Frostberg

 

61 year old Budge Porter of Omaha suffered a neck injury while tackling running back I.M. Hipp during a spring practice in 1976 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After 40 years of pushing a manual wheelchair, his body is wearing down and doctors have prescribed a motorized wheelchair. However, the high insurance deductable and costs have made it difficult for Porter to afford the new wheelchair. Porter's family and friends have set up an account on the crowdfunding website RedBasket.org and are hoping to raise $20,000 to help him pay for the out-of-pocket expenses for the motorized wheelchair and his medical bills

http://www.kmtv.com/omahasportsinsider/osi-college/osi-nebraska-huskers/osi-huskers-football/online-fundraiser-to-help-former-husker

To make a donation to Porter: https://redbasket.org/1023

 

Coach Dub getting lots of support on Twitter from recruits.

 

Nice...if you find the, can you post some of the tweets on here?

 

http://usatodayhss.com/2016/nebraska-recruits-support-keith-williams-following-wr-coachs-arrest#sthash.KCuJhK5H.uxfs&st_refDomain=t.co&st_refQuery=/v4Nvc0RFvw

I cant find his tweet but he said today that he is still taking his OV here.

Beautiful!

I'm in the market to buy some also!

In my opinion, it makes more sense to retain him, put him on suspension for an extended period so that he can get the help that he obviously needs instead of cutting him off and letting him figure out by himself. This is just an opinion, but that all changes if he gets a felony, fingers crossed he does not. I believe that it is a better approach to help him better himself instead of kicking him out on his own and letting him fend for himself. Just an opinion.

I agree. He needs support from his friends/family/team. Rock bottom looks different for everyone. Hopefully this is his rock bottom and can build up from here. I don't condone his actions but everyone makes mistakes. I voted that I'm not sure if he should get fired or not but I lean not firing him unless new information comes out and changes my mind.

He may need to be employed full time to keep focused. I hope he owns up to his mistake and uses it as a teaching lesson to everyone in that locker room. Just my opinion.

So much drama... Makes for fun reading on a boring day at work haha.

 

A five-star recruit out of Warren Easton High School in New Orleans, Johnson was rated as the top player in Louisiana, the #5 receiver in the country, and the #27 player in the entire nation by 247Sports.com coming out of the prep ranks.

In his freshman season of 2015, his only season at LSU, Johnson caught 9 passes for 150 yards.

If Johnson transfers to another FBS school, he would have to sit out the 2016 season, and then would have three years of eligibility remaining.

Last year he was listed at 6'1 189lbs.

 

The most recent national championship game featured two teams (both Nike schools) that take a very traditional approach to uniforms. Both Alabama and Clemson have bucked the alternate uniform craze. Instead, they pride themselves on uniforms that are consistent with tradition and consistent from week-to-week, both coaches declaring alternate uniforms a “distraction.” They support their approach with on-the-field evidence; the teams are among the five winningest of the last five years (along with FSU, Ohio State, and yes, Oregon). For these schools (and others), tradition is the brand, and apparel companies like Nike and Under Armour capitalize on rather than transform it. Consider this video, released the week following Clemson’s spring game, where the Tigers double-down on their traditional brand by reintroducing uniform elements from their 1981 National Championship season: “The great thing about Clemson,” states a voice over compelling images of star quarterback Deshaun Watson, “you don’t have to start over to achieve greatness. Tradition does it for you.” :

https://businesssideofsports.com/2016/05/23/the-oregon-effect-should-college-football-uniforms-build-brands-or-brand-tradition/

Video:

I love the idea of building your brand on tradition. Something NU should take advantage of. We can go with a popular brand like Nike, Jordan, or UA and still keep our traditional look but with a fresh clean update.

Another interesting article, like it or hate it, its the world we live in today.

 

Since the explosion of this business within college football, recruit’s opinions about the importance of uniforms have skyrocketed. According to Robby Kalland at CBSsports.com, seventy-two percent of FBS recruits consider uniforms as one of the most important factors in choosing a school. For young men in today’s culture, looking good means playing good. If you look good, then you get more Instagram likes. If you get more Instagram likes you get more fame and recognition. It all goes hand in hand, and colleges understand.

Just saw Holmes Periscoping (is that a word?) from Michigan State. He looked bored.

I just watched that. Not sure what the rules are for coaches contact right now but it looked like some random student giving the tour. Worth noting, his cousin goes to a school in the area.

Darnay Holmes was gushing about Michigan's fresh jumpman jerseys on the Ike & Rome show from 8/3/16.

Kind of interesting that they're now not announcing the alternates for "a few weeks." As has been mentioned, it's usually been right around the start of fall camp. I can understand delaying a bit with everything else going on but a few weeks makes me wonder if they went back to redesign something.

I could see it as a way to generate hype for the Ducks game, if that is the game we play with the alternate uniforms.

What brand you wear can say a lot about who you are. Like it or not but does help catch recruits eyes early on and can be the cherry on top when they commit to a university.

A lot of Michigan fans are throwing shade on him

I really hope we can use this to generate some excitement and buzz for the program.

I've always wanted to go but I have a job and can't justify using pto for this.

The tone of that letter is horrible. Sounds like some jealous controlling gf/bf

Get there as early as possible

They have the jumpman on them.

 

 

Those uniforms are sick! We need to step up our game big time

How are those uniforms "sick"? They look pretty much exactly like they did under Adidas this past year. The shoes are pretty cool, but Michigan's uniforms have been basically the same forever.

Those uniforms are sick! We need to step up our game big time

Huskers in the NFL. Prince cant stay healthy. Suh is the unanimously hated league bully. Gregory cant put the weed down. Beautiful, just beautiful.