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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Matt Hill debuts for Texas!

Texas played an exhibition game tonight against Lenoir-Ryhne. Matt Hill had 10 points and five rebounds. All the points were scored in the second half. The freshman played well on a very talented Texas team. The final score was Texas 98 Lenoir-Ryhne 64.

Monday, October 30, 2006

NU football will rebound this week

Just when most fans think NU is going into a tail-spin, this writer believes that they will win the last three and end 9-3 in the regular season. With two of the three games at home and an away game at Texas A & M, it is the time for this team to jell. They will.

Okie State is a very talented team. Missouri is not as good and we have them at home. We will control the next three teams by running the ball and the defense will be healed up enough to stuff any offense we will face. On to 9-3 and to KC for the Big 12 Championship.

The NU basketball team starts their exhibition season a week from today against the University of Nebraska-Kearney. Should be a fun game to watch. Coach Sadler said they have had so many players injured that he has had to use his student managers to scrimmage. They are not as far along as he would like because they have had so many injured players. Not a good sign early but hopefully soon some of the players will heal and start to get into shape. They will get better as the year progresses. I bet they will be fun to watch.

Wednesday catch a high school football playoff game and enjoy.

What is your projected score for the week? Can we stop the tight ends Coffman and Rucker? I think that will be the key this week.

Give me your score. This writer says NU 27-20 Huskers!!!

Friday, October 27, 2006

High School Scores of Interest

Class B
Beatrice 35...............................................Waverly 13
Hastings 21................................................Seward 0
Holdrege 28..............................................Lexington 0
Ralston 17..................................................Gretna 16

Playoff Games

St. Paul 41..................................................Minden 14 3-6
Neligh-Oakdale 41....................................Franklin 26
Blue Hill 41.................................................Cambridge 14 3-6
Southwest 25.............................................Burwell 6
Perkins Co. 20...........................................Amherst 14
Elm Creek 20.............................................Kearney Catholic 12 Upset Elm Creek goes to 4-5
Axtell 56.....................................................Creek Valley 19
Wauneta-Palisade 40...............................Arapahoe 36 Surprise
Loomis 28..................................................Anselmo-Merna 12
Elwood 28..................................................Leyton 18
Overton 41................................................Crawford 0
Pleasanton 19............................................O'Neill St. Mary's 14
Bertrand 36...............................................Eustis-Farnam 20 Bertrand goes to 4-5

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Can NU beat Oklahoma St?

NU will have their hands full this week. If they play one of their better games they can win. Two key factors that could affect the outcome. WR Adarius Bowman may be the best receiver we have seen this year. Hard to believe after playing USC. Look to Bowman to be a receiver who has a career night with Bobby Reid, one of the best passers in the nation, throwing to him.

The second factor is Oklahoma State leads the nation in kickoff returns at 30.7. If we kick the ball to the 10 yard line, the average starting position would be between the 40-45 yard line. This will be hard to overcome if we don't kick the ball in the end zone. NU has had to spend a lot of time on this issue this week.

NU should be able to move the ball against OSU. Look to a high scoring and close exciting game this week.

NU 38-OSU 31.

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Sport Shorts

As the snow flew in the fourth quarter at the NU-Texas game, it come to mind that we have never seen a more positive, emotional and enthusiastic crowd as the one in Lincoln yesterday.

Nebraska played well enough to win and if so many things would have been different the outcome would have been different. It doesn't matter though as Texas won 22-20. We should be proud of our team!!!

We have to get a stronger kickoff so eliminate the opposing team's great field position if we want to move up a step nationally. We have to get stronger depth in the secondary to compete in a BCS bowl. By looking at our recruiting efforts last year and this year, we are doing this.

I don't think NU will move up much in the polls as only Oregon and Georgia Tech lost right in front of us. Rutgers may move ahead of us as they continue to look impressive.

Brandon Jackson continues to impress!! He had a highlight reel shuttle pass from Taylor.

Texas is good, real good. Their offensive line is ready for the NFL. Our defense played very well except the last drive. Steve Octavian put on some huge hits. The linebackers were very impressive. Jay Moore stuck out as doing an exceptional job. Ruud and Bradley played well.

The offensive line for NU struggled in the 2nd quarter but played well in the second half.

Maurice Purify had a great catch for a TD. He has 17 receptions now. Taylor played a good game but when pressured in the 2nd quarter he was off on his throws.

Marlon Lucky's throw was a bullet that for a while looked like it was going to sale over Nathan Swift's head. Swift didn't have anybody within 20 yards.

Missouri, Okie State, Texas A & M and even Colorado may provide exciting games. We should be in all the games and have a very good chance to win. Next up is Okie State. Top rated QB Bobby Reid was hurt with a concussion Saturday. Even then, Texas A & M only won by one, 34-33. No game will be easy.

Frank Solich's Ohio team beat Turner Gill's Buffalo team 42-7. Both teams are on the rise and better things are to come for Buffalo. Ohio may be looking at a winning record this year which has only happened like twice in twenty-some years.

The Big 12 South is still much stronger than the North Division. The 3rd place team in the North is K-State which is 1-3 in the Big 12. Look for a Texas-NU matchup if NU can stay healthy and knock of Mizzou and A & M.

Carl Bohl's North Dakota State team only got beat by the Minnesota Gophers 10-9 on Sat.

Chadron State's football team is playing very well and is undefeated. Danny Woodhead is sensational and is breaking all records in their division.

Vince Young, Corey Ross, Tom Osborne, Rich Glover, Forrest Behm, Mike Rozier and Johnny Rogers were all at the game yesterday. WOW!

You say Forrest who? He was one of the Four Horseman that was a star in the 41 Rose Bowl. Just a little older but an exceptional player.

Josh Freeman was 5-19 with two interceptions for K-State Saturday. They lost to Mizzou 41-21.

High School playoffs start this week. Friday, Creighton Prep 5-4 goes to Kearney 8-1.

Thursday, Minden 3-5, Elm Creek 3-5, and Cambridge 3-5 are playing in the playoffs.

D-1 features Axtell, Arapahoe, Elwood, Overton and Loomis in the West Division. That will provide for some excellent football. This is a fun time of the year.

The Cardinals were very impressive in the first game 7-2 over Detroit.

In the elections, don't vote for Initiative 423. Vote for the people that decide the budgets, not this. This writer likes Scott Kleeb over Adrian Smith. He seems to have the leadership to help the third district. He has a bright future. I am frankly very tired of the Ricketts/Nelson ads. They are so negative. Don't you agree?


The OC returns November 2nd without Mischa Barton. Shoot.

Friday, October 20, 2006

LANCE THORELL

Lance Thorell, a senior at Loomis High School, is relatively an unknown except for the schools that have played against him. Coach Grant Mollring of Eustis-Farnam was quoted earlier in the year in the Kearney Hub "and the best athlete west of Kearney, in my opinion, is Thorell". Eustis-Farnam plays Loomis this week in D-1 action.

Thorell has excelled in football, basketball, and track at Loomis High during his career. He played on the D-2 championship basketball team three years ago. He had top five performances in Nebraska in the 110 highs and the intermediate hurdles.

He is a two time all-stater in football. Last year he had 101 tackles and eight interceptions. Coach Denis Reese has put him in a position where he can help the team the most. His sophmore year he played receiver on offense and had a great year with all-stater Drew Billeter throwing TD's to him. Last year he played QB. This year he converts to running back. He will be tough to stop and should have a sensational season.

His strongest positions in college looks to be receiver and safety. He has excellent speed, great hands, and is a very tough hard hitter on defense.

Lance is 6'1" and weighs 180 lbs. He benches 245 lbs. and squats 315 lbs. His 40 time is 4.6 and he has a 33 inch vertical jump. His best season in receiving was in 2004 when he had 914 yards receiving and 14 TD's.

Lance will excel whereever he plays and would be a great walkon for the Nebraska program.

This year the word will get out how good he really is. Watch his progress this season.

He responded to our questionaire and here is what he had to say:



Favorite Game Memory:

"Beating Bertrand 48-16"

Best Athlete You Have Played Against:

"Steve Dent of Mullen and Wade Vontz of Cambridge"

Favorite Team:

"Huskers"

Favorite Player:

"Michael Vick"

College Interested in You:

"Iowa, Doane, South Dakota, UNK, Concordia, Morningside, Dana"

College You Are Interested In:

"Iowa, Doane, UNK, South Dakota"

PERSONAL

What is Your Favorite Books:

"Sports magazines"

Who is Your Favorite Movie Actor:

"Brad Pitt"

What is Your Favorite Movie:

"Dumb and Dumber"

What is Your Favorite TV Show:

"That 70's Show"

Which Actor Would You Like To Be Like:

"Brad Pitt"

What Are Your Hobbies:

"Hunting and Playing Sports"

What is Important For You To Be Successful:

"Making money"

Thank you Lance for giving us this information and good luck in the playoffs.





JAKE GDOWSKI


He comes from a football family. His dad, Tom Gdowski, was a three year letterman from Nebraska as a defensive lineman. He is also related to the former QB Gerry Gdowski who started for NU.

Jake will be playing center and defensive line for Grand Island Senior High this fall in his senior season. These are the positions he plans to play in college. Jake is 6'3" and weighs 270 lbs. He has benched 325 lbs and has done 510 lbs. in the squat. He has ran a 4.8 40 and has a vertical jump of 28 inches.

We have received back our questionaire from Jake this week and here is what he had to say:

Favorite Game Memory:

"Coming back down 30 at halftime vs. Norfolk"

Best Athlete You Have Played Against:

"Ricky Henry"

Favorite Team:

"Broncos"

Favorite Player:

"Warren Sapp"

College Interested in You:

"Nebraska, Colorado State, Iowa State, Kansas, Wyoming, Ohio, and Harvard"

College You Are Interested In:

"Same teams that are interested in me"

PERSONAL

What is Your Favorite Books:

"No favorites. I like Sports Illustrated"

Who is Your Favorite Movie Actor:

"Nicholas Cage and Jim Carrey"

What is Your Favorite Movie:

"Old School"

What is Your Favorite TV Show:

"That 70's Show Boston Legal with Denny Crane is a close second"

Note: He is just saying that because Denny Crane is so good looking and he says this writer looks like him.

Which Actor Would You Like To Be Like:

"Ben Stiller"

What Are Your Hobbies:

"Poker"

What is Important For You To Be Successful:

"Continuing to work hard and stay focused"

Jake has one Division I offer from Colorado State. He is a very hard worker, humble and has patience. He would be a perfect fit into the Nebraska program. Let's hope it happens. Thanks Jake for your time.

"Denny Crane"