September 4
1781 - The city of Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers.

1862 - During the Civil War, Confederate forces led by Gen. Robert E. Lee began invading Maryland.

1888 - George Eastman patented his roll-film camera and registered the Kodak trademark.

1944 - During World War II, British troops liberated Antwerp, Belgium.

1951 - President Harry S. Truman inaugurated transcontinental television service in the U.S. when AT&T carried his address to the opening session of the Japanese Peace Convention in San Francisco.

1957 - Nine Black students attempted to enter Little Rock's Central High School but were blocked by the National Guard, on the orders of Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus. (The National Guard would escort the students into the school later in the month.)

1969 - The Food and Drug Administration issued a report calling birth control pills "safe," despite a slight risk of fatal blood-clotting disorders linked to the pills.

1974 - The United States established diplomatic relations with East Germany.

1999 - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat signed a breakthrough land-for-security agreement during a ceremony in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

2005 - Six days after Hurricane Katrina left a devastated New Orleans in chaos, police stormed the Danziger Bridge, shooting and killing two unarmed people and wounding four others.

2006 - "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin died at age 44 after a stingray's barb pierced his chest.

2016 - Elevating the "saint of the gutters" to one of the Catholic Church's highest honors, Pope Francis canonized Mother Teresa, praising her radical dedication to society's outcasts and her courage in shaming world leaders for the "crimes of poverty they themselves created."

2018 - The Senate Judiciary Committee began confirmation hearings for future Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on a day that saw rancorous exchanges between Democrats and Republicans.

2021 - Willard Scott, the longtime weatherman on NBC's "Today" show who was known for his self-deprecating humor and daily happy birthdays to viewers turning 100 years old, died at age 87.

Birthdays
22 - Talitha Bateman (actress)
27 - Victoria Moroles (actress)
28 - Trevor Gagnon (actor)
28 - Anfisa Arkhipchenko (reality star)
32 - Carter Jenkins (actor)
33 - James Bay (singer)
37 - Xavier Woods (professional wrestler)
39 - Kyle Mooney (actor/comedian)
41 - Whitney Cummings (comedian)
42 - Beyonce (singer)
44 - Granger Smith (singer)
44 - Max Greenfield (actor)
45 - Wes Bentley (actor)
49 - James Monroe Iglehart (actor/singer)
53 - Ione Skye (actress)
54 - Noah Taylor (actor)
54 - Richard Speight Jr. (actor)
63 - Damon Wayans (actor/comedian)
66 - Khandi Alexander (actress)
70 - Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (actor)
72 - Judith Ivey (actress)
74 - Tom Watson (golfer)
79 - Jennifer Salt (actress)
81 - Raymond Floyd (golfer)
92 - Mitzi Gaynor (actress)

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Today in Sports History - September 4

1949 - The longest pro tennis match in history was played when Pancho Gonzales and Ted Schroeder played 67 games in five sets. The record was broken in 2010.

1953 - The New York Yankees became the first baseball team to win five consecutive American League championships.

1972 - American swimmer Mark Spitz won a record seventh gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany.

1993 - #9 Nebraska opens the season with a 76-14 win over North Texas.

1994 - Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino sets an NFL record with his 18th career game with four or more touchdown passes.

1994 - Tom Tupa scores the first 2-point conversion in NFL history, running in a fake extra point attempt for the Cleveland Browns in a 28-20 win at Cincinnati.

1998 - The New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox, 11-6, to win their 100th game on the earliest date in MLB history besting the 1906 Chicago Cubs & 1954 Cleveland Indians by five days.

1999 - #5 Nebraska opens the season with a 42-7 win over Iowa.

2002 - The Oakland Athletics won their AL-record 20th straight game. The A's gave up an 11-run lead during the game and then won the game on a Scott Hatteberg home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. The game hosted the largest crowd (55,528) ever for a regular season game at the Coliseum.

2002 - St. Louis manager Tony La Russa got his 1,905th major league win. He tied Casey Stengal for eighth place.

2002 - Argentina pulls off one of the biggest upsets in basketball history, beating the US, 87-80 in 2nd round of the World Championships; 1st US loss in 59 games since sending NBA players to international competition in 1992.

2004 - Bill Callahan makes his Nebraska head coaching debut, leading the Huskers to a 56-17 season-opening win over Western Illinois.

2010 - #8 Nebraska opens the season with a 49-10 win over Western Kentucky.

2021 - Nebraska defeats Fordham 52-7.

Come on down. It’s obvious our other QBs aren’t going to get it done. So we may as well throw Woche out there now and let him take his lumps so he can lead us to the promised land sooner rather than later.

@Minnesota - 30-17 loss
@Colorado - 44 -38 loss
Northern Illinois - 31 -23 win
Louisiana Tech - 45 -27 win
Michigan - 30 - 13 loss
@ Illinois - 24 - 10 loss
Northwestern - 34 -17 win
Purdue - 30 - 20 win
@ Michigan State - 24-20 loss
Maryland - 31-27 win
@ Wisconsin - 27 - 20 loss
Iowa - 24 - 21 loss

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Swing Games:

@ Colorado - I think CU is going to be terrible in 2023, and that has to do with lack of depth. But in week 2, I don't think that lack of depth is going to rear its ugly head yet. The problem for Nebraska is CU will have a enough big play ability to score early and often. And Jeff Sims will turn the ball over. It will present scoring opportunities for the Buffaloes. Nebraska's inability to generate a pass rush will be apparent.

@ Michigan State - IMO, one team that is getting a lot of mistaken disrespect this season is Michigan State. Their new QB is actually an upgrade. And they quietly have a top 5 offensive line in the Big Ten. Tucker has also recruited well on defense and that unit will take a step forward in year 4. I believe Nebraska will be an improved football team by the time they play at Michigan State, but so will Sparty. The problem once again is Jeff Sims. Hell, will Sims even be healthy at that point of the season?

Maryland - I know some of you will think I'm crazy to suggest Nebraska will have a losing season and beat Maryland. Well, that's solely due to an unrelenting lack of respect for Mike Locksley. Mike Locksley is 4-22 on the road as a Head Coach (excluding covid year). Those 4 wins include @ Rutgers, @ Indiana, @ Illinois when they were terrible, and @ Charlotte.

Iowa - I would genuinely lean towards Rhule winning a game with a Bowl game on the line, but I don't think Nebraska is going to have a good kicker in 2023. And this game will come down to the kicking game. Iowa rarely loses those contests.

Impressed with Puffs O today. Would be amazed if we are still favored.

Good on the youngun. Am happy for him.

Unlike CU, Rhule doesn't really have any "dudes" out there yet. So we'll have to get better the long way it seems right now However, some kids here have done nothing but lose, so that is so ingrained in them that pooping with the game on the line is only a question of when. Gotta graduate the few seniors we have and move with whoever is brought in. Seems like there's something to recruiting kids that come from winning programs.

Wild first half between two fun and good teams

…as 3 point favorite. Over is 58.5. Seems like a high over number to me.

Happy Labor Day, folks. Here's Matt Rhule's Monday presser previewing Colorado, and recapping some more of the Minnesota game.

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Thanks

Did HC Rhule actually say:

If a guy doesn’t protect the ball then he won’t play… or something to that effect.

I’m trying to wrap my head around a $9MM a year CEO that allows miserable failure from his top dude and continues to play him.

I see them around #20. CU looked pretty good today offensively.
Nebraska will need to pull an Iowa/Minnesota to win. RUN - RUN and RUN some more to bury the clock and shorten the game

Sources tell Inside Nebraska that Logan Smothers will enter the transfer portal. His departure will leave the Huskers with four scholarship quarterbacks and 95 total scholarship players.

Additional reporting from @Greg Smith: Smothers will be entering the portal as a grad transfer, and the door is open for him to potentially return.

has there been any updates on his injury?

I’m devastated we lost THAT way.

Proud of our defense - got a TO when we desperately needed one and got serious stops. Minny receiver made an absolutely amazing catch for that TD. We looked physical and every tackle our boys were flying to the ball. For an O to give up the rock 4 times and hold to 13 is a solid effort.

I was explaining how the game went to my wife this morning and couldn’t believe the words.

—How, how is Grant our back in crunch time when he wasn’t protecting the ball in practice? “If you aren’t protecting the ball you won’t play for us” - was the quote if I recall correctly. Absolutely pissed.

—Sims is staring down his receiver the entire time - then at least get him a mirrored visor. “Sunday guy - turnover rep isn’t deserved - etc”. Dude made great plays with his legs but back-breaking TO’s - end zone and to close out the game. Why can’t we have a QB who protects the freaking ball.

I’m not writing the team off by any means and was on the edge of my seat the whole game and excited for our D. The O moved the ball well and rarely had 3 and outs.

Penalties and turnovers. Let’s see if the staff can clean them up. Bounce back week in CO - kick Sanders’s ass and come back and get some home field love!!!!

Here's my first regular-season edition of Upon Further Review:

3 things that caught my attention (this week: three things I got right & three things I got wrong)
3 things to watch (including some extensive thoughts on Gabe Ervin and Anthony Grant)
5 quotes of the week

Read an article on the CU v NU game which implied Rhule had said some things doubting Dion and/or CU. I never saw anything. Did I miss it?

I liked the studio show Saturday, I could listen to Neuheisal all day long, have always liked him.

When is the coaches media meeting day?

can you name all the current division 1 football programs, and are you able to place them in their correct conferences without assistance?

I'll give it a try to start us off...

Conference USA: East Carolina, Houston, UCF, South Florida, SMU

Sun Belt: Louisiana Lafayette, UL Monroe, Arkansas St, UTSA, Louisiana Tech, Troy

Mac: Akron, Toledo, Ohio, East Michigan, South Michigan, West Michigan

Pac 10: Oregon, Oregon St, Wazzu, Washington, USC, UCLA, Cal, Colorado, Utah, Arizon, Arizona St

Big XII: Texas Tech, Baylor, Kansas, Kansas St, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Texas, TCU

Big ten: Nebraska, iowa, michigan st, Michigan, purdue, ohio, rutgers, minnesota

SEC: Tamu, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi St, Florida, Tennessee, alabama, auburn, Mizzou, Arkansas

Acc: Florida st, Miami, clemson, wake forest, north Carolina, north Carolina st

this was all off the top of my head. I'm sure I missed a couple teams, i didn't take my time, i just named teams till i couldn't think of more, then i moved on.

can anyone here do better?

Jansen and I are back for another episode. Here are the time stamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:45 - Minnesota Recap

07:28 - What recruits wanted to see in Minnesota game

10:55 - True freshman standouts for Nebraska

14:45 - How does 2024 class fit Nebraska's needs?

19:22 - Reaction to Colorado's win over TCU

23:41 - Thoughts on Colorado's use of transfer portal

27:13 - Impressions of Omaha Westside football

29:23 - Closing thoughts


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After week 1, FPI gives us 52.6% probability of winning 6 games, down from 55.9%. Probability of winning increased significantly against La Tech, ILL, NW, Purdue, and Iowa. Probability of winning decreased significantly against Colorado. The single most likely outcome is 6 wins by a hair.

while blaming his predecessors at every turn, why shouldn't Rhule get the benefit of going 0-1 after Frost took Nebraska to new depths unheard of while not blaming him?

that is all