I'll start by saying, I do text once in a while at a stop light. I'm guilty of that, been honked at.

People with newer vehicles, on the phone texting & eating or drinking, etc. Sometimes it looks like they're eating a Graham Cracker, talking on the phone.

Who here doesn't use Bluetooth in their vehicle? I know the sound quality takes a hit, but I can hear it.

I'm just prepping for a ribeye. What is everyone eating today? Any of you all got pics of your 4th food?

July 6

1483 - England's King Richard III was crowned at Westminster Abbey.

1535 - Sir Thomas More was beheaded after refusing to join Henry VIII's Church of England.

1777 - During the American Revolution, British forces captured Fort Ticonderoga.

1854 - The first official meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan.

1885 - Louis Pasteur successfully treated a patient with a rabies vaccine.

1942 - Anne Frank, her parents and sister entered a "secret annex" in an Amsterdam building where they were later joined by four other people; they hid from Nazi occupiers for two years before being discovered and arrested.

1944 - A fire caused by inept fire-eaters swept through the main tent of the Ringling Brothers Circus in Hartford, Connecticut, killing 168 people.

1945 - President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order establishing the Medal of Freedom.

1988 - Explosions and fires aboard an oil drilling platform in the North Sea killed 167 workers.

1997 - The Mars rover Sojourner rolled onto the Martian surface.

1998 - Roy Rogers, the "King of the Cowboys," died.

2013 - A runaway train carrying crude oil derailed in eastern Quebec, igniting fires and explosions that destroyed much of the town of Lac-Megantic and killed 47 people.

2015 - Pope Francis received a hero's welcome in Guayaquil, Ecuador's biggest city, as he celebrated the first public Mass of his South American tour.

2018 - The United States and China imposed tariffs on billions of dollars of each other's goods in what Beijing called the "biggest trade war in economic history."

2020 - The Trump administration formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization; President Donald Trump had criticized the WHO's response to the coronavirus pandemic. (The pullout was later halted by President Joe Biden's administration.)

Birthdays
23 - Zion Williamson (basketball player)
31 - Manny Machado (baseball player)
33 - Jeremy Suarez (actor)
36 - Kate Nash (singer)
40 - Gregory Smith (actor)
43 - Eva Green (actress)
44 - Kevin Hart (actor/comedian)
45 - Tia Mowry (actress)
45 - Tamara Mowry (actress)
48 - 50 Cent (rapper)
49 - Larsa Pippen (reality star)
52 - Josh Elliott (TV host)
54 - Brian Van Holt (actor)
56 - Robb Derringer (actor)
57 - Brian Posehn (actor)
65 - Jennifer Saunders (actress)
69 - Willie Randolph (baseball player)
71 - Grant Goodeve (actor)
72 - Allyce Beasley (actress)
72 - Geoffrey Rush (actor)
75 - Nathalie Baye (actress)
76 - Shelley Hack (actress)
77 - Fred Dryer (actor)
77 - George W. Bush (43rd president of the United States)
77 - Sylvester Stallone (actor)
78 - Burt Ward (actor)
83 - Gene Chandler (singer)
88 - Tenzin Gyatso (the 14th Dalai Lama)

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Today in Sports History - July 6

1929 - The St. Louis Cardinals set MLB run record with 28 runs on 28 hits in a 28-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

1933 - The first MLB All-Star Game was played at Chicago's Comiskey Park; the American League won the inaugural event 4-2 over the National League.

1956 - MLB Commissioner Ford Frick inaugurates Cy Young Award, to honour baseball's outstanding pitcher of the season.

1957 - Althea Gibson won the Wimbledon women's singles title, the first Black tennis player to win the event.

1980 - Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies sets a MLB record for career strikeouts by a left-handed pitcher with 2,836.

1985 - Martina Navratilova won her 4th consecutive Wimbledon singles title.

1996 - Steffi Graf won her seventh Wimbledon title.

1997 - The Montreal Expos retire Andre Dawson's #10.

1997 - Pete Sampras wins Wimbledon and his 10th career Grand Slam singles title.

2000 - A jury awarded former NHL player Tony Twist $24 million for the unconsented use of his name in the comic book Spawn and the HBO cartoon series. Co-defendant HBO settled with Twist out of court for an undisclosed amount.

2003 - Martina Navratilova claims her 20th all-time Wimbledon title as she and Leander Paes beat Andy Ram & Anastassia Rodionova 6-3, 6-3 in the mixed doubles final.

2015 - Floyd Mayweather Jr. is stripped of his WBO welterweight boxing title after failing to pay a $200,000 sanctioning fee and vacates his two junior middleweight titles.

2020 - Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes agrees to the largest contract for an athlete in professional sports history, signing a 12-year deal worth $503 million.

Took a look back at the June objectives (wow) and a look ahead to some things to accomplish during the dead period. Hit the link…

I’m in the midst of a Parks and Recreation binge …. For fans, a topic…. 5 best characters, moments, etc of the show… if interested, jump in:
5. Jerry’s inconceivably beautiful family
4. Ron Swanson hatred of government
3. Any scene with Tom in it
2. The Pawnee/ Eagleton rivalry
1. Chris Pratt as Andy… hands down

Geneva, Ohio – Husker wrestler Brock Hardy (65 kg) clinched a spot on the Team USA U23 World Team, as he won the U23 Freestyle National Championship on Sunday afternoon.

Hardy, the second seed in the tournament, defeated Ryan Jack of NC State in the best-of-three series finals, with a 9-5 decision in the first match and a 10-5 decision in the second. With the win, Hardy will compete at the U23 World Championships in Tampere, Finland, this October.

In the field of wrestlers, besides Hardy, eight current Huskers competed. Also in the U23 division, Bubba Wilson (74 kg) climbed the consolation bracket to finish third, Kyle Burwick (61 kg) placed fifth, Silas Allred (92 kg) finished sixth and Elise Brown Ton (79kg) didn't place. In the U20 freestyle bracket, Antrell Taylor (70 kg) finished as runner-up, Harley Andrews (HWT) placed fourth and Ismael Ayoub (65 kg) competed but did not place. On the Greco-Roman side, freshman Tyler Antoniak (72kg) finished fifth.

Additionally, Husker commit Camden McDanel (97 kg) won the best-of-three series in the U20 freestyle division to earn a spot on the World Team. The U20 World Championships will take place in Warsaw, Poland in August

Big Ten Coach Rankings 2023: Jim Harbaugh jumps Ryan Day after Michigan's consecutive wins over Ohio State
by Tom Fornelli, CBSSports.com
It's a year of significant change in our Big Ten coach rankings. That change starts at the top, where Jim Harbaugh rides back-to-back conference titles, College Football Playoff appearances and head-to-head wins over Ohio State to the top spot in the conference.

But that's not all that looks different. In our Power Five coach rankings last season, the Big Ten did not have a top-five coach, and only two were in the top 10, but the conference did well overall. It finished with eight coaches in the top 25 and 12 in the top 40.

This year, not only did Harbaugh crack the top five, but the Big Ten supplied four of the top 10 coaches in our poll. However, according to our panel, a chasm has formed between the top of the league and everybody else. The conference now only has six top-25 coaches and eight in the top 40, and after finishing with an average rank of 26.6 last season, this year's number is 32.1.

While there wasn't just one reason for this, the most significant factor was the plummeting stock of Iowa's Kirk Ferentz and Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald. That affected the league's overall standing, but how did it impact their standing within the league? Let's find out.

(national rank in parentheses)

1. Jim Harbaugh, Michigan (4)
Harbaugh's ascension to No. 1 doesn't come as much of a surprise given Michigan's consecutive Big Ten titles and College Football Playoff appearances. Harbaugh's revitalized the program, and if you remove the 2020 COVID season (given some of the results we saw around the country, maybe we should), the Wolverines are 44-10 over the last four full seasons. The next step is winning a playoff game. Last Year: #2 in Big Ten

2. Ryan Day, Ohio State (8)
The best indicator of Ryan Day's success is that the Buckeyes went 11-2 last year, reached the College Football Playoff, and it hurt his standing among our voters. Seriously, the Buckeyes lost to Michigan and Georgia (two playoff teams!), and people are like, "I don't know, I think he's lost his fastball, you guys." Of course, that comes with the territory when you're the Ohio State coach and you've lost two straight to Michigan. Last year: 1

3. Luke Fickell, Wisconsin (9)
Seems pretty high for a guy who went 6-6 as head coach at Ohio State, doesn't it? I'm kidding, though I have had some fans question Wisconsin's hire of Fickell for that reason. It's true; Fickell did go 6-6 as an interim at Ohio State. Since then, however, he went 57-18 at Cincinnati and led the Bearcats to the College Football Playoff as the only Group of Five program to accomplish the feat. And if you remove Fickell's first season with the Bearcats, he went 53-10 overall and 33-5 in conference the last five seasons. Last Year: N/A

4. James Franklin, Penn State (10)
Franklin's reputation took a bit of a hit following the 2020 and 2021 seasons, but Penn State rebounded last year to go 11-2 and win the Rose Bowl. Its only two losses came to Michigan and Ohio State. Penn State is once again the clear-cut No. 3 team in the league (at least until 2024), but if Franklin is going to climb any higher, he needs to beat Michigan and Ohio State more consistently; he's 4-14 against them since taking the Penn State job. Last Year: 5

5. Bret Bielema, Illinois (21)
Bielema finished last season ranked No. 38 overall and No. 11 in the Big Ten. I don't make a habit of tooting my own horn, but in this story last year I wrote, "while a bowl game in 2022 isn't the expectation outside Champaign, it's not as far out of reach as many realize." Illinois went 8-5, nearly beat Michigan, and Bielema climbed to the league's top half because of it. His six-spot rise is the biggest jump any Big Ten coach made this year. Last Year: 11

6. P.J. Fleck, Minnesota (24)
The man keeps rowing the boat. Minnesota has become one of the more underrated programs in the country, and I don't think Fleck gets enough credit for it. The Gophers have not won a division title, but they're 29-10 overall and 18-9 in the Big Ten over the last three full seasons. Last Year: 7

7. Matt Rhule, Nebraska (27)
Rhule returns to the college game after an unsuccessful stint with the NFL's Carolina Panthers. Fortunately for Rhule and Nebraska, the list of coaches who have failed in the NFL only to return to college with success is quite long. Of course, the list of coaches who have failed to resurrect Nebraska is growing longer, too. If somebody can finally wake this program up, it's Rhule. He's undergone program rebuilds at Temple and Baylor, so the track record is there. Last Year: N/A

8. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa (30)
Nobody falls further in the Big Ten rankings than Iowa's Kirk Ferentz, and as I wrote in our full Power Five rankings, I don't understand why. The Hawkeyes went 8-5 last year with a bad offense and incredible defense, and that's basically what they've been doing for the last quarter century. While we don't know for sure, there are plenty of signs that Iowa is changing its offensive approach for 2023 by actively using the transfer portal to bring in a new QB and pass-catchers. If Iowa "rebounds" in 2023, will our voters do the same? Last Year: 3

9. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern (45)
While Ferentz fell further within the conference than anybody else, nobody dropped as many spots in the overall rankings as Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald. Fitz's tenure with the Wildcats has been remarkable, but there's no denying the last few years have been bad. Yes, the Wildcats won the West during the COVID campaign, but they're only 7-29 in the last three full seasons and 3-24 in the Big Ten. The offense has disappeared, and the defense hasn't been the same since defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz retired. Last Year: 6

10. Mel Tucker, Michigan State (47)
Last season Mel Tucker climbed from No. 13 in the B1G to No. 8 after winning 11 games and the Peach Bowl. Tuck falls back down to Earth a bit after a disappointing 5-7 record last season, and the Spartans had a couple of key departures in the transfer portal this offseason. The 2023 season is setting up to be an important one for Tucker and the Spartans, and my gut tells me we'll see things even out. I didn't think Michigan State was as good as its 11-2 record indicated in 2021, nor did I think it was as bad as 5-7 said last year. Last Year: 8

11. Mike Locksley, Maryland (49)
There may not be a coach in the league in a bigger hurry to eliminate divisions than Locksley. Maryland has steadily improved every season under Locksley, but nobody seems to notice because the Terps are buried beneath the East's traditional powers. Hence, while the win total in conference play has improved yearly, the Terps are yet to finish with a winning conference record under Locksley. Last Year: 13

12. Greg Schiano, Rutgers (50)
We're going the wrong way in Piscataway. Schiano took over during the COVID season, and the Scarlet Knights went 3-6. While they improved their win total to five in 2021, their Big Ten record fell to 2-7. Last year, they won only four games and their conference record dropped to 1-8. It's no surprise to see Schiano drop a few spots here because of it. Last Year: 10

13. Tom Allen, Indiana (62)
It would be easy to write off Indiana's 2020 campaign as a fluke and the result of the strange COVID season, but to do so ignores that the Hoosiers went 8-5 and 5-4 in the Big Ten the season before. Unfortunately, the they haven't come close since. After going 24-21 in Allen's first four seasons, the Hoosiers are 6-18 the last two years and 2-16 in the Big Ten. Last Year: 12

14. Ryan Walters, Purdue (64)
As a first-time head coach, it comes as no surprise that Ryan Walters begins his tenure at the bottom of the list. He inherits an interesting program, though. Purdue won the Big Ten West last season, and a win against Illinois and Walters' Illini defense played a key role in that happening. Boilermakers fans hope he can bring the same defensive improvement he oversaw in Champaign and pair it with a potent offense. Last Year: N/A

I celebrate every year

Here's a little bit on Cooper Wilson, an intriguing PWO camp pickup for the Huskers.

Not a huge shock here, but I decided to put it on the board because he did OV at Nebraska in June and the Huskers were in his top three, along with SMU.

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Here’s his OV story for those interested:

And all we got so far are some quotes from previously committed prospects and a ‘it was ok’ from a 2 star legacy!?! We were led to believe there would be FIREWORKS but all we get is a freaking burning snake!?!

Wins again, 62 hotdogs in 10 minutes. o/u was 63.

84 years ago today have the greatest speech in sports history.

…. The Reds COULD be buyers at the deadline… need starting pitching, IMHO… so without jeopardizing the future… who would you go after?
I’m dreaming big:
Max Scherzer
A little less big:
Zack Greinke
Less big:
Sonny Gray

July 5

1687 - Isaac Newton first published his Principia Mathematica, a three-volume work setting out his mathematical principles of natural philosophy.

1811 - Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain.

1865 - William Booth formed the Salvation Army in London.

1865 - The Secret Service of the U.S. Treasury Department was founded in Washington, D.C., with the mission of suppressing counterfeit currency.

1935 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act.

1940 - During World War II, Britain and the Vichy government in France broke off diplomatic relations.

1943 - The Battle of Kursk began during World War II; in the weeks that followed, the Soviets were able to repeatedly repel the Germans, who eventually withdrew in defeat.

1946 - The bikini swimsuit made its debut at a fashion show in Paris.

1954 - Elvis Presley recorded his first commercial record, "That's All Right."

1971 - President Richard Nixon certified the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which lowered the minimum voting age from 21 to 18.

1977 - Pakistan's army, led by General Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, seized power from President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

1996 - Dolly, the first sheep cloned from adult cells, was born.

2011 - A jury in Orlando, Florida, found Casey Anthony, 25, not guilty of murder, manslaughter and child abuse in the 2008 disappearance and death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.

2013 - Pope Francis cleared two of the 20th Century's most influential popes to become saints in the Roman Catholic church, approving a miracle needed to canonize Pope John Paul II and waiving Vatican rules to honor Pope John XXIII.

2018 - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned amid ethics scandals that prompted more than a dozen federal and congressional investigations; deputy administrator Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, was named to take over as acting administrator.

2022 - Police said a gunman who attacked an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, killing at least seven people, legally bought two high-powered rifles and three other weapons despite authorities being called to his home twice since 2019 after he threatened suicide and violence.

Birthdays
29 - Shohei Ohtani (baseball player)
32 - Jason Dolley (actor)
34 - Adam Cole (professional wrestler)
38 - Megan Rapinoe (soccer player)
42 - Ryan Hansen (actor)
43 - Jason Wade (singer)
48 - Dale Godboldo (actor)
55 - Michael Stuhlbarg (actor)
58 - Kathryn Erbe (actress)
59 - Jillian Armenante (actress)
60 - Edie Falco (actress)
61 - John Marshall Jones (actor)
64 - Marc Cohn (singer)
72 - Rich "Goose" Gossage (baseball player)
73 - Huey Lewis (singer)
80 - Robbie Robertson (singer)

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Today in Sports History - July 5

1947 - Larry Doby made his debut with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first Black player in the American League three months after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in the National League.

1975 - Arthur Ashe became the first Black man to win a singles Wimbledon championship when he defeated Jimmy Connors in the event's final.

1987 - Oakland Athletics first baseman Mark McGwire becomes the first rookie to hit 30 home runs before the All-Star break.

1990 - Steffi Graf's record run of 13 consecutive tennis Grand Slam singles finals ends as she his defeated in the Wimbledon semifinals by American Zina Garrison.

1991 - MLB owners approve the new National League franchises Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins to begin play in 1993.

1997 - Martina Hingis, at age 16, became the youngest Wimbledon winner in 110 years when she beat Jana Novotna in the women's final.

1998 - Roger Clemens (Toronto Blue Jays) got his 3,000th career strikeout.

2002 - Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams died.

2005 - Roger Federer won his 15th Grand Slam tennis title.

2008 - Venus Williams won her fifth Wimbledon singles title, beating younger sister Serena in the final.

2015 - Carli Lloyd records a hat-trick, leading the United States to a 5-2 victory over Japan to win the Women's World Cup Final in Vancouver.

2022 - Mike Grier becomes the NHL's first African-American manager when he is named to that role for the San Jose Sharks.

Rochester community technical College…

Sorry; I know…”husker bored”…”enough coach prime”…just find it immensely entertaining.







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Only thing better… if he had said “I’m blessed received my first, and only D1 offer”...which is accurate.




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I predict NU manages to pull ahead of the Gophers late in the third Q by kicking a FG to go up something like 24-21. THEN....Rhule surprises Minny with an onside kick and we RECOVER it. Then start the 4th Q with a 9-minute TD scoring drive run exclusively out of the I-Formation to put it away. I mean hot damn, everything this staff does anymore comes up roses, so we might as well take some chances in games

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