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Hope we weren't Latu the party on this one.

I don't want them to finish 5th. I'd rather they finish 2nd, losing to us every time.

Current head coaches. Transition class vs full cycle. The majority of active head coaches did better with their first full cycle than their transition class. That isn't a surprising stat, but how consistent it is across the country regardless of location and conference gets your attention. Chances are very good that Frost will bring in a recruiting class that will be in the top 20 for 2019 NSD. If that does happen, it will be +7 average spot improvement (or better) over Riley's classes. Meaning, significantly better talent would be coming to Nebraska. Steve Addazio 35 (86th to 51st) Jim Harbaugh 29 (37th to 8th) Mike Gundy 29 (47th to 18th) Lovie Smith 27 (73rd to 46th) Justin Wilcox 27 (70th to 43rd) Dave Doeren 25 (67th to 51st) Pat Fitzgerald 24 (71st to 47th) DJ Durkin 23 (41st to 18th) Chris Ash 22 (64th to 22nd) PJ Fleck - 22 (59th to 37th) Jeff Brohm - 22 (72nd to 50th) Tom Herman - 22 (25th to 3rd) Dave Clawson - 16 (67th to 51st) Pat Narduzzi - 16 (46th to 30th) Justin Fuente 16 (42nd to 26th) David Shaw 15 (22nd to 7th) Tom Allen 14 (62nd to 48th) David Cutcliffe 13 (67th to 54th) Larry Fedora 13 (41st to 28th) Mark Stoops 12 (34th to 22nd) Bobby Petrino 12 (45th to 33rd) Chris Petersen 12 (38th to 26th) Mark Dantonio 11 (53rd to 42nd) Paul Johnson 10 (51st to 41st) Mark Richt 10 (22nd to 12th) James Franklin 10 (24th to 14th) Matt Rhule 10 (40th to 30th) Nick Saban 9 (12th to 3rd) Dabo Swinney 9 (36th to 27th) Dino Babers 8 (62nd to 54th) Mike Leach 8 (58th to 50th) Paul Chryst 6 (41st to 35th) Kliff Kingsbury 6 (46th to 40th) Clay Helton 6 (10th to 4th) Bronco Mendenhall 5 (63rd to 58th) Dana Holgerson 5 (35th to 30th) Guz Malzahn 4 (10th to 6th) Will Muschamp 4 (25th to 21st) Kirby Smart 3 (6th to 3rd) Urban Meyer 3 (5th to 2nd) David Beatty 3 (73rd to 70th) Matt Campbell 3 (55th to 52nd) Kyle Wittingham 1 (57th to 56th) Barry Odom 0 (43rd to 43rd) Derek Mason -3 (46th to 49th) Bill Snyder -6 (70th to 76th) Mike MacIntyre -6 (68th to 74th) Ed Orgeron -8 (7th to 15th)

I would rather see Minnesota step up and take Wisconsin's place while Iowa and Wisconsin fight to not finish last because screw both of them.

I love this recruiting class for several reasons, but none moreso than it contains the pieces necessary to install their schemes in all 3 phases. They got bigger, more physical dbs. They got faster, more aggressive backers and edge rushers. They got a toolbox for the offense. Place kicker and returners. I believe their are even some long snappers amongst the walk-ones. So many times we see a new staff have to make due, especially on offense, and especially at QB. Frost and staff took care of that in the first hour. It's a real benefit because not only will it be easier on the players to learn the whole thing, but by knowing what they have it should make year 2 recruiting that much more targeted and efficient. The culture issue...at the end of the day it's less about coaches to players and more about players to players. Again, this recruiting class may jumpstart that. The two players I wanted the most were Martinez and Honas, because in their own ways, they are natural leaders. Martinez is a mature, vocal type. I would be surprised if he's not starting day one because he feels like a starting QB, just has that presence. Honas doesn't say anything, but he chews up barbells. He's a trend setter in the weight room and on the field.

Ahhh yes, CARepublican.com, purveyor of critical breaking news that doesn't get MSM coverage, like this: But, in a rather funny twist: As of now, typing in the actual web address still redirects you to their Facebook page. More outstanding work from Nunes. How's about the bolded for some government inefficiency?

Will visit officially.

A willingness to dispose of trash will serve Frost well in handling the Big Ten West.

So, exciting news. A project that I pitched almost two years ago, and have been working on and off on for that amount of time, has finally been officially greenlit and is becoming a thing. I'm going to be directing a feature length documentary about the history and inner workings of the Christian music industry. The tagline is, "Exploring the intersection of art, faith and profit in the Christian music industry." The response has been great so far, but the only way this really becomes reality is through support from people who care about it. AKA, we've launched a Kickstarter and are crowdfunding the whole project. if you'd like to support the project and be a part of it, no pressure, but this is just a dream project that could totally jumpstart the rest of my career Here's the kickstarter link - would love any feedback anyone has. Thanks guys! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1711839087/what-would-jesus-sell-a-badchristian-documentary

6-6 is acceptable whether anyone admits it or not. People would still be excited for 2019 and expecting big things to come, as long as our losses weren't awful. I don't think we'll go 6-6 though.

Greg Bell??? You don’t recruit a top JUCO back for him to sit the pine.

247 takes that into account. This year, USC and Clemson are ranked #4/#6 with only 19 and 17 commits. Notre Dame is at 10 with 27 commits and a .90 average, so you know it is all about quality and not just size.

Frost once described his first year at UCF as "installing system and culture" and saying "we still had a couple pieces missing". I assumed he meant players, at the time. Recently he had a similar quote about Nebraska, saying there were a few pieces missing. This time I got the feeling he was talking about more abstract "pieces" like S&C, toughness, buy-in, etc. I don't think the roster is going to be a problem for HCSF. He can install the offense a lot faster than some coaches. The culture is the part that will take a couple seasons IMO. Not to say that there is a broken culture, or broken lockerroom, or anything. Just that it takes time for everyone to get on the same page. The only thing we will know for sure about year one, is that year two will be better IMO.

The contradictions never end and can never be understood.

First year 6 wins is reasonable. Anything more, great, but not to be expected. Here we go with the first year 10 win or bust guys.... Second year different story.

I wonder what dirt Trump has on Nunes to make him be his lacky in all this.

Doesn't anyone remember the many years of Nebrasketball craptitude before Miles? I think we have more potential now than anytime in, like, forever. I think we'll make the Tourney this year. So it's a bit of a moot point. But even if we didn't, it seems like Miles has us headed in the right direction. That, and at some point you just have to pick a guy and stick with him. Tim Miles is as good as we're going to get. So it's crazy to talk about whether he'd be fired for not making the ncaa tournament this year. Crazy. /jmho

Sorry, that's just what Luke Wilson would look like if he ate to many cheesypoofs.

You really have to like that kind of character, because that's pretty much the basis of Deadpool. He constantly breaks the 4th wall, cracks wise, and is all about being a smartass.

This from a segment on BTN's basketball roundup last night and this morning.

Is Ozigbo being written off because he is not a 'speedy' back, or because they believe he just isn't as talented as the other backs? Oregon's spread offense has used bigger backs as the primary back in the past... Jonathan Stewart wasn't exactly a burner (although, very quick) LeGarette Blount was pegged to be the workhorse until he did what he did. Royce Freeman was a featured back while Helfrich & Frost were running the Offense. If Ozigbo has something to offer (which I believe he does) don't expect him to ride pine just because he isn't fast, shifty, flashy, etc. Frost's offense may utilize speed as it's primary asset; but I'm sure he knows the value of POWER, and power-backs.

Maryland is talented and Turgeon is a pretty good coach. Miles will have his hands full. They might be 2-4 in there last 6 but they did have to play MSU/Purdue(road)/Indiana(road)/PSU(road). Stop Kevin Huerter. Taller guard. I think Palmer and him will be a good matchup. Stop Anthony Cowan- Leading scorer. Small guard. Leads team in points(not posts, like I accidentally wrote) and assists. Both Cowan and Huerter play a lot of minutes(36.7/34.1). Bruce Fernando is there freshman big. He did put up 20 against Purdue.

https://www.fanragsports.com/cbb/fanrag-sports-cbb-top-25-february-12-edition/ 24. Nebraska The Skinny: Have quietly won seven of its last eight.

Mav doesn't count as a person. He is a robot.

Gebbia starts. Nobody transfers. Crouch was better than Newcombe.

2019 NBA mock draft on ESPN. Take a look at who winds up pick #44: http://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/22400743/2019-nba-mock-draft-rj-barrett-zion-williamson-more-rising-prospects

Looks like an old Harry Potter

Sort of an oddly phrased question but Staples answers it decently well. This is stuff we've been saying around here for a long time. My opinion: Frost's most important immediate goal is a return to competitiveness. You can lose 4, 5, 6, etc., games next season and it'll be acceptable if the team is playing with toughness and maximum effort. It was pretty clear that toughness and effort were questionable in the 2017 season.

Partially. Edison was behind on his rent, so Landlord and broganreynik joined forces to form the hip hop doom disco duo “Edison’s Enemy”.

Not only that, but certain people here have a difficult time comprehending that under Riley/Diaco, the DLs primary job was to eat blocks so LBs could make plays. They did that by "squeezing" the pocket and keeping the QB contained within said pocket. If they got pressure as a by-product of sqeezing and containing, then bonus but "getting pressure' wasn't their job in Diaco's scheme.

For the last couple of weeks, the counter does not increment when I +1. If I refresh, it changes from 0 to 1, or increments correctly if someone else has already given a +1

The husker fans mindset, "everyone on the coaching staff was horrible except parella. Parella is a Nebraska boy and Nebraska boys are never bad." Sorry, but parella didn't improve the dline and he was just as bad as the rest of the coaching staff. Just because he's a Nebraska man doesn't mean he gets exempted from being an average to below average coach.

This is kind of what it would be like to have state run media. They release the news they want you to hear.

Warning...language...duh. I am soooo incredibly stoked for this film. And the off-beat way this film is being marketed, is absolutely genius. Having Deadpool play with a toy Cable and Deadpool dressed as Woody from Toy Story is hilariously subversive and blatantly gives a middle finger to Disney. Then there's the jab at DC about removing a mustache... So much more to talk about in this trailer, which brilliantly gives away nothing in terms of plot.

Here's another nice thread illustrating what Krugman mentioned above. You can't claim you're investing in infrastructure AT ALL if your budget slashes $200M in transportation & utilities. More accurately they'd say "we're going to keep things exactly the same because if we don't we'd have to follow through on our own plan to cut them by $200M." Spoiler alert: Most of the programs they're proposing deep cuts to help the neediest among us (welfare, SNAP/WIC, Section 8 housing, Headstart, Social Security, the CDC...) And here's another list of programs they're proposing complete elimination of. I'm particularly PO'd, because the PSLF program is on the list, and I was going to use that to halve the number of years I'd be paying down my student debt. These people are monsters.

Total spitball here: 1- Ozigbo 2- Bryant 3- Wilbon

I normally like the Hill but this is a hit piece editorial by .... Monica Crowley. Remember that Monica - the one time 'almost Trump appointee' who's nomination got derailed due to plagiarism ( Well Joe Biden lived beyond it in the political realm and I guess she is trying to do the same at the London Center for Policy Research - whatever in the world it is) But for Monica's consolation, the leader of the London Center kind of looks like Trump. But I digress. So this commentary lays out the GOP or at least the Trumpster's game plan - Monica's commentary is all about turning the table on Obama. He is the reason & the heavy hand behind every thing bad Trump is facing. I look for 2018 to be a huge clash of wills between the Mueller investigation and people like Nunes and other Trump bots trying to divert, misdirect, and derail said investigation. Notice what side has been pretty loud recently. I suspect they know the other side has a hot trail. Mueller is quiet --but quietly building a case. All of the noise is to try to drive popular opinion away from anything that might come up in the investigation. https://www.londoncenter.org/ http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/373379-federal-abuses-a-growing-blight-on-obamas-legacy

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Copeland>Pitchford Watson>Webster (Freshman) Gill>Gallegos Shields was better than Roby is right now, but Roby is still pretty darn good. Palmer and Petteway are debatable. Petteway is probably a better 3-point shooter, but Palmer is so good at getting to the rim and finishing as well as getting to the free throw line. I am not saying Petteway's team was bad, I just believe this team is better that is all.

I was thinking of Milton too. However... without knowing a lot about Gebbia I would guess Milton is more mobile, so he can probably avoid more hits than someone like Gebbia.

If we end up adding OU and KU, I expect it to look like this Nebraska Oklahoma Kansas Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota Illinois Northwestern Michigan Michigan State Indiana Purdue Penn State Ohio State Rutgers Maryland Protected crossovers of UM vs tOSU, Iowa vs Wiscy, MSU vs PSU, NU vs Minn etc.

Nebraska was one of those teams...so yeah...one was ultimately added. Again, RTFA. The story wasn't published until Barfknecht found a second source to confirm. So no, this wasn't some made-up tale (as you're implying) to take a shot across the bow against Texass. This was a legitimate proposal between those schools and the B1G in response to Texass bolting to the then-Pac-10 that was floated out there and accepted by all schools except aTm (who had problems with the revenue-sharing model). And considering that schools involved left (Nebraska, aTm), looked at leaving (Kansas was poised to move to the Big East before its collapse), or have concerns with the current status quo in the Big XII (Oklahoma), to suggest that this was just a "story" is wishful thinking at best. The conference already knew about Nebraska's issues with the AAU before we were accepted, Notre Dame isn't part of the AAU (and has been the object of the B1G's expansion desires for some time), and Oklahoma isn't part of the AAU and the B1G was perfectly fine with accepting them as-is back in 2010. Plus, the article Redux posted already covered this--you just need to RTFA. Bottom line, AAU accreditation is not a prerequisite for B1G membership, and to think otherwise is a fallacy.