I was looking at the unofficial scholarship distribution chart. There are 30 players on that list that are listed as Juniors or Seniors.

Of the 30, these are the ones who are out for the season:

Washington
IGC
Johnson

These are the ones who are recovering from injury, but should be back:

Sims
Reimer
Buford
Singleton

The other 23 are read to go for Northwestern and maybe some of the 4 recovering.

But what occurred to me is that as opposed to many previous years, all 30 of the players are contributors, either starters or players who play a lot (Sims too). Rhule didn't even take one year to craft the team of older players who are basically contributors only. In fact, we only have 6 starters who are sophomores or below, and the freshmen are Coleman because of injury and Alvano. I looked back at the 2017 roster and we had 10 Jr./Sr. players who were non-contributors. It looks like the new regime has no more players like Sedrick King, Peyton Newell, Vaha Vainuku, or Donovan Vestal.

With 26 plus recruits/transfers coming in to replace 10 seniors, it gives me encouragement that these guys may not be f***ing around on personnel.

CLASS A
Kearney 55, Lincoln Northeast 0
Millard West 23, Lincoln Southwest 10
Papillion-LaVista South 34, Bellevue East 10
Papillion-LaVista 34, Omaha Creighton Prep 7

CLASS B
Hastings 37, Ralston 7

CLASS D1
Clarkson/Leigh 34, Madison 6
Elmwood-Murdock 78, Omaha Brownell-Talbot 31
Exeter-Milligan/Friend 44, Southern 8
Johnson County Central 22, Thayer Central 14
Neligh-Oakdale 50, Lutheran High Northeast 44
Palmyra 72, Freeman 58
Plainview 27, Elkhorn Valley 12
Sutton 60, Superior 20

Nebraska Christian (2-5) at Arcadia/Loup City (1-6) (postponed to Friday)

CLASS D2
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 66, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 32
Dundy County-Stratton 72, Maywood/Hayes Center 6
Elgin/Elgin Pope John 50, O'Neill St. Mary's 0
Hitchcock County 50, Medicine Valley 0
Hyannis 34, Leyton 0
Nebraska City Lourdes 60, Falls City Sacred Heart 16
Sandhills/Thedford 50, Mullen 0
Silver Lake 34, Blue Hill 20

Holy Moly, the UTEP QB McConnel is dropping 30-50 yard dimes at will. He is a RS Soph. Is 5/5 for 175 and 2 TDs in the first quarter.

The trailer looks gnarly AF!

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I suspect we’ll rep the option a lot and throw in some run game wrinkles.

I’m hoping for a lot of reps for the young receivers.

Hopefully get people healed up.

One thing is for sure is we have a competent staff that is going to have this team better than they were before the bye.

No improvement for OL but we could see some marginals gains elsewhere.

Indiana def. Purdue (25-23, 17-25, 25-16, 25-17)
Minnesota def. Michigan (26-24, 25-11, 25-16)

Standings
1. Nebraska (15-0, 6-0)
1. Penn State (12-3, 6-0)
1. Wisconsin (15-0, 6-0)
4. Indiana (14-6, 4-3)
4. Purdue (10-6, 4-3)
6. Maryland (13-5, 3-3)
6. Michigan State (11-6, 3-3)
6. Ohio State (6-9, 3-3)
9. Minnesota (7-8, 3-4)
10. Illinois (7-9, 2-4)
10. Northwestern (8-8, 2-4)
12. Rutgers (9-7, 1-5)
13. Michigan (3-13, 1-6)
14. Iowa (8-10, 0-6)

Matches for Friday, October 13
Michigan State at Nebraska (Nebraska Public Media / BTN+)
Illinois at Ohio State
Maryland at Northwestern
Penn State at Iowa
Rutgers at Wisconsin

Here is what we have left to finish the season

Billy Kemp 5-9
Alex Bullock 6-2
Malachi Coleman 6-4
Jaidyn Doss 5-11
Demitrius Bell 6-0
Jaylen Lloyd 5-10
Barron Miles Jr 5-10
Jeremiah Charles 6-0

Fleeks been moved to running back so I didn’t include him but he possibly could play both I suppose..

I’m I missing anyone else on scholarship ?

According to the roster Fields is # 29. However, during the Illinois game # 29 was worn by someone named WIlliams. Has he changed his number?

Some good stuff from John Cook who spoke in the hallway at the Devaney Center yesterday. Hit the link.

Looking through who we have verbally committed for the 2024 class, who do you see as players who will make an instant impact for next season. Think along the lines of Lenhardt and Princewell for this season.

I honestly struggle to see many of the kids we have committed slotted to earn significant playing time early in next year's season.

QB
-I don't see Kaelin getting much playing time next year

RB
-Lacy is probably set up the best in this class for an early opportunity at playing time. Grant and Fleeks graduate, Irvin and Johnson are coming off season ending injuries, and Emmit J hasn't flashed much this season.

WR
-There is plenty of opportunity for a freshman to contribute with some key departures but are the incoming recruits physically ready to contribute at the next level? I feel like you could see 1-2 kids in this class earn some playing time if they commit themselves to honing the skill set and getting their bodies ready to play. We desperately need someone to take the top off of the defense and provide a downhill threat, who fills that role?

TE
-Carter Nelson will need a year to reach the weight required to be a proficient in line blocker. He could see some time split out but it's a massive jump from 8 man football to FBS. I (hope) Ingwerson moves to tackle which will be a multi year transformation. I don't see Flynt beating out who we currently have on the roster.

OL
-Sadly I don't see any of these kids ready to see significant snaps next season. Plus we have not rotated much on the offensive line this season. The position needs help, hopefully from the portal.

DL
-Can Jones earn playing time over Princewell, Lenhardt, or Van Poppel? If so, things look bright for his future as all three are excellent looking players.

LB
-McGahee has the pedigree and measurables but does he have the drive to want to beat out the current upper classmen?

DB
-Off all those kids committed, someone has to step up and fill in. We lose Brown and Newsome to graduation. Who will it be?

So with all that said, I guess as of now when I look at the current committed players I really only see one player (Lacy) who will "probably" earn significant reps at the onset of the season and possibly 1-2 others at either WR or DB.

Do you agree? Too high/low?

Furthermore, is that enough to get Nebraska to the next step?

Everybody is talking about turnovers and HH, but what about the kicker. He doesn’t seem to be reliable from more than 30 yards out. Given how games tend to be within one possession in the BIG West Division, seems invaluable to have a reliable kicker.

I wonder if it’s a mental block like Connor Culp?

Reading about stoops gripping about Georgia and Smart buying the best players through NIL it is an interesting read. While I hate what NIL has done to college football I can't blame kids going for the big dollars. What I can't wrap my head around is why Nebraska is lacking in the NIL payout wars.

I think it's a shame that Nebraska with it's huge fan and alumni backing hasn't made a bigger impact. So the question is what is allowed as far as the common fan contributing to funds to buy these star players through NIL. I will say it again I don't like what NIL has done to amateur athletics but until and if it can changed I would hope there would be a way to level the playing field.

Until we can be on par with the Georgia's, Alabama's, Michigan's, and etc" etc" of college football regarding NIL payments we may never rise high enough sadly. I know not all will agree with this post and that's O.K. but I would like to hear from those that understand the in's and out's of NIL.

I found this and it explains NIL and Nebraska role better but doesn't explain why Nebraska is lagging behind.

Nebraska passed a Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) law for their colleges and institutions on July 24th, 2020. This law allows intercollegiate student-athletes to earn compensation for the use of their NIL 1. The law further states that no postsecondary institution shall uphold any rule, requirement, standard, or limitation that prevents a student-athlete from fully participating in an intercollegiate sport for such postsecondary institution because such student-athlete earns compensation for the use of such student athlete’s name, image, or likeness rights or athletic reputation. No collegiate athletic association shall penalize a student-athlete or prevent a student-athlete from fully participating in an intercollegiate sport because such student-athlete earns compensation for the use of such student athlete’s name, image, or likeness rights or athletic reputation. No collegiate athletic association shall penalize a postsecondary institution or prevent a postsecondary institution from fully participating in an intercollegiate sport because a student-athlete participating in an intercollegiate sport for such postsecondary institution earns compensation for the use of such student-athlete’s name, image, or likeness rights or athletic reputation. No postsecondary institution shall allow compensation earned by a student-athlete for the use of such student-athlete’s name, image, or likeness rights or athletic reputation to affect the duration, amount, or eligibility for or renewal of any athletic grant-in-aid or other institutional scholarship 1.

The Nebraska NIL law became effective on July 1st, 2021 1. As per the law, any student-athlete who enters into a contract that provides compensation for the use of such student-athlete’s name, image, or likeness rights or athletic reputation shall disclose such contract to an official of the postsecondary institution for which such student-athlete participates in an intercollegiate sport. The official to which such contract shall be disclosed shall be designated by each postsecondary institution 1.

It's the season of spooky movies.
The og IT scared the hell out me when I was little.
But my favorite would be Childs Play 1-3. They all suck after that.
Honorable mention
The shining
Christine.. would like to see the car get melted down and turned into a new killing machine

I have long said that was a stunt that backfired big time (For Smith). Not sure the reason behind it, but this article absolutely seals the deal for me:

Rhule talked Anthony Grant and the running back's ball security issues today. Here's more:

Great stuff from Bekka Allick and Lindsay Krause who I felt really gave a good pulse of the team as they come back from a four-game road trip. Hit the link.

@tjlSker90, I am starting this thread based on our interaction. Hopefully @Jaemekon will chime in once his ban is over 🤣☠️.

What are your top 5 favorite things other than family/friends?

My favorite things are, beautiful Hispanic women, beautiful Asian women, dogs, video games, and smirkin' a burl.

October 12
1492 - Christopher Columbus arrived in present-day Bahamas.

1792 - The first recorded U.S. celebration of Columbus Day was held to mark the tricentennial of Christopher Columbus' landing.

1870 - Gen. Robert E. Lee died in Lexington, Virginia at age 63.

1933 - Bank robber John Dillinger escaped from a jail in Allen County, Ohio, with the help of his gang, who killed the sheriff, Jess Sarber.

1960 - Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev created a disturbance at the U.N. General Assembly by pounding his desk with a shoe.

1964 - The Soviets launched Voskhod I, the first space capsule to carry three people into orbit.

1973 - President Richard Nixon nominated House minority leader Gerald R. Ford of Michigan to succeed Spiro T. Agnew as vice president.

1976 - It was announced in China that Hua Guofeng had been named to succeed the late Mao Zedong as chairman of the Communist Party, and that Mao's widow and three others, known as the "Gang of Four," had been arrested.

1984 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher escaped an attempt on her life when an Irish Republican Army bomb exploded at a hotel in Brighton, England, killing five people.

1986 - The superpower meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, ended in stalemate, with President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev unable to agree on arms control or a date for a full-fledged summit in the United States.

2000 - Seventeen U.S. sailors were killed in a terrorist attack on the USS Cole in Yemen.

2002 - A bomb destroyed a nightclub in Bali, killing 202 people, most of whom were tourists.

2007 - Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the Nobel Peace Prize for sounding the alarm over global warming.

2011 - A Nigerian al-Qaida operative pleaded guilty to trying to bring down a jetliner with a bomb in his underwear; Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab defiantly told a federal judge in Detroit that he had acted in retaliation for the killing of Muslims worldwide.

2012 - The European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize for fostering peace on a continent long ravaged by war.

2017 - The Trump administration said it would immediately halt payments to insurers under the Obama-era health care law.

Birthdays
21 - Iris Apatow (actress)
22 - Brett Cooper (TV host)
25 - Fiona Palomo (actress)
28 - Alexa Collins (model)
31 - Josh Hutcherson (actor)
36 - Ito Aghayere (actor)
37 - Marcus T. Paulk (actor)
37 - Tyler Blackburn (actor)
40 - Erica Dixon (reality star)
40 - Katie Piper (TV host)
42 - Brian J. Smith (actor)
46 - Bode Miller (skier)
53 - Kirk Cameron (actor)
55 - Hugh Jackman (actor)
58 - Bob Schneider (singer)
61 - Carlos Bernard (actor)
73 - Susan Anton (actress/singer)
76 - Chris Wallace (broadcast journalist)

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Today in Sports History - October 12

1907 - The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers in five games to win the World Series.

1916 - The Boston Red Sox defeat the Boston Braves to win the World Series.

1920 - The Cleveland Indians defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers in seven games to win the World Series.

1967 - The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Boston Red Sox in seven games to win the World Series.

1979 - Boston Celtics guard Chris Ford records the first 3-point basket in NBA history in a game against the Houston Rockets; the contest also marked the NBA debut of Larry Bird.

1986 - Walter Payton (Chicago Bears) became the first National Football League (NFL) player to accumulate 20,000 yards.

1989 - In a blockbuster trade, the Dallas Cowboys trade running back Herschel Walker to the Minnesota Vikings for five players and six future draft picks, including future stars Emmitt Smith, Russell Maryland, Kevin Smith and Darren Woodson.

1997 - Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) passed Jim Brown and moved into fourth place on the NFL's all-time rushing list with 12,513 yards.

1997 - Eddie Murray (Minnesota Vikings) set an NFL record when he kicked his 235th consecutive extra point.

1999 - NBA Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain died at age 63.

2002 - Ron Tugnutt (Dallas Stars) became the first NHL goalie to win a game for seven different teams.

2003 - Germany defeats Sweden 2-1 to win the Women's World Cup.

2010 - The Texas Rangers won the first playoff series in franchise history when they defeated the Tampa Devil Rays.

2019 - Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya becomes the first to run a marathon in under two hours (1:59:40) in Vienna Austria. (The mark is not considered "official" as he used pacesetters and laser markings on a doctored course.)

2021 - The NBA's Brooklyn Nets said Kyrie Irving could not play or practice with them until he could be a full participant; New York City required professional athletes to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to play or practice in public venues.

anything with Jay Foreman analyzing.

is it @Foremanjay5655 - love the breakdowns!

Decided to take a look at some numbers while breaking down some of the strengths and weaknesses for the Huskers. Hit the link.

We would need to play 3 more games until they can play without burning it. Am I missing someone on special teams? Bootle played in three games but is now out for the year. Lefotu is showing he has played in 2 games so far. Seems like there are only three at this time...

Alvano
Lenhardt
Lloyd