VINTAGE BIG 8 FAMILY PORTRAIT
What ever happened to pan-conference pride? I distinctly remember buying a Nebraska t-shirt in the gift shop of the Cornhusker hotel prior to OU-NU in '87 that featured Herbie driving a combine and all the other Big 8 mascots scrambling to escape its blades. (In a cartoon rather than carnage sort of way.) This print is in the same vein and is interesting on a number of fronts. 1) Why is Oklahoma portrayed as a Native American, 2) Physically representing a Cyclone is still a tricky proposition as ISU gets what looks to be a canary, and 3) Colorado didn't actually get a buffalo but rather a bear with buffalo horns. All in all, a splendid addition to any den.Auction ends in two days.
VINTAGE SHEET MUSIC - THE CORNHUSKER
This one is for the die-hard alumnus in any family. This is an actual page from a 1923 book of college fight songs and I'll vouch for its quality as I bought Creighton's "The White & The Blue" from this same seller last spring. While you may not ever sit down at the piano and peck this one out, it's worth it to have the lyrics alone: Come a'runnin' boys/Don't you hear that noise/like the thunder in the sky./How it rolls along/like a good ol' song/for the sons of Nebraska./Now it's coming near/with a rising cheer/that will sweep all foes away./So with all our vim/we are bound to win/we're going to win today. Sort of has a "Down Under" feel there at the start but it really seals the deal with the use of vim towards the end. Classic.Auction ends in three days.
VINTAGE DUAL-PURPOSE HERBIE SHIRT
This one's ultra-rare. Herbie with the football under one arm but spinning a basketball on the finger of his other hand, it's an all too infrequent acknowledgment of Nebrasketball. Screw the baseball team, and all the other sports I guess, even though this one's vintage it knows where the true power in the athletic department lies: revenue producing sports. The shirt itself is one of those 3/4 sleeve baseball shirts, so if you're creative, you could consider that a nod to the Nebraska nine.Auction ends in four days.
Need more ideas? There are a couple more worthwhile items out there including: a suddenly relevant again Tom Osborne etching, your grandfather's knit cap, a tragically hip trucker hat that reads simply "Go Big Eight" (perfect for a bowl season without Nebraska), and, for the ladies, a totally kick ass silver charm featuring a feather, corn and Colonel Reb (or it might be Bill Cody, can't tell.)
Happy hunting.
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