Anyone heard how he’s doing so far.

Or starting next year (which ever comes first), which becomes more of a priority: Conference Championship or Playoff spot?

Which shows the best for team success?

August 8

1588 - English forces attacked the Spanish Armada, permanently crippling Spain's "invincible" fleet.

1786 - Dr. Michael-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat became the first to climb Mont Blanc in the Alps.

1814 - During the War of 1812, peace talks between the United States and Britain began in Ghent, Belgium.

1815 - Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena to spend the remainder of his days in exile.

1876 - Thomas Edison patented the mimeograph.

1911 - President William Howard Taft signed a measure raising the number of U.S. representatives from 391 to 433, effective with the next Congress, with a proviso to add two more when New Mexico and Arizona became states.

1942 - During World War II, six Nazi saboteurs who were captured after landing in the U.S. were executed in Washington, D.C.; two others who cooperated with authorities were spared.

1945 - President Harry S. Truman signed the U.S. instrument of ratification for the United Nations Charter.

1945 - The Soviet Union declared war on Japan during World War II.

1953 - The United States and South Korea initialed a mutual security pact.

1963 - In "The Great Train Robbery," some 15 thieves robbed the Glasgow-to-London mail train, making off with more than $6 million in cash.

1969 - Sharon Tate, wife of film director Roman Polanski, and four others were murdered by members of Charles Manson's "family."

1973 - Vice President Spiro T. Agnew branded as "damned lies" reports he had taken kickbacks from government contracts in Maryland, and vowed not to resign — which he ended up doing.

1974 - President Richard Nixon announced he would resign from office the following day as a result of the Watergate scandal.

1994 - Israel and Jordan opened the first road link between the once-warring countries.

2000 - The wreckage of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, which sank in 1864 after attacking the Union ship Housatonic, was recovered off the South Carolina coast and returned to port.

2009 - Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in as the U.S. Supreme Court's first Hispanic and third female justice.

2018 - The United States announced that it would impose new sanctions on Russia for illegally using a chemical weapon in an attempt to kill a former spy and his daughter in Britain.

2018 - A Montana coroner said the death of "Superman" actor Margot Kidder had been ruled a suicide from a drug and alcohol overdose.

2022 - Former President Donald Trump said the FBI conducted a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate as the Justice Department investigated the discovery of boxes of records containing classified information that were taken to Mar-a-Lago after Trump's presidency ended.

2022 - The white father and son convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery's fatal shooting after they chased the 25-year-old Black man through a Georgia neighborhood were sentenced to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime.

Birthdays
22 - Aubrey Miller (actress)
22 - Faith Schroder (actress)
25 - Shawn Mendes (singer)
25 - Peyton List (actress)
27 - Dani Dyer (actress)
30 - Jen Selter (model)
34 - Anthony Rizzo (baseball player)
34 - Ken Baumann (actor)
36 - Katie Leung (actress)
39 - Jackie Cruz (actress)
42 - Meagan Good (actress)
42 - Roger Federer (tennis player)
43 - Michael Urie (actor)
43 - Shayna Baszler (MMA fighter/professional wrestler)
45 - Countess Vaughn (actress)
46 - Lindsay Sloane (actress)
46 - Marsha Ambrosius (singer)
47 - Drew Lachey (singer)
47 - Tawny Cypress (actress)
47 - JC Chasez (singer)
50 - Mark Wills (singer)
55 - Suzy Favor Hamilton (runner)
70 - Donny Most (actor)
71 - Robin Quivers (TV/Radio personality)
74 - Keith Carradine (actor)
76 - Larry Wilcox (actor)
85 - Connie Stevens (actress)
86 - Dustin Hoffman (actor)
93 - Nita Talbot (actress)

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Today in Sports History - August 8

1900 - The first Davis Cup tennis tournament began at the Longwood Cricket Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.

1903 - Joe McGinnity (New York) pitched two complete games in one day. He won 6-1 and 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1920 - Howard Ehmke (Detroit Tigers) set an American League record when he defeated the New York Yankees 1-0 in 1 hour and 13 minutes.

1970 - The New York Yankees retire Casey Stengel's #37.

1972 - The New York Yankees signed a 30-year lease with the City of New York which called for Yankee Stadium to be completely modernized in time for the 1976 season.

1982 - Doug DeCinces hit three home runs against the California Angels. He had hit three home runs against Minnesota five days earlier.

1992 - The "Dream Team" clinched the gold medal at the Barcelona Summer Olympics as the U.S. men's basketball team beat Croatia 117-85. The "Dream Team," considered by many to be the greatest team ever assembled, consisted of Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Christian Laettner, Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, Scottie Pippen, David Robinson, and John Stockton and was coached by Chuck Daly, P.J. Carlesimo, Mike Krzyzewski and Lenny Wilkens.

1998 - Paul Molitor (Minnesota Twins) stole his 500th career base.

2002 - Major league baseball players and owners agreed to a $100,000 increase in baseball's minimum salary. The minimum was set at $300,000 starting in 2003.

2004 - Quarterback John Elway is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

2005 - It was announced that Wayne Gretzky would be the next head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes.

2008 - The Summer Olympic Games opened in Beijing, China.

2021 - The U.S. women's basketball team won its record seventh consecutive Olympic gold medal with a 90-75 win over Japan in the championship game of the Summer Games in Tokyo; Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi each collect their fifth Olympic gold medals of their careers.

Just watched Teddy's performance vs NW as a freshman. It was very good, and so was that of the whole OL. I sure hope Teddy can play a lot of snaps this year.

Finally 🙄

Another edition of the Blackshirt Breakdown is here, and Jay and I are taking a detailed look at Evan Taylor, a defensive back commit in the 2024 class from North Carolina.

The first practice of the 2023 season for Nebraska Volleyball is official underway today at the Devaney Center. The Huskers will go 9-11 a.m. this morning before going from 3-5 p.m. later this afternoon. I'll be in attendance for both with highlights and a notes package coming later today from the two practices.

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A lot to unpack from Rhule's presser today as he named some of the key guys emerging at safety, defensive line and receiver.

>>> "Safeties are one of our strengths"
>>> Isaac Gifford wins the Rover battle after dazzling Rhule: "He's an alpha back there ... a multi-year NFL player"
>>> Rhule sees 6-8 guys rotating at DL and the four veterans emerging won't surprise you
>>> Freshmen WR "trending in the right direction" toward seeing the field early
>>> Alex Bullock is "a starting (caliber) WR"
>>> Overall thoughts on a timeline for deciding on a two-deep

I wonder if one of Ed Foley's functions is to keep Rhule grounded. He is 8 years older than Rhule, has coached longer, was a head coach for 2 years, and has been with Rhule longer than the other coaches, and they were peers for a couple years at Temple. I could see where Foley could be the one coach on the staff who has the tenure and Matt's respect to speak up when he thinks something needs changed or is BS.

Is the modern volleyball recruit built for a pressure-packed place like Nebraska? I asked the Huskers’ five freshmen what they thought and I got some pretty good answers. Hit the link.

Huskers Erupt in Win over Crete
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Alexis Markowski notched her third straight double-double and Jaz Shelley led six Huskers in double figures with 20 points, as the Nebraska women's basketball team rolled to a 124-18 win over the Crete All Stars in Heraklion on Monday.

Shelley, a two-time All-Big Ten guard, hit 7-of-14 shots from the field including 5-of-11 three-pointers, while dishing out six assists and grabbing three steals to complete Nebraska's 3-0 foreign tour in Greece.

While Shelley filled it up from long range, Markowski dominated the paint with 17 points and a game-high 21 rebounds, including 12 offensive boards. The two-time All-Big Ten center hit 7-of-13 shots from the field and dished out an assist while grabbing three steals of her own.

True freshman Natalie Potts matched Shelley with a game-high 20 points to go along with 12 rebounds for her first double-double on the tour. Potts also pitched in three steals while going 7-for-14 from the floor and 6-of-8 at the free throw line.

Graduate transfer guard Darian White contributed 18 points on 9-of-13 shooting while adding five assists, five steals and four rebounds for the Big Red.

Nebraska's third newcomer for 2023-24, true freshman Logan Nissley added 15 points, while connecting on a trio of three-pointers. Nissley also contributed six rebounds and five steals to go with two assists.

Annika Stewart rounded out the six Huskers in double figures with 13 points, seven rebounds and four steals while hitting 5-of-7 shots from the floor.

Kendall Coley and Kendall Moriarty each contributed eight points, while Callin Hake (3) and Maddie Krull (2) completed the scoring for the Big Red. Krull snagged five steals for Nebraska, while Hake added four for a Husker unit that totaled 35 steals in the game.

As a team, Nebraska hit 48 percent (48-100) of its shots from the floor, despite knocking down just 23.7 percent (9-38) of its three-pointers. The Huskers also hit 19-of-25 free throws (.760). The Huskers produced a 68-11 advantage on the boards and a 38-6 edge in the turnover department.

Nebraska will travel from Heraklion back to Athens on Tuesday, before returning from Athens to Lincoln on Wednesday to complete the tour.

Overall, six Huskers averaged double figures in points during the three-game tour, led by team bests of 18 points and 16 rebounds per game from Markowski, who also hit a team-best 62.5 percent (5-8) of her three-point attempts. White added 15.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, a team-high 4.7 assists and 3.3 steals, while Shelley contributed 15.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.0 steals while knocking down a team-high 10 three-pointers.

Stewart finished the tour with 14.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game while connecting on 57.1 percent (4-7) of her threes. True freshmen Potts (11.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 2.3 apg, 3.7 spg) and Nissley (11.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.0 apg, 3.7 spg) rounded out the six Huskers averaging in double figures while tying each other for the team lead in steals. Potts finished second on the tour in rebounding, while Nissley closed the tour second in three-pointers made with seven.

Markowski and Shelley were the only Huskers to start all three games, while White made two starts. All 10 Huskers on the tour started at least one game, and all 10 averaged at least 16 minutes per game. No Husker averaged as much as 23 minutes per contest. As a team, Nebraska averaged 112 points per game, while allowing just 39.3.

Nebraska Overall Greece Tour Stats (3 games)
Alexis Markowski - 18.0 ppg, 16.0 rpg, 0.7 apg, 2.7 spg
Darian White - 15.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 4.7 apg, 3.3 spg
Jaz Shelley - 15.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 4.3 apg, 2.0 spg
Annika Stewart - 14.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 0.7 apg, 2.0 spg
Natalie Potts - 11.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 2.3 apg, 3.7 spg
Logan Nissley - 11.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.0 apg, 3.7 spg
Kendall Moriarty - 9.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.7 spg
Callin Hake - 6.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.7 spg
Maddie Krull - 5.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.7 apg, 2.0 spg
Kendall Coley - 4.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.7 spg

Any chance and do you support it?

While I really don’t follow them at all, my perception is they’ve spent a lot of time with anti-American, anti-flag, or anti-National Anthem bs.
If I’m wrong, let me know - nicely please - but that’s my perception as i catch a glimpse of their antics here and there.
Net result - I couldn’t care less about them.

Bottom line, if you want to represent on an American team - enjoying all the support and opportunities that includes - don’t act like an idiot. Act like an American.

Preseason USA Today Coaches Poll (8/7)
1. Georgia (61)
2. Michigan
3. Alabama (4)
4. Ohio State (1)
5. LSU
6. USC
7. Penn State
8. Florida State
9. Clemson
10. Tennessee
11. Washington
12. Texas
13. Notre Dame
14. Utah
15. Oregon
16. TCU
17. Kansas State
18. Oregon State
19. Oklahoma
20. North Carolina
21. Wisconsin
22. Mississippi
23. Tulane
24. Texas Tech
25. Texas A&M

Others Receiving Votes
Iowa, South Carolina, Florida, Texas-San Antonio, Pittsburgh, UCLA, Kentucky, Baylor, Troy, Arkansas, North Carolina State, Fresno State, Boise State, Auburn, Minnesota, Miami (FL), Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Maryland, Southern Methodist, South Alabama, Illinois, Wake Forest, Air Force, Toledo, Washington State, Houston, Duke, Brigham Young, Arizona, Memphis, Kansas, James Madison

Betting team totals in baseball right now is so predictable, 85% last 2 weeks. 1st half , game and Live betting has been lucrative. I'm not going to give picks but if you bet, look into it.

Khalil Davis picked up a free agent deal with the Texans. Former Nebraska DT spent time with the Bucs, Colts, Steelers and Rams in his three NFL seasons.


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Going on a cruise to Alaska for a week!

If a tidal wave, glaciers, or pirates don’t get me be back next Sunday!



Ps Thanks God for all of the rain!

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Good stuff from special teams coordinator Ed Foley on the battle between Timmy Bleekrode and Tristan Alvano, Billy Kemp and IGC as punt returners and more:

Here are the quick hits from Evan Cooper's time at the podium. I'll get started on Ed Foley's right now.