On Monday, Matt Rhule confirmed sophomore WR Malachi Coleman intends to enter the transfer portal. Here's more:

How many teams make the College Football Playoffs compared to other sports?

Football - 12 of 134 teams - 8.95%
Football (FCS) - 24 out of 129 teams - 18.60%
Football (NFL) - 14 out 32 teams - 43.75%
Men's Basketball - 68 out of 352 teams - 19.32%
Men's Baseball - 64 out of 300 teams - 21.33%
Women's Basketball - 68 out of 360 teams - 18.89%
Women's Volleyball - 64 out of 346 teams - 18.50%
Women's Softball - 64 out of 286 teams - 22.38%

Men's college football has the least amount of playoff teams of all the major sports. People would think of the playoffs completely different if bowl games didn't exist.

Actually, don’t

Nebraska takes care of business on the islands and wins the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii. The Huskers at 10-2 overall and host Southern (5-7) on Monday night.

Sunny skies, high of 45 with light and variable winds. Tough to beat that on Dec 28 in New York City.

My guy has has connections within the football program and hasnt missed yet. Nothing is signed, but all signs are pointing to Key commitment to Nebraska, possibly later tonight.


Update 12:20pm.

Key is officially N.


Side note. How funny would it be if this was the pinned thread and people had to read through 4 pages of a total shit show lmao. Merry Xmas everyone

“Kyle McCord’s not our quarterback this year without SU Football NIL,” Wildhack said. “He is our quarterback, and he turned down twice the money from Nebraska.”

On a cold snowy day. Glass of Makers Mark on the rocks. Pretty interesting documentary on Netflix on how it's made and the history. Your favorites?

Rover? WIL?
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1 - OT
1 - OL
2 - DL - Big Bodies
1 - WR
1 - RB
= 6

How far off am I?

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Good luck to him wherever he lands!

Matt Rhule and company are doing an excellent job so far with the transfer portal. Will they be able to reel in at least two offensive lineman? Two guys that are good enough to start next year.

.... stud... love this kid... can play...

big win!!!

This is going to happen every year.

The home field games against teams that barely snuck in are more often than not going to be blowouts.

I loved the atmosphere at South Bend and Happy Valley.

The playoff is young. Great games are coming.
Great first round games are just going to be a bonus.

Here at BigCl's, we are doing prime rib, cheesy potatoes, green beans, and chocolate cake

We are the only Nation in the history of mankind that was founded on liberty and truths of God and the Son he sacrificed to bond the cultures of His creation.
Jesus Christ was birthed by a Virgin on this day for all of us. Merry Christmas everyone and a Blessed 2025.

December 26
1492 - Christopher Columbus established the first Spanish settlement in the New World.

1776 - George Washington defeated the Hessians at the Battle of Trenton during the Revolutionary War.

1865 - James H. Nason received a patent for a coffee percolator.

1941 - During World War II, Winston Churchill became the first British prime minister to address a joint session of Congress.

1966 - Kwanzaa is celebrated for the first time.

1972 - Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, died in Kansas City, Missouri.

1985- Zoologist Dian Fossey was found murdered in Rwanda.

1990 - Nancy Cruzan, a young woman in an irreversible vegetative state whose case led to a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the right to die, died at a Missouri hospital.

1991 - The United Soviet Socialist Republic (Soviet Union) was formally dissolved through a declaration by the Supreme Soviet.

1996 - JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered in her Boulder, Colorado home. (To this date, the case remains unsolved.)

2004 - A 9.1 magnitude earthquake strikes in the Indian Ocean, triggering a massive 100-foot-high tsunami that killed more than 280,000 people.

2006 - Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States, died in Rancho Mirage, California at age 93.

2021 - South African Nobel Pease Price winner Desmond Tutu died at age 90; the retired archbishop had been an uncompromising foe of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBTQ rights.

Birthdays
30 - Samantha Boscarino (actress)
32 - Jade Thirlwall (singer)
32- Daniella Karagach (dancer)
33 - Eden Sher (actress)
38 - Kit Harrington (actor)
39 - Beth Behrs (actress)
40 - Natalie Nunn (reality star)
45 - Chris Daughtry (singer)
53 - Jared Leto (actor)
61 - Lars Ulrich (musician)
70 - Ozzie Smith (baseball player)
77 - Carlton Fisk (baseball player)
79 - John Walsh (TV host)

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Today in Sports History - December 26
1908 - Jack Johnson became the first Black boxer to win the world heavyweight championship as he defeated Canadian Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia.

1917 - Harry Cameron (Toronto Maple Leafs) became the first defenseman to score four goals in a game.

1919 - The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox reach an agreement which would move future Hall of Famer Babe Ruth to New York.

1925 - The first East-West Shrine Bowl game of college football 'all-stars' played before 25,000 fans at Ewing Park, San Francisco. Proceeds continue to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children.

1927 - The East-West Shrine Football Game was the first to feature player numbers on both the front and backs of game jerseys.

1943 - The Chicago Bears defeat the Washington Redskins 41-21 to win the NFL Championship game and their sixth league title.

1954 - The Cleveland Browns rout the Detroit Lions 56-10 to win the NFL Championship Game.

1955 - The Cleveland Browns defeat the Los Angeles Rams 38-14 to win the NFL Championship Game.

1960 - The Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Green Bay Packers 17-13 to win the NFL Championship Game.

1964 - The Buffalo Bills defeat the San Diego Chargers 20-7 to win the AFL Championship Game.

1965 - The Buffalo Bills defeat the San Diego Chargers 23-0 to win the AFL Championship Game.

1968 - Ted Green (Boston Bruins) set a National League Hockey (NHL) penalty record when he recorded 3 minors, 2 majors and 2 game misconducts.

1986 - Doug Jarvis, age 31, set a National Hockey League (NHL) record as he skated in his 916th consecutive game. Jarvis eventually set the individual record for most consecutive games played with 964.

1991 - The Pittsburgh Penguins rout the Toronto Maple Leafs 12-1.

1991 - Chuck Noll announces his retirement as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, having served in that role since 1969.

2001 - Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) became the first goalie to win 500 NHL games.

2023 - The Detroit Pistons suffer a 118-112 loss to the Brooklyn Nets to set an NBA single-season record with their 27th consecutive loss.

This Christmas season, I like to take time to reflect about everything that has gone wrong in my life as a result of poor choices made many years earlier. But that is not the true meaning of this post.
I simply forgot what it was like to watch a game pop open and Nebraska running away from teams so suddenly. Watched the '96 Fiesta Bowl again. NU down 10-6 at the beginning of the 2nd quarter. They go into the locker room up 35-10. Win 62-24, and could've put up 80 that night.
Merry Christmas

What do you all have? Any suggestions? What's a quality one for a decent price?

Nebraska will be taking on Oregon State at 7:30pm on ESPN2.

Beavers are presently 10-2.

Merry Christmas!

December 25
Nebraska 78, Oregon State 66

Standings
1. Michigan (9-3, 2-0)
1. Michigan State (10-2, 2-0)
1. UCLA (10-2, 2-0)
4. Nebraska (10-2, 1-1)
4. Illinois (8-3, 1-1)
4. Indiana (9-3, 1-1)
4. Iowa (9-3, 1-1)
4. Maryland (10-2, 1-1)
4. Northwestern (9-3, 1-1)
4. Ohio State (8-4, 1-1)
4. Oregon (11-1, 1-1)
4. Penn State (10-2, 1-1)
4. Purdue (8-4, 1-1)
4. Rutgers (7-5, 1-1)
4. USC (9-4, 1-1)
16. Minnesota (7-5, 0-2)
16. Washington (8-4, 0-2)
16. Wisconsin (10-3, 0-2)

Games for Saturday, December 28
Maryland-Eastern Shore at Maryland (11:00 AM - BTN)
#22 UCLA vs. #14 Gonzaga (at Inglewood, CA) (3:00 PM - FOX)

Next Nebraska Game - Monday, December 30
Southern at Nebraska (8:00 PM - BTN)

“Entering the 2022 college football season, Nebraska was tied for sixth among all FBS schools in all-time bowl game appearances. The Huskers had appeared in 53 bowl games. Name the other three programs Nebraska was tied with up to that point.”

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Answers:

USC, LSU and Ohio State

Starting up the live game thread now that the availability report is out.

Looks like Ahron Ulis remains out with a sprained ankle from Saturday: