Josh Bullocks had two tackles for the Bears vs. Buffalo. Brandon Jackson had 41 yards on eight carries for Green Bay against Cleveland. Demorrio Williams had two tackles for Kansas City vs. Houston. Kris Brown had three field goals and an extra point for Houston.
Vince Young outplayed Kerry Collins at quarterback yesterday in their game against Tampa bay.
Barrett Ruud had one tackle for Tampa Bay. Kyle Vanden Bosch had two tackles against the Bucs.
Alex Henery and Brett Maher are battling for the punting job! Henery looked the best in the spring.
Offensive lineman Brent Qvale is impressing the coaches as he is practicing with the second team with the injury to Ricky Henry.
Coach Bo Pelini said there is no doubt the Huskers have more depth this year at defensive end. Cooper and Meredith back up Turner and Allen. David Harvey is impressing along with freshman Jason Ankrah.
Wide receiver Brandon Kinnie is impressing the coaches during the fall session.
The Huskers have Sunday off.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
NFL Stats on Friday Night
Danny Woodhead ran for five yards on six carries Friday night against the Rams. He also let the Jets in return yardage with 45 on two kickoff returns. Josh Brown had three field goals for the Rams
Maurice Purify had two catches for 17 yards vs. the Saints. Scott Shanle had two tackles for New Orleans.
After three quarters, Nate Swift has one catch for 11 yards and Correll Buckhalter has four yards on four carries for the Broncos. Jay Moore has one tackle for the 49ers.
Sam Koch had five punts for a 38 yard average. Three were inside the 20. Cody Glenn had one tackle for Washington.
Titus Adams had one tackle for New England.
Maurice Purify had two catches for 17 yards vs. the Saints. Scott Shanle had two tackles for New Orleans.
After three quarters, Nate Swift has one catch for 11 yards and Correll Buckhalter has four yards on four carries for the Broncos. Jay Moore has one tackle for the 49ers.
Sam Koch had five punts for a 38 yard average. Three were inside the 20. Cody Glenn had one tackle for Washington.
Titus Adams had one tackle for New England.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Football 202 Highlights
James Dobson said the players are bigger and faster than last year. A side note: The workouts this summer were the hardest they have been through since being at NU according to one player.
The 105 players this year have more talent than a year ago. Some players in fall camp last year were not in the top 105 players this year.
Nebraska has the talent to be a national championship team. They have to get more consistent, trust in the coaches, and improve their academic efforts so that problems in that area are not a distraction for football.
Recruiting is not an exact science. Relationships with high school coaches are essential for recruiting great talent. Relationships are starting to develop in Nebraska and Texas, for example.
Pelini's reaction after the New Mexico game after being told that Lance Thorell had just started his first game with 11 men on a team. "What!!?" Lance played for Loomis who played 8 man ball and is a walk-on.. Coach Sanders is very happy with his progress.
The story of how Colton Koehler from Harvard starting his college career with Division III Nebraska Weslayen and now could be a starter at Nebraska is a tribute to how the walk-on program at Nebraska works.
The coaches and staff just don't give lip service to the walk-on program, they truly believe it sets NU apart from other schools.
With the NCAA limit of 105 players in fall camp, the rule has changed that if a player gets hurt, the coaching staff can call in another player not on the original list. This happened when Ron Kellog Jr. just came into camp to replace injured Kody Spano.
There are 29 practices in fall camp. Last year there was only one week of practice before school started. This year there will be two weeks.
The first day of practice this year included drug testing.
Tommy Frazier said NU coach Kevin Steele drew him to NU. Frazier was actually just ready to commit to Colorado when an assistant coach called him from Colorado and said they would like to switch him to safety. That assistant coach is now the head coach for the Minnesota Vikings, I believe.
Frazier discussed the conversation he had with Warren Sapp in the 1995 Orange Bowl. Frazier told a reporter that he didn't like being called Thomas or Tom. He said Sapp must of read the story. When I came back into the game Warren was yelling, "Hey, Thomas, Hey Tom. Where have you been? Frazier said, It's not where I've been fat boy, it's where I am going."
Frazier said when he ran his first career play at NU, he ran the wrong way.
Pelini can fire up a crowd with his enthusiasm. So can Ron Brown who got a standing ovation with his energy.
Tommie Frazier said his college highlight was graduating. He was the first one in his large family to graduate from college.
His favorite play was getting hit from behind but still got a pass off against Colorado. He loved beating Colorado.
Frazier feels the option can still work today. "Look at Georgia Tech!"
Frazier said the first time he was in Lincoln and it was snowing he said "What the hell am I doing here?"
Pelini said the successful players are set apart because of what they do off the field with academics, working out, and family. They must compete daily, follow a process laid out by coaches and staff and be accountable.
Carl Pelini said that we are establishing the team we want to be. The family atmosphere is a powerful, powerful thing.
Coach John Papuchis said that Baker Steinkuhler will be a force before he leaves Nebraska.
All coaches talked about a "relentless effort" by the team and coaches being key to the team.
Shawn Watson says Zac Lee has as much talent as an QB he has ever been around.
Mike McNiel commented that Rex Burkhead has caught his eye this summer. Prince Amukamara said that Jason Ankrah, a defensive end, is a freshman to look out for.
We'll probably have some more in Football 202 later but that is all for tonight.
The 105 players this year have more talent than a year ago. Some players in fall camp last year were not in the top 105 players this year.
Nebraska has the talent to be a national championship team. They have to get more consistent, trust in the coaches, and improve their academic efforts so that problems in that area are not a distraction for football.
Recruiting is not an exact science. Relationships with high school coaches are essential for recruiting great talent. Relationships are starting to develop in Nebraska and Texas, for example.
Pelini's reaction after the New Mexico game after being told that Lance Thorell had just started his first game with 11 men on a team. "What!!?" Lance played for Loomis who played 8 man ball and is a walk-on.. Coach Sanders is very happy with his progress.
The story of how Colton Koehler from Harvard starting his college career with Division III Nebraska Weslayen and now could be a starter at Nebraska is a tribute to how the walk-on program at Nebraska works.
The coaches and staff just don't give lip service to the walk-on program, they truly believe it sets NU apart from other schools.
With the NCAA limit of 105 players in fall camp, the rule has changed that if a player gets hurt, the coaching staff can call in another player not on the original list. This happened when Ron Kellog Jr. just came into camp to replace injured Kody Spano.
There are 29 practices in fall camp. Last year there was only one week of practice before school started. This year there will be two weeks.
The first day of practice this year included drug testing.
Tommy Frazier said NU coach Kevin Steele drew him to NU. Frazier was actually just ready to commit to Colorado when an assistant coach called him from Colorado and said they would like to switch him to safety. That assistant coach is now the head coach for the Minnesota Vikings, I believe.
Frazier discussed the conversation he had with Warren Sapp in the 1995 Orange Bowl. Frazier told a reporter that he didn't like being called Thomas or Tom. He said Sapp must of read the story. When I came back into the game Warren was yelling, "Hey, Thomas, Hey Tom. Where have you been? Frazier said, It's not where I've been fat boy, it's where I am going."
Frazier said when he ran his first career play at NU, he ran the wrong way.
Pelini can fire up a crowd with his enthusiasm. So can Ron Brown who got a standing ovation with his energy.
Tommie Frazier said his college highlight was graduating. He was the first one in his large family to graduate from college.
His favorite play was getting hit from behind but still got a pass off against Colorado. He loved beating Colorado.
Frazier feels the option can still work today. "Look at Georgia Tech!"
Frazier said the first time he was in Lincoln and it was snowing he said "What the hell am I doing here?"
Pelini said the successful players are set apart because of what they do off the field with academics, working out, and family. They must compete daily, follow a process laid out by coaches and staff and be accountable.
Carl Pelini said that we are establishing the team we want to be. The family atmosphere is a powerful, powerful thing.
Coach John Papuchis said that Baker Steinkuhler will be a force before he leaves Nebraska.
All coaches talked about a "relentless effort" by the team and coaches being key to the team.
Shawn Watson says Zac Lee has as much talent as an QB he has ever been around.
Mike McNiel commented that Rex Burkhead has caught his eye this summer. Prince Amukamara said that Jason Ankrah, a defensive end, is a freshman to look out for.
We'll probably have some more in Football 202 later but that is all for tonight.
Friday, August 07, 2009
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Football 202: 2009 Part 2
Bo Pelini's message was that this 2009 team has talent. We have to continue to change the culture to a family atmosphere and the players have to trust the coaches. We have come a long ways but we aren't quite there yet. We have to be more consistent.
James Dobson, the strength and conditioning coach, is as full of energy as anybody I have ever been around. The word is that he is working the players much much harder than he did a year ago.
Dobson said that in June the team worked on strength, speed, and, power. In July they are working on conditioning.
The team has gained 350 lbs of body mass during this time and yet are faster. They work on acceleration. They sprint 10-15 yards at a time. Dobson said long distance is not football.
Dobson said that a player comes to Nebraska because he trusts us. They have to trust we will make them better. The players have to have a high level of performance throughout the whole year. If you are comfortable, you won't get better.
Ted Gilmore talked about recruiting. He said there is no exact science to recruiting. Nebraska believes in staff recruiting where two, three, four coaches may visit a player.
Recruiting is getting out of whack in some parts of the country because they are recruiting players when they are only freshman or sophomores.
The recruiting philosophy is
1) Academics Nebraska leads the nation in academics. Student athletes must compete in the classroom.
2) Athletics
3) Community Recruits must be a good fit for our state, community, and university
Prospects are evaluated by speed, strength, size, ability, and character. Gilmore said, for example, they like receivers that are big bodied (6'3" and above) and can created separation (quickness and speed)
Gilmore said "We will not always compete with our opponents for the same prospects. However we must recruit individuals that will help us defeat those teams".
NU's goal is to identify every prospect within a 500 mile radius of the University.
Some of the players in the top 105 players for Nebraska last year will not make the top 105 players in 2009. This is even after we lost a bunch of seniors. This means the overall talent level is up at Nebraska. The redshirting and incoming freshmen plus the development of our other players has created an increase in talent. That is good news for NU fans. That is great news!!
James Dobson, the strength and conditioning coach, is as full of energy as anybody I have ever been around. The word is that he is working the players much much harder than he did a year ago.
Dobson said that in June the team worked on strength, speed, and, power. In July they are working on conditioning.
The team has gained 350 lbs of body mass during this time and yet are faster. They work on acceleration. They sprint 10-15 yards at a time. Dobson said long distance is not football.
Dobson said that a player comes to Nebraska because he trusts us. They have to trust we will make them better. The players have to have a high level of performance throughout the whole year. If you are comfortable, you won't get better.
Ted Gilmore talked about recruiting. He said there is no exact science to recruiting. Nebraska believes in staff recruiting where two, three, four coaches may visit a player.
Recruiting is getting out of whack in some parts of the country because they are recruiting players when they are only freshman or sophomores.
The recruiting philosophy is
1) Academics Nebraska leads the nation in academics. Student athletes must compete in the classroom.
2) Athletics
3) Community Recruits must be a good fit for our state, community, and university
Prospects are evaluated by speed, strength, size, ability, and character. Gilmore said, for example, they like receivers that are big bodied (6'3" and above) and can created separation (quickness and speed)
Gilmore said "We will not always compete with our opponents for the same prospects. However we must recruit individuals that will help us defeat those teams".
NU's goal is to identify every prospect within a 500 mile radius of the University.
Some of the players in the top 105 players for Nebraska last year will not make the top 105 players in 2009. This is even after we lost a bunch of seniors. This means the overall talent level is up at Nebraska. The redshirting and incoming freshmen plus the development of our other players has created an increase in talent. That is good news for NU fans. That is great news!!
Sunday, August 02, 2009
Football 202: Not X's and O's, but how you do it!
This year's Football 202 had 328 attendees from 18 states. Last year there was approximately 125 that attended the first session ever. Jeff Jamrog mentioned that the session is like the T-shirt that says "NU football is not Life or Death" and then on the back it says "It's more important than that."
The NU coaches are on the same page. There was a consistent message given by all. The message is that 1) Every player is competing daily, 2) Follow the process consistently, 3)Be accountable for your actions, and 4) Establish a culture of a family atmosphere.
Bo Pelini didn't talk about X's and O's. His emphasis was what sets players and coaches apart. He said it is what they do off the field. Ultimately it is not what you do but how you do it. "Every decision you make every day impacts who you are.
Pelini said, in his mind, his job is not to win football games but to prepare kids for the rest of their life.
He said in the recruiting process, the recruit has a me-attitude when he is picking a college. Once he signs it has to be all about team.
Pelini is about the process. Players need to worry about their day-to-day activities and it has to be their main priority. That includes going and participating in classes. If they are having problems in their classes, they won't be focused when they come to football practice.
There are not many gray areas in coaching, it is mostly black and white. You love the players unconditionally but sometimes it has to be tough love.
Players have to trust coaches. When this staff got to Lincoln, the trust wasn't there. The trust wasn't all there in 2008 but it is getting better.
Pelini feels he has a tremendous mentor in Coach Osborne. He said that he has a dream job and the reasons are: 1) Tom Osborne is athletic director, 2) He is now head coach, and 3) He likes working with young men.
He joked about having his picture taken while out in public. People walk up and take pictures with their cell phone which amazes him because he said "I'm ugly". He also remembers a guy about 75 years of age giving him a long long bear hug as his girls looked with astonishment. He said "It's ok girls".
Pelini stresses that as a coach you have to have balance with your life. He believes his staff follows this same philosophy.
Pelini said they have a more difficult time recruiting because it is about building relationships with high school football coaches. Nebraska isn't populated enough to draw a large number of recruits so he said building relationships becomes a challenge. They have started to build ties with coaches in the Dallas, Texas area, and it has paid off.
Pelini said the biggest challenge of the football team is "ourselves." Ultimately if the players buy in, we have enough talent to win a championship. Last year we lacked consistency.
Pelini talks to Pete Carroll on a regular basis. He says he doesn't have all the answers and as a coach you must continue to develop.
Pelini believes in treating his assistant coaches the best he can. He said he has the best staff in college football.
Pelini said he doesn't believe in depth charts but he assured our group that Suh will start.
When asked who is more talented - Suh or Dorsey, his former All-American from LSU - he said Suh may have more talent but Glenn Dorsey is extraordinary with his effort. He says Suh has great effort but Dorsey was at a different level every play.
Pelini says that Missouri was a game "I screwed up". After that game he said he had a complete self-evaluation. He said he made corrections.
The game he most enjoyed was Texas Tech because we responded well after the Missouri game. That game was the crossroads of the season.
In the next couple of days, we will have more on Football 202. Watch for more!
The NU coaches are on the same page. There was a consistent message given by all. The message is that 1) Every player is competing daily, 2) Follow the process consistently, 3)Be accountable for your actions, and 4) Establish a culture of a family atmosphere.
Bo Pelini didn't talk about X's and O's. His emphasis was what sets players and coaches apart. He said it is what they do off the field. Ultimately it is not what you do but how you do it. "Every decision you make every day impacts who you are.
Pelini said, in his mind, his job is not to win football games but to prepare kids for the rest of their life.
He said in the recruiting process, the recruit has a me-attitude when he is picking a college. Once he signs it has to be all about team.
Pelini is about the process. Players need to worry about their day-to-day activities and it has to be their main priority. That includes going and participating in classes. If they are having problems in their classes, they won't be focused when they come to football practice.
There are not many gray areas in coaching, it is mostly black and white. You love the players unconditionally but sometimes it has to be tough love.
Players have to trust coaches. When this staff got to Lincoln, the trust wasn't there. The trust wasn't all there in 2008 but it is getting better.
Pelini feels he has a tremendous mentor in Coach Osborne. He said that he has a dream job and the reasons are: 1) Tom Osborne is athletic director, 2) He is now head coach, and 3) He likes working with young men.
He joked about having his picture taken while out in public. People walk up and take pictures with their cell phone which amazes him because he said "I'm ugly". He also remembers a guy about 75 years of age giving him a long long bear hug as his girls looked with astonishment. He said "It's ok girls".
Pelini stresses that as a coach you have to have balance with your life. He believes his staff follows this same philosophy.
Pelini said they have a more difficult time recruiting because it is about building relationships with high school football coaches. Nebraska isn't populated enough to draw a large number of recruits so he said building relationships becomes a challenge. They have started to build ties with coaches in the Dallas, Texas area, and it has paid off.
Pelini said the biggest challenge of the football team is "ourselves." Ultimately if the players buy in, we have enough talent to win a championship. Last year we lacked consistency.
Pelini talks to Pete Carroll on a regular basis. He says he doesn't have all the answers and as a coach you must continue to develop.
Pelini believes in treating his assistant coaches the best he can. He said he has the best staff in college football.
Pelini said he doesn't believe in depth charts but he assured our group that Suh will start.
When asked who is more talented - Suh or Dorsey, his former All-American from LSU - he said Suh may have more talent but Glenn Dorsey is extraordinary with his effort. He says Suh has great effort but Dorsey was at a different level every play.
Pelini says that Missouri was a game "I screwed up". After that game he said he had a complete self-evaluation. He said he made corrections.
The game he most enjoyed was Texas Tech because we responded well after the Missouri game. That game was the crossroads of the season.
In the next couple of days, we will have more on Football 202. Watch for more!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
News of the day!
Alberto Contador won the Tour de France for the second time. Lance Armstrong did not win. He was well back in time but did finish third in his attempt at a comeback. Will he retire again?
Jamie McMurray is free to shop around for another team. Roush Fenway Racing said they may look to move McMurray to their partner Yates Racing. Presently Roush's drivers are Matt Kenseth, Carl Edward, Greg Biffle, David Ragan, and McMurray. Dewalt says they will not sponsor Matt Kenseth's #17 next year also. It will be weird to see Kenseth with a different looking car. I guess we have gotten used to Tony Stewart's car not being Home Depot so we can get used to this also.
McMurray has been rumored to be in contact with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing to take over the #1 car as Martin Truex Jr is moving after this year.
Look to Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, and Kyle Busch to finish in that order today at the Brickyard.
Coffee grinds caused an emergency landing today in New York. Personnel on board thought they smelled something burning or a fire. Sounds like home.
Larry The Cable Guy is beginning the filming of his Christmas Special this week! Maybe that's why my wife has started her shopping already.
Jamie McMurray is free to shop around for another team. Roush Fenway Racing said they may look to move McMurray to their partner Yates Racing. Presently Roush's drivers are Matt Kenseth, Carl Edward, Greg Biffle, David Ragan, and McMurray. Dewalt says they will not sponsor Matt Kenseth's #17 next year also. It will be weird to see Kenseth with a different looking car. I guess we have gotten used to Tony Stewart's car not being Home Depot so we can get used to this also.
McMurray has been rumored to be in contact with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing to take over the #1 car as Martin Truex Jr is moving after this year.
Look to Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, and Kyle Busch to finish in that order today at the Brickyard.
Coffee grinds caused an emergency landing today in New York. Personnel on board thought they smelled something burning or a fire. Sounds like home.
Larry The Cable Guy is beginning the filming of his Christmas Special this week! Maybe that's why my wife has started her shopping already.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
JK Wedding Entrance Dance
THIS IS AWESOME!!! YOU MAY HAVE TO HIT PAUSE AND LET IN LOAD SO YOU CAN WATCH IT ALL AT ONCE!
Monday, July 20, 2009
British Open exciting without Woods!
Steady Tom Watson made this year's British Open one of the best in years. I forgot Tiger didn't even make the cut. No Tiger Woods but lots of drama. Tom Watson was only two over for the day in regulation. Pretty good golf with all the pressure. Many younger extremely athletic golfers played much worse on Sunday.
Golf needs to have a golfer from the past be in the hunt of winning a tournament about once a month. Why not? Wrestling does it, why not golf.
Found myself not liking Stewart Cink for an hour or two yesterday. He seems to be a good guy though. But why did he have to beat Watson?
I think I'll Join the Michael Vick fan club. For Pete's sake he was mean to some dogs and he went to prison for a couple of years. The press is after him and when that happens, as we see in politics, they can ruin you.
Golf needs to have a golfer from the past be in the hunt of winning a tournament about once a month. Why not? Wrestling does it, why not golf.
Found myself not liking Stewart Cink for an hour or two yesterday. He seems to be a good guy though. But why did he have to beat Watson?
I think I'll Join the Michael Vick fan club. For Pete's sake he was mean to some dogs and he went to prison for a couple of years. The press is after him and when that happens, as we see in politics, they can ruin you.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Walter Cronkite announces death of JFK
This is one of my most memorable moments in my lifetime. At the time had had a huge impact on the nation. John F. Kennedy had instilled into the lives a vision and a hope for each of us to get better. The nation responded!! This day could be compared to 9/11 when you look at how it affected the nation and the world.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Joe Moglia
Former coach and chairman for TD Ameritrade Joe Moglia is the new life skills and leadership consultant for football. Read on..
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Best shape ever!
In 2008 when strength and conditioning coach, James Dobson, took over the workouts they, were much more strenuous than what the players experienced with the previous staff. Well, it sounds like this year the workouts have been stepped up a few more notches. The workouts have been very vigorous and players say they are in the best shape of their life. This will result in more wins. You have to give the players and staff a big A+ for the off season work they have done. The first game is right around the corner. As a fan it is invigorating to know the effort that has been set forth to put the best product on the field. This writer is grateful but also glad he isn't one going through the workouts.
I am starting to get the fever and believe that NU can win the Big 12 North. The game at Kansas will be huge. So many things can happen before that game, but if NU can stay mostly healthy at key positions, they will win at Lawrence. Do fans know how much teams will take to prepare to stop Suh? He is the man.
I am starting to get the fever and believe that NU can win the Big 12 North. The game at Kansas will be huge. So many things can happen before that game, but if NU can stay mostly healthy at key positions, they will win at Lawrence. Do fans know how much teams will take to prepare to stop Suh? He is the man.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Curse of the Home Run Derby
The Wall Street Journal had the following statistics today on those that have won the Home Run Derby.
Pre-Break Post Break
2008-Lance Berkman 1 HR per 15 AB 1 HR per 31 AB
2007 Alex Rios 1 HR per 21 AB 1 HR per 42 AB
2006 David Wright 1 HR per 17 AB 1 HR per 41 AB
2005 Bobby Abreau 1 HR per 18 AB 1 HR per 44 AB
Two experienced Kansas football players made position changes in critical areas. Kansas lost three starting linebackers so Angus Quigley, the team's second leading rusher last season, has moved to linebacker.
Sophomore Jeremiah Hatch started 12 games at left tackle last year. He has moved to center.
QB Todd Reesing is the only QB projected to start this fall that has won in a bowl game.
Tonight on FSN, the September 1996 between Arizona St and Nebraska was shown. NU had a 26 game winning streak going and was upset 19-0. Pat Tillman recovered a fumble by Ahman Green to ice the victory. Arizona St. went 12-0 that year and then got beat in the Rose Bowl by Ohio State.
Pre-Break Post Break
2008-Lance Berkman 1 HR per 15 AB 1 HR per 31 AB
2007 Alex Rios 1 HR per 21 AB 1 HR per 42 AB
2006 David Wright 1 HR per 17 AB 1 HR per 41 AB
2005 Bobby Abreau 1 HR per 18 AB 1 HR per 44 AB
Two experienced Kansas football players made position changes in critical areas. Kansas lost three starting linebackers so Angus Quigley, the team's second leading rusher last season, has moved to linebacker.
Sophomore Jeremiah Hatch started 12 games at left tackle last year. He has moved to center.
QB Todd Reesing is the only QB projected to start this fall that has won in a bowl game.
Tonight on FSN, the September 1996 between Arizona St and Nebraska was shown. NU had a 26 game winning streak going and was upset 19-0. Pat Tillman recovered a fumble by Ahman Green to ice the victory. Arizona St. went 12-0 that year and then got beat in the Rose Bowl by Ohio State.
Virginia Tech Enter Sandman Entrance
Today ESPN radio said that the money people say Virginia Tech and Boise State are the two toughest places to play. Nebraska goes to Virginia Tech 9/19/09. Virginia Tech is pre-rated in the top five in most polls. It will be interesting to see how many NU fans dressed in red can get tickets to the game. Should be a blast!!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
John Mayer performing Human Nature Michael Jackson Memorial Tribute
This is pretty neat. Suggestion: hit play and then hit pause so you can let it load. Enjoy
Friday, July 10, 2009
2008 FOOTBALL 202-PART 3
This is the third segment of Football 202 attended by 132 Husker fans. There were fans from twelve states that attended Football 202. One of those fans was the dad of Husker great Terry Connealy, Marty Connealy. He had two of his grandsons with him who look like they could be Huskers soon. They go to school in Mullen.
Also in the football office on Friday was Cody Green, a great quarterback recruit in the 2009 class. He was with his sister and mother. He is a tall athletic looking kid who reminds this writer a little like Josh Freeman. It looked like he was having a good time. He did not attend Football 202.
The Football 202 group had the pleasure of listening to Bo Pelini for a generous amount of time during the day. He told about his story of getting into the coaching ranks.
After playing for Ohio State, he went to Iowa as a GA and worked with the offense. He left after one year because they didn't offer the right setup to go into Sport Administration, which was what he wanted to do. He still wanted to coach also so he did send out numerous resumes to various teams. He was helping coach a high school team when one day the following fall Dwight Clark of the 49ers called him and asked if he was interested in being a scout for them. Clark met with Pelini and asked him to analyze three players and send the results to San Fransisco so they could evaluate his work. They were impressed and Pelini was hired as the head of scouting.
Pelini said he quickly "became bored" working in this area. He spent evenings with Ray Rhodes and other defensive coaches looking at film. They were impressed with his ideas and he was hired in mid-season as an assistant to the assistant secondary coach. At the end of the season Ray Rhodes went to the Philadelphia Eagles and Mike Shanahan went to the Denver Broncos. They both offered him jobs. But Mike Shanahan did give him some advice. He suggested that Coach Pelini stay with the 49ers who had a great system, George Seifert as head coach, and a defensive coordinator named Pete Carroll. Coach Pelini said "the best career decision he ever made was not taking the Bronco or Philly job as an assistant coach." He said "you are a product of what you are exposed to." The five years with the 49ers formed him into a great defensive coach. The rest is history.
Coach Pelini believes that coaching is all about relationships and teaching. In regards to teaching he learned in San Fransisco the following concepts:
1. Teach a player what to do
2. Teach a player how to do it
3. Most importantly, you need to teach WHY you are doing that way.
Whatever job that you have, you have to know the WHY. That way when there are changes in formations or adversity, you know how to react in a positive manner.
Coach Pelini believes that the best player is even in his emotions. "Players have to in control. Emotion happens when you have built a team, when you are playing for "N", not themselves."
Coach Pelini said "the players aren't quite ready yet, but they WILL be ready for the first game." This writer believes him.
In the afternoon, we had the pleasure to listen to Eric Crouch. Crouch was introduced as not only a great player and Heisman winner, but also a great person by Jeff Jamrog.
Crouch discussed his pro career. He said "he wanted to play quarterback" but the Rams drafted him as a receiver. Crouch was burned out from football when he left the Rams. He was injured most of his pro career and had nine surgeries before it was over. He said he doesn't know if his pro career is over now, but he does enjoy his recreational equipment sales business in Omaha.
Crouch raved about his high school football coach Fred Petito of Millard North.
Crouch said you always needed to "know what you were doing during the game" at NU. He said he would stay after practice and throw balls for an hour or two after practice. He worked hard.
His greatest college game, he said, was beating Notre Dame in overtime at Notre Dame with the stadium mostly red. He also mentioned the TD pass he caught from Mike Stuntz and the long Missouri run for a TD.
Crouch was very humorous and talked about the time when he was in New Orleans for the Walter Camp award. He said officials called him to go eat. He met Rex Grossman in the elevator and asked him if he was going out to eat because he assumed all the candidates were invited. Grossman was in shorts and had a pizza so he figured out real quick that he was going to eat with them by himself. They told him that night at supper that he was going to win the award.
Crouch also talked about running to a defensive team's strength sometimes when the defense would shift. He said "I thought, what the heck and they would go out and make ten to fifteen yards."
Part 4 will be the final segment. It will include more on Coach Pelini, the offensive coaches installing plays, and meeting with four of the players! Stay tuned.
Crouch had a great message and was interesting to listen to.
An interesting web site is www.tv4u.com. Check out Classic Sports/Classic Football and look for the 1976 Bluebonnet Bowl with Nebraska vs. Texas Tech. Ron Franklin is a sideline announcer and the game is shown in its entirety.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Perlman Surprises!
I have never considered Harvey Perlman a representative of sports let alone being a spokesman for the BCS. Perlman has seemed to be a square shooter and he seems to be more comfortable with science and music announcements than sports. Just found it interesting.
What in the world is Congress doing talking about the BCS anyway. There are much more worldly issues to be dealing with than if the BCS is breaking anti-trust laws. Let the courts decide it rather than Orrin Hatch trying to spell out that Utah is better than Nebraska. It appears now that the BCS setup as we know it will be gone. That may be good but keep it out of Congress.
Personally I am ok with the BCS but don't have power conferences. Just take the best teams and let the system set it up. If two teams end up undefeated at year end, let's play one more game to decide the overall champion. Most years there wouldn't be an extra game but it would add excitement to the bowl games. Money needs to be split with the conferences that have the better teams. Last year the Mountain West Conference got $9.8 million which was half of the amount of money the three bigger conferences got. When they won their BCS bowl their conference should receive more money. It needs to be a little more fair. Their conference is not equal to the Big 12 but the payback should be more fairly distributed. How much? I am not sure.
I would like to see somebody that knows all the facts comment on this.
Look for Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, and Kyle Busch battle for the Nascar race this week.
What in the world is Congress doing talking about the BCS anyway. There are much more worldly issues to be dealing with than if the BCS is breaking anti-trust laws. Let the courts decide it rather than Orrin Hatch trying to spell out that Utah is better than Nebraska. It appears now that the BCS setup as we know it will be gone. That may be good but keep it out of Congress.
Personally I am ok with the BCS but don't have power conferences. Just take the best teams and let the system set it up. If two teams end up undefeated at year end, let's play one more game to decide the overall champion. Most years there wouldn't be an extra game but it would add excitement to the bowl games. Money needs to be split with the conferences that have the better teams. Last year the Mountain West Conference got $9.8 million which was half of the amount of money the three bigger conferences got. When they won their BCS bowl their conference should receive more money. It needs to be a little more fair. Their conference is not equal to the Big 12 but the payback should be more fairly distributed. How much? I am not sure.
I would like to see somebody that knows all the facts comment on this.
Look for Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, and Kyle Busch battle for the Nascar race this week.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Harlan County Lake elevation
On June 29th the elevation of the Harlan County Lake was 1947.03. This is compared to 1947.88 on 6/29/08. On June 26th, 2007, the elevation was 1939.85. The town of Alma had a record crowd for its parade today.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
2008 Football 202 Part 2
I attended the UNL Football 202 program last year. It was a GREAT experience!! Here is the second part of what I wrote last year.
This is Part 2 to this writer's day at Football 202. 132 Husker football fans attended "class" to learn more of the "inside" workings of the football team. Please refer to my July 26th blog for this writer's first set of notes.
It was mentioned in my Part 1 blog that next year's attendance may double when it gets around what a neat time we had with Football 202. The great thing of having 132 was that we all fit in the players meeting room in the football office.
After James Dobson spoke to us we took a break. At that time my daughter Kim introduced me to Chris Kiffin. He is a son to Monte Kiffin of the Tampa Bay Bucs and a brother to Lane Kiffin, the Oakland Raider head coach. Chris is 26 and is an intern for the football team. He will work with the tight ends this season. He played football for Colorado State as a defensive lineman. Coach Watson said that when he was with Colorado they had to use a smash block on Chris when they played Colorado State. A smash block consists of two lineman blocking one defender using a certain technique. Needless to say, Chris Kiffin was an excellent college football player and is a very good kid.
Also working as an intern is Austen Everson who was a standout QB for Coach Frank Solich at Ohio University in 2005 and 2006. It is my understanding he will be working in the video area.
After break we had the pleasure to hear Trev Alberts speak. His story is interesting and he has a passion for Husker football that may only be matched by Jason Peter.
Trev said that a Husker player has the "burden and responsibility to represent the state well" and to win football games. To be a Cornhusker means you do everything possible to put a winner on the field and anything less than that is not acceptable. He mentioned that, as a player, you have to understand what Nebraska football means to the fans.
Trev Alberts was from a small school in Iowa. He said his dad really didn't want him to play football because he needed to help with farm work. He said when they grew up they didn't have a TV. He did go out for football and had a pretty successful career.
Back when Trev was getting recruited, they didn't have internet recruiting services but Tom Lemming had a publication. Trev's dad called Tom Lemming and asked why his son wasn't on his all Midwest team. Lemming told him to send $25 and he would send Trev future copies. The next publication had Trev Albert as second team on the Midwest team. This helped him get recognition with college football programs.
One day Earl Bruce, who was then coaching Northern Iowa called him and said they would like to offer him a scholarship. He asked what that meant. Coach Bruce said that if you come here we will pay for your schooling if you play football for us. Trev said "alright, sounds good to me."
One day the legendary Nebraska linebacker football coach, John Melton, showed up at his door. That started his relationship with Nebraska. He had two or three offers from other schools and Iowa had asked him to walk-on but then Nebraska got interested. Dave Gillespie asked Alberts to send him some film. Trev laughed when he told us what his football tape consisted of. A father had taped a couple of games on an old recorder. He sent that tape to Nebraska.
Trev Alberts admired Tom Osborne. When Coach Osborne visited him, he wrote down on a piece of paper eight names. Trev's was at the bottom. Coach Osborne explained that if Trev came to Nebraska that he would be listed as the eighth linebacker. It would be up to him to move up. He admired Coach Osborne because he didn't make promises that he would start if he went to Nebraska. Coach Osborne also wanted competitors on his football team and they had to have the drive to improve themselves to start.
Trev Alberts went to Nebraska despite his parents wanting him to stay closer to home and attend Iowa. Iowa offered him a scholarship after Nebraska did. The other reason he went to NU was:
1. He loved the visit to Nebraska
2. His high school football coach told him to go to Iowa because he could never play at NU. He said he still loves his high school coach dearly.
Trev Alerts said playing at Nebraska created a "larger mission of college athletics". He said that the student-athlete was never mistreated. We were always treated right."
He said that playing at Nebraska gave him many life lessons. Perseverance was a key. He felt like quitting many times but his dad told him he was not to quit and that being a quitter makes it easy to quit other things in life. He learned a different level of toughness and work ethic and that the work ethic was set by those that had an investment in the state.
"We believed in what we believed and we didn't waiver. We had principles." Another life lesson learned was honesty.
Trev Albert ended up as a rush end for the Cornhuskers. He attributes a lot of his success to his position coach, Tony Samuel. He won the Butkus award when he was a senior.
Trev Alberts was very entertaining. You can see why he has been successful on television. He said he is still friends with Mark May and had just spoke to him a couple of weeks ago.
Trev left us with "Football can't be about total thinking. You have to be free to play."
Next up is Bo Pelini.
This is Part 2 to this writer's day at Football 202. 132 Husker football fans attended "class" to learn more of the "inside" workings of the football team. Please refer to my July 26th blog for this writer's first set of notes.
It was mentioned in my Part 1 blog that next year's attendance may double when it gets around what a neat time we had with Football 202. The great thing of having 132 was that we all fit in the players meeting room in the football office.
After James Dobson spoke to us we took a break. At that time my daughter Kim introduced me to Chris Kiffin. He is a son to Monte Kiffin of the Tampa Bay Bucs and a brother to Lane Kiffin, the Oakland Raider head coach. Chris is 26 and is an intern for the football team. He will work with the tight ends this season. He played football for Colorado State as a defensive lineman. Coach Watson said that when he was with Colorado they had to use a smash block on Chris when they played Colorado State. A smash block consists of two lineman blocking one defender using a certain technique. Needless to say, Chris Kiffin was an excellent college football player and is a very good kid.
Also working as an intern is Austen Everson who was a standout QB for Coach Frank Solich at Ohio University in 2005 and 2006. It is my understanding he will be working in the video area.
After break we had the pleasure to hear Trev Alberts speak. His story is interesting and he has a passion for Husker football that may only be matched by Jason Peter.
Trev said that a Husker player has the "burden and responsibility to represent the state well" and to win football games. To be a Cornhusker means you do everything possible to put a winner on the field and anything less than that is not acceptable. He mentioned that, as a player, you have to understand what Nebraska football means to the fans.
Trev Alberts was from a small school in Iowa. He said his dad really didn't want him to play football because he needed to help with farm work. He said when they grew up they didn't have a TV. He did go out for football and had a pretty successful career.
Back when Trev was getting recruited, they didn't have internet recruiting services but Tom Lemming had a publication. Trev's dad called Tom Lemming and asked why his son wasn't on his all Midwest team. Lemming told him to send $25 and he would send Trev future copies. The next publication had Trev Albert as second team on the Midwest team. This helped him get recognition with college football programs.
One day Earl Bruce, who was then coaching Northern Iowa called him and said they would like to offer him a scholarship. He asked what that meant. Coach Bruce said that if you come here we will pay for your schooling if you play football for us. Trev said "alright, sounds good to me."
One day the legendary Nebraska linebacker football coach, John Melton, showed up at his door. That started his relationship with Nebraska. He had two or three offers from other schools and Iowa had asked him to walk-on but then Nebraska got interested. Dave Gillespie asked Alberts to send him some film. Trev laughed when he told us what his football tape consisted of. A father had taped a couple of games on an old recorder. He sent that tape to Nebraska.
Trev Alberts admired Tom Osborne. When Coach Osborne visited him, he wrote down on a piece of paper eight names. Trev's was at the bottom. Coach Osborne explained that if Trev came to Nebraska that he would be listed as the eighth linebacker. It would be up to him to move up. He admired Coach Osborne because he didn't make promises that he would start if he went to Nebraska. Coach Osborne also wanted competitors on his football team and they had to have the drive to improve themselves to start.
Trev Alberts went to Nebraska despite his parents wanting him to stay closer to home and attend Iowa. Iowa offered him a scholarship after Nebraska did. The other reason he went to NU was:
1. He loved the visit to Nebraska
2. His high school football coach told him to go to Iowa because he could never play at NU. He said he still loves his high school coach dearly.
Trev Alerts said playing at Nebraska created a "larger mission of college athletics". He said that the student-athlete was never mistreated. We were always treated right."
He said that playing at Nebraska gave him many life lessons. Perseverance was a key. He felt like quitting many times but his dad told him he was not to quit and that being a quitter makes it easy to quit other things in life. He learned a different level of toughness and work ethic and that the work ethic was set by those that had an investment in the state.
"We believed in what we believed and we didn't waiver. We had principles." Another life lesson learned was honesty.
Trev Albert ended up as a rush end for the Cornhuskers. He attributes a lot of his success to his position coach, Tony Samuel. He won the Butkus award when he was a senior.
Trev Alberts was very entertaining. You can see why he has been successful on television. He said he is still friends with Mark May and had just spoke to him a couple of weeks ago.
Trev left us with "Football can't be about total thinking. You have to be free to play."
Next up is Bo Pelini.
Mayo Clinic atrium piano, charming older couple...
I wished I would have learned how to play the piano better
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Johnson will win at New Hampshire!
Jimmie Johnson will win this weekends race! He has a fast car.
Carl Edwards will race well. He has a good history on medium tracks.
Tony Stewart has the pole due to a rainout. That is good news because the pole has been important when rainouts occur this year. Stewart hasn't prcticed well but he will have the lead early and won't have to go through the field. Expected finish:
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Carl Edwards
3. Tony Stewart
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Denny Hamlin
Stat of the week: Only 26 current major league players and managers, out of 1,042, have college degrees. This is according to the Wall Street Journal. It could be with this lack of education and the money they are getting paid that maybe steriods make sense to them. Let's see, take some pills or go back to college and do 20 page reports for a few years to get my degree.....what should a baseball player do? Not a smart decision but what would you do?
Carl Edwards will race well. He has a good history on medium tracks.
Tony Stewart has the pole due to a rainout. That is good news because the pole has been important when rainouts occur this year. Stewart hasn't prcticed well but he will have the lead early and won't have to go through the field. Expected finish:
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Carl Edwards
3. Tony Stewart
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Denny Hamlin
Stat of the week: Only 26 current major league players and managers, out of 1,042, have college degrees. This is according to the Wall Street Journal. It could be with this lack of education and the money they are getting paid that maybe steriods make sense to them. Let's see, take some pills or go back to college and do 20 page reports for a few years to get my degree.....what should a baseball player do? Not a smart decision but what would you do?
Friday, June 26, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Fragrances
Jessica Simpson has a new fragrance inspired by Tony Romo. I created a new fragrance inspired by eating pistachios and plums.
Ed McMahan passed away today. He is Johnny Carson's sidekick. Wouldn't it be great if some channel played reruns of the Johnny Carson show. We will miss the "Here's Johnny" announcer.
Texas looks like they can take the series to the third game. LSU and Texas both have some great players. What's with Russell Moldenhauer. Doesn't have a home run all year and then hits four for Texas in Omaha. Maybe he can sign with the Omaha Royals. Well at least until they move to the new stadium.
Ok so Brett Favre is going to Minnesota to play for the Vikings. I am in the minority but good for him. I wonder what number he will wear? He will look very odd in a Viking uniform.
For Pete's sake, Manny Ramirez had 50 games to get his hair cut and he didn't. He played for Albuquerque and didn't do so good. However the Albuquerque team broke an all time attendance record of with over 15,000 at the game.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Revved up again!
After spending a wonderful week in Sweden with my family, it is time to blog again. In Sweden, we met family on my mom's dad side. It was a very interesting, educational, and rewarding trip. The family in Sweden went above and beyond in showing us a great time. We are very fortunate to have had this experience.
Everybody is skinny in Sweden. They eat a lot but they exercise a lot and they eat the right things.
I did have one night in Sweden where the skoaling got carried away. Just one night.
This is Father's Day and a special time for myself. My dad was the greatest dad ever and I miss him a bunch. Not a day goes by that I need his help or have a question for him. He is watching over us. Also my daughters were home to celebrate Father's Day with me. We had a very fun and memorable time. I am blessed with three great daughters.
Now on to less important things........
Mother Nature was not kind to the US Open Golf Championship. The rest of the final round is tomorrow and its too bad we have to work. Has to be bad for the ratings. Tiger will be in the mix but he has too many strokes to make up. Look for Lucas Glover to be the US Champ.
Things are bad in Washington for a number of reasons but the Washington Nationals aren't helping things with the worst record in baseball. I see they won three games in a row this week though.
The Nascar race today was a mess. I don't like road courses or restrictor plate races when it comes to the fantasy league. Kasey Kahne won today with Tony Stewart second.
Everybody is skinny in Sweden. They eat a lot but they exercise a lot and they eat the right things.
I did have one night in Sweden where the skoaling got carried away. Just one night.
This is Father's Day and a special time for myself. My dad was the greatest dad ever and I miss him a bunch. Not a day goes by that I need his help or have a question for him. He is watching over us. Also my daughters were home to celebrate Father's Day with me. We had a very fun and memorable time. I am blessed with three great daughters.
Now on to less important things........
Mother Nature was not kind to the US Open Golf Championship. The rest of the final round is tomorrow and its too bad we have to work. Has to be bad for the ratings. Tiger will be in the mix but he has too many strokes to make up. Look for Lucas Glover to be the US Champ.
Things are bad in Washington for a number of reasons but the Washington Nationals aren't helping things with the worst record in baseball. I see they won three games in a row this week though.
The Nascar race today was a mess. I don't like road courses or restrictor plate races when it comes to the fantasy league. Kasey Kahne won today with Tony Stewart second.
Friday, June 05, 2009
Football 202 and vacation!
I'll be on vacation for a week so may not be posting. We'll see what the internet access. It's camp time again. There are 1400 kids and athletes attending camps in the next couple of weeks. Also at the end of July, there the second year of Football 202.
The following is Part 1 of my segment on Football 202 in 2008. Enjoy. Please make a comment below as to what you want more of on this site.
PICTURES COURTESY OF THE OMAHA WORLD-HERALD
This writer found out how little he knew about the new age of football last Friday when he attended Football 202, a new program headed by Bo Pelini, the Nebraska football coach. Jeff Jamrog, the head of football operations, organized the day that allowed Husker fans to see up close a small sampling of what goes on inside of "Nebraska football." 132 attended the event. My guess is that next year there will be double that amount.
My daughters, Sarah, Jessica and Kim, paid and registered me for Football 202 as a birthday/Father's Day present and it was one of the best presents a dad could get. It was also fun to see Kim during the day as she works in the football office.
In addition, this writer sat in front of Tom Shatel from the Omaha World-Herald. See his article about Football 202 :Tom Shatel
Jeff Jamrog started the day reviewing information regarding Nebraska football. Their budget is close to $34 million. The football programs helps pay for most of the budgets for the rest of Nebraska athletics.
Some of the items budgeted are interesting and mind boggling. Here are a few of the budgeted items:
Guarantees to non-conference teams to play at Nebraska......$2,700,000...
Recruiting expense ......$560,000...
Postage.....$50,000....
Supplements......$112,000....
Autographed footballs....$12,000....
Team travel.....$437,185...
Contest or game expense....$1,350,000.. Out of this officials are $170,000..
Scholarships......$2,000,000....
Nebraska is #1 in the conference in paying out for guarantees for teams to play at Nebraska. The average guarantee is $710,000. Jamrog said this is not a position NU wants to be in.
Recruiting is a top priority for Nebraska. Their priorities in the area of recruiting are:
1. Nebraska (500 mile radius)
2. California
3. Texas (In the 2009 class, six of the nine recruits are from Texas)
4. Florida
5. National Junior Colleges
6. National Position Recruiting
The Huskers grade each player they are looking at. One of the items that is very important is that social skills must be good. If a player doesn't act like a team player or doesn't seem to blend in with the present players on a visit, they are eliminated right away.
Jamrog discussed official visits vs unofficial visits. He noted that on an official visit that "we have 48 hours to impress the recruit".
Jamrog is down to earth and a very funny guy. He was enjoyable.
James Dobson was the next part of the program. He is the new strength coach for Husker football. He says when a recruit is looking to a college team one of the first things they should check out is the strength coach, his assistants, and the weight room facilities. He said a football player will spend more time working out and lifting than he will with everybody else during his college stay.
The new emphasis to the NU football team by the new strength coach is developing burst and speed. They do their workouts based on 40 yard dashes with very short rests and then repeating the short bursts again. They also workout almost year around which they hope will give NU an advantage. Dobson doesn't believe in taking time off because you lose what we have gained in a short period of time.
James Dobson is very likable and as energetic as any person you will ever see. The tour guide mentioned that the players are drenched in sweat now when they leave a workout. Asked if they were not this way the last few years, the tour guide diplomatically said "Next question!"
The following is Part 1 of my segment on Football 202 in 2008. Enjoy. Please make a comment below as to what you want more of on this site.
PICTURES COURTESY OF THE OMAHA WORLD-HERALD
This writer found out how little he knew about the new age of football last Friday when he attended Football 202, a new program headed by Bo Pelini, the Nebraska football coach. Jeff Jamrog, the head of football operations, organized the day that allowed Husker fans to see up close a small sampling of what goes on inside of "Nebraska football." 132 attended the event. My guess is that next year there will be double that amount.
My daughters, Sarah, Jessica and Kim, paid and registered me for Football 202 as a birthday/Father's Day present and it was one of the best presents a dad could get. It was also fun to see Kim during the day as she works in the football office.
In addition, this writer sat in front of Tom Shatel from the Omaha World-Herald. See his article about Football 202 :
Jeff Jamrog started the day reviewing information regarding Nebraska football. Their budget is close to $34 million. The football programs helps pay for most of the budgets for the rest of Nebraska athletics.
Some of the items budgeted are interesting and mind boggling. Here are a few of the budgeted items:
Guarantees to non-conference teams to play at Nebraska......$2,700,000...
Recruiting expense ......$560,000...
Postage.....$50,000....
Supplements......$112,000....
Autographed footballs....$12,000....
Team travel.....$437,185...
Contest or game expense....$1,350,000.. Out of this officials are $170,000..
Scholarships......$2,000,000....
Nebraska is #1 in the conference in paying out for guarantees for teams to play at Nebraska. The average guarantee is $710,000. Jamrog said this is not a position NU wants to be in.
Recruiting is a top priority for Nebraska. Their priorities in the area of recruiting are:
1. Nebraska (500 mile radius)
2. California
3. Texas (In the 2009 class, six of the nine recruits are from Texas)
4. Florida
5. National Junior Colleges
6. National Position Recruiting
The Huskers grade each player they are looking at. One of the items that is very important is that social skills must be good. If a player doesn't act like a team player or doesn't seem to blend in with the present players on a visit, they are eliminated right away.
Jamrog discussed official visits vs unofficial visits. He noted that on an official visit that "we have 48 hours to impress the recruit".
Jamrog is down to earth and a very funny guy. He was enjoyable.
James Dobson was the next part of the program. He is the new strength coach for Husker football. He says when a recruit is looking to a college team one of the first things they should check out is the strength coach, his assistants, and the weight room facilities. He said a football player will spend more time working out and lifting than he will with everybody else during his college stay.
The new emphasis to the NU football team by the new strength coach is developing burst and speed. They do their workouts based on 40 yard dashes with very short rests and then repeating the short bursts again. They also workout almost year around which they hope will give NU an advantage. Dobson doesn't believe in taking time off because you lose what we have gained in a short period of time.
James Dobson is very likable and as energetic as any person you will ever see. The tour guide mentioned that the players are drenched in sweat now when they leave a workout. Asked if they were not this way the last few years, the tour guide diplomatically said "Next question!"
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Oklahoma Preview!
Nebraska plays Oklahoma on November 7th. Oklahoma is a team of few weaknesses! See one site's preview for Oklahoma.
craveonline.com
Monday, June 01, 2009
Harry Caray on CrackerJacks
The good ole days!! Harry is funny and he might have had one Bud Light before this audio.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Gretna takes second in Class B golf
Gretna, the returning Class B golf champs, had another great performance finishing second in this year's tournament. Jared Gustafson shot a 70 and won the honor of Class B's best player. Gretna is coached by Scott Boehler. Adams Central won Class B by 11 strokes.
John Hurley continues to shine. The O'Neill, Nebraska native helped Texas A & M to the NCAA match play championship by not losing a match.
The Nebraska pregame prayer is one of the most googled entries into this site. I thought I would republish the prayer so everybody can read.
Football Pre-game Prayer
Dear Lord,
In the battles we go through life
We ask for a chance that's fair
A chance to equal all our strife
A chance to do or dare
And if we win,
Let it be by the code
With faith and honor held high
And if we lose,
Let us stand by the road
And cheer as the winners go by.
Day by day
We get better and better
A team that can't be beat
Won't be beat.
John Hurley continues to shine. The O'Neill, Nebraska native helped Texas A & M to the NCAA match play championship by not losing a match.
The Nebraska pregame prayer is one of the most googled entries into this site. I thought I would republish the prayer so everybody can read.
Football Pre-game Prayer
Dear Lord,
In the battles we go through life
We ask for a chance that's fair
A chance to equal all our strife
A chance to do or dare
And if we win,
Let it be by the code
With faith and honor held high
And if we lose,
Let us stand by the road
And cheer as the winners go by.
Day by day
We get better and better
A team that can't be beat
Won't be beat.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Holdrege's Killough wins all class gold medal
It hasn't happened for a long time! Not since 1983 has a Holdrege athlete won an all class gold medal at the state track meet. Kristin Killough was the best female athlete in the state in the pole vault for 2009. She cleared 11' 6 1/4". Good enough to beat Maggie Maher from Kearney by a 1/4 of an inch; Maher won the all class gold medal last year. Killough becomes only the second girl to win an all class medal. Also, Holdrege's Kellie Fegter was second at this year's state meet in Class B in the pole vault which allowed Holdrege to have a 1-2 punch.
In 1983, Beth Stuart won the gold in the shot put with a throw of 46' 6 1/2". That same year she won the discus with a heave of 149'3". Beth is the only Holdrege athlete to win the gold in two events.
So there have only been two girls to receive the all class gold medal. How many boys have received it from Holdrege. If you answered six, you were correct!
Boys State Track All Class Gold Medals received by Holdrege athletes:
1967 Marv Ayers 180 low hurdles 19.7
1953 Dale Knotek high jump 6'2 1/2"
1978 Todd Brown triple jump 50' 2 1/4" (All time state meet and all time record)
1969 Kirk Yentes shot put 57' 5 1/2"
1948 Ted Lofgren shot put 48' 11 1/4"
1967 Steve Yentes discus 166' 1/2"
1966 Steve Yentes discus 168 3 1/2"
Steve Yentes is the only Holdrege athlete to win two different years.
Loomis' Brian Schukar won the long jump all class gold in 1998 with a leap of 23' 3 1/4". Bertrand's Jim Schaefer had the longest jump in the state in 1963 with a 22'9" effort.
In 1983, Beth Stuart won the gold in the shot put with a throw of 46' 6 1/2". That same year she won the discus with a heave of 149'3". Beth is the only Holdrege athlete to win the gold in two events.
So there have only been two girls to receive the all class gold medal. How many boys have received it from Holdrege. If you answered six, you were correct!
Boys State Track All Class Gold Medals received by Holdrege athletes:
1967 Marv Ayers 180 low hurdles 19.7
1953 Dale Knotek high jump 6'2 1/2"
1978 Todd Brown triple jump 50' 2 1/4" (All time state meet and all time record)
1969 Kirk Yentes shot put 57' 5 1/2"
1948 Ted Lofgren shot put 48' 11 1/4"
1967 Steve Yentes discus 166' 1/2"
1966 Steve Yentes discus 168 3 1/2"
Steve Yentes is the only Holdrege athlete to win two different years.
Loomis' Brian Schukar won the long jump all class gold in 1998 with a leap of 23' 3 1/4". Bertrand's Jim Schaefer had the longest jump in the state in 1963 with a 22'9" effort.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
The Best Collection of Amazing Basketball Shots Ever!
Orlando lead 2-1. The Cavs are in a little bit of trouble,. Watch this video on amazing golf shots!
Not so briefly!
Joh Hurley hits the ball off the tee as far as most of us would like to be laying two. He is one of the longest hitters in college golf and is now on a mission to become known on a nationally. From O'Neill, Nebraska, not known as the mecca of golf, he now plays for Texas A & M. He will play in a few tournaments in Nebraska this summer but he will be playing to qualify in such events as the US Amateur.
Once upon a time, three years ago, John Hurley was playing in the state Class B tournament. That tournament didn't work out so well as Corey Shield from Holdrege pulled off the big upset. Here are some excerpts from my blog back in May of 2006.
"Cool and calm Corey Shield of Holdrege won the Class B Championship with a 66 today at The Highlands in Lincoln. His final 36 hole total was 139 and he beat John Hurley from O'Neill by one stroke. Hurley ended with a 140. Shield led most of the day by one or two strokes but Hurley's putts put in tie after the 16th hole today. Shield then birdied the 17th hole and Hurley sank a 10 foot putt for a par giving Shield the one stroke lead. On the 18th, Hurley had a big drive but ended in the rough. Both golfers were on the green in two with twenty foot putts. Neither sank their next shots but both parred and Shield ended the winner. Hurley was going after his third straight title. He led by two strokes after the first day and shot a 69 on Wednesday. He will attend Texas A & M on a golf scholarship this fall. Only three strokes out was Brandon Crick from McCook. He ended with a 142. EJ Hamilton and Nathan Jaeger tied for 4th with 149s."
Hurley is now in the Top 200 in college golf. He will be playing in the NCAA Championship tournament next week. He will try to qualify for the Nationwide tournament at Champions Run in Omaha. He will continue to try to get his national ranking up.
Once upon a time, three years ago, John Hurley was playing in the state Class B tournament. That tournament didn't work out so well as Corey Shield from Holdrege pulled off the big upset. Here are some excerpts from my blog back in May of 2006.
"Cool and calm Corey Shield of Holdrege won the Class B Championship with a 66 today at The Highlands in Lincoln. His final 36 hole total was 139 and he beat John Hurley from O'Neill by one stroke. Hurley ended with a 140. Shield led most of the day by one or two strokes but Hurley's putts put in tie after the 16th hole today. Shield then birdied the 17th hole and Hurley sank a 10 foot putt for a par giving Shield the one stroke lead. On the 18th, Hurley had a big drive but ended in the rough. Both golfers were on the green in two with twenty foot putts. Neither sank their next shots but both parred and Shield ended the winner. Hurley was going after his third straight title. He led by two strokes after the first day and shot a 69 on Wednesday. He will attend Texas A & M on a golf scholarship this fall. Only three strokes out was Brandon Crick from McCook. He ended with a 142. EJ Hamilton and Nathan Jaeger tied for 4th with 149s."
Hurley is now in the Top 200 in college golf. He will be playing in the NCAA Championship tournament next week. He will try to qualify for the Nationwide tournament at Champions Run in Omaha. He will continue to try to get his national ranking up.
brian regan little league
Brian Regan is one of the funniest comedians alive. His experiences with Little League baseball are similar to this writer!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Sports at its best!
This writer predicts an upset in American Idol tonight. Kris Allen will win the competition over the more talented Adam Lambert in a very close race! Kris has a huge fan club with the younger girls who can thinks he's "cute".
Gretna goes to State meet by one strokes. Coach Scott Boehler said the winds were 35 MPH.
Gretna goes to State meet by one strokes. Coach Scott Boehler said the winds were 35 MPH.
District Results
Table Creek Golf Course
May 18, 2009
Individual Medalist
1. Dylan Heng – Nebraska City (77)
2. Max Rudder – Norris (77)
3. Mitch Johnson – Omaha Skutt (78)
4. Sam Sullivan – Nebraska City (79)
5. Matt Munro – Omaha Skutt (79)
6. Jared Gustafson – Gretna (80)
7. Grant Cole – Auburn (81)
8. Justin Meyer – Platteview (82)
9. Chase Brion – Gretna (82)
10. Tim Jensen – Syracuse (82)
Team Standings
1. Omaha Skutt – 326
2. Nebraska City – 335
3. Gretna – 345
4. Syracuse – 346
5. Platteview – 358
6. Norris – 379
7. Wahoo – 386
8. Plattsmouth – 394
9. Waverly – 395
10. Falls City – 404
11. Auburn – 436
12. Ashland – 458
Gretna Golfers
Jared Gustafson 38 – 42 = 80 (6th Place)
Chase Brion 43 – 39 = 82 (9th Place)
David DeBolt 44 – 46 = 90
Jason Wendelin 48 – 45 = 93
Patrick Carney 48 – 47 = 95
Holdrege girls shine at State Soccer but lose in final 3-0 to Omaha Scutt.
Harlan County Lake elevation on May 19, 2009 was 1946.77 compared to 1944.33 on May 21, 2008 and 1936.12 on May 15, 2007.
Holdrege girls shine at State Soccer but lose in final 3-0 to Omaha Scutt.
Harlan County Lake elevation on May 19, 2009 was 1946.77 compared to 1944.33 on May 21, 2008 and 1936.12 on May 15, 2007.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Osborne accurate in analysis of Mike Anderson
Holdrege's Erica Sturgis at the Soccer State Tournament. Picture courtesy of the Lincoln Journal-Star.
First of all, congratulations to my daughter Jessica and Scott Wheeler on their first anniversary. Last month my oldest daughter, Sarah and Robert Baltensperger celebrated their first anniversary!
Nebraska beat Baylor on Saturday 5-0 behind Sean Yost's complete game shutout. Yost, a freshman, becomes the first Husker freshman to pitch a complete game shutout in nine years. The future is brighter. The win puts NU at 24-24-1 in 2009. Not the year they wanted.
Mike Anderson is a great role model and a great coach. When the season didn't meet up to past performances, the rumblings started. Those that understand the game have been disappointed but realize that baseball is a tough sport to coach.
Osborne, on Friday, explained some of the elements that have made it tough for NU. He said "NU lost to professional baseball 14 of 18 potential returnees and recruits who were selected in the 2007 and 2008 drafts." The Omaha World-Herald reported that NU lost seven pitchers to the draft the past two years that were drafted within the first ten rounds. They also mentioned that this year's rotation could have been Aaron Pribanic, Dan Jennings, and Zach Herr, all underclassmen that went in last year's draft.
So NU took what they had this year. In Big 12 play the ERA was 7.80 coming into this weekend. But Nesseth on Friday and Yost on Saturday have shown what good coaching and experience has done for their development.
Today, Senior Erik Bird gets his first Big 12 start. It would be great for him to close out the final game with another great performance. He has performed well during the weekday games. With a similar performance today maybe the pro scouts will take a look at this talented player.
The Holdrege girls are in the finals of the State Class B soccer tournament on Tuesday. Jordan Pfeifer scored on Friday to become the first girl in soccer state tournament history to score from western Nebraska. Sophomore Kirsten Larson scored the winning goal. Holdrege went on to win 2-1 in overtime. They beat Lincoln Pius on Saturday 1-0. Jaci Gillispie scored Holdrege's winning goal. Holdrege plays Omaha Scutt on Tuesday. Scutt haven't allowed a goal in like the last ten games. Nebraska recruit excels for Scutt. Scutt is played in the finals the past four of five years. Good luck Dusters!!
Nebraska received a commitment from Keeston Terry, a receiver from the Kansas City area. Great name for Husker football. At 6'2" and 180 lbs., Terry is listed as a four star receiver by the recruiting services. It sounds like Terry meets the criteria of who NU is going after these days; great athlete, but just as important a great student and person. NU recruits have to generally meet all three of these attributes. Also it is important that recruits come from a winning program. His coach, Terry Donahue, says his best is yet to come. Donahue was raised in Nebraska and was a former KU quarterback.
Ty Kildow is a walk on for NU football this fall. Saturday he propelled Millard South to the Class A finals in baseball. Could he be a two sport athlete also?
If you haven't seen the show Southland on Thursday nights, see it. It has become the best show on TV from this writer's view.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Spring Sports
The runner second from right is Shelby Boehler of Lincoln, Bryce's girl, competing in the 7th grade track meet at Lincoln High last Saturday! As you can see, she did well!
It is that time of year. The state track meet is next week. State tennis is near. State soccer is this week. And state golf is in a couple of weeks!! Great time of year.
A couple of Holdrege Dusters are making the news. First, junior safety Pat Ackerman has been named a team captain for the UNK football team for the 2009 season this fall!! It show what hard work and dedication can do for you.
Second, former tennis standout Marcelle Strydom is doing well at UNK for the tennis team. The team is playing in the national tournament at Altamote Springs, Florida. The Lopers won the RMAC and Central region tournament. They will play Concordia College of Bronxville, NY in the "Sweet 16" round. Strydom is the #3 singles player and is also on the #2 doubles team.
Finally, Scott Boehler's Gretna team is starting to peak late. They are the returning State Class B champions from last year.
Waverly Invite Results
May 11, 2009
Individual Medalist
- Dylan Heng – Nebraska City (70)
- Jared Gustafson – Gretna (70)
- Chase Brion – Gretna (70)
- Max Rudder – Norris (75)
- Konner Oltman – Norris (75)
- Clayton Rakes – Nebraska City (76)
- David DeBolt – Gretna (76)
- Sam Sullivan – Nebraska City (78)
- Dylan Lester – Lincoln Southwest (78)
- Hayden Thomson – Lincoln Southwest (78)
Team Standing
- Gretna – 304
- Nebraska City – 310
- Lincoln Southwest – 324
- Mt. Michael – 326
- Norris – 340
- Platteview – 341
- Crete – 344
- Elkhorn – 349
- Norfolk – 349
- Wahoo Neumann – 350
- Brownell-Talbot – 364
- Plattsmouth – 377
- Columbus – 394
- Lincoln Northeast – 414
- Waverly B – 444
- Waverly A – 620
VARSITY
Jared Gustafson 36 – 34 = 70 (2nd Place)
Chase Brion 38 – 36 = 74 (3rd Place)
David DeBolt 39 – 38 = 77 (7th Place)
Jason Wendelin 42 – 41 = 83
Patrick Carney 48 – 41 = 89
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Birthday Mom!! Mom is pictured with my three daughters.My mom is the nicest mother a son could ask for. She has always been there for us when we needed her. There is no one any kinder than she is. I am so lucky to have had a mother like her. Happy Mother's Day mom!! Thank you for all you have done for me!!
Jessica (left) is moving this month to her first house in Gretna!! So fun!! Kim (right) just graduated from UNL yesterday with high distinction. Wow! Sarah (Second from right) is going to have a baby in early December. How exciting!!!!!
Did you know Fred from YOUTUBE.COM fame is from Columbus, Nebraska? I didn't until I read it in the Omaha World-Herald today. He is hilarious. My favorite Fred view is when he can't find his meds. His real name is Luis Cruikshank and he attends Columbus Lakeview. He is now turning his funny videos into money through a revenue-sharing program. Finds Fred's videos on Omaha.com. Fred Figgelhorn's view of his life is much different from the real Luis Cruikshank. Fred is scared of deep swimming pools and dentists. Fred Goes Swimming is on its way to 26 million views. Be sure to check out Youtube.com or Omaha.com.
Andy Levi posted that David Ragan's car in the Nascar race last night had lost so much of the car body that driver's were putting $1 on it.
Saw the NU baseball game Friday night. NU played real well after the second inning. Nesseth was great after giving up five runs in the first and second innings. NU has a ton of young good hitters. It seems they need so really good pitchers that want to go to a very good program before they go to the pros. A couple of ace pitchers would instill a lot of confidence into this team.
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Sunday, May 03, 2009
Briefly
The Carl Edwards wreck last week will be shown for years to come. Luckily nobody was killed on the track or in the crowd. See it here!
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This writer continues to follow the Gretna Dragons golf team coached by Scott Boehler.
Elkhorn Invite Results
April 29, 2009
Individual Medalist
1. Drew Taylor – Millard North (75)
2. Grant Riewer – Elkhorn A (77)
3. Jared Gustafson – Gretna (78)
4. Joey Hoffman – Mt. Michael (78)
5. Alex Totusek – Brownell-Talbot (78)
6. John Rasmussen – Millard South (78)
7. Matt Munro – Omaha Skutt (80)
8. Blaise Lanoha – Ralston (80)
9. Connor Lindahl – Elkhorn A (80)
10. Max Rudder – Norris (80)
11. Ryan Sutter – Millard West (80)
12. Ryan Healey – Omaha Skutt (80)
13. David DeBolt – Gretna (80)
14. Evan O’Keefe – Millard South (81)
15. Mitch Johnson – Omaha Skutt (82)
Team Standings
1. Omaha Skutt – 312
2. Elkhorn A – 317
3. Millard West – 319
4. Millard North – 321
5. Gretna – 330
6. Mt. Michael – 334
7. Millard South – 341
8. Ralston – 344
9. Norris – 351
10. Elkhorn B – 351
11. Platteview – 355
12. Omaha Burke – 356
13. Waverly – 365
14. Brownell-Talbot – 365
VARSITY
Jared Gustafson 38 – 40 = 78 (3rd Place)
David DeBolt 40 – 40 = 80 (13th Place)
Chase Brion 41 – 43 = 84
Patrick Carney 45 – 48 = 93
Carter Hawkins 51 – 48 = 99
Find out about the tragedy at the Dallas Cowboys practice facility.
ESPN
Nebraska baseball is competitive but just can't win right now. NU has lost six straight league series, 10 straight conference home games and 15 of 16 Big 12 games overall. This writer will see the string end this Friday in Lincoln!!
In today's baseball game against Missouri, there were five freshmen and one sophomore in the batting lineup. Freshmen Boomer Collins was two for five with a double, stolen base and two runs; Cory Burleson was two of four with a double; Kale Kiser had an RBI; Cody Ache was one of five with an RBI; and Khiry Cooper was one of three with two runs and a stolen base/ In addition sophomore Ben Kline was two of four with two RBI's and one run. Youth is evident. In the pitching area sophomore Sean Yost went 5.1 innings as the starter and only had two earned runs with six strikeouts. Eric Rose and Kash Kalkowski pitched for 2.1 innings. Sophomore Michael Mariot pitched the final inning with a strike out and not earned runs. Four of the Huskers five pitchers were sophomores today.
Pitching matchups for the Yankees and Boston
Monday: LHP Jon Lester (1-2, 5.40) vs. RHP Phil Hughes (1-0, 0.00), 7:05, YES, ESPN
Tuesday: RHP Joba Chamberlain (1-0, 3.13) vs. RHP Josh Beckett (2-2, 7.22), 7:05, YES
And finally a deleted scene from Parks and Recreation.
NBC
This writer continues to follow the Gretna Dragons golf team coached by Scott Boehler.
Elkhorn Invite Results
April 29, 2009
Individual Medalist
1. Drew Taylor – Millard North (75)
2. Grant Riewer – Elkhorn A (77)
3. Jared Gustafson – Gretna (78)
4. Joey Hoffman – Mt. Michael (78)
5. Alex Totusek – Brownell-Talbot (78)
6. John Rasmussen – Millard South (78)
7. Matt Munro – Omaha Skutt (80)
8. Blaise Lanoha – Ralston (80)
9. Connor Lindahl – Elkhorn A (80)
10. Max Rudder – Norris (80)
11. Ryan Sutter – Millard West (80)
12. Ryan Healey – Omaha Skutt (80)
13. David DeBolt – Gretna (80)
14. Evan O’Keefe – Millard South (81)
15. Mitch Johnson – Omaha Skutt (82)
Team Standings
1. Omaha Skutt – 312
2. Elkhorn A – 317
3. Millard West – 319
4. Millard North – 321
5. Gretna – 330
6. Mt. Michael – 334
7. Millard South – 341
8. Ralston – 344
9. Norris – 351
10. Elkhorn B – 351
11. Platteview – 355
12. Omaha Burke – 356
13. Waverly – 365
14. Brownell-Talbot – 365
VARSITY
Jared Gustafson 38 – 40 = 78 (3rd Place)
David DeBolt 40 – 40 = 80 (13th Place)
Chase Brion 41 – 43 = 84
Patrick Carney 45 – 48 = 93
Carter Hawkins 51 – 48 = 99
Find out about the tragedy at the Dallas Cowboys practice facility.
Nebraska baseball is competitive but just can't win right now. NU has lost six straight league series, 10 straight conference home games and 15 of 16 Big 12 games overall. This writer will see the string end this Friday in Lincoln!!
In today's baseball game against Missouri, there were five freshmen and one sophomore in the batting lineup. Freshmen Boomer Collins was two for five with a double, stolen base and two runs; Cory Burleson was two of four with a double; Kale Kiser had an RBI; Cody Ache was one of five with an RBI; and Khiry Cooper was one of three with two runs and a stolen base/ In addition sophomore Ben Kline was two of four with two RBI's and one run. Youth is evident. In the pitching area sophomore Sean Yost went 5.1 innings as the starter and only had two earned runs with six strikeouts. Eric Rose and Kash Kalkowski pitched for 2.1 innings. Sophomore Michael Mariot pitched the final inning with a strike out and not earned runs. Four of the Huskers five pitchers were sophomores today.
Pitching matchups for the Yankees and Boston
Monday: LHP Jon Lester (1-2, 5.40) vs. RHP Phil Hughes (1-0, 0.00), 7:05, YES, ESPN
Tuesday: RHP Joba Chamberlain (1-0, 3.13) vs. RHP Josh Beckett (2-2, 7.22), 7:05, YES
And finally a deleted scene from Parks and Recreation.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Bird becomes NU's #1 pitcher!
Erik Bird pitched a complete game tonight to beat the Lobos from New Mexico. Bird controlled the Lobos who led the nation in batting average at a .371 and was one of the top teams in runs scored with 9.7. Bird held them to two runs as the Huskers won 4-2.
Cody Glenn has now buried himself into a hole by telling the press he got suspended because of selling tickets. He should have just said "No Comments" and come clean with the Redskins when he was asked in private. They may not want him now.
John Hurley (Texas A & M)of O'Neill is tied for 20th with Brandon Crick of Nebraska after three rounds of the Big 12 tournament. Oklahoma St. leads and Nebraska is still in 10th.
Matt is gone on America Idol.
The 2010 Mock NFL board has N. Suh going #2 in the draft. Probably not far off.
159 swine flu deaths in Mexico now.
When did the World Series of Poker become a sport and take up so much time on ESPN?
Celtics lead Bulls 3-2 and the Magic take a 3-2 lead over the Sixers.
Duke guard Greg Paulus will visit NU to play QB. Sounds like he is favoring Syracuse.
Cody Glenn has now buried himself into a hole by telling the press he got suspended because of selling tickets. He should have just said "No Comments" and come clean with the Redskins when he was asked in private. They may not want him now.
John Hurley (Texas A & M)of O'Neill is tied for 20th with Brandon Crick of Nebraska after three rounds of the Big 12 tournament. Oklahoma St. leads and Nebraska is still in 10th.
Matt is gone on America Idol.
The 2010 Mock NFL board has N. Suh going #2 in the draft. Probably not far off.
159 swine flu deaths in Mexico now.
When did the World Series of Poker become a sport and take up so much time on ESPN?
Celtics lead Bulls 3-2 and the Magic take a 3-2 lead over the Sixers.
Duke guard Greg Paulus will visit NU to play QB. Sounds like he is favoring Syracuse.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Big 12 Golf completes first round!
John Hurley from O'Neill is the number 4 golfer for Texas A & M. He was 10 over today and is tied for 17th at the Big 12 tournament. Texas A & M is in 3rd place--four strokes off the lead.
Nebraska is 10th out of the ten teams. Brandon Crick is nine over and tied for 14th.
Oklahoma St. and Colorado are tied for the lead. Derek Tolan from Colorado was one under and had the best score so far in the tournament.
Nebraska is 10th out of the ten teams. Brandon Crick is nine over and tied for 14th.
Oklahoma St. and Colorado are tied for the lead. Derek Tolan from Colorado was one under and had the best score so far in the tournament.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Colorado's Spring Game has three former Husker recruits!
Colorado has three former Husker recruits playing in their spring game. All three left after Bill Callahan was fired.
Bryce Givens is presently the number one left tackle on the depth chart. He was one of Nebraska's top recruits last year.
Shaun Mohler is a senior Will linebacker. He is listed as number two on the depth chart.
The final former Husker, now Buffalo, is Doug Rippy. He is a redshirt freshman and is listed the number two Sam linebacker.
The Husker baseball team won 11-4 tonight and keep slim hopes alive to make Big 12 tournament.
Blair Invite Results
April 21, 2009
Individual Medalist
1. Andrew Frakes – Elkhorn (72)
2. Connor Lindahl – Elkhorn (73)
3. Jared Gustafson – Gretna (74)
4. Chase Brion – Gretna (75)
5. Andy Diediker – Wayne (76)
6. David DeBolt – Gretna (76)
7. Mitch Johnson – Omaha Skutt (76)
8. Cody Gorsett – Blair (76)
9. Ryan Healey – Omaha Skutt (77)
10. Collin Jeffries – Wayne (77)
11. Grant Riewer – Elkhorn (78)
12. Taylar Peitzmeier – Elkhorn (78)
13. Luke Blanc – Oakland-Craig (79)
14. Jordan Swenson – Oakland-Craig (80)
15. Johnny Spellerberg – Fremont Bergan (80)
Team Standings
1. Elkhorn – 301
2. Gretna – 313
3. Omaha Skutt – 318
4. Fremont Bergan – 330
5. Blair #1 – 335
6. Oakland-Craig – 336
7. Wayne – 346
8. Platteview – 351
9. Logan View – 352
10. Fort Calhoun – 356
11. Blair #2 – 370
12. Arlington – 380
13. Plattsmouth – 387
VARSITY
Jared Gustafson 37 – 37 = 74 (3rd Place)
Chase Brion 39 – 36 = 75 (4th Place)
David DeBolt 37 – 39 = 76 (6th Place)
Patrick Carney 42 – 46 = 88
Carter Hawkins 47 – 46 = 93
Bryce Givens is presently the number one left tackle on the depth chart. He was one of Nebraska's top recruits last year.
Shaun Mohler is a senior Will linebacker. He is listed as number two on the depth chart.
The final former Husker, now Buffalo, is Doug Rippy. He is a redshirt freshman and is listed the number two Sam linebacker.
The Husker baseball team won 11-4 tonight and keep slim hopes alive to make Big 12 tournament.
Blair Invite Results
April 21, 2009
Individual Medalist
1. Andrew Frakes – Elkhorn (72)
2. Connor Lindahl – Elkhorn (73)
3. Jared Gustafson – Gretna (74)
4. Chase Brion – Gretna (75)
5. Andy Diediker – Wayne (76)
6. David DeBolt – Gretna (76)
7. Mitch Johnson – Omaha Skutt (76)
8. Cody Gorsett – Blair (76)
9. Ryan Healey – Omaha Skutt (77)
10. Collin Jeffries – Wayne (77)
11. Grant Riewer – Elkhorn (78)
12. Taylar Peitzmeier – Elkhorn (78)
13. Luke Blanc – Oakland-Craig (79)
14. Jordan Swenson – Oakland-Craig (80)
15. Johnny Spellerberg – Fremont Bergan (80)
Team Standings
1. Elkhorn – 301
2. Gretna – 313
3. Omaha Skutt – 318
4. Fremont Bergan – 330
5. Blair #1 – 335
6. Oakland-Craig – 336
7. Wayne – 346
8. Platteview – 351
9. Logan View – 352
10. Fort Calhoun – 356
11. Blair #2 – 370
12. Arlington – 380
13. Plattsmouth – 387
VARSITY
Jared Gustafson 37 – 37 = 74 (3rd Place)
Chase Brion 39 – 36 = 75 (4th Place)
David DeBolt 37 – 39 = 76 (6th Place)
Patrick Carney 42 – 46 = 88
Carter Hawkins 47 – 46 = 93
Thursday, April 23, 2009
West Coast Offense hasn't produced NFL draftees at receiver!
When the west coast offense was introduced at Nebraska, there was a vision by many that NU produce a number of receivers for the NFL. So far, the top receivers for NU during this era have been Maurice Purify, Nate Swift, Terrance Nunn, Todd Peterson, and Marlon Lucky (RB).
Maurice Purify made the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad last year for part of the season. Terrance Nunn did not make an NFL team. Nate Swift has a chance to be drafted as does Marlon Lucky (not a receiver). Todd Peterson may have to go the free agent route.
None of the above look like they will be stars in the NFL. We hope they do well.
It can be said that so far NU is not a factory for receivers to the NFL. We'll see what the future holds.
Maurice Purify made the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad last year for part of the season. Terrance Nunn did not make an NFL team. Nate Swift has a chance to be drafted as does Marlon Lucky (not a receiver). Todd Peterson may have to go the free agent route.
None of the above look like they will be stars in the NFL. We hope they do well.
It can be said that so far NU is not a factory for receivers to the NFL. We'll see what the future holds.
Monday, April 20, 2009
NFL Draft this Weekend
This writer thinks that Zach Potter will be the first Husker drafted sometime early in the 3rd round. Look to Lydon Murtha to go late in the 3rd round and Matt Slauson to go late in the fourth round.
It will be interesting to see if Joe Ganz or Nate Swift get drafted. Also Cody Glenn has a chance. My guess is they and other Huskers will sign free agent contracts as early as Sunday or Monday.
What do you think?
It will be interesting to see if Joe Ganz or Nate Swift get drafted. Also Cody Glenn has a chance. My guess is they and other Huskers will sign free agent contracts as early as Sunday or Monday.
What do you think?
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Lance Thorell receives the Brooke Berringer Citizen Award!
Lance Thorell was one of twelve members of the NU football team that received the this reward. The reward goes to those that exhibit great community service.
2009 Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (years on team)
* Anthony Blue, CB, Cedar Hill, Texas, 2009
* Dan Glassman, DE, Omaha, Neb., 2009
* Alex Henery, PK, Omaha, Neb., 2009
* Marcel Jones, OT, Phoenix, Ariz., 2009
* Adi Kunalic, PK, Fort Worth, Texas, 2009
* Blake Lawrence, LB, Shawnee Mission, Kan., 2008, 2009
* Marcus Mendoza, WR, Houston, Texas, 2009
* Todd Peterson, WR, Grand Island, Neb., 2007, 2008, 2009
* Lance Thorell, DB, Loomis, Neb., 2009
* Dan Titchener, P, Cheyenne, Wyo., 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
* Jake Wesch, PK/H, North Bend, Neb., 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
* Tyler Wortman, LB, Grand Island, Neb., 2008, 2009
The Red White game was fun to watch. Ndammukong Suh showed he may be the most dominant player in the country. The Red offense looked very potent on paper. With Suh on the White defense, they couldn't get untracked. Play after play he dismantled the offensive linemen and disrupted the offense. He had a sack and seemed to be involved in some way with every play he was in. When Suh was in the game, the Red offense had around eight yards total offense. After his day was pretty much done in the mid-second quarter the Red offense went on and had 380 total yards. Without Suh, the NU defense is good. With Suh, well, it may be.........
Zac Lee has a very accurate arm and he is fast. Now he will need to take over the offense and become a leader, if he isn't already. Latravis Washington is pretty good also but not in the league of Lee at this time.
NU has a whole herd of really good tigh ends. They can block and catch the ball. I wonder how we can play all them. We might see Ben Cotton or Mike McNiel spread out some this fall.
It is hard to judge or single out players on the offensive line. The defensive line is better overall. No running backs showed anything amazing. Collins Okafor's 33 touchdown was nice.
Two receivers that stuck out were Chris Brooks and Antonio Bell. They made some really nice catches. Both could be starters. Wes Cammack beat the secondary for a nice touchdown also. He beat a couple of veteran defensive backs, Asante and West.
Defensively, the tight ends dominated the linebackers in the passing game. Will Compton looked real good on run defense. The first and second team defensive line players are superb. Barry Turner had a quiet day and is not quite back yet.
P.J. Smith seemed to look really good for a freshman. Will Compton had some nice tackles. Anthony Blue looks like he may be close to 100%. Baker Steinkuhler seems to be improving.
Joe Ganz poked some fun at Coach Pelini during the luncheon on Saturday. He joked that in 2003 when Pelini was part of the coaching staff that they did not try to recruit him. Ganz introduced Pelini at the luncheon. (Ganz was recruited and signed by Bill Callahan).
There were almost 100 recruits at the game on Saturday. One recruit was bigger than all the rest. His name is Mike Moudy of Castle Rock, Colorado. He is an offensive lineman who is 6'7" and 315 lbs. He committed to Nebraska this weekend. He is BIG!
2009 Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (years on team)
* Anthony Blue, CB, Cedar Hill, Texas, 2009
* Dan Glassman, DE, Omaha, Neb., 2009
* Alex Henery, PK, Omaha, Neb., 2009
* Marcel Jones, OT, Phoenix, Ariz., 2009
* Adi Kunalic, PK, Fort Worth, Texas, 2009
* Blake Lawrence, LB, Shawnee Mission, Kan., 2008, 2009
* Marcus Mendoza, WR, Houston, Texas, 2009
* Todd Peterson, WR, Grand Island, Neb., 2007, 2008, 2009
* Lance Thorell, DB, Loomis, Neb., 2009
* Dan Titchener, P, Cheyenne, Wyo., 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
* Jake Wesch, PK/H, North Bend, Neb., 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
* Tyler Wortman, LB, Grand Island, Neb., 2008, 2009
The Red White game was fun to watch. Ndammukong Suh showed he may be the most dominant player in the country. The Red offense looked very potent on paper. With Suh on the White defense, they couldn't get untracked. Play after play he dismantled the offensive linemen and disrupted the offense. He had a sack and seemed to be involved in some way with every play he was in. When Suh was in the game, the Red offense had around eight yards total offense. After his day was pretty much done in the mid-second quarter the Red offense went on and had 380 total yards. Without Suh, the NU defense is good. With Suh, well, it may be.........
Zac Lee has a very accurate arm and he is fast. Now he will need to take over the offense and become a leader, if he isn't already. Latravis Washington is pretty good also but not in the league of Lee at this time.
NU has a whole herd of really good tigh ends. They can block and catch the ball. I wonder how we can play all them. We might see Ben Cotton or Mike McNiel spread out some this fall.
It is hard to judge or single out players on the offensive line. The defensive line is better overall. No running backs showed anything amazing. Collins Okafor's 33 touchdown was nice.
Two receivers that stuck out were Chris Brooks and Antonio Bell. They made some really nice catches. Both could be starters. Wes Cammack beat the secondary for a nice touchdown also. He beat a couple of veteran defensive backs, Asante and West.
Defensively, the tight ends dominated the linebackers in the passing game. Will Compton looked real good on run defense. The first and second team defensive line players are superb. Barry Turner had a quiet day and is not quite back yet.
P.J. Smith seemed to look really good for a freshman. Will Compton had some nice tackles. Anthony Blue looks like he may be close to 100%. Baker Steinkuhler seems to be improving.
Joe Ganz poked some fun at Coach Pelini during the luncheon on Saturday. He joked that in 2003 when Pelini was part of the coaching staff that they did not try to recruit him. Ganz introduced Pelini at the luncheon. (Ganz was recruited and signed by Bill Callahan).
There were almost 100 recruits at the game on Saturday. One recruit was bigger than all the rest. His name is Mike Moudy of Castle Rock, Colorado. He is an offensive lineman who is 6'7" and 315 lbs. He committed to Nebraska this weekend. He is BIG!
Friday, April 17, 2009
Red-White game will have some surprises
The game should be interesting tomorrow; at least interesting as scrimmages go. It is a venue in which some players that haven't made the headlines can show they are special too! This article is about who this writer thinks will shine with effort tomorrow.
Really NU is not only short of quarterbacks but they don't have a lot of running backs for tomorrows game. When you look at experience at I-back, there will be Quentin Castille and Marcus Mendoza only. Oh wait Mendoza is a receiver now.
This writer thinks that Lester Ward will have a really good day. He will be #14 on the White team. But the star of the day could be Collins Okafor. Nothing much has been said about him since he signed in 2008. Tomorrow will be his day to show his stuff and we think he will. Watch for Okafor to have the crowd talking after the game. #29 of the Red team has a great effort tomorrow.
As mentioned earlier, Marcus Mendoza will be a receiver this year. He is #32 of the Red team. Watch for him to have a good day. He may be used to showcase his talent and he is probably the second fastest player on the team behind Prince Amukamara. How? We will have to wait and see. Remember the old wingback reverse. He is perfect for it.
Jacob Hickman (#67 Red) and Andy Christensen #62 Red) will be the two top offensive linemen. No huge surprise on Hickman but Christensen has been away from the game for a year so that will be encouraging.
Josh William (#17 White) is a redshirt freshmen, is a defensive end behind Barry Turner. He is bigger and very fast. He will stick out in the game.
Linebacker Sean Fisher (#42 Red) is tall and not really built like your normal linebacker but he is a fast and great athlete. He will be fun to watch. Matthew May (#36 Red) may be NU's best linebacker right now. A tremendous athlete from Imperial, he is a hitter. Enjoy the show he puts on. Will Compton (#51 White) does look like a slightly smaller version of Dick Butkus. He is a redshirt freshman, who can hit.
Lance Thorell, from Loomis. will be a sophomore this fall is an underrated athlete. He is fast and he can hit. He will have a turnover tomorrow and he will show why he had a lot of playing time in 2008. Watch #23 on the Red team.
Prince Amukamara (#21 of the Red) is much improved and will show why he is a key player for 2009. He is just plain fast and a good hitter. Then there is redshirt freshman P. J. Smith, who could be a starter at safety in 2009. Really, it is possible. He is #13 for the Red team.
One more player this writer really likes for 2009 is Will Henry #8 of the White team. He is 6'6" and is much improved. The question is if Latravis Washington can get him the ball. He will a few times.
Zac Lee is the best quarterback for NU by quite a ways this year. Cody Green will be #2 going into the season next fall. The question is if he will burn his redshirt or not. If NU needs him, he can play. There is just so much to learn. He can run and he has a great arm.
Robert Mavre, the quarterback from Miami last year, could join NU. That is ok, but his stats weren't that good. He started about half the games for Miami (Fla) in 2008 and if he does join the Huskers, he will have to sit out 2009.
The Red team wins tomorrow 27-13.
Really NU is not only short of quarterbacks but they don't have a lot of running backs for tomorrows game. When you look at experience at I-back, there will be Quentin Castille and Marcus Mendoza only. Oh wait Mendoza is a receiver now.
This writer thinks that Lester Ward will have a really good day. He will be #14 on the White team. But the star of the day could be Collins Okafor. Nothing much has been said about him since he signed in 2008. Tomorrow will be his day to show his stuff and we think he will. Watch for Okafor to have the crowd talking after the game. #29 of the Red team has a great effort tomorrow.
As mentioned earlier, Marcus Mendoza will be a receiver this year. He is #32 of the Red team. Watch for him to have a good day. He may be used to showcase his talent and he is probably the second fastest player on the team behind Prince Amukamara. How? We will have to wait and see. Remember the old wingback reverse. He is perfect for it.
Jacob Hickman (#67 Red) and Andy Christensen #62 Red) will be the two top offensive linemen. No huge surprise on Hickman but Christensen has been away from the game for a year so that will be encouraging.
Josh William (#17 White) is a redshirt freshmen, is a defensive end behind Barry Turner. He is bigger and very fast. He will stick out in the game.
Linebacker Sean Fisher (#42 Red) is tall and not really built like your normal linebacker but he is a fast and great athlete. He will be fun to watch. Matthew May (#36 Red) may be NU's best linebacker right now. A tremendous athlete from Imperial, he is a hitter. Enjoy the show he puts on. Will Compton (#51 White) does look like a slightly smaller version of Dick Butkus. He is a redshirt freshman, who can hit.
Lance Thorell, from Loomis. will be a sophomore this fall is an underrated athlete. He is fast and he can hit. He will have a turnover tomorrow and he will show why he had a lot of playing time in 2008. Watch #23 on the Red team.
Prince Amukamara (#21 of the Red) is much improved and will show why he is a key player for 2009. He is just plain fast and a good hitter. Then there is redshirt freshman P. J. Smith, who could be a starter at safety in 2009. Really, it is possible. He is #13 for the Red team.
One more player this writer really likes for 2009 is Will Henry #8 of the White team. He is 6'6" and is much improved. The question is if Latravis Washington can get him the ball. He will a few times.
Zac Lee is the best quarterback for NU by quite a ways this year. Cody Green will be #2 going into the season next fall. The question is if he will burn his redshirt or not. If NU needs him, he can play. There is just so much to learn. He can run and he has a great arm.
Robert Mavre, the quarterback from Miami last year, could join NU. That is ok, but his stats weren't that good. He started about half the games for Miami (Fla) in 2008 and if he does join the Huskers, he will have to sit out 2009.
The Red team wins tomorrow 27-13.
Harlan County Lake elevation
The elevation of the Harlan County Lake is 1946.42. Last year it was at 1943.70. In 2007, the elevation was 1932.43. The lake is up 14 feet in two years. How is the fishing for everybody? I have fished for 11-12 hours on the Republican River so far this year and I haven't had a bite.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Standup writer contributes to blog!
One of the best standup comic writers I know did this little bit today to share with some friends. Thought I would share Bradlee Hartzog's funny take on a couple of things.
So I'm watching baseball last night and realized that the coaches wear the same uniforms as the players but it doesn't seem weird to anyone. They have on the pants, shirt, hat and even the cleats. What? Are the coaches hoping they will get into the game? Maybe if enough players get hurt, they will let us play! This doesn't happen in other sports. You don't see a football coach with pads and a helmet on. Maybe they should? Wear a helmet with the one crossbar like kickers and punters used to. Coaches get hit more than kickers and punters anyway. I would love to see a 60 year old basketball coach in shorts, a jersey tank top and maybe a head band.
As a society we are getting lazier. You can tell this by looking at the history of soap. First there was a bar of soap, then apparently people decided it was too much work to lift a bar of soap. "Can't we just push down on a spout thing and have it in liquid form?" Then all I have to do is work up the lather. Then we got even lazier. Now they have soap that is already lathered for you. All you have to do is wash it off. No work required. Is that a job for people? "Lather up this soap and then put it into containers so other people can use it to wash their hands too." Now there is hand sanitizer. We don't have to turn on the sink or dry off our hands. Before long you will just have to touch your hands to something and they will be clean. Probably by magic.
In the food world, everything has been turned into baby size. Everyone loves baby sized food. We have baby carrots, baby corn, baby pickles. Veil is from a calf (bovine baby), but I make one comment about eating someone's children and everyone freaks out. I just don't understand you people.
Brad
So I'm watching baseball last night and realized that the coaches wear the same uniforms as the players but it doesn't seem weird to anyone. They have on the pants, shirt, hat and even the cleats. What? Are the coaches hoping they will get into the game? Maybe if enough players get hurt, they will let us play! This doesn't happen in other sports. You don't see a football coach with pads and a helmet on. Maybe they should? Wear a helmet with the one crossbar like kickers and punters used to. Coaches get hit more than kickers and punters anyway. I would love to see a 60 year old basketball coach in shorts, a jersey tank top and maybe a head band.
As a society we are getting lazier. You can tell this by looking at the history of soap. First there was a bar of soap, then apparently people decided it was too much work to lift a bar of soap. "Can't we just push down on a spout thing and have it in liquid form?" Then all I have to do is work up the lather. Then we got even lazier. Now they have soap that is already lathered for you. All you have to do is wash it off. No work required. Is that a job for people? "Lather up this soap and then put it into containers so other people can use it to wash their hands too." Now there is hand sanitizer. We don't have to turn on the sink or dry off our hands. Before long you will just have to touch your hands to something and they will be clean. Probably by magic.
In the food world, everything has been turned into baby size. Everyone loves baby sized food. We have baby carrots, baby corn, baby pickles. Veil is from a calf (bovine baby), but I make one comment about eating someone's children and everyone freaks out. I just don't understand you people.
Brad
Monday, April 13, 2009
The Cavs will win the NBA title!
Cleveland clinched the best record in the NBA tonight. They have only lost one time all season at home. Do the math. Labron clicked in 37 points.
The Gretna golf team takes second and continues to improve. Scott Boehler is the coach.
Ashland Invite Results
April 13, 2009
Individual Medalist
1. Cody Gorsett – Blair (74)
2. Konnor Oltman – Norris (75)
3. Tim Jensen – Syracuse (75)
4. Luke Conrad – DC West (77)
5. Chase Brion – Gretna (77)
6. Jared Gustafson – Gretna (78)
7. Taylor Murren – Wahoo (79)
8. Collin Vacek – Blair (80)
9. Nate Evans – Mt. Michael (80)
10. Tommy Christenson – Mt. Michael (80)
11. Max Rudder – Norris (82)
12. Eric Preissler – Bennington (83)
13. Sam Conrad – DC West (83)
14. Taylor Hobbie – Bennington (84)
15. AJ Brant – Blair (84)
16. David DeBolt – Gretna (85)
17. Garrett Kent – Platteview (85)
18. Jacob Landers – Elkhorn (85)
19. Dylan Dravland – DC West (85)
20. Thomas Faulcner – Elkhorn (85)
Team Standings
1. Blair – 324
2. Gretna – 332
3. DC West – 333
4. Mt. Michael – 335
5. Syracuse – 343
6. Elkhorn – 347
7. Norris – 349
8. Wahoo – 351
9. Bennington – 353
10. Platteview – 357
11. Waverly – 371
12. Arlington – 374
13. Roncalli – 374
14. Weeping Water – 397
15. Ashland – 421
Gretna Golfers
Chase Brion 37 – 40 = 77 (5th Place)
Jared Gustafson 40 – 38 = 78 (6th Place)
David DeBolt 42 – 43 = 85 (16th Place)
Jason Wendelin 45 – 47 = 92
John Peters 52 – 55 = 107
The Gretna golf team takes second and continues to improve. Scott Boehler is the coach.
Ashland Invite Results
April 13, 2009
Individual Medalist
1. Cody Gorsett – Blair (74)
2. Konnor Oltman – Norris (75)
3. Tim Jensen – Syracuse (75)
4. Luke Conrad – DC West (77)
5. Chase Brion – Gretna (77)
6. Jared Gustafson – Gretna (78)
7. Taylor Murren – Wahoo (79)
8. Collin Vacek – Blair (80)
9. Nate Evans – Mt. Michael (80)
10. Tommy Christenson – Mt. Michael (80)
11. Max Rudder – Norris (82)
12. Eric Preissler – Bennington (83)
13. Sam Conrad – DC West (83)
14. Taylor Hobbie – Bennington (84)
15. AJ Brant – Blair (84)
16. David DeBolt – Gretna (85)
17. Garrett Kent – Platteview (85)
18. Jacob Landers – Elkhorn (85)
19. Dylan Dravland – DC West (85)
20. Thomas Faulcner – Elkhorn (85)
Team Standings
1. Blair – 324
2. Gretna – 332
3. DC West – 333
4. Mt. Michael – 335
5. Syracuse – 343
6. Elkhorn – 347
7. Norris – 349
8. Wahoo – 351
9. Bennington – 353
10. Platteview – 357
11. Waverly – 371
12. Arlington – 374
13. Roncalli – 374
14. Weeping Water – 397
15. Ashland – 421
Gretna Golfers
Chase Brion 37 – 40 = 77 (5th Place)
Jared Gustafson 40 – 38 = 78 (6th Place)
David DeBolt 42 – 43 = 85 (16th Place)
Jason Wendelin 45 – 47 = 92
John Peters 52 – 55 = 107
Friday, April 10, 2009
A little bit of baseball!
The Kansas City Royals have a pitcher by the name of Kyle Farnsworth. This writer believes he could attribute to ten losses for KC this year. I remember his days with the Cubs and Yankees.
Steve Sipple, of the Lincoln Journal-Star, reported today that there is some ex-Huskers interested in the UNO athletic directors job. Former all-American linebacker and television commentator Trev Alberts, former linebacker/catcher and radio commentator Adrian Fiala, and former all-American outfielder and UNL assistant athletic director Paul Meyers are mentioned as potential candidates. All would be interesting hires. For Paul Meyers it may be step one before Tom Osborne retires in Lincoln. If he is already in line to take the job at UNL, he won't take the job at UNO.
Nebraska baseball is now 16-18-1. Pitching is really not good right now and the hitting is not consistent. NU is young and this writer is a fan of Mike Anderson. They will need to to hit a hot streak soon.
The Omaha Royals have Luke Hochevar, Brian Banister, Chris Lubanski, and Mitch Maier playing for them. If you get a chance go watch them before Kansas City calls them up!
Steve Sipple, of the Lincoln Journal-Star, reported today that there is some ex-Huskers interested in the UNO athletic directors job. Former all-American linebacker and television commentator Trev Alberts, former linebacker/catcher and radio commentator Adrian Fiala, and former all-American outfielder and UNL assistant athletic director Paul Meyers are mentioned as potential candidates. All would be interesting hires. For Paul Meyers it may be step one before Tom Osborne retires in Lincoln. If he is already in line to take the job at UNL, he won't take the job at UNO.
Nebraska baseball is now 16-18-1. Pitching is really not good right now and the hitting is not consistent. NU is young and this writer is a fan of Mike Anderson. They will need to to hit a hot streak soon.
The Omaha Royals have Luke Hochevar, Brian Banister, Chris Lubanski, and Mitch Maier playing for them. If you get a chance go watch them before Kansas City calls them up!
Monday, April 06, 2009
Jared Crick is ready to step up!
Jared Crick has worked hard and will be a force this fall. He is big and strong. He doesn't look anything like the day he started as a freshman. Watch for him to fill Ty Steinkuhler's place very well.
People have forgotten how dismal North Carolina had gotten until Roy Williams showed up. They are the best team in the nation and Roy Williams has been the one to get them there. He is the top coach in college basketball.
Nebraska is 64th in the Pomeroy ratings in basketball. Watch for them to move to the low 40's next year. They should have a real shot at the NCAA tournament. Last year they ended around 90th.
The Royals will win 90-95 games this year. They should win the Central Division. The keys for them is Gordon and Butler and solid pitching.
WOW, the announcement of Alonzo Edwards and Cookie Miller leaving the team was a surprise as far as Cookie Miller goes. He said he is leaving for family reasons. I am not surprised that Alonzo Edwards is leaving because something wasn't right with him and the team. But Cookie Miller was probably our second most valuable player this year and his loss will hurt. It is apparent that NU wants a taller point guard but Cookie was still a spark to the team. I saw both of them last Friday together leaving Memorial stadium. I didn;t know at the time that this was happening.
People have forgotten how dismal North Carolina had gotten until Roy Williams showed up. They are the best team in the nation and Roy Williams has been the one to get them there. He is the top coach in college basketball.
Nebraska is 64th in the Pomeroy ratings in basketball. Watch for them to move to the low 40's next year. They should have a real shot at the NCAA tournament. Last year they ended around 90th.
The Royals will win 90-95 games this year. They should win the Central Division. The keys for them is Gordon and Butler and solid pitching.
WOW, the announcement of Alonzo Edwards and Cookie Miller leaving the team was a surprise as far as Cookie Miller goes. He said he is leaving for family reasons. I am not surprised that Alonzo Edwards is leaving because something wasn't right with him and the team. But Cookie Miller was probably our second most valuable player this year and his loss will hurt. It is apparent that NU wants a taller point guard but Cookie was still a spark to the team. I saw both of them last Friday together leaving Memorial stadium. I didn;t know at the time that this was happening.
Saturday, April 04, 2009
NU practice has some surprises!
I watched the Friday NU practice during the Coaches Clinic on Friday. There were some surprises for this writer. A surprise is seeing something that makes you take note. It is something that is unexpected. Seeing Roy Helu perform is not a surprise because I expected it. Here are my top six surprises:
1. Ndamukong Suh. Yeah, right! A surprise?? I already said he may be the top defensive player in the nation this fall. This writer was totally impressed by the leadership position he has taken. He is the leader for the defense. He gets on players when he knows they can do better and he pats others on the back. When he is off the field he wants to know what the defensive call is so he can watch his fellow players. He has taken a special liking to linebacker Alonzo Whaley. (Zoe they call him). When Ricky Henry and Terrance Moore got in some fisticuffs, Suh charged out and grabbed Moore. Suh is the leader of the team!!!
2. Will Henry. At 6'5" he has now turned into a physical player and he can take a hit. Zac Lee likes to throw to him. He is easy to see and he can catch the ball. It looks like this kid could get a lot of playing this fall. Watch for Will Henry.
3. Will Compton. For a red-shirt freshmen, he is built like a true linebacker. When he learns the system, he will be a force. He looks powerful and fast. He makes some of the other linebackers look like true freshmen. Phil Dillard wasn't at practice on Friday that this writer can see but he was there on Saturday.
4. Jacob Hickman. He seemed to be our best offensive lineman going one-on-one with the defensive linemen. He was one of the few who seemed to consistently handle his man. He will be good and potentially an All Big 12 player.
5. Cameron Meredith and Josh Williams. Both are red-shirt freshmen who are our backups to Barry Turner and Pierre Allen. If either of them have to go into a game, they can play. They have developed well. They are fast and strong. Williams is especially quick and might play a role like Demorrio Williams did in 2003. Both these players could handle the offensive line except for maybe Hickman.
6. Prince Amukamara. He is the fastest kid on the team. At least that's my guess. He seemed to be better than all the other cornerbacks. He looks like he can make turnovers and break up a lot of passes. Extremely talented.
Zac Lee is way ahead of the other QB's but Cody Green will be great when he learns the system. Green has a heck of an arm. Zac Lee is very fast. Crouch-like fast almost. Andy Christensen is good enough to start. He was impressive. Mike Smith and Derek Meyer did well also. Smith is consistent as the left tackle. On defense, Larry Asante was impressive. Lance Thorell continues to develop and makes plays. He likes to hit. Marcus Mendoza, who is playing receiver, could be a role player on this team. He could be the second fastest player on the team and you notice him with his quickness and speed. Remember the old wingback reverse. He's the man!
Kyle Busch will win the race in Texas on Sunday!
Nebraska baseball was swept for the first time in 12 years.
1. Ndamukong Suh. Yeah, right! A surprise?? I already said he may be the top defensive player in the nation this fall. This writer was totally impressed by the leadership position he has taken. He is the leader for the defense. He gets on players when he knows they can do better and he pats others on the back. When he is off the field he wants to know what the defensive call is so he can watch his fellow players. He has taken a special liking to linebacker Alonzo Whaley. (Zoe they call him). When Ricky Henry and Terrance Moore got in some fisticuffs, Suh charged out and grabbed Moore. Suh is the leader of the team!!!
2. Will Henry. At 6'5" he has now turned into a physical player and he can take a hit. Zac Lee likes to throw to him. He is easy to see and he can catch the ball. It looks like this kid could get a lot of playing this fall. Watch for Will Henry.
3. Will Compton. For a red-shirt freshmen, he is built like a true linebacker. When he learns the system, he will be a force. He looks powerful and fast. He makes some of the other linebackers look like true freshmen. Phil Dillard wasn't at practice on Friday that this writer can see but he was there on Saturday.
4. Jacob Hickman. He seemed to be our best offensive lineman going one-on-one with the defensive linemen. He was one of the few who seemed to consistently handle his man. He will be good and potentially an All Big 12 player.
5. Cameron Meredith and Josh Williams. Both are red-shirt freshmen who are our backups to Barry Turner and Pierre Allen. If either of them have to go into a game, they can play. They have developed well. They are fast and strong. Williams is especially quick and might play a role like Demorrio Williams did in 2003. Both these players could handle the offensive line except for maybe Hickman.
6. Prince Amukamara. He is the fastest kid on the team. At least that's my guess. He seemed to be better than all the other cornerbacks. He looks like he can make turnovers and break up a lot of passes. Extremely talented.
Zac Lee is way ahead of the other QB's but Cody Green will be great when he learns the system. Green has a heck of an arm. Zac Lee is very fast. Crouch-like fast almost. Andy Christensen is good enough to start. He was impressive. Mike Smith and Derek Meyer did well also. Smith is consistent as the left tackle. On defense, Larry Asante was impressive. Lance Thorell continues to develop and makes plays. He likes to hit. Marcus Mendoza, who is playing receiver, could be a role player on this team. He could be the second fastest player on the team and you notice him with his quickness and speed. Remember the old wingback reverse. He's the man!
Kyle Busch will win the race in Texas on Sunday!
Nebraska baseball was swept for the first time in 12 years.
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