Ricky Fulton uses Facebook to Complain about 7 yr old w/ Cancer

The entire sporting world loves Jack Hoffman, the 7 year old with brain cancer fighter and a 69 yard touchdown run at the Husker spring game on his résumé.

Everyone except Ricky Fulton of Omaha. It seems Mr. Fulton spent most of Sunday complaining about Bo Pelini's choice of running backs on the games last scoring play. Facebook posts about Jack Hoffman by the likes of Jim Rose and Steven M. Sipple drew comments from Mr. Fulton that many Husker fans took exception to--so much so that either Facebook or Ricky Fulton himself seem to have deleted or hidden the comments and perhaps the entire account.

The good news that this is America and free speech is still encouraged. Ricky isn't running from or backing off his statements even if they are hidden on Facebook. His twitter account @rickylee41 is still alive and kicking and showing his dislike for watching 69 yard touchdowns that 2,000,000 less hard-hearted YouTube viewers can't bear witness to without shedding a tear or three.

Perhaps we can help Mr. Fulton's heart grow three sizes larger. Here is the plan: go to http://www.teamjackfoundation.org/ and show your support by ordering a Team Jack t-shirt or raising money for the CureSearch Walk for Children's Cancer, then send a tweet to Mr. Fulton @rickylee41, and tell him how Jack's touchdown run inspires you.

BASKETBALL TEAM WILL GET A BOOST:

NU can't make it official just yet but expect Jorge Diaz, the 6'11" player from the Puerto Rico Junior National Team to join the Huskers on Dec. 20th.

Bienvenida.

GATOR BOWL UPDATE:

Things to note:

1. NU hasn't been invited yet but the Alumni Association is busy selling bowl trips--I guess we can assume the invitation is just a formality.
2. Clemson's coach was ousted earlier this year after a 3-3 start. Since then, the Tigers are 4-2.
3. Neither Clemson nor Nebraska have won a bowl game since 2005.
4. The Tigers have a very capable back up QB named Willy Korn.

NU BASKETBALL:

The Huskers got things rolling last night and used a 17-1 run late in the first half on their way to a 50-25 halftime lead. The second half saw more of the same as the Huskers nailed a 3pt shot on 3 straight possession as they continued to outscore Alabma State 2-1 with a 62-31 lead. The 80-51 final marked NU's first 80 point outing in 26 games. NU has held all six opponents under 60 thus far--a feet not matched since WW II. NU managed season highs in scoring, 3 pt makes-14, assists-23, fg% 56% and 3pt %-51.7%.

The Huskers return to action on Sunday at 1:00 PM for a nationally televised (FSN) game against Arizona State--who features one of the nation's best offenses lead by 6'9" forward Jeff Pendergraph and difficult to crack zone defense.

THE LATEST:

It looks like NU will be playing in the GATOR BOWL against Clemson, although the Big XII will not let the Jacksonville, FL folks make it official until after the Big XII title game.

Jacksonville is a fun city and we will have more and the area soon, but for now we wanted to note that you can likely get the Marriott Sawgrass Resort (Jacksonville Beach - Ponte Vedra) for $175/per night via Hotwire. Note that we can't be 100% sure that the 4 star resort they show is the Marriott, but our sources tell us that it most likely is.

One of the reasons the GATOR Bowl is so happy to have NU is because the representative they sent to the NU vs CU game was still having another drink at the Embassy Suites at kick-off and missed the first 2 CU scores. Other than having to wear a green jacket, being a bowl representative is a good gig, if you can get it.

The NU basketball team tries to get to 6-0 for only the second time since the Big XII was formed tonight with a 7:07 tip-off. They got a vote in the AP poll which hasn't happened for about 10 years--so students can shout 'We're #43' like they really mean it.