Darin Erstad has long been appreciative of the support given him by Nebraska legend Tom Osborne.
It started in college, when the Husker football coach gave Erstad the chance to play football as a punter in addition to starring on the baseball field.
"That's one of his best qualities, is to listen. He takes it all in and gives feedback based off his experiences," Erstad said Thursday. "Any kind of hate mail that you could ever get, let's just say it doesn't compare to what he used to get from the Orange Bowls and the Oklahoma games.