Good stuff from Janowski, who's signed to Nebraska's 2024 class.

“Nick is one of the purest shooters that I've seen at that age,” Fred Hoiberg said in November.

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I know none of this matters on Sunday night, but thought it looked interesting.

First the records Texas is 27-4 while Nebraska is 33-1

Common opponents Texas is 3-3 while Nebraska is 7-1

Common opponents were Long Beach State Texas lost 1-3 and Nebraska was 3-0
Minnesota Texas won 3-1 and we won 3-0 and 3-1
Stanford Texas lost 0-3 in Austin and we won 3-1 at Stanford
OSU Texas won 3-1 and we swept them 3-0
Kansas State swept Texas 0-3 and we swept Kansas State. Both matches were played in Manhattan.
Then we have Wisconsin. Texas won 3-1 on a neutral court, and we beat Wisconsin at home 3-2 and they swept at their place.

Texas lost a total of 28 sets all year, where we only lost 19.

Now three of their losses were in September, with only the KSU match in November.

Both teams have lost 9 sets since 1 November.

It is going to be a great match. Nebraska wins in 5.

Just heard

You don't throw puzzle pieces into the trash because one puzzle piece is shiny and bright. Not saying I don't want Raiola, but you don't kick the other necessary pieces out because you got the one you were initially looking for.

McCord is 100% necessary, and if we lose him, Kaelin and Purdy is he really worth it? IMO no he is not, and I am tired of this BS

Post-match notes, full postgame presser video and a transcript of everything the Huskers said after they swept Pitt last night:


Here’s the Friday practice/media schedule ahead of the Nebraska-Texas national title match:

1:45-3:15 pm CT — Nebraska practice (closed to media)

2:50-3:20 pm — Texas press conference

3:25-3:55 pm — Nebraska press conference

3:30-5:00 pm — Texas practice (closed to media)

December 15
1791 - The Bill of Rights took effect with Virginia's ratification of it.

1890 - Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and 11 other tribe members were killed in Grand River, South Dakota, during a confrontation with Indian police.

1916 - The French defeated the Germans in the Battle of Verdun during World War I.

1939 - The movie "Gone With the Wind" had its world premiere in Atlanta.

1944 - A single-engine plane carrying bandleader Glenn Miller, a major in the U.S. Army Air Forces, disappeared over the English Channel while en route to Paris.

1961 - Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death by an Israeli court for organizing the deportation of Jews to concentration camps during World War II.

1964 - Canada adopted its national flag, a red maple leaf on a white background.

1966 - Animated-cartoon pioneer Walt Disney died in Los Angeles.

1967 - The Silver Bridge between Gallipolis, Ohio, and Point Pleasant, West Virginia, collapsed into the Ohio River, killing 46 people.

1978 - President Jimmy Carter announced he would grant diplomatic recognition to Communist China on New Year’s Day and sever official relations with Taiwan.

1989 - A demonstration that turned into a popular uprising in Romania began the downfall of Nicolae Ceausescu.

2000 - The long-troubled Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine was closed for good.

2001 - With a crash and a large dust cloud, a 50-foot tall section of steel — the last standing piece of the World Trade Center’s facade — was brought down in New York.

2011 - The flag used by U.S. forces in Iraq was lowered in a low-key Baghdad airport ceremony marking the end of a war that had left 4,500 Americans and 110,000 Iraqis dead and cost more than $800 billion.

2013 - Nelson Mandela was laid to rest in his childhood hometown, ending a 10-day mourning period for South Africa’s first Black president.

2020 - The Food and Drug Administration cleared the first kit that consumers could buy without a prescription to test themselves for COVID-19 entirely at home.

2021 - Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty to a federal charge of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, admitting for the first time that he held his knee across Floyd’s neck and kept it there even after Floyd became unresponsive, resulting in the Black man’s death.

Birthdays
24 - Erika Tham (actress)
26 - Stefania Owen (actress)
26 - Maude Apatow (actress)
32 - Alana Haim (actress/musician)
40 - Camilla Luddington (actress)
41 - George O. Gore II (actor)
42 - Michelle Dockery (actress)
44 - Adam Brody (actor)
47 - Geoff Stults (actor)
51 - Stuart Townsend (actor)
53 - Michael Shanks (actor)
55 - Garrett Wang (actor)
58 - Molly Price (actress)
59 - Paul Kaye (actor)
60 - Helen Slater (actress)
73 - Melanie Chartoff (actress)
74 - Don Johnson (actor)
84 - Cindy Birdsong (singer)

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Today in Spots History - December 15
1917 - The NHL's first exhibition game was played four days before the start of the regular season. The Montreal Canadiens and the Montreal Wanderers played a benefit game for victims of the Halifax Explosion, which had occurred 10 days earlier.

1935 - The Detroit Lions defeat the New York Giants 26-7 to win the NFL Championship Game.

1946 - The Chicago Bears defeat the New York Giants 24-14 to win the NFL Championship Game.

1966 - The New Orleans Saints became the NFL's 16th franchise.

1973 - Tennessee defeats Temple 11-6 in a record low scoring NCAA men's basketball game.

1974 - The Miami Dolphins won a record 31st consecutive home game.

1982 - Legendary college football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant announced his retirement from the University of Alabama.

1996 - John Elway of the Denver Broncos set an NFL record with his 126th career victory.

1997 - The San Francisco 49ers retired Joe Montana's #16.

2002 - USC quarterback Carson Palmer wins the Heisman Trophy.

2008 - Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford wins the Heisman Trophy.

2019 - The Raiders play their final football game in Oakland, a 20-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars; the team would relocate to Las Vegas for the 2020 season.

After discussing the Quarterback situation with my Wife this morning and getting slapped around about it, I am announcing my Recommitment to the University of Nebraska…

I see the "Things I Heard" thread got nuked.

Any reason the offending post(s) can't be deleted rather than the whole thread? Only got a couple posts in and that was some good info.

Can't wait!

It was a wild day with all the news flying around Monday on Raiola, McCord, Fleming, plus Gifford and Benhart returning + Sims officially hitting the portal. Through it all, forgot to address this:

Nebraska may be looking to add a defensive back out of the portal, and I've been told to be on the lookout for this one: 6-foot-3, 195-pounder Blye Hill out of FCS program Saint Francis. He's a big-bodied athlete with three years of eligibility remaining, and I was told Monday that the Huskers have given him a long look. And then he announced an official visit to Nebraska for the upcoming weekend (Dec. 15-16), so we'll be tracking.

Hill recorded 21 tackles (17 solo) with two interceptions, six pass breakups and one TFL as a true freshman at Saint Francis last season. He's a native of Maryland, where he finished with 22 PBUs and a pair of interceptions at Mount Saint Joseph High School (13 PBUs and one interception as a senior)

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AVCA Division I Top 25 (11/27)
1. Nebraska (53) (28-1)
2. Stanford (10) (26-3)
3. Wisconsin (1) (26-3)
4. Pittsburgh (25-4)
5. Texas (22-4)
6. Oregon (26-5)
7. Louisville (24-4)
8. Kentucky (19-7)
9. Arkansas (25-5)
10. Washington State (24-7)
11. Tennessee (24-4)
12t. Georgia Tech (22-6)
12t. Purdue (21-8)
14. Penn State (21-8)
15. Kansas (23-5)
16. BYU (24-6)
17. Creighton (27-4)
18. Arizona State (26-6)
19. Dayton (31-2)
20. Florida (18-9)
21. Western Kentucky (29-4)
22. Florida State (23-8)
23. Baylor (16-12)
24. Houston (18-9)
25. USC (18-12)

Others Receiving Votes
Southern Methodist, Auburn, Marquette, Iowa State, Minnesota, UC-Santa Barbara, Utah State, Pepperdine

I guess screaming in the bathroom doesn't work every game!

Who is being brought in for a visit this weekend besides DR?

As of yesterday Casey’s is charging you for air. B.S.

GBR

"Coach Rhule and Coach Cook were among those most excited for Lincoln Airport's new flights"

We’re nervous about DR playing for us until the ink is dry. The McCord and Kaelin situations are unsettling, but for different reasons.

I don’t think we’ll ever know all of the details regarding McCord, other than he’s looking for guarantees that we are unwilling to make. I suspect the money was fine.

Kaelin, on the other hand, was a major tell. He knows more than we do and it seems he knows will be facing competition from one of the highest rated quarterbacks coming out of high school with the same number of years of eligibility. It’s a bit of a blow to his pride because he has put in a lot of work for Nebraska and he was laying the groundwork for a future here until thrown this curveball. Maybe he still wears the red for a couple years and then things are different and he can still transfer out I don’t know. If he leaves, I don’t fault the kid. But I hope he stays because injuries are a part of football.

With regard to DR, I think he’s coming to visit, partly to meet the coaches but mostly to sort out the details financially. He’s gonna make a bunch of money and his odds of playing early here are fantastic, especially if he watched any of our games last year. These are two considerations. I also think he has a genuine affinity for Nebraska in how much his family name means to this state and university.

I refuse to believe his old man is going to let him use Nebraska to leverage more out of Georgia. That would be deeply embarrassing to uncle Don. Not gonna happen. Georgia obviously makes sense, but they are not devastated by losing a highschooler, even a five star. Their room is stacked and will continue to be so. They are negotiating from a position of strength. Who knows, maybe they are not fulfilling some promises to the Raiola family.

My personal belief is Coach Rhule is a worker and a closer. He dialed into the right frequency with this kid and got the deal done.

Is a Neb-Pitt volleyball thread allowed? Cancelled a business meeting tonight to make sure I could watch it.

Excited for this match, worried/scared if we have a Wisconsin rematch. We beat them at home, but they match up with us better than anybody else and as much as he irritates me, there coach is good.

Kewan Lacy has decommitted from Nebraska.

The talented RB in the 2024 class who committed to the Huskers this offseason has seen his recruitment heat up as he plays his senior season at Lancaster.

@Zack Carpenter analyzes the impact of the Huskers losing Lacy's commitment:


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Old news....but in keeping up with what I've done all year

NCAA Tournament
National Semifinals
Nebraska def. Pittsburgh (25-20, 25-23, 25-17)
Texas def. Wisconsin (25-22, 20-25, 25-13, 25-16)

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NCAA Tournament

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Sunday, December 17
Nebraska (33-1) vs. Texas (27-4) (2:00 PM - ABC)

Wasn’t as much fun…it seemed like one of those 13-10 losses!! Don’t get me wrong, I appreciated Xander Ruggeroli’s commitment!!

The extra year of eligibility for COVID19. The only league that did not have a season in 2020 was OPS high school in Omaha. I am glad this finally ending.