Broke down the depth chart with @TimVerghese

Kindly ignore the fact that neither of us realized until after recording that the “ORs” are listed by jersey number.

Egg 🤝 Face

So while I am back in Florida for the next 6-10 months (going through probate) I am considering getting an electric lawnmower..

What are the general thoughts about them? At home depot they have a ryobi that looks ok along with some others.

Are these things legit?

Can I use it for 6-8 months and will I still be able to sell it on for half price?

I am only considering self propelled.. as I am too old to be pushing the thing lol.

Thanks in advance for any insight based on your experience.

With Dylan Raiola looking like Nebraska's QB1 in 2024, what about Heinrich Haarberg? The big athlete has a skill set that could still help the offense move the ball. Some thoughts on that this Wednesday morning:

A look at the list here as they all hit the field this weekend:

Agree or disagree with this list? Your teams?
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it does seem like the more ad space rivals is trying to capture and monetize on these pages, the more often i get the old "offsides" page when i'm trying to read an article.

maybe we could dial it back a notch so we can read the content we all pay for? please?

Jerry comes up with a 4 yr/136 million dollar contract.

Link: Full Game Notes (Huskers.com)


TEXAS-EL PASO at NEBRASKA

WHEN: Saturday, August 31 | 2:30 PM (CT)

WHERE: Memorial Stadium | Lincoln, Nebraska

TV: FOX (Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Allison Williams)

RADIO: Husker Sports Network (Greg Sharpe, Damon Benning, Jessica Coody)

HUSKERS
Record: 0-0 (0-0 Big Ten)
Last Game: vs. Iowa (L 10-13 in 2023)
Rankings: AP (RV) | Coaches (RV)
Head Coach: Matt Rhule (5-7, 2nd year at NU | 52-50, 9th year overall)
vs. UTEP: First Meeting

MINERS
Record: 0-0 (0-0 CUSA)
Last Game: vs. #22 Liberty (L 28-42 in 2023)
Rankings: NR
Head Coach: Scott Walden (0-0, 1st Year at UTEP | 34-20, 7th year overall)
vs. Nebraska: First Meeting

THIS WEEK'S NUMBERS

2 - Dylan Raiola is expected to start at quarterback against UTEP. If Raiola does start against the Miners, he would join Adrian Martinez (2018) as the only true freshmen quarterbacks to start a season opener in school history.

15 - Nebraska returns the majority of its defensive production from a unit that ranked in the top 15 nationally in rushing defense (8th), total defense (11th) and scoring defense (13th) in 2023

42 - Offensive tackle Bryce Benhart is expected to start at right tackle against UTEP. The start would be the 42nd of Benhart's career and would establish a new record for career starts by a Husker offensive lineman

THE MATCHUP
Nebraska kicks off its 135th season on Saturday when the Cornhuskers begin the 2024 campaign with their first-ever matchup against UTEP. Saturday's season opener at Memorial Stadium will be televised on FOX with radio coverage on the Huskers Radio Network. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m.

Nebraska is coming off a 5-7 record in Matt Rhule's first season in 2023. The five wins in Rhule's first season in Lincoln were more than the win total from his first season at Temple and Baylor combined, which is notable considering it took only three years for Rhule to lead both programs to school-record win totals.

The Huskers narrowly missed a bowl game last season, falling one win short of bowl eligibility. Five of Nebraska's seven losses were by three points or in overtime, including four November losses by a total of 16 points. The Huskers return 10 offensive and seven defensive players who started at least six games last season. NU also returns its starting punter and place-kicker.

Nebraska is playing its first game of the season at home for the first time since the 2019 season. The Huskers are also beginning the season with a non-conference opponent for the first time since 2019. Each of the past four seasons, Nebraska began the year by facing a Big Ten opponent either on the road or at a neutral site.

Saturday's opener against UTEP marks the first of four straight home games to begin the season for the Big Red. The five-game homestand is Nebraska's longest season-opening homestand since the 2013 season when the Huskers opened the season with five consecutive home games.

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's contest will mark the first-ever meeting between the Miners and the Huskers.

NEBRASKA BOASTS 14-3 RECORD IN AUGUST
Saturday's season opener will mark the 18th August game in the history of Nebraska football. The Huskers are playing an August game for the fourth straight season but are looking for their first win in the month since 2019, which is also the last year Nebraska opened a season at home.

- Nebraska is 14-3 all-time in the month of August. NU is a perfect 12-0 against non-conference opponents in the month and is also a perfect 10-0 at Memorial Stadium in August.

- The Huskers have lost their last three August games. Those three losses came by a combined 14 points, with each game on the road or at a neutral site against a Big Ten opponent.

HUSKER HISTORY IN SEASON OPENERS
Nebraska has an impressive history in season openers. The Huskers have won 98 of their 134 season openers, winning their first game 75 percent of the time while posting a 98-31-5 record. NU is opening a season at home for the first time since 2019. Since 1980, Nebraska has lost only twice when playing it season opener at home (1986 and 2015).

- Season Opener Record: 98-31-5 (.750) | At Home: 85-14-3 (.848)
- Biggest Win: 117-0 vs. Kearney State (1917) | Biggest Loss: 0-54 at Minnesota (1943)
- Longest Win Streak: 29 (1986-2014) | Longest Losing Streak: 6 (1942-1947)

NINE HUSKERS EARN SPOTS ON PRESEASON WATCH LISTS
Nine Nebraska Cornhuskers made a preseason watch list for a major national award this summer.

• True freshman Jacory Barney Jr. was named to the watch list for The Jet Award, presented to the nation's top returner. The award is named after Husker Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers.

• Bryce Benhart was one of 75 linemen named to the preseason watch list for the Outland Trophy. Benhart was an honorable-mention All-Big Ten selection as Nebraska's starting right tackle in 2023. The Outland Trophy is presented annually to the nation's best interior lineman.

• Brian Buschini, the 2021 FCS Punter of the Year, was one of 33 punters named to the preseason watch list for the Ray Guy Award, which is presented annually to the nation's best punter.

• Thomas Fidone II was one of 48 tight ends named to the preseason watch list for the John Mackey Award, presented annually to the nation's best tight end. Fidone led Nebraska with four touchdown catches in 2024, the most by a Husker tight end since 2010.

• Isaac Gifford was honored for his work on the field and in the community with an appointment to the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List. Gifford led Nebraska with 86 tackles while earning honorable-mention All-Big Ten accolades. Off the field, he earned a Sam Foltz 27 Hero Leadership Award in 2024 and was named to both the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship teams.

• Nash Hutmacher was one of 90 players - and 37 defensive linemen - named to the preseason watch list for the Chuck Bednarik Award, presented annually to the outstanding defensive player in college football. Hutmacher was an honorable-mention All-Big Ten selection last season.

• Dylan Raiola was named to the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year watch list.

• Isaiah Neyor was one of 93 players named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list. The award is presented to the top offensive player who played high school or college football in Texas.

• Ben Scott, an honorable-mention All-Big Ten selection in 2023, was one of 40 centers named to the Rimington Trophy watch list. The Rimington Trophy - named after former Husker center Dave Rimington - is presented annually to the nation's top center.

NOTES FROM THE 2023 SEASON
Nebraska finished with a 5-7 record in Matt Rhule's first season in 2023. Four of the seven losses were by three points with a fifth loss by a touchdown in overtime. Due to injuries, Nebraska used three different starting quarterbacks in its five one-score losses.

- Nebraska had the program's fewest penalty yards per game (42.8) since 1998

- The Huskers ranked among the nation's 15 most-improved teams in rushing offense, rushing defense, total defense and scoring defense. Nebraska had the nation's No. 2 most-improved rush defense, the No. 3 most-improved total defense and the No. 10 most-improved scoring defense. Offensively, the Huskers had the 14th-most improved rushing attack from the 2022 to the 2023 season.

- Nebraska posted its best statistical rushing defense, total defense and scoring defense since joining the Big Ten in 2011. The Huskers allowed their fewest points per game (18.3) since 2010, their fewest yards per game (303.5) since 2009 and their fewest rushing yards per game (92.9) since 1999

- NU ranked eighth nationally in rushing defense, 11th nationally in total defense and 13th nationally in scoring defense in 2023. The Huskers posted their highest national ranking in rushing defense since 1999 and best national ranking in total and scoring defense since 2010.

- Nebraska held eight opponents to 14 of fewer points in 2023, a first for the program since the 2009 season, when the Huskers led the nation in scoring defense.

- The Huskers held six of their 12 opponents in 2023 to fewer than 300 total yards, while also limiting eight of 12 opponents to fewer than 100 rushing yards.

- Nebraska totaled its most sacks (32) since 2014 and most tackles for loss (76) since 2016

- Offensively, the Huskers ranked second in the Big Ten in rushing last season (176.8 ypg).

- Nebraska also had one of the best big-play offenses in the Big Ten. The Huskers ranked second in the Big Ten with eight plays of 50 yards or longer in 2023 while leading the league in rushes of 40 yards or longer, 60 yards or longer and 70 yards or longer.

- From a special teams standpoint, Nebraska ranked third nationally with four blocked kicks in 2023. The Huskers recorded their most blocked kicks since the 2014 season.

HUSKERS POSSESS VETERAN OFFENSIVE LINE
The most experienced unit on the Nebraska team is the offensive line. Husker offensive linemen have combined to play in 224 career games with 153 career starts entering the season.

- According to research compiled by West Virginia's Mike Montoro, Nebraska's 153 combined offensive line starts ranks as the fifth-most in the country entering the 2024 season. Husker offensive linemen have also combined for 224 career games played, a total that ranked ninth nationally entering the season

- Bryce Benhart, a member of the Outland Trophy watch list, leads the way with 41 career starts, starting 41 of Nebraska's 44 games at right tackle the past four seasons. Benhart's 41 career starts are tied with Jeremiah Sirles for the most starts by an offensive lineman in program history

- Turner Corcoran has started 31 games for the Huskers with 26 starts at left tackle, three starts at left guard and two starts at right tackle. Corcoran had started 30 consecutive games before suffering a season-ending injury against Northwestern last season

- Ben Scott returns for his second season as Nebraska's starting center. A member of the Rimington Trophy watch list, Scott started 11 games for the Huskers last season, and he has made 39 career starts including his three seasons at Arizona State

- Bolstering the line is the addition of transfer Micah Mazzccua. Mazzccua has started 21 games in his career, including 11 starts at right guard for Florida in 2023 and 10 starts at Baylor in 2022.

- Teddy Prochazka has started 11 games for Nebraska, but he will miss the 2024 campaign after suffering an injury during fall camp. The injury marked the third time in four seasons that Prochazka has suffered a season-ending injury.

- Justin Evans (5 starts), Henry Lutovsky (4 starts) and Joey Mancino (1 start) have also started at least one game on the Nebraska offensive line

FBS Most Games Played Among Offensive Line
1. Florida State - 345
2. Oklahoma State - 331
3. Tennessee - 284
4. Duke - 263
5. Oregon - 257
6. Iowa - 251
7. Texas-San Antonio - 238
8. Mississippi State - 228
9. Nebraska - 224

FBS Most Games Started Among Offensive Line
1. Oklahoma State - 215
2. Florida State - 210
3. Duke - 168
4. Iowa - 165
5. Nebraska - 153
6. South Carolina - 149
7. Oregon - 144
8. Kentucky - 143
8. Texas Tech - 143

ABOUT UTEP
UTEP has fielded a football team since 1914, and the Miners have tallied over 400 wins as a program. UTEP has claimed two conference championships. The Miners have made 15 bowl game appearances, claiming five wins. UTEP's last bowl game came in 2021 when the Miners took on Fresno State in the New Mexico Bowl. Fresno State came away with a 31-24 victory over the Miners.

First Year: 1914
All-Time Record: 408-623-28
Bowl Record: 5-10
Conference Titles: 2
National Titles: 0
Stadium: Sun Bowl
Capacity: 46,670
Surface: FieldTurf
Location: El Paso, Texas
Enrollment: 23,880
School Colors: Orange, Dark Blue & Silver Accent

ABOUT 2024 UTEP MINERS
UTEP finished the 2023 season with a 3-9 overall record, picking up wins against Incarnate Word, Florida International and Sam Houston State.

The Miners must replace their top three rushers from last season. Deion Hankins paced the UTEP rushing attack with 812 yards last season, while Torrance Burgess Jr. had 620 yards on 124 carries. The Miners return Ezell Jolly, who carried 15 times for 53 yards in 2023.

In the passing game, Cade McConnell returns after completing 53.5 percent of his passes for 1,437 yards with six touchdowns and four interceptions in seven games. UTEP lost its top four receiving targets from last season, including Kelly Akharaiyi who had 48 receptions for 1,033 yards and seven touchdowns. Emari White returns after pulling in eight catches for 132 yards in 11 games last season.

Defensively, UTEP must replace Tyrice Knight, who led the Miner defense with 140 tackles and 15.5 tackles for loss last season. Josiah Allen is the Miners' top returning tackler after he made 41 stops in 2023, while Maurice Westmoreland returns after recording 37 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and a team-high 7.5 sacks last season.

2024 UTEP Schedule
at Nebraska
Southern Utah
at Liberty
at Colorado State
Sam Houston State
at Western Kentucky
Florida International
at Louisiana Tech
Middle Tennessee State
Kennesaw State
at Tennessee
at New Mexico State

ABOUT UTEP HEAD COACH SCOTTY WALDEN
Scotty Walden is in his first season as head coach at UTEP. Walden arrived in El Paso after spending the past four seasons as the head coach at FCS Austin Peay. In 2023, he led the Governors to a 9-3 overall record, a perfect 6-0 mark in the United Athletic Conference and a No. 13 national ranking in the FCS. It marked the first undefeated conference season in school history. Walden was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award, presented to the FCS National Coach of the Year.

Prior to Austin Peay, Walden coached four seasons at Southern Mississippi. He was a wide recievers coach in 2017 and 2018 before he was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2019. Walden took over as interim head coach in September of 2020, coaching the Golden Eagles to a 1-3 record.

Walden began his coaching career at Sul Ross State in 2012 and was offensive coordinator at East Texas Baptist for three years (2013-2015) prior to being elevated to head coach in 2016.

Walden played collegiately as a quarterback at three different institutions: Dordt College (2008), Hardin-Simmons (2009-10) and Sul Ross State (2011).

August 27
1859 - Edwin Drake drilled the first successful U.S. oil well near Titusville, Pennsylvania.

1883 - A massive volcanic eruption on the island of Krakatoa blew up most of the island and result in tsunamis that killed more than 36,000 people.

1894 - Congress passed the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act, which contained a provision for a graduated income tax that was later struck down by the Supreme Court.

1928 - The Kellogg-Briand Pact, outlawing war, was signed.

1945 - American troops began landing in Japan after that nation's surrender in World War II.

1962 - The U.S. launched the Mariner II space probe.

1964 - The film "Mary Poppins" had its world premiere in Los Angeles.

1979 - British war hero Lord Louis Mountbatten and three others, including his 14-year-old grandson, were killed off the coast of Ireland in a boat explosion claimed by the Irish Republican Army.

1990 - Blues musician Stevie Ray Vaughn and four others were killed in a helicopter crash near East Troy, Wisconsin.

2003 - Mars made its closest approach to Earth in more than 60,000 years.

2005 - Coastal residents jammed freeways and gas stations as they rushed to avoid Hurricane Katrina, which was barrelling towards New Orleans.

2008 - Barack Obama was nominated for president by the Democratic National Convention in Denver, becoming the first Black presidential nominee from a major political party in U.S. history.

Birthdays
26 - Rod Wave (singer)
30 - Breanna Stewart (basketball player)
32 - Kim Petras (singer)
36 - Alexa PenaVega (actress)
38 - Mario (singer)
43 - Patrick J. Adams (actor)
45 - Aaron Paul (actor)
45 - Demetria McKinney (actress)
47 - Olivia Lee (comedian)
48 - Sarah Chalke (actress)
49 - Mase (rapper)
52 - The Great Khali (professional wrestler)
54 - Jim Thome (baseball player)
55 - Chandra Wilson (actress)
63 - Yolanda Adams (singer)
67 - Bernhard Langer (golfer)
71 - Peter Stormare (actor)
80 - G.W. Bailey (actor)
81 - Tuesday Weld (actress)

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Today in Sports History - August 27

1918 - Baseball star Christy Mathewson resigns as manager of the Cincinnati Reds to accept a commission as a captain in a chemical warfare detachment with the U.S. Army.

1921 - The owner of Acme Packing Company bought a pro football team for Green Bay, WI. J.E. Clair paid tribute to those who worked in his plant by naming the team the Green Bay Packers.

1955 - The Brooklyn Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds combine for a record 23 strikeouts in their game.

1976 - Transsexual athlete Renee Richards is barred from competing in the tennis U.S. Open.

1978 - Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds is the first player in MLB history with 200 home runs and 500 stolen bases.

1982 - Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics stole his 119th base of the season, breaking Lou Brock's single-season record. (Henderson would go on to steal 130 bases that season, a record that still stands today.)

1985 - Mary Jo Fernandez at age 14 years, 8 days old becomes the youngest player to ever win a match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament.

1986 - Nolan Ryan, while with the Houston Astros, earned his 250th career win against the Chicago Cubs.

2004 - In a huge upset at the Athens Summer Olympic Games, Argentina defeats the United States in men's basketball 89-81 in the semifinals of the Olympic tournament.

2017 - Former five-weight world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats MMA fighter Conor McGregor in his debut match in the 10th round in Las Vegas.

2023 - Gymnast Simone Biles wins her record eighth U.S. championship.

110 years ago a major conflict was raging on the European continent. It was the first major war since 1815 and was triggered by an assassination of an Austrian Arch-Duke the month prior. Many thought the conflict would have been over rather quickly but it would bog down into stalemate and static trench warfare another 4 years. This war would shape things to come throughout the 20th Century.

Makes me wonder how things might have turned out had Germany won in the first couple of months and captured Paris causing the other powers to sue for peace. Probably would not have given rise to Hitler and the Nazis. Would the US emerged as The Superpower after the Cold War? Would we looking forward to College Soccer instead of Husker Football (frightening thought)??!!

Top-10 matchup to kick off the season between the No. 2 ‘Skers and No. 9 ‘Cats

Nebraska vs. Kentucky: 6pm CT

Notes, stats to know and players to watch tonight and for the Huskers’ 2024 season:

UTEP head coach Scotty Walden spoke with the media on Monday. Here are a few Nebraska-related highlights.

This appears to be lost on most fans, but if you didn't notice, Nebraska split up their offensive and defensive squads into three groups. Instead of calling the groups 1st team, 2nd team, and 3rd team, they were the BLACK group, red group, and white group. The "black" shirts designated the first team (as it should be), so in one of his pressers, instead of calling it good on good, coach Rhule called it black on black.

Will our first turnover be an interception or a fumble?
Hopefully we get one first! One statistic I hope we switch around!

Football season is just much more fun with him around

What do you guys have going on?

Right now me and some friends are planning to leave Omaha around 8:30am and hit up the bars in Lincoln. Maybe stop by one tailgate.

Each year the Rail Yard has been opened I have noticed less traffic at the bars on O street.

Any of you guys going to Lincoln?

Sports bar?

Watch Party?

Huskers Begin Season at AVCA First Serve Showcase
Huskers.com

Nebraska will take part in a primetime season-opening event, the AVCA First Serve Showcase, on Tuesday, August 27 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

No. 2 Nebraska will play in the first match of the Division I season, taking on No. 9 Kentucky at 6 p.m. (CT). Wisconsin will face Louisville in the second match of the doubleheader. All four teams participating in the AVCA First Serve Showcase are ranked in the Top 10 of the AVCA Preseason Coaches Poll. The matches will be televised on ESPN2.

ABOUT THE HUSKERS

- Nebraska finished the 2023 season at 33-2 (19-1 Big Ten) and reached the NCAA Championship match, falling 3-0 to Texas in Tampa, Florida.

- The Huskers won the Big Ten Championship for the first time since 2017, and head coach John Cook was named AVCA National Coach of the Year and Big Ten Coach of the Year.

- With four freshmen in the lineup, the Huskers won their first 27 matches of the season and held the No. 1 ranking from Oct. 23 through the end of the regular season.

- The Huskers, who had no seniors on the roster in 2023, return 10 letterwinners, including every starter.

- Opposite hitter Merritt Beason (first team), libero Lexi Rodriguez (first team), setter Bergen Reilly (second team) and outside hitter Harper Murray (third team) were AVCA All-America selections in 2023.

- Beason was the AVCA North Region Player of the Year, and Murray was both the AVCA North Region and Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Reilly was the Big Ten Setter of the Year, and Rodriguez was the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year for the second time.

- The Huskers bring back 86.5 percent of their kills from 2023, 99.7 percent of their assists, 100 percent of their service aces, 96.2 percent of their digs and 79.4 percent of their blocks.

- Nebraska brought in two new additions via the transfer portal in the offseason in Minnesota outside hitter Taylor Landfair and San Diego middle blocker Leyla Blackwell. Landfair, a 6-5 outside hitter from Plainfield, Illinois, is a senior for the Huskers hut has two years of eligibility remaining after receiving a medical hardship for the 2021 season. Landfair was the Big Ten Player of the Year and an AVCA First Team All-American in 2022 at Minnesota after 4.36 kills per set on .257 hitting with 1.63 digs per set. Blackwell, a 6-4 middle blocker from San Diego, California, was a three-time All-West Coast Conference selection at San Diego and averaged 2.25 kills and 1.24 blocks per set with a .329 hitting percentage last season. Blackwell guided the Toreros to the NCAA semifinals in 2022 by shattering the school record for single-season block assists (152), and she finished sixth nationally at 1.50 blocks per set.

- Nebraska has two freshmen on the roster who enrolled in January and played during the beach volleyball season. Skyler Pierce is a 6-2 outside hitter from Lenexa, Kansas and Olivia Mauch is a 5-6 libero from Bennington, Nebraska. Both Pierce and Mauch tied for the team lead with 18 wins during the beach volleyball season.

SCOUTING KENTUCKY

- Nebraska is 11-2 against Kentucky all-time. The Huskers have won 10 matches in a row in the series, including a 3-1 win in Lincoln last year.

- Kentucky's last win against Nebraska was in 1983.

- Nebraska head coach John Cook has faced off against Kentucky head coach Craig Skinner, a Nebraska assistant from 2000 to 2004, six times. The Huskers have won all six matches, three in sweeps and three in four sets.

HALL OF FAME COACH JOHN COOK IN YEAR 25 AT NU

- Nebraska head coach John Cook is in his 25th season as the Nebraska volleyball head coach in 2024. He has led the Huskers to four national championships, 11 Final Fours, 13 conference championships and 22 Top-10 final rankings since 2000.

- Cook has 850 career wins and is one of the all-time winningest coaches in NCAA history. Since taking over the program in 2000, Cook has led the Huskers to a nation-leading .873 winning percentage (689-100).

- Under Cook, the Huskers have achieved 68 AVCA All-Americans and 20 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, both among the best in the nation. He is a three-time AVCA National Coach of the Year, earning the prestigious honor in 2000, 2005 and 2023, and an eight-time conference coach of the year, including Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2016, 2017 and 2023.

- In 2023, Cook was voted AVCA National Coach of the Year and Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading a young Nebraska team with no seniors to its first Big Ten title since 2017. The Huskers finished the regular season 28-1 overall, their best regular season record since going 28-1 in 2005. After going 26-6 last year and missing the NCAA regional finals for the first time since 2011, the Huskers started over with a starting lineup featuring four true freshmen and a junior transfer (Beeson). Cook's Huskers won their first 27 matches of the season and held the No. 1 ranking from Oct. 23 through the end of the regular season. Despite having no seniors on the roster for just the second time in Cook's 24 years at Nebraska -- as well as starting a true freshman at setter for only the second time in Cook's tenure -- the Huskers earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016 and the sixth time overall under Cook.

- Cook was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame in 2017, joining former Husker volleyball coach Terry Pettit in the Hall.

Just like last Monday, a fast fact to kick off the week:

“In 2007, Nebraska mascot Lil’ Red was inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame.”

@Sean Callahan said this on the radio this morning. I am very intrigued by what is meant by this. Would love for you to come in here and spill the Deans.

Back from my annual drive from Idaho to my home state and had a few random thoughts.
Thanks so much for those of you who gave me advice years ago on how to cut thru the panhandle to see Scottsbluff and Chimney Rock.

Construction woes. Those are real. I've never seen so much construction on virtually every interstate and highway that I was on. And I was on a lot of them, thru a lot of states. By far the worst was trying to get onto I80 at Ogallala. They were literally moving the cones around while I was trying to find the access ramp. On the way home I drove on NE state highways quite a ways and it was much better.

Now for the good stuff. Scottsbluff National monument. When times short even sitting in the parking lot eating a runza while looking skyward is amazing. Chimney Rock - incredible selection of NE/plains history books. Omaha - yes, the zoo (esp. the aquarium) gets better every year. Lauritzen Gardens for a concert. Forest Lawn Cemetery. Runzas. Off the beaten path - Ravenna and Broken Bow. The Custer County Museum in BB is a gold mine for anyone who had family who homesteaded in BB or were in S. Butcher photos. BB even has a Runzas!!

And finally, "Nebraska Nice" is real. ❤️ I'm guessing that those of you who act like jerks on this board are pretty nice as well. I'm proud to be born in this state and a grad of UNL. Now let's bring in the football season!!! GBR!!

The Big Ten Conference on Monday announced new football tiebreaking procedures for the 2024 Discover Big Ten Championship Game, the first in Big Ten history to match the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the overall conference standings.

If two teams are tied in the Big Ten standings (conference games only) the following steps will be taken until a determination is made.

1. The tied teams will be compared based on head-to-head matchups during the regular season.

2. The tied teams will be compared based on record against all common conference opponents.

3. The tied teams will be compared based on record against common opponents with the best conference record and proceeding through the common conference opponents based on their order of finish within the conference standings.

4. The tied teams will be compared based on the best cumulative conference winning percentage of all conference opponents

5. The representative will be chosen based on the highest ranking by SportsSource Analytics (team Rating Score metric) following the regular season

6. The representative will be chosen by random draw among the tied teams conducted by the Commissioner or designee