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Check post #10 on page one. Unsure if this is the one that you were thinking of. Yes, that is the one thanks

It was mentioned, but I didn't see an article on it until you posted. Thanks for the find. Who said they're stopping at 16? If they're willing, I could easily see Kansas, NC, and any combination of FSU, Clemson, Ga. Tech, Miami, Va. Tech, UVA getting a nod to go to 18 or 20. Barry Alvarez didn't just throw out that Superconference crap for nothing... Unless the Big 10 has some end game to pressure ND in, I'd like to see VA Tech (football & Virigina TVs), KU (basketball - just the BB - not much more in TV except during BB season). Looking at purely football - FSU (As we've yet revenged our 1993 - officials missing a 100 calls NCG), and VA Tech. Not sure if these schools are AAU qualified or not. Speaking of - is there any chance NU gets re-admitted into the AAU??

A few years back some Russian eco/polictical guy predicted that the USA would split into 7 regions. Does anyone remember or know anything about it? I just remember it coming up on a radio interview some years ago. Regardsless, we have seen the 'balkenization' of the USA. No longer are we the great melting pot where everyone's cultural and nation of origin values get mixed into the pot and come out American. Now we have the hyphen-American on everything. Groups of people fight for their 'rights' based on their ethinic, race, gender, sexual orientation, cultural identity. Obama did a good job during the last 4 years dividing us along the economic lines. So we have balkenized by every conceivable idenity. When we no longer share a common culture, creed, vision, and ideals we cease being a united nation in a practical sense. This makes it much more difficult to govern effectively. We know longer govern by what is good for all of Americans as a whole but end up catering to special interests, groups etc. Both parties have their special interest groups - both parties have been involved in this balkenization process - as they craft laws based on their one special interests.

I like the notion of the two division winners squaring off. But I think the bolded part would cause all sorts of logistics problems. Probably insurmountable logistics problems. Just slide Wisconsin over to the Legends division. Add Maryland and Rutgers to Leaders. Stop the cross rivalry game with PSU. Done. I say move Wiscy & Illinois to legends - move Michigan to leaders. End the cross div rival game. this allows the sacred OSU/Mich game to continue. I think Huskers and Wisky will develop a natural rivalry - call it the Big Red Trophy. Our trophy game wt Iowa will be one sided for many years to come.

Agree, this (having mich in our division) also forces us to retain the annual cross over game - thus to keep the Mich and OSU game going yearly. I'd rather we move swap Mich for Wisc and do away with the cross over game if needed so that we can rotate the other schools into the schedule. Things would be much simplier if we went to a true East/West division.

I can't believe Maryland would be considered. Pathetic sports. ND is my 1st choice, then if you can somehow grab FSU, GT or VT it would be great for football. GT and FSU would bring good recruiting areas into the fold but would add a lot of travel miles - the only drawback. I understand the draw of Rutgers - TV market and potential in football. Maryland adds nothing IMHO. It'd rather go after VT if it is about location - being closer than GT or FSU. For sentimental reasons, I'd like to see Kansas Basketball in the conference. That would be a very good addition - not much in the other sports. Wt NU football, we may still pull a lot of the KC TV market - Kansas would strengthen that but not add a new market like Rutgers would or a school in the south.

Agree. Most of the discontent is based on the power of the fed gov't, wasteful spending, and the feeling that the 'our voices' aren't being heard in DC. The best gov't is the local govt where people have greater access and can more easily voice their concerns. A one size fits all approach that a large fed govt has to take, ends up being a one size disappoints most. States can be better at crafting programs that fit their local populations. The Constitution, if followed properly (balance federal and state rights and responsibilities) is a thing of beauty and was drafted by some pretty wise men.

Carl, I'll give you that a couple of nut jobs did help to kept the Senate in Dem's hands. Perhaps their stupid words tainted some of the other repubs running for Senate. - not all moderate repubs won either while some TP repubs did win Carl: Haven't looked at the numbers recently, have you? Another problem with the Tea Party . . . TG: The #s I'm thinking of is $6trillion in new debt under O and $4 trillion under Bush Carl: Mmmmmm. Cherry picked. TG: Not sure what is cherry picked there. These are the core issues for the TP as I understand it. Maybe there are a couple of renegades spouting other things but the core of the TP is fiscal responsibility, the constitution, and boarder security.

agree with that. Iraq, Afgan - I don't think the country is in any mood to send in more troops to the ME. We need to keep our eye on Sryia - that will be the real power keg that will be exploding soon and it could spread back into Iraq, Lebonnon and even southern Turkey

If not for tea party extremism the GOP would almost certainly control both the House and the Senate . . . and maybe even the White House. What is extreme about wanting to balance the budget (like the states do), follow the consitution which the president and members of congress take an oath to do (but rarely refer to it), enforce the boarder (obligation of the federal gov't to do so - one obligation of govt is the security and defense of the citizens)? These are not extreme except to the uber left who would want to throw out the constitution. We teach our kids to live within their means and yet we accept a govt that passes out gov't candy like the party will never end. The Tea Party was not a reaction initially to Obama but to Bush's bail outs / deficet spending which only grew under Obama ( Ok when into hyperdrive under Obama). Are there a few nut jobs in the TP? , yes, as there are in any movement. We do the country a disservice if we keep ignoring the core of the TP's issues.

Looking at Jeremiah 29 - we see the famous promise in vs 11 "For I know the plans I have for you, plans for welfare and not calamity, to give you a future and hope" Some people like to take this out of content and think life should be all bliss. But this was directed to people in captiviity. Let's look at the full story: Avoid “Plaquism” (counting out a verse and making a plaque out of it)– 1. Look at the context 2. Look beyond the promise to see what the promise is saying about the God of the promise – leads to worship, surrender Jer 29: 4-13 Jeremiah warned the Exiles not to listen to prophets who spoke just about the good (you’ll be delivered from Exile soon) Jeremiah’s message: Build houses, Marry, Have children & give them in marriage (not a short stay in exile), plant gardens, and PRAY for Babylon - in its welfare you will find your welfare. - Jeremiah’s “Make lemonade out of lemons - bloom where you are planted statement” God is inviting us to be involved in what he is doing. Look beyond self. Walk through the difficulty with Him. 1Cor 10:13 - God gives us everything to go through For I know the plans I have for you - Exile. But also fulfilled by Nehemiah - the resources from those in exile would rebuild Jerusalem 70 years later Ezra 2:68-69 - our trials are often for the benefit of others arranged by God’s sovereign plan - Trust Our deepest ministry & growth comes out of our deepest trials. Head knowledge becomes ‘heart’ knowledge What resources is God giving you in the trial? What blessing can you be to others? The result: Vs 13 “You will seek Me and Find Me” God’s people found God anew in Exile. The banished would return to God’s love Contrast: Exodus - Delivered from Captivity to find God anew in the wilderness. Exile - Delivered from complacency and into Captivity to find God anew Unlike modern pop theology, God is more interested in our sanctification then our success. A Narcissistic church has little impact on the society - the society ends up impacting the church. In living a surrendered life we find our life and with it our greatest joy Final Word on this: “The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared wt the glory that is to be revealed to us” Rom 8:18 We must view our circumstances in light of God’s character instead of God’s character in light of our circumstances. Doing so allows us to see: God uses suffering for our good that we will be more fully united to Christ (Hebrews 12:10-11, 1Pet 4:12-17; God comforts us in our afflictions (2Corinthians 1:3-5) God reminds us that they will not endure forever (2 Cor 4:16-18)

A GREAT BOOK on this topic is: 'IF GOD IS GOOD' by Randy Alcorn. Excellent read and covers so much of this topic - why is there evil., why do people suffer, where is God in the midst of suffering, etc I highly recomend the book. He does a very good job of laying out the chapters in a easy to follow and logical format. Some very quick thoughts on the subject that I have: 1. The Bible tells us that his common grace is given to all - "It rains on the just and the unjust" We all have the benefits of rain. We all have difficulty as well. The incidents you mention are just 'snap shots' in time. Those on the mountain top may have been in the valley 2 years ago and visa versa - Christian or non-Christian. 2. Jesus tell us in several cases that someone's difficulties aren't a result of some specific sin (John Chpt 8: Why was the blind man blind - his sin, or his parents?? Neither is the answer but Jesus would use it for God's glory. ) But also tells us that because of our sinful nature in general we are all deserving of hardship (Luke 13:4-5, "Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them--do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.") 3. While a non Christian may live on easy street now in this life, that is his only "reward". While as Christians, we know that "God works all thigs to the good for those who love him and are called according to his purposes" Rom 8:28. It goes on to say in the next few verses that our ultimate good - is being conformed into the image of Christ. Difficulty is a tool that is use to bring us into dependance on Christ and change to be more like him. The rest of the chapter tells us that he will never leave us in our difficulty and that difficulty cannot separate us from his love. Rom 8:28-29 Vs 28 – One of most sweeping promises in the Bible – God causes ALL things to work together for good. - No qualifications, inclusive in every manner. Only a Sovereign God “who works all things after the counsel of His will” (Eph 1:11) could accomplish this Promise to those who Love God, To Those who are Called Vs 29: He predestined & called us to the purpose of being Conformed to Christ Rom 8:28 Is the life between being called and being glorified Nothing is outside of God’s control - Our tests, trials, temptations, disappointments, evils, plus all good things- are all used to conform us to Christ Nothing can ultimately work against us – overcoming evil - reducing evil’s affect Work Together: Synergism - Table Salt is made of 2 poisons –Sodium & Chlorine God takes the Word & “life” & ‘synergizes’ them together for our good No one can bring a charge against God’s elect - be confident wt this knowledge Nothing can separate us from His love. We have been & are in God’s will This isn’t a promise of suburban bliss, but of being an overwhelmingly conquer of surviving every type of trial and persecution even to the point of death These great promises should make us fearless in completing our mission and running into the kingdom battle. To step out in faith to serve the needy, to evangelize, give our life to the work of the kingdom - to live our mission/dreams Life is like a stain glass window: we can’t see the beautiful design until we step back and see God’s big picture. God does all things well Rom 8:28 shows the greatness of a faithful God who takes us through the hardships of life for the purpose of conforming us to Christ’s image – our ultimate good & joy

It very well might have been. The the GOP is going to have a very ugly internal civil war between the thinking part of the party, and the Tea Party sect. Unfortunately I can see how it is likely to turn out. If the Republican leadership had any mix of brains and balls, they would kick out everyone who is associated with the Tea Party. Wrong. I'm not a tea partier, but, they shouldn't be "kicked out" of the party. They just need to stop being the main voice of the party. The Dems didn't "kick out" the extreme liberal wack jobs. They simply stopped catering to them openly and started talking to the middle. The Tea Party wasn't the issue. Strong tea party candidates did win in various state in Senate and House races - when they articulated true conservative fiscal principles clearly. Scott Brown ran as a tea party guy in 2010 and won - then he ran as a moderate this time around and lost. Both the Mo and Ind candidates developed foot in mouth disease that they could not overcome- stupid statement statements that caused the national repub organizations (and their funding) ran away from them.

A post to an article on post election layoffs pretty much nails it IMHO. From www.washingtontimes.com/blog/watercooler/2012/nov/8/picket-companies-plan-massive-layoffs-obamacare-be/ "Confederacy of Fools The danager to America is not Barach Obama but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president. The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America. Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince. The Republic can survive a Barach Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president. Some people have the vocabulary to sum up things in a way you can understand them. This quote came from the Czech Republic. Somoen over there has it figured out. We have a lot of work to do. "Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience." " Who are the Confederacy of Fools - those who are bribed by politicians like Obama who bribe the people with their (the people's) own money. When our republic stops looking after the overall good of the nation but only seeks its own individual or 'tribal' good, we stop being a functioning republic and our fall into a Greece like state is only a matter of time. As quoted "It is not, perhaps, unreasonable to conclude, that a pure and perfect democracy is a thing not attainable by man, constituted as he is of contending elements of vice and virtue, and ever mainly influenced by the predominant principle of self-interest. It may, indeed, be confidently asserted, that there never was that government called a republic, which was not ultimately ruled by a single will, and, therefore, (however bold may seem the paradox,) virtually and substantially a monarchy." Universal History, p. 216[1] <p style="padding: 0.5em; border: 1px solid black; background-color: rgb(252, 252, 204);"> [edit] Disputed A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury. After that, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a dictatorship, then a monarchy. The earliest known attribution of this quote was December 9, 1951, in what appears to be an op-ed piece in The Daily Oklahoman under the byline Elmer T. Peterson[2]. The quote has not been found in Tytler's work. It has also been attributed to Alexis de Tocqueville. There are many variants circulating with various permutations of majority, voters, citizens, or public. Ronald Reagan is known to have used this in speeches:[3] Perhaps what he had in mind was what Prof. Alexander Frazer Tytler has written, that a democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover they can vote themselves largesse out of the public treasury. From that moment on the majority, he said, always vote for the candidate promising the most benefits from the treasury with the result that democracy always collpases over a loose fiscal policy, always to be followed by a dictatorship. Unfortunately, we can't argue with the professor because when he wrote that we were still colonials of Great Britain and he was explaining what had destroyed the Athenian Republic more than 2000 years before. [*]Other variants: The American Republic will endure until politicians realize they can bribe the people with their own money. The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.

And don't forget - all of the coaches need to wear those red pants that Tom wore back in the day.

My thoughts as well. Tom wouldn't want the distraction, the attention, or being made much of. - But it would be cool regardless.

Do you go to the Cornhuseker Club in OKC? I attend the Tulsa club.

Landlord, you are spot on. I wanted to add a few thoughts. The very 1st question we have to ask & answer is this: 1. Who is Jesus Christ? Every other question and answer is mute until we personally answer this. Jesus, himself, ask this disciples in Matthew 16 this very question: "Who do men say that I am?". Of course they hed hawed around wt saying that some say he was Elijah, a prophet, teacher, etc. Note it is easy to discuss religion/faith from the impersonal mode - 3rd person.. Then Jesus puts a trist on the question and asks "Who do YOU say that I am?" Here he is challenging us directly about our own personal faith. It is easy to skip over commitment when we talk about the 'other guys' not so easy when we are asked directly. Peter, inspired by the Holy Spirity, said "You are the Christ". Religion turned into faith at that moment. So, we have to ask in the same way CS Lewis did: Is Jesus a 1. Liar, 2. Lunitic or 3. Lord. He can't be a great teacher as most of the world's population and history agree that he is yet 'lie' about his role in man's salvation - that he is the only Way, Truth and Life and his relationship with God - He and the Father are one (thus He is God). 2. One might think he is a lunitic for saying he was God in the Flesh - yet a lunitic can't teach like he teaches and bring healing (emotional, spiritual, physical) healing to the world like he has. 3. Last choice - Lord. He is who he says he is and his words (all of them) should be studied and obeyed and he is worthy of our faith. Faith is placed in him, but that faith only sees in part while we live on this earth. So, this is the central question we must individually answer. The other questions will be anwered as we grow in faith and some not until we see him in heaven. I may think my Calvinist views are spot on now, but I'm sure when I get to heaven I'll be corrected about a few things or maybe more than a few. Our doctrine, is a structure to help us express our faith in God - it is not faith (the saving kind) or a god in itself. I'm reminded of Job. He had questions too. He suffered and could not get any real answers as to the reason for his suffering. God never answers him directly but asks him a series of questions in Job 38 - one in particular hits me "Where you there when I (God) laid the foundation of earth?" Net result, was that in all of our pleading our case before God and our shaking our fists at him, in the end, we can't answer that question and we have to do as Job did - repent of our pride and arrogance and worship God in humility. The darkness that Job felt and all of us feel when we go through the Dark nights of the Soul are answered indirectly - 1. God gives us Himself Isaiah 9 says "those who walk in darkness shall see a great light". Jesus is the Light of the World 2. He gives us a mission: Isaiah 58 - Give yourself to the poor and the hungry - then your light will rise in the darkness and God will direct our path - guidance. Get eyes off of self and onto others. 3. he gives us an all emcompassing purpose Micah 6;8 He has told you oh man what is good and what does the Lord require of you but to 1 Do justice (act justily towards all men - treat them fairly) 2. love mercy (show mercy towards others for you have been given mercy) and to 3 walk humbly with your God - (getting light, getting purpose, getting answers to questions all begin wt humble submission to God). 2. The question at hand about the Holy Spirit. Again we go back to Christ's words - He said when He departs, he would send the HS to testify of him, to indwell us, and to lead us into truth and enable us to represent him on earth. I think part of the confusion on the HS goes back to a discussion about the gifts of the spirit. Generally it is accepted that all believers receive the HS when they believe - saving faith. However, there are 2 main camps on what happens after one is saved: 1. There are some who believe that a fuller dispensation of the Spirit can be recieved later with spiritual gifts (speaking in tongues, prophecy and other sign gifts). In reaction to this, 2. there are those who say those gifts ceased after the 1st century when the New Testiment was written. The 1st group of pentecostals and many charismatics believe that there is a baptism in the spirit that goes beyond salvation and most of them believe that you most speak in tongues to demonstrate that you 'got it'. The 2nd group, more fundamental and often calvinistic disponsationists believe in a stopping point for those gifts. Personally, I would fall into the Wayne Grudum, John Piper, Sam Storms camp. Sam calls himself a Charismatic Calvinist. The Holy Spirit is given to us at the new birth, we can grow in our walk and having a sense of being empowered by the Spirit as we lay aside sin, etc thus we are filled more by the spirit - basically under the Spirit's control more. And yet, we believe that God is God and he distributes his gifts as the Spirit wills during all of the church age. I don't believe the gifts of the spirit are limited by time or history. However, I don't believe that there are catagories of Christians either as some pentecostals would have us to believe - The haves and the have nots - Those that have the spirit by new birth and those who have a great measure of the spirit because we have a certain spirit given gift. This glorifies man too much and not God. I think the true sign of 'being spirit filled and led' are the fruits of the spirit in Galatians 5 - love, joy, peace, kindness, meekness, patience, etc - if these control your life - then I'd say you are spirit filled and walking in a way that is pleasing. ICor 13, the love chapter tells us we can have the best of the spiritual gifts but if we don't have love - it means nothing. So is there a Holy Spirit? - Yes He is a Person - a part of the trinity wt the Father and Son. Can we experience his infilling yes - through the new birth (believing and placing trust in Christ as saviour and Lord and turning from our sin), Can we grow in our experience with the Holy Spirit - yes - by continually allowing our lives to be conformed to Christ through application of God's word to our life in humble, loving obedience. Sorry, I probably got way toooo loooooong. It is an important topic and I wanted to address it the best way I could wt the moments I had to do so. Keep seeking and you shall find. A fellow sojourner.

Great article on a great guy. Amazing thing to remember was that he originally was not going to start his 1st year at NU - but we had a rash of injuries in fall camp (was it Fisher??) and L David was penciled in to start. The rest is history. Who is the next David or Suh for NU. I don't see any on this year's team. Perhaps Santos next year will have the same impact. We had a run of a lot of great players on D - Suh, Dennard, Prince, David as the real studs. This year's team is more of a defense by committee.

Yes, I'm sure if we were KSU (pre Bill Snyder) we wouldn't be idolizing our Big 8 history, however, I think it has a lot to do with the neighborhood. Having KSU, KS, ISU, CO, MO, OSU, OU all within 10 hours driving made it more of a neighborhood grudge match. Many of those schools are an easy morning drive to the afternoon football game. We knew those cities - in some case our player competed against there players in high school and the Neb kids that didn't go to NU - good chance they went to KS, KSU or ISU.

Wisky will come to the B10CG wt a chip on their shoulder. Beating a good team 2x will be tough. Getting to 3 CCG in 4 years is a big thing - maybe this is Bo's year to 'get r done'.

My thinking has been that Bo endured a major shift in personal thinkig following that OSU game. I'm of the thought that Bo always wanted to win here but he never really saw Nebraska as a job on the level of what Ohio State was in his mind on a personal level - which was based on his playing days and thus had a bit of rose colored mentality behind it. I think upon going back there and experiancing what Ohio State is in reality and not just in his memories that he finally gained real clariity into what having the job at Nebraska means. That could be true. Perhaps that is why some have said that Bo seems more 'mature' on the side line since then (Don't get me wrong Bo is still Bo and the TV cameras will always focus on him because he is who he is). Maybe he has come to peace wt where he is and has sucked it up 7 he is 'ALL IN' (Sorry to quote a now famous book about our now infamous general). Perhaps the team as picked up on that as well - thus everyone has become a BOliever.

Considering that going into the 4th qrt of the NW game most of us at the Okla Cornhusker Club in Tulsa were ready to fire Bo - myself included. We got clobbered by OSU, lost to UCLA - both games on the national stage, continued penalties, turnovers and undisciplined play. This after what we thought was a fluke win - coming from behind against Wisc. So, at that point in the season, I was mentally preparing my self for 5-6 losses. So something 'clicked' with these guys. Maybe is was Bo's words after the OSU game that he needed to win out. I wonder if he thought he needed to win out to retain his job. We heard rumors that a lot of boasters were not satisfied with the progress of the team or Bo's sideline and public image. - maybe someone can comment if that is a big issue in Neb. So, my question is - has the team really turned the corner or our we just 'lucky'? I understand that experience creates opportunities for luck - so I hope we have turned the corner. The penalties and turnovers still show we have a long way to go, but somehow we have overcome those. I wonder if Bo still has the coaching ability to get us to the nat'l championship game and win it. Next year, with the schedule in our favor, should be his opportunity to prove if he can get it done. The only obstacle that I see next year is OSU waiting for us in the B10 C game.

Here is what I like: 1. No Texass (osu maybe be the closest to a texas in the big 10 - they seem to have some of that entitlment attitude) 2. big stadiums 3 Traditions and trophy games 4. fairness - and respect 5. 3 of the top 5 winningest programs Michigan # 1 wt 901, Nebr # 4 wt 851, OSU # 5 wt 834. I'd love to add N Dame to the list as they are # 3 (I won't mention the cheaters at #2) 6. More consistent competion. Nowever, next year we get the schools of the basketball world- Illinois, Purdue, and Indiana 7. Beating PSU 2x and the other big brothers - OSU, MI, Wisc, MSU once each 8. Our style seems to fit the Big 10. 9. No more Bob stoops to listen too - except I live in Tulsa so I can't get away from it. 10. Big 10 network. The Husker Club in Tulsa always has a way of viewing the games 11 Nebr playing in the Rose Bowl this year - mark it down 12 Nebr playing for the national championship next year wt our easier schedule Things I don't like 1. Officials - some bad calls. I don't think they know an offensive holding call if it happened 2 feet in front of them. 2. OSU's coach Meyer - got a feeling he is going to suck the air out of the room every time he is close to a TV or radio guy 3. The lack of respect the conf has had the past few years. The conf hasn't faired as well in bowl games and have been out of the National title picture for a while 4. PSU/OSU scandels taints the conf