June 17, 2005 was the pinnacle of Nebraska baseball. They had just beaten Arizona State before a crowd of almost 25,000 (including myself) to win their first-ever College World Series game. Nebraska fans could recite the names of players like Joba Chamberlain, Johnny Dorn, Alex Gordon and Brett Jensen almost like they could Nebraska football players.

The hope was there that this Nebraska team could win the national championship. They had beaten Texas and Baylor, two other Big 12 teams, at the CWS, in the regular season and Big 12 Tournament. Their pitching was the best in the nation, and their bats terrified opposing pitchers.

Then they lost to Florida...

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