Sorry for not posting earlier this morning. For those who wish to dive in:

December 15
#12 Oregon 79, Stephen F. Austin 61
Iowa 104, New Orleans 57
Northwestern 71, Georgia Tech 60
USC 89, Montana State 63

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

Games for Tuesday, December 17
#21 Michigan State vs. Oakland (at Detroit) (6:00 PM - ESPN2)
St. Francis at Maryland (6:30 PM - BTN)
Valparaiso at Ohio State (7:00 PM - Peacock)
Prairie View A&M at #24 UCLA (8:30 PM - BTN)

Next Nebraska Game - Sunday, December 22
Nebraska vs. Murray State (at Honolulu, HI) (8:00 PM - ESPN)

We need another thread!

“Name the Nebraska offensive lineman who, in 1994, was honored with the Draddy Trophy (known today as the William V. Campbell Trophy). Considered college football’s “Academic Heisman,” the award recognizes an individual football player as the best in the country for his combination of athletic performance, leadership on and off the field and academic success.”

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Answer:

Robert Zatechka

December 12
#3 Iowa State 89, Iowa 80

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

Games for Friday, December 13
Indiana at Nebraska (7:00 PM - FOX)

First of all, if you are new to RSS, every year during Christmas week we talk prime rib. Some online recipe I discovered has turned into "Dean's Prime Recipe" on the RSS. It's become a running holiday week joke on here, but it's a bulletproof way to make prime rib.

Let's also discuss meat prices on bone-in rib roasts. Costco appears to be the best I've seen at $12.99 for choice. Picked up a 4 bone one last night there for Christmas eve. Hy Vee and Fareway are much, much higher this year with what's happened to meat prices. What type of prices are people seeing out there?

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Fast-fact Friday:

“In a little more than three seasons as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, former Nebraska point guard Tyronn Lue posted a 128-83 regular-season coaching record. In the playoffs, he guided the Cavs to a 41-20 mark with three Eastern Conference titles and the first NBA championship (2016) in Cleveland franchise history.”

December 12
Illinois 70, Bradley 52

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

Games for Saturday, December 14
Youngstown State at #11 Ohio State (10:00 AM - BTN+)
Detroit Mercy at #20 Michigan (2:00 PM - BTN+)
#1 UCLA at Long Beach State (4:00 PM - ESPN+)
#16 Kentucky at Purdue (4:00 PM - BTN)
Utah at Washington (8:30 PM - BTN)

Next Nebraska Game - Sunday, December 15
Chattanooga at #24 Nebraska (12:00 PM - Nebraska Public Media / BTN+)

December 10
Washington 87, Eastern Washington 69
Arkansas 89, #14 Michigan 87
Illinois 86, #20 Wisconsin 80
Rutgers 80, Penn State 76

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

Games for Thursday, December 12
#3 Iowa State at Iowa (6:30 PM - FS1)

Next Nebraska Game - Friday, December 13
Indiana at Nebraska (7:00 PM - FOX)

“In 2021, Husker women’s volleyball libero Lexi Rodriguez was chosen as a First-Team All-American. Name the last Nebraska libero to be a First-Team All-American prior to Rodriguez, and give the year in which she earned that honor.”

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Answers:

Justine Wong-Orantes

2016

Press conference videos with Matt Rhule + players Jacory Barney Jr., Ben Scott, John Bullock and Marques Buford Jr.

I believe Butler will be successful here. But we are going to need to get him media training because I can’t listen to pressers where he uses these two phrases 20+ times for very long.

December 20
1790 - Samuel Slater builds the nation's first cotton mill at Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

1803 - The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for approximately $15 million.

1860 - South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the Union.

1946 - The classic holiday film "It's a Wonderful Life" premiered at the Globe Theater in New York City.

1968 - Author John Steinbeck dies at age 66.

1986 - Three Black men were attacked by a group of white youth in the Howard Beach neighborhood of Queens in New York City, resulting in the death of one of the men, Michael Griffith.

1987 - More than 4,300 people were killed when the Dona Paz, a Philippine passenger ship, collided with the tanker Vector off Mindoro Island.

1989 - The United States launched Operation Just Cause and invades Panama to topple the government of Gen. Manuel Noriega.

1996 - Astronomer Carl Sagan died at age 62.

2019 - President Donald Trump signs the National Defense Authorization Act into law, which established a new branch of the military, the United States Space Force.

Birthdays
22 - Isabella Ferreira (actress)
27 - Anok Yai (model)
30 - DaniLeigh (singer)
34 - JoJo (singer)
40 - Bob Morley (actor)
41 - Jonah Hill (actor)
58 - Chris Robinson (singer)
70 - Michael Badalucco (actor)
70 - Sandra Cisneros (actress)
76 - Alan Parsons (musician)
78 - Dick Wolf (television producer)
79 - Peter Criss (musician)

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Today in Sports History - December 20

1921 - The American League votes to return the World Series to a best-of-seven format while the National League votes for best-of-nine; Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts the tie-breaking vote in favor of best-of-seven.

1925 - The Chicago Cardinals win the NFL championship and the Pottsville Maroons are suspended for having played an unsanctioned game.

1946 - Sugar Ray Robinson was crowned welterweight champion at Madison Square Garden.

1966 - The NBA granted a franchise to Seattle.

1973 - Henri Richard (Montreal Canadiens) scored his 1,000th point.

1983 - Guy Lafleur (Montreal Canadiens) became the 10th NHL player to score 500 goals.

1985 - Denis Potvin became the highest defenseman scorer when he got his 916th point.

1985 - Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires from television sports after 20 years with ABC.

1991 - The NHL approves the expansion franchises Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators.

1998 - Brett Favre (Green Bay Packers) became the first NFL player to throw at least 30 touchdown passes for five seasons.