Friday, December 14, 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Sunday, December 09, 2012
Rob Quillen 911
Heard Rob speak Saturday night at the Allmand Bros. Christmas party. It will is one of the most memorable talks I have heard, maybe the best.
Saturday, December 08, 2012
Friday, December 07, 2012
Thursday, December 06, 2012
Nebraska/Creighton prediction!
The Huskers will see tonight where they stand in college football going against Top 20 team Creighton. Creighton is very talented. Nebraska has the home court and is rated 179th by Pomeroy. Creighton is 19th although other polls has Creighton as high as 13th in the nation.
Nebraska meets its match tonight. My head says Creighton 74 Nebraska 66. My heart says "Go Huskers!!!"
Nebraska meets its match tonight. My head says Creighton 74 Nebraska 66. My heart says "Go Huskers!!!"
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Nebraska basketball is doing well!
The Nebraska men's basketball team played a nice game versus USC. USC took several runs at the Huskers but this year they seem to stay with it and keep the lead. They have seldom had long scoring droughts like they have had in the past.
Brandon Ubel lead the team with seven rebounds and four assists adding nine points. Ray Gallegos is the real thing. He had his second 20 point game and has added a shooting touch that Nebraska hasn't had for a while. He scores 32% of the points in this game.
Dylan Talley had a nice game but far from his best. He has been the most consistent player on defense.
Andre Almeida is a blast to watch. Sometimes he looks a little clumsy but he has some real nice plays on offense and defense. Benny Parker continues to contribute and Mike Peltz is improving each game with more playing time. Shavon Shields looks very athlectic and when he gets completely health and gets a little more game time and think he will start to be a big factors in the upcoming games.
This was Nebraska's sixth game at home this year and they have averaged a five point margin in those games. Nebraska actually beat the spread by 14 points.
When the season started Nebraska was rated 216th in the Pomeroy ratings. They have now moved up to 177th. They are headed in the right direction.
The Big 10 is freshishly good this year. The next team up the later is Penn State at 131 and then you go up quite a ways before you find the next team.
Nebraska plays Creighton Thursday night and I would expect a full house for this one. Creighton should win by 10 or so but we will see how good Nebraska really is that night.
Brandon Ubel lead the team with seven rebounds and four assists adding nine points. Ray Gallegos is the real thing. He had his second 20 point game and has added a shooting touch that Nebraska hasn't had for a while. He scores 32% of the points in this game.
Dylan Talley had a nice game but far from his best. He has been the most consistent player on defense.
Andre Almeida is a blast to watch. Sometimes he looks a little clumsy but he has some real nice plays on offense and defense. Benny Parker continues to contribute and Mike Peltz is improving each game with more playing time. Shavon Shields looks very athlectic and when he gets completely health and gets a little more game time and think he will start to be a big factors in the upcoming games.
This was Nebraska's sixth game at home this year and they have averaged a five point margin in those games. Nebraska actually beat the spread by 14 points.
When the season started Nebraska was rated 216th in the Pomeroy ratings. They have now moved up to 177th. They are headed in the right direction.
The Big 10 is freshishly good this year. The next team up the later is Penn State at 131 and then you go up quite a ways before you find the next team.
Nebraska plays Creighton Thursday night and I would expect a full house for this one. Creighton should win by 10 or so but we will see how good Nebraska really is that night.
Monday, December 03, 2012
Georgia and USC
Nebraska didn't do so well Saturday night. Many turned off the tv so they didn't have to watch Wisconsin run all over us. Let's give credit to Wisconsin who named former Nebraskan Bart Miller, their offensive line coach, early after the season started. Chase Rome said that the Wisconsin offensive line was the best NU had faced this season and they were very well coached.
Our weaknesses were not a surprise. We are 95th in the nation in rushing defense. Then we lose Baker Steinkuhler who I think is as good or better than Jared Crick. This kid is good and we definately missed him Saturday night. We are 105th in the nation in turnover margin. That negative trend continued on Saturday night.
I wonder how many yards Taylor Martinez would have had if he played against the NU defense Saturday night. Martinez is only 360 yards short of 4000 total offensive yards in 2012.
Let's look at the positives. Nebraska won six games in a row to earn a chance to the Big Ten Championship. They made us proud. Nebraska is one of four teams in the nation to win nine games each of the last five seasons joins Alabama, Oregon, and Boise St.
Georgia will be a tough contest. They are ranked 5th in the nation and was worthy of playing in a BCS bowl. Georgia won the SEC East and should of won the championship last Saturday against Alabama who is playing in the National Championship game.
The game will be at noon on January 1st in Orlando, Florida. ABC will televise the game.
Georgia is led by junior quarterback Aaron Murray, who is second in the nation in passer rating and has thrown for 31 TD's. On defense they are led by LB Jarvis Jones. The pass defense has only allowed 120 yards passing yards a game. WOW!
Nebraska basketball (men) goes again at home tonight vs. USC. USC has three seven footers. Their record is 3-3 this year under head coach Kevin O'Neill. Kevin Kugler and BTN will televise the game at 7:06.
My prediction is NU 54 USC 53. Yes, a very close game. Should be a blast!!
Almeida is shooting 84% in the last four games. NU has won the last three contests in the last three years by a total of eight points. Nebraska's 51 points in the second half against Wake Forest was the highest point total since 2004. Nebraska's margin of win on the road by sixteen points was the alrgest since 2003.
Shavon Shields should make his second appearance of the year tonight. We need him!
Our weaknesses were not a surprise. We are 95th in the nation in rushing defense. Then we lose Baker Steinkuhler who I think is as good or better than Jared Crick. This kid is good and we definately missed him Saturday night. We are 105th in the nation in turnover margin. That negative trend continued on Saturday night.
I wonder how many yards Taylor Martinez would have had if he played against the NU defense Saturday night. Martinez is only 360 yards short of 4000 total offensive yards in 2012.
Let's look at the positives. Nebraska won six games in a row to earn a chance to the Big Ten Championship. They made us proud. Nebraska is one of four teams in the nation to win nine games each of the last five seasons joins Alabama, Oregon, and Boise St.
Georgia will be a tough contest. They are ranked 5th in the nation and was worthy of playing in a BCS bowl. Georgia won the SEC East and should of won the championship last Saturday against Alabama who is playing in the National Championship game.
The game will be at noon on January 1st in Orlando, Florida. ABC will televise the game.
Georgia is led by junior quarterback Aaron Murray, who is second in the nation in passer rating and has thrown for 31 TD's. On defense they are led by LB Jarvis Jones. The pass defense has only allowed 120 yards passing yards a game. WOW!
Nebraska basketball (men) goes again at home tonight vs. USC. USC has three seven footers. Their record is 3-3 this year under head coach Kevin O'Neill. Kevin Kugler and BTN will televise the game at 7:06.
My prediction is NU 54 USC 53. Yes, a very close game. Should be a blast!!
Almeida is shooting 84% in the last four games. NU has won the last three contests in the last three years by a total of eight points. Nebraska's 51 points in the second half against Wake Forest was the highest point total since 2004. Nebraska's margin of win on the road by sixteen points was the alrgest since 2003.
Shavon Shields should make his second appearance of the year tonight. We need him!
Sunday, December 02, 2012
Saturday, December 01, 2012
Burkhead and the Huskers win today!
With Rex Burkhead back and Steinkuhler and Jackson out, it should be an interesting game. Nebraska will be the stronger team and will win out 27-23 over Wisconsin!
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Huskers Top Wake Forest, 79-63
One of the most surprising and finest wins I can remember for a while. Huge win against an ACC in their house. It was a really fun game to watch. Join in on the fun and we will see you Monday night in Lincoln against USC.
Nebraska is moving up but still doesn't have a lot of respect as they are rated No. 200 in the Pomeroy Poll.
Huskers Top Wake Forest, 79-63
Nebraska is moving up but still doesn't have a lot of respect as they are rated No. 200 in the Pomeroy Poll.
Huskers Top Wake Forest, 79-63
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Nebraska football!
On a blustery cold day and Nebraska down 7-3 at half at Iowa, Nebraska had lost two of their best players in center Justin Jackson and defensive lineman Baker Steinkuhler. Our defense was getting killed on 1st and 2nd down. Without some sensational plays by Eric Martin, we could have been down another touchdown. Iowa had recovered two of Nebraska's fumbles and Nebraska, except for their first time consuming drive of the game was lifeless.
But in the second half Nebraska got some help from Superman. Rex Burkhead entered the game. Rex Burkhead was a huge factor in Nebraska's win. Ameer Abdullah had replaced Burkhead very well but I had forgot how good Burkhead was. He is an NFL type player. He is fast, strong, and powerful.
Alonzo Whaley had his best half of the year and had a key interception. Looked like one of those plays that Pelini knew where it was going and Whaley was ready. Whaley led the Huskers with 11 tackles. And how about Chase Rhome. He had his best game ever. He stepped up to replace Steinkuhler and was key to the victory. Crazyman Eric Martin is increasing his value to possibly get drafted. He is playing real well.
And let's not forget about mark Pelini who took over for Justin Jackson. No missed snaps and some nice blocks.
Who thought Ben Cotton would be the leading receiver and Kenny Bell and Jamal Turner wouldn't catch passes. And we still won. Abdullah and Martinex neither one would have more than 50 yards rushing. Superman.
Burkhead had 70 yards on 16 carries in the second half. He scored the winning touchdown. He was inspiring. He was Superman.
But in the second half Nebraska got some help from Superman. Rex Burkhead entered the game. Rex Burkhead was a huge factor in Nebraska's win. Ameer Abdullah had replaced Burkhead very well but I had forgot how good Burkhead was. He is an NFL type player. He is fast, strong, and powerful.
Alonzo Whaley had his best half of the year and had a key interception. Looked like one of those plays that Pelini knew where it was going and Whaley was ready. Whaley led the Huskers with 11 tackles. And how about Chase Rhome. He had his best game ever. He stepped up to replace Steinkuhler and was key to the victory. Crazyman Eric Martin is increasing his value to possibly get drafted. He is playing real well.
And let's not forget about mark Pelini who took over for Justin Jackson. No missed snaps and some nice blocks.
Who thought Ben Cotton would be the leading receiver and Kenny Bell and Jamal Turner wouldn't catch passes. And we still won. Abdullah and Martinex neither one would have more than 50 yards rushing. Superman.
Burkhead had 70 yards on 16 carries in the second half. He scored the winning touchdown. He was inspiring. He was Superman.
60 points will win it for Nebraska!
Look to Nebraska men to go 5-0 tonight with a 60-56 win over Kent State!!! Watch it on the BTN
Friday, November 23, 2012
Wisconsin will knock off Creighton tonight!
Bold prediction! Look to Creighton to get beat in a GREAT game tonight. I will put the score at Wisconsin 70 Creighton 65!! Wisconsin's defense will be the deciding factor in this one.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Illinois will now be annual game!
Sounds like Nebraska will have Illinois join the West division with Maryland and Rutgers going to the East Division. Will this addition help Nebraska recruiting. We will see. There are a lot of Nebraskans in the New Jersey and Washington DC area. Should be great for them!
The Nebraska basketball team will have their biggest challenge on Wednesday night. Tulane can play basketball. They are expected to win 20+ games this year.
I see another very close game with Nebraska 56 Tulane 55.
Tonight the Nebraska women play in Lincoln against 1-2 Sam Houston State. They won't be easy but the Husker women should get one in the win column.
The Nebraska basketball team will have their biggest challenge on Wednesday night. Tulane can play basketball. They are expected to win 20+ games this year.
I see another very close game with Nebraska 56 Tulane 55.
Tonight the Nebraska women play in Lincoln against 1-2 Sam Houston State. They won't be easy but the Husker women should get one in the win column.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Friday, November 16, 2012
NU will play well tomorrow!!
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Nebraska men's basketball has big win!
The Nebraska men won a big game tonight in Lincoln against Valporaiso 50-48. Nebraska was led by Brandon Ubel again with 17 points, with Ray Gallegos hitting four threes for a total of 14 points. Nebraska led by 12 at one point but Valpo fought their way back to make it close at the end.
Nebraska's record goes to 2-0. UNO is next on Sunday.
Nebraska's record goes to 2-0. UNO is next on Sunday.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Nebraska basketball runs into a formidable opponent!
Thursday night at 8:00 pm Nebraska will play a team that won 20 games last year. Valporaiso was 22-12 last year and lost in the Horizon League finals by Detroit who played in the NCAA tournment.
They are expected to win close to 20 games again this year.
In a rating system I follow, Valporaiso is rated 96th with Nebraska coming in at 216th. Valporaiso is 2-0 this year and they also won both exhibition games they played in.
Tomorrow night will be a close game but look to Nebraska to get beat 70-67.
I am a Nebraska fan but to look at the Big 10 this year, wow!! From top to almost the bottom the Big 10 is strong. Nebraska may not win a game in the Big 10. I hope they do a lot better than that. But the rest of the Big 10 is WAY ahead of Nebraska. Look for Nebraska to go about 7-23. Anything better than that is exciting.
Hopefully I will see you at the game tomorrow night!!
They are expected to win close to 20 games again this year.
In a rating system I follow, Valporaiso is rated 96th with Nebraska coming in at 216th. Valporaiso is 2-0 this year and they also won both exhibition games they played in.
Tomorrow night will be a close game but look to Nebraska to get beat 70-67.
I am a Nebraska fan but to look at the Big 10 this year, wow!! From top to almost the bottom the Big 10 is strong. Nebraska may not win a game in the Big 10. I hope they do a lot better than that. But the rest of the Big 10 is WAY ahead of Nebraska. Look for Nebraska to go about 7-23. Anything better than that is exciting.
Hopefully I will see you at the game tomorrow night!!
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Friday, November 09, 2012
Nebraska plays well tomorrow!
I see Nebraska winning tomorrow. They will put together a game with less errors and win 27-13.
Thursday, November 08, 2012
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Nebraska will play Oklahoma in football.
It won't be until 2021 but Nebraska has scheduled two games with Oklahoma in 2021 and 2022. In 2021 Nebraska will travel to Norman and 2022 its to Lincoln. Should be fun. A lot of things can change before then but the fans will love the game.
Deverell Biggs will redshirt this season for the NU men's basketball team. Freshman Shavon Shields will be out two to three weeks with an elbow injury. Nebraska only has seven scholarship players with Shields hurt.
Cornerback Antonio Bell is no longer on the NU football team due to a team rule violation.
P.J. Smith, Tim Marlowe, Rex Burkhead, and Mike Marrow all sat out practice on Monday.
Remember this name. Sam Burtch. He is a walk-on who has impressed the coaching staff at wide receiver.
Deverell Biggs will redshirt this season for the NU men's basketball team. Freshman Shavon Shields will be out two to three weeks with an elbow injury. Nebraska only has seven scholarship players with Shields hurt.
Cornerback Antonio Bell is no longer on the NU football team due to a team rule violation.
P.J. Smith, Tim Marlowe, Rex Burkhead, and Mike Marrow all sat out practice on Monday.
Remember this name. Sam Burtch. He is a walk-on who has impressed the coaching staff at wide receiver.
Sunday, November 04, 2012
The Game 7:32 to go 4th and 1 down 24-14
Nebraska had driven to the 39 yard line of Michigan St. but got held down on three plays for a total of nine yards. It was go time for Nebraska. It was 4th and one. Nebraska was down 24-14. There was 7:32 left in the game.
Nebraska went old school and line up in the I formation. Abdullah took the ball over the right side of the line and made a first down plus three more yards. The offensive line blocked well.
Only just a little earlier, Michigan St. intercepted a Taylor Martinez pass and went 95 yards for a TD. Michigan St 31 Nebraska 14. Game over. Wait a second!! No. 5 had a personal foul, a really stupid personal foul and the ball comes back 95 yards. Still Michigan St.'s ball but no touchdown.
Now back to 7:32 to go in the game. Nebraska breathes a breath of fresh air. They have a first down on Michigan St.'s 36 yard line. Next play.....Martinez runs for a touchdown. Michigan St. 24 Nebraska 21
Nebraska is moving again but ends up with a 4th and nine and only makes about six yards on a catch by Enunwa.
With 40 seconds left in the game, Nebraska has a 4th and ten. The ball is located on the Nebraska 42. What the heck, how does this even happen!!?!? Martinez hits Kyle Reed for a pass and he runs all the way down to the Michigan St. 20. 31 seconds to go.
Martinez throws short to Kenny Bell. It is 2nd and ten. Maher is warming up on the sideline. Second down. Martinez throws low to Kyler Reed. Martinez is being very careful with his passes. 3rd and ten. Martinez just misses Kenny Bell for the touchdown but Michigan St. is called for pass interference. Maybe not a good call but great for Nebraska. 1st and goal Nebraska at the five.
Incomplete pass to Reed.
Next play, with six seconds left, Martinez hits Jamal Turner for the winning touchdown. First touchdown for Turner. Nebraska wins 28-24. Another win and probably lucky to have it. Championships have luck sometimes.
Nebraska is still in the driver's seat for the Legends Division representative for the Big 10 Championship game in Indianapolis.
Nebraska went old school and line up in the I formation. Abdullah took the ball over the right side of the line and made a first down plus three more yards. The offensive line blocked well.
Only just a little earlier, Michigan St. intercepted a Taylor Martinez pass and went 95 yards for a TD. Michigan St 31 Nebraska 14. Game over. Wait a second!! No. 5 had a personal foul, a really stupid personal foul and the ball comes back 95 yards. Still Michigan St.'s ball but no touchdown.
Now back to 7:32 to go in the game. Nebraska breathes a breath of fresh air. They have a first down on Michigan St.'s 36 yard line. Next play.....Martinez runs for a touchdown. Michigan St. 24 Nebraska 21
Nebraska is moving again but ends up with a 4th and nine and only makes about six yards on a catch by Enunwa.
With 40 seconds left in the game, Nebraska has a 4th and ten. The ball is located on the Nebraska 42. What the heck, how does this even happen!!?!? Martinez hits Kyle Reed for a pass and he runs all the way down to the Michigan St. 20. 31 seconds to go.
Martinez throws short to Kenny Bell. It is 2nd and ten. Maher is warming up on the sideline. Second down. Martinez throws low to Kyler Reed. Martinez is being very careful with his passes. 3rd and ten. Martinez just misses Kenny Bell for the touchdown but Michigan St. is called for pass interference. Maybe not a good call but great for Nebraska. 1st and goal Nebraska at the five.
Incomplete pass to Reed.
Next play, with six seconds left, Martinez hits Jamal Turner for the winning touchdown. First touchdown for Turner. Nebraska wins 28-24. Another win and probably lucky to have it. Championships have luck sometimes.
Nebraska is still in the driver's seat for the Legends Division representative for the Big 10 Championship game in Indianapolis.
Saturday, November 03, 2012
Huskers to win in a close one today!
I'm picking the Huskers today in a road game at Lansing, Michigan vs Michigan St. This is a huge game, as most of them are, for the Huskers. They control their own destiny right now.
This should be a low scoring game. The mid 20's should win it. The Michigan St. defense will be tough. I think early on their defensive line will get the best of us. Our offensive has to be penalty free, our coaches have to be level headed, and our defense will need to get two or three turnovers. If this happens, we win!!
I look to Nebraska winning today in a close one.
Nebraska 23 Michigan State 21
Nebraska (football) picked up their 14th verbal commitment Thursday night. He is a 6'6" 235 defensive end from Arizona Western C.C. He has three years remaining to play. He had 16 offers from other colleges. His high school coach says he is one of the better ones to go through his program at Hamilton Southeastern. He was even used as a wideout his senior year. His junior college coach calls him "a game-changer."
Rex Burkhead is a "possibility" to play today. Don't see that happening though.
It will be interesting to see if they play Santos and Fisher this week. Both played real well last week. Also it will be interesting to see how they rotate the corners.
This should be a low scoring game. The mid 20's should win it. The Michigan St. defense will be tough. I think early on their defensive line will get the best of us. Our offensive has to be penalty free, our coaches have to be level headed, and our defense will need to get two or three turnovers. If this happens, we win!!
I look to Nebraska winning today in a close one.
Nebraska (football) picked up their 14th verbal commitment Thursday night. He is a 6'6" 235 defensive end from Arizona Western C.C. He has three years remaining to play. He had 16 offers from other colleges. His high school coach says he is one of the better ones to go through his program at Hamilton Southeastern. He was even used as a wideout his senior year. His junior college coach calls him "a game-changer."
Rex Burkhead is a "possibility" to play today. Don't see that happening though.
It will be interesting to see if they play Santos and Fisher this week. Both played real well last week. Also it will be interesting to see how they rotate the corners.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Nebraska defense dominates Michigan!
The Nebraska blackshirts are improving. They played real well against Dennard Robinson and the Michigan team. Robinson didn't make it to the first half before he was injured. Without him Michigan didn't have much offense. Almost none.
Nebraska started the game on a sad note as Tariq Allen appeared to blow at his knee on the opening kickoff. Allen was becoming a bigger part of the Nebraska offense and he will be missed. We hope he is back next year.
Michigan started on offense and went three and out. Great start. similar to last week.
The Michigan defensive front dominated our line the first series but Martinez did hit Kenny Bell for 20 yards on 3rd down. Then Abdullah is stopped for a big loss when the defensive lineman goes in untouched.
That's how a lot of the first half went or even the whole game. There might be an offensive play or two on both teams but the defense dominated.
Players of note that I thought played real well on defense was Ciante Evans and Baker Steinkuhler. Will Compton and Sean Fisher had some great plays!! Good day for the linebackers as Whaley played well also.
Starting the second quarter, Nebraska picked up the tempo and hit Cotton and Abdullah on nice gains. Enunwa catches one for six yards. Osborne catches one for twenty yards. Then Martinez hits Kenny Bell for a 35 yard touchdown. Just a great drive and the best of the day as it turned out. It looked easy. Nebraska 7-0.
In the second quarter, our defensive line got some good push off their o-line. That's encouraging.
Then with 3:51 to go in the half Robinson runs to the ten and gets hurt. Game pretty much over. Without him they have very little offense.
Nebraska 7-6 at the half.
PL Smith picks one off and runs it back to the four. First and ten Nebraska and we end up with a field goal. Martinez is limping pretty bad. Nebraska 10-6 with 11:48 to go in the third inning.
Nebraska's defense is gaining confidence with the new quarterback. Red-shirt freshman Bellomy looks a little scared.
Ciante Evans gets a sack with 10:40 to go in the third. Michigan has negative yardage.
Brent Maher kicks a field goal from 51 yards!!! Nebraska 13-6 lead.8:41 to go in the third.
Where's Braylon Heard at? Imani Cross?
Nebraska does pass its way down the field on its other great offensive drive. Enunwa, Marlowe and Reed all make great catches. A pass to Bell creates a pass interference call. Nebraska has the ball on the Michigan 11 with 5:43 to go in the third.
Maher hits another field goal. Nebraska 16-6 4:43 to go in the third.
Bellomy gets his first completion late in the third. this coming after 30 yards in penalities on one play. One on 150 Josh Mitchell for tarketing the head and the other on the Husker bench. Then Nebraska gets a paa interference call and 45 total yards in penalties on this drive. Michigan is at the 18 with 2:00 minutes to go in the third.
Michigan gets a field goal Nebraska 16-9. Still too close to call. The third quarter ends.
Nebraska is marching again in the fourth with runs by Abdullah and a great catch by Reed keeps them moving. Nebraska gets in field goal range and then we have a ten yard loss on a sack.
But Nebraska gets an interception from Staford. 11:25 left in the game. Nebraska on Michigan's 42 yard line. Martinex explodes for 29 yards.
Abdullah makes a great run for a touchdown from 13 yards out. Nebraska 23-9. 10:20 to go in the game.
Nebraska has run 19 plays for 11 yards in the second half with 8:15 to go.
Abdullah ends up with 101 yards rushing and plays a great game.
Nebraska wins 23-9.
Nebraska was 20th in the BCS standing today. they are back in the rankings.
Other news.
Jimmie Johnson wins at Martinsville and is heading to another championship.
Notre Dame is back. They jump Oregon to take 3rd in the BCS. K-State is 4th.
The Washington Huskies knocked off Oregon State.
The Nebraska volleyball team knocks off Penn State in five sets. WOW!
Christian Lacouture has decommitted from Nebraska. He is a defensive tackle who moved to Lincoln to attend Lincoln Southwest. He was from Texas. He planned to start school in January. Now he is going to visit LSU. I wonder what the rest of the story is.
Nebraska started the game on a sad note as Tariq Allen appeared to blow at his knee on the opening kickoff. Allen was becoming a bigger part of the Nebraska offense and he will be missed. We hope he is back next year.
Michigan started on offense and went three and out. Great start. similar to last week.
The Michigan defensive front dominated our line the first series but Martinez did hit Kenny Bell for 20 yards on 3rd down. Then Abdullah is stopped for a big loss when the defensive lineman goes in untouched.
That's how a lot of the first half went or even the whole game. There might be an offensive play or two on both teams but the defense dominated.
Players of note that I thought played real well on defense was Ciante Evans and Baker Steinkuhler. Will Compton and Sean Fisher had some great plays!! Good day for the linebackers as Whaley played well also.
Starting the second quarter, Nebraska picked up the tempo and hit Cotton and Abdullah on nice gains. Enunwa catches one for six yards. Osborne catches one for twenty yards. Then Martinez hits Kenny Bell for a 35 yard touchdown. Just a great drive and the best of the day as it turned out. It looked easy. Nebraska 7-0.
In the second quarter, our defensive line got some good push off their o-line. That's encouraging.
Then with 3:51 to go in the half Robinson runs to the ten and gets hurt. Game pretty much over. Without him they have very little offense.
Nebraska 7-6 at the half.
PL Smith picks one off and runs it back to the four. First and ten Nebraska and we end up with a field goal. Martinez is limping pretty bad. Nebraska 10-6 with 11:48 to go in the third inning.
Nebraska's defense is gaining confidence with the new quarterback. Red-shirt freshman Bellomy looks a little scared.
Ciante Evans gets a sack with 10:40 to go in the third. Michigan has negative yardage.
Brent Maher kicks a field goal from 51 yards!!! Nebraska 13-6 lead.8:41 to go in the third.
Where's Braylon Heard at? Imani Cross?
Nebraska does pass its way down the field on its other great offensive drive. Enunwa, Marlowe and Reed all make great catches. A pass to Bell creates a pass interference call. Nebraska has the ball on the Michigan 11 with 5:43 to go in the third.
Maher hits another field goal. Nebraska 16-6 4:43 to go in the third.
Bellomy gets his first completion late in the third. this coming after 30 yards in penalities on one play. One on 150 Josh Mitchell for tarketing the head and the other on the Husker bench. Then Nebraska gets a paa interference call and 45 total yards in penalties on this drive. Michigan is at the 18 with 2:00 minutes to go in the third.
Michigan gets a field goal Nebraska 16-9. Still too close to call. The third quarter ends.
Nebraska is marching again in the fourth with runs by Abdullah and a great catch by Reed keeps them moving. Nebraska gets in field goal range and then we have a ten yard loss on a sack.
But Nebraska gets an interception from Staford. 11:25 left in the game. Nebraska on Michigan's 42 yard line. Martinex explodes for 29 yards.
Abdullah makes a great run for a touchdown from 13 yards out. Nebraska 23-9. 10:20 to go in the game.
Nebraska has run 19 plays for 11 yards in the second half with 8:15 to go.
Abdullah ends up with 101 yards rushing and plays a great game.
Nebraska wins 23-9.
Nebraska was 20th in the BCS standing today. they are back in the rankings.
Other news.
Jimmie Johnson wins at Martinsville and is heading to another championship.
Notre Dame is back. They jump Oregon to take 3rd in the BCS. K-State is 4th.
The Washington Huskies knocked off Oregon State.
The Nebraska volleyball team knocks off Penn State in five sets. WOW!
Christian Lacouture has decommitted from Nebraska. He is a defensive tackle who moved to Lincoln to attend Lincoln Southwest. He was from Texas. He planned to start school in January. Now he is going to visit LSU. I wonder what the rest of the story is.
Friday, October 26, 2012
Can Nebraska beat Michigan tomorrow?
MICHIGAN 24 NEBRASKA 23
Hope I am wrong on this one!!!! Go Huskers!
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Bill Snyder, wizard!
Bill Snyder continues to impress eveybody. He has twice now taken K-State from the bottom and brought them back. This time they are rated 4th in the nation. Doesn't even seem real. His last four years' recruiting classes have been ranked 58th, 68th, 63rd, and 92nd. Unbelievable! You have to admire him as a tremendous coach! I just wonder what he does that others don't.
Gerry DiNardo, a Big 10 analyst, says the Big 10 is down because of recruiting. The SEC is beating everybody in recruiting and the Big 10 is definately down. He says with Urban Meyer at Ohio State and Brady Hoke at Michigan they will be head and shoulders above everybody else in recruiting which he says will equate to wins.
He says that Michigan, Ohio State, Nebraska, and Penn State have to be in the top 10 in recruiting annually with at least three more Big 10 teams 11-15. This isn't happening right now except for Michigan and Ohio State
Gerry DiNardo, a Big 10 analyst, says the Big 10 is down because of recruiting. The SEC is beating everybody in recruiting and the Big 10 is definately down. He says with Urban Meyer at Ohio State and Brady Hoke at Michigan they will be head and shoulders above everybody else in recruiting which he says will equate to wins.
He says that Michigan, Ohio State, Nebraska, and Penn State have to be in the top 10 in recruiting annually with at least three more Big 10 teams 11-15. This isn't happening right now except for Michigan and Ohio State
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Sunday thoughts!
First of all I wanted to mention the comment that Vice President Joe Biden said at the debate that he is personally opposed to abortion while supporting its legalization. Abortion, as I view it, is the unjustified killing of a human person. The Catholic Church has said that you can not oppose personally and support abortion publicly. You can't take such a position and then call yourself a practicing Catholic. Its that simple.
Vice President candidate Paul Ryan said "I don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life or from their faith. Our faith informs us in everything we do." Enough said.
Vice President candidate Paul Ryan said "I don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life or from their faith. Our faith informs us in everything we do." Enough said.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Lucky win!
Wow we got out of this one by a couple of inches when the Northwestern field goal kicker missed literally by inches. Nebraska 29 Northwestern 28
Nebraska had ten three and outs today. Nebraska had 543 total yards and we just about got beat.
First of all Rex Burkhead goes down and to be honest I will surprised if he is back before the bowl game. That will be be a blow. He is an NFL type player and Nebraska has few of those.
Looked like we were going to take control when Northwestern's punt returner fumbled deep in their own territory. But Damion Stafford gets a ridiculous personal foul. Sorry but he would have not played again the rest of the game if I was coaching.
Then the punt returners fumble twice and Kyle Reed fumbles when Nebraska is driving for a touchdown. One error after another.
How many potential pass interceptions did we have today where we didn't catch the ball? Four, five?
And the fourth and one Northwestern had with 2:42 to go in the half. Alonza Whaley got annilated. He got drove back five yards by a lineman. Then they throw a touchdown pass right before half and lead the game we had dominated in statistics. Northwestern 14-10 halftime
I'm not making this stuff up! It was amazing. Look at the stats and the game should be 24-7 Nebraska.
Northwestern had fourteen points with two touchdown passes. Cameron Meredith was playing defensive tackle with Martin playing the end position. Not a bad move even though Meredith is smallish in the defensive line but it fits his speed capabilities better.
Then Vendric Mark, Northwestern's star running back, goes 80 yards untouched for a touchdown. That was a fourth of the total yards for NW today all in one play. The score is now 21-10 and the Nebraska fans are turning off their TVs and throwing up throughout the state.
On the next series, Brandon Heard went 18 yards out of the diamond formation. His only carry of the day. Why don't we run out of this formation more? There was some great blocking on that play.
The big Q, Quincy Enunwa, gets hurt and they say he is out for the rest of the game but that goodness they were wrong. He made key great catches to get us back and win the game. He ended the day with six catches for 110 yards.
Taylor Martinez got sacked a few times. Hope he learns to throw some of those away although he got away with one in the first half when he threw the ball out of the endzone to nobody. Should have been a safety.
Kenny Bell had another great day with six catches for 77 yards and a touchdown. Jamal Turner had a nice day with three catches for 56 yards and if I remember he had another play but it was called back on a penalty.
And how about that run by Ameer Abdullah late in the third quarter, Amazing as he went 13 yards and could have been dropped for no gain. Abdullah ended up with 101 yards rushing and 26 yards receiving.
Towards the latter part of the game numerous Northwestern players were carried off the field. We seemed to be physically controlling the game.
With 1:09 left in the third Martinez runs for his sixth touchdown for the year making it 16-21 Northwestern when they failed on the two point conversion.
Northwestern could have had a touchdown in the final seconds of the third quarter when Siemen overthrew his wide open receivers twice. Our cornerbacks were beat both times. Pheww!
At the end of the third quarter its NW 21 Nebraska 16. Nebraska has three turnovers, dropped Int, and five penalties for 42 yards.
Right before NW goes up 28-16, Antonio Bell loses his composure on the sideline after Pelini gets on him about a penalty. Interesting to see how that all turns out.
8:31 to go and Northwestern leads 28-16. WOW more puking and more people turning their TVs off. You can bet on it.
Then with 7:30 to go Taylor Martinex should have been picked off but the defensive man dropped the ball. More puking!
Taylor Martinez recovers and throws some nice passes to move NU down the field. The Q! catches a ball between three defenders. NU to the 10. Tariq Allen catches his first career TD. NU 23 NW 28. 5:55 left in the game.
Taylor Martinez will end the game going 27-39 for 342 yards and three touchdowns.
On the winning drive he hits Q for 31 yards as the Q makes a great catch!!
Jamal Turner catches a nice pass for 23 yards.
Then Ben Cotton catches the winning TD for 7 yards. The two point conversion again fails but Nebraska leads 29-28.
With 1:10 left, Jeff Budzien came within inches of making a 53 yard field goal. But he misses and Nebraska wins 29-28.
Pheeww! And I didn't even puke. Great win!!
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder is the best coach in America bar none. They beat West Virginia 55-14 today!!
Nebraska had ten three and outs today. Nebraska had 543 total yards and we just about got beat.
First of all Rex Burkhead goes down and to be honest I will surprised if he is back before the bowl game. That will be be a blow. He is an NFL type player and Nebraska has few of those.
Looked like we were going to take control when Northwestern's punt returner fumbled deep in their own territory. But Damion Stafford gets a ridiculous personal foul. Sorry but he would have not played again the rest of the game if I was coaching.
Then the punt returners fumble twice and Kyle Reed fumbles when Nebraska is driving for a touchdown. One error after another.
How many potential pass interceptions did we have today where we didn't catch the ball? Four, five?
And the fourth and one Northwestern had with 2:42 to go in the half. Alonza Whaley got annilated. He got drove back five yards by a lineman. Then they throw a touchdown pass right before half and lead the game we had dominated in statistics. Northwestern 14-10 halftime
I'm not making this stuff up! It was amazing. Look at the stats and the game should be 24-7 Nebraska.
Northwestern had fourteen points with two touchdown passes. Cameron Meredith was playing defensive tackle with Martin playing the end position. Not a bad move even though Meredith is smallish in the defensive line but it fits his speed capabilities better.
Then Vendric Mark, Northwestern's star running back, goes 80 yards untouched for a touchdown. That was a fourth of the total yards for NW today all in one play. The score is now 21-10 and the Nebraska fans are turning off their TVs and throwing up throughout the state.
On the next series, Brandon Heard went 18 yards out of the diamond formation. His only carry of the day. Why don't we run out of this formation more? There was some great blocking on that play.
The big Q, Quincy Enunwa, gets hurt and they say he is out for the rest of the game but that goodness they were wrong. He made key great catches to get us back and win the game. He ended the day with six catches for 110 yards.
Taylor Martinez got sacked a few times. Hope he learns to throw some of those away although he got away with one in the first half when he threw the ball out of the endzone to nobody. Should have been a safety.
Kenny Bell had another great day with six catches for 77 yards and a touchdown. Jamal Turner had a nice day with three catches for 56 yards and if I remember he had another play but it was called back on a penalty.
And how about that run by Ameer Abdullah late in the third quarter, Amazing as he went 13 yards and could have been dropped for no gain. Abdullah ended up with 101 yards rushing and 26 yards receiving.
Towards the latter part of the game numerous Northwestern players were carried off the field. We seemed to be physically controlling the game.
With 1:09 left in the third Martinez runs for his sixth touchdown for the year making it 16-21 Northwestern when they failed on the two point conversion.
Northwestern could have had a touchdown in the final seconds of the third quarter when Siemen overthrew his wide open receivers twice. Our cornerbacks were beat both times. Pheww!
At the end of the third quarter its NW 21 Nebraska 16. Nebraska has three turnovers, dropped Int, and five penalties for 42 yards.
Right before NW goes up 28-16, Antonio Bell loses his composure on the sideline after Pelini gets on him about a penalty. Interesting to see how that all turns out.
8:31 to go and Northwestern leads 28-16. WOW more puking and more people turning their TVs off. You can bet on it.
Then with 7:30 to go Taylor Martinex should have been picked off but the defensive man dropped the ball. More puking!
Taylor Martinez recovers and throws some nice passes to move NU down the field. The Q! catches a ball between three defenders. NU to the 10. Tariq Allen catches his first career TD. NU 23 NW 28. 5:55 left in the game.
Taylor Martinez will end the game going 27-39 for 342 yards and three touchdowns.
On the winning drive he hits Q for 31 yards as the Q makes a great catch!!
Jamal Turner catches a nice pass for 23 yards.
Then Ben Cotton catches the winning TD for 7 yards. The two point conversion again fails but Nebraska leads 29-28.
With 1:10 left, Jeff Budzien came within inches of making a 53 yard field goal. But he misses and Nebraska wins 29-28.
Pheeww! And I didn't even puke. Great win!!
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder is the best coach in America bar none. They beat West Virginia 55-14 today!!
Nebraska back on track this weekend!
Nebraska plays away again. Not there favorite thing to do the past two years. Not their favorite thing to do is play a mobile quarterback. Doing that again. But Nebraska had a week off and that is huge. Northwestern can't stop our offense. We can't stop theirs very well but enough to pull out the win.
Nebraska 40 Northwestern 30
I was 0-3 in upset specials last week but have hit a lot of them. Here's this week's.
Texas A & M will upset LSU this weekend. A & M 27 LSU 24
Kansas State will upset West Virginia (-4.5) in a close one.
Utah knocks off Oregon State (-7). 24-23
Nebraska 40 Northwestern 30
I was 0-3 in upset specials last week but have hit a lot of them. Here's this week's.
Texas A & M will upset LSU this weekend. A & M 27 LSU 24
Kansas State will upset West Virginia (-4.5) in a close one.
Utah knocks off Oregon State (-7). 24-23
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Upsets Today!
LSU is favored by four points over South Carolina. Look to South Carolina beating LSU in LSU's house today.
Mississippr is favored by one over Auburn. Auburn will win this game by ten plus points.
Finally UCLA is favored by five points at home over Utah. Utah wins in a close one.
Going to miss NU football this weekend but maybe we all needed a break.
Mississippr is favored by one over Auburn. Auburn will win this game by ten plus points.
Finally UCLA is favored by five points at home over Utah. Utah wins in a close one.
Going to miss NU football this weekend but maybe we all needed a break.
BTN’s Team Jack Story Touches Me and You
You have to see this!!!
BTN’s Team Jack Story Touches Me and You
BTN’s Team Jack Story Touches Me and You
Friday, October 12, 2012
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Monday, October 08, 2012
deja vu!
After one quarter Saturday night, the Huskers had held Ohio State to seventeen yards and was leading 17-7. I was right!!! This time we had found a way to stop the running quarterback. I had predicted a 27-24 victory and everything was on track.
Then..............Braxton Miller ran for 72 yards for a touchdown and bam they were right in it again. In fact OSU didn't punt again until the final minutes of the game. But with half of the 3rd quarter left, NU was only down 35-31. We can still win this thing and then we fell apart like the days a few years back. We couldn't do anything defensively to stop them. And with the offense throwing three interceptions and losing one of the many fumbles, we seemed helpless. OSU scored with less than a minute to go off tackle and the score was 63-38. WOW! We just fell apart.
Our hopes were high, the teams hopes were high, and now we were feeling embarrassed, helpless, and frustrated. We have two weeks now to prepare for Northwestern. Coach says we have to win out. All or nothing. Not like him to not take it a game at a time. Shows he is very frustrated also. Very frustrated.
Lots of upsets going on. Look to LSU to lose another game. This time it is South Carolina. And UCLA will lose at home against Utah in a close one.
Then..............Braxton Miller ran for 72 yards for a touchdown and bam they were right in it again. In fact OSU didn't punt again until the final minutes of the game. But with half of the 3rd quarter left, NU was only down 35-31. We can still win this thing and then we fell apart like the days a few years back. We couldn't do anything defensively to stop them. And with the offense throwing three interceptions and losing one of the many fumbles, we seemed helpless. OSU scored with less than a minute to go off tackle and the score was 63-38. WOW! We just fell apart.
Our hopes were high, the teams hopes were high, and now we were feeling embarrassed, helpless, and frustrated. We have two weeks now to prepare for Northwestern. Coach says we have to win out. All or nothing. Not like him to not take it a game at a time. Shows he is very frustrated also. Very frustrated.
Lots of upsets going on. Look to LSU to lose another game. This time it is South Carolina. And UCLA will lose at home against Utah in a close one.
Saturday, October 06, 2012
Thursday, October 04, 2012
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Will Nebraska upset Ohio St. this weekend?
Nebraska plays maybe the top team in the Big 10 in their house this Saturday night. Ohio St. is 5-0. Urban Meyer, one of the best coaches in the nation, leads the Buckeyes. Nebraska has been inconsistent at times.
Last week Nebraska actually didn't play bad in the first half vs. Wisconsin. Their freshman quarterback was sensational. He was dead on with his passes. His receivers were catching everything. But Nebraska overall defended well. He had the coverage but just got beat on great passes. Yes we had the roughing the kicker call, interference, a fumble in Badger territory and an interception that put the crowd in their seats. But Nebraska fought and outplayed Wisconsin most of the game and just wore them out. It was the was dominant ball played against a pretty quality team in a long time.
But playing Ohio St. in their house will be a different chore. They want revenge after last year's loss. They have good running backs and they have Braxton Miller. He is one off the top quarterbacks in the nation. He is the type of quarterbacks that gives Nebraska plenty of trouble.
Now the mystery begins because I think we will stop Miller but we will hold him down. Pelini has studied how to stop a quarterback like Miller the whole offseason. I don't think we are going to not ruch our defensive linemen this year. Last year the linemen maintained their position but didn't put pressure on the quarterback and it didn't work. This year we will have some different wrinkles and Braxton will be on the run from the Nebraska defenders. Braxton has a good day but not a grea day.
The Ohio St. defense is salty but the Nebraska offense is in the top ten in the nation. They can score, they have a ton of weapons, and they will end up with more points than the mighty Buckeyes Saturday night.
Nebraska 27 Ohio St. 24
Also look to Virginia Tech to upset South Carolina.
And the upset of the week is Florida will beat LSU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last week Nebraska actually didn't play bad in the first half vs. Wisconsin. Their freshman quarterback was sensational. He was dead on with his passes. His receivers were catching everything. But Nebraska overall defended well. He had the coverage but just got beat on great passes. Yes we had the roughing the kicker call, interference, a fumble in Badger territory and an interception that put the crowd in their seats. But Nebraska fought and outplayed Wisconsin most of the game and just wore them out. It was the was dominant ball played against a pretty quality team in a long time.
But playing Ohio St. in their house will be a different chore. They want revenge after last year's loss. They have good running backs and they have Braxton Miller. He is one off the top quarterbacks in the nation. He is the type of quarterbacks that gives Nebraska plenty of trouble.
Now the mystery begins because I think we will stop Miller but we will hold him down. Pelini has studied how to stop a quarterback like Miller the whole offseason. I don't think we are going to not ruch our defensive linemen this year. Last year the linemen maintained their position but didn't put pressure on the quarterback and it didn't work. This year we will have some different wrinkles and Braxton will be on the run from the Nebraska defenders. Braxton has a good day but not a grea day.
The Ohio St. defense is salty but the Nebraska offense is in the top ten in the nation. They can score, they have a ton of weapons, and they will end up with more points than the mighty Buckeyes Saturday night.
Nebraska 27 Ohio St. 24
Also look to Virginia Tech to upset South Carolina.
And the upset of the week is Florida will beat LSU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, October 01, 2012
Scioscia to Speak at Baseball Coaches Clinic
Scioscia to Speak at Baseball Coaches Clinic
Nebraska also picked up a recruit by getting a commit from Michael Klein, son of former Husker kicker Dale Stein. Klein is a pitcher/infielder who hit .386 last year for Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
Nebraska also picked up a recruit by getting a commit from Michael Klein, son of former Husker kicker Dale Stein. Klein is a pitcher/infielder who hit .386 last year for Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
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