Coming out of Rhule's press conference on Saturday, Elite Junior Day and of course a volleyball coaching change, what's on your mind?

Fire away with questions below

... but i love the trend....😂😂😂

February 4
1783 - England proclaimed the formal end to the hostilities with the United States.

1787 - Shays's Rebellion, an uprising of Massachusetts farmers, was defeated.

1789 - George Washington and John Adams were elected the first president and vice president of the United States.

1801 - John Marshall took office as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, a position he would hold for a record 34 years.

1861 - Delegates from six southern states met at Montgomery, Alabama to form the Confederate States of America.

1945 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Russian leader Josef Stalin met at the Yalta Conference during World War II.

1948 - Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) gained independence from Britain.

1969 - The Palestine National Congress appointed Yasir Arafat head of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
1974 - Patricia Hearst, granddaughter of newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst, was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

1976 - More than 23,000 people died when a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Guatemala.

1997 - A civil jury in Santa Monica, California, found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, ordering Simpson to pay $33.5 million to the victims' families.

2003 - The country of Yugoslavia ceased to exist, being replaced by the loose federation of Serbia and Montenegro.

2004 - The Massachusetts State Supreme Court declared the right for citizens to have same-sex marriages.

2004 - Facebook had its beginnings as Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched "Thefacebook."

2013 - British scientists announced that the skeletal remains they had discovered during an excavation beneath a Leicester, England parking lot were, beyond reasonable doubt, the remains of 15th century monarch King Richard III.

2021 - A voting technology company, Smartmatic USA, sued Fox News, three of its hosts and two former Trump lawyers -- Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell -- for $2.7 billion, for allegedly conspiring to spread false claims that the company helped "steal" the presidential election. (The case remains ongoing.)

Birthdays
28 - Gracie Bon (model)
29 - Angela Halili (actress)
37 - Carly Patterson (gymnast)
42 - Lauren Ash (actress)
48 - Gavin DeGraw (singer)
49 - Cam'ron (rapper)
50 - Natalie Imbruglia (singer)
52 - Oscar De La Hoya (boxer)
63 - Clint Black (singer)
66 - Lawrence Taylor (football player)
77 - Alice Cooper (singer)
78 - Dan Quayle (former vice president)

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Today in Sports History - February 4

1924 - The first Olympic Winter Games opened in Chamonix, France.

1932 - The first Winter Olympics in the United States opened at Lake Placid, NY. The games were opened by New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

1969 - John Madden was named the head coach of the NFL's Oakland Raiders.

1973 - The New York Islanders and the Buffalo Sabres played an entire game with no penalties called.

1987 - The Sacramento Kings score an NBA record low 4 points in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers; the fewest points ever scored in a quarter since the introduction of the 24-second shot clock in 1954.

1991 - The Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose due to his gambling on games while a player and manager.

1993 - The Boston Celtics retired Larry Bird's #33.

1997 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) scored his 600th National Hockey League (NHL) goal during his 719th game. Lemieux reached the milestone second fastest in history. Gretzky had reached the plateau during his 718th game.

2003 - Jaromir Jagr (Washington Capitals) scored his 500th career goal. He also got his 11th career hat trick in the game.

2007 - The Indianapolis Colts defeat the Chicago Bears 29-17 to win Super Bowl XLI.

2018 - The Philadelphia Eagles defeat the New England Patriots 41-33 to win Super Bowl LII.

2022 - The Winter Olympic Games open in Beijing, China.

GO HUSKERS!!

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Preseason Bracketology from D1Softball.com

Top 16 National Seeds
1. Texas
2. Florida
3. Oklahoma
4. UCLA
5. Oklahoma State
6. Tennessee
7. Florida State
8. Texas A&M
9. Duke
10. Arkansas
11. Arizona
12. LSU
13. Georgia
14. Alabama
15. Michigan
16. Missouri

Big Ten Teams In: 8
Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State, UCLA, Washington

AUSTIN REGION
#1 Texas (1)
#4 Binghamton

#2 Texas State
#3 BYU

COLUMBIA REGION
#1 Missouri (16)
#4 Eastern Illinois

#2 Nebraska
#3 Southern Illinois

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Last Four In
Indiana, Northwestern, South Carolina, Central Florida

First Four Out
Utah, North Texas, James Madison, North Carolina

Next Four Out
Louisiana-Lafayette, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Arizona State

REGION HOSTS
LOCKS
1. Texas
2. Florida
3. Oklahoma
4. UCLA
5. Oklahoma State
6. Tennessee
7. Florida State

LIKELY
1. Texas A&M
2. Duke
3. Arkansas
4. Arizona
5. LSU
6. Georgia
7. Alabama
8. Michigan
9. Missouri

THE LINGERERS
1. Nebraska
2. Texas Tech
3. Virginia Tech
4. Oregon

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The Long (but Short) Of It

The NCAA Softball Committee is bound by the 400-mile radius busing rule. That means that when a team can bus to a certain regional and there are no additional disqualifying reasons for them not to go there (e.g. conference conflict), that's where they're going.

Several times in the field you see above, teams were placed in a certain region or on a certain seed line based on the 400-mile radius rule. Seemingly-annual tournament matchups, the placement of which SEC team in in each regional, and other results seen here can be directly attributed to this rule.

With where the game is at this point, it's an antiquated rule, but it's one that still has to be followed for right now.[/COLOR]

Link: NCBWA Preseason Top 30

1. Texas A&M
2. Tennessee
3. Virginia
4. LSU
5. Arkansas
6. Florida State
7. Oregon State
8. North Carolina
9. Clemson
10. Florida
11. Duke
12. Oregon
13. Georgia
14. Vanderbilt
15. North Carolina State
16. Wake Forest
17. Texas
18. Oklahoma State
19. Mississippi State
20. Dallas Baptist
21. Arizona
22. UC-Santa Barbara
23. TCU
24. Nebraska
25. Indiana
26. Kentucky
27. Southern Mississippi
28. Troy
29. West Virginia
30. Oklahoma

Others Receiving Votes (listed alphabetically)
Alabama, Arizona State, Auburn, Bethune-Cookman, California, Cal State-Fullerton, Central Florida, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston, Connecticut, Creighton, East Carolina, Evansville, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Indiana State, Iowa, Jackson State, James Madison, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, Louisville, Maryland, Mississippi, Penn State, Purdue, St. John's, Samford, San Diego, South Alabama, South Carolina, Stanford, Texas Tech, UC-Irvine, UCLA

If you have been to Sicily, what have you done, and what would you recommend?

TIA

AP Top 25 (2/3)
1. Auburn (62) (20-1)
2. Duke (19-2)
3. Alabama (19-3)
4. Tennessee (18-4)
5. Houston (17-4)
6. Florida (18-3)
7. Purdue (17-5)
8. Iowa State (17-4)
9. Michigan State (18-3)
10. Texas A&M (17-5)
11. Marquette (18-4)
12. St. John's (19-3)
13. Texas Tech (17-4)
14. Kentucky (15-6)
15. Missouri (17-4)
16. Kansas (15-6)
17. Memphis (18-4)
18. Maryland (17-5)
19. Connecticut (16-6)
20. Arizona (15-6)
21. Wisconsin (17-5)
22. Mississippi State (16-6)
23. Illinois (15-7)
24. Michigan (16-5)
25. Mississippi (16-6)

Others Receiving Votes
Clemson, St. Mary's, Louisville, Creighton, Oregon, UCLA, New Mexico, Drake, Gonzaga, Utah State, Vanderbilt, George Mason, Baylor, Texas, Oklahoma

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Coaches Top 25 (2/3)
1. Auburn (29) (20-1)
2. Duke (2) (19-2)
3. Alabama (19-3)
4. Tennessee (18-4)
5. Houston (17-4)
6. Florida (18-3)
7. Purdue (17-5)
8. Iowa State (17-4)
9. Michigan State (18-3)
10. St. John's (19-3)
11. Marquette (18-4)
12. Texas Tech (17-4)
13. Texas A&M (17-5)
14. Kentucky (15-6)
15. Memphis (18-4)
16. Missouri (17-4)
17. Kansas (15-6)
18. Connecticut (16-6)
19. Wisconsin (17-5)
20. Arizona (15-6)
21. Clemson (18-4)
22. Michigan (16-5)
23. St. Mary's (20-3)
24. Maryland (17-5)
25. Illinois (15-7)

Others Receiving Votes
Mississippi State, Mississippi, Louisville, Creighton, Oregon, New Mexico, UCLA, West Virginia, Gonzaga, Utah State, Drake, BYU, UC-Irvine, Baylor

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NCAA NET (2/3)
1. Auburn
2. Duke
3. Houston
4. Tennessee
5. Florida
6. Alabama
7. Iowa State
8. Texas Tech
9. Kansas
10. Purdue
11. Arizona
12. Illinois
13. Gonzaga
14. Texas A&M
15. Maryland
16. Wisconsin
17. Michigan
18. Marquette
19. Kentucky
20. Michigan State
21. Missouri
22. St. Mary's
23. Mississippi
24. St. John's
25. Texas
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26. Ohio State
28. UCLA
37. Oregon
50. Nebraska
54. Penn State
57. Northwestern
63. Iowa
65. Indiana
68. USC
75. Rutgers
94. Washington
101. Minnesota

Press released from Nebraska Athletics:

Williams Named Big Ten Player of the Week
Following a pair of wins over ranked opponents, Nebraska’s Brice Williams was tabbed as the Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday.

Williams earned his second award of the season as he averaged 27.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game in helping Nebraska post wins over No. 18 Illinois and at No. 16 Oregon. He finished with 27 points, including eight straight points in overtime, a season-best eight rebounds and four assists as the Huskers knocked off Illinois for the first time since 2018. In NU’s 77-71 win at Oregon, Williams had 28 points on 10-of-18 shooting along with seven rebounds and six assists to match a season high in that category.

Williams becomes the second Husker to win multiple Big Ten Player-of-the-Week honors, joining Shavon Shields, who earned a pair of weekly honors during the 2013-14 season.

The Huskers continue their West Coast swing on Wednesday when they take on Washington. Tipoff is set for 9:30 p.m. (CT) and the game will be carried on BTN and the Huskers Radio Network. Nebraska returns home for a matchup with Ohio State on Sunday, Feb. 9, and tickets are available for the game by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets.

Nebraska has a clean availability report for tonight's game at No. 16 Oregon. No one listed as out or questionable for Fred Hoiberg's crew.

The Ducks list Ra’Heim Moss, Andre Warren, Jamari Phillips and Dezdrick Lindsay (season) as out. Oleksandr Kobzystyi is listed as questionable. Looks like Moss, a 6-3, 205-pound guard, is the most important out of that group, but he comes off the bench and is averaging 11.7 minutes and 1.5 points per game.

Tipoff is 6:30 p.m. central. The game will be shown on BTN with Guy Haberman and Don MacLean on the call. Some pregame reading:

AP Top 25 (2/3)
1. UCLA (32) (21-0)
2. South Carolina (21-1)
3. Notre Dame (19-2)
4. Texas (22-2)
5. Connecticut (21-2)
6. LSU (23-1)
7. USC (19-2)
8. Ohio State (20-1)
9. TCU (21-2)
10. Duke (17-4)
11. Kentucky (19-2)
12. Kansas State (21-2)
13. North Carolina (20-4)
14. North Carolina State (17-4)
15. Oklahoma (16-6)
16. Maryland (17-5)
17. Georgia Tech (18-4)
18. West Virginia (17-4)
19. Tennessee (16-5)
20. Michigan State (18-4)
21. California (19-4)
22. Florida State (18-4)
23. Alabama (18-5)
24. Vanderbilt (18-5)
25. Oklahoma State (18-4)

Others Receiving Votes
Creighton, Baylor, Illinois, Utah, Mississippi, Michigan, South Dakota State, Minnesota, Harvard, Columbia, Richmond

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Coaches Poll announced on Tuesday
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NCAA NET (2/3)
1. South Carolina
2. Connecticut
3. Texas
4. UCLA
5. Notre Dame
6. USC
7. Kansas State
8. Duke
9. LSU
10. TCU
11. Mississippi
12. West Virginia
13. North Carolina
14. Tennessee
15. Ohio State
16. Michigan State
17. Kentucky
18. Oklahoma
19. Vanderbilt
20. Alabama
21. Florida State
22. Baylor
23. Georgia Tech
24. North Carolina State
25. Maryland
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27. Michigan
29. Minnesota
31. Iowa
32. Illinois
36. Oregon
37. Nebraska
39. Indiana
53. Washington
74. Penn State
107. Rutgers
113. Wisconsin
126. Northwestern
138. Purdue

I heard from a reliable source that the University is getting rid of Val’s and Runza and bringing in a national chain. Can anyone confirm this? If so, this is a horrible decision IMO.

Oregon is 16-5 with all 5 losses in conference play have lost 3 of their last 4 games..

Be a tremendous win on the road getting this one.

Most likely won’t be able to watch will be on a cruise leaving San Juan later today.

GBR🌽

While the name Bob Lingenfelter may not be well known to most of you on the board, this former Husker All-Big 8 and honorable mention AA (1976) offensive lineman passed away on Wednesday night. He was a better husband, father, and friend than he was a football player. He will be missed. RIP.

I read a report about an oil and natural gas facility on fire in California. Must be a typo since fires and explosions never happen at oil and gas refineries. I wonder what really happened out there. Shirley, someone must have a brother-in-law that knows the full scoop.

Brice Matthews and Josh Caron both will get their first taste of MLB spring training this year joining 5 others who already have begun their MLB careers.

Brice will be joining Jake Meyers in Houston's camp.
Bummer and Schwellenbach will be back with Atlanta.
Caron in his first professional season will get a look with his new team Seattle.
Matt Waldron remains in San Diego after their roster shakeup this season.
And of course, Cade Povich will get another extended look with the Orioles.

Great to see so many former Huskers getting to live out their dreams more and more in MLB.

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Press release from Nebraska Athletics:

Nebraska assistant men’s basketball coach Nate Loenser has been selected as one of the participants at the 2025 Silver Waves Media Future Head Coach Power Lunch this April in San Antonio, Texas.

The event features 75 assistant coaches from around the country and provides them with opportunities to meet with Athletic Directors, Associate ADs and search firms during the lunch format during the week of the NCAA Final Four. Last year’s class included 10 assistants who went on to receive Division I head coaching positions.

Loenser is in his fourth season with the Husker men’s basketball program and has helped Nebraska improve its defense in each of the last three seasons. He plays an extensive role in nearly every facet of the program, including leading the Huskers’ individual skill development programs and opponent scouting while helping with game planning and recruiting. He has helped four players earn All-Big Ten honors over the last three seasons, including a pair of Huskers in 2024. Before joining the Husker program, he spent the previous five seasons with the Chicago Bulls, including three seasons as an assistant coach for Fred Hoiberg and Jim Boylen. His coaching emphasis was on the offensive end, while he also handled opponent scouting for select teams and worked extensively in player development

The Huskers are 14-8 on the season, including four ranked wins this season. Nebraska returns to action on Wednesday night when the Huskers travel to Washington. Tipoff is set for 9:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on BTN and carried on the Huskers Radio Network.

In DC. Looking for restaurant recommendations.

Behind a combined 51 points from Brice Williams and Juwan Gary, Nebraska beat No. 16 Oregon 77-71 on Sunday night.

Defense showed up, too.

"We've gotten our identity back, and that was the biggest thing for me, was to go out and play consistent on the defensive end," Fred Hoiberg told Huskers Radio Network after the game.

Nebraska has hired Mike Ekler as STC