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 irresistible and hilarious. A journey into an obsessed Nebraska fans soul, Forever Red immerses readers in the mad, mad world of Husker football fandomwhere wearing the scarlet-and-cream Husker gear has its own peculiar rules; where displaced followers act as the programs ambassadors, finding Husker subculture beyond the pale; and where the teams performance can barely keep pace with its followers expectations but sometimes exceeds their wildest dreams. Revised, updated, and expanded from the 2005 edition, Smiths 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.