Josiah Allick. Don’t see any discussion of him. Started for New Mexico last year.

I immediately shared this article with our wrestling coach as I know he sometimes struggles to motivate his athletes.

Olympic gold medal winner finally gets the call to the big leagues

These are some of the more inspirational quotes in the article:

*"I didn't want to end my career on that note," Mensah-Stock said. "So I did another world championships, I wiped the floor with everybody, and I was like, 'Man, this is not fun anymore. I need a change."

"I love watching the athletes just in the ring, just going what they do best,"


Hopefully this will inspire our youth!

Courtesy of D1Softball.com


Last Four In
Michigan
Notre Dame
Mississippi State
Texas State

First Four Out
Arizona
Ohio State
Penn State
South Alabama

Big Ten Teams In (5)
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern

Top 16 National Seeds
1. Oklahoma
2. UCLA
3. Florida State
4. Oklahoma State
5. Stanford
6. Tennessee
7. Northwestern
8. LSU
9. Texas
10. Arkansas
11. Alabama
12. Duke
13. Georgia
14. Washington
15. Oregon
16. Louisiana-Lafayette

EUGENE REGION
#1 Oregon (15) vs. #4 Connecticut
#2 Mississippi vs. #3 Michigan

STILLWATER REGION
#1 Oklahoma State (4) vs. #4 Delaware
#2 Wichita State vs. #3 Nebraska

STANFORD REGION
#1 Stanford (5) vs. #4 Sacramento State
#2 Minnesota vs. #3 Loyola Marymount

KNOXVILLE REGION
#1 Tennessee (6) vs. #4 Miami (FL)
#2 Virginia Tech vs. #3 Indiana

EVANSTON REGION
#1 Northwestern (7) vs. #4 Northern Iowa
#2 Kentucky vs. #3 Louisville

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Current Big Ten Softball RPI rankings

6. Northwestern
27. Minnesota
31. Indiana
35. Nebraska
39. Michigan
40. Penn State
44. Ohio State
48. Maryland
59. Wisconsin
61. Iowa
83. Illinois
84. Rutgers
111. Purdue
139. Michigan State

Better late than never.........

May 3
Michigan 7, Kent State 5
Rutgers 8, Princeton 7
Maryland 19, Delaware 7
North Dakota State 6, Nebraska 5

STANDINGS
1. Maryland (31-15, 11-4)
2. Michigan State (28-13, 10-5)
3. Nebraska (24-17-1, 9-6)
3. Indiana (31-14, 9-6)
3. Michigan (22-20, 9-6)
6. Iowa (32-11, 8-6)
7. Purdue (21-22, 10-8)
8. Rutgers (27-18, 8-7)
9. Illinois (19-22, 8-10)
10. Penn State (24-15, 6-8)
11. Minnesota (12-30, 5-10)
12. Ohio State (22-23, 5-13)
13. Northwestern (8-31, 3-11)

Games for Friday, May 5
Indiana at Northwestern
Michigan at Minnesota
Penn State at Rutgers
Nebraska at Maryland (5:30 PM - BTN+)
Michigan State at Illinois
Ohio State at Iowa
South Dakota State at Purdue

GBR!

Merritt Beason seems to be fitting in nicely with the Huskers. Hit the link.

About 20 years past his “prime”!!! That is all!!

Neil Young’s son and 5.6 3* from Liberty, Mo. Greg FCd him to Nebraska.

Good pickup? You’d think an NFL legends son would be talked about more.

Neil Smith..

From Nebraska Athletics Communications press release:

Nebraska Athletics announced today that it has hired an in-house director of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) and extended its partnership with Altius Sports Partners (ASP), a trusted advisor to top-tier collegiate athletics programs and sports properties, to best support student-athletes pursuing NIL opportunities.

NU named Jonathan Bateman as Assistant Athletic Director – NIL Strategy and Governance. Bateman has been with the Huskers since 2011 and most recently served as the Associate Director of Compliance.

In this new role, Bateman will manage day-to-day NIL operations for Nebraska Athletics and serve as the primary liaison for all NIL and governance operations.

"I'm thankful to Trev Alberts for the opportunity and excited to continue working with Nebraska student-athletes, staff, and stakeholders in the evolving NIL space. As college athletics continues to undergo substantial change, it's important that we have the pulse on all aspects of the landscape. It's our goal that the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will continue to play a leading role in the next iteration of college athletics," said Bateman.

The Huskers are one of just a handful of athletic departments across the country and the first in the state to have a position dedicated to the areas of NIL and governance. The position fits within Nebraska Athletics' strategic plan of embracing and influencing the coming changes in college athletics.

In addition to hiring Bateman, Nebraska Athletics recently extended its partnership with ASP, a nationally recognized authority on the evolving collegiate athletics landscape and on helping schools optimize their NIL ecosystems to maximize opportunities for their athletes.

"It is important that we continue to proactively support our student-athletes' ability to monetize their NIL. Our commitment to current and prospective student-athletes will not change; our staff will have a clear plan and vision for success now and in the future," said Vice Chancellor, Director of Athletics Trev Alberts.

"When it comes to college sports, Nebraska is a true powerhouse. They have passionate fans, a strong history of financial success, and are a hub for sports culture. With our enhanced partnership, we're fully committed to equipping Trev, Jonathan, and the entire Husker Athletics team with the tools, knowledge, and resources they need to succeed. Together, we'll prioritize student-athlete NIL and foster collaboration at every turn. This way, we'll be able to seize every opportunity and make a huge impact on Husker Nation. This is our shared vision at ASP, and we're excited to work with such an incredible team," said Celine Mangan, Director of Business and Client Strategy at Altius Sports Partners.

Nebraska has been at the forefront of NIL since its introduction in 2021. Since then, all Nebraska student-athletes participate in NIL education through the Life Skills Husker Advantage program offering valuable content on financial literacy, assessing strengths, brand building, communication skills, entrepreneurship and maximizing career marketability. Husker student-athletes in all sports have participated in over 2,700 NIL activities since 2001. The goal is to increase that number and maximize opportunities for student-athletes.

"We are committed to working with our key stakeholders to make sure Nebraska stays at the forefront of innovation in college athletics now and for years to come," said Alberts.

About Altius Sports Partners
ASP is a leading advisor to college athletic programs and sports properties, providing strategic planning, compliance support, and education to its clients. They offer innovative solutions to a range of topics such as NIL and the ever-changing landscape of employment and media rights within college athletics. From its humble beginnings with just two school partners, ASP has grown to support more than 30 universities, including almost half of the Power Five, in just three years. In addition to launching a groundbreaking on-campus NIL GM Program and ASP Academy, the company has collaborated with Women Leaders in College Sports, the NFL, and the NFL Players Association. ASP's mission is to provide all stakeholders with the necessary resources to thrive in the new era of college athletics by leveraging their extensive sports business expertise to help those impacted prepare and excel. They have built a diverse team of cross-disciplinary leaders who are committed to delivering higher levels of education, greater access to opportunities, and higher standards of excellence.

@Steve Marik - It's a long shot, but is there any chance Sam Griesel is doing some peer recruiting for DONU here? Nelson sounds like a game changer that could get drafted if he chooses to stay in. I know bigger fish are after him as well.

Going on an Alaskan cruise through Royal Caribbean next May (13-20th) with stops at Skagway, Sitka, Juneau, and Victoria BC. Having never been to Alaska I was curious what suggestions for excursions and sights to see at each port you would suggest.

I'd like to charter a fishing boat at either Sitka or Skagway as well and any input on fishing at either location would be greatly appreciated. It sounds like King Salmon and halibut would be the two species we would be targeting?

Thanks and GBR!

Bad night for the Huskers. Hit the link.

Part Deux of the 1st half of the spring game, focusing on the option and RPO game.

As always, a disclaimer, I may be wrong on some of this, and likely am on several aspects, especially the passing game, but it’s hard as hell to try and figure out what they’re doing without an All-22. So take that with a grade of slaw. Also, I use terminology that is familiar to me. In no way shape or form is it what they call it, or probably anywhere close. But overall, I’m pretty confident in identifying core concepts of what they did in the first half.

Option Game - Double & Triple

So all of these clips are option game, either reading one defender in the double option game, or two defenders in the triple option game. I think this and a dedicated QB run game is something that fits Haarberg really well, but Sims is also dangerous in this regards.

1st Clip goes back to the opening play. OL is blocking Belly G, but the backfield is running inverted veer. I love inverted veer. It’s not a successful play, but conceptually, It’s tough.

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Next batch of clips is from the OL blocking inside zone and the QB reading 1 to 2 defenders depending on if they have a pitch phase to the option.

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Now the w/ the pitch phase. 1st Clip is a penalty, but you can see it setting up w/ Sims. 2nd clip is with Haarberg and can see why he’s a dangerous runner.

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This clip is also a nice example of some of the movement DC Tony White has with a dirty pirate hooker stunt.
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RPOs:

Nebraska utilized a variety of RPOs in the spring game. I thought Sims did the best making those reads and throws. But they do some nice things schematically from an RPO standpoint that is difficult to defend.

This first RPO is off of the same action Nebraska started the game with, Belly G. This is one of my personal favorites. 2nd Level RPO reading BSLB movement to throw into a backside window. It’s a little hard to pick up in this case b/c of the video, but you can see the LG pulling and frontside down indicating belly g.

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This RPO is off IZ action and an unbalanced 5 strong. Presents a lot of challenges. They have an arrow and some drift routes. They ran this several times in the game with little success.

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Next set of RPOs is off of counter action. I think this stresses the defenses the most to get in their fits or not. 1st Clip you have a traditional read 3rd level fitters and throw some drift/glance routes. 2nd Clip is motioning to empty and reading rotation/2nd level defenders for a Q run or perimeter screen.

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The next RPO is off of OZ action. It’s a pretty popular RPO utilizing a stick route and under Rhule at Baylor, they utilized this trips concept a lot. Stick by #1, and then a Slot/Fade combo by #1 & #2.

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That wraps up the RPO and option section from the 1st half of the spring game. Hope you enjoyed it.

Nebraska snags its fourth transfer from the portal in Josiah Allick, a Lincoln North Star grad. Here's more:

Obviously courting Tyson Terry. Iowa is also very interested in Jr. QB Sebastion Circo. Look for an offer from Iowa soon. That would give Circo 5 power 5 offers. Only watched him twice. Iowa also hot on Jr. to be Champ Davis as WR.

I just watched the video of this on another site. Looked like Moms and Sons had a great time. Nice way to get Mom involved and grow that Family atmosphere!!!
Some pretty funny stuff too.

May 3

1802 - Washington, D.C. was incorporated as a city.

1939 - Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for "Gone With the Wind."

1947 - Japan's post-war constitution took effect.

1948 - The Shelley v. Kraemer Supreme Court decision stated that it is unconstitutional for a court to enforce a restrictive covenant which prevents people of a certain race from owning or occupying property.

1960 - The Harvey Schmidt-Tom Jones musical “The Fantasticks” began a nearly 42-year run at New York’s Sullivan Street Playhouse.

1979 - Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher was chosen to become Britain’s first female prime minister as the Tories ousted the incumbent Labour government in parliamentary elections.

1987 - The Miami Herald said its reporters had observed a young woman spending “Friday night and most of Saturday” at a Washington townhouse belonging to Democratic presidential candidate Gary Hart. (The woman was later identified as Donna Rice; the resulting controversy torpedoed Hart’s presidential bid.)

1999 - Kansas and Oklahoma were hit by an outbreak of more than 55 tornadoes, including one measured at EF5 on the Fujita scale.

2001 - The United States, a member of the U.N. Human Rights Commission since its inception, lost its seat. (It was restored the following year.)

2003 - New Hampshire's famous symbol, the granite Old Man of the Mountain, collapsed in the state's Franconia Mountains.

2006 - A federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, rejected the death penalty for al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaou, deciding he should spend life in prison for his role in 9/11; as he was led from the courtroom, Moussaoui taunted, “America, you lost.”

2009 - Mexican President Felipe Calderon told state television that a nationwide shutdown and an aggressive informational campaign appeared to have helped curtail an outbreak of swine flu in Mexico.

2015 - Two gunmen were shot and killed by a police officer in Garland, Texas, after they opened fire outside a purposely provocative contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad.

2016 - In a stunning triumph for a political outsider, Donald Trump all but clinched the Republican presidential nomination with a resounding victory in Indiana that knocked rival Ted Cruz out of the race.

2018 - A federal grand jury in Detroit indicted former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn on charges stemming from the company’s diesel emissions cheating scandal. (Under Germany’s constitution, he could not be extradited to the U.S. to face charges.)

Birthdays
22 - Rachel Zegler (actress)
28 - Zoe De Grand Maison (actress)
37 - Pom Klementieff (actress)
37 - Poppy Delevingne (model)
39 - Cheryl Burke (dancer)
45 - Tanya Wright (actress)
46 - Eric Church (singer)
48 - Christina Hendricks (actress)
48 - Willie Geist (TV personality)
48 - Marsha Stephanie-Blake (actress)
53 - Bobby Cannavale (actor)
55 - Amy Ryan (actress)
72 - Christopher Cross (singer)
73 - Mary Hopkin (singer)
77 - Greg Gumbel (sportscaster)
89 - Frankie Valli (singer)

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Today in Sports History - May 3

1910 - The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States is renamed the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

1936 - Joe DiMaggio (New York Yankees) made his major league debut. He got three hits.

1951 - Gil McDougald (New York Yankees) became the fifth player to get 6 RBIs in an inning.

1977 - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers select USC running back Ricky Bell with the first pick in the NFL Draft.

1979 - The Buffalo Bills select Ohio State linebacker Tom Cousineau with the first pick in the NFL Draft.

1979 - Bobby Bonds becomes the second player in MLB history with 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases.

1980 - Willie McCovey (San Francisco Giants) hit his 521st and final home run.

1986 - At the age of 54, legendary horse jockey Bill Shoemaker became the oldest to win the Kentucky Derby, riding Ferdinand to victory.

2007 - The Golden State Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6. It was the first time a No. 8 seed team had defeated a No. 1 seed team in a 7-game playoff series.

2008 - Kent Desormeaux wins the Kentucky Derby aboard Big Brown by nearly five lengths; runner-up Eight Belles is euthanized on the track after fracturing both front ankles during the race, the first horse fatality in Derby history.

2011 - Chicago’s Derrick Rose became at age 22 the NBA’s youngest MVP.

2018 - Quarterback Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons becomes the first player in NFL history to sign a contract paying $30 million per year after agreement to a $150 million contract extension.

Fell off the books with CT and the others deciding to transfer and with graduations? Should free up some fantasy football money for the collectives to throw around.

Huskers with a rematch against the Bison tonight at Hawks Field. Hit the link.

One of the all-time great singer/songwriter/storytellers, was 84.

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Did anyone receive the link yet?

Thanks!

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Got the chance to catch up with 2023 guard Brady Dunlap, who is coming off a weekend official visit to Lincoln. The 6-foot-7 athlete is clearly impressed with Fred Hoiberg and likes the plan the Huskers laid out for him: