2005 was the last year Nebraska won a conference championship of any kind in a big 3 men's sport (football, basketball, baseball). With a little luck and a sweep this weekend, that drought could end Saturday.
Back then:
-Donald Trump was starring in the second season of The Apprentice.
-Darin Erstad had a 21 game hitting streak for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the first year the team was no longer the Anaheim Angels. He finished the season batting .273
-Tim Miles led North Dakota St. to an exciting 16-12 record as NDSU transitioned to Division I.
-Mike Riley would go 5-6 at Oregon St. with first year offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf and third year defensive coordinator Mark Banker. They were led on defense by First Team All Pac-10 linebacker Trent Bray, who recorded 116 tackles.
-Shawn Eichorst was working his way up the ranks as the Senior Associate Athletic Director of Administration at South Carolina University.
-Tom Osborne was a US Congressman, about to run for Governor
-Hurricane Katrina devastated the southeastern United States.
-YouTube was founded.
-"We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey was the #1 song. #2 was Hollaback Girl.
-Carrie Underwood won Season 4 of American Idol
-Ashton Kutcher married Demi Moore
-The final Star Wars film (or so we thought), Episode III: Revenge of the Sith was released
-The Chicago White Sox were World Series champions
-The San Antonio Spurs won the NBA Championship in 7 games against the Detroit Pistons.
-The Patriots won the Super Bowl (some things never change). It was Brady's third championship in four years.
-Tiger Woods won the Masters and Open Championship at St. Andrews. Phil Mickelson won the PGA Championship at Baltusrol and Michael Campbell held off Tiger at the US Open
-The Alex Gordon, Johnny Dorn, Joba Chamberlain led Husker baseball team dominated the Big 12 Conference, winning the regular season and conference tournament en route to the College World Series. They were the first and only Husker team to win a game in Omaha, going 1-2 before being eliminated by Arizona State.
Back then:
-Donald Trump was starring in the second season of The Apprentice.
-Darin Erstad had a 21 game hitting streak for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the first year the team was no longer the Anaheim Angels. He finished the season batting .273
-Tim Miles led North Dakota St. to an exciting 16-12 record as NDSU transitioned to Division I.
-Mike Riley would go 5-6 at Oregon St. with first year offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf and third year defensive coordinator Mark Banker. They were led on defense by First Team All Pac-10 linebacker Trent Bray, who recorded 116 tackles.
-Shawn Eichorst was working his way up the ranks as the Senior Associate Athletic Director of Administration at South Carolina University.
-Tom Osborne was a US Congressman, about to run for Governor
-Hurricane Katrina devastated the southeastern United States.
-YouTube was founded.
-"We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey was the #1 song. #2 was Hollaback Girl.
-Carrie Underwood won Season 4 of American Idol
-Ashton Kutcher married Demi Moore
-The final Star Wars film (or so we thought), Episode III: Revenge of the Sith was released
-The Chicago White Sox were World Series champions
-The San Antonio Spurs won the NBA Championship in 7 games against the Detroit Pistons.
-The Patriots won the Super Bowl (some things never change). It was Brady's third championship in four years.
-Tiger Woods won the Masters and Open Championship at St. Andrews. Phil Mickelson won the PGA Championship at Baltusrol and Michael Campbell held off Tiger at the US Open
-The Alex Gordon, Johnny Dorn, Joba Chamberlain led Husker baseball team dominated the Big 12 Conference, winning the regular season and conference tournament en route to the College World Series. They were the first and only Husker team to win a game in Omaha, going 1-2 before being eliminated by Arizona State.
