That would go over like a lead baloon i'd think? That sounds like a terrible idea. First thing I thought of was Texas and the Big 12. We'll see.

Just stumbled across this whilst surfing and OMFG what an incredible performance. I saw them in Omaha and also at Lollapalooza at Fiddlers Green in Denver back in the day & it’s pretty impressive these guys can still play so tight. Perry’s voice lost a step, but not much.

Just looked and I’m at post 666, so this is a get rid of bad omens post. 😉😂
And I’ll just add that after comparing Huskers last three opponents to the Orange nerds, really believe Illinois is the bottom of the 4! Their defense is junk and they don’t have a running game this year! Huskers destroy them this Friday night!

With their MVP QB

9 UCLA
8 Purdue
7 Indiana
6 Wisky
5 Illini
4 Iowa
3 Rutgers
2 USC
1 OSU

Third exec to resign since they hired the new President. Might be an alarming statement about Gold. The CFO was interim President and just hired Dannen not too many months ago. Rhule gave a pointed message in a recent conference about the leadership. I hope the regents are watching closely. Have to keep Rhule happy!

Apologies if this has been discussed already, but anyone else notice he's in the Saint's two-deep? Pretty impressive.

I'm going to preface this hypothetical by stressing that this is purely a hypothetical. It's meant as nothing more than an exercise in would you rather, and is not intended to imply how I feel things will unfold for Matt Rhule and the Huskers over the coming years. So please, dont @ me offended, I promise it's nothing more than a means to kill time as the season gets ready to kick off.

So, if you had a choice in how Matt Rhules career at Nebraska would unfold, which option are you taking.

Scenario A: Matt Rhule has a long, successful career at Nebraska spanning 15-20 years. The Huskers are back to regularly competing for conference and National titles. Rhule and the team even pull off the occasional conference crown, and get an impressive number of playoff wins under their belt over the years. But the big one always alludes him - no national titles when he finally hangs them up. But Nebraska is at least back to being respected in the CFB landscape, albeit with the criticism that they still haven't won the big one since 1997.

Scenario B: Matt Rhule comes out swinging in the 2024 season with a dark horse playoff appearance. It's then followed up in the 2025 and 2026 seasons with back-to-back National Championships. However, after this time - the Huskers suddenly experience massive problems both on the field and off. Speculation begins running rampant that Dylan Raiola - who won 2 NC's and a Heisman at Nebraska before going on to become the #1 pick in the draft and have a successful career in the NFL - was actually the driving force behind the titles. Rhule can never find that magic again, and the Huskers move on after multiple disappointing seasons in a row. Not back to Scott Frost level bad - but uncertainty once again exists for where the Huskers stand in the pecking order of CFB.


Anndd go.

Has anyone watched them this year at all? I watched a little bit of the game with KU and it seems as they have a decent WR and similar to previous years Altmeyer is going to try and run against us. Their D seems solid and to me it feels like a better version of UNI coming in. We need to be much more ready to play in this one. Seemed to play a lot of guys in the box and we might be able to get them deep with Lloyd or Barney if we can protect DR. I think this is the first game DR is going to have some legit pressure on him and we will see how he does.

Rhule is scheduled to speak following practice around 11:30 a.m. I'll provide any notable updates and the press conference video in this thread.


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As Nebraska heads into conference play, what's on your mind?

doubt it happens, but i do suspect a domino effect no matter who they hire

Highly, highly recommend this show. Have seen him a bunch and his shows are SO good. Incredible artist and the energy is so positive.


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great idea

we should've been first

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September 18
1759 - French Quebec surrendered to the British after the Sept. 13 battle on the Plains of Abraham, the last battle of the French and Indian Wars. French Gen. Montcalm and British Gen. Wolfe died in the fray.

1793 - President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol.

1810 - Chile declared independence from Spain.

1850 - Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which required the return of escaped slaves to their owners.

1851 - The first edition of "The New York Daily Times," which later became "The New York Times," was published.

1947 - The National Security Act, which created a National Military Establishment and the position of Secretary of Defense, went into effect.

1961 - Secretary-General of the U.N. Dag Hammarskjold was killed in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia).

1970 - Rock star Jimi Hendrix died in London at age 27.

1975 - Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was captured by the FBI in San Francisco, 19 months after being kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

2014 - Voters in Scotland rejected independence, opting to remain part of the United Kingdom in a historic referendum.

2020 - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering champion of women's rights who became the court's second female justice, died at her home in Washington, D.C. at age 87 of complications from pancreatic cancer.

Birthdays
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46 - Billy Eichner (actor/comedian)
47 - Sara Haines (TV host)
48 - Ronaldo (soccer player)
49 - Jason Sudeikis (actor)
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72 - Rick Pitino (basketball coach)
74 - Anna Deavere Smith (actress)
84 - Frankie Avalon (singer)
91 - Scotty Bowman (hockey coach)

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Today in Sports History - September 18

1915 - The first asphalt covered automobile race track was opened in Cranston, Rhode Island.

1956 - Mickey Mantle becomes the 8th player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs in a season.

1962 - Charlie Finley was denied permission to move the Athletics baseball franchise to Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.

1966 - Baltimore Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas becomes the NFL's career touchdown pass leader with 212, surpassing Y.A. Tittle.

1994 - Ken Burns' documentary miniseries "Baseball" premiers on PBS.

1996 - Roger Clemens ties his own MLB record with 20 strikeouts in a game.

1997 - Seve Ballesteros and Nick Faldo were elected to World Golf Hall of Fame.

1999 - Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs became the first player in MLB history to hit 60 home runs in two different seasons.

I love the Cornhuskers haven’t had any threats so far this year. We’re good at every facet of the game, at least so far.

My prediction is that Illinois kicker, Olano, has a great day. 11/11 on PATs. 6/7 on FGs (missed 1 over 50 yarder).

I think we win by 10, but this is the best environment for Alvano to prove his worth. We win on big plays, grinding the run, or defense. But a kicker is needed in B1G play. What a way to show your worth.

This is 1 of 4 things IMO.

1. We prove our style of play can beat you in too many ways.
2. Alvano makes 2-3 FGs to bump us up from 1 to 2 scores.
3. We save the day with big plays… pick 6, scoop in score, deep passes.
4. We lose on not finishing drives and poor kicker play.

Long story short… we win big with opportunistic plays… making clutch kicks…

Or lose on not finishing drives that should change the scoreboard.

***A couple made FGs may end the drama early***. Alvano is pretty damn key IMO

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Not to beat a dead horse on how bad Frost was but is Cam Jurgens the prime example of how bad of a developer Frost truly was? I get they got him to the NFL but he couldn’t snap the ball consistently for 4 years and he backed up on of the best centers for a few years and is now the starting center for the eagles and has looked great with the snaps. And he did a week ago as well.

Was poor on Saturday. WAY too many broken tackles by UNI ball carriers. That needs to improve vastly.

Offense was solid. Efficient. I appreciate the commitment to establishing the run.

“What franchise selected former Nebraska WR Samori Toure in the NFL Draft and what was the number of his overall selection?”

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Answer:

Green Bay Packers with pick No. 258 overall in the 7th round

Another lightning-quick (but successful !!) rundown with @TimVerghese and I, giving a brief look at what to watch when Dylan Raiola and the Boys go to work against the dudes from Champaign:

Early line has came out for next Friday night’s game. Huskers are -8 favorite..