November 9
1620 - The passengers and crew of the Mayflower sighted Cape Cod.

1872 - A fire destroyed nearly 800 buildings in Boston.

1888 - Jack the Ripper killed his final victim, Mary Jane Kelly.

1918 - It was announced that Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm II would abdicate; he then fled to the Netherlands.

1935 - United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis and other labor leaders formed the Committee for Industrial Organization.

1938 - Nazis burned and looted temples and Jewish-owned stores and houses in Germany and Austria in what became known as Kristallnacht (Crystal Night) -- referring to broken glass on the streets.

1953 - Author-poet Dylan Thomas died in New York at age 39.

1965 - A switch at a power station near Niagara Falls failed. The Northeast and parts of Canada experienced a blackout lasting more than 13 hours and affecting more than 30 million people.

1970 - Former French president Charles De Gaulle died at age 79.

1976 - The U.N. General Assembly approved resolutions condemning apartheid in South Africa, including one characterizing the white-ruled government as “illegitimate.”

1989 - Borders between East and West Germany were opened and the Berlin Wall began to be dismantled the next day.

2007 - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan placed opposition leader Benazir Bhutto under house arrest for a day, and rounded up thousands of her supporters to block a mass rally against his emergency rule.

2012 - Retired four-star Army Gen. David Petraeus abruptly resigned as CIA director after an affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell, was revealed by an FBI investigation.

2016 - Democrat Hillary Clinton conceded the presidential election to Republican Donald Trump, telling supporters in New York that her defeat was “painful, and it will be for a long time.”

2018 - President Donald Trump issued an order to deny asylum to migrants who enter the country illegally.

2020 - President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, injecting more uncertainty to a rocky transition period as Joe Biden prepared to assume the presidency.

Birthdays
24 - Karol Sevilla (actress)
25 - Zhao Lusi (actress)
34 - Arielle Reitsma (actress)
35 - Lio Tipton (actress/model)
35 - Nikki Blonsky (actress)
36 - Emily Tyra (actress)
39 - Chris Lane (actor)
39 - Delta Goodrem (singer)
43 - Vanessa Lachey (actress)
44 - Corey Smith (singer)
45 - Sisqo (singer)
50 - Nick Lachey (singer)
51 - Eric Dane (actor)
52 - Jason Antoon (actor)
53 - Chris Jericho (professional wrestler)
59 - Pepa (rapper)
72 - Lou Ferrigno (actor)
75 - Robert David Hall (actor)
92 - Whitey Herzog (baseball player)

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Today in Sports History - November 9
1861 - The first documented Canadian football game took place at the University of Toronto.

1952 - Maurice "The Rocket" Richard became the NHL's leading goal scorer with his 325th career goal. He later sent the puck to Britain's Queen Elizabeth.

1953 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a 1922 ruling that major league baseball did not come within the scope of federal antitrust laws.

1961 - The Professional Golfer's Association (PGA) eliminated its "caucasians only" rule.

1971 - The NHL announced that it had granted a franchise to Atlanta.

1982 - Sugar Ray Leonard retired from boxing. In 1984 Leonard came out of retirement to fight one more time before becoming a boxing commentator for NBC.

1985 - Russia's Garry Kasparov, at age 22, becomes the youngest ever World Chess Champion, with a 13-11 win over fellow countryman Anatoly Karpov.

1991 - Roman Anderson (Houston Cougars) became the first player in NCAA history to surpass 400 points when he kicked a 32-yard field goal.

1996 - Evander Holyfield upsets Mike Tyson in an 11th round knockout in Las Vegas to regain the WBA heavyweight boxing title, becoming the second boxer, after Muhammad Ali, to win the heavyweight title on three different occasions.

2011 - After 46 seasons as Penn State’s head football coach and a record 409 victories, Joe Paterno was fired along with the university president, Graham Spanier, over their handling of child sex abuse allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.

2015 - World Anti-Doping Agency commission report recommends Russian Federation be banned from athletics competitions for running a "state-supported" doping program.

Here's a quick look at tonight's game against Florida A&M, plus what Fred Hoiberg said about the injury situation.

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During Saturday's live watch of the game, I kept track of every Nebraska defensive snap looking for 24 in white. I charted each of Marques Buford's snaps because I was extremely curious to see exactly how he would be utilized all over the place in the secondary (that's how I assumed he would be used, anyway) and what roles he would fill during his debut in the 3-3-5.

He was, in fact, used in several different ways and lined up in multiple spots, made a couple touchdown-saving tackles and made two more in which he fulfilled his assignment, did his job and set up a teammate for an impact play. I'm pretty excited to see how his usage in this defense evolves and so is Buford, who commented yesterday on his debut and role in White's scheme:

The Britt Prince signing is kind of a big deal.

Thread made for the purpose of sharing funny jokes…I’ll start….

What do a pizza delivery guy and a gynecologist have in common?











They can smell it, but they can’t eat it.

Sims was Rhule’s guy. Obviously that’s been a bust. Looking back are there other portal QBs that we could have had that have flourished elsewhere (that we realistically could have had)?

Was Drake May ever an option for us? Who else?

When does that incompetent dolt call for Michigan to be kicked out oh Big 10?

Ohio State def. Michigan State (25-22, 26-24, 27-25)
Nebraska def. Northwestern (28-26, 24-26, 25-11, 25-20)

Standings
1. Nebraska (24-0, 15-0)
2. Wisconsin (22-1, 13-1)
3. Penn State (15-8, 9-5)
3. Purdue (15-8, 9-5)
5. Illinois (13-11, 8-6)
5. Minnesota (12-10, 8-6)
7. Michigan State (16-10, 8-7)
8. Indiana (17-10, 7-7)
9. Ohio State (10-14, 7-8)
10. Maryland (15-11, 5-9)
11. Northwestern (11-14, 5-10)
12. Michigan (6-17, 4-10)
13. Rutgers (10-14, 2-12)
14. Iowa (8-18, 0-14)

Matches for Friday, November 10
Michigan at Penn State
Purdue at Minnesota
Wisconsin at Maryland
Illinois at Iowa
Rutgers at Indiana

Matches for Saturday, November 11
Wisconsin at Penn State

Matches for Sunday, November 12
Ohio State at Maryland
Michigan at Rutgers
Minnesota at Indiana
Michigan State at Purdue
Illinois at Nebraska (2:00 PM - Nebraska Public Media / BTN+)
Northwestern at Iowa

Caleb Lightbourn who I would consider one of the worst punters to ever wear a Husker uniform averaged 41.2 yards per attempt while at Nebraska. Brian Buschini is currently at 41.3. I’m off today and bored NFM

Three numbers to watch and three numbers to know:

This is a pretty big development for the Huskers.

In-state wing Braden Frager out of Lincoln (Neb.) Southwest, who was originally in the 2025 class, is reclassifying to the 2024 class and will join the team next season. Today is the first day 2024 recruits can sign with their programs.


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I spoke with Frager about why he decided to go that route:
“I feel like for my development, it’s the best thing for me. Instead of going out to a prep school or something, I feel like with graduating early I’ll get in the program and, at a young age, I’ll begin the development that not a lot of kids my age are getting while they’re still in high school. I feel like it’s just what’s best for me. It’ll be better in the long run.”

The plan is for Frager to graduate in May, enroll and join the program at NU in June.

The Huskers also gained the signature of Nick Janowski, a 6-foot-4 four-star guard from Wisconsin:

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Janowski committed to the Huskers back on April 14.

“I am excited to add both Braden and Nick to our program for next year,” Fred Hoiberg said in a statement. “Both are highly competitive and fit the culture that we have established. Both are excellent shooters and can play on or off the ball which is important in our offensive system.”

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Still plenty of questions after this tuneup game against Lindenwood, who’s defense was just awful, but definitely a clean 84-52 win. What I saw with the new players:

Reink Mast - not as dominate in this one as I was hoping, but he was a little banged up. I’m not sold on him doing super well in the B1G but like that he can shoot the 3 and pass. His style doesn’t look that different than Derrick Walker on the block.

Jarron ‘Boogie’ Coleman - I like this kid. A good passer, creative on offense, can hit from anywhere. Athleticism probably isn’t what made him good in the MAC and I think his maturity and vision will carry over to the B1G.

Bryce Williams - good footwork around the rim, think he had one three But could’ve shot it better. Long kid

Josaiah Allick - I knew I would like him coming in. Tough physical player with probably the highest motor on the team. He manufactured extra possessions with his effort and also hit a 3. He’ll be a fan favorite

Eli Rice - You can see this youngster has natural talent, he just needs to rein it in and gain some experience to be more consistent. hopefully we don’t need him to play much this year.

Matar Diop - didn’t play much but saw some nice athletic flash on display from the 6’10” freshman, raw talent that could develop into a nice player.

No Juwan Gary, Keita or Tominaga in this one. Wilcher needs to have a better year, he at least lost some weight and looks more like a basketball player but he and Hoiberg played well. Those guys have typically looked a lot better vs. weak competition though.

Fred is on a warm seat this season. It seems like every year he has a deeper team than ever and we still suck until the last month or so. I think this will be a defensive team again but we have more capable scorers than Fred’s had here so far. Just a matter of putting it all together. Expectations are low and hopes are high.

GBR!

Sorry I was thinking about how shitty our punt and punt return units have been this year, and started thinking about how hilarious our special teams looked under HCSF.




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From Nebraska Athletics Communications:

The Nebraska volleyball program announced its 2024 signing class on National Letter of Intent Signing Day on Wednesday.

Head Coach John Cook and the Huskers secured the signings of two of the top prospects in the nation, libero Olivia Mauch (Bennington, Neb.) and outside hitter Skyler Pierce (Lenexa, Kan.).

Mauch, a 5-6 libero, was the starting libero for the U.S. Girls U19 Team that won gold at the FIVB U19 World Championships in Croatia in August. She had 13 digs in the championship match, a 3-2 comeback win over Turkey. Mauch averaged 7.1 digs per set and had 49 service aces in her senior season at Bennington this fall, leading the Badgers to the Class B state semifinals each of the past two years.

Pierce, a 6-2 outside hitter, also has major international experience with the U.S. National Team program, having competed at the FIVB U21 World Championships in August. Pierce starred at Olathe Northwest, where she averaged 4.6 kills per set with a .402 hitting percentage to go along with 230 digs, 67 aces and 43 blocks in her senior season in which the Ravens finished third at the Kansas 6A state tournament.


2024 Nebraska Volleyball Signing Class

Olivia Mauch, 5-6, Libero, Bennington, Neb. (Bennington)
-Was a member of the U.S. Girls U19 Team that won the gold medal at the 2023 FIVB U19 World Championships in Croatia
-Had a team-high 13 digs in the championship match, a 3-2 comeback win over Turkey
-Also was part of the U.S. Girls U19 National Training Team in 2022
-Averaged 7.1 digs per set and had 49 service aces in her senior season at Bennington
-As a junior, averaged 8.5 digs per set and served 83 aces
-Led the Badgers to the Nebraska Class B state semifinals as a junior and senior
-Was a Lincoln Journal Star Super-State and Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska selection
-Played club volleyball for Premier
-Ranked as the nation's No. 16 overall prospect and No. 2 libero prospect according to PrepVolleyball.com
-Parents are Jim Mauch and Pam Vogltanz

Cook Quote:
"Olivia is one of the most technically sound and steady liberos in the country. She has played at a high level with the U.S. Under 19 National Team and helped them win a world championship this summer in Croatia. She’s got a feel for the game that you really want to see in a libero. Olivia is always in the right spot at the right time and just makes it look easy. She is an elite serve receiver who can easily take charge of the back row. We have watched her emerge into a fiery and vocal leader for her teams. Olivia understands what it means to be a Nebraska volleyball player and we are looking forward to her continued growth as a Husker."

Skyler Pierce, 6-2, Outside Hitter, Lenexa, Kan. (Olathe Northwest)
-Selected to the U.S. U21 National Team that finished sixth at the 2023 FIVB U21 World Championships in Mexico
-Had nine kills and two blocks in the final match for the U.S. U21 Team
-Was an alternate team member for the U.S. Girls U19 Team that won the gold medal at the 2023 FIVB U19 World Championships in Croatia
-Was part of the U.S. Girls U19 National Training Team in 2022 and selected to the 2020 USA Volleyball High Performance Girls Youth A2 Team
-Named to the Kansas 6A All-State First Team at Olathe Northwest
-Led Olathe Northwest to a third-place finish at the Kansas 6A state tournament as a senior, averaging 4.6 kills per set with a .402 hitting percentage for the season while totaling 230 digs, 67 aces and 43 blocks
-Was a MaxPreps Underclass All-American and the MetroKC Volleyball Player of the Year as well as the MetroKC All-Star Game MVP as a junior in 2022
-As a freshman, led the Ravens to the Kansas 6A state championship match and was the only freshman named to the Kansas 6A All-State First Team
-Chosen a two-time unanimous Olathe Player of the Year
-Played club volleyball for Team Dynasty and was the MVP as Dynasty won the USAV 15 Open national title in 2021
-Ranked as the nation's No. 20 overall prospect and No. 6 outside hitter prospect according to PrepVolleyball.com
-Parents are Juaquin and Debe Orosco

Cook Quote:
"Skyler is a six rotation outside and is a talented multi-sport athlete who excelled in basketball, too. She has spent time with the U.S. Under 19 and 21 teams and has competed at an extremely high level. Skyler already bleeds Husker red and has traveled to more of our matches than any recruit we’ve had before. Skyler is an incredibly gifted athlete who is not only a great attacker, but can serve, pass and play defense in the back row as well. She has a very calm but stable demeanor to her but is a fierce competitor who wants the ball in big moments. We are excited to see her develop into a dominant left-side attacker, and she will be a great addition to our team."

looks good. 6'5" QB from Wahoo Newman coming in as an ATH

anyone see him play?

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In this week's Recruiting Rundown I take a look at Matt Rhule's comments on the numbers and check in on official visitors this season.

Sounds like they may try and go after Tony White hard. Lock him up!

Wife and I want to try something new. Our favorite steakhouse is 801 Chophouse, followed by Mahogany. Have been to the Drover and Flemings, but several we haven’t tried so throwing the question out to the board.

We’d also consider Casa Bovina if that was highly recommended.

I’ll hang up and listen

Nebraska signed Nick Janowski and Braden Frager to its 2024 class on Wednesday. Fred Hoiberg talked about both today. He thinks they both fit the culture and playing style perfectly.

Michigan -6.5 over Penn St
Bucknuts -29.5 over Sparty
Wisky -12 over NW
Oregon -14 over USC
Illini -4 over Hoosiers

More coming

Just as the title states, how are you guys doing on injuries?

Some of these last really tight games might come down to who stays the most healthy.

We have had some major injuries on the offensive side of the ball and last week was disastrous as almost the entire starting OL got injured.

With an already incompetent offense, things might keep heading south (if that's even possible).

BTW, don't be mean to me. I'm on a temporary ban from the Iowa website. Apparently they don't like porn anymore and I called one of the moderators a little bitch.

Is it just me or do movies suck anymore. I can't remember the last time I left a theater thinking, "hey, that was really good." I've been to some "OK' ones but nothing great. I must also say, I don't go to nearly as many movies as I used to. (Probly cause it's nearly $25 for a ticket, popcorn and soda) We also have every movie channel in existence so can watch most from home..but still nothing lately that I care to watch twice.

So, what's the last good movie you went to?