Per a university spokesman, I was able to confirm that Nebraska will face Wichita State on April 29 in Central City for its annual spring match. More official details will come out later this month.

Central City just finished construction on the state’s first Monolithic Dome that can seat about 2,100. The $7.7 million dollar facility was completed in early December of 2022. The city received a $4 million FEMA grant to help construct the dome.

I thought this may be a good thread to see what some fun things fans may want to see from the Spring Game besides just the football game.....

Stuff the teams could do between quarters to have some fun

We all know Nebraska has been recruiting speed, so I think it would be kind of fun to see the Speed showcased at the Spring Game.

Offense vs Defense:

On Offense you have 2 offensive linemen, 1 tight end, 1 quarterback, 2 running backs, 2 receivers
On Defense you have 2 defensive linemen, 1 edge, 1 nickel, 2 safeties, 2 cornerbacks

The offenseive and defensive linemen linemen each run 20 yards
The tight end, quarterback, running backs, edge, nickel and safeties each run 40 yards
The receivers and cornerbacks each run 60 yards

You could line them up on opposite ends of the field and they have to handoff a football to the next guy on their team they're running to

Could be a fun sort of relay to see if the offense or defense has more speed

Anyone selling basketball tickets for this afternoon? Looking to take the kids.

TIA GBR

Just couldn’t make it happen by 2024.

I hit Illinois live moneyline when we were up 12-5 because I love money. Illinois clanking a lot of 3’s so far. Those will fall eventually at home. Just hope we see some promise from some younger guys.

my sister went to high school with Brandon Teena and said he was incredibly nice & outgoing (both before her transition to the male gender and after). Still, we have long known that society can be cruel to those who are different ... BUT I feel like our society has made HUGE LEAPS toward fair and nondiscriminatory inclusion of all people (even in the short period of time between when this tragic story occurred and today).



from the above article .. “Society needs to lean in more around gender diversity. We must move away from a gender binary that has never existed. Throughout history, we have always had gender diversity, and as a society we need to openly embrace this so individuals can feel comfortable exploring various aspects of their identity without fear of repercussions or stigma, which sadly we know still occurs,” Dr. Fenwick said.

Herman, a senior scholar of public policy, said other factors likely include shifting populations, greater awareness and education about trans people and gender identities, and increased social media that allows young people to connect with people they relate to.

What are we going to do about our basketball situation ? Year after year we continue down the same path . Maybe we should just start a bowling program & hope we're good at that . Any of you learned ones have a solution ? I'm serious here ...

Confirmed with 2024 guard Dayton Forsythe tonight that he's visiting Nebraska this weekend and will attend the Huskers' game against Penn State this Sunday.

Forsythe is a 6-foot-3 point guard from Shawnee, Oklahoma, who plays at nearby Dale High School. He's posted offers from Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Wake Forest and others.

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Since the end of the legendary period of 1962 to 1997, where in 35 years, we had 2 head football coaches, we have had 6 in the last 25 years. Of the 6 coaching hires, the most recent one is different.

Frank Solich was essentially hired by TO based on the idea that he would try to keep doing things the way they had been done under TO and he would maintain the coaching staff who had just gotten done going 60-3 with 3 NCs over the previous 5 years. Despite the fact that generally Solich did well by almost any reasonable standard, there was likely never any thought given to whether we could have hired an up and coming star from somewhere else.

Solich was fired on a 10-3 season based on a lie, that being that we're "NEBRASKA" and no one in their right mind would turn down an offer to coach at "NEBRASKA". Peterson's attitude was that we could get anyone we want, and that notion crashed under it's own weight when he was turned down by 8 or 9 coaches before he finally settled on a former NFL coach who's players had threatened to kill the year before. Seems like making a 10 win season a reason for firing isn't really attractive to most coaches. Despite some recruiting talent, Callahan was a terrible fit for Nebraska and the team essentially quit on him on 2007.

So bring back TO and his penchant for simplicity. Callahan's defense was a disaster in 2007, and TO knew that a bunch of the people in Nebraska fell in love with Pelini when he was here in 2003. Despite the fact that TO said that many coaches were interested, he made the easy choice to bring the fans back into the fold. Again, Pelini did reasonably well here, but his antics and his habit of getting blown out in big games, along with a woke administration, led to his demise, despite the fact that he won 9 or 10 in all of his 7 years. Pelini knew how to form a decent staff, how to motivate players, and was a far better recruiter than he ever got credit for from people on the inside. But let me name a few names: Rex Burkhead, Ameer Abdulla, Malik Collins, Randy Gregory, Taylor Martinez, Alfonzo Dennard, Jeremiah Sirles, Dejon Gomes, Lavonte David, Kenny Bell, Quincy Enunwa, Zaire Anderson, Jordan Westerkamp, Vince Valentine, Tommy Armstrong, Nathan Gerry, Cethan Carter, Nick Gates, DPE, Josh Kalu, Stanley Morgan and the Davis twins. It would be hard to name too many players over the past 5 years we have recruited who are as good as these guys.

So we hire Eichorst, a really crappy athletic director, and he fires Pelini because of Bo's antics and has literally no plan for a replacement other he wants an "anti-bo". He hires a coach with a long coaching record, a record of mediocrity in college at a school not known for football, but a really nice guy. The team descends into stoner world once Riley fires his best assistant (Banker) and the team becomes a complete joke.

OK, so the new UNL leadership fires Eichorst and brings in some guy looking for a next to retirement gig, a guy who apparently likes to tilt the bottle a bit. He makes the easiest choice an AD could ever make and hires the shiny new toy who played at Nebraska and has had some non-P5 success (and a lot of luck, as during that 13-0 season there were 4 games that they could have easily lost and the schedule was really weak). But he's the golden boy, and we had to take him no matter what. The rest is history, as the Nebraska job was WAY WAY over his head.

Now, bring in Trev Alberts. It's debatable whether he wanted to fire Frost after the 2021, but the way he played it probably worked out for the best long term. There were a lot of fans and some boosters that saw 2021 as us being on the edge of being back, and firing Frost then would have created a lot of conflict among the fan base. But the miracle was that on Game 1, 2022, Frost gave Alberts all he needed with the fake kickoff and the loss to a team that ended up 1-11. Georgia Southern sealed the deal, and at that point, the number of people who supported Frost had dwindled down to likely just Frost himself (and that's debatable).

For the first time since the hiring of Bob Devaney in 1962, Trev Alberts sought out and secured a coach who has a proven track record of success in college football, a coach who seems to understand hard work and detail, a coach that other people wanted to be their coach. Alberts took his time and worked hard to secure this hire over something easier, and I give him great credit for that. Will Matt Rhule be a success at Nebraska? That is as uncertain as anything. But this time, it seems like we did the work to secure a good fit, and we're willing to open the checkbook to make it happen. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Huge news out of the WNBA per Ramona Shelburne. What are your initial reactions?

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I have one dog that is extremely fast and athletic and would be a Power 5 level recruit that would make a great lockdown corner

The other dog.... well let's just say it's a good thing he is a lady killer as he's very popular with the ladies, but doesn't have an athletic bone in his body.

Right here apparently. GBR
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The cream will rise to the top.

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This is simply an exercise on how you'd like to see your scholarships distributed across position groups.

What makes the most sense? Without looking at our current roster, I would say this is how you'd want to distribute your scholarships in an ideal world:

QB - 4
RB - 6
WR - 10
TE - 6
OL - 15
DL - 8
LB - 8
Edge - 6
Nickel - 4
CB - 8
S - 8
ST - 2

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Where we're currently sitting:
QB - 6
RB - 6
WR - 16
TE - 8
OL - 15
DL - 7
LB - 10
Edge - 8
Nickel - 3
CB - 11
S - 9
ST - 4
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How I think we'll shake out to get to 85:
QB - 4
RB - 6
WR - 13
TE - 6
OL - 13
DL - 7
LB - 8
Edge - 7
Nickel - 3
CB - 8
S - 7
ST - 3

Per the Nebraska basketball program, redshirt freshman guard Quaran McPherson recently suffered a season-ending knee injury and will be out 6-8 months following surgery.

“It is disappointing to see Quaran’s redshirt freshman year end this early,” head coach Fred Hoiberg said in a statement. “He had a very good summer and worked hard to put himself in position for playing time. Quaran came back from a similar injury back in high school to play at a high level, so he understands the rehab process ahead. Knowing the type of competitor he is, I think Quaran will do everything he can to get back healthy.”

McPherson, a 6-foot-3, 195-pound guard, redshirted last season.

I would love to know who the players were he mentioned making body changes in 2 weeks... Makes me excited for spring ball to see how different the team looks

Would Gregg McDermont be successful at Nebraska

EDIT: Everitt, Perry, and Schanaman are two-time captains.

Watching his press conference after signing, I can see why Rhule wasn’t successful in Charlotte. He is clearly a man focused on the development of young players, on and off the field. College players will spend a lot more time together than a pro player. Pro players are no longer 18, 19, 20 year old kids, they have been around, maybe have a family and a life out side football, not so much for a college kid, at least in their first year or two.

Going from high school to college is a big step in any kids life and that’s where, I think Rhule will play a huge role. His philosophy worked in college and didnt translate well in the pros. Remember Saban and other successful college coaches tried the pros and it didnt work out well.

Finally, watching Rhule yesterday gave me a very positive feeling about the future of Nebraska football, but I must say I felt the same way when Frost was hired.

Preface: In College football, depth is critical. Most schools struggle to establish it, but we seem to have struggled well.. extra.
This is not a “run em out of town” post, but more a look at players who have yet to emerge who need to be considered in the “will they stay or go” conversation. I worry what kind of numbers we can pull in to get what we need for 2023 if we lose too many experienced guys along with the inexperienced.

DB Tamon Lynum
DB Tyreke Johnson
DB Javier Morton
DB Koby Bretz
DB Kaine Williams
DB Omar Brown
DB Jalil Martin (famous for Iowa punt error)
DB Gage Stenger
DL Ruquan Buckley
DL Marquis Black
LB Jake Appleget
LB Mikai Gbayor
LB Seth Malcom
LB Randolph Kpai
LB Garrett Snodgrass
OL Justin Jenkins Evans
OL Michael Lynn
OL Ezra Miller
OL Alex Conn
OL Jailen Weaver
RB Emmet Johnson
TE Chase Androff
TE James Carnie
TE Chris Hickman
TE AJ Rollins
TE Brodie Tagaloa
WR Kamonte Grimes
WR Shawn Hardy
WR Victor Jones

*other players like NPG get a lot of mention, Blaise, Jimari, Banks, DeColdest, and plenty of others- obviously QB room.

A lot have been injured or simply too young to contribute, but just a list of names to keep in mind during roster turnover.

Carolina owner sounds like a real piece of work. Now this reporter is saying Trev and Nebraska are cheap which is forcing Rhule to sue.

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19 minutes in after the Dom Raiola interview. Is Frost in the mix as an OC with BOB leaving? Bama is rehabilitation U for coaches. All bad things aside on Frost as a Head Coach, I think he is a good x’s and o’s guy and put together good offensive packages and systems when he is simply handed good players.