I think I have to lean Tom Cruise ...

First, a series win last weekend against #5 Oregon State. Then, back-to-back in-state losses to Creighton and Omaha. Nebraska, once again, limping into a Big Ten weekend looking for its first conference series win of the year.

And with that, here is today’s game info:

Matchup: Nebraska (12-17, 2-7 Big Ten) vs. Rutgers (14-15, 4-5)
Time: 6 p.m. CT
TV/Streaming: Nebraska Public Media
Radio: Huskers.com, Huskers Radio Network, Huskers App
Stadium: Hawks Field at Haymarket Park (Lincoln)
Pitching: Nebraska LHP Will Walsh (3-4, 3.76 ERA) vs. Rutgers RHP Justin Shadek (0-3, 6.91 ERA)

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GTown is 18-15 and finished 7th in the Big East.

I understand we’re playing post season basketball, but are we going to get any portal additions any time soon?

2026 Alvin (Tex.) Iowa Colony will visit Nebraska this weekend, he tells me. Sitting right outside the top-100 in the Rivals250 rankings, he's rated a top-15 wide reciever nationally.

Nebraska offered in January and immediately had his attention, Huskers are battling Oklahoma, Arizona, SMU and Houston, among others

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They are not sold out yet!

National championship contender, his former school…Notre Dame. Don’t shoot the messenger, as I get you all are much more knowledgeable than he. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯








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Jones has seen an uptick in recent interest, Nebraska pulled the trigger and offered the in-state DB today

Huskers have ground to make up on Iowa and Minnesota, but he was on campus earlier this week and with his brother on the team, that ground can be made up quickly

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April 26 - BTN - 7pm CT
I'm looking forward to seeing the '25 Huskers. The Coach Dani era is starting off with a quality opponent.

"Head Volleyball Coach Dani Busboom Kelly will make her Nebraska debut when the Huskers take on Kansas. The Huskers are coming off a 33-3 season and a trip to the NCAA Semifinals, while Kansas reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season and posted a 25-5 record."

Nebraska offensive line coach Donovan Raiola talked about his room today, and Tyler Knaak touched a bit on who's been playing where on the O-line this spring.

News release just in from the Big Ten Network:

CHICAGO, Ill. – The Big Ten Network today announced expanded televised coverage of spring volleyball across three sports. BTN’s schedule for 2025 spring volleyball matches includes three women’s volleyball games, three MPSF men’s volleyball matches and three matches from the MPSF Beach Volleyball Championships.

BTN’s coverage of women’s spring volleyball begins Wednesday, April 9, as reigning national champion Penn State hosts Pitt at 7 p.m. ET. Coverage continues Wednesday, April 16, at 8:30 p.m. ET, featuring Wisconsin hosting Marquette for a match in Madison. Additionally, Nebraska and new head coach Dani Busboom Kelly face off with Kansas from the Bob Devaney Sports Center, Saturday, April 26, at 8 p.m. ET.

Four-time Big Ten Coach of the Year John Cook joins BTN as an analyst for the network’s volleyball coverage. The three-time AVCA National Coach of the Year retired with the fifth-best winning percentage all-time for a Division I volleyball coach, and his record of 722-103 at Nebraska ranks as the best winning percentage for any Division I program over the last 25 years. Cook led the Huskers to four national championships and oversaw Volleyball Day in Nebraska in 2023, setting a world record for the largest crowd to watch a women’s sporting event with 92,003 fans in Memorial Stadium.

Alongside Cook, Big Ten Network veterans Kristin Carpenter Steadman, Emily Ehman, Connor Onion, Larry Punteney and Chris Vosters will anchor the spring volleyball broadcasts on BTN.

Three MPSF men’s volleyball matches will air live on BTN, beginning with a to-be-determined wildcard selection airing on April 12. On April 17, BTN will cover the battle of Los Angeles as two-time defending national champion UCLA hosts their crosstown rival USC at 10:30 p.m. ET from Pauley Pavilion. BTN will also televise the championship match of the MPSF Championship Tournament from Pepperdine University, Saturday, April 26, at 10:30 p.m. ET.

The three final matches of the MPSF Beach Volleyball Championship, from Spiker Beach Volleyball Club in Huntington Beach, Calif., will air live on BTN, Friday, April 25. The matches, including the championship match, will air at 11:30 a.m. ET, 1 p.m. ET and 3 p.m. ET.

With the addition of these televised spring volleyball matches, BTN’s volleyball coverage now runs from August through April. During the 2024 season, BTN televised a record 68 women’s volleyball matches, with more than 200 additional matches streaming exclusively on B1G+. Along with record viewership on B1G+, BTN aired nine of the top 20 most-watched women’s volleyball matches of the 2024 season.

Digital coverage will be available via the @B1GVolleyball accounts on X, Instagram, Bluesky and YouTube. All television programming on BTN also streams live via the FOX Sports App, with a complete schedule below.

Big Ten Women’s Spring Volleyball Schedule on BTN (All Times ET):



MPSF Men’s Volleyball Schedule on BTN (All Times ET):



MPSF Beach Volleyball Schedule on BTN (All Times ET):

Took 2 of 3 this weekend against Oregon State. Not bad, hopefully that gets them going

Eric "E" Murphy ... Entourage ...

Nebraska looking for an in-state bounce back after it pulled to within a 6-5 deficit in the 8th inning vs. Creighton yesterday – with runners on 2nd + 3rd w/ one out – but ultimately let an opportunity slip in a 9-5 home loss.

Today’s game info:

Matchup: Nebraska (12-16) at Omaha (8-17)
Time: 6 p.m. CT
TV/Streaming: OMavs.com
Radio: Huskers.com, Huskers Radio Network, Huskers App
Stadium: Tal Anderson Field in Omaha
Pitching: Nebraska RHP Carson Jasa (2-2, 8.44 ERA) vs. TBA

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What the rest of the world is essentially telling us is that they have some basic right to tariff our exports at rates much higher than we tariff them, and if we raise our tariffs (even to 1/2 of theirs) we're committing some grave economic crime on the world. What's worse is that many in this country think it's OK for the rest of the world to do this!

What the hell kind of world do we live in where we essentially let ourselves get screwed over and over again and do nothing about it? I'll tell you what kind of world, one where a few elitists destroy the country in their efforts to make themselves rich and politicians get kick backs to make themselves rich.

The result of the new tariffs will be one of two things, or a combination of things as some countries come to the table to negotiate:

1) If no one negotiates (not possible), the new tariffs will generate over $900 billion for the federal coffers as opposed to the current $75 billion, reducing our deficit by over $800 billion. There might be some price increases, but it will be noise and the importers will eat most of the tariffs to remain competitive with domestic production. Domestic production of goods and services will increase and we'll eventually import less, cutting into the tariff income but making up for it in domestic tax revenue. Supplemented by AI, there is NO reason why we can't make most of what we sell here for around the same price as making it in China and paying the freight cost.

2) If both sides lower their tariffs to some semblance of parity or eliminate them, then we win over the former situation with better ability to export.

Clue to the other countries. When your current tariffs and other requirements make exporting of American goods cost prohibitive and impossible, it really doesn't matter if you "retaliate" because 75% of 0 is the same as 40% of 0.

Also, the irony of all of this drips like molasses. The Country of Canada has purchased electronic billboards here in Atlanta telling us that "Tariffs increase the cost of your groceries" and "Tariffs increase the cost of your fuel". Funny, the when they retaliate and raise their tariffs, they don't seem to care too much about their citizen's grocery and fuel prices!

Link: D1Softball Top 25

1. Texas (34-3)
2. Florida (33-5)
3. Oklahoma (31-3)
4. Florida State (33-5)
5. Texas A&M (31-5)
6. South Carolina (27-7)
7. LSU (31-4)
8. UCLA (32-5)
9. Oregon (31-3)
10. Tennessee (29-7)
11. Arizona (31-6)
12. Virginia Tech (28-5)
13. Arkansas (26-7)
14. Texas Tech (27-9)
15. Mississippi State (29-8)
16. Duke (25-12)
17. Stanford (24-6)
18. Oklahoma State (21-9)
19. Mississippi (28-7)
20. Clemson (27-10)
21. Florida Atlantic (32-5)
22. Liberty (31-6)
23. Ohio State (29-7-1)
24. Alabama (25-13)
25. Georgia (25-10)

Also Receiving Votes
Coastal Carolina, Nebraska

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Link: Softball America Top 25

1. Texas (34-3)
2. Florida (33-5)
3. Oklahoma (31-3)
4. Texas A&M (31-5)
5. LSU (31-4)
6. Florida State (33-5)
7. South Carolina (27-7)
8. Oregon (31-3)
9. Tennessee (29-7)
10. Arizona (31-6)
11. UCLA (32-5)
12. Virginia Tech (28-5)
13. Arkansas (26-7)
14. Texas Tech (27-9)
15. Mississippi (28-6)
16. Ohio State (29-7-1)
17. Mississippi State (29-8)
18. Stanford (24-6)
19. Duke (25-12)
20. Liberty (31-6)
21. Clemson (27-10)
22. Alabama (25-13)
23. Georgia (25-10)
24. Oklahoma State (21-9)
25. Florida Atlantic (32-5)

Also Receiving Votes
Nebraska

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Link: ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25

1. Texas (25) (34-3)
2. Florida (33-5)
3. Oklahoma (31-3)
4. Texas A&M (31-5)
5. Oregon (31-3)
6. Tennessee (29-7)
7. LSU (31-4)
8. UCLA (32-5)
9. South Carolina (27-7)
10. Florida State (33-5)
11. Virginia Tech (28-5)
13. Arizona (31-6)
14. Texas Tech (27-9)
15. Mississippi State (29-8)
16. Georgia (25-10)
17. Stanford (24-6)
18. Oklahoma State (21-9)
19. Duke (25-12)
20. Mississippi (28-6)
21. Nebraska (26-8)
22. Ohio State (29-6-1)
23. Alabama (25-13)
24. Liberty (31-6)
25. Clemson (27-10)

Others Receiving Votes
Virginia, Florida Atlantic, Grand Canyon, Baylor, Kentucky, Auburn

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Link: NFCA Coaches Top 25

1. Texas (29) (34-3)
2. Oklahoma (31-3)
3. Florida (33-5)
4. Texas A&M (1) (31-5)
5. LSU (31-4)
6. Oregon (31-3)
7. Tennessee (29-7)
8. Florida State (33-5)
9. UCLA (32-5)
10. South Carolina (27-7)
11. Arizona (31-6)
12. Arkansas (26-7)
13. Virginia Tech (28-5)
14. Texas Tech (27-9)
15. Stanford (24-6)
16. Georgia (25-10)
17. Mississippi State (29-8)
18. Oklahoma State (21-9)
19. Mississippi (28-6)
20. Nebraska (26-8)
21. Ohio State (29-6-1)
22. Duke (25-12)
23. Florida Atlantic (32-5)
24. Alabama (25-13)
25. Virginia (25-10)

Others Receiving Votes
Grand Canyon, Clemson, Auburn, Liberty, Washington, Nevada, Kentucky, California, North Florida

As expected, Connor Essegian will return to Nebraska for 2025-26.

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There's way too much to talk about when we're in fall camp or during the season, but I always love talking about this sort of stuff during the off-season to get other posters thoughts, belief, etc. I'm a huge, huge believer that the psychology factor of football is where Rhule rightfully spends 99% of his time on.

I don't think it's an accident that we've lost so many close games, how every season we seem to have some sort of statistical anomaly that defies logic. I think Nebraska players feel more pressure to perform at Nebraska then they would at 95% of the other programs across the country. Between our media coverage, the celebrity factor across the community, all the eyeballs on our football program year-round I without a doubt believe it affects the players psychology and amplifies the situational in key moments. I don't know that many ordinary fans recognize a football player at most other programs, but at Nebraska, you can't go to the grocery story without people stopping you. I think all of this is inter-twined and affecting their play on the field, over-thinking, lacking confidence at times, and it magnifies things further when they see social media "another close loss" and so on and so forth.

Adrian was a good football player for us. Then he goes to Manhattan Kansas with way smaller/less everything and tears it up. We've seen countless players be "good" for us and then go to the NFL and become exceptional players early - most notably on the OL.

Does anyone else believe in this stuff? Does anyone know how to fix it? Rhule has talked about this stuff a bunch. Then we have the Notre Dame transfer Rocco come in and say something along the lines of "our team is talented like ND, but our players just need to be confident in their abilities" (paraphrasing) and it made me want to start a discussion on the topic. I half-jokingly half serious tell my friends a dozen times every season that if the entire state took a giant step back from NU football we'd honestly probably win more games. Indiana brought in a good coach in Cignetti and had just about zero pressure to perform last year - in fact, the local fanbase probably had zero expectations for a year 1 coach, at Indiana... you know the rest of the story there. Arizona State picked to finish last, won the conference, had a Cinderella story. I think those programs were playing "free" and played to their abilities. Even Scooter Frost talked about playing free from fear of failure.

It's all just really interesting to me. We have enough talent more years than not, yet we still have the same problems - and I'm beginning to believe more so every year that our major problems have been between the ears. I hope we make a huge jump mentally this year.

GBR!

I got nothing. IDK who any of our grad assistants are, so I’m gonna rely on your wealth of knowledge on this pressing matter…