{"product_id":"forever-red-more-confessions-of-a-cornhusker-fan-paperback-softback-9781496211750","title":"Forever Red; More Confessions of a Cornhusker Fan (Paperback \/ softback) 9781496211750","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eForever Red\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMore Confessions of a Cornhusker Fan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSteve Smith (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496211750\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 September 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e258 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.378 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“\u003ci\u003eForever Red\u003c\/i\u003e is a perfect blend of humor and insightful commentary.”-\u003ci\u003eLincoln Journal Star\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"I'm not sure better prose exists on what it's like to be a Nebraska football fan.\"-Brandon Vogel, \u003ci\u003eHail Varsity\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Football fans everywhere will enjoy this book. It is a very good read.\"-G. Louis Heath, \u003ci\u003eAETHLON\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"A wonderful ride of emotion and history.\"-Jorge Iber, \u003ci\u003eSport in American History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Steve Smith, a self-described ‘serial contrarian,’ has updated Forever Red in such a way that it should be looked at as volume 2 in a set, with additional insight into what it means to be a Cornhusker football fan. Except that this isn’t just about football. No back-of-the-cover blurb will do the book justice. It’s one of a kind.”-Mike Babcock, editor of \u003ci\u003eHail Varsity\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Steve Smith captures the true spirit of the state of Nebraska and what makes it tick. You will quickly recognize yourself, family members, and friends in Smith’s hilarious observations and stories about Nebraska football history as seen through the eyes of its fans. This is a must-read not only for Cornhuskers but for true sports fans everywhere.”-Charlie McBride, former Nebraska defensive coordinator\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eForever Red\u003c\/i\u003e] is a marvelous microcosm of where Big Red fever can take you.”-Adrian Fiala, the late host of \u003ci\u003eBig Red Wrap Up\u003c\/i\u003e and former color voice of the Huskers on the Pinnacle Sports Network  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn any given workday, any little thing might send Steve Smith’s thoughts spinning back to Saturday-last Saturday, Saturday two weeks ago, Saturday two years ago, back into the thrilling minutiae of game day-until reality reminds him: this is not how well-adjusted adults act. Steve Smith is not a well-adjusted adult. He’s a Nebraska football fan, and this is his rollicking account of what it’s like to be one of those legendary enthusiasts whose passion for the Cornhuskers is at once irresistible and hilarious.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A journey into an obsessed Nebraska fan’s soul, \u003ci\u003eForever Red\u003c\/i\u003e immerses readers in the mad, mad world of Husker football fandom-where wearing the scarlet-and-cream Husker gear has its own peculiar rules; where displaced followers act as the program’s ambassadors, finding Husker subculture beyond the pale; and where the team’s performance can barely keep pace with its followers’ expectations but sometimes exceeds their wildest dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Revised, updated, and expanded from the 2005 edition, Smith’s story of thirty-plus years following the team takes readers back to memorable game moments from 1980 up through the roller-coaster ride of recent years. Blending wit and insight, Smith offers to the uninitiated and the fellow fanatic alike a window on the world where fantasy and football meet, where dreams of glory and gritty gridiron realities forever join. This edition features a new afterword bringing it up to the dawn of the Scott Frost era.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Saturday\u003cbr\u003e ROSALIE\u003cbr\u003e The Beginning\u003cbr\u003e High Octane\u003cbr\u003e Busted\u003cbr\u003e The Scapegoat and the Savior\u003cbr\u003e Perfect\u003cbr\u003e Are You There, God? It’\u003cbr\u003es Me, Steven\u003cbr\u003e Acceptance\u003cbr\u003e In All Kinds of Weather\u003cbr\u003e Shut Up and Play\u003cbr\u003e Misery\u003cbr\u003e Moving On\u003cbr\u003e UNIVERSITY\u003cbr\u003e What Not to Wear\u003cbr\u003e Higher Learning\u003cbr\u003e Reality\u003cbr\u003e Mad Mike and the Hopping Cop\u003cbr\u003e Culture Club\u003cbr\u003e Worn Down\u003cbr\u003e Two Loves\u003cbr\u003e Prejudice and Pride\u003cbr\u003e AWAY\u003cbr\u003e Iowegia\u003cbr\u003e Fever Rising\u003cbr\u003e At Last\u003cbr\u003e Trouble\u003cbr\u003e Priceless\u003cbr\u003e Baud to the Bone\u003cbr\u003e Blackshirts and Black Cats\u003cbr\u003e Ode to Scott\u003cbr\u003e The Tomfather\u003cbr\u003e Big Red Country\u003cbr\u003e Parity Poopers\u003cbr\u003e HOME\u003cbr\u003e The Good Life\u003cbr\u003e Flag Football\u003cbr\u003e The Huskersphere\u003cbr\u003e The Others\u003cbr\u003e Good Grief\u003cbr\u003e We Don’\u003cbr\u003et Know the Words\u003cbr\u003e Hook, Line, and Husker Nation\u003cbr\u003e At Game’\u003cbr\u003es End\u003cbr\u003e In the Red\u003cbr\u003e Boy with a Coin\u003cbr\u003e BACK\u003cbr\u003e Here to Stay\u003cbr\u003e Exodus\u003cbr\u003e Enough\u003cbr\u003e Homeboi\u003cbr\u003e These Are Days\u003cbr\u003e A Letter to Future Me\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52599892181272,"sku":"9781496211750","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/forever-red-more-confessions-of-a-cornhusker-fan-paperback-softback-9781496211750","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}