Trying to pass my time this off-season and picked up Snowfall on FX. Really have enjoyed the first couple of seasons and looking forward to the next 4. I may be late to the game (or maybe my taste is a little different than others), but has anyone else seen it? Would love to hear it’s worth a whole 6 seasons.

GBR!

Louis Graziano story here

I shared elsewhere my personal pride and gratitude for those who served during that horrible war. My father was among them in Patton's Third Army. I hear so much negative about our nation and wonder what that generation would feel. Appreciation for what we do have impacts our attitudes and actions. To my grandpa who fought in WW I, my dad, my brother who served in tanks in Vietnam, and all the other vets, thank you! I will always be thankful for what was handed off to us.

Now, if we can only remember why they fought and died.

Last Four In
Mississippi State
Notre Dame
Texas State
Ohio State

First Four Out
South Alabama
Penn State
Maryland
Michigan

Top 16 National Seeds (Hosts)
1. Oklahoma
2. UCLA
3. Florida State
4. Oklahoma State
5. Stanford
6. Tennessee
7. LSU
8. Northwestern
9. Duke
10. Alabama
11. Washington
12. Texas
13. Arkansas
14. Georgia
15. Louisiana-Lafayette
16. Baylor

Big Ten Teams In (5)
Indiana
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Ohio State

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WACO REGION
#1 Baylor vs. #4 Villanova
#2 Auburn vs. #3 Ohio State

STILLWATER REGION
#1 Oklahoma State vs. Delaware
#2 Wichita State vs. Nebraska

STANFORD REGION
#1 Stanford vs. #4 Sacramento State
#2 Minnesota vs. #3 Loyola Marymount

KNOXVILLE REGION
#1 Tennessee vs. #4 Miami (FL)
#2 Indiana vs. #3 Louisville

EVANSTON REGION
#1 Northwestern vs. #4 Northern Iowa
#2 Kentucky vs. #3 Notre Dame

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May 10

1775 - Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British.

1818 - American patriot Paul Revere, 83, died in Boston.

1863 - Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson died after being accidentally shot by his own troops during the Civil War.

1865 - Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union forces in Irwinville, Georgia.

1869 - The first transcontinental railroad in the United States was completed with the driving of a ceremonial golden spike in Promontory Summit, Utah.

1924 - J. Edgar Hoover was named acting director of the Bureau of Investigation (later known as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI).

1933 - Nazis staged massive public book burnings in Germany.

1940 - Winston Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain as prime minister of Great Britain.

1940 - During World War II, German forces invaded the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France.

1941 - Adolf Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess, parachuted into Scotland on what he claimed was a peace mission. (Hess ended up serving a life sentence at Spandau Prison until 1987, when he apparently committed suicide at age 93.)

1994 - Nelson Mandela is sworn in as the first Black president of South Africa.

1994 - The state of Illinois executed serial killer John Wayne Gacy, 52, for the murders of 33 young men and boys.

1995 - 104 miners were killed in an elevator accident in Orkney, South Africa.

2002 - A tense 39-day-old standoff between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem ended with 13 suspected militants flown into European exile and 26 released into the Gaza Strip.

2013 - The Internal Revenue Service apologized for what it acknowledged was “inappropriate” targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status.

2018 - President Donald Trump announced that he would meet in Singapore with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on June 12; the announcement came hours after Trump hosted a welcome-home for three Americans who had been held by Kim’s government.

2022 - Elon Musk said he would reverse Twitter’s permanent ban of former President Donald Trump if he followed through with his plan to buy the social media company. (Musk would complete his purchase of Twitter in October and restore Trump’s account.)

Birthdays
21 - BiBi (singer)
22 - Renee Noe (model)
28 - Missy Franklin (swimmer)
28 - Aya Nakamura (singer)
30 - Halston Sage (actress)
33 - Lauren Potter (actress)
34 - Lindsey Shaw (actress)
38 - Odette Annable (actress)
45 - Kenan Thompson (actor)
48- Andrea Anders (actress)
51 - Todd Lowe (actor/singer)
52 - Leslie Stefanson (actress)
53 - Dallas Roberts (actor)
54 - Lenny Venito (actor)
55 - Erik Palladino (actor)
56 - Young MC (rapper)
58 - Linda Evangelista (model)
63 - Bono (singer)
64 - Victoria Rowell (actress)
66 - Bruce Penhall (actor)
68 - Chris Berman (sportscaster)
77 - Dave Mason (singer)
80 - David Clennon (actor)

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Today in Sports History - May 10

1969 - The National and American Football Leagues announced their plans to merge for the 1970-71 season.

1970 - Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins) scored a goal to win Game 4, and the Stanley Cup, over the St. Louis Blues. A statue was later created by Harry Weber that depicted Orr flying through the air immediately after scoring the goal.

1973 - The New York Knicks defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in five games to win the NBA championship.

1974 - The New York Nets defeat the Utah Stars in five games to win the ABA championship.

1993 - Bill Walton is elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

2001 - Peter Forsberg (Colorado Avalanche) had his spleen removed in an emergency operation. The operation took place just hours after the Avalanche eliminated the Los Angeles Kings in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals.

2014 - Michael Sam was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the 7th round of the NFL Draft, becoming the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team. (Sam retired after an unsuccessful stint with the Rams and Dallas Cowboys.)

2022 - Tom Brady agrees to a record 10-year, $375 million contract to be FOX Sports' lead analyst when he decides to finally retire from football; it surpasses the $303 million the quarterback earned in salary during his NFL career.

to play QB at Indiana. He is only a Junior.
This will be fun to watch and see how it all plays out.

Winning championships or getting to the NFL in 3 years?

Do they necessarily go hand in hand?

I know that the teams that have won NCs also have the most draftees, but the question comes from the fact that so many 5 star guys go to teams that have no real chance to win the NC (about 1/2).

May 9
Creighton 6, Nebraska 5
Nebraska 7, Creighton 4
Ohio State 2, Central Florida 2
Northeastern 9, Maryland 2
Wisconsin-Milwaukee 3, Northwestern 2

STANDINGS
1. Maryland (33-17, 13-5)
2. Indiana (34-14, 12-6)
3. Rutgers (30-18, 11-7)
4. Iowa (34-12, 10-7)
5. Nebraska (26-20-1, 10-8)
5. Michigan (23-22, 10-8)
5. Michigan State (28-16, 10-8)
5. Purdue (23-23, 10-8)
9. Illinois (22-22, 11-10)
10. Minnesota (14-31, 7-11)
11. Penn State (24-18, 6-11)
12. Ohio State (24-25, 6-15)
13. Northwestern (8-35, 3-14)

Games for Wednesday, May 10
Central Michigan at Ohio State
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State
Purdue at Illinois-Chicago
Penn State at Nebraska-Omaha

Next Nebraska Game - Friday, May 12
Penn State at Nebraska (6:00 PM - BTN+)

What we reading these days fellas?

I'm making my way through Meditations by Marcus Arealius currently. I feel learned now.

Next up is probably Never Finished by David Goggins.

We're on to game two tonight at Charles Schwab Field as Nebraska (25-20-1) looks to rebound after a crushing loss to Creighton (23-18) earlier tonight in the resumption of the April 18 game. Gabe Swansen earned a sac fly in his at bat with the bases loaded, but a double play limited the Huskers impact to only one run.

Ben Gbur and Nolan Sailors each hit RBI doubles in the top of the eighth to give the Bluejays a 6-5 lead that they would no relinquesh thanks to the three shutout innings by Elkhorn native Malakai Vetock. The Huskers will need to turn this thing around quick as we get going again at 7 p.m.

Nebraska will throw out RHP Michael Garza (2-3, 6.04 ERA) while Creighton will toss out RHP Anthony Watts (2-3, 5.06 ERA).

Here's the series preview to get you ready for this second game at the Schwab.


For additional reading as we enter the last two weeks of the regular season, I recapped what Will Bolt had to say about his team on his weekly radio show on the HRN.

Back at Haymarket Park tonight for another midweek in-state battle as Nebraska (21-11-1, 7-2) comes off a three-game sweep of Northwestern and now faces Creighton (15-14, 3-3) in game two of the three-game season series. It was neck-in-neck in the first go around between both squads as Will Walsh retired 17 of the first 18 batters he faced in relief to hold a Husker lead, but the Bluejays rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth to walk off Nebraska 6-5 in Omaha back in March. Here's that recap:


Tonight it'll be LHP Kyle Perry (0-0, 4.97 ERA) vs. RHP Justin Kleinsorge (1-1, 5.16 ERA). Perry is coming off back-to-back scoreless outings including 2.1 shutdown innings against Northwestern in last Friday's series opener. He's been working to gain the trust back of the coaching staff and tonight is a big chance for him to earn some innings down the final stretch of the season. I overheard the pitching plan for Creighton and they plan to have Kleinsorge go through the order at least once before turning it over to Cade Lommel (0-6, 13.50 ERA) in the bullpen. Daniel Hammond (1-2, 5.59 ERA) and Tommy Steier (4-0, 4.91 ERA) are also expected to toss some innings. Here's the full series preview:

Matt Rhule was on the radio for an hour last night for his first media appearance since the end of the spring game.

He talked about the process of the team’s exit meetings, the turning point he saw in Jeff Sims during the spring and getting to work on opponent scouting.

May 7
Michigan 4, Minnesota 1
Maryland 20, Nebraska 5
Ohio State 5, Iowa 2
Illinois 10, Michigan State 3
Indiana 11, Northwestern 9
Rutgers 8, Penn State 2
Purdue 3, South Dakota State 2

STANDINGS
1. Maryland (33-16, 13-5)
2. Indiana (34-14, 12-6)
3. Rutgers (30-18, 11-7)
4. Iowa (34-12, 10-7)
5. Nebraska (25-19-1, 10-8)
5. Michigan (23-22, 10-8)
5. Michigan State (28-16, 10-8)
5. Purdue (23-23, 10-8)
9. Illinois (22-22, 11-10)
10. Minnesota (14-31, 7-11)
11. Penn State (24-18, 6-11)
12. Ohio State (23-25, 6-15)
13. Northwestern (8-34, 3-14)

Games for Monday, May 8
South Dakota State at Purdue

Next Nebraska Game - Tuesday, May 9
Nebraska at Creighton (7:00 PM)

I am starting to realize that Rhule has more "tells" in his comments than I had been realizing. His comments/or lack there of often play out in terms of who had prominent roles in the spring game, and who did not. Now I think its less about him "choosing his guys", and the lack of comments on some guys does completely mean he does not see potential. But it does seem that he speaks more about the guys that have the intangibles more than speaking more on just potential. I guess I am saying if you really listen to which players he offers up additional commentary on, vs. those that he seems to mention the position group as a whole, it has signalled alot of the generic depth chart placements in the spring game and even much of the attrition. The biggest acknowledgment for myself was missing some of the signalling in regards to Casey vs. Sims. And maybe its because I did and still believe Casey is a better overall QB (RIGHT NOW although Sims has more upside) , and I heard previously that they would fit their systems to the players that gave them the best chance to win. But because of my opinion of Casey vs Sims, I think I was missing many of the obvious signals he was sending all along in regards to that discussion, sames with AJ Allen. He always talked around AJ, and more about Gabe and the room as a whole

Had to go all the way over to section 612 but after 4 years of not being able to do it by the time my time slot came up! I was able to go down to row 2!


Sweet!

Anybody else watch these guys on Youtube? I've been following them religiously for abot 6 months now. They are killin' it now with their Callaway sponsorship and clothing line. What are your thoughts on these guys and their videos? I'll wait and share mine after hearing a few responses.

....of beer drinking states! Congrats to everyone, well done!

Everyone’s running out their position-by-position reviews from the spring — and so are we!

Tried to do it with a little bit of a twist with a confidence meter heading into the summer, marking each position’s “swing” player and potential fall breakout candidates.

Plenty of good updates last night from Bolt as the Huskers enter a huge two-week stretch. Hit the link.

After watching the spring game, who are the projected starters at Linebacker in this 3-3-5?