Forever Red

On any given workday, any little thing might send Steve Smiths thoughts spinning back to Saturdaylast Saturday, Saturday two weeks ago, Saturday two years ago, back into the thrilling minutiae of game dayuntil reality reminds him: this is not how well-adjusted adults act. Steve Smith is not a well-adjusted adult. Hes a Nebraska football fan, and this is his rollicking account of what its like to be one of those legendary enthusiasts whose passion for the Cornhuskers is at once alarming and hilarious. A journey into an obsessed Nebraska fans soul, Forever Red immerses readers in the mad, mad world of Cornhusker football fandomwhere wearing the scarlet-and-cream Huskers gear has its own peculiar rules; where displaced followers act as the programs ambassadors, finding Cornhusker subculture beyond the pale; and where the teams performance can barely keep pace with its followers expectations but sometimes exceeds their wildest dreams. Blending wit and insight, Smiths story of twenty-plus years following the team takes readers back to memorable game moments from 1980 to the new era under coach Bill Callahan, offering 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.