Local Man Watches Women’s Sports For Fundamentals
Story by Matt Sueper 
| Published Oct 25, 2011

Mike Pendergast is a very familiar face at UNL women’s sporting events. Pendergast, 43, has been at every women’s home volleyball, basketball, and soccer game for the last four years, and says he doesn’t see himself stopping anytime soon.

“I love watching these women play,” Pendergast said in an interview. “They just look so much better than the men in their games.”

Pendergast says he enjoys the fundamentals these women possess, which is the reason he hasn’t missed a single game in years. The players themselves have taken note of his presence.
“He’s always out in the stands yelling and whistling at us. It’s very encouraging,” Haley Johnson, a sophomore volleyball player, said of the devoted fan.

“These girls need me here to cheer them on and give them a slap on the ass whether they win or lose,” said Pendergast.

The 43-year-old also has quite a hard time choosing which sport he likes the most. He said he thinks the “talent level” is a bit higher in volleyball and soccer.

“I think it’s the shorts,” Pendergast commented. “Also the gymnastics team has those sexy-ass leotards. Great form. All of ‘em.”

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Posted Apr 23rd, 2012 at 3:18 am
Not to put words in anyone else's mouth, but I beevile what BigRedFred and Administrator have pointed out is similar to what many of us have been saying for many months now about Pederson, and granted it is primarily based on the Huskers' Football Program (not so much the other sports). We've all pretty much echoed our frustrations from time to time with how far our formerly (ouch, it still hurts to say formerly !) elite football team status has deteriorated under Pederson's watch, and it's important that this fall has not only been on the field where we've had to swallow the bitter pill of 5 losses on average per season the last 3 years. As Administrator and others have indicated (Fred, Art, Jeff P, and even Pete who distinguished Pederson from Callahan in this regard), it's the apparent loss of Husker values and tradition, combined with the poor on-the-field records, that I beevile have polarized fans against Pederson. There have been many examples cited here, not the least of wh
--Zeynep

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