE PLAY$ ! GAME3
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MY M9D A HUNDR$ "TS 2C ( ,COA* ,P[]S10
,?OMPSON SD4 8,YES1 WE 7 N]V\S1 B ONCE
WE GOT 96! GAME1 WE J K9D ( KICK$ 96AU-
TOMATIC PILOT40
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"UTAK+ 9 ^? "DS 0LOOK+ AT #AIGF-GG4 ,9
#AIGF1 ! ,C\G>S />T$ AT ,KANSAS1 AT ,M9-
NESOTA1 & AT ,WISCONS94 ,9 #AIGG1 !Y
FOLL[$ ,NEBRASKA ) SU3ESSIVE TRIPS TO
,MI*IGAN ,/ATE1 ,KANSAS1 & ,,USC4 ,!Y
DIDN'T PLAY _! F/ HOME GAME UNTIL ,OCTO-
B] #H4 ,B !Y C>V$ \ A #F-E S1SON4 ,!N !
UN?9KA# 2GAN HAPP5+ AG4
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A H\SE4 ,HE LIK$ ,PULLMAN1 SEE+ X Z A GD
PLACE 6RAISE KIDS4 ,"O "D ,P[]S ASK$ HM
6/OP 0HIS HOME 6LET ,WALD5 "K HE 0 GETT+
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,MISS\RI1 8 ALMA MAT]4               #EE
  8,I 0 TOT,Y 3FUS$10 ,WALD5 SAYS4 8,I 0
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B X DIDN'T MAKE X ANY EASI]4 ,I DIDN'T
TAKE ! NEWS WELL40
  ,NOR DID ANYBODY ELSE4 ,PLAY]S L ,LEV-
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_H 2COME ! ,C\G>S' M1L TICKET1 / _H A
S5IOR YE> 6PLAY4 8,W>R5 ,P[]S / TICKS ME
(F1 :AT HE DID10 ,?OMPSON SAYS4 8,:Y'D
HE "E TAKE ! /UPID JOB80
  ,?OMPSON SAYS ,PRESID5T ,T]RELL 0 ON !
WE/ SIDE (! /ATE1 MAK+ A LA/-DIT* APP1L
6KEEP ,P[]S4 ,T]RELL PROMIS$ 6CALL
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NO MATT] H[ LATE4 ,?OMPSON HE>D F ,T]-
RELL LATE T NI<T1 9=M+ HM ,P[]S 0 G"O1 &
,?OMPSON RELAY$ ! NEWS 6,WALD54
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,?OMPSON SD4 8,HE SAYS1 ,8,"R N[40'0
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COA*-TO-BE MET 9 FRONT (! OLD ,/4    #EF
,?OMAS ,M *UR* BUILD+ ABV D[NT[N ,PULL-
MAN4 ,!Y W5T F "! 6A RE/AURANT 9 ,MOSC[1
& ,WALD5 LET HM "K HE WD 2 ?R[+ 8 HAT
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COLLEGE-FOOTBALL HI/ORY1 "S?+ L
4#GE1JJJ4 8,SAM ,JANKOVI* _H BE5 S GRT
6ME10 ,P[]S SD4 8,X 0 RE,Y ! T\<E/ DECI-
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PROGRAM 6! P1 & !N 6PULL UP & L1VE L T1
X 0 L A TURNCOAT D1L40
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TORY H _H _! NUMB]S RETIR$1 & AL? "S (!
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RECORD4 ,?OMPSON IS "O (! MO/ RECOGNIZA#
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S*OOL4
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S*OOL PUBLICI/ SAYS "! IS NO /&>D POLICY
GOV]N+ ! RETIRE;T ( NUMB]S4
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  ,JANKOVI*1 ( C\RSE1 TURN$ 6,WALD5 6RE-
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0 A BIT ( GD NEWS T ,?OMPSON HE>D 9 AN
UNLIKELY PLACE4 ,SEEMS T ,?OMPSON1 !
8,?R[9' ,SAMOAN10 _H GOTT5 A LR F    #EH
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ROLE 9 .,! .,HURRICANE1 A #AIGI REMAKE (
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S5IOR YE>4 ,! :OLE A6AIR 0 FITT+4 ,0!N
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PA/ F\R YE>S 9 A MOVIE4
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! L1GUE Z A T5-T1M 5T;Y1 ,WALD5 HUNG A
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8,ORPHANS0 (! REC5T PA/ 7 G"O 6O!R CALL-
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ES 9 F\R S1SONS4 ,!Y 7 ALW HAV+ 6ADAPT1
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        ,RETURN 6! ,:1T ,FIELDS      #FA

  ,N L;G AF HE 2CAME A?LETIC DIRECTOR AT
,WA%+TON ,/ATE 9 #AIGF1 ,SAM ,JANKOVI*
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FOOTBALL /ADIUM 9 ! ,PAC-#AJ AT AB
#BG1JJJ1 WD DIG D[N1 TE> \ ! TRACK1 &
EXTRACT "S #AF FEET F 9SIDE ,M>T9 ,/ADI-
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BR+ ! ,C\G>S 96! TW5TIE? C5TURY4 ,! NO;N
0 MET ) SKEPTICISM1 EV5 DERI.N1 F CIVIC
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ECT 6CR1TE A HOLE 9 ! GR.D4
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AN AFN T1 YE>S LAT]1 WD CAUSE EX-
FOOTBALL COA* ,JIM ,WALD5 6SAY1 8,:E!R
X'S ! BI7E/ ?+ T "E HAPP5$ 9 MY LIFE 9
COA*+1 ,I DON'T "K4 ,I'LL L1VE X PRETTY
HI<4 ,I D "K1 X 0 "O (! BI7E/ ?+S 6HAPP5
6,WA%+TON ,/ATE ,UNIV]S;Y40
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SKIMPY4
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PLAY+ "O ( \R TOP FIVE WOR/ GAMES ,I CD
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NEXT ,SATUR"D 0 UNUSUAL4 ,9 _! ANNUAL
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PLAY$ ! WEIRDE/ ( GAMES AG/ A T1M T WD G
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FULLY APPRECIAT$ HM4 8,HE CD PUT A MOVE
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A*IEVE;T 2GAN 6S9K IN4 ,PUBLICI/ ,ROD
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