Coworker asked for restaurant recommendations for a steak at a place that isn’t terribly expensive.

I normally recommend Committee Chophouse, 801, or Mahogany, but she wants less expensive.

What say you?

December 7
#6 USC 66, Oregon 53
#7 Maryland 78, Purdue 69
Tennessee 78, #17 Iowa 68
Indiana 75, Penn State 60

Standings
1. Indiana (7-3, 1-0)
1. Maryland (10-0, 1-0)
1. USC (8-1, 1-0)
4. Nebraska (7-1, 0-0)
4. Illinois (7-1, 0-0)
4. Iowa (8-1, 0-0)
4. Michigan (7-1, 0-0)
4. Michigan State (8-0, 0-0)
4. Minnesota (10-0, 0-0)
4. Northwestern (4-3, 0-0)
4. Ohio State (7-0, 0-0)
4. UCLA (8-0, 0-0)
4. Washington (7-2, 0-0)
4. Wisconsin (7-2, 0-0)
15. Oregon (7-3, 0-1)
15. Penn State (8-2, 0-1)
15. Purdue (5-4, 0-1)
15. Rutgers (5-3, 0-0)

Games for Sunday, December 8
Northwestern at #23 Michigan (1:00 PM - BTN+)
DePaul at #24 Michigan State (1:00 PM - BTN+)
Minnesota at #25 Nebraska (1:00 PM - BTN)
Rutgers at Wisconsin (2:00 PM - BTN+)
#21 Illinois at #12 Ohio State (3:00 PM - BTN)
#1 UCLA at Washington (4:00 PM - BTN+)

ACC Championship Game
Clemson 34, Southern Methodist 31

American Athletic Conference Championship Game
Army 35, Tulane 14

Big 12 Championship Game
Arizona State 45, Iowa State 19

Big Ten Championship Game
Oregon 45, Penn State 37

Conference USA Championship Game
Jacksonville State 52, Western Kentucky 12

Mid-American Conference Championship Game
Ohio 38, Miami (OH) 3

Mountain West Championship Game
Boise State 21, UNLV 7

SEC Championship Game
Georgia 22, Texas 19 (OT)

Sun Belt Championship Game
Marshall 31, Louisiana-Lafayette 3

In the last head coach search, I thought Rhule was a great hire. I loved his track record of fixing troubled programs. Since being hired, he said all the right things and recruited very well.

However, after a year in which we had middle school-level special teams, an offense that disappeared for most of the season, and game management that lost us 2-3 games, my confidence in the guy has plummeted.

Holgorsen’s mind for offense is well known; I love the hire. Unfortunately, losing Tony White as DC sucks. I would love the backstory someday on why our best assistant felt the need to take a shitty lateral move.

The Rhule era is rowing in circles. I don’t want a mediocre buddy experiment at DC. Open the damn checkbook and go get a wow hire at DC. This program needs something to jolt it back to life.

and imagining Bama fans' heads exploding at the thought of missing the playoff.

Can people who approve and install a blue football field still go to Heaven?

No fsu???

TW must not think he’s that good.

I am not a big traveler, that being said I thought this would be fun to see how many of you are. My number is 12 counting just the cities that were visited for most of a day to a multi day trip destination. There are a handful that I have driven through but I did not count those as my destination was elsewhere. I know that number is low as I said I do not really travel very much and when I did it was more camping/fishing locations.

I realized a minute after that some have said in the past that they are not on twitter so added the full image.

Let's hear it from you guys:

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UPDATE

FINAL:
Nebraska sweeps Miami in 2nd round of the NCAA VB Tournament (25-19, 25-14, 25-18)

The #1 seed Huskers (31-2) are onto the Sweet 16 once again after winning tonight’s second-round NCAA Volleyball Tournament match over the #8 seed Hurricanes (22-11)

Next up for the Huskers: Their 40th Sweet 16 appearance in 43 years.

Matchup: #1 Nebraska vs. #5 Dayton

#1 Nebraska def. Florida A&M (3-0) and #8 Miami (3-0) in Rounds 1 and 2
#5 Dayton def. South Carolina (3-1) and #4 Baylor (3-2) in Rounds 1 and 2

Huskers are 31-2 overall and finished 18-1 as Big Ten co-champs with Penn State (#1 seed in the Upper Right Regional)

Flyers are also 31-2 overall and finished 18-0 as regular-season champs in the Atlantic but were runners-up to Loyola-Chicago in the A-10 tournament.

If seeds hold, #1 seed Nebraska will face #2 seed Wisconsin in the Elite 8 of the Lower-Right Regional. Wisconsin faces winner of #6 Texas A&M vs. #3 Arizona State.

NCAA Volleyball Tournament Schedule

• Sweet 16/Elite 8: Thursday, Dec. 12 through Sunday, Dec. 15
• Final Four: Begin at 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Dec. 19 on ESPN
• National Championship Match: 3 p.m. ET Sunday, Dec. 22 on ABC

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I opened last night's game thread roughly 2.5 hours before game time, and Nebraska won. So...figured I'd do it again. Who am I to screw up that good-luck charm?

Matchup: #1 seed Nebraska (30-2 overall, 18-1 Big Ten) vs. #8 seed Miami (22-10, 12-8 ACC)
Start time: 7:00pm CT
TV: ESPN+
Listen: Huskers Radio Network (LINK)

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Next up in the Lower-Right Regional:
Sweet 16: Nebraska/Miami winner vs. #5 Dayton

#5 Dayton def. South Carolina (3-1) and #4 Baylor (3-2). Flyers are 31-2 overall and finished 18-0 as regular-season champs in the Atlantic but were runners-up in the A-10 tournament.

Full game story + post-match notes via Nebraska Athletics:

Lincoln – The third-ranked Nebraska volleyball team punched its ticket to the program's 40th NCAA Regional appearance with a 3-0 sweep of Miami Saturday night in front of 8,684 fans at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

The Huskers (31-2) held the Hurricanes below 20 in each of the three sets of the 25-19, 25-14, 25-18 win. Nebraska limited Miami to its lowest hitting percentage of the season (.058) while winning its 24th consecutive home NCAA Tournament match and 43rd straight home match overall.

Harper Murray had an outstanding all-around game, leading Nebraska in kills (9), digs (12) and service aces (2). Murray hit .412 on the match. Rebekah Allick had a match-high seven blocks and had six kills on only nine swings. Bergen Reilly dished out 33 assists and led a balanced offensive attack, as five Huskers had at least six kills.

Miami saw its season end with a 22-11 record. The Hurricanes were led by Flormarie Heredia Colon, who had a match-high 14 kills and tied for the match high with 12 digs.

Set 1: A Murray kill and block by Merritt Beason and Allick, along with a trio of Miami hitting errors, helped the Huskers take a 13-8 lead. Kills from Jackson and Landfair extended the advantage to 19-12. The Hurricanes pulled within four at 21-17, but a Husker block ended a 3-0 Miami scoring run. NU closed out the set, 25-19, on a Hurricane hitting error. The Big Red held Miami to .091 hitting in the set.

Set 2: Kennedi Orr at the service line sparked a 3-0 run to hand the Huskers an early 7-3 lead. A Murray ace and two Hurricane hitting errors stretched the lead to 16-9. Orr enjoyed another service run, which included an ace, along with a Landfair kill and Allick/Landfair block that put Nebraska ahead 20-10. Andi Jackson and Beason combined for NU’s sixth block of the match to end the set, 25-14. Nebraska hit .300 in the set while limiting Miami to an .081 attack percentage.

Set 3: Two kills apiece from Reilly and Jackson, along with an ace by Murray and block were part of a 7-0 run to give the Huskers a 9-3 advantage. Miami came back to pull within three at 12-9. The Huskers responded by winning five of the next six rallies to take a 17-10 advantage. Nebraska led by at least six the rest of the way, earning the victory on Reilly's fourth kill of the match. Nebraska hit .357 in the third set while Miami hit .000.

Up Next: The Huskers will face Dayton next weekend in the regional semifinal. For timing and television details, stay updated with Huskers.com.

Nebraska Post-Match Notes

• With the win, Nebraska advanced to an NCAA Regional for the 13th consecutive season and for the 40th time in program history. The Huskers’ 40 regional appearances are the most in NCAA history, while Nebraska’s 13 consecutive regional berths rank second nationally.
• With the win, Nebraska improved to 132-37 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers rank second in NCAA history in postseason wins and winning percentage (.781).
• Nebraska improved to 30-2 all-time in second-round NCAA Tournament matches.
• The win was Nebraska’s 24th consecutive home victory in the NCAA Tournament, a school record. NU improved to 85-7 all-time in home NCAA Tournament matches, including 30-2 at the Devaney Center.
• Overall, Nebraska has won 43 consecutive home matches dating back to Dec. 1, 2022. The Huskers’ own the nation’s longest home winning streak, and the streak is the longest since Nebraska moved into the Devaney Center in 2013.
• The Huskers improved to 62-1 all-time against unranked opponents in the NCAA Tournament.
• Nebraska improved to 103-1 in the NCAA Tournament when taking a 2-0 lead. The Huskers have won 102 consecutive postseason matches when winning the first two sets.
• John Cook improved to 91-20 in the NCAA Tournament as Nebraska’s head coach. He improved to 99-25 in his NCAA Tournament career. Cook ranks second all-time in career NCAA Tournament victories and NCAA Tournament wins at one school.
• Cook coached his 111th NCAA Tournament match as Nebraska’s head coach tonight. The 111 postseason matches tie former Hawaii coach Dave Shoji for the third-most NCAA Tournament matches coached at one school.
• Nebraska limited Miami to a .058 attack percentage. That was a season-low for the Hurricanes and marked only the second time this season they hit below .100.
• Rebekah Allick recorded seven blocks in the match. That increased her career total to 395, as she moved up to sixth place on Nebraska’s career blocks chart in the rally-scoring era.
• Lexi Rodriguez had nine digs in the match to move into the top into the top five in career NCAA Tournament digs at Nebraska. Rodriguez ranks fourth with 226 digs in her NCAA Tournament career.
• Harper Murray led Nebraska in kills (9), digs (12) and service aces. NU also scored more points of Murray’s server than any other Huskers.

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Straight up question, new d coordinator hire coming from inside or outside the program???

Dang. Reminds me of a slower but more powerful Ameer Tearing it up vs ISU

Nebraska (6-1) is in East Lansing to take on Michigan State (7-2, 1-0) this morning at 11 a.m. It's the Huskers' Big Ten opener. The game will be shown on BTN.

The availability report is out, and Nebraska lists Berke Büyüktuncel as questionable (groin). Michigan State doesn't list anyone as out or questionable.

Fred Hoiberg talked about the potential of not having Büyüktuncel today. "It would put us in a tough position," Hoiberg said.

Here's more:

Nebraska off to a good start. Looks like 8 into the quarters. No idea where Alred is.

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With this potentially happening, I have a question for the board. Let’s say 2-3 years down the road Frost is back at UCF and rolling, winning 9-10 games a year. Matt Rhule for whatever reason leaves Nebraska. Would Frost be rehireable or is he not touchable going forward. Not being entirely serious but the question was posed to me tonight so I figured I’d see what the board would say.

I don’t see the downside….

Start of the conference season starts today.

In the portal.

Just saw on social media that WVU is flirting with Dana for a return. Any truth to this? Or is this clickbait?