With Big Ten Media Days this week in Indianapolis, the 13th annual Big Ten preseason poll was released Tuesday morning on Cleveland.com.

Pattie Boyd was married to George Harrison and Eric Clapton. Some of their most famous songs were written about her: Something, If I Needed Someone, For You Blue, I Need You, Layla, Bell Bottom Blues, Wonderful Tonight... 1960s

Albert Einstein and J. Robert Oppenheimer in the 1930's

The iceman man delivering a 25lb block of ice. Photograph taken in 1928 in Houston, Texas. Circa 1928

Small time writer makes the big time. 1975

Pam Grier, 1970s

Horace Bristol, Yakuza Public Baths, Japan, 1947

Alan Turing - British World War II code breaking hero and computer genius

Taiwanese frogmen during the Second Taiwan Straight Crisis in 1958. Rocking some Rolex Submarines

1955, women waited in line for hours to try to get the trial vaccine for their kids polio

Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek in 90s

Three female students Bauhaus, Dessau (Germany). 1927

Harrison Ford and Karen Allen on the set of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." (1981)

Last four couples standing in a Chicago dance marathon. ca. 1930

Circa 1985. Katey Sagal, & The Doublemint twins are her elder sister’s

Punk, “rude boy” and a skinhead hanging out together in England, 1980

Mark Hamill and Annie Potts on the set of 'Corvette Summer', 1978

Lynda Carter, 1970s

Barack Obama with a group of friends called the "Choom Gang" in 1979. "Choom" was slang for smoking marijuana

Kids cheering on the way out the door on the last day of school, 1977

Steve Perry, lead singer of the legendary band "Journey", and then girlfriend Sherrie Swafford, who was the inspiration for one of the band's most famous hits " Oh Sherrie"... 1980s

If God real, why my computer freeze every time these videos start loading up on this page? I just sat here for around 3 minutes watching nothing happen as a video add loaded. C'mon.

July 27

1789 - President George Washington signed a measure establishing the Department of Foreign Affairs, forerunner of the Department of State.

1861 - Union Gen. George B. McClellan was put in command of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War.

1866 - Cyrus W. Field finished laying out the first successful underwater telegraph cable between North America and Europe.

1909 - During the first official test of the U.S. Army's first airplane, Orville Wright flew himself and a passenger, Lt. Frank Lahm, above Fort Myer, Virginia, for one hour and 12 minutes.

1940 - Bugs Bunny made his debut in the cartoon "A Wild Hare."

1940 - Billboard magazine published its first "music popularity chart" listing best-selling retail records. In first place was "I'll Never Smile Again" recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, with featured vocalist Frank Sinatra.

1953 - An armistice was signed bringing an end to the Korean War.

1960 - Vice President Richard M. Nixon was nominated for president on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention in Chicago.

1967 - President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the Kerner Commission to assess the causes of urban rioting, the same day Black militant H. Rap Brown told a press conference in Washington that violence was "as American as cherry pie."

1974 - The House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach President Richard Nixon for obstructing justice in the Watergate case.

1980 - On day 267 of the Iranian hostage crisis, the deposed Shah of Iran died at a military hospital outside Cairo, Egypt, at age 60.

1981 - Six-year-old Adam Walsh was abducted from a department store in Hollywood, Florida, and was later murdered.

1995 - The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C.

1996 - Trror struck the Atlanta Olympics as a pipe bomb exploded at Centennial Olympic Park, directly killing one person and injuring 111. (Anti-government extremist Eric Rudolph later pleaded guilty to the bombing, exonerating security guard Richard Jewell, who had been wrongly suspected.)

2015 - The Boy Scouts of America ended its blanket ban on gay adult leaders while allowing church-sponsored Scout units to maintain the exclusion for religious reasons.

2018 - The White House announced that North Korea had returned the remains of what were believed to be U.S. servicemen killed during the Korean War, with a U.S. military plane making a rare trip into North Korea to retrieve 55 cases of remains.

2018 - The Commerce Department reported that the U.S. economy surged in the second quarter at an annual growth rate of 4.1 percent, the fastest pace since 2014.

2020 - The world's biggest COVID-19 vaccine study began with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc.

2022 - The last two former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights were sentenced in federal court. J. Alexander Kueng was sentenced Wednesday to three years and Tou Thao got a 3 ½-year sentence.

Birthdays
29 - Winnie Harlow (model)
30 - Jordan Spieth (golfer)
33 - Cheyenne Kimball (singer)
33 - Kriti Sanon (actress)
33 - Indiana Evans (actress)
39 - Max Scherzer (baseball player)
39 - Taylor Schilling (actress)
40 - Blair Redford (actor)
40 - Heidi Gardner (actress/comedian)
43 - Dolph Ziggler (professional wrestler)
46 - Jonathan Rhys Meyers (actor)
46 - Martha Madison (actress)
48 - Alex Rodriguez (baseball player)
49 - Pete Yorn (singer)
51 - Maya Rudolph (actress/comedian)
54 - Paul "Triple H" Levesque (professional wrestler)
55 - Julian McMahon (actor)
56 - Juliana Hatfield (singer)
56 - Stacy Dean Campbell (singer)
66 - Bill Engvall (comedian)
67 - Carol Leifer (actress/comedian)
69 - Roxanne Hart (actress)
74 - Maureen McGovern (singer)
75 - Peggy Fleming (figure skater)
76 - Betty Thomas (actress)
81 - John Pleshette (actor)
101 - Norman Lear (TV producer)

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Today in Sports History - July 27

1918 - Brooklyn rookie Henry Heitman made his major league debut and his last major league appearance in the same day. He pitched four straight hits to the St. Louis Cardinals, left the game and never played again in the majors.

1921 - Baseball fan Reuben Berman sued the New York Giants, claiming he suffered mental and bodily distress after refusing to return a foul ball May 16th at the Polo Grounds. Berman was eventually rewarded $100.

1983 - Gaylord Perry joins Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton as the only pitchers to reach 3,500 career strikeouts.

1984 - Pete Rose passed Ty Cobb’s record for most singles in a career when he got his 3,503rd base hit.

1986 - Greg LeMond of the U.S. became the first non-European to capture the Tour de France cycling race.

1992 - Boston Celtics star Reggie Lewis died after collapsing on a Brandeis University basketball court during practice. He was 27 years old.

1992 - China's Fu Mingxia, only two weeks away from her 14th birthday, became the second youngest gold medalist in Olympic history when she won the women's 10-meter platform diving event.

1996 - Canadian Donovan Bailey ran the Men's 100 Meter Dash with a time of 9.84. The previous record was 9.85 held by Leroy Burrell of the United States.

1997 - The Detroit Tigers retire Hal Newhouser's #16.

2001 - Deion Sanders announced his retirement from the NFL.

2003 - Lance Armstrong won a fifth consecutive Tour de France, tying Miguel Indurain's record.

2012 - The Summer Olympic Games opened in London.

2019 - The Philadelphia Phillies revive their reviled 1979 all-burgundy alternate uniforms as part of a "retro night" promotion.

2021 - American gymnast and four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles withdraws from the women's team final at the Tokyo Summer Games citing the need to focus on her mental health. (She would also withdraw from the individual finals.)

He makes some good things from time to time, has a pretty different cooking channel.

His take on runzas:

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My thoughts on the season according to what Rhule has said about the team are further along than what he inherited at Baylor and Temple. Plus, the team is being challenged in ways they never were with Frost and Riley as far as competition is concerned in everything they do. I have noticed that there are no activities that do not emphasize competition and camaraderie, two things that jumped off the page when things got tough in the past. The Matt drills are a prime example of this. The team is also talking about the dynamics of the camaraderie and how everything is a nonstop competition with Rhule.

I think the offensive line is going to have a breakout season and be a force to be reckoned with. For the past several seasons the offense has been a nightmare with zero vision and zero focus on any type of plan; it has been more sandlot football depending on AM2 and the long ball. Whipple was a flat-out egotistical nightmare and should have been fired with Frost. With a proper game plan, communicating what is expected, and some accountability from the staff, there will be a fire lit on these guys. For once in 5 years, players will be benched for poor performance.

This is probably my age, rose-colored glasses, eternal optimism, and a fresh batch of Kool-aide for the new year, here is my prediction for the season. I think there is some talent on this team that with proper coaching is going to shine.

Thu, Aug 31
@ Minnesota 8:00 PM Win-Last year the Whip handed the game to them when he stopped running the ball. This staff will have an advantage with an unknown offense and defense. A lot of new players on their offense that need to be proven. I think NU by 10+
Sat, Sep 9
@ Colorado 12:00 PM Win. NU will control the clock and the defense will have a great game. Too many new faces for the Buffs to gel in time to be cohesive.
Sat, Sep 16
vs Northern Illinois 7:00 PM Win.
Sat, Sep 23
vs Louisiana Tech Win
Sat, Sep 30
vs (2) Michigan Loss, but a learning game for the team and the staff. It will be closer than the score reflects. Mich by 10+
Fri, Oct 6
@ Illinois 8:00 PM Win This will be a battle in the trenches and the lessons learned the week before will help. Won’t be settled until late in the fourth Q. But they could be too beat up from the previous week and Bielema can coach. Pivotal game
Bye Week Needed after two weeks in a row of a fight in a phone booth.
Sat, Oct 21
vs Northwestern Win- shouldn’t be close, but hey, it always is…
Sat, Oct 28
vs Purdue Should be a Win, new QB and staff but later in the season. The defense should have a good game and cause chaos.
Sat, Nov 4
@ Michigan St. Win There could be a new staff if this team implodes like it has the previous two seasons.
Sat, Nov 11
vs Maryland Toss-up. If Maryland is near what they were last year, could be bad news for the skers… Win
Sat, Nov 18
@ Wisconsin Toss-up- If the offense is what I think it will be and similar to what Cincy’s was with a lot of short passes, I like NU. If it is what Bielema ran while there, could be a long game. The defense might be out of gas on the line and unable to stop the endless thumping of the offensive line. Wiscy
Fri, Nov 24
vs Iowa Win. Iowa sucks!

Best case
5-1 at the break, finish 5-1 10-2
Expected
5-1 at the break, finish 4-2 9-3
Worst
4-2 at the break, finish 3-3 7-5

I pulled into Indianapolis late last night for Big Ten Media Days and am headed over to Lucas Oil right now. @Steve Marik will be getting to town later today.

If you’ve got any questions or story angles you think we should pursue — about Nebraska or the rest of the B1G — drop ‘em in here!

"They described an environment fraught with intimidation and toxicity and referenced the “Fleck Bank” — a system that allowed players with enough “coins” to get away with positive drug tests, and other violations of team rules.

Unprompted, the term “cult” was used by multiple former players and former staff members to describe Fleck’s “Row the Boat” culture spelled out in the so-called “Fleck Book” that players are given when they join the team."

There is some bizarre stuff in here haha. What a loser.

Looks like Garret McGuire will use Taco Tuesdays as a way to bond with his freshmen receivers. Pretty cool.

"PTF" is protect the family.

Also looks like football movie The Replacements is on the TV. Great flick. Keanu and Gene Hackman rock.

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Illinois has announced the hire of Jim Leonhard as a "senior football analyst" on its staff.

Big move by Bielema.

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Appears some players have thrown up up to seven times in a single practice and a few parents are concerned.

Is now ready

It is like feeding the Sharks when the word got out!

Looks like the locals are going to sell me out so I won’t have time for shipping

That being said get your ass in your pickup and road trip to Albion! I will spoil the hell out of you!

Dammit! I didn’t put OT in my title!

Rhule has made it clear that he's planning on beefing up the linemen, running the ball first, and bringing back the FB position. We have a running QB now in Jeff Sims, and we have a stable of solid to fantastic RB's behind him.

I will not be surprised if Rhule busts out the option for 5-10-15 plays against Minnesota, especially early.

A team we're supposed to lose to - on the road - would have zero tape and preparedness for such an attack.

The OPTION would give him plenty of them...and put Minnesota's D on their heels.

It also would be good to school the team on how to run the option with backup QB's like we have who simply cannot throw. Haarburg might be stellar at it. And it would also - albeit artificially - give us more comfort with our depth at QB.

Because I don't know about the rest of you - but I'm simply afraid to have Chubba throw one more pass for NU in a critical moment in a game - ever. Same for Haarburg, although he might not suck as badly at it as Purdy has.

And let's face it: using the option would endear Rhule to older fans and send a signal to league DC's that they will have to prepare for the option or it they will pay.

Thoughts?
I do like the fact it forces players to stay for 3 years before transferring. Stops the revolving door. NIL & NCAA

Below is a transcript from the main topics Tony Petitti covered during his first Big Ten Media Days as conference commish. He made an opening statement of a little over 2.1K words and then answered nine questions from the media in attendance.

• Petitti pushing for federal NIL legislation
• Concerns with out-of-control transfer portal
• Big Ten set to have "unprecedented" reach as result of massive media rights deal
• Addresses Northwestern hazing scandal

last week. Couldn’t recommend it more.

So well cast and filmed. Absolutely fascinating to a history buff like myself... Compelling to see the moral struggles the scientists end officials faced, and the fact they couldn’t say with 100% certainty that when they tested the first bomb, it wouldn’t ignite the entire atmosphere and annihilate the planet.

Amazing what this country is capable of when all it might, and resources are put towards one ultimate goal. Believe it sort of mirrors, what’s going to happen in the next decade regarding military use of artificial intelligence.


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For my money, it's probably the best non-championship season defense Nebraska has ever had, and that's saying something. Look at the starters. Is there a single one you wouldn't take on any team of the past 5 years or so?

Barry Turner
Ndamukong Suh
Jared Crick
Pierre Allen
Phillip Dillard
Will Compton
Sean Fisher
Prince Amukamara
Larry Asante
Matt O'Hanlon
Alfonzo Dennard
Eric Hagg
Dejon Gomes

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What a group. Callahan's final gift to Nebraska was recruiting this incredible defense.

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Peru State.

Based on student debt, graduation rate, average salary graduates earn 6 years after graduation, and % of employment after graduation.

Agree?