Dikembe Motumbo has passed away. We here in Colorado were blessed to see him play for the Nuggets. Loved the way he waved his finger no no no after blocking tons of balls in the paint!
Rest in God's graces big man!

Can someone explain to me why if both the receiver and the defender go for the ball the receiver has possession and crosses the goal line with both feet then is tackled and the defender wrestles it away, compared that to a running back or quarterback leaps in the end zone and a soon as the ball crosses the plane it’s a td even if the runner hits the ground and the ball comes out. Why are there two different standards?

No one ran to first base like he did

18 for 18…That’s impressive.








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Press release:

Three former Huskers are on 26-man rosters for the Wild Card round of the Major League Baseball Playoffs this week.

Jake Meyers made the Houston Astros’ 26-man roster after hitting .219 with 20 doubles, three triples, 13 homers, 61 RBI and 51 runs scored in 148 games this season.

The former Husker has appeared in six games in three postseasons with the Astros, hitting .300 at the plate with a pair of RBI and two runs scored in the playoffs.

Cade Povich joins the Orioles in the playoffs after making 16 starts in his rookie season in Baltimore. The southpaw compiled a 3-9 record and a 5.20 ERA while striking out 69 in 79.2 innings of work. Povich recorded six starts with at least six strikeouts, including a season-high 10 punchouts in 7.1 shutout innings against the Chicago White Sox.

Aaron Bummer is in the playoffs for the first time as a Brave, and the third time overall in his career after back-to-back appearances with the White Sox in 2020 and 2021. The former Husker posted a 4-3 mark with a 3.58 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 55.1 innings while making 56 appearances out of the bullpen for Atlanta this season.

Bummer has appeared in five games in the playoffs, holding an 0-1 record with a 5.79 ERA and eight strikeouts in 4.2 innings.

Spencer Schwellenbach missed the Braves’ Wild Card roster after starting the first game of yesterday’s doubleheader but is expected to be in Atlanta’s rotation for the Divisional Series if the Braves advance.

The Braves lost the game 9-8 to the Mets went to the box score to see how he did

Rhule is scheduled to kick off Rutgers week with a press conference today at around 11:30 to noon-ish. I'll provide any notable updates in this thread.

Rutgers has never won a football game against Nebraska, which leads the all-time series 6-0. The Huskers won the last matchup between these two, 14-13, in Piscataway in 2022. The last time Rutgers was in Lincoln was 2017, and Nebraska won that one 27-17.

Game time for Saturday's game is set for 3 p.m. and it'll be broadcast on FS1.

Mets/Braves - Split the series tonight
Mets/Diamondbacks - Mets win both
Braves/Diamondbacks - Braves win both

Who you guys have?

October 1

1800 - Spain ceded Louisiana to France in the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso. Although Napoleon Bonaparte agreed never to alienate Louisiana, he disregarded the treaty and sold Louisiana to the United States three years later.

1890 - Yosemite National Park was designated by the U.S. Congress.

1908 - Henry Ford introduced the first mass-produced automobile on the market -- the Model T -- for $825.

1910 - The offices of the Los Angeles Times were destroyed by a bomb; the explosion and resulting fire killed 21 people.

1936 - Gen. Francisco Franco became head of the insurgent Spanish government.

1949 - Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China during a ceremony in Beijing.

1957 - The motto "In God We Trust" began appearing on U.S. paper currency.

1964 - The Free Speech Movement began at the University of California-Berkeley, as students surrounded a police car containing an arrested campus activist for more than 30 hours.

1971 - Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida, 16 years after Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California.

2017 - In the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, a gunman opened fire from a room at the Mandalay Bay casino hotel in Las Vegas on a crowd of 22,000 country music fans at a concert below, causing 60 deaths and more than 850 injuries.

Birthdays
22 - Livvy Dunne (gymnast)
23 - Luna Blaise (actress)
28 - Shenseea (singer)
28 - Kelsey Merritt (model)
31 - Angela Giarratana (actress)
35 - Brie Larson (actress)
36 - Cariba Heine (actress)
38 - Jurnee Smollett (actress)
40 - Beck Bennett (actor/comedian)
44 - Sarah Drew (actress)
55 - Zach Galifianakis (actor)
61 - Mark McGwire (baseball player)
62 - Esai Morales (actor)
74 - Randy Quaid (actor)
79 - Rod Carew (baseball player)
89 - Julie Andrews (actress/singer)
100 - Jimmy Carter (39th president of the United States)

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Today in Sports History - October 1

1903 - The first game of the first modern World Series began, with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League defeating the Boston Americans of the American League in Game 1.

1919 - The infamous "Black Sox" scandal began as eight members of the Chicago White Sox began conspiring to throw the World Series against the heavy underdog Cincinnati Reds.

1922 - The former Chicago Staleys play their first NFL game as the rechristened Chicago Bears.

1922 - Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals ends the season as the only player in MLB history to bat .400 and hit 40 home runs.

1932 - Babe Ruth makes his legendary call, after being heckled by the Chicago Cubs dugout and fans, points to center field as he approaches the plate and homers there in the fifth inning in what was a 7-3 New York Yankees win over the Cubs in Game 3 of the World Series.

1933 - The New York Giants record no first downs, but defeat the Green Bay Packers 10-7.

1946 - Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians records his 348th strikeout of the season, a new MLB record.

1950 - Connie Mack, the longest serving manager in MLB history, coaches his last game for the Philadelphia Athletics, having managed the franchise from 1901 to 1950.

1955 - Baltimore Colts fullback Alan Ameche becomes the first rookie in NFL history to top 100 yards rushing in his first 2 games; totals 153 against Detroit Lions after 194 yards in debut v Chicago Bears.

1961 - Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit his 61st home run of the season, breaking Babe Ruth's record of 60 set in 1927.

1967 - Richard Petty continues his phenomenal NASCAR winning streak by winning his 10th consecutive race.

1975 - Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier in the "Thrilla in Manila," the last of their three legendary bouts.

1977 - Brazilian soccer great Pelé plays his final game for the New York Cosmos in an exhibition against Santos in front of 75,000 at Giants Stadium; 1,281 goals in 1,363 games.

1984 - Peter Ueberroth replaces Bowie Kuhn as the sixth commissioner of MLB.

1988 - Steffi Graf wins the gold medal in women's tennis at the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea to complete a golden slam (U.S. Open, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, Olympics).

1995 - The Cleveland Indians win the American League Central with a record 30-game lead over runner-up Kansas City Royals.

1995 - The New York Yankees (American League) and Colorado Rockies (National League) become the first wild card teams in MLB's new playoff system.

1997 - The Carolina Hurricanes make their NHL debut with a 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

1997 - Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett, just two years removed from high school, signs a record 6-year, $123 million contract extension.

1999 - The Edmonton Oilers retire Wayne Gretzky's #99.

1999 - In a blockbuster NBA trade, the Houston Rockets trade Scottie Pippen to the Portland Trailblazers for Kelvin Cato, Stacey Augmon, Walt Williams, Carlos Rogers, Ed Gray and Brian Shaw.

2000 - NBA stars Ray Allen and Vince Carter each score 13 points as the US beats France 85-75 to win the men's basketball gold medal at the Sydney Olympics.

2000 - United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40) in any Summer Olympics, following the conclusion of the games at Sydney.

2004 - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki gets his 258th hit of the season, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old MLB single-season record. (He would end the year with 262.)

2025 three-star center Tommy Ahneman announces that he has committed to Notre Dame.

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I'm very, very surprised by this. Tough miss for Nebraska, which was leading for quite a while. Notre Dame out of nowhere...he becomes Micah Shrewsberry’s fourth commitment of September.

quite the payday

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Insane that there was 405 ppl and I’m in the final 19.

Generally idgaf about any bets, but the winner gets $6700.

-Giants at (Seahawks)
-Saints at (Chiefs)
-Jets at (Vikings)

I’m thinking MNF Chiefs as of now, but love SEA at home where they prob don’t play against the referees. Is it me or is all football turning into a ref infiltrated game?!

Taking KC

Kinda fun to pick KC on MNF. Whatever, it’s on me. Root me me NEB fans. It’ll pay for 4 months of daycare 😉

Updates and thoughts from Matthew Kenneth Rhule on Monday ahead of Nebraska-Rutgers:

>> Tommi Hill & Stefon Thompson injury updates
>> Javin Wright and his emotional return to the field
>> John Bullock playing like an All-Big Ten LB ... with the numbers to prove it

“How many national championships has the Nebraska bowling team won?”

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Answer:

The exact wording, per the official Husker Athletics website:

“Eight national titles, including six NCAA Championships”

Nebraska: 9 penalties for 89 yards
Illinois: 3 penalties for 20 yards

Nebraska: 11 penalties for 94 yards*
Purdue: 13 penalties for 165 yards

*including one egregious call that wiped out a TD + an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Matt Rhule.

After all of it, Rhule had enough and did something rare … he didn’t wait his typical 48 hours after the game to address any issues with officiating on Monday (like he did in last year’s Michigan State game).

Here’s everything Rhule said about the Big Ten officiating in Saturday’s win over Purdue:

and I will fight anyone who says otherwise…This is all.
















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Rhule said in the Purdue postgame presser that he would provide more details about Micah Mazzccua on Monday. Certainly not the entire story, but here are the "more details" ...

Going forward at what distance should we be going for it on 4th down? Outside the 20? Less than 4th and 10? We are ahead by 7 or more?

At what point does Rhule throw analytics out the door and go with the odds that Raiola at 4th and 8 from the 23 YL is a better option than kicking a FG?

I wonder how that will affect how we get defended? Let's say we are 3rd and 11 from the 32 will an opposing DC give up something that lets them only get it to. 4th and 3 from the 24? They might do it anyway....but knowing we aren't even 50% kicks has to enter into a DC's mind.

The top ten, the Huskers, the Scarlet Knights and the bottom-ranked squad

TOTAL OFFENSE
1. Mississippi - 607.2 ypg
2. Miami (FL) - 585.6
3. Tennessee - 565.8
4. Central Florida - 543.3
5. Ohio State - 534.8
6. Pittsburgh - 522.8
7. Boise State - 522.3
8. Texas - 513.4
9. Indiana - 513.0
10. North Texas - 511.8
48. Rutgers - 428.0
62. Nebraska - 405.4
133. Kent State - 218.4

RUSH OFFENSE
1. Army - 371.3 ypg
2. Central Florida - 326.0
3. Boise State - 302.5
4. Tennessee - 290.0
5. Navy - 287.3
6. UNLV - 283.0
7. Oregon State - 267.8
8. Kansas State - 252.2
9. Penn State - 251.0
10. Iowa - 250.3
12. Rutgers - 237.8
87. Nebraska - 144.6
133. Akron - 54.6

PASS OFFENSE
1. Miami (FL) - 392.6 ypg
2. Mississippi - 390.4
3. Syracuse - 372.5
4. TCU - 364.8
5. North Texas - 348.6
6. LSU - 337.0
7. Pittsburgh - 330.3
8. San Jose State - 329.0
9. Colorado - 326.0
10. Texas - 322.0
44. Nebraska - 260.8
97. Rutgers - 190.3
133. Air Force - 66.3

SCORING OFFENSE
1. Tennessee - 54.0 ppg
2. Miami (FL) - 49.4
3. Indiana - 48.8
3. Ohio State - 48.8
5. Pittsburgh - 48.5
6. Boise State - 47.8
7. Mississippi - 47.4
8. Alabama - 47.0
9. Navy - 46.0
10. UNLV - 45.3
36. Rutgers - 35.0
61. Nebraska - 30.8
133. Houston - 10.4

PASS EFFICIENCY
1. Navy - 219.74
2. Penn State - 198.75
3. Mississippi - 193.63
4. Miami (FL) - 193.14
5. Alabama - 192.97
6. Indiana - 188.21
7. James Madison - 185.39
8. Texas - 185.30
9. Army - 174.41
10. Washington - 173.44
33. Nebraska - 158.59
42. Rutgers - 150.03
133. Air Force - 67.75

COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
1. Oregon - 80.7%
2. Washington - 74.8
3. Georgia Tech - 72.7
4. Mississippi - 72.4
5. Maryland - 72.0
6. Miami (FL) - 71.8
7. Alabama - 71.7
8. Missouri - 71.5
9. Texas - 71.4
10. Indiana - 71.2
12. Nebraska - 70.8
72. Rutgers - 61.5
133. Air Force - 38.2

TURNOVERS LOST
1. Army - 1
1. Eastern Michigan - 1
1. Oregon State - 1
1. Vanderbilt - 1
5. Arizona State - 2
5. Georgia Tech - 2
5. Iowa - 2
5. Marshall - 2
5. Missouri - 2
5. Navy - 2
5. Rutgers - 2
5. South Alabama - 2
5. UNLV - 2
5. Washington - 2
15. Nebraska - 3
133. East Carolina - 16

TACKLES FOR LOSS ALLOWED (per game)
1. Navy - 2.00
2. Army - 2.25
3. New Mexico - 2.60
4. Coastal Carolina - 2.75
4. Louisiana-Lafayette - 2.75
4. Ohio State - 2.75
7. LSU - 2.80
8. Penn State - 3.00
8. Texas A&M - 3.00
10. Miami (FL) - 3.20
16. Rutgers - 3.50
38. Nebraska - 4.40
133. South Carolina - 9.00

SACKS ALLOWED (per game)
1. Army - 0.00
1. Georgia Tech - 0.00
1. New Mexico - 0.00
4. Oklahoma State - 0.20
5. LSU - 0.40
6. Air Force - 0.50
6. Boise State - 0.50
6. Coastal Carolina - 0.50
9. Rice - 0.60
9. TCU - 0.60
9. Connecticut - 0.60
21. Rutgers - 1.00
62. Nebraska - 1.60
133. Old Dominion - 4.75

FIRST DOWNS GAINED
1. Mississippi - 144
2. Arkansas - 138
2. Indiana - 138
2. Miami (FL) - 138
5. LSU - 127
6. New Mexico - 124
7. North Carolina - 122
7. TCU - 122
9. Texas Tech - 121
10. Nebraska - 120
62. Rutgers - 95
133. Louisiana-Monroe - 55

THIRD DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE
1. Miami (FL) - 64.9%
2. Army - 57.4
2. Indiana - 57.4
4. Boise State - 56.9
5. Arkansas - 55.4
5. Nevada - 55.4
7. Missouri - 54.7
8. Syracuse - 53.2
8. Tulane - 53.2
8. Texas Tech - 53.2
17. Rutgers - 51.0
41. Nebraska - 45.8
133. Kent State - 17.5

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TOTAL DEFENSE
1. Tennessee - 176.0 ypg
2. Ohio State - 196.5
3. Missouri - 219.0
4. Penn State - 226.5
5. Minnesota - 226.8
6. Texas - 228.2
7. Northern Illinois - 234.8
8. Indiana - 239.6
9. Kentucky - 244.2
10. Washington - 249.8
19. Nebraska - 274.2
69. Rutgers - 352.3
133. Kent State - 583.2

RUSH DEFENSE
1. Mississippi - 46.2 ypg
2. Tennessee - 50.8
3. Ohio State - 61.8
4. Iowa - 62.0
5. Army - 62.5
6. Michigan - 68.8
7. Penn State - 72.0
8. Stanford - 76.3
9. Kentucky - 78.2
10. Northwestern - 79.3
15. Nebraska - 85.4
98. Rutgers - 172.8
133. Kent State - 289.2

PASS DEFENSE
1. Minnesota - 96.8 ypg
2. Iowa State - 102.5
3. Texas - 121.6
4. Tennessee - 125.3
5. Missouri - 127.3
6. Washington - 128.0
7. Alabama-Birmingham - 133.3
8. Florida Atlantic - 134.4
9. Ohio State - 134.8
10. Northern Illinois - 145.5
36. Rutgers - 179.5
46. Nebraska - 188.8
133. Middle Tennessee State - 319.0

SCORING DEFENSE
1. Ohio State - 6.8 ppg
2. Tennessee - 7.0
2. Texas - 7.0
4. Iowa State - 7.3
5. Mississippi - 8.4
6. Army - 10.5
7. Penn State - 11.5
8. Missouri - 12.0
9. Nebraska - 12.2
10. Washington - 12.4
29. Rutgers - 16.3
133. Kent State - 51.4

PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE
1. Iowa State - 73.20
2. Minnesota - 81.21
3. Washington - 83.58
4. Texas - 88.42
5. California - 90.25
6. Oregon - 90.95
7. BYU - 91.01
8. Notre Dame - 93.46
9. Miami (FL) - 96.40
10. Alabama - 96.96
22. Rutgers - 109.93
59. Nebraska - 124.26
133. Ball State - 194.19

TURNOVERS GAINED
1. Maryland - 14
1. Southern Methodist - 14
3. James Madison - 13
3. Oklahoma - 13
5. East Carolina - 12
5. San Jose State - 12
7. California - 11
8. BYU - 10
8. Boston College - 10
8. Florida Atlantic - 10
8. Fresno State - 10
8. Illinois - 10
8. Iowa State - 10
8. Minnesota - 10
8. UNLV - 10
32. Nebraska - 8
81. Rutgers - 5
133. (several teams tied with zero)

TACKLES FOR LOSS (per game)
1. Mississippi - 10.6
2. Duke - 10.4
3. East Carolina - 10.0
4. Old Dominion - 8.8
5. Boise State - 8.5
5. Texas State - 8.5
7. Buffalo - 8.4
8. Rice - 8.2
9. Oklahoma - 8.0
9. Tulsa - 8.0
9. Miami (FL) - 8.0
42. Nebraska - 6.6
128. Rutgers - 3.5
133. Temple - 2.8

SACKS (per game)
1. Boise State - 4.75
2. Texas State - 3.75
3. Miami (FL) - 3.60
3. Oklahoma - 3.60
3. Mississippi - 3.60
6. San Diego State - 3.50
6. South Carolina - 3.50
8. Duke - 3.40
8. Indiana - 3.40
8. Rice - 3.40
13. Nebraska - 3.20
115. Rutgers - 1.00
132. Central Florida - 0.75
132. Oregon State - 0.75

FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED
1. Tennessee - 44
2. Missouri - 45
3. Ohio State - 48
4. Iowa - 52
5. Northern Illinois - 54
6. USC - 56
7. Louisville - 57
8. Iowa State - 59
8. Oregon - 59
10. Kentucky - 60
18. Rutgers - 66
56. Nebraska - 82
133. Kent State - 149

THIRD DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE DEFENSE
1. Tennessee - 17.0%
2. Alabama - 17.2
3. Northern Illinois - 19.1
4. Mississippi - 22.5
5. Louisville - 23.1
6. Utah - 24.7
7. Missouri - 25.0
8. UNLV - 25.9
9. Connecticut - 26.0
10. Duke - 26.5
66. Rutgers - 37.0
82. Nebraska - 39.7
133. UCLA - 58.2

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NET PUNTING
1. Baylor - 48.18 ypk
2. Florida State - 47.21
3. Florida - 45.54
4. USC - 45.07
5. Auburn - 45.00
6. Georgia - 44.86
7. Arkansas - 44.83
8. Michigan State - 44.53
9. Alabama - 44.50
10. Indiana - 44.33
67. Rutgers - 39.00
128. Nebraska - 33.53
133. Fresno State - 32.00

PUNT RETURNS
1. James Madison - 33.00 ypr
2. Alabama-Birmingham - 32.67
3. Troy - 29.25
4. South Alabama - 28.00
5. Colorado State - 24.50
6. Pittsburgh - 23.40
7. Toledo - 23.00
8. North Carolina - 22.00
9. Wake Forest - 21.50
10. Vanderbilt - 21.25
12. Rutgers - 19.50
95. Nebraska - 5.78
133. Florida State - (-3.33)

PUNT RETURN DEFENSE
1. Ohio State - (-5.00) ypr
2. Georgia - (-4.00)
3. Auburn - (-1.67)
4. Coastal Carolina - 0.00
4. Louisiana-Lafayette - 0.00
4. Missouri - 0.00
4. Mississippi - 0.00
4. Penn State - 0.00
4. Texas State - 0.00
10. Florida - 0.50
10. UNLV - 0.50
114. Nebraska - 14.71
123. Rutgers - 17.50
133. Boise State - 54.50

KICKOFF RETURNS
1. Oregon - 43.00 ypr
2. Northwestern - 34.00
3. Colorado - 33.00
3. James Madison - 33.00
5. Toledo - 31.29
6. Louisiana-Lafayette - 29.83
7. Bowling Green - 29.83
8. Iowa - 29.00
9. Georgia Southern - 27.67
10. Wyoming - 27.20
49. Nebraska - 20.57
76. Rutgers - 19.00
133. Northern Illinois - 2.00

KICKOFF RETURN DEFENSE
1. Arizona - 0.00 ypr
1. North Carolina State - 0.00
3. Tennessee - 5.00
4. Mississippi State - 9.50
5. Georgia Southern - 10.00
5. Missouri - 10.00
7. Baylor - 11.50
8. Georgia State - 12.00
9. Rice - 12.80
10. Hawaii - 13.17
58. Rutgers - 18.60
98. Nebraska - 20.69
133. Wyoming - 42.25

TURNOVER MARGIN
1. Maryland (+11)
2. James Madison (+10)
3. Oklahoma (+8)
3. UNLV (+8)
3. California (+8)
6. South Alabama (+7)
6. Southern Methodist (+7)
6. Eastern Michigan (+7)
6. Iowa State (+7)
10. Texas A&M (+6)
10. Memphis (+6)
10. Navy (+6)
10. Clemson (+6)
14. Nebraska (+5)
31. Rutgers (+3)
132. Temple (-11)
132. Auburn (-11)

PENALTY YARDS PER GAME
1. Iowa - 23.75 ypg
2. Boston College - 25.20
3. Iowa State - 25.25
4. Wisconsin - 25.75
5. Army - 27.25
6. Western Michigan - 30.00
7. Rutgers - 32.75
8. West Virginia - 34.00
9. Temple - 34.40
10. Kent State - 34.60
107. Nebraska - 73.40
133. New Mexico - 101.00

AVERAGE TIME OF POSSESSION
1. Oregon State - 37:56
2. Army - 36:31
3. Massachusetts - 35:44
4. Utah - 35:27
5. Missouri - 35:07
6. Ball State - 33:58
7. Northern Illinois - 33:47
8. Rutgers - 33:38
9. Tulane - 33:32
10. Miami (FL) - 33:26
44. Nebraska - 31:17
133. Old Dominion - 23:50