Starts today. I like ESPN's 5th set program. Whip around show, which is fine for the 1st round as there are many blowouts.

1st match is already an upset with Loyola Chicago sweeping BYU. There should be some good matches. A lot of parity overall, but there are still elite teams. Pitt and Nebraska are almost locks for the Final Four with Louisville, Stanford, Creighton and Penn State battling for the other two spots.

Look forward to the tournament, just need 6 more wins.

Do you think the players tell the coaches they are entering the portal

December 6
Northwestern 70, #19 Illinois 66 (OT)
Indiana 76, Miami (OH) 57

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

Games for Saturday, December 7
Rutgers at Ohio State (11:00 AM - FS1)
Nebraska at Michigan State (11:00 AM - BTN)
#11 Wisconsin at #5 Marquette (12:30 PM - FOX)
Iowa at Michigan (1:00 PM - FS1)
USC at Washington (5:00 PM - BTN)

Well, after the (Spencer) Rattlers took their first leads of the match at 1-0, 3-2 and 5-4 in Set 3, the 'Skers throttled down again to win the third set and polish off the sweep (25-3, 25-9, 25-17)

Nebraska hits the 30-win plateau and ends FAMU's season at 27-7 in the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament.

Tomorrow night at 7 p.m. CT in Lincoln:
#1 seed Nebraska (30-2 overall, 18-1 Big Ten) vs. #8 seed Miami (22-10, 12-8 ACC)

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Getting this thread started early because I may not be in front of my laptop by the time things get going. But, either way, it's almost NCAA Tournament Time...

Matchup: #1 seed Nebraska (29-2 overall, 19-1 Big Ten co-champs) vs. Florida A&M (27-6, 16-0 SWAC champs)
Start time: 7 p.m. CT
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Huskers Radio Network (LINK)

Time to change the Rhule philosophy? Loyalty? Redshirting guys so they can develop? Looks to be completely lost on this group of guys.

Nebraska VB dominated Florida A&M tonight. Here's the full press release on the Huskers' sweep of the Rattlers via Nebraska Athletics:
LINCOLN, Neb. – The third-ranked Nebraska volleyball team moved on in the NCAA Tournament after a 25-3, 25-9, 25-17 sweep of Florida A&M in the first round on Friday night in front of a crowd of 8,702 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

The Huskers (30-2) were dominant from start to finish in setting a school record for fewest points allowed in a set (3) and match (29) in the rally-scoring era.

Harper Murray had a team-high 12 kills and hit .440, as the Huskers hit .391 as a team. The Big Red held Florida A&M (27-7) to a -.043 hitting percentage.

Andi Jackson posted eight kills and three blocks and hit .538. The Huskers were able to shuffle their lineup in the victory and had eight players record at least two kills.

Bergen Reilly had 32 assists and 12 digs, and Lexi Rodriguez had 15 digs to move within 56 of the Nebraska career record. Olivia Mauch served four of Nebraska's six aces. Merrit Beason notched two and added five kills.

Set 1: The Huskers came out firing to take a 12-1 lead. Allick had two kills and a block, Mauch served an ace, and Murray tallied two kills. Beason had a kill and an ace, and Murray added another kill before combining with Jackson for a block to make it 17-3. Two straight errors by the Rattlers preceded a back-row kill by Murray that made it 20-3. Jackson had two kills, and Murray closed the set with two kills as NU ended the set on a 12-0 run. The final score of 25-3 set a school record for fewest points allowed in a non-fifth set in the rally-scoring era.

Set 2: Landfair had two early kills, and Leyla Blackwell and Murray took the Huskers to a 5-2 lead with kills. Beason served another ace, and Jackson had three kills and two blocks to put the Huskers in front 14-4. Reilly capped a 7-0 run with back-to-back kills that made it 16-4. The Huskers finished the set on an 8-1 run with kills by Landfair, Murray and Blackwell and back-to-back aces by Mauch to finish out the set, 25-9.

Set 3: NU went ahead 9-5 after another ace by Mauch and a Blackwell kill. The Huskers extended the lead to 18-11 after a block by Blackwell and Beason and another Blackwell kill. Two straight kills by Beason made it 20-13, and the Huskers closed out the sweep with a 25-17 win with Lindsay Krause recording back-to-back kills for the final two points.

Up Next: Nebraska will face Miami in the second round on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Miami swept South Dakota State in the first round on Friday evening. The match will be streamed on ESPN+ and can be heard on the Huskers Radio Network.

Nebraska Post-Match Notes

• Nebraska officially made its 43rd NCAA Tournament appearance tonight. The Huskers rank second all-time in NCAA Tournament appearances and consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (43).
• The Huskers played their 167th NCAA Tournament match tonight. That ranks as the second-most postseason matches in NCAA history.
• With the win, Nebraska improved to 131-37 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers rank second in NCAA history in postseason wins and winning percentage (.780).
• Nebraska improved to 37-1 all-time in first-round NCAA Tournament matches. The Huskers have won their last 36 first-round matches dating back to 1984.
• The Huskers swept their opponent for the 31st time in 37 all-time first-round NCAA Tournament matches.
• Nebraska improved to 102-1 in the NCAA Tournament when taking a 2-0 lead. The Huskers have won 101 consecutive postseason matches when winning the first two sets.
• The win was Nebraska’s 23rd consecutive home victory in the NCAA Tournament dating back to 2013. The 23-match home win streak is the longest in program history, topping the previous record of 22 consecutive home NCAA Tournament victories from 1995 to 2002.
• Overall, Nebraska has won 42 consecutive home matches dating back to Dec. 1, 2022. The Huskers’ own the nation’s longest home winning streak, and the streak is the longest since Nebraska moved into the Devaney Center in 2013.
• NU improved to 84-7 all-time in home NCAA Tournament matches.
• The Huskers improved to 61-1 all-time against unranked opponents in the NCAA Tournament.
• Florida A&M marked the 79th different opponent the Huskers have defeated in the NCAA Tournament. The Rattlers became the 67th different team John Cook has defeated during his Nebraska NCAA Tournament career.
• John Cook improved to 90-20 in the NCAA Tournament as Nebraska’s head coach. He joined Russ Rose (Penn State) as the only two coaches in NCAA history to win 90 postseason matches at one school.
• Nebraska improved to 30-2 this season with the win. The Huskers have won 30 matches in a season for the 25th time in program history.
• Florida A&M scored 29 points in the match, the fewest points a Husker opponent has ever scored in the rally-scoring era. The previous low was 32 points on two occasions (Maryland in 2015 and Rutgers in 2017).
• NU won the first set 25-3. The three points are the fewest the Huskers have ever allowed in a set since the NCAA switched to rally scoring beginning with the 2001 season. The previous record had been four points on two occasions (2013 vs. Louisiana-Monroe and 208 vs. Missouri State).
• In the first set, Nebraska had runs of 10-0 and 12-0, with the 12-0 run closing out the set.
• The Huskers held Florida A&M to a -.043 attack percentage. It marked the second straight match – and the second time this season – that Nebraska has held its opponent to a negative hitting percentage.
• Nebraska has held consecutive opponents to a negative hitting percentage for the first time ever in the rally-scoring era and for the first time overall since the 2004 season. This marks the fourth time under John Cook that Nebraska has held consecutive opponents to a negative hitting percentage.
• Florida A&M did not score its first point on its serve until the 24th rally of the second set and the 52nd rally of the match.
• Olivia Mauch had four aces to tie her career high. Her four aces were one shy of the Nebraska record for aces in a three-set NCAA Tournament match.

Presumably won't be announced until the bowl game is finalized? Players still on campus working out?

As @Greg Smith reported on Monday, Nebraska assistant coach Garret McGuire will not return to the Huskers' coaching staff in 2025.

More details inside, including McGuire's next stop:

Must be nice to have Phil on board with open check book. I just looked at their class. I dont think I've ever seen this before. They only have 1 3 star lol. Everyoen else is 4 and 5 stars.

Come on Warren Buffett. Hook it up for us.

One thing we tend to overlook is other schools tampering with our players, makes me wonder if players like pricewell and ej are leaving because a school has been after them for a while offering them a better financial package, similar to Hausmann going to Michigan

Nebraska running back signee Conor Booth was named the Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year after rushing for 2,956 yards and 50 touchdowns as a senior. He will graduate as the Class C2 record-holder for career touchdowns and tied for the single-game TD mark with eight.

Nebraska defensive line signee Kade Pietrzak was named North Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year after recording 54 tackles including 25 for a loss, 32 quarterback hurries and five sacks this past season, leading the Mustangs (10-2) to the Class AAA state title game.

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Thinking of getting take out for the VB match, but then I thought making a homemade pizza sounded ideal ... maybe I'm just hungry because I skipped lunch ... any and all ideas are welcome

... but I guess it was inevitable....

Best of luck, young man...

When the players can basically leave whenever they want, does it really matter?

Well, it's the final weekend of picks for the 2024 season. I'm in first place currently, and I have a feeling I'm on the brink of an awesome, epic, total collapse:

This poll isn't about who the best players are, it is simply as a fan, which players do you enjoy watching the most. It could be due to their defensive effort, their shooting skills, their passing skills, their overall hustle, the way they contribute off the bench, whatever reason... just who do you enjoy watching. You can vote up to 5 players

“How many Nebraska football players have won the Outland Trophy? Nebraska owns more winners of the award – given annually to the top offensive lineman in college football – than any other school in the country.”

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Answer:

9 total from 8 different players (Dave Rimington was a 2x winner in 1981 and 1982)

Grading on the hardest national scale, we went big and landed 5 TRUE blue chippers and several just behind them

Got a bad ass future QB who can truly sling it

Got a program changing RB and several at the WR spot whose talents will IMMEDIATELY upgrade that side of the ball

Terry would've made it a full A+ day, but TONS of momentum to build on now as we analyze and fight our way through this portal system

Who are we gonna have once Rhamir, Emmett, and Ervin Jr. leave? Outside of Dowdell, I can't bring a name to my head.

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December 6
1865 - The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified when Georgia became the 27th state to support it.

1884 - Construction of the Washington Monument was completed.

1889 - Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, died in New Orleans.

1907 - The worst mining disaster in U.S. history occurred as at least 361 men and boys died in a coal mine explosion in Monongah, West Virginia.

1917 - More than 1,700 people were killed when an explosives-laden French cargo ship, the Mont Blanc, collided with the Norwegian vessel Imo at the harbor in Halifax, Nova Scotia, setting off a blast that devastated the Canadian city.

1923 - A presidential address was broadcast on radio for the first time as Calvin Coolidge spoke before Congress.

1926 - French impressionist painter Claude Monet died at age 86.

1957 - America’s first attempt at putting a satellite into orbit failed as Vanguard TV3 rose about four feet off a Cape Canaveral launch pad before crashing down and exploding.

1969 - A free concert by The Rolling Stones at the Altamont Speedway in Alameda County, California, was marred by the deaths of four people, including one who was stabbed by a member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club that was hired to provide concert security.

1973 - House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as vice president, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew who had resigned.

1992 - The destruction of a mosque in India by Hindu extremists set off two months of Muslim-Hindu fighting that claimed at least 2,000 lives.

1998 - Hugo Chavez is elected president of Venezuela.

2017 - President Donald Trump declared Jerusalem to be Israel's capital, defying warnings from the Palestinians and others around the world that he would be destroying hopes for Mideast peace.

2018 - Kevin Hart announced that he had stepped down as Oscars host following an outcry over anti-gay tweets and comments he had made in the past.

2021 - The Justice Department said it was ending its investigation into the 1955 lynching of the Black teenager Emmett Till, who was killed after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman in Mississippi.

2022 - Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election that ensured Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of President Joe Biden's term.

Birthdays
27 - Sabrina Ionescu (basketball player)
28 - Stefanie Scott (actress)
29 - Molly Gordon (actress)
30 - Giannis Antetokounmpo (basketball player)
32 - Johnny Manziel (football player)
34 - Stormi Henley (model)
39 - Dulce Maria (actress)
52 - Sarah Rafferty (actress)
57 - Judd Apatow (writer/actor)
62 - Janine Turner (actress)
68 - Peter Buck (musician)
69 - Steven Wright (comedian)
71 - Tom Hulce (actor)
76 - JoBeth Williams (actress)

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Today in Sports History - December 6

1939 - Iowa running back Nile Kinnick wins the Heisman Trophy.

1960 - Gene Autry and Bob Reynolds were granted the Los Angeles Angels baseball franchise by the American League.

1961 - Syracuse running back Ernie Davis becomes the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy.

1975 - Ohio State running back Archie Griffin wins the Heisman Trophy.

1986 - Miami quarterback Vinny Testaverde wins the Heisman Trophy.

1990 - The National Hockey League granted a membership to the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Ottawa Senators.

1992 - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice catches his NFL record 101st career touchdown pass.

1992 - Barry Bonds signs a record $43 million contract with the San Francisco Giants.

2018 - Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry rushes for 238 yards and four touchdowns in a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars; included in that total was a 99-yard touchdown run, tying Dallas Cowboys hall of famer Tony Dorsett for longest rush in NFL history.