Again, a good high school coach could get these results for $50k a year. Such an overpaid position coach with NU.

May it be so...

do to Purdue what ND did the weak before, after ND lost to Northern Illinois. It would be poetic.

So far this season this team relaxes at half time, if they would play 4 quarters they could be a pretty good team until then we’ll tend to struggle

Wasn't even close. Just pissed down our leg.

So, I already posted one post about how a few (not all, most understand the logistics of things) acted all academic high and mighty because NU is doing remote classes tomorrow, which clearly makes sense because 90,000+ people will be in lincoln between today and tomorrow by 1pm.

But then stupid posts like this, I mean, this dork seems almost upset that husker fans posting on a husker site are predicting the Huskers to win a home game against Illinois. And this weird idea that NU has been bad for 25 years is insane. 10 years, sure! It is not even a bad post it is just weird, weird that husker fans would not be positive.

Here is the lame post


I find their enthusiasm and frankly cockiness to be so odd and amusing, haha. Like, our basketball fans were rightfully cocky circa 2006 ... coming off of a National Championship appearance, 4 out of 5 Big Ten championships, 2 Elite Eights and 4 Sweet Sixteens in 5 years, etc. However, when we fell on hard times, it actually took a VERY long time for our fans to drop the chicken little nonsense even once we got good again. Pretty much before we made the Elite Eight this year, there was still a large voice within our fan base that made it sound like we were still long suffering.

Compare that to Nebraska right now. They have not been, in any real sense, an elite football program in almost 25 years. A new coach and a 3-0 start that is not any more impressive than ours on paper, and they're literally ALL hyper-confident in at least a two-score victory, lol. It's not like 60%+ are predicting a blowout, and there is a more pessimistic group saying it might be a close game ... it literally seems like over 90% are predicting an easy win. Was Nebraska football in its heyday more elite than Illini basketball? I mean, sure, of course. However, first of all, that is very much an apples-to-oranges comparison beating up on the Big Eight and being placed in a bowl that could crown you "National Champion" right away if that's how the AP voters feel like voting the next week ... not exactly comparable to a one-and-done basketball tournament where you have to win six straight to cut down the nets. Place the AP-ranked #2 Fighting Illini in the 2021 NCAA Tournament Championship Game right after the BTT, and we might very well have a "National Championship." Second of all, even if their heights were INFINITELY higher, any Husker fan old enough to have lived through that is honestly in his 50s right now and has watched a quarter century of football that should have humbled their fans a bit, lol.

I must admit, I admire the passion, and I frankly wish our fans had a more naturally optimistic outlook that promoted Illinois as the greatest thing since sliced bread even when we were down ... it would go a long way toward filling our stands more consistently and teaching young Illinoisans to be proud Illini fans. However, there is a line that any rational human being should draw, too, and I expected a bit more humility from a fan base that everyone is always slobbering all over about how polite and welcoming and nice they are. I do not doubt there will be many 70-year old gentleman dressed like Mr. Rogers tomorrow night in Lincoln who will graciously welcome Illini fans to come have an appetizer at their tailgate and ask them how they are enjoying Lincoln so far, lol ... but their online fan base is at least as nasty and combative and undeservedly arrogant as any out there that I have seen, personally.

Not sure which is worse.

The overreaction to winning the first 3 games with the koolaid drinkers.

The overreaction to losing a game with the doomsayers.

Weird that they are only separated by a incomplete pass to a third string TE.

I’m sick of seeing our kickers hitting a straight ball from the left hash straight out of bounds to the left.

We were an average team going into the Illinois game (another average team) and we are an average team coming out of it. Anyone thinking “we are back” is just drinking from the wishful thinking fountain. We still have a long way to go. That wouldn’t have changed had we come out on top.

Dylan good to go. The receivers are not great and have some issues as does the OL. Foley should be on check if not terminated after this year. Other than that, looking decent so far. However, don't get homered into some bullshit. Illinois is going to be close....Happy to be 3-0 though. But put the brakes on. The young players are more impressive than the transfers. That is all.

Postgame Notes

Illinois at Nebraska

- Tonight's game marked the 400th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium dating back to 1962. The first game in the sellout streak was on Nov. 3, 1962 against Missouri.

- Tonight's game marked the first non-Black Friday weekday game at Memorial Stadium since Sept. 20, 2001 against Rice. That game was originally scheduled for Sept. 15, 2001 but was rescheduled following the 9/11 terrorist attacks

- Nebraska opened Big Ten Conference play at home for the first time since 2017. Nebraska fell to 6-8 in Big Ten openers, including 4-1 in Big Ten openers played at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska is 3-3 in Big Ten openers against Illinois

- The Huskers played their first overtime game since a 24-17 loss at Wisconsin in November of last season. Nebraska fell to 8-9 all-time in overtime contests, including 2-2 at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska has lost eight consecutive overtime games dating back to a 37-34 win at Iowa on Nov. 28, 2014

- Nebraska's 18-play first quarter drive that ended in a field goal was Nebraska's longest in terms of plays since a 19-play touchdown drive at Illinois in the 2021 season opener

- Freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola completed 24-of-35 passes for 297 yards and three touchdowns. The 297 passing yards were a career best for Raiola, bettering his 247 yards last week against Northern Iowa

- Raiola's three touchdown passes marked the first time a Husker has thrown for more than three TDs since Casey Thompson at Iowa in 2022

- Senior receiver Jahmal Banks had eight catches for 94 yards, including a five catches for 61 yards in the first half. Banks increased his career receiving yardage total to 1,574 yards

- Senior receiver Isaiah Neyor had a 6-yard TD reception in the first quarter and an 11-yard TD catch in the second quarter, giving him a team-leading four TD receptions this season. Neyor finished the game with four catches for 90 yards. He also tied his career high with two touchdown catches.

- Neyor had catches of 44 and 29 yards in the second half and has three catches this season of at least 29 yards. He entered tonight's game averaging 20.4 yards on his 65 career catches

- Tight end Thomas Fidone caught two passes for 46 yards in the game. His 46 receiving yards were a career best and his 29-yard reception in the third quarter tied his career long reception (also vs. Louisiana Tech in 2023)

- Running back Dante Dowdell had a career-high 20 carries for 72 yards, two shy of his career high

- Senior linebacker John Bullock finished with a career-high-tying nine tackles, including a sack. He also forced a first quarter fumble that resulted in a Nebraska touchdown. Bullock's forced fumble was the second of his career

- Illinois had a field goal in the second quarter to tie the game at 10-10. That was the first points Nebraska has allowed in the second quarter in 2024. The Huskers have outscored opponents 58-3 in the second quarter and 86-13 in the first half

- Illinois TD drive on its first series of the game marked the first time in 11 games the opposition has scored a touchdown on its first possession

- Illinois was just the second team in 11 home games under Coach Matt Rhule to score more than 14 points against Nebraska

- Tonight's game captains were center Ben Scott, rover Isaac Gifford, nose tackle Nash Hutmacher, and cornerback Tommi Hill

Missouri def. Illinois (25-17, 22-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-12)
Notre Dame def. Indiana (25-15, 25-20, 30-28)
St. Louis def. Iowa (20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-22)
Maryland def. Nevada (25-15, 25-14, 25-22)
North Carolina def. Michigan (22-25, 25-20, 25-20, 13-25, 15-10)
Michigan State def. Duke (25-22, 25-21, 20-25, 21-25, 15-10)
Minnesota def. North Dakota (25-16, 25-9, 25-13)
Northwestern def. Northern Illinois (25-16, 26-24, 25-21)
Ohio State def. Bowling Green (25-22, 23-25, 25-20, 25-21)
Penn State def. James Madison (25-20, 25-20, 25-19)
Creighton def. Purdue (25-21, 17-25, 25-16, 27-25)
Rutgers def. Maryland-Eastern Shore (25-23, 25-18, 25-20)
USC def. UNLV (25-21, 25-18, 25-27, 25-20)
Washington def. Pepperdine (23-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-17)
Wisconsin def. Troy (25-18, 25-13, 25-14)

Standings
Washington (10-0)
Nebraska (9-1)
Michigan (9-1)
Penn State (9-1)
Oregon (7-1)
Maryland (8-2)
Purdue (8-2)
Illinois (7-2)
USC (7-2)
Michigan State (7-3)
Indiana (6-3)
Minnesota (6-3)
Ohio State (6-3)
UCLA (5-3)
Wisconsin (5-3)
Iowa (6-5)
Rutgers (5-6)
Northwestern (2-6)

Matches for Saturday, September 21
Minnesota vs. Chicago State (at Green Bay, WI)
Purdue vs. Tulsa (at Lawrence, KS)
Drake at Iowa
UCLA at California
Maryland at Central Florida
Michigan at Duke
Illinois at Lipscomb
Texas A&M at Wisconsin
UC-San Diego at USC

Next Nebraska Match - Sunday, September 22
Nebraska at Louisville (11:30 AM - ABC)

CLASS A
Elkhorn South 49, Grand Island 14
Kearney 13, Omaha North 6
Lincoln East 21, Lincoln Southwest 10
Lincoln North Star 49, Omaha South 7
Lincoln Southeast 28, Norfolk 17
Millard South 63, Millard North 21
North Platte 47, Lincoln Northeast 21
Omaha Burke 73, Omaha Bryan 46
Omaha Central 64, Omaha Buena Vista 13
Omaha Creighton Prep 15, Millard West 10
Omaha Northwest 30, Omaha Benson 6
Omaha Westside 52, Bellevue West 21
Papillion-LaVista 56, Bellevue East 0
Papillion-LaVista South 34, Omaha Westview 21
South Sioux City 43, Lincoln High 9

Saturday
Columbus (1-2) vs. Fremont (2-1) (at Memorial Stadium - Lincoln)

CLASS B
Bennington 44, Grand Island Northwest 7
Elkhorn North 42, Gretna 7
Gering 26, Ogallala (C1) 8
Gretna East 61, Lincoln Standing Bear 0
Hastings 49, Lincoln Northwest 3
Lincoln Pius X 42, Platteview 7
McCook 34, Crete 0
Norris 41, Blair 14
Omaha Skutt 48, Ralston 17
Plattsmouth 48, Lexington 7
Seward 28, Scottsbluff 27
Waverly 28, Elkhorn 0
York 40, Beatrice 7

CLASS C1
Adams Central 41, Holdrege 21
Ashland-Greenwood 41, Auburn 13
Boys Town 37, Lincoln Lutheran (C2) 6
Broken Bow 21, Ord (C2) 14
Central City 55, Nebraska City 0
Chadron 22, Gothenburg 6
Columbus Lakeview 24, Elkhorn Mt. Michael 14
Columbus Scotus 42, Aurora 38
Cozad 46, Chase County 24
Fort Calhoun 47, Pierce 14
Gering (B) 26, Ogallala 8
Hershey (C2) 28, Alliance 0
Kearney Catholic (C2) 42, Minden 19
Lincoln Christian 38, Syracuse 14
Logan View/Scribner-Snyder 22, Wayne 0
Louisville 49, Palmyra (C2) 15
Milford 49, Fairbury 0
O'Neill 33, Ponca (C2) 13
Omaha Concordia 39, Falls City 20
Omaha Roncalli 22, Douglas County West 15
Schuyler 31, Omaha Brownell-Talbot 7
Sidney 42, Mitchell (C2) 0
Wahoo 36, Omaha Gross 0
Wilber-Clatonia 33, Fillmore Central (C2) 28

CLASS C2
Amherst 28, St. Paul 6
Battle Creek 48, Fremont Bergan 20
Boone Central 37, Wood River 14
Boys Town (C1) 37, Lincoln Lutheran 6
Broken Bow (C1) 21, Ord 14
Doniphan-Trumbull 28, Cross County 24
Gordon-Rushville 26, Gibbon 12
Grand Island Central Catholic 49, Superior 0
Hartington Cedar Catholic 41, Tekamah-Herman 0
Hershey 28, Alliance (C1) 0
Kearney Catholic 42, Minden (C1) 19
Louisville (C1) 49, Palmyra 15
Norfolk Catholic 52, Arlington 19
O'Neill (C1) 33, Ponca 13
Oakland-Craig 27, Malcolm 9
Raymond Central 28, David City Aquinas 27
Sidney (C1) 42, Mitchell 0
Valentine 40, Centura 0
Wahoo Neumann 73, Hastings St. Cecilia 7
West Point-Beemer 50, North Bend 0
Wilber-Clatonia (C1) 33, Fillmore Central 28
Yutan 39, Conestoga 7

CLASS D1
Arapahoe 67, Southern Valley 6
Atkinson West Holt 24, Arcadia/Loup City 6
Boyd County 42, Wausa/Osmond 20
Bridgeport 26, Perkins County 20
Cedar Bluffs (D2) 30, Omaha Christian 22
Centennial 24, Mead 18
Clarkson/Leigh 60, Twin River 34
Crofton 32, Bloomfield 6
David City 50, Newman Grove/St. Edward 6
Dundy County-Stratton 50, Hi-Line 7
East Butler 30, McCool Junction 14
Exeter-Milligan/Friend 60, Southern 28
Guardian Angels Central Catholic 47, Homer 6
Hartington-Newcastle 70, Niobrara/Verdigre 6
Hemingford 68, Kimball 20
Humphrey/Lindsay Academy 54, Madison 22
Johnson-Brock 28, Johnson County Central 14
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 32, Lutheran High Northeast 14
Nebraska City Lourdes 48, Freeman 35
North Platte St. Patrick's 1, Alma 0 (forfeit)
Pender 31, Tri County Northeast 12
Plainview 34, Elkhorn Valley 26
Pleasanton 50, Ravenna 22
Sandy Creek 59, Tri County 6
Shelby/Rising City 60, Heartland 8
South Loup 65, Sandhills Valley 42
Stanton 44, Summerland 34
Sutherland 72, Morrill 26
Thayer Central 42, Sutton 36 (OT)
Wisner-Pilger 50, Wakefield 8

CLASS D2
Ainsworth 50, Neligh-Oakdale 6
Archangels Catholic 48, Riverside 30
Bancroft-Rosalie 1, Walthill 0 (forfeit)
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 42, Lawrence-Nelson 22
Cambridge 46, Bertrand 0
Cedar Bluffs 30, Omaha Christian (D1) 22
Central Valley 68, Anselmo-Merna 20
Creighton 68, O'Neill St. Mary's 52
Deshler 78, Giltner 8
Elgin/Elgin Pope John 64, North Central 14
Elm Creek 60, Blue Hill 20
Elmwood-Murdock 34, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 28
Fullerton 40, Osceola 38
High Plains 70, Nebraska Lutheran 20
Howells-Dodge 56, Nebraska Christian 30
Kenesaw 70, Franklin 34
Loomis 46, Maywood/Hayes Center 6
Lyons-Decatur Northeast 60, Winside 22
Maxwell 36, Hyannis 12
Mullen 47, Brady 8
Overton 40, Hitchcock County 22
Palmer 40, Burwell 30
Sandhills/Thedford 70, Bayard 12
Twin Loup 57, Chambers/Wheeler Central 26
Weeping Water 36, Falls City Sacred Heart 18
Wilcox-Hildreth 58, Axtell 44
Wynot 50, Randolph 12

CLASS D6
Ansley/Litchfield 60, Medicine Valley 33
Hay Springs 81, Creek Valley 6
Pawnee City 59, Hampton 6
Potter-Dix 64, Sioux County 58
Red Cloud 73, Sterling 24
Shelton 48, Parkview Christian 27

Bye Week
Arthur County (3-0)
Banner County (0-3)
Cody-Kilgore (1-2)
Crawford (1-2)
Diller-Odell (2-1)
Dorchester (0-3)
Garden County (3-0)
Harvard (0-3)
Heartland Lutheran (1-2)
Lewiston (1-2)
Leyton (2-1)
Meridian (1-2)
Minatare (1-2)
Paxton (2-1)
Santee (0-3)
Silver Lake (2-1)
South Platte (0-3)
Southwest (2-1)
Stuart (2-1)
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (3-0)
Wallace (2-1)
Wauneta-Palisade (2-1)

ALL-NATIONS FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Omaha Nation 64, Crazy Horse (South Dakota) 36
Winnebago 45, Mahpiya Luta (South Dakota) 6

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The science behind the good energy created in society through truly "random acts of kindness" / friendship is amazing.


today I brought my friend (happens to be a cute colleauge too ) a coffee and a copy of a Red Hot Chili Peppers book I knew she would like as a music nerd - her face lit up and she said she actually really needed it because she had had a heckuva morning.

Anyways - my students have reported great feedback in their own well being from doing this too - I suggest everyone try it (and of course it doesn't just have to be Fridays!)

Sorry close to my PhD and a research nerd at heart!

Did not expect us to be pushed around on the lines tonight. Disappointing all around

25 straight losses vs. AP-ranked programs. I feel like NU could have Nick Saban and the curse would still continue.

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At home. Wow.

Netflix may even pick it up - Just saying….

…back to reality. At least we have the weekend to enjoy other things…

We will see how the team responds to the coaching. If the D does not do something, NU will be on the wrong side of it again.

So I have never done this in all of my years of being a Nebraska fan but this Friday, my friend and I are driving up without tickets in hand. We're going to a collegiate cross country meet on Saturday morning and decided that we might as well try to go to the Husker game while we're there. I didn't want to pay the ridiculous service fees so our plan is to see if we can find some reasonably priced tickets and if not we will just find a brewery to watch the game at. I realize that with both teams being ranked now that I his could be a little bit more tricky.

Can anyone give me some suggestions on where the best place to look for tickets would be? It's been about five years since I've been to a game but I always remember seeing people selling tickets but didn't know if there was a certain area that would be the best place to start at.

Well, we knew there would be bumps in the road. DR definitely looked like a deer in headlights at the end. Then again, the whole team looked like a deer in headlights. Penalties, missed receivers, missed FG.

Big test on Friday. Let's go

in bed fu&%ing or watching the Huskers?

Pretty sure one will get me...sh%t fire that was hard to watch.