I feel good about James Cook, Ty Hill, and having both McCaffrey / the 49ers key back up (think 49ers are just being EXTRA precautious with CMC & how easy the NFC West is this year).

QB is my weakest position, WR my best. Think I have a playoff team if I can trade for a slightly upgraded QB without giving up my #2 WR

We have eight tee times booked at Highlands, with the first one going at 11:36. Mrs Bomber will be having first-to-tee honors. Several other family members will be there as well. Mary Ann has requested a close estimate for the number of golfers by Monday afternoon, as she’s having something fun made up for us. Respond here if you are coming but also in an IM to me. I’d like to leave most of the available spots for board members but if we come up short, we can chat about bringing along some friends. The biggest problem with that is Cody stacking his team with his fellow pro golfers. 🏌️

September 16
1630 - The Massachusetts village of Shawmut changed its name to Boston.

1810 - Mexico began its revolt against Spanish rule.

1893 - The largest land run in U.S. history occurred as more than 100,000 white settlers rushed to claim over more than 6 million acres of land in what is now northern Oklahoma.

1908 - General Motors was founded in Flint, Michigan by William C. Durant.

1919 - The American Legion was incorporated by an act of Congress.

1940 - Samuel T. Rayburn of Texas was first elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; he would hold the post for a record 17 years, spanning three separate terms.

1940 - The United States first adopted peacetime conscription when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act into law.

1966 - The Metropolitan Opera officially opened its new opera house at New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts with the world premiere of Samuel Barber’s “Antony and Cleopatra.”

1974 - President Gerald R. Ford announced conditional amnesty for Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders.

1975 - Papua New Guinea became independent.

1982 - The massacre of more than 1,300 Palestinian men, women and children at the hands of Israeli-allied Christian Phalange militiamen began in west Beirut’s Sabra and Shatila refugee camps.

1987 - The Montreal Protocol was signed by 25 nations, limiting production of substances that harm the ozone layer. (To date, 197 nations have ratified the protocol.)

2007 - O.J. Simpson was arrested in the alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia collectors in Las Vegas. (Simpson was later convicted of kidnapping and armed robbery and sentenced to nine to 33 years in prison; he was released in 2017.)

2013 - Aaron Alexis, a former U.S. Navy reservist, went on a shooting rampage inside the Washington Navy Yard, killing 12 people before being fatally shot police.

2018 - At least 17 people were confirmed dead from Hurricane Florence as catastrophic flooding spread across the Carolinas.

Birthdays
26 - Laura Celia Valk (model)
26 - Ali Gallo (actress)
27 - Amy-Leigh Hickman (actress)
31 - Bryson Dechambeau (golfer)
32 - Chase Stokes (actor)
32 - Nick Jonas (singer)
37 - Heather Young (reality star)
38 - Kyla Pratt (actress)
39 - Channon Rose (model)
39 - Max Minghella (actor)
39 - Madeline Zima (actress)
43 - Alexis Bledel (actress)
45 - Flo Rida (rapper)
50 - Loona (singer)
53 - Amy Poehler (actress/comedian)
54 - Tamron Hall (TV host)
56 - Marc Anthony (singer)
60 - Molly Shannon (actress/comedian)
61 - Richard Marx (singer)
65 - Tim Raines (baseball player)
66 - Orel Hershiser (baseball player)
66 - Jennifer Tilly (actress)
68 - David Copperfield (magician)
69 - Robin Yount (baseball player)
72 - Mickey Rourke (actor)
74 - David Bellamy (singer)
74 - Henry Louis Gates Jr. (historian/filmmaker)
75 - Ed Begley Jr. (actor)
92 - George Chakiris (actor)

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Today in Sports History - September 16
1924 - Jim Bottomley of the St. Louis Cardinals knocked in 12 runs in a single game setting a major league baseball record.

1937 - The Washington Redskins play their first game in Washington, defeating the New York Giants 13-3.

1950 - The Cleveland Browns, formerly of the AAFC, play their first NFL game, a 35-10 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.

1953 - The St. Louis Browns of the American League were given permission to move to Baltimore, MD, where they became the Baltimore Orioles.

1973 - Buffalo Bills running back O.J. Simpson runs for a then NFL single-game record 250 yards in a 31-13 win over the New England Patriots.

1975 - Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Rennie Stennett is second to hit 7-for-7 in a 9-inning MLB game in a 22-0 rout of Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field in Chicago.

1988 - Tom Browning of the Cincinnati Reds pitched the 12th perfect game in major league baseball in a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

1993 - Dave Winfield of the Minnesota Twins becomes the 19th player in MLB history to reach 3,000 career hits.

1996 - Paul Molitor of the Minnesota Twins becomes the 21s player in MLB history to reach 3,000 career hits.

2000 - Sammy Sosa joins Mark McGwire as the only players in MLB history to hit 50 or more home runs in three consecutive seasons.

2004 - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman imposed a lockout due to an impasse in contract negotiations. The players union and NHL officials did not meet again until December 9.

2018 - Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes sets an NFL record with 10 touchdowns in the first two weeks of the season.

The top ten, the Huskers, the Illini and the bottom-ranked squad.

TOTAL OFFENSE
1. Mississippi - 692.0 ypg
2. Tennessee - 639.3
3. Miami (FL) - 609.3
4. Louisville - 590.5
5. Arkansas - 587.3
6. Central Florida - 570.7
7. Northern Illinois - 547.0
8. Ohio State - 543.5
9. Texas Tech - 538.7
10. Texas - 516.0
50. Nebraska - 421.3
79. Illinois - 378.7
133. Kent State - 201.3

RUSH OFFENSE
1. Army - 390.0 ypg
2. Central Florida - 375.7
3. Tennessee - 336.3
4. Rutgers - 307.0
5. Boise State - 296.0
6. UNLV - 293.3
7. Navy - 280.5
8. South Florida - 268.7
9. Louisville - 263.0
9. Texas A&M - 263.0
57. Nebraska - 171.3
73. Illinois - 153.3
133. Miami (OH) - 32.0

PASS OFFENSE
1. Mississippi - 434.3 ypg
2. Miami (FL) - 405.3
3. Syracuse - 367.5
4. Texas Tech - 358.3
5. TCU - 351.0
6. Texas - 342.7
7. USC - 336.5
8. Oklahoma State - 334.0
9. Colorado - 333.0
10. Wake Forest - 329.3
52. Nebraska - 250.0
73. Illinois - 225.3
133. Air Force - 50.0

SCORING OFFENSE
1. Tennessee - 63.7 ppg
2. Mississippi - 56.0
3. Louisville - 55.5
4. Ohio State - 54.0
5. Miami (FL) - 53.0
6. Indiana - 50.0
7. Alabama - 49.0
8. South Alabama - 48.3
9. Rutgers - 46.5
10. Texas - 46.3
44. Nebraska - 34.0
54. Illinois - 32.7
133. Air Force - 10.3

PASS EFFICIENCY
1. Penn State - 209.67
2. Northern Illinois - 209.24
3. Miami (FL) - 203.43
4. Boston College - 200.19
5. Indiana - 200.08
6. Mississippi - 199.23
7. Texas - 197.28
8. Alabama - 193.98
9. Auburn - 183.68
10. Oregon - 183.51
34. Illinois - 159.74
38. Nebraska - 158.15
133. Air Force - 51.43

COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
1. Oregon - 83.7%
2. Louisiana-Lafayette - 76.7
3. Washington - 76.0
4. Miami (FL) - 75.2
5. Indiana - 74.7
6. Georgia Tech - 74.6
6. Missouri - 74.6
8. Mississippi - 74.5
9. Nebraska - 73.9
10. Clemson - 73.5
31. Illinois - 67.5
133. Air Force - 35.7

TACKLES FOR LOSS ALLOWED (per game)
1. Army - 1.00
1. Navy - 1.00
3. Iowa State - 2.00
3. Louisiana-Lafayette - 2.00
3. Rutgers - 2.00
3. Texas A&M - 2.00
7. Coastal Carolina - 2.33
7. Liberty - 2.33
9. Bowling Green - 2.50
9. Northern Illinois - 2.50
9. Ohio State - 2.50
9. Syracuse - 2.50
39. Nebraska - 4.00
116. Illinois - 7.33
133. Massachusetts - 12.00

SACKS ALLOWED (per game)
1. Air Force - 0.00
1. Army - 0.00
1. Bowling Green - 0.00
1. Georgia Tech - 0.00
1. Northern Illinois - 0.00
1. New Mexico - 0.00
1. Oklahoma State - 0.00
1. Rutgers - 0.00
9. Coastal Carolina - 0.33
9. Missouri - 0.33
9. Nebraska - 0.33
9. Northwestern - 0.33
9. TCU - 0.33
9. Connecticut - 0.33
67. Illinois - 1.67
132. Massachusetts - 4.67
132. Old Dominion - 4.67

TURNOVERS LOST
1. Georgia - 0
1. Indiana - 0
1. Louisville - 0
1. Ohio State - 0
1. Louisiana-Monroe - 0
6. Illinois - 1
6. (22 teams tied) - 1
29. Nebraska - 2
133. East Carolina - 12

THIRD DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE
1. Arkansas - 67.5%
2. Indiana - 64.5
3. Miami (FL) - 60.6
4. Missouri - 59.6
5. Syracuse - 59.4
6. Rutgers - 57.9
7. Mississippi - 57.6
8. Central Florida - 57.5
9. Army - 57.1
10. Tennessee - 56.8
23. Nebraska - 50.0
73. Illinois - 40.0
133. Kent State - 16.7

FIRST DOWNS
1. Mississippi - 104
2. Arkansas - 96
3. Tennessee - 90
4. Georgia Tech - 89
5. Miami (FL) - 87
6. Central Florida - 86
7. Indiana - 81
8. Missouri - 80
9. Pittsburgh - 79
10. Texas State - 77
12. Nebraska - 74
58. Illinois - 61
133. Louisiana Tech - 28

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TOTAL DEFENSE
1. Ohio State - 138.0 ypg
2. Tennessee - 160.7
3. Indiana - 180.3
4. Missouri - 184.0
5. Minnesota - 186.3
6. Miami (FL) - 188.7
7. Louisville - 198.0
8. Georgia - 202.0
9. Kentucky - 215.0
10. Louisiana-Lafayette - 222.5
25. Nebraska - 255.3
33. Illinois - 274.7
133. Kent State - 570.7

RUSH DEFENSE
1. Mississippi - 33.3 ypg
2. Ohio State - 37.5
3. Indiana - 53.7
4. Tennessee - 55.7
5. Iowa - 56.3
6. Northwestern - 57.7
7. Arkansas - 61.7
8. Kentucky - 62.0
9. Central Florida - 64.0
10. Stanford - 64.5
16. Nebraska - 70.3
59. Illinois - 123.0
133. Kent State - 288.0

PASS DEFENSE
1. Baylor - 75.7 ypg
2. Georgia - 91.3
3. Ohio State - 100.5
4. Alabama-Birmingham - 102.7
5. Tennessee - 105.0
6. Iowa State - 110.0
7. Missouri - 110.3
8. Minnesota - 112.0
9. Alabama - 115.7
10. Louisville - 116.0
31. Illinois - 151.7
57. Nebraska - 185.0
133. Middle Tennessee State - 384.0

SCORING DEFENSE
1. Ohio State - 3.0 ppg
1. Mississippi - 3.0
3. Tennessee - 4.3
4. Georgia - 6.0
5. Minnesota - 6.3
5. Texas - 6.3
7. James Madison - 6.5
8. Nebraska - 6.7
9. Army - 7.0
9. Louisville - 7.0
9. Missouri - 7.0
14. Illinois - 8.7
133. Kent State - 49.7

PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE
1. Iowa State - 72.00
2. Minnesota - 73.98
2. San Jose State - 73.98
4. BYU - 76.27
5. Miami (FL) - 76.74
6. Alabama - 78.92
7. Alabama-Birmingham - 80.75
8. California - 82.83
9. Ohio State - 84.53
10. James Madison - 85.27
11. Illinois - 87.98
30. Nebraska - 102.27
133. Ball State - 191.19

TURNOVERS GAINED
1. California - 10
1. Maryland - 10
1. Oklahoma - 10
1. San Jose State - 10
5. Florida Atlantic - 9
5. Illinois - 9
5. Minnesota - 9
8. South Carolina - 8
8. South Florida - 8
10. Air Force - 7
10. Arizona State - 7
10. East Carolina - 7
10. Fresno State - 7
10. Memphis - 7
26. Nebraska - 5
(multiple teams tied for last with 0)

SACKS (per game)
1. Rice - 4.67
2. Louisville - 4.50
3. Boise State - 4.00
3. Indiana - 4.00
3. Marshall - 4.00
3. Miami (FL) - 4.00
3. Ohio State - 4.00
3. South Carolina - 4.00
3. Texas State - 4.00
10. Michigan State - 3.67
10. Oklahoma - 3.67
10. San Diego State - 3.67
10. Toledo - 3.67
21. Nebraska - 3.00
75. Illinois - 1.67
133. (multiple teams tied with 0)

TACKLES FOR LOSS (per game)
1. East Carolina - 12.0
2. Duke - 11.3
3. Mississippi - 10.0
3. Rice - 10.0
5. Louisville - 9.5
6. Buffalo - 9.3
6. Memphis - 9.3
8. Miami (FL) - 9.0
8. Michigan State - 9.0
8. Old Dominion - 9.0
8. South Florida - 9.0
8. Texas State - 9.0
30. Nebraska - 7.3
116. Illinois - 3.7
133. Massachusetts - 2.0

THIRD DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE DEFENSE
1. Miami (FL) - 14.7%
2. Tennessee - 15.8
3. Alabama - 16.3
4. UNLV - 20.0
5. Utah - 22.2
5. Louisville - 22.2
7. Ohio State - 22.6
8. Mississippi - 22.9
9. South Florida - 23.1
10. Texas - 23.3
46. Nebraska - 32.5
82. Illinois - 38.5
133. Middle Tennessee State - 59.4

FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED
1. Ohio State - 17
2. Louisiana-Lafayette - 24
3. Louisville - 28
3. Tennessee - 28
5. Rutgers - 29
6. Missouri - 30
6. Navy - 30
8. USC - 31
9. Army - 32
9. Kentucky - 32
42. Nebraska - 45
50. Illinois - 46
132. Middle Tennessee State - 85
132. Nevada - 85

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NET PUNTING
1. Baylor - 50.75 ypk
2. Texas A&M - 47.60
3. Mississippi State - 47.22
4. Auburn - 46.67
5. Alabama - 46.27
6. USC - 46.25
7. Florida - 46.18
8. Florida State - 45.42
9. Maryland - 45.38
10. Wake Forest - 44.55
80. Illinois - 38.18
107. Nebraska - 36.56
133. Northern Illinois - 30.40

PUNT RETURNS
1. Troy - 43.00 ypr
2. Stanford - 34.00
3. Alabama-Birmingham - 32.67
4. Colorado State - 32.33
5. South Alabama - 32.25
6. Pittsburgh - 29.33
7. Kent State - 29.00
8. Central Michigan - 26.60
9. Texas-El Paso - 23.50
10. Mississippi State - 23.40
40. Illinois - 11.50
79. Nebraska - 7.17
133. Akron - (-12.00)

PUNT RETURN DEFENSE
1. Bowling Green - (-7.00) ypr
2. Ohio State - (-5.00)
3. Memphis - (-3.00)
3. North Texas - (-3.00)
3. TCU - (-3.00)
6. Auburn - (-2.50)
6. Georgia Southern - (-2.50)
8. Arkansas State - (-1.50)
9. Boston College - (-1.00)
9. Cincinnati - (-1.00)
74. Illinois - 7.33
107. Nebraska - 10.75
133. Boise State - 54.50

KICKOFF RETURNS
1. Alabama - 52.00 ypr
2. Oregon - 48.67
3. Bowling Green - 46.00
4. Toledo - 38.50
5. Marshall - 33.50
5. Tennessee - 33.50
7. Colorado - 33.00
8. Tulsa - 32.83
9. Auburn - 31.75
10. Iowa - 30.50
41. Nebraska - 22.00
58. Illinois - 20.00
133. (multiple teams tied with 0)

KICKOFF RETURN DEFENSE
1. Arizona - 0.00 ypr
1. Louisiana Tech - 0.00
1. North Carolina State - 0.00
4. Hawaii - 3.67
5. Tennessee - 5.00
6. Georgia Southern - 7.00
7. Georgia State - 8.00
7. Texas-San Antonio - 8.00
9. Florida - 9.00
10. Missouri - 10.00
69. Illinois - 18.40
99. Nebraska - 20.33
133. Wyoming - 48.33

TURNOVER MARGIN (per game)
1. Maryland (+3.00)
2. California (+2.67)
2. Illinois (+2.67)
2. Oklahoma (+2.67)
5. Minnesota (+2.33)
5. South Florida (+2.33)
7. Arizona State (+2.00)
7. Florida Atlantic (+2.00)
7. Indiana (+2.00)
7. Memphis (+2.00)
7. Louisiana-Monroe (+2.00)
23. Nebraska (+1.00)
133. Temple (-3.67)

PENALTY YARDS PER GAME
1. Miami (OH) - 12.50 ypg
2. Kent State - 17.33
3. Wisconsin - 17.67
4. Army - 24.50
5. Louisiana-Lafayette - 25.00
6. Boston College - 26.00
7. Stanford - 27.00
8. Iowa - 28.33
8. Kansas State - 28.33
10. Virginia - 29.67
53. Illinois - 48.67
84 Nebraska - 61.33
133. San Diego State - 116.33

AVERAGE TIME OF POSSESSION
1. Oregon State - 37:09
2. Massachusetts - 36:36
3. Army - 35:51
3. Arizona State - 35:51
5. Missouri - 35:47
6. BYU - 34:30
7. Utah - 34:19
8. Maryland - 34:09
9. Miami (FL) - 34:02
9. Louisiana-Monroe - 34:02
27. Illinois - 32:32
38. Nebraska - 31:55
133. Mississippi State - 21:32

Congrats boys. First of many in their careers.
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The latest on some big names across the country:

Confirmed with a source that Nebraska will host 2025 Toledo (Ohio) Whitmer guard Antione West Jr. Sept. 6-8.

The 6-foot-4, 180-pound West recently announced a top-4, and the Huskers were included along with Purdue, Ohio State and Dayton. As a junior West averaged 20.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. He shot 36.7 percent from 3 and 82.9 percent from the free-throw line.

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Here's West's Hudl page with his highlights:


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I think he’ll be a candidate.

Stopped stone cold against 0-3 UTEP and stopped against FCS competition

Can we please put that play and any QB HH plays in the trash heap for conference play? Please??

You’re telling me you’d rather run that play than give it to Dowdell? Or even a PA with Raiola? GMAFB…total waste just to keep a backup involved or happy it seems

Haven’t been this many play important roles as long as I can remember.

May be done At Florida. BOR meeting this morning.

Wisconsin-Milwaukee def. Iowa (25-21, 26-24, 23-25, 26-24)
Maryland def. Maryland-Baltimore County (25-12, 26-24, 25-16)
Michigan def. Oakland (25-12, 22-25, 25-18, 25-11)
Wright State def. Ohio State (17-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-15)
Washington def. UC-Davis (19-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-22)

Standings
Michigan (8-0)
Penn State (8-0)
Purdue (8-0)
Washington (6-0)
Nebraska (8-1)
Illinois (7-1)
Oregon (6-1)
Indiana (6-2)
Maryland (6-2)
UCLA (5-2)
USC (4-2)
Ohio State (5-3)
Iowa (5-4)
Michigan State (4-3)
Minnesota (4-3)
Wisconsin (3-3)
Rutgers (4-5)
Northwestern (0-6)

Matches for Monday, September 16
Michigan State at Eastern Michigan

Next Nebraska Match - Wednesday, September 18
Stanford at Nebraska (7:00 PM - BTN)

"Talking Season" being fully underway, it goes without saying that predictions come with the territory.

I don't claim to know everything, or have all the answers. But these are MY PERSONAL preseason rankings from what I've read and discovered about the various teams. Some teams I know less about - like how TCU is currently doing after last year's near-debacle, falling from national title game of 2022.

But overall, I think they're not too bad. Post your own or comment on mine. Or don't read them at all.


SEC
Georgia
Texas
Alabama
Ole Miss
Oklahoma
LSU
Auburn
Missouri
Tennessee
Kentucky
Florida
Texas A&M
South Carolina
Miss State
Vanderbilt


BIG 10
Ohio State
Oregon
Penn State
Michigan
USC
Nebraska
Washington
Wisconsin
Maryland
Rutgers
Minnesota
Michigan State
Iowa
UCLA
Illinois
Indiana
Northwestern


Big 12
Utah
Oklahoma State
Kansas
Kansas State
BYU
UCF
Baylor
Arizona
Cincinnati
Texas Tech
Iowa State
West Virginia
TCU
Houston
Colorado
Arizona State


ACC
Clemson
Florida State
NC State
Miami
SMU
Louisville
North Carolina
Syracuse
Pitt
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Duke
Georgia Tech
Cal
Virginia
Boston College
Stanford

Before this weekend I thought Purdue might be our toughest road game ahead of OSU but I think I may have whiffed on that one. Indiana is killing it so far and should be undefeated and ranked fairly high when we play them. Their stadium won’t be intimidating and our younger players will be well seasoned by then so I believe we’ll prevail but it will be a fight. I don’t particularly care for their coach’s demeanor but he’s a very good coach nonetheless. And their QB transfer from Ohio U. looks like one of the five best grabs from the portal.

NU plays #2 Stanford (who just swept Texas) on Wednesday, followed by #4 Louisville Sunday (who beat Wisconsin).

NU is currently #5. if they survive this week, that'll be because Cook finds his lineup/substitutions and they players step up to make big plays (which we've seen glimpses of in the last 3 matches). personally i think that means finding an offensive role for Taylor Landfair, and setting Andi Jackson as much as humanly possible.

but it's still early in the season, and Coach isn't satisfied with their chemistry yet. and this is why the top volleyball teams play a monster preseason schedule: let the steel sharpen steel.

Someone on twitter just mentioned that the scoreboard fireworks are in the shape of N

They went after the Big 10 commercial.

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Will meet with Neurologists this week to discuss his future. Sounds like he is getting pressure from his family.

Time for another edition of the Conversations with Clouse live chat from 7-8pm.

Fire away with your questions!

what a pick.

Nebraska vs. Illinois: The Top 25 SHOWDOWN that all of you predicted, that all of you expected and that all of you now need in your life.

Instant analysis as Huskers move to 3-0, complete a perfect nonconference slate and open up Big Ten play against fellow 3-0 opponent Illinois this coming Friday night: