When the College football be popular enough that the CFP will be put on regular network TV. I feel bad for people who enjoy the game but cannot afford to pay for cable TV.

December 30
#18 Michigan State 80, Western Michigan 62
Rutgers 91, Columbia 64
Iowa 112, New Hampshire 70
Nebraska 77, Southern 43

Standings
1. Michigan (10-3, 2-0)
1. Michigan State (11-2, 2-0)
1. UCLA (11-2, 2-0)
4. Nebraska (11-2, 1-1)
4. Illinois (9-3, 1-1)
4. Indiana (10-3, 1-1)
4. Iowa (10-3, 1-1)
4. Maryland (11-2, 1-1)
4. Northwestern (10-3, 1-1)
4. Ohio State (9-4, 1-1)
4. Oregon (12-1, 1-1)
4. Penn State (11-2, 1-1)
4. Purdue (9-4, 1-1)
4. Rutgers (8-5, 1-1)
4. USC (9-4, 1-1)
16. Minnesota (8-5, 0-2)
16. Washington (9-4, 0-2)
16. Wisconsin (10-3, 0-2)

Games for Thursday, January 2
Northwestern at Penn State (6:00 PM - Peacock)
#20 Purdue at Minnesota (7:00 PM - FS1)
Rutgers at Indiana (7:30 PM - Peacock)
Maryland at Washington (8:30 PM - BTN)
#22 Illinois at #9 Oregon (9:00 PM - FS1)

Next Nebraska Game - Saturday, January 4
#15 UCLA at Nebraska (1:00 PM - FOX)

Disappointing. Find some guys in the portal who can actually tackle.

The best action shots from inside Yankee Stadium yesterday:

Fake punt, that was awesome

December 29
#9 Oregon 89, Weber State 49
#21 Purdue 83, Toledo 64
#24 Illinois 117, Chicago State 64
Ohio State 103, Indiana State 83
Penn State 86, Pennsylvania 66
Northwestern 85, Northeastern 60
Minnesota 90, Morgan State 68
Washington 90, NJIT 53
Indiana 77, Winthrop 68
Michigan 112, Western Kentucky 64

Standings
1. Michigan (10-3, 2-0)
1. Michigan State (10-2, 2-0)
1. UCLA (11-2, 2-0)
4. Nebraska (10-2, 1-1)
4. Illinois (9-3, 1-1)
4. Indiana (10-3, 1-1)
4. Iowa (9-3, 1-1)
4. Maryland (11-2, 1-1)
4. Northwestern (10-3, 1-1)
4. Ohio State (9-4, 1-1)
4. Oregon (12-1, 1-1)
4. Penn State (11-2, 1-1)
4. Purdue (9-4, 1-1)
4. Rutgers (7-5, 1-1)
4. USC (9-4, 1-1)
16. Minnesota (8-5, 0-2)
16. Washington (9-4, 0-2)
16. Wisconsin (10-3, 0-2)

Games for Monday, December 30
Western Michigan at #18 Michigan State (2:00 PM - BTN)
Columbia at Rutgers (4:00 PM - BTN)
New Hampshire at Iowa (6:00 PM - BTN)
Southern at Nebraska (8:00 PM - BTN)

Grab your ponchos boys, it's game day.

My hometown team (Kansas State) won, Nebraska won, Miami lost, then Colorado lost.

You know what would be perfect? Texas losing.

GBR

January 16
1547 - Ivan the Terrible was crowned the first czar of Russia.

1865 - Union Major General William Tecumseh Sherman decreed that 400,000 acres of land in the South would be divided into 40-acre lots and given to former slaves. (The order, later revoked by President Andrew Johnson, inspired the expression, "40 acres and a mule.")

1883 - The U.S. Civil Service Commission was established.

1920 - A year after it was ratified, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect, which prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages.

1942 - Actress Carole Lombard, age 33 and the wife of actor Clark Gable, along with 20 others died in a plane crash near Las Vegas.

1989 - Three days of rioting began in Miami when a police officer fatally shot Clement Lloyd, a Black motorcyclist, causing a crash that also claimed the life of Lloyd's passenger, Allan Blanchard. (The officer, William Lozano, was convicted of manslaughter, but was acquitted in a retrial.)

1991 - In a televised address to the nation, President George H.W. Bush announced the start of Operation Desert Storm, an Allied combat operation to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.

1992 - The government of El Salvador signed a peace treaty with guerrilla forces, formally bringing an end to a 12-year civil war.

1996 - Wayne Newton performed his 25,000th Las Vegas show. Newton had performed more shows as a headliner than any other entertainer.

2001 - Congolese President Laurent-Desire Kabila was fatally shot by one of his own bodyguards.

2001 - Laurent Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was assassinated.

2003 - The space shuttle Columbia blasted off on what would be its final mission. The craft broke up on its descent on Feb. 1, killing all on board.

2006 - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the first elected female head of state in Africa when she was sworn in as president of Liberia.

2018 - Authorities in Denmark charged inventor Peter Madsen with killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall onboard his private submarine. (Madsen would be convicted and sentenced to life in prison.)

Birthdays
29 - Sara Hoxha (model)
35 - JeLaminah Lanier (reality star)
37 - Alex Gonzaga (actress)
38 - Katie Maloney (reality star)
40 - Joe Flacco (football player)
45 - Albert Pujols (baseball player)
45 - Lin-Manuel Miranda (actor)
51 - Kate Moss (model)
56 - Roy Jones Jr. (boxer)
66 - Sade (singer)
75 - Debbie Allen (actress/dancer)
82 - Ronnie Milsap (singer)
90 - A.J. Foyt (race car driver)
91 - Marilyn Horne (singer)
97 - William Kennedy (author)

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Today in Sports History - January 16

1896 - The first five-player college basketball game was played at Iowa City, Iowa.
1960 - Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings becomes the NHL's all-time leading scorer with 947 points, passing Maurice Richard.

1961 - Mickey Mantle signed a contract which made him the highest paid baseball player in the American League at $75,000 for the 1961 season.

1966 - Chicago is awarded an NBA franchise to be named the "Bulls"; it is the third NBA franchise in the city after the Chicago Stags (1946-1950) and Chicago Packers/Zephyrs (now Washington Wizards).

1970 - St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Curt Flood filed a $1 million antitrust lawsuit against Major League Baseball and MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, arguing for the right to free agency.

1970 - The NFL announces it will realign its teams from four divisions into three, per conference.

1972 - The Dallas Cowboys defeat the Miami Dolphins 24-3 to win Super Bowl VI.

1988 - The NFL's St. Louis Cardinals announced that they would be moving to Phoenix.

1993 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) scored 64 points against the Orlando Magic. It was Jordan's second highest single-game total of his career.

1995 - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were sold to Malcolm Glazer for $192 million.

2002 - Baseball owners voted to approve the record $660 million sale of the Boston Red Sox.

2019 - Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry becomes the first player in NBA history to hit 8 or more 3-point shots in a game, going 9-of-17 from behind the arc in a 147-140 win over the New Orleans Pelicans; the two teams combined for an NBA single-game record 43 3-point shots.

2019 - Houston guard James Harden becomes first player to score 55+ points in back-to-back NBA games since Wilt Chamberlain (1962); scores 58 in 145-142 OT loss to Brooklyn; 18 straight games with 30+ points.

2020 - Former Sacramento State softball player Alyssa Nakken becomes first woman to hold a coaching position on a MLB staff when named an assistant by the San Francisco Giants.

It’s the only reason we are winning this game.

January 7
#1 UCLA 83, Purdue 49
Washington 79, Wisconsin 58

Standings
1. UCLA (16-0, 5-0)
2. Maryland (14-0, 4-0)
2. USC (14-1, 4-0)
4. Ohio State (14-0, 3-0)
5. Minnesota (15-1, 3-1)
5. Washington (12-4, 3-1)
7. Indiana (10-4, 2-1)
7. Michigan State (12-2, 2-1)
9. Nebraska (11-4, 2-2)
9. Iowa (12-3, 2-2)
9. Oregon (11-4, 2-2)
12. Michigan (10-4, 1-2)
13. Illinois (11-4, 1-3)
14. Wisconsin (10-6, 1-4)
15. Northwestern (7-8, 0-4)
15. Penn State (9-6, 0-4)
15. Purdue (7-8, 0-4)
15. Rutgers (8-7, 0-4)

Games for Wednesday, January 8
#9 Ohio State at #25 Michigan (6:00 PM - BTN+)
#20 Michigan State at Nebraska (7:00 PM - Nebraska Public Media / BTN+)
Rutgers at Minnesota (7:00 PM - BTN+)
Indiana at Northwestern (7:00 PM - BTN+)
#4 USC at #8 Maryland (7:30 PM - FS1)

Is right behind the student section a good idea with a kid? I think it would be fun with their energy but my 9 year old may not be able to see.

It's already starting around the world, so I figured I would get the thread rolling here as well.


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I don't want to miss the last opportunity to be wrong this season:

35-21 NU

GBR