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Video WATCH: Matt Rhule NSD press conference

HCMR officially locked up his third full recruiting class at Nebraska, which is a third consecutive class ranked Top 25 nationally and just missed being Top 5 in the Big Ten for a third straight year.

The recruiting class was, obviously and ironically, far from the main topic at Rhule's National Signing Day press conference that just wrapped up.

Rhule took a deep dive on several subjects and touched on many others during his nearly 35 min at the mic – including his answer for why Tony White left, the current statuses of Terrance Knighton, Garret McGuire and Marcus Satterfield, the answer to who will be the Huskers' defensive coordinator for their bowl game, living in the transfer portal world, the NIL landscape and the national coaching carousel.

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Today in History - December 4

December 4

1783 - George Washington delivered his farewell address to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York City.

1816 - James Monroe of Virginia was elected (by electors) the fifth president of the United States.

1875 - William Marcy "Boss" Tweed of New York's Tammany Hall escaped from jail and fled the country.

1945 - The U.S. Senate approved U.S. participation in the United Nations.

1956 - Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins, dubbed the “Million Dollar Quartet,” gathered for the first and only time for a jam session at Sun Records in Memphis.

1964 - Police arrested some 800 students at the University of California, Berkeley, one day after the students stormed the administration building and staged a massive sit-in.

1965 - The United States launched Gemini 7 with Air Force Lt. Col. Frank Borman and Navy Cmdr. James A. Lovell aboard on a two-week mission. (While Gemini 7 was in orbit, its sister ship, Gemini 6A, was launched on Dec. 15 on a one-day mission; the two spacecraft were able to rendezvous within a foot of each other.)

1969 - Fred Hampton and Mark Clark of the Black Panther Party were shot and killed during a raid by Chicago police.

1978 - Dianne Feinstein became the first female mayor of San Francisco.

1991 - Associated Press news correspondent Terry Anderson is released after having been held hostage in Lebanon for seven years.

1993 - Rock musician Frank Zappa died at age 52.

2003 - Interpol put the former president of Liberia, Charles Taylor, on its most-wanted list.

2016 - A North Carolina man armed with an assault rifle fired several shots inside Comet Ping Pong, a Washington, D.C., pizzeria, as he attempted to investigate an online conspiracy theory that prominent Democrats were harboring child sex slaves at the restaurant; no one was hurt, and the man surrendered to police. (He was later sentenced to four years in prison.)

2018 - Long lines of people wound through the Capitol Rotunda to view the casket of former President George H.W. Bush.

Birthdays
26 - Layton Greene (singer)
28 - Millie Court (reality star)
30 - Niykee Heaton (singer)
33 - Kate King (model)
40 - Jelly Roll (singer)
40 - Joe Thomas (football player)
51 - Tyra Banks (model/TV host)
55 - Jay-Z (rapper)
58 - Fred Armisen (actor/comedian)
60 - Marisa Tomei (actress)
61 - Sergei Bubka (track & field athlete)
67 - Lee Smith (baseball player)
68 - Bernard King (basketball player)
69 - Cassandra Wilson (singer)
73 - Patricia Wettig (actress)
75 - Jeff Bridges (actor)
82 - Gemma Jones (actress)
87 - Max Baer Jr. (actor)
91 - Wink Martindale (game show host)

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Today in Sports History - December 4

1909 - The first Grey Cup was awarded as the University of Toronto defeated Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26-6.

1909 - The Montreal Canadiens hockey franchise is founded, the oldest still operating member of the NHL.

1943 - Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis announced that any club was free to employ black players.

1945 - Army running back Doc Blanchard wins the Heisman Trophy.

1956 - Notre Dame quarterback Paul Hornung wins the Heisman Trophy.

1964 - Major league baseball established a free-agent draft that would take effect in 1965.

1977 - Tony Dorsett (Dallas Cowboys) rushed for 206 yards against the Philadelphia Eagles. He became only the third rookie to rush for more than 200 yards in a game.

1982 - Georgia running back Herschel Walker wins the Heisman Trophy.

1987 - Kareem Abdul Jabaar's was held to only 7 points in a game establishing an NBA record of 787 straight games with double digit points.

1996 - The Orlando Magic tie the NBA record for fewest points scored since the inception of the 24-second shot clock in a 84-57 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

1997 - The NBA suspended Golden State Warriors guard Latrell Sprewell for one year after Sprewell attacked Warriors coach P.J. Carlesimo three days earlier.

1997 - John Elway (Denver Broncos) surpassed 3,000 yards for the season. It was his 12th consecutive season to pass for more than 3,000 yards.

1997 - Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) set an NFL record when he rushed for over 100 yards in 12 consecutive games.

2010 - Oklahoma defeats Nebraska 23-20 in the Big 12 Championship Game.

2011 - Pedro Martinez announces his retirement from baseball.

2018 - The NHL Board of Governors awards a franchise to Seattle, which will ultimately become the Seattle Kraken.

2023 - Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark records 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a game against Wisconsin to establish a new Big Ten Conference record for career triple-doubles with seven.

Current playoff bracket using AP poll

So the playoffs right now according to conference standings (took the top 5 conference leaders) and the AP Poll would be:

9 - Ohio State
at - - - - - - - - - - 1 - Oregon (B1G)
8 - Tennessee


12 - Arizona St (Big 12)
at - - - - - - - - - - 4 - Boise St (MWC)
5 - Penn State


11 - Alabama
at - - - - - - - - - - 3 - SMU (ACC)
6 - Notre Dame


10 - Indiana
at - - - - - - - - - - 2 - Texas (SEC)
7 - Georgia

Just conference championship games left, so not much should change.

UNLV @ Boise State -3.5
If UNLV wins they will be the 12th seed giving the ACC and Big 12 champs byes.

Iowa State vs Arizona State -2.5
Winner gets the 12th seed

Georgia vs Texas -2.5
If Georgia wins they will pretty much just swap spots, Texas wins Georgia should stay in but will probably not host.

Penn St vs Oregon -3.5
If Penn State wins they will pretty much just swap spots, Oregon wins Penn State should stay in but might not host.

Clemson vs SMU -2.5
Clemson wins they'd be the 12th seed bumping the Big 12 to a bye and Boise to a 3 seed, SMU would be out.


South Carolina, Miami and Ole Miss are just out don't think any of them will go ahead of Alabama for the last spot. Also don't think SEC/B1G conference championship game loser will drop below Alabama and change who gets in.

Progress?

The results of this game with Iowa was nothing surprising...given past performances. The first reaction I had was "I'm tapping out of this sh*t show program".

The question that comes up is...did they actually show progress this year? The win/loss record is only 1 game better. They were definitely a Jekyll & Hyde team for the entire year. Looked good at times and also looked horrible at times.

It just comes down to progress...or lack of progress. I am done getting angry (but still really disappointed). Personally, I think Rhule has the same "deer in the headlights" look that Frost had. He talks a good talk but I am questioning his actual coaching ability and the staff he has surrounded himself with. Recruiting would have been immensely easier being 7-5 then it will be being 6-6.

My bottom line is that this year really was the same crap just a different season.
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