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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Nebraska beats Indiana this afternoon!

Nebraska goes against Indiana today at 4:30. Indiana is No. 4 in the nation in scoring. Nebraska will need to keep the score lower to win the game.Watch Yogi Ferrell who is Indiana's top player. he had 27 points against Georgetown.  Look to Nebraska to win in a very good game.

Nebraska 68
Indiana  67

New offense will get tight ends involved!

Oregon State tight ends caught 65 passes for 707 yards in 2013 and 52 passes for 544 yards in 2014.  Nebraska tight ends caught 10 passes in 2014.

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Is Hank Hughes the next coach hired by NU?

http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hank_hughes_882295.html

Huskers in the NFL Week 17

Huskers in the NFL Week 17

Huskers hire new offensive coordinator!

Mike Riley has hired Danny Langsdorf  as the new Offensive Coordinator for Nebraska. Langsdorf, who is 42, was th OC and quarterbacks coach for the New York Giants under head coach Tom Coughlin last season. Langsdorf had two jobs at Oregon St under Riley in previous years. Langsdorf has been responsible for Eli Manning having a better year. Manning reduce his interceptions from 27 to 14 and increased his touchdowns from 18 to 30. He hit 63% on passes and passed for over 4400 yards.

In his final season at Oregon St. the offense averaged over 31 points.

Monday, December 29, 2014

2014 Highlights

2014 was a very eventful year for NU and Nebraska sports. It was easy to pick No. 1 highlight but then after that it became harder. These were the feel good moments!

1. Bud Crawford defends his WBO Lightweight Championship against Yurkorkis Gamboa at the CenturyLink in Omaha. In June I saw the best sporting event I have ever witnesses when my brother and I went to this boxing event. The crowd was absolutely crazy. Michael Buffer is better in person than he is on TV. Unbelievable. Crawford won in a knockout in the ninth round in a spectacular ending!! The boxing crowd likes to have fun! I am so glad I attended this. I had been following Terrance Crawford for the past few years and now he is the champ!  He fount in November again and won in a decision against Raymundo Beltran. Watched that one on TV but it didn't have the pizzazz as the first fight.

2. Nebraska beating Wisconsin in a No Sit Sunday crowd on March 9th to go to the NCAA tournament. Nebraska upset No. 9 Wisconsin 77-68. Terran Petteway had 26 points and 10 rebounds and this crowd cheered NU on the whole game. There was no quiet moments. NU finished the year 19-11. NU went to the NCAA tournament for the first time in many years. Also Mike Peltz proposed before the game.

3, Creighton beating Providence at the CenturyLink. Creighton beat Providence 88-73. This was the first Creighton game I have been to at CenturyLink. They have great fans. Doug McDermott hit for 45. This was his last home game. He is part of the 3000 club. It was Senior Night. Creighton was headed to the NCAA tournament. Great atmosphere.

4. Ameer Abdullah breaking six, seven, eight tackles for NU to beat McNeese St. in the final seconds. Tremendous run by Abdullah. Great win at the end in a game that wasn't supposed to be close. Relief and a victory.

5. Nebraska volleyball beating Washington on their home floor in the NCAA tournament. I watched this one on the tube but I couldn't leave the room. Great young team!

Nebraska has hired Andy Vaughn to be the Director of Football and Recruiting Operations. He comes from Nevada and has ties to Clemson.

Jack McVeigh is a 6'8" shooting guard is making an official visit to Nebraska. He played for the Australian U-18 national team and averaged 24.3 points and 10.3 rebounds. He is also making an official visit to LSU. It looks like it is down to those two teams.

Akoy Agau has two years of eligibility left and will have an unofficial visit to Nebraska. He has had visits to Marquette and Missouri-Kansas City and has Georgetown and Wichita State as teams he wants to look at. He was on the Louisville team but decided recently to transfer. He has to sit out two semesters. So he could start to play a year from now if he gets enrolled at Nebraska this semester.

Suh has been suspended from the first playoff game but is appealing.

The Minnesota Timberwolves is the worst team in the NBA.

The Boston Celtics are one of the worst teams!

The Lakers are in the bottom ten teams of the NBA.

The Miami Heat are now in the bottom half of the NBA,

The best team right now could be the Houston Rockets!

Michigan has hired Jim Harbaugh. Mike Riley was his head coach at San Diego.

Jimmy Butler continues to put up huge numbers for the Bulls.

Dallas had the second fewest sacks in the NFL this year. Way to coach Bill Callahan.

Riley, Harbaugh have a history : Latest Husker News

Riley, Harbaugh have a history : Latest Husker News

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Nebraska hunting operation in legal crosshairs

Nebraska hunting operation in legal crosshairs

Chatelain: Riley just an ordinary, average Husker head football coach - Omaha.com: Big Red Today - Husker Football News, Schedules And Videos

Chatelain: Riley just an ordinary, average Husker head football coach - Omaha.com: Big Red Today - Husker Football News, Schedules And Videos

Shatel: Thrill ride ends in a loss, but Huskers can keep their heads up - Omaha.com: Big Red Today - Husker Football News, Schedules And Videos

Shatel: Thrill ride ends in a loss, but Huskers can keep their heads up - Omaha.com: Big Red Today - Husker Football News, Schedules And Videos

Huskers Top Ohio, 71-58

Huskers Top Ohio, 71-58

Huskers Come Up Short in High-Scoring Holiday Bowl

Huskers Come Up Short in High-Scoring Holiday Bowl

14 Husker Shining Moments in 2014

14 Husker Shining Moments in 2014

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Sports Shorts! Rex Burkhead has a touchdown!

Rex Burkhead  had three carries for fourteen yards today. He also scored on a ten yard touchdown. YES!!!

Nebraska men's basketball pulled out a stressful, error filled game last night versus Cincinnati. It was so bad that I almost turned the channel. Nebraska is definitely not big and they don't have much for shooters after Petteway and Shields and sometimes Pitchford. But they do fight and claw and hustle. That's what won them the game last night in two overtimes.

Now the really sad projection. Pomeroy, which rates by computer the college football teams, has Nebraska at No. 84. They have dropped twenty places in the past week. Pomeroy projects Nebraska to have a record of 13-15 and going 7-11 in the Big 10.  Right now that seems believable but Coach Miles makes them better every year so let's see what happens this year.

NU's next game is December 23rd at Hawaii. Hawaii is 6-3. NU should win that game!

Kudos to the NU volleyball team.  They were great against Washington. They weren't too bad against BYU but BYU swept in three.  NU is very young. Next year they will start the season rated pretty high I would guess.

Calvin Strong leads the World-Herald's All Nebraska team. In fact this will be his third year in a row to win All Nebraska running back.Will Nebraska offer him a scholarship now? Talent wise he looks a lock-in so there must be some other problems he is having for us not to jump on him. Right now Strong is a South Dakota recruit.

CJ Johnson is a wide receiver at Bellevue West. He is a recruit at Wyoming. Nebraska may try to get him now also. We will see.

Johnny Manziel was bad today!!  Only looks to get better.

Four star rated offensive guard Jalin Barnett has Nebraska now his favorite school to attend. Oklahoma is also recruiting him. Jalin is rated 136th overall player in the country , seventh at his position and the 3rd best player in Oklahoma. Barnett is from Lawton, Oklahoma. He visited NU this weekend.

Tight end recruit Matt Snyder from San Ramon, California is committed to Oregon St. but visited NU this weekend. Snyder was blown away by the visit. Snyder has a three star rating and has other offers from California, Colorado St., Fresno St., and Utah St.

Adrienne Talan visited NU this weekend. He is a three star outside linebacker out of Pembroke Pine, Florida. His offers are from Oregon St., Temple, and Nebraska.

Three star Nick Thomas visited this weekend from Bradenton, Florida. He is an inside linebacker. He has committed to Wisconsin but is looking now with the coaching change. He has offers from Hawaii and Nevada also. He plans to make a decision by the end of the week.

Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin said that Nebraska, outside of Louisville, has the best arena he has been in. Awesome praise












Huskers' Season Comes to an End in Elite Eight

Huskers' Season Comes to an End in Elite Eight

Husker Hoops Wins Double-OT Thriller over Cincinnati - News, Weather and Sports for Lincoln, NE; KLKNTV.com

Husker Hoops Wins Double-OT Thriller over Cincinnati - News, Weather and Sports for Lincoln, NE; KLKNTV.com

Nebraska Volleyball's Season Ends to BYU - News, Weather and Sports for Lincoln, NE; KLKNTV.com

Nebraska Volleyball's Season Ends to BYU - News, Weather and Sports for Lincoln, NE; KLKNTV.com

Mom, Share Your Life With Me....

December 12
When did you put up your Christmas tree? Where did you get them?

Mom took care of putting the tree up, we had a small room off of the dining room where we put the tree.

December 13
How did you decorate your trees?

We had old ornaments that we used for the tree.

December 14
Did you hang a Christmas stocking?

We hung a stocking every Christmas eve. I found out their wasn't a Santa--I heard Dad say to Mom. "Shall we fill their stockigs tonight or wait until morning."

December 15
Did your Grandpa or Grandma ever make gifts for you? What?

Grandma Norman made us mittens.

December 16
Tell about the neatest present you remember giving to your Mom.

I don't remember what we gave to Mom. I think my uncle, Melvin, helped us with it.

December 17
Tell about the neatest present you remember giving to your Dad.

I don't remember what I ever gave to my Dad.

December 18
Tell about the best Christmas present you ever received as a child.

The one I remember was a wagon. We were so pleased with it,

December 19
Tell about the worst Christmas present you ever received as a child.

I think everything I got was something I could use.

December 20
Tell about your experiences with Santa Claus.

We never saw a Santa Claus.

December 21
Do you remember a "best" Christmas of childhood.

Every Christmas was the best every year Grandma Norman, Mom and Dad, and my brother Burton, and 2 sisters, Erlene and Gayle.

December 22
Tell about Holiday celebrations at a relative's house during your childhood.

We always went to Grandma Norman's in Funk at Christmas. She always had homemade wine. She served the Swedish meal.

December 23
Did your family go to a special church service at Christmas? Tell about it.

Yes we went to the Fridhem Lutheran Church in Funk.

December 24
Tell about the most memorable gifts you have given me.

John, I don't remember the most memorable gift we gave you. (From John:I think the most memorable gifts I got were a tricycle, wagon, bicycle, and boxing gloves. We usually got one nice gift a year and those along with the electric football game were the best. I never got clothes because I wore Jimmy Gessford's hand-me-downs.

December 25
Tell about the most memorable gifts I have given you.

I don't remember what you gave me. Maybe you remember. (From John: Well I don't think it was much. Barb and I didn't have money when we were younger. Dad helped us buy her an outfit or maybe an appliance for the kitchen.

December 26
Do you remember celebrating any special wedding anniversaries of your parents or grandparents?

I never knew my grandparents on Dad's side. They were in Sweden, My mother's dad died before I was born. My Mom and Dad celebrated their 50th anniversary with an open house at the Fridhem Lutheran Church in Funk.  (From John: My dad sang the "Our Father" at their anniversary.)

December 27
Share any other Christmas memory.

My grandmother, Mary Norman, always made homemade wine at Christmas.

December 28
Is there anything else you would like me to know about my childhood?

We lived on the farm, walked 2 miles every day to school in the country. We had a nice childhood.

December 29
Is there anything else that you would like me to know about your childhood?

We lived in the country east of Orleans.

December 30
Did you ever make New Year's resolutions?

No.

December 31
What special memories do you have of New Year's Eve or New Year's Day?

I really don't remember what we did for New Year's Eve or New Year's Day.  (From John: Uh, mom I think I remember. You partied just about every New Year's Eve until you got into the Steakhouse.) 

That's it!! 365 questions have been answered and we learned a lot about mom's childhood.



Saturday, December 13, 2014

All-Nebraska second team is full of first-rate talent - Football - Mobile

All-Nebraska second team is full of first-rate talent - Football - Mobile

Riley's people skills prove valuable amid recruiting whirlwind : Latest Husker News

Riley's people skills prove valuable amid recruiting whirlwind : Latest Husker News

Riley's people skills prove valuable amid recruiting whirlwind : Latest Husker News

Riley's people skills prove valuable amid recruiting whirlwind : Latest Husker News

Pay the men below 'The Man': Beefing up Nebraska's assistant salaries - Omaha.com: Big Red Today Blog

Pay the men below 'The Man': Beefing up Nebraska's assistant salaries - Omaha.com: Big Red Today Blog

Riley Announces Coaching Hires

Riley Announces Coaching Hires

Huskers Battle BYU in Regional Final

Huskers Battle BYU in Regional Final

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Huskers Begin Holiday Bowl Practice

Huskers Begin Holiday Bowl Practice

Nebraska men's Basketball tonight!!

Prediction:

Nebraska plays Incarnate Word who are 5-1 with their only loss to UTEP 81-65. I think tonight will be a similar score but Nebraska has to get more than two scorers shooting well. Teams are overplaying Shields and Petteway and challenging the rest of the team to go ahead and shoot. Against Creighton there wasn;t really anybody else. Yes, Rivers hit a few points but we have to get better. I thought Abraham was a plus when he was in the game. Wished he would have played more in the second half because Creighton dominated us underneath.

Nebraska 82
Incarnate Word 67

Tuesday, December 09, 2014

Huskers Look to Bounce back against Incarnate Word

Huskers Look to Bounce back against Incarnate Word

Steven M. Sipple: Eichorst thinks he was prepared for moment : Latest Husker News

Steven M. Sipple: Eichorst thinks he was prepared for moment : Latest Husker News

Mad Chatter: Shunning the Big 12, Eichorst's pursuit of Bielema, a forgetta-bowl v. USC - Omaha.com: Big Red Today - Husker Football News, Schedules And Videos

Mad Chatter: Shunning the Big 12, Eichorst's pursuit of Bielema, a forgetta-bowl v. USC - Omaha.com: Big Red Today - Husker Football News, Schedules And Videos

Mad Chatter: Shunning the Big 12, Eichorst's pursuit of Bielema, a forgetta-bowl v. USC - Omaha.com: Big Red Today - Husker Football News, Schedules And Videos

Mad Chatter: Shunning the Big 12, Eichorst's pursuit of Bielema, a forgetta-bowl v. USC - Omaha.com: Big Red Today - Husker Football News, Schedules And Videos

Huskers, Huskies Will Become NCAA TV First

Huskers, Huskies Will Become NCAA TV First

Saturday, December 06, 2014

Why Mike Riley jumped to Nebraska and why they’ll like him in Lincoln | Bud Withers | The Seattle Times

Why Mike Riley jumped to Nebraska and why they’ll like him in Lincoln | Bud Withers | The Seattle Times

NCAA volleyball: Huskers find a way, advance to Seattle : Latest Husker News

NCAA volleyball: Huskers find a way, advance to Seattle : Latest Husker News

Don Bryant dies; was longtime NU SID - Big Red Today - Husker football news, schedules and videos - Omaha.com: Breaking news and local coverage from the Omaha World-Herald

Don Bryant dies; was longtime NU SID - Big Red Today - Husker football news, schedules and videos - Omaha.com: Breaking news and local coverage from the Omaha World-Heralda

Riley known as overachiever in recruiting circles : Latest Husker News

Riley known as overachiever in recruiting circles : Latest Husker News

Recruiting: Huskers add Louisiana linebacker to 2015 class - Omaha.com: Big Red Today Blog

Recruiting: Huskers add Louisiana linebacker to 2015 class - Omaha.com: Big Red Today Blog

First new recruit and assistant coach!!

Nebraska landed its first commit under new head coach Mike Riley Saturday night in the form of New Orleans (La.) Edna Karr linebacker Tyrin Ferguson. He was recruited by Riley's new assistant linebacker coach Trent Bray. Bray is also recruiting  Kahill Haughton from Texas to come to NU as a safety. Both Ferguson and Haughton are three stars on Rivals.


Monday, December 01, 2014

McClure Set to Join Huskers in January

McClure Set to Join Huskers in January

Eichorst: Nebraska has resources to hire right guy : Latest Husker News

Eichorst: Nebraska has resources to hire right guy : Latest Husker News

Report: Jim Tressel won't be coaching at Nebraska - Omaha.com: Big Red Today Blog

Report: Jim Tressel won't be coaching at Nebraska - Omaha.com: Big Red Today Blog

Tressel will not be coming to Lincoln!

It s pretty easy to say that even though the rumors are flying that Tressel will not be NU's next football head  coach!

QB Scott Frost is a finalist for the Broyles award, given annually to college football’s best assistant coach.

Huskers Will Host NCAA Tournament Opening Rounds

Huskers Will Host NCAA Tournament Opening Rounds

Carriker: Huskers must strive to be championship contenders - Big Red Today blog - Omaha.com: Breaking news and local coverage from the Omaha World-Herald

Carriker: Huskers must strive to be championship contenders - Big Red Today blog - Omaha.com: Breaking news and local coverage from the Omaha World-Herald