Comments on: Faster than a speeding linebacker… http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/24/faster-than-a-speeding-linebacker/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:34:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Torsten Adair http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/24/faster-than-a-speeding-linebacker/#comment-41474 Torsten Adair Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:00:40 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/24/faster-than-a-speeding-linebacker/#comment-41474 Wow. Slick cover. The interior illustration is a bit simplified and mixed, although I do like that center panel which emphasizes the championship rings. 30 consecutive sellouts at the stadium? bah... Nebraska's sellout streak goes back to 1962. And hi-tech? Nebraska designs their own weight-training machines. (Sorry... gotta represent.) "Recruits loved the books, and they helped the Ducks land several stars. For example, Jonathan Stewart didn't lead the Ducks to a national title the way he did in Snoop: A Hero Is Born, but he did become the school's second-leading rusher in just three seasons. Before they could immortalize the class of 2006 in graphic-novel form, Gilmore and his team received the ultimate backhanded compliment -- the NCAA banned the books. " Full article here: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/06/19/recruiting.main/index.html Wow. Slick cover. The interior illustration is a bit simplified and mixed, although I do like that center panel which emphasizes the championship rings.

30 consecutive sellouts at the stadium? bah… Nebraska’s sellout streak goes back to 1962. And hi-tech? Nebraska designs their own weight-training machines. (Sorry… gotta represent.)

“Recruits loved the books, and they helped the Ducks land several stars. For example, Jonathan Stewart didn’t lead the Ducks to a national title the way he did in Snoop: A Hero Is Born, but he did become the school’s second-leading rusher in just three seasons. Before they could immortalize the class of 2006 in graphic-novel form, Gilmore and his team received the ultimate backhanded compliment — the NCAA banned the books. ”

Full article here: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/06/19/recruiting.main/index.html

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