my wife showed me a message from a social media the other day claiming that; women understand fight club and sandlot, but men will never understand virgin suicides.

i asked her, "what's the meaning of fight club?"

she responded with, "men trying to build their dick energy."

I laughed and responded with, "this is the problem with women and social media."

do y'all's women think they are smarter than they are too?

Witlong CB’d him to the whorns.

Texas Tech lost to Wyoming, Baylor lost to Texas State, Iowa State lost to Ohio, K-State lost to Missouri, and Oklahoma State got blasted by South Alabama. The Big 12 looks bad aside from Texas and Oklahoma. Kansas beat Illinois, perhaps Kansas might be better than we think.

Is starting nt at ole miss. Two things, we might have a pretty good dline and sec dlines might be overrated.

Rhule will hit the mics around 11:40 a.m. for his Thursday lightning round. Will have a handful of live updates and full presser video ITT.

Here's this week's Checkdown, where I empty my notebook from the Northern Illinois win.

Today's focus is on Nash Hutmacher and Heinrich Haarberg's running style, which I think needs to end with fewer big-time collisions, even if they're entertaining as hell:

Sorted by Date/Time. All rankings from AP Poll. All times Central

BYE WEEK
Louisiana-Monroe
Navy
North Texas

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THURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 21

6:30 PM
Georgia State at Coastal Carolina

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FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 22

6:00 PM
Wisconsin at Purdue (FOX Sports 1)

6:30 PM
North Carolina State at Virginia (ESPN)

9:30 PM
Air Force at San Jose State (FOX Sports 1)
Boise State at San Diego State (CBS Sports Network)

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SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 23

11:00 AM
Army at Syracuse (ACC Network)
Auburn at Texas A&M (ESPN)
#4 Florida State at Clemson (ABC)
Kentucky at Vanderbilt (SEC Network)
#16 Oklahoma at Cincinnati (FOX)
Rutgers at #2 Michigan (Big Ten Network)
Southern Methodist at TCU (FOX Sports 1)
Tulsa at Northern Illinois (CBS Sports Network)
Virginia Tech at Marshall (ESPN2)
Western Kentucky at Troy (ESPNU)

12:30 PM
Western Michigan at Toledo (ESPN+)

1:00 PM
Georgia Southern at Ball State (ESPN+)

2:30 PM
Boston College at Louisville (ACC Network)
Brigham Young at Kansas (ESPN)
#19 Colorado at #10 Oregon (ABC)
Delaware State at Miami (OH) (ESPN+)
#18 Duke at Connecticut (CBS Sports Network)
Florida Atlantic at Illinois (Big Ten Network)
Louisiana Tech at Nebraska (Big Ten Network)
Maryland at Michigan State (NBC)
#20 Miami (FL) at Temple (ESPN2)
#15 Mississippi at #13 Alabama (CBS)
New Mexico at Massachusetts (ESPN+)
Ohio at Bowling Green (ESPN+)
Texas A&M-Commerce at Old Dominion (ESPN+)
Texas Tech at West Virginia (ESPN+)
#22 UCLA at #11 Utah (FOX)

3:00 PM
Oklahoma State at Iowa State (FOX Sports 1)
Rice at South Florida (ESPNU)
Texas-San Antonio at #23 Tennessee (SEC Network)

4:00 PM
Central Michigan at South Alabama (ESPN+)
Eastern Michigan at Jacksonville State (ESPN+)

5:00 PM
Gardner-Webb at East Carolina (ESPN+)

5:30 PM
Georgia Tech at Wake Forest (The CW)
Liberty at Florida International (ESPN+)

6:00 PM
Appalachian State at Wyoming (CBS Sports Network)
Arizona at Stanford (Pac-12 Network)
Arkansas at #12 LSU (ESPN)
Charlotte at #25 Florida (SEC Network+ / ESPN+)
Colorado State at Middle Tennessee State (ESPN+)
Nevada at Texas State (ESPN+)
Nicholls State at Tulane (ESPN+)
#14 Oregon State at #21 Washington State (FOX)
Sam Houston State at Houston (ESPN+)
Southern Mississippi at Arkansas State (ESPN+)

6:30 PM
Akron at Indiana (Big Ten Network)
Alabama-Birmingham at #1 Georgia (ESPN2)
Buffalo at Louisiana-Lafayette (ESPN+)
#24 Iowa at #7 Penn State (CBS)
Memphis at Missouri (ESPNU)
Minnesota at Northwestern (Big Ten Network)
Mississippi State at South Carolina (SEC Network)
#6 Ohio State at #9 Notre Dame (NBC)
#3 Texas at Baylor (ABC)

7:00 PM
Central Florida at Kansas State (FOX Sports 1)
James Madison at Utah State (Mountain West Network)
#17 North Carolina at Pittsburgh (ACC Network)

8:00 PM
UNLV at Texas-El Paso (ESPN+)

8:30 PM
#5 USC at Arizona State (FOX)

9:30 PM
California at #8 Washington (ESPN)
Kent State at Fresno State (CBS Sports Network)

11:00 PM
New Mexico State at Hawaii (Spectrum Sports PPV)

I love it! GBR...

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We are lucky we didn't lose him for the year on this play.

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Trey McGowens has been selected to play in the 2023 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup next week.

The event takes place in Lublin, Poland, from Sept. 27-Oct. 1. McGowens is one of four NBA G League players to represent the USA in the event.

Somewhere yet? Sorry I have been out of the country

staff specifically stated this last week, but didn't seem to materialize in the game. Could obviously be a lot of good reasons why but think Coleman only had a handful of snaps Lloyd had none.

Need to find some difference makers athletically and the veteran group is just not it.

The Nebraska Women's Basketball team released its 2023-2024 schedule Thursday afternoon, just two days after the men's team did the same. The Huskers have will have 16 regular-season game at PBA including nine home Big Ten games.

After running deep to the Sweet 16 of the WNIT last season, NU will hope to get back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2021. Here is the full schedule:

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2023-24 Nebraska Women's Basketball Schedule
Sept. 29 (Friday) - Opening Night with Husker Hoops - Pinnacle Bank Arena - 7 p.m.
Oct. 29 (Sunday) - Dakota Wesleyan (exhibition) - Pinnacle Bank Arena - Noon
Nov. 6 (Monday) - Northwestern State (Life Skills Pep Rally) - Pinnacle Bank Arena - Noon
Nov. 10 (Friday) - at Wyoming - Laramie, Wyo. - 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 14 (Tuesday) - Alcorn State - Pinnacle Bank Arena - 7 p.m.
Nov. 19 (Sunday) - Creighton - Pinnacle Bank Arena - TBA
Nov. 23 (Thursday) - vs. Lamar (St. Pete Showcase) - St. Petersburg, Fla. - 2:30 p.m.
Nov. 25 (Saturday) - vs. TCU (St. Pete Showcase) - St. Petersburg, Fla. - Noon
Nov. 29 (Wednesday) - Florida Atlantic - Pinnacle Bank Arena - 7 p.m.
Dec. 2 (Saturday) - Georgia Tech - Pinnacle Bank Arena - TBA
Dec. 5 (Tuesday) - UNC Wilmington - Pinnacle Bank Arena - 7 p.m.
Dec. 9 (Saturday) - at Michigan State - East Lansing, Mich. - TBA
Dec. 17 (Sunday) - Southern - Pinnacle Bank Arena - TBA
Dec. 20 (Wednesday) - at Kansas - Lawrence, Kan. - TBA
Dec. 31 (Sunday) - Maryland - Pinnacle Bank Arena - TBA
Jan. 3 (Wednesday) - at Wisconsin - Madison, Wis. - TBA
Jan. 7 (Sunday) - Indiana - Pinnacle Bank Arena - TBA
Jan. 11 (Thursday) - Illinois - Pinnacle Bank Arena - TBA
Jan. 14 (Sunday) - at Minnesota - Minneapolis, Minn. - TBA
Jan. 17 (Wednesday) - Michigan - Pinnacle Bank Arena - TBA
Jan. 21 (Sunday) - at Penn State - University Park, Pa. - TBA
Jan. 27 (Saturday) - at Iowa - Iowa City, Iowa - TBA
Jan. 31 (Wednesday) - Purdue - Pinnacle Bank Arena - TBA
Feb. 3 (Saturday) - Rutgers - Pinnacle Bank Arena - TBA
Feb. 6 (Tuesday) - at Michigan - Ann Arbor, Mich. - TBA
Feb. 11 (Sunday) - Iowa - Pinnacle Bank Arena - TBA
Feb. 14 (Wednesday) - at Ohio State - Columbus, Ohio - TBA
Feb. 17 (Saturday) - at Purdue - West Lafayette, Ind. - TBA
Feb. 20 (Tuesday) - Northwestern - Pinnacle Bank Arena - TBA
Feb. 24 (Saturday) - Minnesota - Pinnacle Bank Arena - TBA
March 3 (Sunday) - at Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, Ill. - TBA
March 6-10 (Wednesday-Sunday) - Big Ten Tournament - Minneapolis, Minn. (Target Center)
March 17 (Sunday) - NCAA Tournament Selection Show
March 20-21 (Wednesday-Thursday) - NCAA First Four
March 22-25 (Friday-Monday) - NCAA First & Second Rounds (16 campus sites)
March 29-April 1 (Friday-Monday) - NCAA Regionals (Albany, N.Y. & Portland, Ore.)
April 5-7 (Friday-Sunday) - NCAA Women's Final Four (Cleveland, Ohio)

Pretty sick

Strong productivity as a HS RB. Will be interesting to see what he does.
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Interested to see what happens here…

September 21
1792 - The French National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy.

1893 - One of America’s first horseless carriages was taken for a short test drive in Springfield, Mass., by Frank Duryea, who had designed the vehicle with his brother, Charles.

1897 - The New York Sun published its famous editorial, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus."

1912 - Magician Harry Houdini first publicly performed his “Water Torture Cell” trick at the Circus Busch in Berlin.

1937 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein was published.

1938 - A hurricane struck New York and New England with extensive damage and caused more than 700 deaths.

1949 - The People's Republic of China was proclaimed.

1964 - Malta gained independence from Great Britain.

1981 - Belize gained independence from Great Britain.

1981 - The Senate unanimously confirmed the nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female justice on the Supreme Court.

1985 - In North Korea and South Korea, family members who had been separated for decades were allowed to visit each other as both countries opened their borders in an unprecedented family-reunion program.

1989 - Hurricane Hugo crashed into Charleston, South Carolina (the storm was blamed for 56 deaths in the Caribbean and 29 in the United States).

1989 - Twenty-one students in Alton, Texas, died when their school bus, hit by a soft-drink delivery truck, careened into a water-filled pit.

1996 - John F. Kennedy Jr. married Carolyn Bessette.

1996 - President Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act denying federal recognition of same-sex marriages a day after saying the law should not be used as an excuse for discrimination, violence or intimidation against gays and lesbians. (Although never formally repealed, DoMA was effectively overturned by U.S. Supreme Court decisions in 2013 and 2015.)

2001 - Congress again opened the federal coffers to those harmed by terrorism, providing $15 billion to the airline industry, which was suffering mounting economic losses since the Sept. 11 attacks.

2017 - Facebook said it would provide congressional investigators with the contents of 3,000 ads that had been bought by a Russian agency; it had already released the ads to federal authorities investigating Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election.

2018 - President Donald Trump directly challenged by name the woman accusing his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, saying that if the attack on Christine Blasey Ford had been as bad as she claimed, then she would have filed charges.

Birthdays
25 - Nikolas Brino (actor)
27 - Kristine Froseth (model)
30 - Jena Frumes (model)
34 - Lana Rose (model)
36 - Ryan Guzman (actor)
37 - Jason Derulo (singer)
39 - Ahna O'Reilly (actress)
40 - Joseph Mazzello (actor)
40 - Maggie Grace (actress)
42 - Nicole Richie (reality star)
43 - Autumn Reeser (actress)
43 - Kareena Kapoor (actress)
44 - Bradford Anderson (actor)
52 - Luke Wilson (actor)
52 - Alfonso Ribeiro (actor/TV host)
52 - James Lesure (actor)
53 - Rob Benedict (actor)
54 - Billy Porter (actor)
55 - Ricki Lake (TV host)
56 - Faith Hill (singer)
58 - Cheryl Hines (actress)
60 - Cecil Fielder (baseball player)
60 - Angus Macfadyen (actor)
61 - Rob Morrow (actor)
62 - Nancy Travis (actress)
62 - Serena Scott Thomas (actress)
63 - David James Elliott (actor)
64 - Dave Coulier (actor/comedian)
73 - Bill Murray (actor/comedian)
74 - Artis Gilmore (basketball player)
76 - Stephen King (author)
80 - Jerry Bruckheimer (producer)

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Today in Sports History - September 21

1901 - Nebraska opens the season with a 22-0 exhibition win over Lincoln High.

1952 - The Boston Braves play what turns out to be their last home game at Braves Field in Boston, losing to the Brooklyn Dodgers 8–2 before crowd of 8,822; team relocates to Milwaukee before start of next season.

1955 - In his final fight, undefeated heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano knocks out Archie Moore in the 9th round at Yankee Stadium in New York.

1957 - Nebraska opens the season with a 34-12 loss to Washington State.

1963 - Nebraska opens the season with a 58-7 win over South Dakota State.

1968 - #14 Nebraska defeats Utah 31-0.

1969 - Steve O'Neal of the New York Jets records a record 98-yard punt in a game against the Denver Broncos.
1970 - "NFL Monday Night Football" made its debut on ABC as the Cleveland Browns defeated the visiting New York Jets, 31-21.

1971 - The American League approved the move of the Washington Senators to Arlington, Texas to become the Texas Rangers.

1974 - Wisconsin upsets #4 Nebraska 21-20.

1980 - Richard Todd of the New York Jets completes 42 passes in a game (NFL record).

1982 - National Football League players began a 57-day strike, their first regular-season walkout ever.

1985 - #18 Nebraska defeats #20 Illinois 52-25.

1987 - NFL players called a strike, mainly over the issue of free agency. (The 24-day walkout prompted football owners to hire replacement players.)

1991 - #4 Washington defeats #9 Nebraska 36-21.

1996 - #17 Arizona State upsets #1 Nebraska 19-0, snapping a 26-game winning streak for the Huskers.

2008 - Baseball said farewell to the original Yankee Stadium as the Bronx Bombers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-3.

2013 - Nebraska defeats South Dakota State 59-20.

2019 - Nebraska defeats Illinois 42-38.

It’s been painfully obvious how much the offensive unit has struggled this season. With a combination of costly turnovers and lack of depth due to injuries, nothing was going right for the offense before a 35-11 win over Northern Illinois.

But even then the offense was up and down at times. So, I wanted to get a historical view of this offense and how their three-game start compares to the past 20 years of Nebraska football. What I found was fascinating. Plus, these past numbers can really help project the ceiling and floor of this unit going forward. Hit the link.

Link: Omaha World-Herald

Link: Lincoln Journal Star

Link: NebPreps

Link: NCN

Link: HuskerlandPreps: A & B | C1 & C2 | D1, D2, & D6

Link: Lincoln Prep Sports

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Composite rankings

CLASS A
1. Omaha Westside (6) (4-0) - 60 pts
2. Millard South (4-0) - 54
3. Millard West (3-1) - 46
4. Omaha North (3-1) - 38
5. Kearney (4-0) - 37
6. Elkhorn South (3-1) - 30
7. Gretna (3-1) - 18
8. Lincoln East (3-1) - 16
9. Grand Island (3-1) - 15
10. Bellevue West (2-3) - 7

Contenders
Lincoln Southeast (2-2) - 3
Norfolk (3-1) - 2
Omaha Creighton Prep (1-4) - 2
Papillion-LaVista (3-1) - 1
South Sioux City (4-0) - 1

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CLASS B
1. Bennington (6) (4-0) - 60 pts
2. Elkhorn North (4-0) - 50
3. Waverly (4-0) - 48
4. Omaha Skutt (3-1) - 46
5. York (3-1) - 36
6. Scottsbluff (3-1) - 29
7. Plattsmouth (3-1) - 20
8. Elkhorn (2-2) - 13
9. Seward (3-1) - 12
10t. Blair (2-2) - 5
10t. Omaha Gross (3-1) - 5

Contenders
Norris (2-2) - 4
Grand Island Northwest (1-3) - 1
Ralston (3-1) - 1

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CLASS C1
1. Boone Central (6) (4-0) - 60 pts
2. Wahoo (4-0) - 54
3. Ashland-Greenwood (3-1) - 48
4. Pierce (3-1) - 38
5. Adams Central (4-0) - 31
6. Omaha Roncalli (3-1) - 28
7. Aurora (2-2) - 24
8. Douglas County West (3-1) - 22
9. Minden (3-1) - 12
10. Gothenburg (3-1) - 9

Contenders
Sidney (4-0) - 2
Columbus Lakeview (2-2) - 1
Columbus Scotus (3-1) - 1

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CLASS C2
1. Norfolk Catholic (6) (4-0) - 60 pts
2. Battle Creek (4-0) - 54
3. Oakland-Craig (3-1) - 43
4. Hastings St. Cecilia (4-0) - 38
5. Wahoo Neumann (3-1) - 33
6. Ord (2-2) - 29
7. Malcolm (3-1) - 26
8. Fillmore Central (4-0) - 23
9. Yutan (3-1) - 18
10. Hartington Cedar Catholic (3-1) - 2

Contenders
Amherst (3-1) - 1
Mitchell (3-1) - 1
North Bend (3-1) - 1

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CLASS D1
1. North Platte St. Patrick's (5) (5-0) - 59 pts
2. Stanton (1) (4-0) - 54
3. Cross County (4-0) - 48
4. Sandy Creek (4-0) - 31
5. Crofton (4-0 )- 25
6. Elmwood-Murdock (4-0) - 23
7t. Hi-Line (3-1) - 21
7t. Thayer Central (4-0) - 21
9. Exeter-Milligan/Friend (3-1) - 19
10. Shelby/Rising City (4-0) - 14

Contenders
Plainview (4-0) - 9
Alma (4-1) - 3
Arapahoe (4-0) - 3

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CLASS D2
1t. South Loup (5) (4-0) - 54 pts
1t. Wynot (4-0) - 54
3. Central Valley (4-0) - 44
4. Dundy County-Stratton (1) (4-0) - 38
5. Howells-Dodge (3-1) - 37
6. Ainsworth (4-0) - 31
7. Johnson-Brock (4-0) - 28
8. Nebraska City Lourdes (4-0) - 18
9. Humphrey St. Francis (3-1) - 13
10. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley (3-1) - 7

Contenders
Sandhills/Thedford (3-1) - 5
Mullen (4-0) - 1

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CLASS D6
1. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (4) (3-0) - 58 pts
2. Arthur County (1) (3-0) - 51
3. Potter-Dix (1) (4-0) - 47
4. Pawnee City (3-0) - 45
5. Shelton (3-0) - 35
6. Wilcox-Hildreth (3-0) - 26
7. Parkview Christian (2-1) - 25
8. Red Cloud (2-1) - 17
9t. Garden County (2-1) - 6
9t. Sioux County (3-1) - 6
9t. Stuart (2-2) - 6

Contenders
Harvard (3-0) - 4
Cody-Kilgore (2-2) - 2
Hampton (3-1) - 2

Grant - Can he get back to being the man
Sims - If he gets a chance to start, can he re-take his job back
Haarburg - Enough said
Teddy P - Can he get back to it and give us much needed help at the tackle position
EJ - Going to need a backup to Grant. Can he make plays.

Here’s a quick look at the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs: