 Who: Big Ten Alumni of Atlanta
What: Big Ten Braves Game and Tailgate (vs. Arizona) Ticket Purchase Deadline: May 2nd, 2016 (for both game and tailgate tickets) When: Saturday, May 7th, 2016 Tailgate: 4:30 pm Walk to Stadium: 6:40 pm Game: 7:10 pm Where: Turner Field (Tailgate location in Blue Lot near Turner Field) How Much: (credit/debit/Paypal only, no cash) $42: Braves Game and Tailgate $26: Braves Game Only $16: Tailgate Only Kids 5 and under eat free at tailgate Kids 2 and under attend game free if they sit on adult's lap Tailgate Activities Rebate: Do you have any tailgate activities at home? The first 10 people to register qualifying activities at the registration table will get a $5 cash rebate! Examples: corn hole, beer pong, flip cup, cards+cardtable+chairs (bringing a ball to toss is a good idea, but does not qualify) Seats: Seats are located in the Outfield (Wheelchair accessible seats available upon request). If you and some friends/family would like to sit together, please coordinate among yourselves to have one person purchase all of the tickets in a single transaction. Tailgate: The tailgate location will be in the Blue Lot near Turner field. Moe's will cater the tailgate and provide a taco bar including marinated grilled chicken, fajita steak, ground beef, pulled pork or tofu. Sides include pico de gallo, shredded cheese, shredded lettuce, rice, beans, sour cream, queso, chips and salsa, and cookies. Water, tea, lemonade, and beer is included (until the kegs run dry)! Logistics: See this page for maps, parking details, and day of game logistics. TICKETS WILL NOT BE DELIVERED. PICKUP TICKETS AT TAILGATE LOCATION BEFORE 7pm ON GAMEDAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS PICKING UP YOUR TICKETS ON GAME DAY CALL (DO NOT TEXT OR EMAIL) 404.669.6092. Questions: Email braves@purdueatl.org  Hello Husker Fans,
Happy Holiday Season to all, and I think you know what I mean, and to all a good night. As we all know by now, Nebraska is playing in a bowl game against UCLA on Sarurday night, December 26, at 9:15 PM. Even though the Huskers were 5-7, they apparently qualified because of some mythical grade average. We all know it's because Nebraska travels well and the western states Big Red Fans will show up to support their team. These two teams have played twelve times and the record is 6-6. So this is sort of a rubber match. Coach Riley has had success against Pac 12 teams in the past, can he do it again. The Bruins did not have a great year and are looking to improve their record. The Huskers fell short way too many times and would like to salvage a little pride with a win. Their freshman sensation quarterback will be playing so their offense should be interesting. Our young men have been practicing hard and hopefully will not be making any of those mistakes that have cost them some games this year. We'll see. Speaking of Husker fans showing up, how about joining Georgians for Nebraska on game day (night) at Coldbrews in Roswell and watch this final football game for our beloved Huskers for the 2015 campaign. It will give all of us a chance to see each other for probably the final time until B1G events start up in 2016. 880 Holcomb Bridge Rd. is the address. Hope to see you there, Ric GO BIG RED!!!  Hello Husker Fans,
Got to admit, I'm a happy guy. Big win over Rutgers. Needed it. Hard to believe, though, that we get to November and finally win two in a row. Oh, well, it is what it is. Now we need another. But first, the bye week. Time to heal up a little, and get ready for Iowa and the Hero's Game. And, OH YES, THANKSGIVING!!! All of us at GFN want to wish you and yours a lovely and blessed Thanksgiving celebration. It's a wonderful thing for all of us in this truly great country to take time to count our blessings and share time with friends and family. Hope it is joyous for all. Ok, back to Iowa. The game will be played on Friday following Thanksgiving. It will be shown on the big screen and many others at Coldbrew's in Roswell. The time of the kick-off is3:30. The address is 880 Holcomb Bridge Rd. This week we have a special Guest Host. Golf buddy and former GFN President, ED VINTON is in charge. I will be at the game in Lincoln and Ed has graciously volunteered his services. It should be great fun. Those of you that have been around for a while know how much fun he likes to have. Won't you take your special out of town guests, friends, and family and join him in cheering our beloved Huskers on to victory. There will be a raffle, and big board, and screaming, I'm sure. Look for me at the game, I'll be wearing red. Ric GO BIG RED!!!  Hello Husker Fans,
It surely was grand, getting a big win. Especially, over a ranked team, at home, in front of the home crowd. Would have loved to have been there. Still had fun at Coldbrew's watching with GFN. The screaming after the final TD reminded me of Alex Henery's kick against Colorado. Makes the old hair stand up. Nice to have a different finish. This week the Huskers travel to Piscataaway, NJ to face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. This is Nebraska's second visit east, the last being in 1920, when the teams met at the famed Polo Grounds, and Nebraska came home with the victory. There are written accounts of that game, and I urge you to look them up and read. If for nothing more in the way it was written then. Quite interesting. Big Red currently holds a 2-0 edge, having won in Lincoln last year. This game will be played in High Point Solution Stadium. It has field turf like ours and holds 52,000 plus. Their major color is also scarlet. Rutgers has over 65,000 students. I don't anticipate them all being at the game. Rutger's season is going along sort of like ours, although not quite as dramatically. They've had many injuries and are playing lots of underclassmen. They have currently lost three straight games and are looking to right the ship against the Cornhuskers. QB Chris Laviano has thrown nine interceptions in those three losses. His offensive linemen have owned up to not blocking very well and are hoping Nebraska's pass/run defense is not up to the task. Their star RB, Leonte Carroo,is questionable for Saturday's match-up. They do, however, have a great punt/kick returner, Jamarion Grant, who can tear it up. Husker special teams will have their hands full with him. They are well aware of Tommy Armstrong III. He pretty much lit them up in Lincoln, and even through the coaching change and offensive philosophy changes, they know they will have their hands full with him on the field. Especially if he plays like we know he is capable of doing. Like to see Imani Cross bust thing up again. Like him on the field. But, we won't know anything until we see it. Now, where can we see it? Why, Coldbrew's in Roswell, of course. Located at 880 Holcomb Bridge Rd., it is the place where Husker fans meet, and greet, and eat, and enjoy the company of fellow Big Red fans.. Won't you join us there this Saturday for the 3:30 kick-off? Come in a little early for a good seat, have a late lunch/early dinner, your favorite beverage, sit back and cheer for our Scarlet and Cream, The Big Red, Our Nebraska Cornhuskers. OUR TEAM, no matter what. Hope to see you and yours, Ric GO BIG RED!!!  Hello Husker Fans,
Welcome to another chapter of "As The Huskers Turn". Will Tommie play this week or is his toe too sore. Can the defensive backfield identify a pass play? Can the coaches call a consistent game? Beginning to sound like a soap opera, isn't it? If it weren't so dis-heartening, it would almost be comical. Needless to say, none of us has been through this before. Luckily the season will end and hopefully recruiting will fix all woes. Right now, we have to hope for a win. Sparty is coming off of their "bye" and should be pretty much healed up. Nebraska is hurting in all areas, none less than their pride. Hopefully, the Big Red will rise to the occasion and stifle the green and white's push for the B1G Championship. They will have to play better than they have all year, but they have a knack of being a thorn in the side of the Staters. Maybe that complete game will be this week, there's only hope. As for me, they're my team and I'll cheer for them, win or lose. The game is at 7:05 this Saturday night at Coldbrew's in Roswell, 880 Holcomb Bridge RD. Won't you join GFN at gametime and help cheer our young men on to victory? Hope you will. Ric GO BIG RED!!!  Hello Husker Fans,
Well, here we go again. Another week of college football. Exciting isn't it? I know, I know, woe are we. But whom are you going to root for, another team? Not me, the Huskers are my guys and I'm behind them 100%. It could be worse. It will get better. One must have confidence. This week the Big Red will travel to West Lafayette, Indiana to take on the Purdue Boilermakers. Wish I were going to be there as it is a beautiful campus, and the fans are great. Ross-Ade Stadium boast natural grass and there is not a bad seat to be had. The band puts on a pre-game show, marches at half-time, and hosts a post-game concert. Quite impressive. Their football team, not so good. Purdue is 0-3 in conference against Nebraska's 1-3. They are coming off of their bye week. Their last post-bye week win was 2012. They are 1-1 against the Huskers in their home stadium. That win came in 1958. Long gone are the days of Drew Brees and Kyle Orton. The sad thing is that their stats for the season kind of look like ours. Nebraska needs a win here. They should get it. If they stop making critical errors, and we all know about those, the game will be easy. We won't know, of course, until it plays out. Tommy Armstrong was in a "boot" this week because of his late injury last week vs. Northwestern. Ryker Fyfe has taken the snaps this week in practice, and could possibly start. Either player will need a far better performance from the offensive line to get the win. We definitely need some depth there. None of all of that matters, we have what we have. We'll just have to make the best of it and root for our young men to charge ahead. Won't you join GFN this Saturday at noon at Coldbrew's in Roswell for the contest? 880 Holcomb Bridge Rd is the address. Come see old friends and make some new ones as we cheer for our team, the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Just a brief other note, we are looking for volunteers to help work the Iowa game the day after Thanksgiving. If you are interested, please e-mail me at rictrades@mindspring.com. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated. Hope to see you this weekend. Ric GO BIG RED!!!  City Club Connection Invites Big Ten Alumni
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 6:00PM-8:00PM Join us at City Club of Buckhead at their largest networking event of the month: City Connection. Atlanta's Big Ten Alumni Members and Guests will enjoy a wine and beer bar while networking. City Club will provide great door prizes, including bottles of wine, lunches and happy hour certificates. The event is complimentary for City Club of Buckhead members,$15 for Guests who RSVP and $20 at the door. Link to RSVP: http://bit.ly/1PNzZ1w Attire: Business 'Smart": no sneakers, baseball caps, t-shirts, sandals or shorts. Questions? Contact Assistant Membership Director Lexy Trawick at ltraywick@cityclubofbuckhead.com. Link to their facebook evite: https://www.facebook.com/events/1477834225855583/ Big Ten facebookevent: https://www.facebook.com/events/1651988178349464/  Hello Husker Fans,
New Headline! NEBRASKA WINS!!! Wasn't it great! The Huskers played a pretty solid game with just a few mistakes. The important thing is that they WON! Yeah. I'm sure that their week of practice was more fun with a big W. Nothing like a confidence boost. So, this week brings the young men from Evanston to Lincoln. They started the year ranked and whipping the likes of Stanford, Minnesota, and others, but have fallen on hard times by getting beat by Michigan and Iowa. They will be coming to face the Huskers with a chip on their shoulder and victory in mind. The Big Red will have their new feeling of confidence and some key players back in the line-up. Although not everyone is healthy, Nebraska should have enough men in place to handle the purple and white. It won't be easy. They have a very talented defense and a capable offense, and are very well coached. Hopefully, they won't have what they need to get the total job done. Nebraska will have to play physical football and watch the miscues. We don't want any last second heroics, especially from them. We've had enough for a lifetime. Just a good-fashioned whooping from the men in RED would be great. Looking for Northwestern to start strong, but fade early as Nebraska pummels them into submission. Like to see 42-17. Noon is the time, Coldbrew's is the place. 880 Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell. Doors open at 11. Get on down there, have lunch, and settle back and get ready to cheer on our beloved Cornhuskers. We'll have the Raffle, and play the Big Board and have fun! Hope to see you and yours there. It's always great to see old faces and new ones, too. Ric GO BIG RED!!!  Hello Husker Fans,
Here we go again. Nebraska on the road to play the Golden Gophers at TCF Bank Stadium. This should be another great game. Our young men have played in some exciting contests so far this year. Unfortunately, they have been on the losing end. Hopefully, this week they'll right the ship and get the W. About everything has been said or written about what has and hasn't happened for or to the Big Red. I will not beleaguer the point. Our guys need a win for their psyche(s) and for their fans so both can feel things are becoming right with the world. At least in the Cornhusker Universe. Bizarro World must end, Jerry! Minnesota is a really good team and holds an all-time winning record against the men from Lincoln. 31-22-2, in fact. Although most of the wins came in the early half of the last century, it's time for the Huskers to turn things around in this century. You know that our guys want to win, can probably taste it, want to taste it. Can they do it? The game will be played this Saturday at 3:30 in the afternoon. Come see if a week of hard preparation can lead the way to that W. Coldbrew's in Roswell is the place, 880 Holcomb Bridge Rd. Bring the family, bring your friends, come alone. Just come and enjoy. Hope to see you there. Ric GO BIG RED!!! |
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