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Nice job getting 2/3. Big week for Nebraska. NDSU will be a tricky midweek test and their record is a bit deceiving as they had a dreadful start to the year losing 16/17 and getting bonked by some pretty good teams. Then they've got a big, big road series at Maryland who is hotter than a jalapeno right now who has won 9/10 and just battered a pretty good Indiana team in Bloomington. The boys better eat their Wheaties.

Pitiful.

If you get the chance @admo, watch Wake Forest. They are an absolute wagon. 3 great pitchers, a really solid bullpen and their lineup can mash. Really fun club to watch.

No two ways about it, minimum 2 outta 3 this weekend if not a sweep. Minnesota is freaking putrid.

Really big series for the Skers. Iowa is throwing Brody Brecht tonight who has arguably the best stuff in the Big Ten and barring injury will be a very high draft pick next year. He has freaking electric stuff. If Nebraska can be patient and make him throw strikes they've got a chance to run his pitch count up and get him out of there early. While Brecht strikes out a ton of guys, who has also a penchant for walking dudes as well. Nebraska winning 2/3 on the road would be a tremendous result. https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/season/2022-23/player/brody-brecht-baseball/

Booo on Grice to ISU. That stinks! I wonder if Van Dee is heading up to 133 with Smith coming in.

Dang, looks like Truax to Penn State. So gross. I get transferring after graduating, no shade there, but to transfer to PSU of all places? I understand all the reasons why he did it, I'm just complaining because I was hoping he'd come to Nebraska haha.

It'll be interesting to see what UGA looks like with Mike Bobo calling plays with Monken moving on to the NFL. Bobo did coach some pretty good QBs early in his career in Stafford, Aaron Murray and David Greene all of whom have at least had a cup of coffee in the NFL and were drafted (Stafford has obviously had a tremendous career). That being said, his last couple stops at South Carolina and Auburn left a lot to be desired.

Looks like a solid get at 125. Have to think Nebraska is probably in the driver's seat to land Grice as well.

Bruh, I don't know what to tell you. The SEC is far and away the best conference and they are going to get a fair amount of coverage.

Well wouldn't you know @Loebarth the SEC shills took some time away from SEC shilling and the author who writes the Midwest Connection article wrote something relevant to your interests. Bad news, it's about Iowa. https://d1baseball.com/analysis/midwest-connection-balanced-iowa-squad-looking-to-hit-stride/

There are a ton of college baseball resources out there besides D1 Baseball. Just off the top of my head: 11.7 College Baseball Insiders College Baseball Nation A lot of the college baseball stuff that is out there is mostly podcast or live stream based so you'll need to do some digging on Twitter. Granted D1 Baseball is the most comprehensive in terms of a website and having dedicated writers but to call them purely SEC shills is disingenuous as they have dedicated west coast folks as well. To put it bluntly, the Big Ten stinks this year at baseball so expecting a national publication to devote much time to a league that will be lucky to get 3 teams into regionals is probably a bit of a reach.

I used to say I lived my life a 12 yard out pattern at a time. It's never goodbye my friend.

Coach Rhule made an appearance on The Andy Staples Show:

GBR. Woof, what a miserable day for a game. Yuck.

Nice, glad you dug it. You may want to add in the spoilers tag in your post in case someone stumbles upon this and hasn't seen it yet haha. I wouldn't be surprised to see an offshoot of the Nobody character or the female concierge at the Osaka location. Also, @knapplc

DeWitt is tough for me because while he didn't do a great job, how much of his performance was the fact he was also in a pretty big battle with cancer?

https://omavs.com/sports/baseball/roster/mike-boeve/12642

Boeve can freaking rake man. Local kid from Hastings. I was honestly, pretty surprised he came back to UNO after the monster year he had. Started all 57 games at third base... Led the team in batting average, runs, hits, doubles, home runs, walks, and slugging and on-base percentages...Ranked 20th in the nation with 23 doubles, and 27th with an on-base percentage of .491 to lead the Summit League... Led the League with a .364 batting average and 39 doubles... Ranked second in the League with 78 hits and a .584 slugging percentage... Ranked sixth in the league with 46 runs and tied for eighth with eight home runs... Went 4-4 at San Jose State (Feb. 19), with a double, two RBI and two walks in a series that garnered Summit League Player of the Week honors... Went 6-13 with two home runs and eight RBI against Northern Colorado (Apr. 8-10), earning his second Summit Leage Player of the Week designation... Had a 29-game hit streak starting at Oral Roberts (Apr. 3) and ending in the Summit League Tournament against North Dakota State (May 26) … First-Team All-Summit selection... Summit League Player of the Year... American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Central All-Region Second Team.

Soon to be back to back state champs baby! Let's go Mavs!

Thanks @Husker in WI I appreciate it! I looked 3 or 4 times and just plum missed him.

Dane Brugler's "The Beast" NFL Draft guide just dropped. As I've done in previous years, here is selected info about the Nebraska guys he's evaluated. Dane does an excellent job and if you're an NFL draft nerd like I am, Dane's stuff is great. You can find his guide if you subscribe to The Athletic. Trey Palmer: SUMMARY: A one-year starter at Nebraska, Palmer was primarily a slot receiver in former offensive coordinator Mark Whipple’s shotgun, pro-style scheme, also seeing time on the outside. After three years at LSU, he had a record-breaking senior season at Nebraska and set school records for receiving yards in both a season and game (accounted for 40 more catches and 572 yards more than the second-leading receiver on the Huskers in 2022). One of the fastest players in the draft class, Palmer has Ted Ginn-like vertical burst (led the FBS with three catches of 70-plus yards in 2022) and catches defenders napping with the acceleration out of his breaks. Though a confident competitor, his concentration can be disrupted by physical defenders in press or on his hip. Overall, Palmer needs more route polish and consistency through contact to be useful on a down-to-down basis, but he is an inside/outside field stretcher with speed that defenses must respect. He projects as an NFL rookie return man and WR 4/5 who can move up the depth chart over time. GRADE: 3rd-4th Round (No. 95 overall) Travis Vokolek SUMMARY: A three-year starter at Nebraska, Vokolek primarily played as a Y tight end in former offensive coordinator Mark Whipple’s shotgun, pro-style scheme. The son of a longtime college coach, his effectiveness as both a blocker and pass catcher improved each season in college, initially at Rutgers and then in Lincoln. Vokolek is a coordinated big man with crafty adjustment skills at the catch point, but creating his own space will be a challenge with his average athletic profile. He needs to tighten up some fundamental aspects of his blocking, but he has workable size and strength to give defenders a battle at the point of attack. Overall, Vokolek is a big target with inline skills, although he doesn’t have a technically sound approach and might struggle with the speed of the NFL level. He has a chance to make a roster or practice squad as a steady No. 3 tight end as an NFL rookie. GRADE: Priority Free Agent Ochaun Mathis: SUMMARY: A role player in his one season at Nebraska, Mathis played on the edge in the Cornhuskers’ four-man base front. After starting 34 straight games at TCU (32.0 tackles for loss in those starts), he was a heralded (and expensive) transfer in Lincoln, but he started only two games in 2022, and his impact failed to match the hype. Mathis checks a lot of boxes on paper with his long, flexible frame and athletic movement skills to penetrate the pocket from different angles. However, he isn’t yet the sum of his parts, and his lack of refinement stalls his attack as both a pass rusher and run defender. Overall, Mathis has impressive physical traits with his size measurables and athletic tools, but his play strength and pass-rush instincts are underdeveloped. His raw talent is better than his tape, making him a potential draft-and-develop rusher for an NFL team. GRADE: Priority Free Agent In case anyone was wondering: Tannor, Kolarveic and Muaga-Clements are all listed under 'Best of the Rest". I did not see Nelson listed anywhere under DE and LB but concede I may have simply missed it. And lastly because why not haha: Adrian Martinez: SUMMARY: Adrian Martinez was born in Hanford, Calif, and his mother (Deanna) passed away from cancer when he was age 10. After compiling more than 4,000 yards of offense as a junior, he missed his senior year at Clovis West (torn labrum). A four-star recruit, he flipped from Cal to Tennessee, then Nebraska late in the process. He started four seasons in Lincoln and set the school record for total offense (10,792 yards). He transferred to Kansas State for his final season but was hampered by a leg injury in the second half of 2022. Martinez is a decent-sized athlete to move the pocket or use his legs to pick up chunk yardage (45 rushing touchdowns). He is a creative passer with an adequate arm, but his ball placement and timing lack precision, often because of spotty vision and a failure to make onschedule decisions. Overall, Martinez has the physical tools and toughness to earn looks from NFL teams, but he must develop more consistency as a passer. GRADE: Priority Free Agent

Caught John Wick 4 a couple days ago. If you like the John Wick series, you'll love it. It is shot beautifully and the violence is out of control. It is quite long, I think it clocks almost 2:45 but I barely noticed it. While I loved it and can't wait to watch it again, it is probably 45 minutes too long. The action sequences, while all awesome can get a bit tedious at times.