Reports from practice last night:

John Bullock - 5
Nick Henrich - 3
Nash Hutmacher - 0

College football has changed SO much since the BCS first attempted to create a more fair way to determine a national champion in 1998. None of the structures that have been attempted have been perfect, they've all had some strengths and weaknesses, but at this point, pretty much everyone seems to think we're on an inevitable path toward a break from the NCAA and the creation of some kind of superleague. But not everyone seems to actually WANT that to happen.

So my question is, if the football gods allowed you to snap your fingers and transform college football backwards to one of the previous structures that have been attempted in the last 25 years, skip ahead to the future superleague, or stay put with the current status quo, what would you choose?

Looking at each position where do you see us compared to last year?
Rating based overall, for example: Might be better first string but not much depth, not better first string but more depth, better all the way around, etc. Feel free to elaborate.
My guesses...

Offense:
OL- better (gotta be)
TE- better (could be really good)
RB-push (lose Ajay-get Gabe back)
QB- push (basing on better depth)
WR-worse (need guys to grow up fast)

Defense:
DL- slight push (just hoping)
LB-better (experience)
DB- push (I think we got some guys)

Kicker-push (who knows-kickers are fickle)
Punter- push (same dude, right?)

Head Coach:
Much better (Captain Obvious)

Assistant Coaches:
Better (assuming they can develop AND make adjustments on gameday)

Feel free to tell me where I'm wrong!

west pod: usc ucla oregon washington stanford smu
midwest pod: NU nd wisconsin iowa min illinois
mideast pod: mich osu mich state north carolina indiana purdue
east pod: penn state clemson fsu miami rutkers maryland

northwestern goes to the ivy.

then just rotate the pods, ..one champ game ...lots of big matchup per year..

Nebraska's 17th preseason practice finishes up at approx. 10:15 a.m. today. Tony White and 2-4 defensive players will be available to the media shortly afterward. Presser videos, quick hits and player takeaways will be dropped below soon after they post.

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Tony White wants to rotate a lot of guys on his defense this fall. At safety, you better believe Omar Brown will be out there. Good stuff from Brown today:

happens sometimes with pitchers, but pretty rare for a position player to go from D1 to MLB in <6 weeks

pretty cool

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Although we start the season again a Big Ten team on the road, I actually think this is the PERFECT time to face Minnesota.

Minnesota is going to have a much more difficult time game prepping for us then we will them. That is what gives me hope of a Nebraska upset victory to kick off the season.

Then once that game is over, Nebraska can have a few extra days to recover. Remember, that Colorado plays on the road at TCU to start the season on Saturday, September 2nd. Nebraska has 2 extra days for recovery and to prep for Colorado and Colorado will have two less days to prep for Nebraska. This is also an advantage for the Huskers.

I'm not saying Nebraska will start the year 2-0, but I honestly don't think it is out of the question. If they can start the season 2-0, they should be 4-0 going into the game with Michigan. Could be a great start to the year - something Nebraska hasn't seen in a LONG time. The last time Nebraska started the year 4-0 was back in 2016 when Nebraska finished the season 9-4.

August 18
1227 - Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan died in China.

1587 - Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents born in North America on what is now Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina.

1894 - Congress established the Bureau of Immigration, forerunner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

1914 - President Woodrow Wilson issued his Proclamation of Neutrality, aimed at keeping the United States out of World War I.

1920 - The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granting women the right to vote.

1963 - James Meredith became the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.

1969 - The Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, New York came to a close after three nights with a mid-morning set by Jimi Hendrix.

1983 - Hurricane Alicia slammed into the Texas coast, leaving 21 dead and causing more than a billion dollars in damage.

1993 - A judge in Sarasota, Florida ruled that Kimberly Mays, the 14-year-old girl who had been switched at birth with another baby, need never again see her biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, in accordance with her stated wishes. (However, Kimberly later moved in with the Twiggs.)

2005 - A judge in Wichita, Kansas, sentenced BTK serial killer Dennis Rader to 10 consecutive life terms, the maximum the law would allow.

2011 - Vice President Joe Biden met with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

2013 - David Miranda, partner of Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald, who'd received leaks from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, was detained for nearly nine hours at London's Heathrow airport, triggering claims authorities were trying to interfere with reporting on the issue.

2014 - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon ordered the National Guard to Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis convulsed by protests over the fatal shooting of a Black 18-year-old, Michael Brown.

2020 - Democrats formally made former Vice President Joe Biden their 2020 presidential nominee at their all-virtual national convention.

Birthdays
26 - Josephine Langford (actress)
28 - Parker McKenna Posey (actress)
29 - Madelaine Petsch (actress)
30 - Maia Mitchell (actress)
36 - Mika Boorem (actress)
45 - Andy Samberg (actor/comedian)
48 - Kaitlin Olson (actress)
53 - Malcolm-Jamal Warner (actor)
54 - Edward Norton (actor)
54 - Christian Slater (actor)
59 - Craig Bierko (actor)
61 - Adam Storke (actor)
62 - Bob Woodruff (journalist)
65 - Madeleine Stowe (actress)
66 - Denis Leary (actor)
71 - Elayne Boosler (comedian)
80 - Martin Mull (actor/comedian)
81 - Henry G. Sanders (actor)
87 - Robert Redford (actor)
96 - Rosalynn Carter (wife of President Jimmy Carter)

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Today in Sports History - August 18
1956 - The Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Braves combined for a National League record of 10 home runs. The Reds won 13-4. Bob Thurman (Cincinnati Reds) hit three of the home runs.

1973 - Hank Aaron set a major league record with his 1,378th extra base.

1980 - George Brett of the Kansas City Royals had his batting average reach the .400 mark.

1981 - Herschel Walker of the University of Georgia took out an insurance policy with Lloyd’s of London. The all-American was insured for one million dollars.

1987 - Earl Campbell announced his retirement from the National Football League (NFL).

1992 - Larry Bird, after 13 years with the Boston Celtics, announced his retirement.

1995 - Tom Henke (St. Louis) became only the seventh major league player to record 300 saves.

2004 - In Athens, Paul Hamm won the men's gymnastics all-around Olympic gold medal by the closest margin ever in the event; controversy followed after it was discovered a scoring error cost Yang Tae-young of South Korea the title.

2021 - Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani becomes fastest player in team history to reach 40 home runs in a season, also pitches 8 innings in 3-1 win at Detroit.

2022 - Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was ordered to serve an 11-game unpaid suspension, pay a $5 million fine and undergo required professional evaluation and counseling following accusations of sexual misconduct by two dozen women.

Can’t wait to see how USC, UCLA, WASHINGTON and OREGON fair playing baseball in Lincoln in April.

Last preview before tomorrow’s Red-White scrimmage at 6 p.m. with Fan Day earlier at 10 a.m. Hit the link.

Pretty good article outlining the past and potential of the projected o line...

Hadn't seen it posted here yet but Walker (North Carolina) and another kid who were awaiting a decision on eligibility this year after 2nd transfer, were ruled ineligible. Expect to hear the same soon for Gilbert. Ncaa putting hammer down on this type of waiver.

From the LJS. What's going on here? Wrong answers only.

Found Alex Bullock pretty interesting yesterday at the podium. Wrote a bit about his rise this camp. Hit the link...

Tweet isn’t showing up, so here’s the screenshot:

More hardware for Camden 💪

McDanel earns 🥉 with a 8-2 win over Kurugliyev (KAZ) in the third-place match at the U20 World Championships.

Here's the second edition of Upon Further Review, taking a look back at Week 2 of fall camp.

>>> 3 things that caught my attention: Assessing the 11 spring game starters on offense and defense through two weeks of camp
>>> 3 things to watch: Depth chart decisions start getting made in earnest this week
>>> 5 best quotes of the week: “We have a lot of guys that could be elite special teams demons"


STORY LINK:

Took another stab at answering a popular question this week. This time I took a look at what I'm looking forward to seeing from the Husker commits this fall. Hit the link...

My prediction:

-best case is Pelini year 1. 9-4 with a win over a bowl win over a solid team and we throw a party where everyone gets laid.

-worst case is Frost year 1. 4-8 and we all have to join AA for our drinking problem and we're all on probation for domestic assault.


-most likely 6-7 or 7-6.