Huskers tailgating in Miami – photos from fans

First, a BIG RED thank you to all of those who sent in photos of tailgating down in sweltering Miami this past weekend! It sounds like from most all the reports that the Miami fans were nice to the Husker faithful that made the trek down south.  That’s good to hear.

What was bad/sad to see was the lack of Hurricane butts in the seats at the field. I guess I’m just spoiled with a Sea of Red but wowzers! That stadium didn’t even look like it was half full. And I don’t want to hear that there are lots of things to do in Miami. It’s still a college and still a college football game and that’s a dang shame because that Kaaya kid is pretty dang QB.

Huskers getting together Friday night in Miami (Photo Kerry A)

The Friday night before the game, Cornhuskers were meeting up at the bars like the Hardrock Café and McSorley’s. There was plenty of heat and humidity Saturday so shade was key to surviving the day until kickoff at 2:30. Husker Alumni had things shaking and baking as well.

Huskers finding shade in Miami (photo Kerry A)

It’s estimated that about 10,000 Huskers were in the stands on gameday. There was even a moment on the television where the crowd was loud enough to make audible the chant “GO BIG RED.” My friends who went to the game said the only really unbearable part was the humidity. However, it  looks like the team handled the conditions well. There wasn’t a lot of cramping going on so kudos to the Husker staff.

Mike McNeill and Jeff Francis heading into the game in Miami (photo Scott F)

At the end of the day the Huskers fell short of a win but there was no quit in this team and that’s impressive. All of the fair weather fans who turned the tv off or left early really missed out. Lots of positives to take away from the game and I’m still looking forward to what’s in store for the rest of the year.

Husker fans tailgating in Miami before the game. (Photo Kerry A.)

Stay tuned to Husker Corner and we’ll keep you up to date on the latest. Check out our injury report on Michael Rose-Ivey, or other defensive issues left to be solved. I’m going on record as saying DeMornay will be back on the field for the Wisconsin game. Yep, I said it.

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Feel free to share your gameday photos with us on our Twitter page @thehuskercorner and we’ll do our best to share them. Snap them at the game, at the tailgate or on your walk to the stadium. Get your photo with a band member, heck we don’t care! We love seeing your perspective because we are ALL about the fans here. As always, Tailgate Tips will be out again on Thursday. In the meantime, GO BIG RED!