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Didn't Tom's wife ask him to stop coaching as well? I remember TO saying something to that effect? Anyone remember? As far as indiscretions, I heard several ugly things at the time as well. But I blame Pedersen. I will always support the contention that had Frank been given one more year, and it was an awful one, then there would've been stronger grounds to dismiss him. Again, to me it was the WAY that Pedersen fired him. I would've rather heard that Frank had 'retired' or decided to resign instead of being 'fired'. I know that's just semantics but I think it would've set better with many fans, myself included. He just didn't deserve to be treated that way. (I'll get off my soapbox now.)

To play football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

I think this belongs under this thread title.

The worse a DB's stats are...the better he might be. (I feel like Dalton from Road House)

Well that sucks, but he's gotta do what feels right for him. He's a young guy with a lot ahead of him.

Well, California has a very large economy, so debt numbers will always seem high without context. For example, California's combined state and local debt is $426.1 billion and their Gross State Product (GSP, equivalent to gross domestic product for a country) is $2847.6 billion, which gives a debt-to-income ratio of 15.0%. In comparison, Nebraska has a combined state and local debt of only $18.9 billion and GSP of $122.9 billion, which gives a debt-to-income ratio of 15.4%. So California and Nebraska have about the same debt burden when you account for the size of their economies. And if you want to compare per capita, California has 39.8 million people for $10953.73 debt per person; while Nebraska has 1.9 million people for $9947.37 debt per person. Or about $1000 more person for California, which doesn't seem like a whole lot.

That’s a blow to the OL for sure. They were clearly better when Decker was at center last year. Had to have been a hard decision for him. Best of luck to him.

Here are the things I know. TO did promise Solich the job so he did feel obligated to retire at the end of 97 season to make way for him. TO also felt he owed it to his wife to slow down and give her more attention. He also thought his health was failing after the few scares he had with his heart. Which as we know is not true. He really wasn't that old, he was 60 when he retired. Solich is 73 right now and still coaching. I think TO did regret retiring. He is a type A personality, he got board, why do you think he ran for congress? Why do you think he readily came back and took over being AD for what 5 years? He likes to be busy. I think he would have liked to have coached another 5-6 years minimum. As far as Solich's indiscretions where there is smoke their is usually fire. There is probably some truth to things. Pederson and Solich didn't like each other when they were underlings so it was a bad mix when Pederson was hired.

JJ Watt continues to be an amazing person.

Definitely did for the 300th sellout.

Did y'all get up to watch the royal wedding?! Omg! So cute! *barf*

lol....i know it's fake....but still lol

https://amp.freep.com/amp/621590002 Interesting article here. It is about Cannabis legalization efforts in Michigan and an anti-cannabis group who is now asking the state legislator to legalize. Why you may ask? They are pushing their republican state legislator to legalize cannabis so less voters turn out at midterms to vote Dem. If a bill is not passed by midterm and it goes to a ballot initiative the group will then oppose legalization. A great example of how politically motivated groups are willing to flip flop on any issue to maintain control.

@Husker-Joe

Still the best summary of the America's gun control debate (or lack thereof): Ever since then, I watch each one of these tragedies as someone who supports moderate gun control efforts to at least stem the tide of dead children and have to just shrug. The problem is there is no amount of gun control that's acceptable to gun enthusiasts & gun rights folks, so what are the rest of us to do? The structure of the House ensures they have more representation that won't budge.

My favorite win of the Pelini era (maybe not his best, but) was the 2014 win over Georgia in the Gator Bowl. When you live in the South, you are constantly hammered with SEC talk. The 99 yard Armstrong pass to Q was just fantastic. I can’t begin to tell you how satisfying that win was!

I'd take the Pelini's passion over the Mike Riley blank stare at his feet with his hands in his pocket.

Man, what a totally f#&%ed up day. Went in to work to catch up, and two people created total clusterf#&%s of the two different projects they were working on. It's no wonder I drink heavily.

I can highly recommend Wild Wild Country. I faintly knew a bit about this deal but it’s just crazy what exactly went on. It’s worth a watch. IIRC the first segment moves a bit slow but once you get through the first hour it gets easier.

Are stacked in the younger classes? Honest question. I think we are pretty good with our top 3, but they are also JR's/SR. Edit: Do we even have any scholly ILB underclassmen besides Hampton/Roberts?

So.......Farmer to center then?

Looks like a 4-star offer list to me, especially considering he plays in an often overlooked state. Big time OT prospect.

Sounds like the staff has been prepping Farmer to move to center which would open up a spot for Wilson at guard.

We will be much better with Cavanaugh gone regardless.

most likely joking about nebraska being listed first in a list in no particular order. they do this with most top whatever lists.

Butler CC offensive lineman made a apperence this week.

I'm going to get the use of our new 'hot take' emoji rolling with these fiery hot takes: Rewatching the spring game, I got to say, Jerald Foster's play was very lackluster, and Tyjon Lindsey spins too much.

He was a good coach but not a good recruiter. The 7 loss season along with Pederson is what did him in. The next season the Huskers appeared to be moving in the right direction again (10 - 3 that year) after replacing a bunch of the staff from the 7 - 7 season and he should never have been fired at that point. The three losses were lopsided and certainly didn't help matters but I still believe the team was making progress. As for the improprieties, I don't know, heard some rumors and there may have been a drinking issue (DUI at Ohio). Pederson was the bigger problem in my opinion, he wanted to turn Nebraska football into something it was not and it turned into a disaster. He's had some good, not great seasons at Ohio but then again, it is Ohio and not Ohio State.

thanks. that's it. i remember the crowd giving a nice cheer when Frank was on the screen.

On top of that, none of those three have proven anything.

FIFY

Good visit. Got the tour from Frost, Chinander and Ruud. Likes the coaches. He said he sees himself more as a 4-3 MIKE but liked how they showed him he'd be used in our defense. Planning to return for an OV for the Colorado game.

Nebraska had an unprecedented run from 1962 - 2001. It's a bit naive and statistically unjustified to expect it could have gone on forever.

This was a hot topic on 1620 the Zone both during Sharp & Benning as well as Nick Bahe's (sp?) show. If you look at Frank's record in the 6 seasons he was here-Wow. Pretty darn good: He won the division three times, went to a national championship, won a conference championship, and coached a Heisman Trophy winner. His poorest season was 7-7 AND HE WAS FIRED? I remember hearing that Pederson (Pedersen) contacted Urban Meyer to offer him the Nebraska job and Meyer said, 'No way! You fired a coach who averaged at least 9 wins a season and you fired him?' That whole deal set a precedent in college football and was the undoing of Nebraska. I hope Frank can come back and can be recognized for the good things he did for Nebraska. He played here, he was an assistant coach for 19 years and coached here for 6 years. He deserves a little love in my opinion. (Yeah, I know there were other things going on that went towards Frank's demise but come on! He did everything Pedersen asked and was still kicked to the curb! Poor form!)

Yet another school shooting this morning, to be added to our ever-scrolling list of gun tragedies... and our 'representatives' continue to do nothing substantial to address it.

That wouldn't terribly surprise me when hearing comments about the running back room from Held. He made it no secret that the seniors were more featured in the spring and that the competition would be more open in the fall. Furthermore, he's been very frustrated about the group's lack of finishing and general play once they reach the second/third level. Our senior backs have been lacking in this department in their careers.

Or April 1, 2001. Really, it was not long after that day that the dark times began...

The energy bus/vampire thing that SE preached is something I have witnessed. My second job as a teacher, my Principle/Superintendent was an energy vampire. He was an ass and his method of keeping things in his control was to keep everyone on pins and needles all the time. He would literally scream at people about insignificant things. Everyone walked around looking over their shoulder. Luckily he took a new job after my first year there. Ironically he played football at Nebraska under TO. SE big problem IMO was that he was out of his depth. He was a freaking pencil pushing lawyer. I am sure Barry Alverez loved him as an Assistant AD because he was good at all the stupid administrative stuff that needs to get done that he didn't like doing. It doesn't make you a leader though, it makes you a good accountant. To be a good AD you have to be a people person first and foremost. You have to be able schmooze people. Deveney , Bill B, and Moos all have that. TO doesn't that is why I don't think he was as good, but TO had the other element of a good AD. He knew athletics and knew what was necessary to have winning programs. BD, BB and Moos all know/knew sports and understood that. SE is an accountant. Back to the OP, it is so hard to say what the worst loss is, so many have so much merit for the title. I am going with Minnesota last year, for the simple reason I shut the game off about halfway through the 3rd q. The team quit and and got stomped by a team that was terrible.

2009 Oklahoma was one of the best and loudest games I've been to. Honorable mention to 2013 win at the big house. One of the few times in Pelini's latter years where Nebraska overcame adversity, and didn't melt down.

I mean, the ancient Greeks figured out the world was round using shadows and geometry but whatever.

Watched a few docs. this weekend: Newton- Aftermath of the Sandyhook shooting. It didnt really focus on the events that happened but more on how the town was coping. They didnt mention the shooters name once. It was more about how do families cope with a tragedy of this level. Longshot- A quick 40 minute doc that I wont ruin by sharing too much but it is pretty interesting and terrifying look in to how quickly you can have your life turned upside down. Evil Genius: The true story of Americas most diabolical bank heist- I couldn't stop watching this (i think) 5 part series. Pretty sad and truly dont get a ton of answers. Lots of speculation and some people claiming this or that, but just a sad series with a lot of very un-likable characters. I also watched both Ali Wong(comedian) stand up specials. Very raunchy but as a somewhat newish parent, I could relate.

The fact one of the others is Purdue says a lot as well.

Chimi, your simple question deserves a thoughtful answer and I'm going to go out on a big limb and get very personal. So don't cut me off while I'm on the limb: I have to ask "What is God our Father's heart?' It is and has always been this: Psalm 27:10 Even if my father and mother abandon me, the LORD will hold me close. (new living translation) New American standard translation: For my father and my mother have forsaken me, But the LORD will take me up. This comes from the OT, where God is often accused of being mean and vindictive. However, throughout the OT we see the story of redemption - God chasing after mankind ultimately culminating in the Cross of Christ, His resurrection and His acceptance of us whereby Jesus tells us to address God as "Abba Father" - a very intimate term basically meaning or giving the sense of 'Daddy'. The only religion that approaches God with such an intimate name. Too many people reject God or the concept of God because of the relationship or lack thereof that they had with their earthly father. So much research has shown that bitterness towards God and rejection of Him is a result of strained relationship with our own father - a father who fell far short of the word "Daddy". We throw on to God,who calls Himself Father (the Lord's prayer begins "Our Father who is in heaven.....") the image of our earthly father. Thus going back to your original question, parents should not reject their own if they desire to follow the heart of God as revealed in scripture. They should care for and provide for their own as 1Timothy 5:8 states. The verse doesn't have a qualifier - care for your own only if....... We can take this concept deeper as Jesus did. The rich young ruler who tried to get out of responsibility to take care of his neighbors by 'fulfilling the law' (being religious) was rebuked by Jesus when he was told to give to the poor and to follow Christ. Jesus reminds us that the 2nd greatest command is to love our neighbors. So, 1Tim starts with family and the concept is can be taken deeper and applied to 'our neighbors and the "least of these"'. Yes, there may be times for tough love (even in marriages - my wife has had to give me a bunch of that - I'm too dense to learn sometimes!! But I receive it with joy now as I need her input to be a better man - but i digress) but that happens in all relationships and tough love doesn't mean rejection. But tough love is often associated with a person's thoughtless actions towards another or that person's continued addictive behavior and the one giving tough love responds accordingly. It may not have any relationship in general to the issue you bring up - unless a person generally walks over, disrespect and disregards the values of the parent. If parents are opposed to the gay lifestyle in their home (the actual love making) and yet the child proceeds with it or generally disregards the parent's wishes - that may be cause for tough love but not rejection. As a parent, I have certain ground rules in my home and even if my grown sons have different values in their homes, they should and do respect those of mine when in our home. However, even if my sons have different values - I will still love them in the midst of our difference and not reject them. I can relate to the issue you bring up in a different way. You see this can happen in religious homes in which doctrine takes priority over the Father's heart of love. I was raised as a Catholic (no offense to those who are Catholic - this can happen in any faith)- very strict, alter boy but lived the life no different than anyone else - wild when not playing HS sports. Then I met the Jesus of the Bible and my pretty filthy life was transformed over night. My parents appreciated the fact that I no longer drank, swore and made trouble but when they heard I was no longer attending a Catholic Church (when I went away to college) all 'hell' broke out. I was shunned and rejected. It was very painful experience. My life improved but a dirty Catholic boy was preferred to a clean living evangelical. That experience and the very abusive environment I and my siblings were raised in (verbal, physical) created deep emotional scares in me for years - manifested in my marriage which my gracious wife and I have worked through. We carry into our marriages the things we haven't dealt wt from our up bringing - (How we leave one place is how we will enter another - we carry the baggage until it is dealt with. That is why 2nd marriages often fail or running from one job to another doesn't work out). But the thing besides my wife's patient love to bring me through was knowing that God is 'Abba Father" Daddy. Someone I can pray to, receive comfort and help at a time of loss. My folks and I have long since reconciled but it wasn't easy. You may ask - does God accept LGBTG people? We only need to look at the Cross of Christ. God will accept anyone who comes to Him in faith and wants to know Him as Abba Father. I will let God show each person what needs to change in their life. But perfect living isn't a prerequisite to faith and acceptance - only humility and faith. Chimi, I hope one day, you too will see the God that I see & know - one who accepts you and loves you as you are and sees the potential of what you can become. We all have potential to become more than what we are today. If you have had a bad relationship wt your father, please don't allow that to be reflected on your perception of God. The first step I had to take was to forgive my parents but also admit my wrong responses to how I was raised - I wasn't responsible for their actions but I was for my responses. Then the healing began. I hope this answers your question sufficiently.