The Edge rusher and an all ACC OT.

At the mother fr*cking delta lounge in Detroit and the hogs are in front of the tvs. Halp

AP Top 25 (1/13)
1. Auburn (60) (15-1)
2. Iowa State (14-1)
3. Duke (1) (14-2)
4. Alabama (14-2)
5. Florida (1) (15-1)
6. Tennessee (15-1)
7. Marquette (14-2)
8. Kentucky (13-3)
9. Kansas (12-3)
10. Houston (12-3)
11. Texas A&M (13-3)
12. Michigan State (14-2)
13. Oregon (15-2)
14. Connecticut (13-4)
15. Mississippi State (14-2)
16. Gonzaga (14-4)
17. Purdue (13-4)
18. Memphis (13-3)
19. Illinois (12-4)
20. Michigan (13-3)
21. Mississippi (14-2)
22. Utah State (16-1)
23. Georgia (14-2)
24. Wisconsin (13-3)
25. Baylor (11-4)

Others Receiving Votes
St. John's, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Arizona, Louisville, Texas Tech, Maryland, Clemson, Missouri, Cincinnati, San Diego State, St. Mary's, UC-Irvine, New Mexico

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USA Today Coaches Top 25 (1/13)
1. Auburn (25) (15-1)
2. Iowa State (5) (14-1)
3. Duke (14-2)
4. Florida (15-1)
5. Alabama (14-2)
6. Tennessee (1) (15-1)
7. Marquette (14-2)
8. Houston (12-3)
9. Kentucky (13-3)
10. Kansas (12-3)
11. Texas A&M (13-3)
12. Michigan State (14-2)
13. Connecticut (13-4)
14. Oregon (15-2)
15. Purdue (13-4)
16. Gonzaga (14-4)
17. Memphis (13-3)
18. Mississippi State (14-2)
19. Michigan (13-3)
20. Illinois (12-4)
21. Mississippi
22. Utah State (16-1)
23. Georgia (14-2)
24. Baylor (11-4)
25. West Virginia (12-3)

Others Receiving Votes
St. John's, Wisconsin, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, UCLA, Maryland, Texas Tech, Clemson, St. Mary's, Louisville, Indiana, Missouri, San Diego State, UC-Irvine

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NCAA NET (1/13)
1. Auburn
2. Duke
3. Houston
4. Tennessee
5. Florida
6. Iowa State
7. Alabama
8. Kansas
9. Illinois
10. Gonzaga
11. Michigan
12. Marquette
13. Kentucky
14. Michigan State
15. Purdue
16. Arizona
17. Texas A&M
18. Mississippi State
19. Texas Tech
20. Baylor
21. Oregon
22. Maryland
23. Mississippi
24. Wisconsin
25. Connecticut
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30. Ohio State
32. UCLA
44. Nebraska
45. Iowa
51. Penn State
56. Northwestern
60. Indiana
76. USC
95. Rutgers
97. Washington
147. Minnesota

Who ya got? Who’s gonna win?

January 10
Maryland 79, #22 UCLA 61
Wisconsin 80, Minnesota 59

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

Games for Saturday, January 11
USC at #13 Illinois (11:00 AM - BTN)
Indiana at Iowa (7:00 PM - FOX)

Next Nebraska Game - Sunday, January 12
Nebraska at #20 Purdue (11:00 AM - BTN)

Nfm

"Everything I do is for Nebraska, for this team," Rahmir Johnson said after Nebraska's 20-15 win over Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl. "So when I found out the news about my mom passing, I told coach Rhule I don't want it to be a big distraction, I didn't want the team to be like, 'Oh, Rahmir, I'm sorry for your loss,' and all that stuff. That's what it means to be a Cornhusker. I love this program. I'm dedicated to this place. And even with news like that, I still want to play for these guys. That's just the type of person I am."

On Rahmir Johnson running through personal adversity, and the run play that sealed the win: Stud Right 30 Hammer.

UT, OSU in the rematch (but I honestly have no idea), and ND (GaT had them all but beat and ND will employ a similar gameplan)

I know, we all like to talk about how football was way better back in the day. And I agree with you. I loved it when Nebraska was 20-point favorites against 80% of the teams they played. The Huskers along with other top programs could hoard all the top talent and players stayed for 4 or 5 years. And it worked great for Nebraska, until it didn't. Then things changed, no more hoarding the players, money and TV time, and it allowed a lot of other schools to get competitive.

Now, 25 years later, Nebraska is in the same position as the other schools they used to pound. Nebraska needed a major change to move up. To quote Littlefinger in GOT, "Chaos can be a ladder", and it really can in life.

First, they needed to get out of the BIG TEN West. As Tom Shatel said, they were slumming in it. I know what you are thinking. "Hey NP, it sucked, and we still couldn't win it” “It gave us a lot better chance to win". Except it didn't. It made Nebraska think small. If we could just get a better punter we could beat Iowa. If we could just not turn the ball over, we would beat Minnesota. If we could just get one more stop, we could beat Wisconsin. We didn't even think what it would take to beat Ohio State, Penn State, USC or Michigan. That needed to change. And it did when they finally paid 9 million for a coach, gave him unlimited resources and opened up the check book. And if this doesn't work, spend 11 million on the next guy. Does any of that happen if we still just think all we need is a different punter and to not turn the ball over in the BIG West?

Next is NIL. On this you are thinking "NP, NIL is ruining college football". Yea, for small, poor, rural Southern States that were paying players under the table for years to stay home. And not paying them much either. I know it is bad for them. I live in one, and they hate it, way more than Nebraska fans do. Sure Nebraska can't compete money wise with about 7 other schools. But you know who they can beat? A big portion of the SEC, the Big 12, the ACC, every group of 5 and a lot of the BIG Ten. I hate to break it to people, but 18 to 22 year old young men are not dying to live in Lincoln Nebraska. Other teams have good fan bases, better weather, beaches, mountains and young woman on campus that put out. They also have a lot more people that they have a culture in common with. NIL helps even the playing field, or even tilt it for Nebraska.

The Portal. I wish they could make it so it isn't a free for all every year. But it allows Nebraska to pluck talent from lesser conferences, basically any conference but the SEC and the BIG. And even get some players from those big conference schools because of NIL. Nebraska was able to fill needs like punter, long snapper, and back up QB. Add legit starters other power programs wanted at receiver, D line, linebacker and corner. They also added quality depth.

Take heart Husker fans. Nebraska needed a paradigm shift, and they got it. If things stayed the way they were, Nebraska was no different then those teams 30 years ago on the outside looking in with no chance. They got that change.

Pinstripe Bowl Postgame Notes

- The appearance in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl marked Nebraska's 54th all-time bowl appearance and the Huskers' first since 2016. Following today's victory, Nebraska has a 27-27 all-time record in bowl games

- Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule improved to 2-2 in bowl games. Nebraska is the third school he has guided to a bowl game, including Temple and Baylor

- Senior offensive tackle Bryce Benhart and senior defensive lineman Ty Robinson each played in their 60th career game at Nebraska, a school record. Benhart set a new Nebraska record with his 54th career start, surpassing place-kicker/punter Alex Henery who started 53 games

- Freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola completed 23-of-31 passes for 231 yards and a touchdown in today's game, pushing his season passing total to 2,826 yards, setting a Nebraska freshman passing record. The previous record was 2,617 yards set by Adrian Martinez in 2018.

- Raiola's 2,826 passing yards rank seventh overall on the Nebraska single-season passing list

- Senior running back Rahmir Johnson, a Harlem native, scored his first rushing touchdown of the season and the seventh of his career to open the scoring. Johnson finished the game with 10 carries for 60 yards and finished his Nebraska career with 1,000 rushing yards. Johnson earned Pinstripe Bowl MVP honors with his performance in the game.

- Sophomore running back Emmett Johnson rushed for 68 yards in the game, pushing his career total to 1,002 yards. Johnson also caught five passes, including a 13-yard TD catch. He finished the season with 40 receptions, the most by a Husker running back since Marlon Lucky had a school-record 75 catches in 2007.

- Rahmir Johnson and Emmett Johnson became the 69th and 70th 1000-yard career rushers in Nebraska history

- Freshman receiver Jacory Barney Jr. caught three passes in the game, pushing his season receptions total to 55, tying a Nebraska freshman record. His pass reception total ties JD Spielman who had 55 receptions as a redshirt freshman in 2017. The receptions total is also tied for 10th overall on the NU single-season receptions list.

- Redshirt freshman running back Kwinten Ives, a native of Beverly, New Jersey, scored his first career touchdown run on a two-yard run in the second quarter

- Freshman linebacker Vincent Shavers finished the game with six tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble, all career highs

- All-Big Ten defensive lineman Ty Robinson closed his career with four tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a pass breakup. Robinson finished the season with team-leading totals of 7.0 sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss

- Nebraska's first scoring drive of the day covered 75 yards in 15 plays and consumed 6:32. It was the Huskers' third scoring drive of the season of at least 15 plays

- Nebraska held Boston College to 47 rushing yards, marking the seventh opponent this season Nebraska has held to less than 80 rushing yards

- Tight end Thomas Fidone had five receptions for 50 yards, marking the second game of the season with five or more receptions and his third game with at least 50 receiving yards

- Senior receiver Jahmal Banks had four catches for 79 yards and finished the season with a team-leading total of 587 receiving yards

- Nebraska had nine captains for today's game, seniors Nash Hutmacher, Isaac Gifford, John Bullock, DeShon Singleton, Ty Robinson, Rahmir Johnson, MJ Sherman, Bryce Benhart and Ben Scott

January 11
#8 Maryland 83, Wisconsin 68
#25 Michigan 87, Purdue 60

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

Games for Sunday, January 12
Oregon at #9 Ohio State (12:00 PM - BTN+)
Washington at #20 Michigan State (1:00 PM - BTN+)
Nebraska at Rutgers (1:00 PM - BTN+)
Indiana at #23 Iowa (2:00 PM - Peacock)
Penn State at #4 USC (7:00 PM - BTN)

Hello my Husker Board Friends!!!

Long story short. I am 49 years old, I have lived through the junk era .
Over years I have picked cards. We have owned a storage unit for 15 years. No Shit, half of that storage unit is cards I bought at garage sales over the years, pissed the wife off something fierce!! lol

Life happened. Kid, Wife, Job, and build a Home. Put It On Ice
Anyways we just finished up our edition.

Every Night since Feb I have been purging cards. (The Junk Era Crushes My Soul)

I cry every night....I have books and books of Mike Geenwell's, Jose Canseco, and Ken Griffey Jr's. That was going to be my retirement, lol. Not worth hardly anything now.

I have held on to everything.

Fast forward 15 years.

I AM PURGING. Need to clear the storage unit and half is my Star Wars and Baseball Cards.

I am going through my old cards and crying in my soul because I know my massive collection is worthless. It can be "Soul Breaking!!! I shit you not, LOL!!! Damn You Jose Canseco!!!

Now on to the garage sale bulk totes. Been going though since Feb....Eight totes.

NEVER LEAVE A STONE UNTURNED

I found in the commons.....

Michael Jordan 2001 Topps Chrome Black Refractor

GOOGLE IT

Wait for it.....#1 of 50. Yep.

I took it to the card show in Grand Island last weekend to test the response. You would have thought I was Taylor Swift walking into a room of 15 year old girls. Everybody at the show had to check it out. (Between us. It was the coolest moment of My Life)

I am not making this up guys. I have not slept two weeks. Kinda Freaking out. lol

It is in a safety despot box, now I need figure out how to get a card graded. Any advice would be awesome.

PSA for Grading??

Go Huskers!!

January 12
#15 Oregon 82, Penn State 81
#16 Michigan State 78, Northwestern 68
#20 Purdue 104, Nebraska 68
#24 Michigan 91, Washington 75

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

Games for Monday, January 13
#22 UCLA at Rutgers (5:30 PM - FS1)
Minnesota at Maryland (5:30 PM - BTN)

Next Nebraska Game - Thursday, January 16
Rutgers at Nebraska (8:00 PM - FS1)