Loebarth

@Loebarth I get the frustration.  But sports journalists have always been "commentators" on top of being "reporters".  People can get stats and roster news from Huskers.com.  But opinions (good or bad) are what drives the media.  We either love their opinions, or love to hate them.  Either way, they are successful.

If coaches don't give them something to write about, they will have to find something to fill their columns.  Not writing about the Husker football team  won't cut it in Omaha/Lincoln.  Especially during the season.

Winning changes everything. 

The truth of the matter is that journalists and media organizations know what people like and listen to, and now more than ever, they're basing their content strategies off of clicks, pageviews and subscription purchases. Their strategy may have lost you Loebarth while gaining them 10 new subs.

That's also why people like Stephen A. Smith are some of the highest paid sports personalities in the business. He drives clicks and views and makes them money. It's a vicious circle my dudes.

Whataburger is in Kansas City now, so Omaha wouldn't be too big of a jump.

@Toe Whataburger moving up north ??!  Nice !!!  Enjoy !!!

@admo I didn't say anything about them moving near me, I'm like 500 miles from the nearest Whataburger.

@The Dude - who said it should infuriate you? Personally it makes me want to run through a wall for the coach. My post was in assumption that others feel the same.

@LoebarthI agree with @The Dude your saying of "making my blood boil" is universally thought of as being infuriated.  Also, I don't know how long it has been since you have played football, but seeing an online video of football practice and you getting so worked up that you would "run through a wall for the coach" is a bit odd.

@ColoradoHusk - maybe I'm just ready for the season and have drank too much of  

You see it at the HS level too...9th and even 10th graders almost never go up to varsity to play the line, they have to be freaks.

Why wouldn't you target 4-5 star players and hope that you get old on the line?

I think the coach was in the opinion that today's 4 & 5 star players believe they shouldn't have to wait and therefore if they aren't starting they'll transfer out. Could be wrong but I think he just felt it best to get old on the lines, recruit 3 star and project players. Kind of makes sense if the university is wanting to lower it's NIL costs I guess.

Me?  Now I am starting to think that you might have covid!  haha

Guess we found teach's backup account 

Hahahaha!

My in-laws own several businesses (one of which is a small café) and they've taken this as an opportunity to update all the interior design of their café since they're only doing takeout like everyone else at the moment.

As for actual "seats?" I doubt that will ever happen to a significant degree. Not only would it be incredibly expensive but it would lead to a reduction in available seats, so less revenue.

I've been much in favor of removing one  seat per row for a long time now

I could see them converting certain sections. Fewer seats in those sections, sold at higher prices. Doing the whole stadium would probably only happen as part of a major renovation/expansion project.

Multiquote is the + sign at the bottom. You can quote multiple different posters and it will put them all into your post to reply to them. Idk what you're talking about doing 

Given the hit or miss with the multi-quote function, you just gotta do what you gotta do. If it works, use it. If it doesn't, quote each one individually.

And now I want to see someone quote 10 posts individually just so they have all the posts on a page.

Multi-quote works fine for me most of the time, but occasionally I'll click the + and it does nothing. Sometimes refreshing the page will make it work.

Yeah, on my planet the Huskers win every game. JK. It’s too bad. They started out strong but it seems like they don’t know a good thing when they have it! They had a good running game going then switched to passing? Why? I just don’t get that. 

I dreamt that I was hanging out on a houseboat with a very attractive 20-something year old.

I could handle that!  (or probably not...)

@funhusker - talking about a scary dream, run mate run as fast and as far as you can!!

Wow... boy was my dream WAYYYY off.. 

Frank would have been recruiting Woodhead, and he didn't offer.

Danny would have been great at Nebraska. Over 20 NFL scouts at the pro day for him clocked him between 4.33 and I think 4.38 in the 40 while Ameer ran 4.6 in the NFL combine. There may be a case between electronic  vs handheld timing, but Danny was a generational talent from western Nebraska and it's a damn shame he wasn't given a chance at UNL.

I think he ended up doing pretty well for himself 

oops

Oops... it's one game and only the first series. Additionally, it's a very competitive team that is accustomed to playing high level competition. Teams from both the SEC and Big 12 to mention a few. A split in this series is in itself nothing to hang our heads on. I'm not going to say "oops" for one game of the seasons first series. Instead, I'll gladly and cheerfully support our young men and the staffs. Go Big Red!!

i was just saying oops for a lost game...not condemning the team or anything.    i have great hope for this season and this team.   

This is great news. Firing him was such a huge mistake! I wish him the best. He deserves to be in the HOF. 

That dude probably LOVED coaching at Ohio...no "pressure" no sports talk shows...2 reporters, if that, covering the team.

True. It was probably great to coach in a place where you were valued. 

I think O linemen tend to be a little more reserved and focused on the block where defensive guys play like someone put atomic balm in their jock.

@TonyStalloni - lmao... we used to initiate freshmen with atomic balm and sadly, now students get expelled for doing it. Oh the good ole days!!! Good Memories indeed!!

I earned three letters in high school but never joined the "Letterman's Club" just for that reason. Now that I look back.....wise choice!

It is difficult to overturn a call without conclusive proof. I agree it looked like his knee was down before the ball came out. I also agree it probably would have been overturned if OSU was playing.

Laugh if you want but that missed correction was a turning point.

Please don't start all the "refs are out to get us" crap. We're not a threat by any means.

The best ever!  Loved it.  Only thing missing is Jason Voorhes in the woodshed  and spiking somebody!    

We didn't even wear that combo, did we?

@ZRod IIRC they wore it against Illinois in Lincoln with McCaffrey playing QB. 

The road uni we see in the video (with white jersey & black pants) would have looked cooler IMO.  

Not for me! When I see the first frost/snowflakes I’m singing Hallelujah! Because all of the things I’m allergic to are DEAD and I can finally BREATHE! Ahhhhhh!

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@ladyhawke  Not for me! When I see the first frost/snowflakes I’m singing Hallelujah! Because all of the things I’m allergic to are DEAD and I can finally BREATHE! Ahhhhhh!

 So, we can assume you'll never be a snow bird then? 

You got that right

I follow several dozen small papers around the country. I feel like that gives me a better representation of the country as a whole rather than focusing on just the major outlets. So, papers like the Clarion Ledger, The Kenosha News, The Oregonian, stuff like that. Obviously the two local papers in Lincoln & Omaha. I also follow the local news stations in Lincoln & Omaha, and a few around the country, but not as much as the papers. 

I also follow major outlets like ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and the NY Times, Washington Post, NPR, AP & Reuters, BBC North America, Salt Lake City Tribune, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Miami Herald, etc. I also follow several dozen reporters at most of these outlets, because sometimes they're quicker with the news than the overall publication.

I'm such a noob... this was meant to be a private message to knapplc... sorry for my unintended public response knapplc. It's all good though.

The cancellation by Wisconsin, while disappointing, made sense at the time, and I get the safety aspects of it.  I am still disappointed the Big Ten didn't allow NU to schedule a make-up game.  Now is the time to be agile and creative to create opportunities for teams to play football.  The Big Ten is being the opposite of that.

I would need to see some/any proof that Illinois players acquired Covid due to playing Wisconsin before I think that is a valid concern.

I agree it is time to move on. However, I would like to remind everyone that Barry Alvarez was hugely involved, as the head of the B1G competition committee, in developing the s#!tshow rules that allow non red/red teams to choose to cancel games with no consequences. If anyone understood exactly how these rules could be gamed to a team’s advantage it was Barry. Not sure if it’s ironic or convenient that the Badgers just happened to be the first to employ this bulls#!t tactic.

If you want to see more *interesting* ads do a couple of searches for two piece bikinis and womens underwear.  Or at least that's what a friend told me.  lol  

lmao.. that was an awesome response. Tempted to try but won't as I don't want those ads popping up tempting me to peek.

The same way you found time to read 2 threads.

@The Dude ... now that is the perfect response.. to the point and funny both

They pulled it off in spades! I love seeing Husker basketball relevant.

@TonyStalloni As do I and everyone on Huskerboard. Was so relieved though when the score was out of reach for Michigan. 

Drudge?

That's one of the most weak-a$$ attempts at imitating Dr. Seuss's style I've ever seen.

Likely be? This dog is only 7 months old and it needed to be put down about 4 months ago.

I would love to see him get on the field and royally nail a running back.

As for as BTN is concerned I'm probably a little opposite of your experience. Never have to worry about a football game not being aired and I get all the NU volleyball games I want. Of course I'm not a baseball fan and I can see where their coverage of that is lacking.

If anything has caused my interest to decline, it would be the football team's performance issues dating back 20 years. There's plenty I don't like about the B1G conference and/or BTN but considering our teams had comparitively very limited coverage before joining the B1G, I won't complain.

As far as baseball goes, the B1G is more of a northern league and baseball is more of a southern thing so I don't find them shortchanging coverage to be that surprising. But like I say, I don't really care about baseball.