Particularly EXCEPTIONAL in the 2nd set were the ladies yesterday ... while also being CLUTCH in the 1st and 3rd sets to keep the match opening and right and then slamming the door shut on the Badgers for the 3rd time this year (all SWEEPs). GREAT stuff ladies & Coach's Cook, Reyes, Hunter & Larson. Watch the FULL REPLAY below in HD format.

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Good luck to him wherever he lands!

Nate,

Not sure how this works, but there is a '18 OT prospect out of Maryville, MO that may be worth a look from our coaches (at least as a preferred walk on type). His name is Jalen Sundell. He's really flown under the radar due largely to his size I believe, but has now grown a couple inches and about 30 lbs over the last year to 6'5" about 260 and still growing. He has an offer from hometown Northwest Missouri State who wants him bad (not your run of the mill D2 team) and a couple lower D1 teams (like Central Michigan I believe).

He's an athletic kid with good feet (5.01 40) and has some great bloodlines. His mom played college hoops and his dad was a stud hoopster and also still holds the MIAA record (and had an Olympic tryout) in the high jump at 7'5". He doesn't have a Rivals profile, but his does have some Hudl film from junior year. He loves Nebraska.

I’m bored so figured I’d start a thread on some potential transfer targets that our staff is following on socials.

Minnesota ……..

Possibly?


Maybe?


Get Flecked

December 15
#5 USC 88, Elon 30
#17 Michigan State 68, #21 Iowa 66
#24 Nebraska 66, Chattanooga 42
Illinois 73, Southern Indiana 50
Rutgers 86, Wagner 48
Indiana 95, Bellarmine 61
Kansas 68, Penn State 65
Northwestern 67, Bradley 57

Standings
1. Nebraska (10-1, 1-0)
1. Indiana (8-3, 1-0)
1. Maryland (10-0, 1-0)
1. Michigan (9-1, 1-0)
1. Michigan State (10-0, 1-0)
1. Ohio State (10-0, 1-0)
1. UCLA (10-0, 1-0)
1. USC (10-1, 1-0)
1. Wisconsin (9-2, 1-0)
10. Illinois (9-2, 0-1)
10. Iowa (9-2, 0-1)
10. Minnesota (11-1, 0-1)
10. Northwestern (5-4, 0-1)
10. Oregon (7-3, 0-1)
10. Penn State (9-3, 0-1)
10. Purdue (5-5, 0-1)
10. Rutgers (7-4, 0-1)
10. Washington (7-4, 0-1)

Games for Monday, December 16
Cal Poly at #1 UCLA (9:00 PM - BTN+)

Next Nebraska Game - Saturday, December 21
#24 Nebraska at #25 Georgia Tech (4:30 PM - ACC Extra)

December 15
#12 Oregon 79, Stephen F. Austin 61
Iowa 104, New Orleans 57
Northwestern 71, Georgia Tech 60
USC 89, Montana State 63

Standings
1. Michigan (8-1, 2-0)
1. Michigan State (8-2, 2-0)
1. UCLA (9-1, 2-0)
4. Nebraska (7-2, 1-1)
4. Illinois (7-3, 1-1)
4. Indiana (8-3, 1-1)
4. Iowa (8-3, 1-1)
4. Maryland (8-2, 1-1)
4. Northwestern (8-3, 1-1)
4. Ohio State (6-4, 1-1)
4. Oregon (10-1, 1-1)
4. Penn State (9-2, 1-1)
4. Purdue (8-3, 1-1)
4. Rutgers (7-4, 1-1)
4. USC (7-4, 1-1)
16. Minnesota (6-5, 0-2)
16. Washington (7-3, 0-2)
16. Wisconsin (9-3, 0-2)

Games for Tuesday, December 17
#21 Michigan State vs. Oakland (at Detroit) (6:00 PM - ESPN2)
St. Francis at Maryland (6:30 PM - BTN)
Valparaiso at Ohio State (7:00 PM - Peacock)
Prairie View A&M at #24 UCLA (8:30 PM - BTN)

Next Nebraska Game - Sunday, December 22
Nebraska vs. Murray State (at Honolulu, HI) (8:00 PM - ESPN)

95 years old!

UPDATE

FINAL:
Nebraska 3
Wisconsin 0

Nebraska sweeps Wisconsin in Elite Eight match to capture the Lincoln Regional title (26-24, 25-17, 25-21)

The regional #1 seed Huskers (33-2) have now beaten the #2 seed Badgers (26-7) in all three matchups this season. All three wins have been sweeps.

Nebraska had lost 10 in a row to Wisconsin but has now won 4 of the last 5 to move its all-time record to 12-13 in the series history.

Oh, and that’ll be a 18th all-time Final Four appearance for the Nebraska volleyball program. Will say this for the millionth time: Just an absurd number for Husker volleyball.

Elite Eight results
1 Pitt def. 3 Kentucky (3-0)
1 Louisville def. 2 Stanford (3-1)

1 Nebraska def. 2 Wisconsin (3-0)
1 Penn State vs. 2 Creighton (Sunday at 7:30 p.m. CT)

Final Four
1 Pitt vs. 1 Louisville
1 Nebraska vs. 1 Penn State/2 Creighton

No matter the opponent, the Huskers will get a rematch in the national semifinals.

They defeated Creighton in a five-set thriller on Sept. 10 in Lincoln (25-19, 25-16, 31-33, 16-25, 15-10) and lost on the road at Penn State on Nov. 29 in four sets (21-25, 25-14, 22-25, 23-25) as the Nittany Lions secured a co-Big Ten championship with the win.

NCAA Volleyball Tournament Schedule

• Final Four: Begins at 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Dec. 19 on ESPN
• National Championship Match: 3 p.m. ET Sunday, Dec. 22 on ABC

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The Elite Eight match at the Lincoln Regional is set to get started shortly. Here we go.

Regional Final (Elite Eight)
Matchup: #1 Nebraska vs. #2 Wisconsin
Nebraska record: 32-2 overall and 19-1 (Big Ten co-champs)
Wisconsin record: 26-6 overall and 17-3 (3rd in Big Ten)
Day/Time: Sunday at 2 p.m. CT
TV: ABC
Stream: ESPN+ and WatchESPN
Radio: Huskers Radio Network

Nebraska’s NCAA Tournament path
def. Florida A&M, 3-0 (1st RD)
def. #8 seed Miami, 3-0 (2nd RD)
def. #5 seed Dayton, 3-1 (Sweet 16)

Wisconsin’s NCAA Tournament path
def. Fairfield, 3-0 (1st RD)
def. #7 Georgia Tech, 3-1 (2nd RD)
def. #6 Texas A&M, 3-2 (Sweet 16)

Series history
Nebraska is 22-14-1 in the all-time series vs. Wisconsin. The Huskers are 11-13 vs. the Badgers since Nebraska joined the Big Ten. The Badgers held a 10-game win streak over Nebraska until last year’s #1 vs. #2 all-time classic won by the Huskers in Lincoln.

Nebraska has now won 3 of the last 4 over the Badgers, including sweeps over then-No. 7 Wisconsin on the road (Nov. 1) and then-No. 6 Wisconsin at home (Nov. 23). Huskers are currently ranked #3 and Badgers are ranked #7 in the latest AVCA Top 25 poll.

NCAA Volleyball Tournament Schedule

• Elite 8: Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14-15
• Final Four: Begin at 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Dec. 19 on ESPN
• National Championship Match: 3 p.m. ET Sunday, Dec. 22 on ABC

Elite Eight
1 Pitt def. 3 Kentucky (3-0)
1 Louisville def. 2 Stanford (3-1)

1 Nebraska vs. 2 Wisconsin (Sunday at 2 p.m. CT)
1 Penn State vs. 2 Creighton (Sunday at 7:30 p.m. CT)

guys look engaged and seem to be getting out of breaks better

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It’s amazing seeing Dayton at all of these Husker events (Football, volleyball, basketball) this year. He is so in on Nebraska, and I love it.

Is all over the floor after every point. Do the other sites even have towel team? Hardly ever seen anyone wiping the floor.

A guy in our friend group just went nuclear on me.

I have Josh Allen….

“F$%k you and Josh” 😂

He meant it…ha. Be honest. How mad do you get when you lose?

Almost all of this recent crap on paying players, NIL, bla, bla, bla, has been the result of lawsuits brought by lawyers on behalf of mostly former players.

Is there a reason why legal action hasn't been taken by the players against the NFL and NBA for discriminating against adult people on the basis of age (3 year and 1 year rules) and excluding them from participation if they're qualified? It seems to me that the same logic (however flawed) would apply in both the cases of the NCAA and the Pros. There's also precedent for players being able to succeed (Lebron, Moses Malone, and many other NBA players, baseball players, tennis players, etc.), so that can't be an argument. Seems like a clear case of collusion between the colleges and the NFL/NBA to keep players out of the pros for a while.

I'm not for this and as you all know, I wish the players had to make a 3-4 year commitment to college, but it seems kind of inconsistent. Things would be a lot more stable in college sports if they just did like baseball and let kids who can and are offered to go into the draft out of HS, and if they're drafted, they can choose to sign or go to college. But if they sign, they are done with any chance to play in college. But if they opt to go to college, along with all of the other players who sign with a college, it's a 3 year minimum commitment to the school you signed with unless the school, at their discretion, decided to offer a release. On the other side, signing with a FBS school guarantees a full ride scholarship for 5 years or graduation, whatever comes first, even if the program cuts you. Win/Win for everyone and stops the annual merry-go-round. Players would be free to go out and seek their own NIL deals, but the schools could have nothing to do with it.

Time for the latest edition of the Conversations with Clouse live chat from 7-8pm.

Fire away with those questions!

Full game story + post-match notes via Nebraska Athletics:

LINCOLN – The No. 3 Nebraska volleyball team advanced to the NCAA Semifinals with a 3-0 sweep of No. 7 Wisconsin Sunday afternoon in front of a raucous crowd of 8,743 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

Nebraska won a tight opening set, 26-24, then took a 2-0 lead with a dominating 25-17 victory in set two. In set three, Wisconsin led 15-11 but Nebraska won 14 of the final 20 rallies to complete the sweep with a 25-21 victory.

The Huskers - who swept the Badgers in all three meetings this season - are headed to the NCAA Semifinals for the second straight year and for seventh time in the past 10 seasons. Overall, Nebraska is competing in an NCAA Semifinal for the 18th time in program history and for the 12th time in John Cook's 25 seasons.

Nebraska had three players with double-figure kills, led by a match-high 13 kills from Taylor Landfair. Andi Jackson and Harper Murray had 10 kills apiece, as Nebraska hit .210 in the match.

The Husker defense was stifling once again, limiting the Badgers to a .126 attack percentage. Nebraska out-blocked Wisconsin, 12-9, led by five stuffs from Jackson. Lexi Rodriguez had a match-high 17 digs, while Murray – the Lincoln Regional Most Outstanding Player – added 12 digs to notch a double-double.

Wisconsin ended its season with a 26-7 record. The Badgers were led by 12 kills from Sarah Franklin.

Set 1: The Huskers went up 4-2 on a kill from Murray. Wisconsin fought to take an 11-7 lead, but NU battled back behind a kill apiece from Landfair and Rebekah Allick and a triple block to regain a 15-14 edge. Three straight Landfair kills stretched the advantage to 21-16 and force a Badger timeout. Wisconsin came back to tie the score at 24-24, but a serving error, along with Landfair’s sixth kill of the match, closed out the 26-24 set victory for the Huskers. NU hit .300 in the set.

Set 2: Nebraska sprinted out to an 8-2 lead, sparked by Merritt Beason at the service line. A 7-0 run with Beason at the line included three Jackson kills, two blocks by Bergen Reilly and Jackson and an ace from Beason. NU continued to extend its advantage and took a 14-4 lead behind a block from Allick and a kill from Landfair. The Badgers brought the score to 15-10 before an Olivia Mauch ace and Allick kill made the Husker lead 18-10. Landfair and Beason notched a kill each to help finish out the 25-17 set win.

Set 3: Wisconsin earned a 7-4 lead early on in the set. The Badgers extended the lead to 15-11, but two Murray kills and a Beason ace were part of a run that tied the score at 15-15. NU then went on another 4-0 run to grab a 19-16 lead, and a Jackson kill put the Big Red at the 20-point mark. Murray and Allick combined for Nebraska's 10th block to make the score 23-20. At 23-21, the Huskers stuffed the Badgers on back-to-back attacks to close out the match.

Up Next: Nebraska will face the winner of the Penn State-Creighton match in an NCAA Semifinal next Thursday in Louisville, Ky.

I am taking 1 week

got the console for my son and got it all set up (lots of set up steps but they make it easy)..

I got him Madden & CFB & it came with Fortnite which is sweet ...

looking for other ideas beause I'll probably get him one more game with the savings I got from Cyber Monday.

sincere thanks,

BigC

December 14
#1 Tennessee 66, Illinois 64
#2 Auburn 91, Ohio State 53
#17 Texas A&M 70, #11 Purdue 66
#20 Wisconsin 83, Butler 74
#24 UCLA 57, Arizona 54
Penn State 99, Coppin State 51
Rutgers 66, Seton Hall 63

Standings
1. Michigan (8-1, 2-0)
1. Michigan State (8-2, 2-0)
1. UCLA (9-1, 2-0)
4. Nebraska (7-2, 1-1)
4. Illinois (7-3, 1-1)
4. Indiana (8-3, 1-1)
4. Iowa (7-3, 1-1)
4. Maryland (8-2, 1-1)
4. Northwestern (7-3, 1-1)
4. Ohio State (6-4, 1-1)
4. Oregon (9-1, 1-1)
4. Penn State (9-2, 1-1)
4. Purdue (8-3, 1-1)
4. Rutgers (7-4, 1-1)
4. USC (6-4, 1-1)
16. Minnesota (6-5, 0-2)
16. Washington (7-3, 0-2)
16. Wisconsin (9-3, 0-2)

Games for Sunday, December 15
New Orleans at Iowa (1:00 PM - BTN)
Northwestern vs. Georgia Tech (at Milwaukee) (3:00 PM - BTN)
Stephen F. Austin at #12 Oregon (5:00 PM - BTN)
Montana State at USC (7:00 PM - BTN)

Next Nebraska Game - Sunday, December 22
Nebraska vs. Murray State (at Honolulu, HI) (8:00 PM - ESPN)

Tap the link for all of our post-match press conference videos with Nebraska and Wisconsin.

HC John Cook and stars Lexi Rodriguez + Harper Murray made available for the Huskers.

The Browns theoretically have NOTHING to play for but draft seeding & the Chiefs need a GOOD, complete game to show they are playoff ready ... Yes every game of their's ends in a near tie, but that doesn't seem likely today (IMO) ...

weather?

Just announced on his social media accounts: Jimari Butler is transferring to LSU.

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