Here's this week's Checkdown:

>> QB runs were a weakness for the Husker defense
>> Cat blitzes gave Purdy trouble (for the most part)
>> More flashes from Husker D-linemen were fun to watch

November 21
1783 - With the Marquis d'Arlandes, Pilatre de Rozier made the first free flight in a balloon, reaching a peak altitude of about 3,000 feet and traveling about 5 1/2 miles in 20 minutes.

1789 - North Carolina became the 12th state.

1920 - The Irish Republican Army killed 12 British intelligence officers and two auxiliary policemen in the Dublin area; British forces responded by raiding a soccer match, killing 14 civilians.

1922 - Georgia's Rebecca Fulton was sworn into the U.S. Senate, becoming the first female U.S. Senator (though she only served for one day).

1967 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Air Quality Act.

1969 - For the first time since 1930, the U.S. Senate rejected a Supreme Court nominee, Clement Haynsworth.

1973 - The 18 1/2 minute gap in the Watergate tapes was revealed.

1979 - A mob attacked the U-S Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing two Americans.

1980 - An estimated 83 million TV viewers tuned in to the CBS prime-time soap opera "Dallas" to find out "who shot J.R." in one of the most watched events in television history.

1980 - Eighty-seven people died in a fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas.

1985 - U.S. Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Jay Pollard was arrested and accused of spying for Israel. (Pollard later pleaded guilty to espionage and was sentenced to life in prison, but was released in 2015.)

1991 - Egypt's Boutros Boutros-Ghali was chosen to become secretary-general of the United Nations.

1995 - Balkan leaders meeting in Dayton, Ohio, initialed a peace plan to end 3 1/2 years of ethnic fighting in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

2001 - Ottilie Lundgren, a 94-year-old resident of Oxford, Connecticut, died of inhalation anthrax; she was the apparent last victim of a series of anthrax attacks carried out through the mail system.

2012 - Israel and the Hamas militant group in Gaza agreed to a cease-fire to end eight days of the fiercest fighting in nearly four years.

2017 - Zimbabwe’s 93-year-old president Robert Mugabe resigned; he was facing impeachment proceedings and had been placed under house arrest by the military.

2020 - A federal judge in Pennsylvania tossed out a Trump campaign lawsuit seeking to prevent certification of Joe Biden’s victory in the state; in a scathing order, the judge said Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani presented only “speculative accusations.”

2021 - A man drove an SUV into a suburban Milwaukee Christmas parade, leaving six people dead and more than 60 injured. (Darrell Brooks Jr. was convicted of 76 counts, including six counts of first-degree intentional homicide; he would be sentenced to life in prison with no chance of release.)

2022 - NASA’s Orion capsule reached the moon, whipping around the far side and buzzing the lunar surface on its way to a record-breaking orbit with test dummies sitting in for astronauts in the first time a capsule visited the moon since NASA’s Apollo program 50 years ago.

Birthdays
23 - Isabel May (actress)
37 - Sam Palladio (actor/singer)
38 - Carly Rae Jepsen (singer)
39 - Jena Malone (actress)
39 - Lindsey Haun (singer/actress)
40 - Nikki Bella (professional wrestler)
40 - Brie Bella (professional wrestler)
48 - Jimmi Simpson (actor)
49 - Kelsi Osborn (singer)
50 - Marina de Tavira (actress)
51 - Rain Phoenix (actor)
52 - Michael Strahan (football player/TV host)
54 - Ken Griffey Jr. (baseball player)
57 - Troy Aikman (football player/broadcaster)
58 - Bjork (singer)
60 - Nicollette Sheridan (actress)
71 - Lorna Luft (actress/singer)
78 - Goldie Hawn (actress)
79 - Earl Monroe (basketball player)
82 - Juliet Mills (actress)
84 - Rick Lenz (actor)
86 - Marlo Thomas (actress)
89 - Laurence Luckinbill (actor)

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Today in Sports History - November 21

1925 - Red Grange plays his final game at the University of Illinois and then signs with the Chicago Bears.

1934 - The New York Yankees purchased the contract of Joe DiMaggio from San Francisco of the Pacific Coast League.

1949 - Bill Veeck sells the Cleveland Indians for $22 million to fund his divorce settlement.

1959 - Major league baseball lifted the ban on inter-league trade.

1982 - The National Football League (NFL) resumed its season following a 57-day players' strike.

Or transfer QB and let Chubba walk?

Whatever he wants.
Whatever he deems necessary.
Even if that means no changes.
Because he’s in charge
Because he’s more qualified than all of us.

Fight me.

so i read your article "Carpenter: Play to win the game? We'll find out as confusion, tension build"

um, i've got a couple questions. the first is, why isn't this posted so we can respond with comments in the thread section of Insiders. there is probably an obvious reason for that which just escapes me at the moment, but still i'm trying to figure that out.

You do a great job with your articles.
and, i'm not a fan of this title: " . . . as confusion, tension build"

with whom is confusion and tension building? the fans? the team? you? the fans, well, that's a perennial status so that's a given. so why point that out? you? well, like many of us, that is obvious because of the text of your article itself.

i would have expected, since that is such a charged add-on phrase at the end of your title ("as confusion, tension build"), that you would have pointed to some broader confusion and tension. beyond your own and that of many fans (obviously).

my concern is you used it as an 'attention grabber.' it is indeed charged language. the worst case is it insinuates - whether you intended or not - that there is tension on the team. because what other tension is even relevant. mine? yours? the fans? not really.

here's the thing, you chose to put forth a certain narrative: ~'we only have one game left to make a bowl and secure the extra practices we so desperately need. tension and confusion is building.'

let me offer an alternative title: ~"a lot of us fans (and even writers) are confused and getting tense, but HC Rhule stays the course with a steady hand on the rudder"

the the opening might have said: ~'In spite of the frustration with the way the last two games concluded, Matt Rhule knows what he is doing - what he is building. He's done it before, and he'll get it done here. The team has bought in to his system even with the last two frustrating losses. I expect a focused, bought-in, and victory-seeking team when Iowa comes to town.'
something of that ilk.

it's a different narrative for certain. but no less true than the one you put forth. guess i'm wondering why you chose the path you did, other than the typical journalist approach to dust up some controversial or fear-based narrative.

was not a fan of that title. the article was fine. you were frustrated and articulated that well.

i think we see a committed team this week. i think we see a victory. that's my narrative. 😎
any way you slice it . . .

GBR!!!

I think Rhule added 10 scholarships from 4-year school guys this past off-season. @Steve Marik @Greg Smith @Zack Carpenter is that accurate?

So the question is, will he go after less, same/similar or way more?

OL - 2
TE - 2
WR - 2
RB - 2
QB - 1 or 2 (pending attrition)

DL - 1 or 2
LB - 1 or 2
ROV - 1
DB - 2

Defense is up in the air, without knowing who's coming back up front.

Looking for recommendations...SkyTrak any good, are there better ones? Thx in advance

Hey, everyone. Matt Rhule is expected to talk with the media today at around 11:50 a.m. I'll put any notable things he says in here.

Huskers Defend Navy Classic Title
Huskers.com
For the second-straight year and third all-time, the Nebraska wrestling team claimed the Navy Classic title in Maryland on Saturday.

The Huskers finished first out of 14 teams with 212 points, as Navy (137 points) finished second and Princeton (134.5) was third.

Individually, Caleb Smith (125), Brock Hardy (141), Ridge Lovett (149), Peyton Robb (157), Antrell Taylor (165) and Lenny Pinto (184) won their respective weight classes to help the team defend last season’s title.

Additionally, six wrestlers competed at the UNK Younes Open in Kearney, Neb., led by Blake Cushing (141), Ethan Stiles (157) and Elise Brown Ton (174) who all placed sixth.

Up next, the Huskers will return to action next month at the Cliff Keen Invite, Dec. 1-2, in Las Vegas.

125 - #12 Caleb Smith (5-0) 1stRound of 32: #12 Smith tech. fall Hunter Johnson (Edinboro) 22-7 (2:53)
Round of 16: #12 Smith tech. fall Dayton Delviscio (Navy) 19-4 (5:40)
Quarterfinals: #12 Smith major decision Nick Gonzalez (Air Force) 21-7
Semifinals: #12 Smith tech. fall Malik Hardy (The Citadel) 17-2 (4:34)
Finals: #12 Smith major decision #23 Tucker Owens (Air Force) 9-1

133 – #31 Jacob Van Dee (3-1) 2ndRound of 16: #31 Van Dee tech. fall Jacob Brenneman (Edinboro) 19-3 (4:29)
Quarterfinals: #31 Van Dee decision Garrett Totten (Navy) 8-2
Semifinals: #31 Van Dee decision #20 Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) 9-5
Finals: #17 Kurtis Phipps (Bucknell) dec. #31 Van Dee 3-2

133 - Kyle Burwick (3-1) 3rdRound of 16: Burwick major decision Paul Woo (Ohio) 11-3
Quarterfinals: Burwick decision George Rosas (The Citadel) 5-0
Semifinals: Kurtis Phipps (Bucknell) decision Burwick 3-0
Third-Place Match: Burwick pinned Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) 3:28

141 – #4 Brock Hardy (4-0) 1stRound of 16: #4 Hardy pinned Joshua Viarengo (Davidson) 2:10
Quarterfinals: #4 Hardy tech. fall Tyler Vazquez (Princeton) 16-1 (7:00)
Semifinals: #4 Hardy decision Jacob Silka (The Citadel) 11-5
Finals: #4 Hardy decision #18 Joshua Koderhandt (Navy) 4-0

149 – #1 Ridge Lovett (4-0) 1stRound of 16: #1 Lovett tech. fall Alec Viduya (Air Force) 20-2 (4:40)
Quarterfinals: #1 Lovett tech. fall Hayden Watson (The Citadel) 18-1 (2:47)
Semifinals: #1 Lovett decision Jeffery Boyd (The Citadel) 1-0
Finals: #1 Lovett pinned #33 Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) 0:48

149 - Scott Robertson (0-2)Round of 32: Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) major decision Robertson 11-3
Consi of 16 #2: Doug Terry (Cleveland State) major decision Robertson 18-7

157 – #3 Peyton Robb (5-0) 1stRound of 32: #3 Robb pinned Ethan Barr (Kent State) 2:46
Round of 16: #3 Robb tech. fall Kaiden Wagner (Lock Haven) 17-2 (4:24)
Quarterfinals: #3 Robb pinned Daniel Segura (Ohio) 2:30
Semifinals: #3 Robb tech. fall Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell) 17-0 (4:52)
Finals: #3 Robb decision Jonathon Ley (Navy) 8-1

165 – #11 Antrell Taylor (4-0) 1stRound of 16: #11 Taylor tech. fall Daniel Patten (Cleveland State) 17-2 (3:52)
Quarterfinals: #11 Taylor major decision Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) 11-1
Semifinals: #11 Taylor decision #27 Garrett Thompson (Ohio) 10-3
Finals: #11 Taylor decision #25 Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) 10-3

165 - Bubba Wilson (2-3)Round of 32: Wilson tech. fall Aidan Lenz (The Citadel) 16-1 (4:32)
Round of 16: Wilson pinned Tate Geiser (Cleveland State) 2:27
Quarterfinals: #31 Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) decision Wilson 5-4
Consi of 8 #2: Wilson decision Marc Koch (Davidson) 12-7
Consi of 4: Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) pinned Wilson 3:57

174 – Christopher Minto (4-1) 2ndRound of 32: Minto decision Myles Takats (Bucknell) 7-4
Round of 16: Minto major decision Ashton Breen (Kent State) 16-5
Quarterfinals: Minto decision #29 Sal Perrine (Ohio) 8-6
Semifinals: Minto decision Brodie Porter (The Citadel) 8-6
Finals: #30 Danny Wask (Navy) decision Minto 5-0

174 – Adam Thebeau (4-1) 5thRound of 16: Thebeau pinned Aidan Faria (Kent State) 5:23
Quarterfinals: #30 Danny Wask (Navy) pinned Thebeau 4:56
Consi of 8 #2: Thebeau major decision John Miller (Lock Haven) 11-0
Consi of 4: Thebeau decision Noah Blake (Air Force) 3-1
Fifth-Place Match: Thebeau pinned Myles Takats (Bucknell) 0:30

184 – #8 Lenny Pinto (4-0) 1stRound of 16: #8 Pinto tech. fall Wyatt Ferguson (Davidson) 21-2 (3:18)
Quarterfinals: #8 Pinto pinned Joshua Cordio (Air Force) 1:55
Semifinals: #8 Pinto pinned #28 Nathan Dugan (Princeton) 1:16
Finals: #8 Pinto major decision #16 David Key (Navy) 18-8

197 – #7 Silas Allred (4-1) 2ndRound of 32: #7 Allred major decision Patrick Brophy (The Citadel) 17-4
Round of 16: #7 Allred pinned Garrett Henigin (Air Force) 2:21
Quarterfinals: #7 Allred tech. fall Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) 18-1 (5:51)
Semifinals: #7 Allred decision Aidan Conner (Princeton) 10-5
Finals: #12 Luke Stout (Princeton) decision #7 Allred 4-1

HWT – Harley Andrews (3-2)Round of 32: Andrews pinned Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg) 1:14
Round of 16: Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) decision Andrews 12-5
Consi of 8 #1: Andrews pinned Ethan Miller (Lock Haven) 1:05
Consi of 8 #2: Andrews tech. fall Logan Shephard (Bucknell) 18-1 (3:48)
Consi of 4: Ben Stemmet (The Citadel) pinned Andrews 0:54

HWT – Matthew Moore (1-2)Round of 32: #25 Dan Bucknavich (Cleveland State) decision Moore 2-0
Consi of 16 #2: Moore decision Mason Cover (Cleveland State) 9-3
Consi of 8 #1: Ben Stemmet (The Citadel) decision Moore 4-1

Here’s this week’s Blackshirt Breakdown.

Today we’re taking a detailed look at a few good plays from the Wisconsin game, and a couple not-so-good ones.

InsideNebraska - Blackshirt Breakdown: Wisconsin Edition

"Blackshirt Breakdown" takes a detailed look at the good and the bad from Nebraska's 24-17 overtime loss at Wisconsin.

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The hardest thing that is happening with all these losses is the younger generation is fed up. My younger son said last night he’s just done with this. We haven’t been good for a number of seasons now. We always lose by 3-7 points now. 28 1 pt losses in the last 6 years . Games used to be an event, they are only painful now and no fun. We thought about going to a Iowa game, but not worth it at this point. Nothing is more difficult being a long time Husker fan and having your kids tell you they would rather go for someone else as Nebraska never gets any better. I will always be a Husker..but this program is still a disaster and I don’t see anything on the horizon. Northwestern with all they had happen, promoted DC to Head Coach and look at them? Bowl eligible. 1-11 to bowl eligibility. With a coach who wasn’t even hired to BE a Head Coach. This has to be the most damming stat against Nebraska. Anyway, long rant. But I fear Husker fans are fed up and the support will continue to go down. I feel like Friday’s game is more than a bowl game on the line... 5-7 will destroy any thing Rhule built this season.

November 20
#2 Purdue 73, #11 Gonzaga 63
Wisconsin 65, #24 Virginia 41
Indiana 74, Louisville 66

Standings
Nebraska (5-0)
Penn State (4-0)
Purdue (4-0)
Illinois (4-1)
Indiana (4-1)
Northwestern (4-1)
Rutgers (4-1)
Iowa (3-1)
Michigan (3-1)
Minnesota (3-1)
Ohio State (3-1)
Michigan State (3-2)
Wisconsin (3-2)
Maryland (1-3)

Games for Tuesday, November 21
Maryland-Baltimore County at Maryland (6:00 PM - BTN)
#2 Purdue vs. #7 Tennessee (at Honolulu, HI) (7:00 PM - ESPN)
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Minnesota (8:00 PM - BTN)

Next Nebraska Game - Wednesday, November 22
Duquesne at Nebraska (7:00 PM - BTN)

November 20
#15 Ohio State 79, East Carolina 55
#24 Mississippi 60, Michigan 49
Florida 52, Purdue 49
Penn State 89, Oklahoma State 80
Fairfield 78, Rutgers 54

Standings
Penn State (5-0)
Michigan State (4-0)
Iowa (4-1)
Michigan (4-1)
Nebraska (3-1)
Indiana (3-1)
Minnesota (3-1)
Northwestern (3-1)
Ohio State (3-1)
Wisconsin (3-1)
Rutgers (3-3)
Illinois (2-2)
Maryland (2-2)
Purdue (2-2)

Games for Wednesday, November 22
Northwestern vs. #13 Florida State (at Henderson, NV)
Purdue vs. Georgia (at Bahamas)
#15 Ohio State vs. Oklahoma State (at Bahamas)
Cal State-Northridge at Minnesota
Penn State vs. USC (at Bahamas)

Next Nebraska Game - Thursday, November 23
Nebraska vs. Lamar (at St. Petersburg, FL) (2:30 PM - FloHoops)

Does Nebraska finally pull it together?

So good.

A search firm recently called Matt Rhule asking about Tony White. Rhule gave a glowing review and handed over White's contact info.

The Husker head coach will never get in the way of his assistants advancing in the profession, though he does have some advice for them:

AVCA Division I Top 25 (11/20)
1. Nebraska (64) (27-0)
2. Stanford (24-3)
3. Pittsburgh (23-4)
4. Texas (21-4)
5. Wisconsin (24-3)
6. Oregon (24-5)
7. Louisville (23-4)
8. Tennessee (23-3)
9. Arkansas (24-4)
10. Kentucky (17-7)
11. Washington State (22-7)
12. Georgia Tech (22-5)
13. Purdue (19-8)
14. Penn State (19-8)
15. Kansas (21-5)
16. BYU (22-6)
17. Creighton (25-4)
18. Arizona State (25-5)
19. Dayton (31-2)
20. Florida (17-8)
21. Western Kentucky (29-4)
22. Houston (17-8)
23. Florida State (22-8)
24. USC (18-10)
25. Baylor (15-12)

Others Receiving Votes
Marquette, UC-Santa Barbara, Minnesota, Auburn, Utah State, Iowa State, Southern Methodist, Kansas State, Pepperdine

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don't feel like reviving the old thread, seems like things have taken a turn. have to wonder what came out that made them tuck tail. another interesting note, their co-DC just deleted/deactivated his X account.

How does a monster program go that long, and not be able to truly claim a real National Title?

One of the most respected programs of all time. And a legit 0 Natties they can truly claim as their own.

Acouple of thoughts:

Obviously, we need to bring in an experienced QB from the portal. I see where Tyler Shough is transferring from Texas Tech as a grad transfer. Why not try to woo him to NU? Isn't McGuire's brother the HC at TT?
Slough si 6'5", 230, has a career completion record of 63% with 36 TDs and 17 INTs (with Oregon and TT . He also can run.

Move HH to WR or TE. With his speed and size, he would be very tough to cover at either position. He would also be more likely to be drafted at those positions rather than QB.

JFC. Someone tell this group that special teams doesn’t mean that our specialist need to be an extra chromosome special. All the griping about play calling on defense or offense, but our kicker and punter don’t do anyone any favors. Punts so bad that the punter is making all the tackles.

In a game of inches, our special teams lost us that game more than anything else.

Should have he blocked that field goal? What gives?
He had a perfect angle to not interfere. Unblocked on a block the kick call and he gets home and doesn’t do it. WTF?

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Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Nebraska vs. Kansas

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Nebraska vs. Utah