Nebraska 37, Colorado 14

Some observations from Mom and Dad's trip to the Nebraska-Colorado game Friday:

The traffic heading to the stadium wasn't as bad as we thought it would be. Taking 27th Street to Vine was a good route.

Where else can you pay $5 to park and get a copy of the World-Herald AND a loaf of fresh-baked bread?

The tunnel walk (with no animated video) isn't as exciting as it was in the 90s, but the pre-game flyover was awesome.

The girls would love the "Blackshirt" video snippets that include a helmeted skull spitting out the words "De" and "Fense."

Dad is all for instant reply - especially when they play "Living on a Prayer" and "Working for the Weekend" as the referees do the review (He dubbed it "Big 80s Night at Memorial Stadium).

The Wave got going in the fourth quarter and made it around the stadium about a half dozen times.

Mom guessed we would see four people we knew. Dad said 27. Mom saw four. Dad saw five. He was hoping he'd spot more of his media buddies on the field in the fourth quarter.

The video screen in the north stadium (directly behind us) is HUGE. It has a lot of pixels (which you see when you sit as close to it was we were).

Who needs a ticket to the game when you can watch it on the big screen on the track adjacent to the stadium? There's a live band, plus FOUR bounce houses.