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CN’s Newest Writer Patrick Grindey: My Nebraska Upbringing

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My name is Patrick Grindey and I am new to Cornnation. This is a little background of who I am, and my story of how I became a Husker fan.

Tom Osborne. Johnny Rogers. Mike Rozier. Eric Crouch. Brook Berringer. These are some of the legends I grew up hearing all about. The heart-wrenching 1984 Orange Bowl where we went for 2. The Colorado miracle in ‘97. Osborne’s first championship in ‘94. These legendary games are Just a few of the many I’ve grown to appreciate and look back on. I’ve grown up hearing, “we used to be the best team in the land, and we’ll get there again someday.”

My name is Patrick Grindey and I was born in Omaha, Nebraska. I am currently 18 years old and the greatest Husker teams I’ve had the honor to watch were teams led by Taylor Martinez, Rex Burkhead, Ameer Abdullah . . . well, clearly I haven’t had that much joy in my life. My father is a long-time football coach, and at one point coached in both Omaha and Des Moines. He taught me all there is to know about the game. I’ve played football since I was 5 and all the way through high school. I’m a huge all around sports fan, but football will always reign as number 1. He would tell me countless stories about the 80’s and 90’s how we used to be the “Alabama of football.” I can only dream to see them become as good as they once were.

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