tough track, looks like rain will factor this weekend

It's pretty much a foregone conclusion that both are gone after historical seasons this year. Who's got the best shot to replace them and join Swanson among the big 3 at the plate next year?

My early vote is for Caron and Carey. Both just ooze potential to me. Both have shown power and talent. A dark horse for me though is Columbus. He seems so confident at the plate and has a sweet swing. Somehow he hasn't had a single HR this year, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him jump to a double digit HR guy.

Someone mentioned that they lived in a dry county in Texas, and I was was floored.

I knew there were areas like the reservation on the Nebraska/South Dakota border that were now dry, but not entire counties.

I'd like to take my daughters to tonight's game. It'll be their first baseball game! I can see tickets to the 10 am game today, but not tonight's game. Anywhere know where to buy them, or does anyone have 3 they are looking to sell? If you have some, shoot me a message or reply in this thread. Thanks in advance!

Pretty cool honor for the Bellevue West quarterback and Husker commit:

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About Eric Fields and the rest of the incoming freshman. When do they typically arrive?

May 25

1787 - The Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia under the leadership of George Washington, in order to establish a new U.S. government.

1925 - John Scopes was indicted for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in school.

1946 - Transjordan (now Jordan) became a kingdom as it proclaimed its new monarch, Abdullah I.

1961 - President John F. Kennedy told Congress: "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth."

1964 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, ordered the Virginia county to reopen its public schools, which officials had closed in an attempt to circumvent the Supreme Court's 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka desegregation ruling.

1968 - The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was dedicated.

1969 - "Midnight Cowboy," the only X-rated film to win a best picture Oscar, was released.

1977 - The first "Star Wars" film (later retitled: "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope") was released in theaters.

1979 - The worst air disaster in U.S. history (excluding the 9/11 terrorist attacks) occurred when a DC-10 crashed at Chicago's O'Hare Airport just after takeoff, killing more than 270 people.

2008 - NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander arrived on the Red Planet to begin searching for evidence of water; the spacecraft confirmed the presence of water ice at its landing site.

2011 - A judge in Salt Lake City, Utah sentenced street preacher Brian David Mitchell to life in prison for kidnapping and raping Elizabeth Smart, who was 14 at the time of her abduction in 2002.

2018 - Harvey Weinstein was charged in New York with rape and another sex felony in the first prosecution to result from the wave of allegations against him; the once-powerful movie producer turned himself in to face the charges and was released on $1 million bail after a court appearance.

2018 - President Donald Trump signed a trio of executive orders to overhaul the federal bureaucracy by making it easier to fire federal workers for poor performance and misconduct.

2018 - By a two-to-one margin, voters in Ireland chose to repeal a constitutional ban on abortion.

2020 - George Floyd, a Black man, was killed when a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyd's neck for about 9 1/2 minutes while Floyd was handcuffed and pleading he couldn't breathe; Floyd's death, captured on video by a bystander, would lead to worldwide protests, some of which turned violent, and a reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S.

2022 - Harold Billow, the last known survivor of a World War II POW massacre during the Battle of the Bulge, died at age 99.

Birthdays
24 - Brec Bassinger (actress)
29 - Aly Raisman (gymnast)
33 - Ebonee Noel (actress)
33 - Bo Dallas (professional wrestler)
38 - Lauren Frost (actress/singer)
38 - Roman Reigns (professional wrestler)
44 - Corbin Allred (actor)
46 - Alberto del Rio (professional wrestler)
47 - Erinn Hayes (actress)
47 - Cillian Murphy (actor)
47 - Julia Carey (actress)
50 - Molly Sims (actress)
52 - Justin Henry (actor)
53 - Octavia Spencer (actress)
55 - Joseph Reitman (actor)
56 - Matt Borlenghi (actor)
60 - Mike Myers (actor/comedian)
65 - Paul Weller (singer)
68 - Connie Sellecca (actress)
72 - Patti D'Arbanville (actress)
76 - Karen Valentine (actress)
76 - Jacki Weaver (actress)
79 - Frank Oz (puppeteer)
84 - Ian McKellen (actor)
94 - Ann Robinson (actress)

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Today in Sports History - May 25

1922 - Babe Ruth was suspended for one day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire.

1935 - The legendary Babe Ruth hit the 714th and final home run of his career in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The mark established a new career major league record that would stand until broken by Hank Aaron in 1974.

1935 - American track star Jesse Owens broke three world records and tied another in a little over 60 minutes.

1965 - Muhammad Ali knocked out Sonny Liston just 1 minute and 56 seconds into the first round for the world heavyweight title.

1970 - The Indiana Pacers defeat the Los Angeles Stars in six games to win the ABA championship.

1975 - The Golden State Warriors sweep the Washington Bullets to win the NBA championship.

1978 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Boston Bruins to win the Stanley Cup.

1981 - Al Unser became the first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified.

1981 - Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox becomes just the fourth player in MLB history to play 3,000 games, joining Ty Cobb, Stan Musial and Hank Aaron.

1982 - Ferguson Jenkins became the 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters.

1989 - The Calgary Flames won their first NHL Stanley Cup by defeating the Montreal Canadiens.

1991 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Minnesota North Stars to win their first Stanley Cup.

1995 - The NHL announced the sale of the Quebec Nordiques to COMSAT, who moved the team to Colorado.

1997 - The Minnesota Twins retired Kirby Puckett's number 34.

1997 - Todd and Mel Stottlemyre became the first father and son to win 100 baseball games.

Huge one tonight at Charles Schwab. Hit the link.

In before…”this thread sucks”, or “vacuum threads suck”, or “you suck”, etc…

Well all right ... I called for questions for my first Friday Mailbag two days ago. I don't know how many questions I expected to get that I could go in-depth on, but I wasn't anticipating 23 of them haha guess I underestimated our award-nominated subscribers.

Thanks to everyone who submitted a question! I picked out seven of them, so I've got 16 left that are stored away now. I'll answer those over the course of future mailbags this summer, or I may use some for a standalone article or a podcast segment. Until then, here's way too many words to get your Friday morning started:

Wednesday qualifiers

110 m Hurdles - Darius Luff, will run finals Friday. Had fastest qualifying time.

Field events - all qualifiers move on to the NCAA Championships:

Javelin - Arthur Petersen 247’
Dash Sirmon. 245’

Shot Put - Max Otterdahl
Jonah Wilson Both threw 64’ 9 1/4”

Long Jump - Till Steinforth. 25’ 3”

Till most likely has qualified in the Decathlon, don’t think they run this event at the two preliminary meets, just top 16 or so competitors throughout the outdoor season.

5/25 first day for women
5/26 second day for men
5/27 second day for women

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Just confirmed that Nebraska is currently hosting Utah transfer offensive lineman Tyler Knaak on an official visit. Knaak was a three-star prospect in the 2022 class who redshirted last season at Utah and has four years of eligibility remaining. He (6-6, 305) didn't play at all last season.

The Salt Lake City native says that he will be in town until tomorrow and has no other visits lined up. Kentucky, Appalachian State and Buffalo are just a few of his reported offers since entering the portal.

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May 24

Big Ten Tournament

First Round
Nebraska 9, Rutgers 7

Elimination Game
Michigan 6, Illinois 3 (Illinois eliminated)

FINAL STANDINGS
1. Maryland (38-19, 17-7)
2. Indiana (41-16, 16-8)
3. Iowa (40-13, 15-8)
4. Nebraska (32-21-1, 15-9)
5. Rutgers (33-22, 14-10)
6. Michigan (27-27, 13-11)
7. Illinois (25-27, 12-12)
7. Michigan State (32-21, 12-12)
9. Purdue (24-29, 11-13)
10. Minnesota (18-34, 10-14)
11. Ohio State (31-25, 9-15)
12. Penn State (25-25, 7-16)
13. Northwestern (10-40, 4-20)

Maryland is the 2023 Big Ten regular season champion

Big Ten Tournament

Thursday, May 25
Elimination Game
Michigan State vs. Rutgers (10:00 AM - BTN)

Winner's Bracket Games
Iowa vs. Indiana (2:00 PM - BTN)
Maryland vs. Nebraska (6:00 PM - BTN)

In less than a week Georgia has landed its second four-star tight end. This is a name you’ll know: Jaden Reddell. He’s teammates with Jaidyn Doss and visited Nebraska this spring.

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Reddell (who I think is the best TE in the country) joins Colton Heinrich in Georgia’s class. Why am I telling you about Georgia’s recruiting spoils? Because my sources indicate the Bulldogs will only take two tight ends this cycle.

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That means it’s very unlikely the Carter Nelson official visit even happens much less he commits there. I had said previously in the board that Georgia had higher rated players on the board at Nelson’s position and they have landed them both.

Good news for Nebraska’s pursuit of the dynamic athlete out of Ainsworth.

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Wild afternoon for the Huskers. Hit the link.

GBR!

Have 0 way to get online when something like this happens the struggle was real from about 1:30 til about 20 min ago.

Looking to cut the cord. Which is better?

The postseason is finally here.

No. 4 Nebraska (31-21-1, 15-9) takes on No. 5 Rutgers (33-21, 14-10) for the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament in downtown Omaha at Charles Schwab Field at the top of the hour. This week will be season-defining for the Huskers as due to its lack of quality wins and midweek losses, they'll be dependent on winning the tournament to earn a spot in a regional next week.

The Scarlet Knights are a fearsome foe to kick off the tournament for NU as Rutgers were chosen by a few to win the conference during the preseason, but inconsistency in league play cost them a few spots in the standings. They're near the bubble for a regional berth, so they'll be doing everything to win this week.

Plenty of pregame reading for you to get you ready. First, Inside Nebraska's overall Big Ten Tournament Preview as a I give a quick breakdown on each team, plus a hitter and pitcher from each squad that could make some noise:


Then, fifth-year reliever Kyle Perry and head coach Will Bolt spoke to the media on Tuesday before heading to Omaha. Here's that in the latest of What We Learned:


Finally, a team breakdown of the Scarlet Knights who throw their freshman ace today against Emmett Olson in what should be a very competitive game.

Lock in another OV for Nebraska. I like running backs that Mike Hart at Michigan likes. Hit the link....

Utah transfer OL Tyler Knaak just committed to the Huskers moments ago. Knaak is the team's 12th transfer portal addition of the offseason as he joins Ben Scott (Arizona State) and Jacob Hood (Georgia.

Knaak explained his decision with @Greg Smith:

Chris gave a performance of the National Anthem that we needed. Holy shit.

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I’m on my way home yesterday and stop at Family Fare on 204th & Pacific. I never really stop there unless I just need a thing or two cause always been way overpriced. Anyways, they have pop upfront on display, Coke $8.99 per 12 pack and Pepsi $7.99 per 12 pack. Correct me if I’m wrong but I highly doubt Coke and Pepsi have raised their prices this much to retailers. Is Family Fare just ran by greedy idiots marking everything way up? A year or two ago that was the price for a 24 pack. And no I’m not a poor, yes I believe in a capitalist society, just curious. Seems like a good way to lose business.