The Huskers received 16 points in the AP Top 25 Preseason Poll, which was released today.

Big Ten teams included in the Top 25:
2. Ohio State
3. Oregon
8. Penn State
9. Michigan
23. USC
25. Iowa

Other Big Ten teams receiving votes: Washington 23, Nebraska 16, Wisconsin 15.

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Their camp observations? TIA!!

Preseason AP Top 25 Poll (8/12)
1. Georgia (46)
2. Ohio State (15)
3. Oregon (1)
4. Texas
5. Alabama
6. Mississippi
7. Notre Dame
8. Penn State
9. Michigan
10. Florida State
11. Missouri
12. Utah
13. LSU
14. Clemson
15. Tennessee
16. Oklahoma
17. Oklahoma State
18. Kansas State
19. Miami (FL)
20. Texas A&M
21. Arizona
22. Kansas
23. USC
24. North Carolina State
25. Iowa

Others Receiving Votes
Louisville, Virginia Tech, Boise State, Southern Methodist, Iowa State, Liberty, Washington, West Virginia, Memphis, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Texas-San Antonio, Tulane, Appalachian State, Kentucky, Auburn, Colorado

There's a total of 19 Big Ten players on the 90-man list – 16 from the Big Ten if you exclude two guys from the Pac-12 newcomers (Oregon CB Jabbar Muhammad and USC DT Bear Alexander) and all other incoming transfers (literally just Caleb Downs).

Of those 15, Nash Hutmacher is one of just three Big Ten players on the list who did not earn at least Third Team All-Big Ten honors in 2023:
– Penn State S Kevin Winston Jr. (also honorable mention last season)
– Minnesota LB Cody Lindenberg (who only played 4 games last year)

Took me a while to do that research and to double check it ... all in an effort to say what we already know: Nash got snubbed in All-B1G voting last year.


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August 12

1624 - Cardinal Richelieu was named chief minister of France by King Louis XIII.

1851 - Issac Singer patented the sewing machine.

1865 - British surgeon Joseph Lister became the first doctor to use an antiseptic during surgery.

1867 - President Andrew Johnson sparked a move to impeach him as he defied Congress by suspending Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, with whom he had clashed over Reconstruction policies. (Johnson would be impeached and later acquitted by the Senate.)

1898 - A peace protocol ending the Spanish-American War was signed.

1944 - During World War II, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., eldest son of Joseph and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, was killed along with his co-pilot when their explosives-laden Navy plane blew up over England.

1953 - The Soviet Union conducted a secret test of its first hydrogen bomb.

1960 - The first balloon communications satellite, Echo 1, was launched by the United States from Cape Canaveral.

1972 - The last American combat troops left Vietnam.

1981 - IBM launched its first personal computer, the model 5150, at a press conference in New York.

1985 - In the world's largest single-aircraft disaster, a Japan Air Lines 747 crashed into Mount Osutaka, killing 520 of the 524 people on board.

1990 - Fossil collector Sue Hendrickson found one of the largest and best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex skeletons ever discovered; nicknamed “Sue” after Hendrickson, the skeleton is now on display at Chicago’s Field Museum.

1998 - Swiss banks agreed to pay $1.25 billion to settle lawsuits brought by Holocaust survivors and their heirs. The banks were charged with having kept millions of dollars deposited by Holocaust victims before and during World War II.

2000 - The Russian military submarine Kursk and its 118-member crew were lost in the Barents Sea.

2004 - New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey announced his resignation.

2013 - Notorious Boston gangster James (Whitey) Bulger was found guilty of 31 of the 32 charges he faced, including murder, extortion, money laundering, drug dealing, and possession of weapons. (He was sentenced to life in prison; he was fatally beaten at a West Virginia facility in 2018, hours after having been transferred from a facility in Florida.)

2017 - A driver sped into a crowd of people peacefully protesting a white nationalist rally in the Virginia college town of Charlottesville, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injuring more than a dozen others. (The attacker, James Alex Fields, was sentenced to life in prison on 29 federal hate crime charges, and life plus 419 years on state charges.)

2022 - Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked and stabbed in the neck by a man who rushed the stage as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.

Birthdays
23 - Judaea Brown (actress)
26 - Stefanos Tsitsias (tennis player)
26 - Rudy Pankow (actor)
31 - Imani Hakim (actress)
32 - Cara Delevingne (actress)
33 - Khris Middleton (basketball player)
36 - Tyson Fury (boxer)
44 - Malaysia Pargo (reality star)
49 - Casey Affleck (actor)
53 - Yvette Nicole Brown (actress)
53 - Michael Ian Black (actor/comedian)
53 - Pete Sampras (tennis player)
59 - Peter Krause (actor)
61 - Sir Mix-A-Lot (rapper)
65 - Lynette Woodard (basketball player)
68 - Bruce Greenwood (actor)
74 - Kid Creole (singer)
85 - George Hamilton (actor)

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Today in Sports History - August 12

1909 - The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home to the Indianapolis 500, first opened.

1963 - St. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial announces his retirement from baseball.

1964 - Mickey Mantle set a major league baseball record when he hit home runs from both the left and ride sides of the plate in the same game for the 10th time in his career.

1967 - The New Orleans Saints play their inaugural football game, a 23-14 preseason victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

1969 - The Boston Celtics were sold for $6 million, a then record for an NBA franchise.

1973 - Jack Nicklaus broke Bobby Jones' 50-year-old record when he won his 14th major championship; the win was Nicklaus' third PGA Championship.

1974 - Nolan Ryan of the California Angels records 19 strikeouts in a game against the Boston Red Sox.

1974 - Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1978 - New England Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley suffers a spinal cord injury leaving him with incomplete quadriplegia from a hit by Oakland Raiders Jack Tatum, in a pre-season exhibition game

1984 - The Atlanta Braves defeat the San Diego Padres 5-3 in a game that saw two fights and 19 ejections.

1984 - Harmon Killebrew, Rick Ferrell, Don Drysdale, Pee Wee Reese and Luis Aparicio are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1986 - The California Angels retired Rod Carew's #29.

1994 - In baseball's eighth work stoppage since 1972, players went on strike rather than allow team owners to limit their salaries. (The strike would last for 232 days and as a result would wipe out the World Series for the first time in 90 years.)

1994 - FOX broadcasts its first NFL game, a preseason contest between the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos.

2007 - Tiger Woods wins his fourth PGA Championship.

2016 - At the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, American Katie Ledecky won the 200, 400 and 800 meter freestyle swimming events, becoming the first swimmer to win all three events at the same Olympics since Debbie Meyer in 1968; Ledecky ends the games with five total medals to become the most decorated U.S. female athlete at a single Olympic Games.

2018 - Brooks Koepka becomes just the fifth golfer to win two major titles in the same calendar year after winning the PGA Championship (also won the the U.S. Open).

2021 - Kawhi Leonard re-signs with the Los Angeles Clippers with a four-year, $176.3 million contract.

Two Alabama high school football coaches resign after staff is caught thrusting hips in players’ faces, ripping off helmets during practice https://nypost.com/2024/08/09/us-news/hoover-alabama-high-school-football-coaches/

The latest version of Player Takeaways:

>> Gabe Ervin Jr’s long road to recovery (again)
>> IGC talks DR15
>> Janiran Bonner in the “power slot” role

I highly recommend this series. It's like a PG-13 version of Hard Knocks and gives a great behind the scenes look at Nebraska football. I dont think there is enough awareness about the show, it's an absolute must watch IMO. The culture Rhule is building is real, do yourself a favor and watch it on YouTube

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Wtf is Ball Sack Skers?
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Big Ten College Football Preview: Top Teams, Players, Games
by ESPN Staff

The Big Ten is now the big 18. In a watershed moment for the league, traditional West Coast powers Oregon, Washington, USC and UCLA will make their debuts in the Big Ten after bolting from the Pac-12.

Their mettle will be put to the test.

Michigan defeated the Huskies to win the national championship last season. Penn State could field its most talented squad in years. Ohio State is as loaded as any team in college football.

Others, including Iowa, with a revamped offense; Nebraska, under second-year head coach Matt Rhule; and Rutgers, Wisconsin and Maryland; have reason for optimism.

Rhule said during Big Ten media days that the league deserves to get four invites to the College Football Playoff every year. This season especially, he could be right.

ESPN reporters Adam Rittenberg and Jake Trotter predict and preview what's to come in 2024's bigger Big Ten.

CFP Outlook

Should Be In
Ohio State
Oregon

In the Running
Penn State
Michigan
USC

Long Shots
Wisconsin
Iowa

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Top Transfers

Caleb Downs, Ohio State (S)
Dillon Gabriel, Oregon (QB)
Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State (RB)
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Impact Freshmen

Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State (WR)
Dylan Raiola, Nebraska (QB)
Nick Marsh, Michigan State (WR)

Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola: It is rare to be such a definitive choice as QB1 as an incoming freshman before you've even taken a snap in training camp, but that seems to be the case with Raiola. He is uber talented and clearly more talented than the rest of the QB room, and many think he could lead Nebraska to a 7-0 start considering their schedule. We are going to tap the brakes a bit as there will be bright spots, but also bumps in the road. It's a big jump from high school to Big Ten football.

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Our Favorite Players

Zachariah Branch, USC (WR/RET)
Kenneth Grant, Michigan (DT)
Sebastian Castro, Iowa (S)
Tez Johnson, Oregon (WR)
Abdul Carter, Penn State (DE)

Nash Hutmacher, Nebraska (DT): He has a superhero name and will play an important role for a Nebraska defense that returns almost completely intact after finishing 11th nationally last season. Hutmacher set career highs in tackles (40), tackles for loss (8) and sacks (4.5) in 2023, earning honorable mention All-Big Ten honors. The 330-pound Hutmacher also shed about 40 pounds in a little over a month to compete for Nebraska's wrestling team in the winter, before getting back to football playing weight for the spring.

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Must-See Games

Texas at Michigan (Sept. 7)
USC at Michigan (Sept. 21)
Ohio State at Oregon (Oct. 12)
Ohio State at Penn State (Nov. 2)
Nebraska at Iowa (Nov. 29)
Washington at Oregon (Nov. 30)
Michigan at Ohio State (Nov. 30)

Nebraska at Iowa (Nov. 29): If the Big Ten title race is to be upended, it might be because of one of these two programs. The Cornhuskers figure to be stout again defensively. If Raiola lives up to the hype, Nebraska could become a factor. The Hawkeyes are always stout on defense. If new offensive coordinator Tim Lester can drum up more big plays -- the Hawkeyes were last among Power 5 offenses last year in plays of 20 yards or more -- Iowa won't be an easy out, either. Could this regular-season finale hold Big Ten title game implications? It's not completely unthinkable.

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Numbers to Know

7: Straight seasons that either Michigan or Ohio State has won the conference

13: Starts needed from Dillon Gabriel to surpass his successor -- Bo Nix -- for most starts by a QB in FBS history (Gabriel is at 49, Nix has 61)

3-17: James Franklin's record vs. AP Top 10 teams while at Penn State

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On the Hot Seat

Rittenberg: Nobody
Recent coaching turnover, secure contracts and realignment leave the Big Ten with no obvious hot-seat candidate for 2024. The expanded CFP might be the biggest factor, especially if coaches such as Day and Franklin don't make the field of 12. Purdue might struggle again but Ryan Walters deserves at least three years there. Iowa's Kirk Ferentz turned 69 last week and will be an annual retirement candidate until he decides to step down.

Trotter: Ohio State
Howard declared during the Manning Passing Academy recently that this season is "natty or bust" for the Buckeyes. Anything short of a win over Michigan, a Big Ten title and the school's first national championship in a decade would feel like a disappointment. That might seem unreasonable. But those will be the expectations Ohio State faces. Defensive end Jack Sawyer admitted as much during Big Ten Media Days: "We know what's at stake."

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Teams on the Rise

Rittenbuerg: Rutgers
Greg Schiano has been building toward this season, as Rutgers boasts its deepest and most talented roster since joining the Big Ten. Rutgers returns starters at all three levels of its defense, including disruptive linebacker Mohamed Toure, as well as 2023 Big Ten rushing leader Kyle Monangai. "We've got a bunch of guys that have come of age," Schiano told me last month. The Scarlet Knights also finally catch a schedule break: They don't play Ohio State, Michigan or Penn State, as well as top West Coast addition Oregon.

Trotter: Nebraska
The Cornhuskers haven't had a winning season since 2016, when Mike Riley went 9-3 before losing to Tennessee in the Music City Bowl. But Nebraska showed signs of life in Rhule's first season last year despite the 5-7 finish, as four of those defeats came by just a field goal. The defensive front should be formidable again, led by Hutmacher. If Dylan Raiola proves to be for real, the Huskers could be back in a bowl for the first time in eight years.

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Power Rankings

1. Ohio State
Loaded Buckeyes seek to end Michigan, CFP title droughts

2. Oregon
Ducks enter Big Ten with championship-ready roster

3. Penn State
Offensive reboot could shape Lions' quest for first CFP appearance

4. Michigan
QB question looms for Moore in title defense

5. Iowa
New playcaller Lester hopes to revive dormant offense

6. USC
Will revamped defensive staff make the difference for Riley?

7. Wisconsin
Fickell seeks Year 2 breakthrough as home showdowns loom.

8. Nebraska
The Huskers are playing defense again.

9. Rutgers
Favorable schedule and returning stars send expectations soaring.

10. Washington
National runner-up begins total reboot under Fisch

11. Minnesota
Quarterback transfer Max Brosmer arrives to complement veteran Gopher defense

12. Maryland
Favorable early schedule could help Terrapins generate confidence.

13. Illinois
Illini must improve turnover margin (-8) after ranking 123rd in 2023

14. Northwestern
Popup stadium off Lake Michigan could be a unique home-field advantage

15. UCLA
Bruins must travel 22,062 miles, second-most of any FBS team in 2024

16. Indiana
Coach Curt Cignetti brings brash attitude to Bloomington

17. Michigan State
Much rests on Oregon State transfer QB Aidan Chiles

18. Purdue
Boilermakers face unforgiving schedule, which includes Notre Dame

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

Let's see those questions.

Fire away!

Getting kicked by Serbia

6-10 104 yards

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Doesn’t really seem fair, IMO

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I confess that I am one. I've always wondered what the medal count or gold medal count would look like if it were corrected for population or for # of athletes representing the country. The majority of populous countries don't fare well at all. Some of those send small delegations and have a medals/representative count that is not out of line with others. The top three countries in terms of medals/million people are small nations that won 1 or 2 medals. Restricting the analysis to the top 16 medal winning countries, the big winners are New Zealand 3.9 medals/million people, 1.9 gold/million, Australia (2, 0.67), and the Netherlands (1.9, 0.8). The U.S., while having the largest delegation, still fares well (3rd) in medal/representative just behind China and Korea. I'm not trying to prove anything so no bashing. It is just different ways to look at the the raw numbers. The full analysis is below. I'm no computer geek, the formatting and readability got a bit screwed up in copying and pasting.

And yes, the Olympics could be improved. I'd vote for tossing any event that has Synchronized, Rhythmic, or Artistic in its name as well as anything that involves riding a horse.

August 11

1909 - The Arapahoe became the first American ship to use the S.O.S. distress signal.

1919 - Germany's Weimar Constitution was declared in effect.

1934 - The first inmates arrived at the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; the island would be more to more than 1,500 prisoners over the next three decades, including gangsters Al Capone and James "Whitey" Bulger, before closing in 1963.

1949 - President Harry S. Truman nominated Gen. Omar N. Bradley to become the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

1952 - King Hussein of Jordan ascended the throne after his father had been declared mentally unfit.

1954 - More than seven years of fighting in Indochina formally ended with the cessation of French control.

1956 - Abstract artist Jackson Pollock died in an automobile accident on Long Island, New York at age 44.

1960 - Chad gained independence from France.

1965 - Following the arrest of a young black motorist, the predominantly black neighborhood of Watts in Los Angeles erupted in riots that lasted six days and left 34 dead.

1972 - The last American ground combat troops in South Vietnam left to return to the United States.

1973 - At a house party in the Bronx, 18-year-old DJ Kool Herc began extending the musical breaks of the records he was playing and speaking over the beat, marking the (unofficial) birth of hip-hop music.

1992 - The Mall of America, the nation's largest shopping-entertainment center, opened in Bloomington, Minnesota.

1997 - President Bill Clinton made the first use of the historic line-item veto, rejecting three items in spending and tax bills. (The U.S. Supreme Court later struck down the veto as unconstitutional.)

2003 - Charles Taylor, president of Liberia, formally relinquished his office to Moses Blah and left for Nigeria.

2012 - More than 300 people were killed and 3,000 injured after a series of earthquakes struck near Tabriz, Iran.

2014 - Academy Award-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams died in Tiburon, California at age 63.

Birthdays
27 - Savannah Chrisley (reality star)
28 - Ayesha Erotica (singer)
31 - Alyson Stoner (actress)
32 - Tomi Lahren (TV personality)
39 - Jacqueline Fernandez (actress)
41 - Chris Hemsworth (actor)
44 - Merritt Wever (actor)
48 - Will Friedle (actor)
56 - Charlie Sexton (musician)
56 - Sophie Okonedo (actress)
56 - Anna Gunn (actress)
57 - Joe Rogan (actor/TV-radio host)
59 - Viola Davis (actress)
59 - Embeth Daviditz (actress)
63 - David Brooks (journalist)
71 - Hulk Hogan (professional wrestler)
74 - Steve Wozniak (co-founder of Apple Computer)

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Today in Sports History - August 11

1919 - The Green Bay Packers football club is founded by George Calhoun and Curly Lambeau -- named after chief sponsor Indian Packing Company.

1929 - Babe Ruth became the first player in MLB history to reach 500 career home runs.

1968 - Satchel Paige, age 62 and needing 158 days on a MLB payroll to qualify for a pension, is signed by the Atlanta Braves, where he serves as a coach.

1971 - Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins hit his 500th career home run.

1984 - American track star Carl Lewis won his fourth gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, equaling the feat set by Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games.

1984 - The Cincinnati Reds retired Johnny Bench's #5.

2015 - For the first time in MLB history, all 15 home teams won their games on the same day.

Gets to learn from one of the best to ever play. Aaron motherfvcking Rodgers!! Congrats.
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This one should be fish in a barrel. Fill in the blanks:

“The legendary Tom Osborne was the head coach of Nebraska football for ____ seasons. The Huskers finished with fewer than 9 wins in ____ seasons during that time span.”

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Plenty to dive into with Rhule's press conference following Saturday's scrimmage:

This is pretty badass, sorry for the language mods. Happened a few days back but wanted to share the Jomboy breakdown.

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Anybody else as nervous as I am with him being injured...again? If my comprehension is correct, Corcoran was listed to start at LT with Teddy #2. First of all, Corcoran listed as a starter is concerning enough, and then the #2 goes down. Is yikes a good enough word to describe the situation or am I overreacting?