February 5
1811 - After King George III was declared insane, the Prince of Wales became Prince Regent of England, and later King George IV.

1917 - Mexico adopted its present-day constitution.

1917 - Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1917, overriding President Woodrow Wilson's veto, an act that severely curtailed Asian immigration and mandated immigrant literacy testing.

1918 - More than 200 people were killed during World War I when the Cunard liner SS Tuscania, which was transporting over 2,000 American troops to Europe, was torpedoed by a German U-boat in the Irish Sea.

1937 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed increasing the number of justices on the United States Supreme Court, a move critics decried as "packing the court."

1971 - Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell stepped onto the surface of the moon in the first of two lunar excursions.

1973 - Services were held at Arlington National Cemetery for U.S. Army Col. William B. Nolde, the last official American combat casualty before the Vietnam ceasefire took effect.

1993 - President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act, granting workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for family emergencies.

1994 - Byron De La Beckwith was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Medgar Evers, 30 years after the crime was committed in Jackson, Mississippi.

1997 - Under international pressure, three of Switzerland's biggest banks created a fund worth 100 million Swiss francs for Holocaust victims and their families.

2020 - The U.S. Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump, bringing to a close the third presidential trial in American history. Though a majority of senators expressed unease with Trump's pressure campaign on Ukraine that resulted in the two articles of impeachment, just one Republican, Mitt Romney of Utah, broke with the GOP and voted to convict.

2023 - Beyonce won her 32nd Grammy to become the most decorated artist in the history of the award.

Birthdays
36 - Jeremy Sumpter (actor)
38 - Henry Golding (actor)
38 - Darren Criss (actor)
40 - Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer player)
41 - Tyler Farr (singer)
45 - Tiwa Savage (singer)
54 - Sara Evans (singer)
55 - David Chisum (actor)
56 - Michael Sheen (actor)
56 - Bobby Brown (singer)
58 - Chris Parnell (actor)
61 - Laura Linney (actress)
63 - Jennifer Jason Leigh (actress)
64 - Tim Meadows (actor/comedian)
77 - Barbara Hershey (actress)
77 - Christopher Guest (actor)
79 - Charlotte Rampling (actress)
81 - Al Kooper (singer)
84 - David Selby (actor)

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Today in Sports History - February 5
1959 - Dick Irvin (Montreal Canadiens) became the first NHL coach to win 500 games. He ended his career with 690 wins.

1972 - Bob Douglas became the first black man elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

1988 - The first time in 30 years a wrestling match was aired in prime-time on television. Andre the Giant beat Hulk Hogan in the match.

1989 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the first NBA player to score 38,000 points.

1990 - NBC obtained the television rights to all of Notre Dame's home football games for the next five years; Notre Dame became the first university to sell its television rights to a major network.

1994 - Peter Bondra (Washington Capitals) became the 10th player in NHL history to score four goals in one period.

1997 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) became the seventh player to score 600 career goals.

2003 - Bob Knight (Texas Tech) coached his 800th victory.

2003 - Mike Modano of the Dallas Stars got his 600th career assist making him only the second American-born player to get 400 goals and 600 assists. Jeremy Roenick was the first American-born player to achieve the feat.

2006 - The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 to win Super Bowl XL, the fifth Super Bowl win for the Steelers.

2011 - NFL Films founder Ed Sabol is elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

2012 - The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17 to win Super Bowl XLVI.

2017 - The New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime to win Super Bowl LI.

2023 - The NFL changed the format of its Pro Bowl to skills competitions and 7-on-7 flag football instead of an actual tackle football game.

Get Smith into the portal. Let’s see how DR can recruit.

Good stuff right here:

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Live in Lincoln. Year after year of massive valuations. 2 years ago I think they increased me like 27% of original purchase value. And got some crock about how they were trying to price in multiple years at once, so future increases were less.......well last year was double digits......this year is 17% increase. It's insane. City is run like a ****ing shit hole....(you all know exactly what I am saying).

I spoke to a realtor last year, just in passing, and she told me that if I thought I could sell my house for that valuation or more, then there isn't much I can do, because if they did an appeal, they'd just come to the same conclusion......Is this true? Does anyone have any experience with alternative options or the appeal process?

Because I'd say the valuation is close, to what I'd get for my home, but if I got less I know the county isn't going to refund me......and its one thing to eat it the last few years when the market is wild and you're gonna get whatever you ask for it, but now that properties are sitting longer, I dont think Mayor hyphenated last name from CA needs to be telling what my property is worth based on some mythical evaluation calculation.

and I'm not sure why

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Torn ACL was pretty bad ... but the pain AFTER surgery was earth shaking

now that darn left knee has never been the same, thank God I kept up most of my club head speed

I always heard the torn achilles is the worst

February 4
UCLA 63, #9 Michigan State 61
Northwestern 77, USC 75
#7 Purdue 90, Iowa 81
#21 Wisconsin 76, Indiana 64
Minnesota 69, Penn State 61

Standings
1. Purdue (18-5, 10-2)
2. Michigan State (18-4, 9-2)
3. Michigan (16-5, 8-2)
4. UCLA (17-6, 8-4)
4. Wisconsin (18-5, 8-4)
6. Maryland (17-5, 7-4)
7. Illinois (15-7, 7-5)
8. Ohio State (13-9, 5-6)
8. Oregon (16-6, 5-6)
8. USC (13-9, 5-6)
11. Indiana (14-9, 5-7)
12. Nebraska (14-8, 4-7)
12. Iowa (13-9, 4-7)
12. Rutgers (11-11, 4-7)
15. Minnesota (12-11, 4-8)
15. Northwestern (13-10, 4-8)
17. Penn State (13-10, 3-9)
18. Washington (11-10, 2-8)

Games for Wednesday, February 5
Oregon at #24 Michigan (5:30 PM - BTN)
#23 Illinois at Rutgers (7:30 PM - BTN)
Nebraska at Washington (9:30 PM - BTN)

How many of you do your own taxes? What do you use?

My wife and I have been using a cpa for several years. Mainly because along with our W2 jobs I have a small LLC so I wasn't sure how to make those things jive.

Already have to pay in a chunk. It would be nice to at least save a buck or two on the prep work.

Shevin Smith Jr., who spent the past two seasons on Matt Rhule's staff, is no longer with the program and will coach Bemidji State's corners this fall, he announced on X this morning.

Smith was a grad assistant who helped with the DBs in 2023 and did some recruiting/coaching in 2024. Young coach who wants to get experience and climb the ranks.

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It seems we have potentially upgraded with nearly every change. DL sticks out as a maybe not but I’m still confident we got some Dawgs that will have another year under their belt.

Coaches were a huge upgrade - this is a serious squad. LFGBR!!!!

In Detroit on business. Just had Buddy’s pizza. Detroit style. Looks heavy, feels light. Might have been the best pizza I’ve had. Crust was amazing and great ingredients, quality sauce.

Just saying…. This style is really good. And I live by Chicago. Not a fan of the tavern style/bar style. Cracker crust. But I love the deep dish, lou malnattis being my favorite of those.

In Elkhart we actually have great pizza being between Chicago and detroit. But buddy’s was better than anything local.

D1Baseball Big Ten Preview


Projected Order of Finish
1. Oregon
2. Nebraska
3. Indiana
4. Penn State
5. Michigan
6. Maryland
7. UCLA
8. Illinois
9. Iowa
10. USC
11. Ohio State
12. Minnesota
13. Purdue
14. Rutgers
15. Michigan State
16. Northwestern
17. Washington

Projected Regional Teams (5)
Oregon, Nebraska, Indiana, Penn State, Michigan

Preseason Player of the Year
Devin Taylor, Indiana (OF)

Preseason Pitcher of the Year
Grayson Grinsell, Oregon (LHP)

Preseason Freshman of the Year
Grant Bradley, Michigan (RHP)

Huskers take on Wisconsin in B1G wrestling tonight at 8:00 on BTN.

PSU spanking I_wa in the preliminary match before the marquee telecast.

Shortly I'm going to post the entire roster that will need to be trimmed to 105 by fall. I've eliminated all graduating seniors as well as Malachai since he's entering the portal. I'll include the incoming true freshmen in bold type who have signed for next year.

It's going to be alphabetical and their listed position but not going to mess with what class they are due to redshirting, etc.

When someone enters the transfer portal I'll denote it by moving their name to the right of the active list and indicate they entered. The number in ( ) will indicate how many total players have entered the portal.

When NU signs someone from the portal I'll place an "x" in front of their name.

I'll add an xx after a player's name if it's a player we would like to retain and not lose to the portal.

This list will become very fluid when the portal opens Wednesday, Dec. 4 through Dec 28, 2024.
Non-grad students can enter beginning Dec. 9th through Jan. 1, 2025.

152 TOTAL (22) have entered the portal thus far. 10 on offense/12 on defense
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>(Offensive Player)>>>>>>>>(Defensive Player)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
(Still at NU)
ALVANO PK

BARNES DB
BARNEY WR xx
BAUER RB
BELL WR xx
BENNING DB xx
BLACK DL
>BOERKIRCHER TE xx (Entered and withdrew)
BONNER WR xx
BOOKER LB
BOOTH RB
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL......Dwight Bootle xx.....(14)
BORCHER DL xx
BOWER LB
BAUER LB
BRANCH DB
BRANDL DL
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL.....Koby Bretz DB xx.........(22)
BRIX OL xx
BUFORD MARIO DB xx
BUFORD MARQUES DB xx
>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL.....Noah Bustard........WR........(15)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL..........Jamari Butler DL xx........(4)

CARPENTER ATH
CHARLES DB xx
CLARK WR xx
CONNEALY DL
CORCORAN OL

D'ONOFRIO DB
DAVIDSON OL
>DAVIS DL xx (entered and withdrew)
DICKEY RBDOSS DB
>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL.....Dante Dowdell RB xx (22)
DUDA LB

ECHTERNACH TE
>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL.....Gabe Ervin RB..........(2)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL.....Ryker Evans OL......(12)
EVANS RB

FENNESSEY OL
FLEGE LS
FLYNT TE

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL.........Mikai Gbayor LB xx..........(5)
GENERATONE LB
GOLDMAN DL
GOTTULLA OL xx
GRADNEY DB
GUTHRIE DB

HAARBERG QB xx
>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL......Dae'vonn Hall WR xx.....(11)
HAMMERBECK ATH
HARTZOG DB
HAUSMANN WR
HILL DB xx
HOFFKEN DL
HOHL PK xx
>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL...Jacob Hood OL....(19)

INGWERSON TE
IVES RB

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL.....Vincent Jackson DL xx..........(1)
JEUDY DL xx
>JOHNSON RB xx .....(entered and withdrew)
JONES LB ****
JONES ATH
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL......Mason Jones DB........(13)

>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL.......Danny Kaelin QB xx.....(6)
KING TE
KNAAK OL xx
KNUTSON OL xx
KOCH P xx

LATEEF QB ****
LEFOTU DL
LENHARDT DL xx
LINDEMEYER TE xx
LLOYD WR xx
LONGVAL QB
LUTOVSKY OL xx

MACIEJCZAK OL xx
MANGINI WR
MARKS OL ****
MARKWAY TE xx
MCGAHEE LB xx
>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL......Isiah McMorris WR xx............(21)
MERRITT LB ****
MILLER WR
MOOBERRY LB
MOZEE WR ****
MURPHY DL xx

NELSON WR xx
NELSON RB
NOONAN LB xx

OCHOA DE
OKAFOR DB
OTTOMANELLI PK

PARKER RB ****
PARROT DL
PETERS OL
PIETRZAK DE
PRESTON DB
PROCHAZKA OL
PRUDE DB
PYLE OL xx

RAIOLA QB xx
ROGERS LB
>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL......A.J. Rollins TE.......(19)

SANDERS DB xx
SCHUTT TE
SEGREN OL
SHAVERS LB xx
SIMPSON DE
SINGLETON WR
SLEDGE OL xx
SMITH WR
SMITH-FLORES LB
SOUKUP QB
STENGER LB
STEWART DB

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL......Brodie Tagaloa DL......(15)
TAPU OL
TARVER DB xx
TAUMUA OL xx
TAYLOR DB
TERCH WR
TERRY DL ****
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL.....Stefon Thompson LB..........(3)
TORRES OL
TURNER DB

UHLIR UB
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL......Prince Umanmielen LB xx..........(7)

VAN POPPEL DL xx
VER MASS DB

WACKER LB
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL........Gage Wager LB...................(16)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL.........Kai Wallin DL xx.................(9)
WEBBER DB
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL..........James Williams DL xx........(8)
WILLIAMS RB
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTERED PORTAL........Cooper Wilson.........................(18)
WRIGHT DB xx

please.

Coming out of Rhule's press conference on Saturday, Elite Junior Day and of course a volleyball coaching change, what's on your mind?

Fire away with questions below

... but i love the trend....😂😂😂

February 4
1783 - England proclaimed the formal end to the hostilities with the United States.

1787 - Shays's Rebellion, an uprising of Massachusetts farmers, was defeated.

1789 - George Washington and John Adams were elected the first president and vice president of the United States.

1801 - John Marshall took office as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, a position he would hold for a record 34 years.

1861 - Delegates from six southern states met at Montgomery, Alabama to form the Confederate States of America.

1945 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Russian leader Josef Stalin met at the Yalta Conference during World War II.

1948 - Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) gained independence from Britain.

1969 - The Palestine National Congress appointed Yasir Arafat head of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
1974 - Patricia Hearst, granddaughter of newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst, was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

1976 - More than 23,000 people died when a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Guatemala.

1997 - A civil jury in Santa Monica, California, found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, ordering Simpson to pay $33.5 million to the victims' families.

2003 - The country of Yugoslavia ceased to exist, being replaced by the loose federation of Serbia and Montenegro.

2004 - The Massachusetts State Supreme Court declared the right for citizens to have same-sex marriages.

2004 - Facebook had its beginnings as Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched "Thefacebook."

2013 - British scientists announced that the skeletal remains they had discovered during an excavation beneath a Leicester, England parking lot were, beyond reasonable doubt, the remains of 15th century monarch King Richard III.

2021 - A voting technology company, Smartmatic USA, sued Fox News, three of its hosts and two former Trump lawyers -- Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell -- for $2.7 billion, for allegedly conspiring to spread false claims that the company helped "steal" the presidential election. (The case remains ongoing.)

Birthdays
28 - Gracie Bon (model)
29 - Angela Halili (actress)
37 - Carly Patterson (gymnast)
42 - Lauren Ash (actress)
48 - Gavin DeGraw (singer)
49 - Cam'ron (rapper)
50 - Natalie Imbruglia (singer)
52 - Oscar De La Hoya (boxer)
63 - Clint Black (singer)
66 - Lawrence Taylor (football player)
77 - Alice Cooper (singer)
78 - Dan Quayle (former vice president)

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Today in Sports History - February 4

1924 - The first Olympic Winter Games opened in Chamonix, France.

1932 - The first Winter Olympics in the United States opened at Lake Placid, NY. The games were opened by New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

1969 - John Madden was named the head coach of the NFL's Oakland Raiders.

1973 - The New York Islanders and the Buffalo Sabres played an entire game with no penalties called.

1987 - The Sacramento Kings score an NBA record low 4 points in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers; the fewest points ever scored in a quarter since the introduction of the 24-second shot clock in 1954.

1991 - The Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose due to his gambling on games while a player and manager.

1993 - The Boston Celtics retired Larry Bird's #33.

1997 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) scored his 600th National Hockey League (NHL) goal during his 719th game. Lemieux reached the milestone second fastest in history. Gretzky had reached the plateau during his 718th game.

2003 - Jaromir Jagr (Washington Capitals) scored his 500th career goal. He also got his 11th career hat trick in the game.

2007 - The Indianapolis Colts defeat the Chicago Bears 29-17 to win Super Bowl XLI.

2018 - The Philadelphia Eagles defeat the New England Patriots 41-33 to win Super Bowl LII.

2022 - The Winter Olympic Games open in Beijing, China.

GO HUSKERS!!

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Preseason Bracketology from D1Softball.com

Top 16 National Seeds
1. Texas
2. Florida
3. Oklahoma
4. UCLA
5. Oklahoma State
6. Tennessee
7. Florida State
8. Texas A&M
9. Duke
10. Arkansas
11. Arizona
12. LSU
13. Georgia
14. Alabama
15. Michigan
16. Missouri

Big Ten Teams In: 8
Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State, UCLA, Washington

AUSTIN REGION
#1 Texas (1)
#4 Binghamton

#2 Texas State
#3 BYU

COLUMBIA REGION
#1 Missouri (16)
#4 Eastern Illinois

#2 Nebraska
#3 Southern Illinois

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Last Four In
Indiana, Northwestern, South Carolina, Central Florida

First Four Out
Utah, North Texas, James Madison, North Carolina

Next Four Out
Louisiana-Lafayette, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Arizona State

REGION HOSTS
LOCKS
1. Texas
2. Florida
3. Oklahoma
4. UCLA
5. Oklahoma State
6. Tennessee
7. Florida State

LIKELY
1. Texas A&M
2. Duke
3. Arkansas
4. Arizona
5. LSU
6. Georgia
7. Alabama
8. Michigan
9. Missouri

THE LINGERERS
1. Nebraska
2. Texas Tech
3. Virginia Tech
4. Oregon

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The Long (but Short) Of It

The NCAA Softball Committee is bound by the 400-mile radius busing rule. That means that when a team can bus to a certain regional and there are no additional disqualifying reasons for them not to go there (e.g. conference conflict), that's where they're going.

Several times in the field you see above, teams were placed in a certain region or on a certain seed line based on the 400-mile radius rule. Seemingly-annual tournament matchups, the placement of which SEC team in in each regional, and other results seen here can be directly attributed to this rule.

With where the game is at this point, it's an antiquated rule, but it's one that still has to be followed for right now.[/COLOR]

Link: NCBWA Preseason Top 30

1. Texas A&M
2. Tennessee
3. Virginia
4. LSU
5. Arkansas
6. Florida State
7. Oregon State
8. North Carolina
9. Clemson
10. Florida
11. Duke
12. Oregon
13. Georgia
14. Vanderbilt
15. North Carolina State
16. Wake Forest
17. Texas
18. Oklahoma State
19. Mississippi State
20. Dallas Baptist
21. Arizona
22. UC-Santa Barbara
23. TCU
24. Nebraska
25. Indiana
26. Kentucky
27. Southern Mississippi
28. Troy
29. West Virginia
30. Oklahoma

Others Receiving Votes (listed alphabetically)
Alabama, Arizona State, Auburn, Bethune-Cookman, California, Cal State-Fullerton, Central Florida, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston, Connecticut, Creighton, East Carolina, Evansville, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Indiana State, Iowa, Jackson State, James Madison, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, Louisville, Maryland, Mississippi, Penn State, Purdue, St. John's, Samford, San Diego, South Alabama, South Carolina, Stanford, Texas Tech, UC-Irvine, UCLA

If you have been to Sicily, what have you done, and what would you recommend?

TIA