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With that online turnout — which featured a queue of thousands when tickets went on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Tuesday — the cheapest shot many fans had at getting into the NFC championship game vanished as quickly as it arrived. It showcased what secondary ticket market analysts have predicted since the matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers was set Sunday: This was going to be a searing hot ticket.

So far it has lived up to the hype, with the NFC title game currently stacking up as the most expensive conference title game in NFL history. According to industry search engine TicketIQ, the average price per-ticket hit $2,468 on Monday afternoon, with president Jesse Lawrence calling that cost “the most expensive conference championship game we’ve ever tracked.” That early figure ripped past the previous peak set last year between the 49ers and Los Angeles Rams, which touched $1,542 in average price per-ticket.

From a talent and physical standpoint, is Arik Gilbert the closest player Nebraska has brought in that resembles Johnny Mitchell ? To me Mitchell was the best tight end I’ve ever seen play at Nebraska and Gilbert seems to be a clone of Mitchell. If I can remember correctly, Mitchell had some type of issue that didn’t allow him to play his freshman year so his career wasn’t always smooth. Maybe Gilbert can follow the same path as Mitchell, we can only hope and it will be interesting to follow.

With all the Schools being visited, has there been a Coach to Iowa Western?

I hadn’t seen anything.

Matt Rhule is in St Louis today and will stop by University High School. That’s the home of 2024 five-star wide receiver Ryan Wingo. Nebraska likes him a lot just like every other program in the country.

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Exchanged a couple texts with head coach Adam Cruz at University. Rhule and linebackers coach Rob Dvoracek were at the school and made a good impression.

“They were awesome I think they will do a great job in the area.”

We’ll see how it pans out but an effort is being made.

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We'll have another 2025 metro kid committing sometime this weekend.

LINCOLN — In case you’re ever curious why so much print and digital ink is spilled over Nebraska football, you can consider the history of the program — the national titles won, the trophies amassed — or you can chew on a dollar figure.
Last fiscal year, Husker football made $97,900,681. That’s according to the annual report NU sends to the NCAA in December. Reporters get the data in mid-January. Nebraska athletics had a terrific financial year between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, making more than $143 million in overall revenue and netting a $12,241,993 surplus compared to expenses.
Husker football itself made more than $62 million in surplus. The World-Herald will have more in-depth coverage soon on how money and college sports are more intertwined than ever, but the basic figures tell you what we’ve long known.

The pigskin is a cash cow.

Killing it at the NFLPA Bowl

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Pretty chill day out a Dan Hartog where Nebraska hosted its first practice of 2023. A lot of optimism coming from the Huskers. Hit the link for more.

The Huskers received more good news Friday night when they got the commitment of the Millard South product. Jindra joins Beau Peterson of Kansas and Bryce Fountain of Norris as the third member of Nebraska’s 2026 recruiting class.

Huskers coming out with another big commitment from last weekend’s prospect camp.

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From commit thread:

“Offered 165# 5.5 3* on 11/30, squeezed in a quick visit and got the commitment one week later.

Is this really how “being selective” looks?”


Malcom Hartzog…..

Cliffs notes if you do not have access is they rate Rhule as an A- Fourth behind Deion/Colo Fickell/Wisc Brohm/Louisville in order ahead

https://theathletic.com/4126187/202...l-coaching-grades-deion-sanders-trent-dilfer/

Sources have indicated to Inside Nebraska that Dr. Susan Elza will be named the next Chief of Staff at Nebraska under Matt Rhule. Elza has been the University Interscholastic League Director of Athletics in Texas since being hired for the position in 2015. The University Interscholastic League is the Texas version of the NSAA as Elza oversees the UIL athletic department and administers athletic activities for member schools.

Elza had previously served as the Executive Director of Athletics at Northwest Independent School District in Fort Worth, Texas. She’s also served as Assistant Athletic Director of Allen Independent School District as well as the head softball coach for both Garland and Allen. Elza received her Doctorate of Educational Leadership from Lamar University.

If hired, this is a power move for Rhule, who continues to use his connections in Texas to land a powerful figure in Texas high school sports. With his emphasis on bringing Lone Star State talent to Nebraska, Dr. Elza’s hire would be indicative of how much Rhule and his staff plan to attack the state.

Watch out for Jaylen Lloyd. Evan Cooper is the number one dog when it comes to film. He's the eyes to Rhule’s vision. There's a reaon he's getting paid $650,000. NFM

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It looks like Felder is another staffer from Philadelphia. Rhule building a huge staff. Going to need an org chart soon to keep all this straight.

Nebraska is in dangerous territory right now of experiencing a swoon similar to the first three seasons of the Fred Hoiberg Era.

The Huskers can stop the bleeding on Saturday against a Maryland team that has been inconsistent throughout the season and has gone W, L, W, L, W over its last five games.

I labeled this a "swing game" for the Huskers. It's not a swing game in the traditional sense of the phrase. It's not as if a win over the Terps has the potential to completely turn their season around. But a win would get things back on a good track and could definitely go a long way in helping them avoid a collapse over the final-third of the season.

I saw this and thought it was a very interesting proposal. Could we establish NIL scholarship funds and revamp our walk-on program for recruits/players who should absolutely be on scholly? This could help establish incredible depth across all position groups. Sure, it would almost certainly create increased attrition, but who cares if you can start over-signing every class by 10 or 20?

Discuss….

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Tell me when I am wrong…….

Eagles -2.5
Eagles/Niners Over 46.5

Chiefs -1.5
Chiefs/Bengals Over 48

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@Foremanjay5655 and I sat down to talk about the Huskers' two commits from Arlington (TX) Martin, WR/TE Ismael Smith Flores and WR Jeremiah Charles. Of course, we had fun breaking down a bit of their game tape, too. Hit the link:

Ouch!
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