Is complete garbage. Just saying...

Great season by Creighton volleyball. 32-3 with all 3 losses going to 5 sets. And all three 5 set losses were to final 4 teams. Congratulations on an incredible season, Creighton. With that said, GBR!!!!!

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

Is all over the floor after every point. Do the other sites even have towel team? Hardly ever seen anyone wiping the floor.

Is there a link for transfer rankings. I'm sure there is, but I can't find it.

The best action shots from inside Yankee Stadium yesterday:

all regular season over/unders:

Passing Yards - 2669.5
Passing TDs - 20.5
Rushing Yards - 199.5
Rushing TDs - 5.5

keep in mind sack yardage lost counts against rushing totals in college, unlike in the NFL

Looks like true freshman ILB Vincent Shavers Jr. got a Blackshirt.

CB Ceyair Wright has one too, but he was given one in October I believe.

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Let’s kick this off with Fresno State

A real choke job by the Bulldongs.

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I will be the first to say. I have been as hard on these coaches as anyone. But this fan base although a small portion especially in this forum is down right toxic. Lots of people need to look in the mirror before they spew the BS they do. Reading these threads you would have thought we lost by 4 td.

There are many areas to improve on. But we have a winning season and a bowl win. The first since 2016. They finally won a game they have typically lost for the past 8 years. In my opinion we saw a lot of young players who didn’t bail to the portal and made plays.

I am for one happy Rhule has made changes on the staff where we have struggled. Seeing that I am hopeful he will do the same for Special teams. GBR and march on to 2025. Thank you coaches and players to give me an opportunity to cheer on the team in December.

GBR

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

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


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Link: Full Match Notes (Huskers.com)


WHEN: Thursday, December 19th | 30 Mins Following 5:30 PM Louisville vs. Pittsburgh Match

WHERE: KFC Yum! Center (22,000) | Louisville, Kentucky

TV: ESPN (Courtney Lyle, Holly McPeak, Katie George, Madison Fitzpatrick)

RADIO: Huskers Radio Network (John Baylor, Lauren (Cook) West)

HUSKERS
Record: 33-2 (19-1 Big Ten)
AVCA Rank: #3
Head Coach: John Cook (722-102, 25th year at NU | 883-175, 31st year overall)

NITTANY LIONS
Record: 33-2 (19-1 Big Ten)
AVCA Rank: #2
Head Coach: Katie Schumacher-Cawley (82-19, 3rd year PSU | 207-165, 12th year overall)

MATCH PREVIEW
The third-ranked Nebraska volleyball team will face No. 2 Penn State in the NCAA Semifinals on Thursday night at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The match will start 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first semifinal between No. 1 Pittsburgh and No. 4 Louisville, which begins at 5:30 p.m. (CT). Thursday's match will be televised on ESPN. Courtney Lyle, Holly McPeak, Katie George and Madison Fitzpatrick will be on the call. The match will also be streamed on WatchESPN.

The Huskers Radio Network with John Baylor and Lauren (Cook) West will broadcast the Nebraska matches on their volleyball affiliate stations, on Huskers.com and on the Huskers app.

ABOUT THE HUSKERS
- Nebraska (33-2) advanced to the NCAA Semifinals for the second year in a row and seventh time in the last 10 years with a 3-0 sweep of No. 7 Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

- The Huskers will be playing at the KFC Yum! Center for the third time this season. Nebraska beat No. 9 Kentucky, 3-1 in the AVCA First Serve Showcase on Aug. 27 and No. 4 Louisville 3-0 on Sept. 22.

- Nebraska won its 36th all-time conference title and fifth Big Ten title with a 19-1 record in Big Ten play this season. The Huskers went back-to-back as Big Ten champions for the second time, also accomplishing the feat in 2016 and 2017

- The Huskers' 29 regular-season wins tied the 1983 school record for most wins in a regular season in the NCAA era.

- The Huskers' 33 wins this season are tied for the most victories by a Husker team since the 2000 national championship team went 34-0.

- Nebraska won 25 matches in a row after a Sept. 3 loss at SMU. Of those 25 wins, 20 were sweeps. NU's win streak ended on Nov. 29 in a 3-1 loss at No. 4 Penn State.

- Nebraska is 13-1 against ranked foes this season and 8-1 against Top 10 teams. The Huskers eight wins against top-10 teams ties the school record, as the 1995 national championship team also had eight victories against top-10 opponents.

- After the Sept. 3 loss at SMU, Nebraska won 27 straight sets on the road until the Nov. 29 loss at No. 4 Penn State.

- The Huskers rank 12th nationally with a team hitting percentage of .285.

- The Huskers rank fourth nationally and first in the Big Ten in opponent hitting percentage at .139. NU led the nation in opponent hitting percentage in 2022 and 2023.

- Nebraska ranks 11th nationally in kills per set (14.15)

- Nebraska enters Thursday's match with 1,499 all-time victories and is looking to become the first Division I volleyball program to reach 1,500 all-time wins

NEBRASKA'S NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES
- Nebraska advanced to an NCAA Semifinal for the 18th time in program history and for the seventh time in the past 10 seasons. The Huskers' 18 NCAA Semifinals rank second in NCAA history, and Nebraska's seven semifinal appearances in the last 10 seasons lead the nation

- Nebraska has made 13 NCAA Semifinals since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1998. The Huskers' 13 trips to the semifinals in the 64-team NCAA Tournament era leads the nation

- John Cook has led Nebraska to an NCAA Semifinal for the 12th time in his 25 seasons. He is one of only two coaches to make 12 NCAA Semifinals with one school

- Cook is 101-25 in his NCAA Tournament career, including a 93-20 record at Nebraska. He ranks second in all-time career NCAA Tournament victories and NCAA Tournament wins at one school.

- Nebraska is 134-37 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers rank second in NCAA history in postseason wins and postseason winning percentage (.784)

- NU has held its four NCAA Tournament opponents to a combined .066 hitting percentage, which leads the field

ROTATION RUNDOWN
- Outside hitter Harper Murray is the team leader in kills at 3.37 per set, and also in aces with 36. One of the top six-rotation players in the country, Murray adds 2.41 digs per set.

- Opposite hitter Merritt Beason is second on the team in kills at 2.83 per set, and the two-year captain also contributes 1.25 digs per set and 29 aces.

- Middle blocker Andi Jackson is averaging 2.57 kills per set with a .428 hitting percentage, which ranks ninth in the nation.

- Middle blocker Rebekah Allick adds 1.83 kills per set on .357 hitting with 1.40 blocks per set. Allick has moved into the top 10 in school history in career blocks at No. 6 with 405.

- Setter Bergen Reilly is averaging 11.09 assists per set, which ranks 10th in the nation. She also adds 2.85 digs per set and has 21 aces. Reilly has 16 double-doubles and was named Big Ten Setter of the Year for the second straight year.

- The 2024 Big Ten Libero of the Year, Lexi Rodriguez, leads the Husker back row with 3.91 digs per set. Rodriguez ranks No. 2 in school history in career digs with 1,882, needing nine more to break the school record of 1,890 set by Justine Wong-Orantes (2013-2016).

SCOUTING PENN STATE
- No. 2 Penn State is 33-2 overall and shared the Big Ten title with Nebraska with a 19-1 conference record

- The Nittany Lions won their regional final against Creighton, 3-2, on Sunday night to advance to the NCAA Semifinals for the first time since 2017.

- Under third-year head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley, the Nittany Lions have won their most matches in a season since going 33-2 in 2017. Schumacher-Cawley was named Big Ten Coach of the Year

- Penn State has won 10 matches in a row since being swept at Wisconsin on Nov. 9.

- Jess Mruzik leads Penn State with 4.21 kills per set and 2.37 digs per set.

- Camryn Hannah adds 3.59 kills per set.

- Freshman setter Izzy Starck is averaging 10.89 assists per set in guiding Penn State to a .285 hitting percentage. Starck was named the 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

SERIES HISTORY
- Nebraska is 28-12 all-time against Penn State and has won 14 of the past 16 meetings.

- Penn State snapped a seven-match losing streak to Nebraska with a 3-1 win on Nov. 29, 2024. In that match, the Huskers hit a season-low .154 and were out-killed 57-46.

- The teams have met 11 times in the NCAA Tournament, with NU holding an 8-3 record against PSU in the postseason

- The last NCAA Tournament meeting was Dec. 14, 2017 when the Huskers won 3-2 against the top-ranked Nittany Lions in an NCAA Semifinal. Nebraska went on to win the national title that season.

SERVE AND PASS
- Nebraska has allowed just 74 service aces this season, which leads the nation

- NU allowed 77 aces in the 2022 season and 80 aces in 2017. Last season, the Huskers were aced 104 times.

- The Huskers have served 146 aces and committed 183 errors so far this season. The ace-to-error ratio of 0.80 is NU's best in a full season since 2010 (0.86).

- Nebraska is on pace to record its fewest service errors in a season since 2011 (161).

BALANCED ATTACK
- Nebraska has seven different players averaging between 1.83 and 3.37 kills per set

- Six different players have led the Huskers in kills in a match this season

- Setter Bergen Reilly ranks 10th nationally averaging 11.09 assists per set

- Nebraska's attack has been one of the best in the nation this season. The Huskers rank 12th in hitting percentage (.285) and 11th in kills per set (14.15)

Curious as to how you all feel about the current 12 team playoff format now that it's a reality?

Personally I'm not a Big fan of the expanded playoff but it's here to stay so..

One major aspect I don't care for is the top 4 conference champs getting the first round bye. Should be the top 4 teams by ranking. The conference champs can still get an automatic bid if that's how they want to do it but the 4 Best teams should receive the byes. Then the rest are seeded according to ranking as well.

Another change I would like to see is after the first round games are played, they should reseed the four teams that advanced so the Number 1 seed would get to play the lowest ranked team left and so on. Then reseeded again for the semis. The best teams should be rewarded as such throughout the playoffs.

Just my thoughts. What do you all think?

December 25
Nebraska 78, Oregon State 66

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

Games for Saturday, December 28
Maryland-Eastern Shore at Maryland (11:00 AM - BTN)
#22 UCLA vs. #14 Gonzaga (at Inglewood, CA) (3:00 PM - FOX)

Next Nebraska Game - Monday, December 30
Southern at Nebraska (8:00 PM - BTN)