September 17
1787 - The Constitution was completed and signed by a majority of the delegates attending the constitutional convention in Philadelphia.

1862 - The bloodiest day in U.S. military history occurred at the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War when more than 23,000 were killed our wounded.

1908 - Lt. Thomas Selfridge, a passenger in a plane piloted by Orville Wright, became the first airplane fatality when the craft crashed.

1937 - The likeness of President Abraham Lincoln was dedicated at Mount Rushmore.

1939 - The Soviet Union invaded Poland during World War II, more than two weeks after Nazi Germany had launched its assault.

1944 - During World War II, Allied paratroopers launched Operation Market Garden, landing behind German lines in the Netherlands.

1947 - James V. Forrestal was sworn in as the first U.S. Secretary of Defense.

1978 - After 12 days of meetings at the U.S. presidential retreat of Camp David, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed a framework for a peace treaty.

1980 - Anastasio Somoza Debayle, former president of Nicaragua, was assassinated in Paraguay.

1986 - The Senate confirmed the nomination of William H. Rehnquist to become the 16th chief justice of the United States.

1994 - Heather Whitestone of Alabama became the first deaf Miss America.

2001 - Six days after 9/11, stock prices nosedived but stopped short of collapse in an emotional, flag-waving reopening of Wall Street.

2011 - A demonstration calling itself Occupy Wall Street began in New York, prompting similar protests around the U.S. and the world.

2013 - Eiji Toyoda, a member of Toyota’s founding family who helped create the super-efficient “Toyota Way” production method, died at age 100.

2018 - Senate leaders, under pressure from fellow Republicans, scheduled a public hearing for the following week at which Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault decades earlier would testify.

2021 - A Los Angeles jury convicted New York real estate heir Robert Durst of murdering his best friend 20 years earlier. (Durst, who was sentenced to life in prison, died in 2022.)

Birthdays
22 - India Amarteifio (actress)
27 - Ella Purnell (actress)
27 - Slayyyter (singer)
28 - Patrick Mahomes (football player)
29 - Denyse Tontz (actress/singer)
32 - Jordan Connor (actor)
34 - Danielle Brooks (actress)
38 - Jon Walker (musician)
44 - Billy Miller (actor)
44 - Stephen Cochran (singer)
48 - Jimmie Johnson (race car driver)
49 - Nona Gaye (singer)
52 - Felix Solis (actor)
52 - Bobby Lee (actor/comedian)
54 - Matthew Settle (actor)
57 - Doug E. Fresh (rapper)
58 - Kyle Chandler (actor)
61 - Paul Feig (actor)
70 - Rita Rudner (comedian)
72 - Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson (actress)
78 - Phil Jackson (basketball coach)

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Today in Sports History - September 17

1917 - Honus Wagner retires from baseball and the Pittsburgh Pirates retire his #33.

1920 - The American Professional Football Association (APFA) -- a precursor of the NFL -- was formed in Canton, Ohio.

1950 - The San Francisco 49ers, formerly of the AAFC, play their first NFL game.

1955 - Nebraska opens the season with a 6-0 loss to Hawaii.

1960 - Nebraska defeats #4 Texas 14-13 to open the season.

1961 - The Minnesota Vikings made their NFL debut, defeating the Chicago Bears 37-13.

1966 - #3 Nebraska opens the season with a 14-10 win over TCU.

1967 - The New Orleans Saints play their first NFL game, losing to the Los Angeles Rams 27-13.

1977 - Nebraska defeats #4 Alabama 31-24.

1983 - #1 Nebraska defeats Minnesota 84-13.

1983 - Johnny Bench announced his retirement from baseball.

1983 - Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox broke Hank Aaron's major league record for games played when he started his 3,299th game.

1984 - Reggie Jackson hit his 500th career home run. It was exactly 17 years from the day he hit his first major league home run.

1994 - #2 Nebraska defeats #13 UCLA 49-21.

2000 - The Miami Dolphins retire Dan Marino's #13.

2004 - Barry Bonds became the third player in MLB history to hit 700 career home runs, joining Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.

2005 - Nebraska defeats Pittsburgh 7-6.

2011 - #11 Nebraska defeats Washington 51-38.

2016 - Nebraska defeats #22 Oregon 35-32.

2022 - #6 Oklahoma defeats Nebraska 49-14.

22 does a pretty good job, but big play and most dynamic RB is 23. I hope he can fix the dropsies so that he can get the majority of touches. It is nice to have a guy who can sidestep would-be tacklers that the o line doesn’t feel like blocking.

What's everyone's thoughts on some of these guys 1/4 of the way into the season? These are just some guys that, off the top of my head, seemed to be a bit more hot button coming into the year.

Nick Henrich
Ethan Piper
Turner Corcoran
Jeff Sims
Heinrich Haarberg
Nash Hutmacher
Ty Robinson
Bryce Benhart
John Bullock
Alex Bullock
Billy Kemp

For my money:
Nick Henrich - Stock up. Has looked much better in this D

Ethan Piper - Stock down. I thought he played great against Minnesota but has been atrocious since

Turner Corcoran - Even. He still sucks at LT.

Jeff Sims - Stock down. Hold on to the damn ball.

Heinrich Haarberg - Stock up. You can win a lot of games with a good running game, good D and good ball security. If HH plays like last night, he provides 2/3 of those.

Nash Hutmacher - Stock up. Hes been very steady in the middle.

Ty Robinson - Stock up. Not the pass rusher the young guys are, but hes had some push and isnt getting destroyed downhill.

Bryce Benhart - Stock up. Hes not going to be elite, but he's been much more steady than years past.

John Bullock - Stock up. Him and Reimer defin lead the way at LB.

Alex Bullock - Even. He's been about as advertised. Not spectacular but has had his moments.

Billy Kemp - Stock down. Has had one decent game so far for a guy that came in advertised as a high end slot guy.

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(Brian Ferentz needs to average 25 points/game to keep his job)

Sorry I am out of the country, see the final score but with Brandon Baker in town I hope that unit looked decent

Who is the starter now. Most coaches won't replace a starter because of injury. Practice warrior or Rookie ?

Nebraska opens as the favorite, as expected obviously, for the first time this season. But not by a ton. Huskers are just a 10-point favorite against Northern Illinois with the O/U set at 47.5 points. NIU beat a really bad Boston College team in overtime and just lost to FCS program Southern Illinois this weekend.

Offensive, defensive and special teams players of the game + my pick for best highlight play.

Offensive player of the game is obvious so I focused on my honorable mention pick in this writeup.

Are looking like the real deal. A lot of upside for the rest of the season.

D continues to be the saving grace

Years from now, millions of people will be saying they were at Memorial Stadium when the legendary HH get his first start.

Where will you be? What will you be doing? What will you be consuming? Etc

An open thread for some poster to apologize to Kong. Especially looking @ all you Purdy lovers

Nebraska achieved one of its fourth quarter goals set out by Matt Rhule. NU rushed for more than 75 yards in the fourth quarter, mowing down NIU late in the game.

It was a night of complimentary football for the Huskers who were finally able to taste victory using Rhule’s process. Hit the link.

Back for some more Bold Predictions for Northern Illinois at Nebraska (-10.5)

I'm predicting the Husker DEFENSE to force at least 3 turnovers this week. Rocky Lombardi and his 3 picks against Southern Illinois' FCS defense + his TD:INT ratio of 32:26 all awaits for Tony White's crew.

That’s all it is when it comes to turn around. Colorado has one. Rhule put his eggs in the wrong basket.


Might as well put HH in and truly go power football and see how these 2 games go.

The last drive was enough for me. We need someone that can at least manage the game and not turn it over.

Throw in some option as well.

NIU 13 NU 23

threads are too many, when laughing at that jackass corch slime lose to CSU? Trick question, it’s never too many! Suck it losers!

Somehow win the next 2. Yes. Should be walks in the park, but we’re talking about us. Then we all get to 2-2. Shit ourselves. Talk ourselves into a game at UM bc it’s us. Followed by a route. Followed by somehow trying to get to 5-6 wins. I think we can do it. Somehow.

Looks like a fvcking crackhead.

What is his deal?

GBR!

Rapid-fire video analysis with @Greg Smith breaking down Heinrich Haarberg's debut and another lights-out performance from the defense.

Tons to unpack just on those two things alone. Check that out with the YT video link and podcast links below. Plenty more coming from tonight.

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Bad as ****!!!!! Thank you T.W.!!!

Nebraska Postgame Notes - September 16, 2023 (vs. Northern Illinois)

- Nebraska improved to 4-1 all-time against Northern Illinois and 8-1 all-time against current members of the Mid-American Conference

- The Huskers have won 36 of their past 38 home openers with tonight's win and improved to 50-10 all-time in night games at Memorial Stadium

- Sophomore quarterback Heinrich Haarberg made his first career start in tonight's game. Haarberg is the first Nebraska native to start at quarterback since Noah Vedral started games against Indiana and Minnesota in 2019.

- Haarberg is just the fourth Nebraska native to start a game at quarterback since 2001 (Vedral, Ryker Fyfe, Ron Kellogg III). Haarberg is the first Nebraska native to start and win a game since Ryker Fyfe led Nebraska to a win over Maryland in 2016.

- Haarberg completed 14-of-24 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns. Haarberg also rushed for a career-high 98 yards on 21 carries.

- Nebraska allowed 149 yards of total offense, the fewest by a Nebraska opponent since Kansas had 87 yards against the Huskers on Nov. 13, 2010

- Nebraska limited Northern Illinois to 26 rushing yards, the fewest by a Husker opponent since Purdue had -2 rushing yards on Dec. 5, 2020

- The Nebraska defense had 3.0 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss. The Huskers entered the game leading the nation with 11 sacks. Nebraska has had at least three sacks in all three games this season. This is the first time NU has had three sacks in three straight games in the same season since the first three games of 2019 (South Alabama, Colorado, Northern Illinois). Overall, Nebraska has had at least three sacks in four straight games including last year's season finale at Iowa.

- Nose tackle Nash Hutmacher had a career night, with a career-high six tackles, including a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks. His previous highs were four tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss. Hutmacher had a pair of tackles for loss on a red zone drive in the first quarter when Nebraska limited NIU to a field goal.

- Tight end Thomas Fidone II caught a career-high four passes for 42 yards, including a 16-yard touchdown in the first half. This marks Fidone's second straight game with a touchdown reception.

- Senior receiver Billy Kemp IV had an 8-yard TD reception in the first quarter to open the scoring, marking his first touchdown as a Husker. Kemp had three catches in the game to push his career total to 200 receptions. Entering this week, only six active FBS players had 200 career catches.

- Senior linebacker Luke Reimer had two tackles, increasing his career total to 257. Reimer moved into 10th place on the Nebraska career tackles list, passing Marc Munford (256) and tying Ed Stewart (257).

- Northern Illinois converted a Husker fumble in the first quarter into a field goal. That ended a streak of four straight games of not allowing a point in the first quarter for the Nebraska defense.

- Offensive tackle Turner Corcoran made his 30th career start.

- Today's game captains were center Ben Scott, running back Rahmir Johnson, defensive tackle Ty Robinson and linebacker Nick Henrich