That got a scholarship besides Sanford?

The headline says it all. A ton to unpack from this afternoon. Hit the link.

About as original as your Uniforms you stole from the Pittsburgh Steelers. The difference is the Steelers win Championship's.
Login to view embedded media

Looking for ground in Frenchman Area Drew a Mule deer tag for Rifle. Would be interested in paying a trespass fee . Or written permission. Please message me. Have a great day.

…. At the All Star break, the Reds will be in first place…. I asked heavenward at one point for the Reds and the Huskers to be relevant again in my lifetime…. Maybe….

And the Braves/ Rays game in Tampa tonight sounded like a home game for the Braves… amazing…

Today, the Huskers are holding their second of two full scrimmages allowed by the NCAA during the preseason. Rhule will be meeting with the media shortly after the scrimmage ends at approx. 2 p.m.

Links to press conference video, my key takeaways and any other notable news stories will be dropped in here as soon as they're posted. Any particular things you guys are interested in finding out from Rhule today other than, like, everything?

Just learned about these this week. Pretty awesome and will get rid of traditional issues of chains.

Curious if there are any other issues folks have had with them.

Looking at the following:

Misery passed a law allowing Misery high school athletes to start receiving NIL money as soon as they sign with a Misery school. Helped them get a 5 star commit out of Kansas City who will start getting paid when he signs in December. Could really hurt recruiting KC for Husker football.

Hello folks, it's time for another volleyball season and we start off with the annual Red-White scrimmage tonight at 6 p.m. on BTN+ at the Devaney Center. It's a big-time scrimmage today as it'll go a long way in determining the numerous position battles on the roster including setter, second middle blocker and the outside hitters.

As mentioned before, you can watch the scrimmage on BTN+. Unless you're planning on watching other Big Ten stuff, I'd recommend the Nebraska team pass which is only $10 a month or $80 for a year. Plus, the Huskers Radio Network will broadcast all the action on their radio affiliates, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln and AM 590 in Omaha. A live audio stream will be provided at Huskers.com and on the Huskers app.

I put together plenty of previews to get you set today including my position previews, Volleyball HQ and features on the team. In case you missed it, here are the links for some of the big stuff:

Volleyball HQ

RANKINGS:​

>>> Huskers sneak into top five of AVCA preseason poll

POSITION PREVIEWS​

>>> Libero and defensive specialist
>>> Setter
>>> Middle Blocker
>>> Outside Hitters and Opposites
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

WEEK 2​

FEATURES:
>>> What We Learned: Offense is the focus ahead of Red-White scrimmage
>>> The Players' Corner: Laney Choboy and Andi Jackson
PRESEASON RANKINGS:
>>> Huskers sneak into top five of AVCA preseason poll
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

WEEK 1​

FEATURES:
>>> Fall Camp Practice Report
>>> The Setter Battle
>>> The Freshmen: Why this stellar class is ready for the pressure
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL MEDIA DAYS​

>>> How Merritt Beason became the "mom" of Nebraska Volleyball
>>> Balance is key for Lexi Rodriguez entering second season as a captain
>>> Youth, depth and aggression to define Nebraska volleyball in 2023

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

RECRUITING COVERAGE​

>>> Prep Dig national scout Austin Kingsley analyzes Nebraska VB recruiting
>>> Taking stock of Husker volleyball's 2025 recruiting class
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

CLASS A
Bellevue West 27, Omaha Creighton Prep 14
Columbus 31, Fremont 7
Papillion-LaVista South 41, North Platte 35

CLASS B
Crete 31, Omaha Westview 29
Elkhorn North 21, Beatrice 3
Lincoln Pius X 42, Lincoln Northwest 14
Norris 42, Blair 21

CLASS D1
Alma 74, Superior 6
North Platte St. Patrick's 42, Bridgeport 12
Riverside 38, Summerland 20

CLASS D2
Elgin/Elgin Pope John 44, Wausa 14
Boyd County 40, Randolph 22

CLASS D6
Hampton 55, Franklin 32
Pawnee City 56, St. Edward 12

My son's sophmore coach suprised the boys and let them watch 45 minutes of CU's practice. Coach didnt play their but knows Prime somehow. My son came home and said they looked like a good Texas HS team. Said if Prime's son isn't elite (top 2-3 in the conference) that they will struggle to win a game.

He was always teasing me that Huskers would lose to them.....now.....he predicts a beatdown. My Kid is not an elite football player but he knows the game very well and knows talent.

A dime play....dont blink.

Heard he was having trouble learning the playbook. Wonder how much that played into him leaving.

I don't think I ever heard him broadcast. I know he was a lightening rod in the state of Arkansas...

Seriously? But not near as bad as the K State video.


Login to view embedded media

Answers a lot of questions on the ineptitude of the commissioner

"George Kliavkoff was unwilling to tell a Pac-12 professor to shut up" https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/li...themselves-to-be-strong-armed-by-a-professor/

Alright I don't pay super close attention to the camp chatter so I just realized there were two different guys with the last name Bullock getting buzz for being up-and-comers, Alex at WR and John at LB... They seem to have very similar storylines going on right now, are they brothers?

Prior to Betts departure I didn’t hear concern about the WR group being thin. Now the sky is falling. Let’s take a breath and evaluate 2023 vs 2022. The obvious loss is Trey Palmer. In a boom or bust offense he was often the lone boom. 2023 will likely be about moving the chains. Kemp looks like your 3rd and 6 guy.

Next let’s look at TE. 2022 - Volkolek was injured much of the year. Brewington performed admirable and picked up 11 catches but struck fear in no one. Even if Gilbert doesn’t play a down, Fidone and Boerkicher should be a huge upgrade in production and big play ability.

The freshman class…yes they are raw, but have characteristics that make one think their potential will be realized sooner than later. I know, I know, Potential has never won a game, but if 1 or 2 can contribute as a downfield threat I believe the WR/TE group is far better suited to drive success in 2023 than the same groups did in 2022.

Perhaps I’m drinking from the pre-season spring of eternal optimism.

One anonymous quote in the article from a P12 coach which I personally found hilarious….


"The circus is in town, and you can have a real good time. But, the circus always does two things.
They take your money, and they leave town."








.

August 19
14 - Caesar Augustus, Rome's first emperor, died at age 76 after a reign lasting four decades; he was succeeded by his stepson Tiberius.

1807 - Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat arrived in Albany, two days after leaving New York.

1812 - The USS Constitution defeated the British frigate HMS Guerriere off Nova Scotia during the War of 1812, earning the nickname "Old Ironsides."

1814 - During the War of 1812, British forces landed at Benedict, Maryland, with the objective of capturing Washington D.C.

1848 - The New York Herald reported the discovery of gold in California.

1934 - Germans voted to combine the roles of president and chancellor, making Adolf Hitler Fuhrer.

1942 - During World War II, about 6,000 Canadian and British soldiers launched a disastrous raid against the Germans at Dieppe, France, suffering more than 50-percent casualties.

1955 - Torrential rains caused by Hurricane Diane resulted in severe flooding in the northeastern U.S., claiming some 200 lives.

1960 - A tribunal in Moscow convicted American U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers of espionage. (Although sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment, Powers was returned to the United States in 1962 as part of a prisoner exchange.)

1977 - Comedian Groucho Marx died in Los Angeles at age 86.

1987 - A gun collector ran through Hungerford, England, 60 miles west of London, killing 16 people, including his mother, before turning his gun on himself.

2010 - The last American combat brigade exited Iraq, seven years and five months after the U.S.-led invasion began.

2018 - Former CIA Director John Brennan, whose security clearance had been revoked by President Donald Trump, told NBC's "Meet the Press" that he was considering taking legal action to try to prevent Trump from removing clearances from other current and former officials.

2020 - Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president in a speech to the party's virtual convention, cementing her place in history as the first Black and South Asian woman on a major party ticket.
Birthdays
21 - Lexi Jayde (singer)
21 - Brighton Shrabino (actress)
24 - Ethan Cutkosky (actor)
24 - Salem Ilese (singer)
27 - Katja Glieson (singer)
34 - Romeo (rapper)
35 - Kirk Cousins (football player)
37 - Christina Perri (singer)
38 - J. Evan Bonifant (actor)
38 - Lindsey Jacobellis (snowboarder)
39 - Simon Bird (actor)
40 - Tammin Sursok (actress)
40 - Peter Mooney (actor)
40 - Missy Higgins (singer)
41 - Melissa Fumero (actress)
41 - Erika Christensen (actress)
42 - Rissi Palmer (singer)
48 - Tracie Thoms (actress)
52 - Mary Joe Fernandez (tennis player)
53 - Fat Joe (rapper)
54 - Clay Walker (singer)
54 - Matthew Perry (actor)
56 - Tabitha Soren (journalist)
57 - Lee Ann Womack (singer)
58 - Kevin Dillon (actor)
58 - Kyra Sedgwick (actress)
60 - John Stamos (actor)
61 - Eric Lutes (actor)
64 - Ivan Neville (singer)
65 - Anthony Munoz (football player)
66 - Martin Donovan (actor)
66 - Gary Chapman (singer)
67 - Adam Arkin (actor)
68 - Peter Gallagher (actor)
71 - Jonathan Frakes (actor)
75 - Jim Carter (actor)
76 - Gerald McRaney (actor)
77 - Bill Clinton (42nd president of the United States)
80 - Billy J. Kramer (singer)
83 - Jill St. John (actress)
85 - Diana Muldaur (actress)
88 - Bobby Richardson (baseball player)
89 - Renee Richards (tennis player)
90 - Debra Paget (actress)

=================================

Today in Sports History - August 19
1909 - The first car race to be run on brick occurred at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

1917 - Team managers John McGraw and Christy Matthewson were arrested for breaking New York City's blue laws. The crime was their teams were playing baseball on Sunday.

1921 - Ty Cobb (Detroit Tigers) recorded his 3,000 career hit.

1951 - The St. Louis Browns sent a midget to the plate against the Detroit Tigers. Eddie Gaedel, wearing the number 1/8 and standing only 3 feet, 7 inches tall, walked on four consecutive pitches and was then replaced by a pinch-runner.

1957 - The New York Giants Board of Directors voted to move the team to San Francisco in 1958.

1962 - Homero Blancas shot a 55 at the Premier Invitational Golf Tournament held in Longview, TX. It was the lowest score in U.S. competitive golf history.

1995 - Mike Tyson knocked out Peter McNeeley after just 89 seconds in his return to boxing after having spent the past three years in prison.

1996 - Paul Molitor (Minnesota Twins) tied Lou Gherig by hitting his 534th career double.

2004 - Baseball commissioner Bud Selig received a contract extension through 2009.

2004 - US gymnast Carly Patterson becomes the 2nd American woman to win the all-around gold medal, and 1st to win at a non-boycotted Olympic games, when she takes gold in Athens.

2013 - Olympian runner Oscar Pistorius was indicted in Pretoria, South Africa, on charges of murder and illegal possession of ammunition for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at his home on Valentine's Day 2013; Pistorius maintained he'd mistaken her for an intruder. (He was initially convicted of manslaughter, but that was overturned and replaced with a murder conviction by South Africa's Supreme Court. Pistorius is serving a 13-year prison sentence.)

2018 - Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in the final of the Cincinnati Masters to become the first player to win all 9 Masters 1,000 tennis tournaments since the series started in 1990.

Here's a quick rundown of what Tony White said today following practice:

IGC suddenly finds himself as a vet in the WR room. Some words on an intriguing piece for the offense. Hit the link…

We caught up with Daniel Kaelin after Bellevue West's season opening win. I'll have highlights from tonights game and @Greg Smith will have written analysis this weekend.

Login to view embedded media