HuskerNBigD

3 hours ago, Moiraine said:

 

 

It’s a special circumstance and Frost is likely closer to QBs he’s coached than any other former players. If he’s in the area it wouldn’t be odd for him to stop by.

I guess I just thought the hospital Milton was in is pretty far out of the way, just complete speculation on my end though. 

18 hours ago, 4skers89 said:

I wonder if Frost will visit Milton.

Not to be a dick, but why would he? I'm sure he's reached out personally but this is a business trip, I doubt he's using it to meet with former players.

Man oh man. 

11 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

 

I manage a company that manufactures products that go into (mostly) the residential housing and construction market.  We sell nationally and in some foreign countries.  Our market is really strong from march through mid-July....it then usually is slow until mid August and then picks up going into the fall.  Our industry never came back in August and into the fall.  Now, we all know that housing starts are down somewhat because of interest rates.  However, when that happens, many times we will then see our products selling into the home improvement market.  If people aren't buying new homes, they are fixing up their current ones.  When they aren't doing either.....that concerns me.

 

Florida is a huge market for us.  When the housing market crashed last time, it was the first market that pulled back.  My main customer down there claims about late July his phone completely shut off.  He is hearing the same from other construction pros in Florida.  I'm starting to hear similar type rumblings in other ares of the country.

 

Also, our raw materials are sold heavily into the construction industry, but also into other markets like the auto industry, computer industry, packaging...etc.  We are seeing some major softening in the prices they are selling to us at.  Many times that means their demand is pulling back.  They are acting as though they need people to be buying more.  This tells me it's a wider issue than just the housing market.

 

And...I know you disagree with me and I'm not going to argue the point.  The ag economy stinks.  This ultimately, affects many other industries.  For instance, we have discussed GM switching to making more pickups.  The ag industry is a huge market for them.  Companies like Caterpillar have ag as a major market....etc.  That's a lot of jobs.  All of those cars and equipment are now more expensive because of the stupid tariffs.  Pretty much any retail business in many small towns in America are largely reliant on the ag economy even if they're selling shoes, gas, computers....etc.

 

None of that is going to show up in the stockmarket or in government statistics till months or quarters down the road.  Many people think of the great recession starting in 2008.  We knew it was happening as early as early 2007.

Good stuff, thank you!

22 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

Ahhh...I understand the stat you were asking for now.  I wouldn't have known it the exact answer.  But, I fully understand that the stock market goes up and down.  It's not my job.  But, I invest and watch it enough to know that it fluctuates.

 

My main point (that @HuskerNBigD doesn't agree with...and that's fine) is that I work in a couple different industries where I see things happening in the economy on a national basis.   I'm seeing some cracks in our economy that I'm concerned about....they could end up being major cracks.  HuskerNBigD doesn't agree with me, and that's fine.  The cracks I'm seeing are things that aren't going to show up in government stats, like unemployment and consumer confidence, till later.

 

I was in a discussion just over the weekend with several people in similar type jobs as me.  They all thought we are already starting to see a pull back in the economy.  

 

Like I said, we get the pleasure of seeing what happens over the next 12-24 months.

Definitely like the open dialogue, it has been great back and forth. 

Would you mind stating what cracks you're seeing, as well as what pull back is worrisome? Also, what sector do you work in?

12 minutes ago, ZRod said:

It's not really related to that...

 

This has more to do with a shift in demand. People don't want sedans and small cars. They want trucks and SUVs right now. Ford is making the same move, and Chrysler made the move a few years ago. It's unfortunate that they chose not to retool the plants here in the US for new production, but they could announce that sometime down the road if they chose to create new product.

Agreed, it is 100% about demand.

The bold is what worries me the most. These car manufactures are rolling out the SUVs and trucks as the economy is getting long in the tooth. If s#!t hits the fan, this could be the ultimate backfire with regards to corporate strategy. People aren't going to be forking over $60-$90k for Trucks and SUVs. I understand the decision, it is just one that I wouldn't want to have to make.

Just now, RedSavage said:

How much does the market (S&P) go down every year, on average?

 

I knew you would know haha.  This market movement is normal folks.  We've just seen an abnormal lack of volatility for a number of years until last.  I can't find the particular numbers I'm looking for atm, showing normal market volatility but will edit and post when I have a chance to find them.

 It's my life man. Too many times have I updated PowerPoint slides to incorporate this stat.

1 minute ago, StPaulHusker said:

You think it's that high?  I was thinking around 5

I guess it depends on what time frame were looking at, but over the last ~40 years, the average intra-year decline is around 14%.

Prime example of how easy it is to overreact to stretches of under performance or volatility. However, it ends up working out over the long term. Just look at oil. Less than a month ago, sell-side guys were calling for $100 barrel. Then it heads south, next they call for $40. But it is already back above $50 today. 

14 minutes ago, RedSavage said:

Without cheating, who here knows what the average intra-year market decline is?

14%

14 minutes ago, knapplc said:

 

 

OK, a little off-topic here, but do you know why the KU band still sings this song before games?  Any knowledge of the history behind it, or why they still sing it when we aren't in the same conference anymore?

 

 

https://247sports.com/college/kansas/Board/103723/Contents/KU-Traditions-Hog-Calling-Time-In-the-North-End-Zone-you-tube-71446885/

Best I could find is that some random band member started playing Hog Calling back in the 70s and it caught on.

10 minutes ago, Pedro G said:

Respectfully you missed my point. There is no reason for the young man to be any more turned off by Nebraska fans because a few behave like jerks,  since he most likely experienced the same thing from some poorly behaved Kentucky fans. Of course Husker fans shouldn’t behave badly and should wish the kid well, but that wasn’t my point. Not trying to be difficult — just saying. 

Ok, thanks for the clarification but I’d argue that I understood your point. You’re saying that he most likely experienced the same thing with Kentucky fans. But he didn’t. He never committed to Nebraska, so they didn’t come out in droves to blast the kid. I’d love to see some tangible evidence to prove otherwise. 

This isn’t a new phenomenon. Nebraska fans, for good or bad, are overly passionate and that carries over to Twitter. There have been several recruits over the year that have noted this: Bussey, the WR who chose Louisville last minute, etc.. Reddit’s CFB forum also has had various articles or links to  recruits who have even mentioned the obsession our fans have and how they can fill the inboxes. Again, sometimes this is an advantage but, in this particular case, it is a huge blemish to our image. 

1 minute ago, Pedro G said:

Not really. When it appeared Robinson was heading to Nebraska, I’m sure their was a share of nasty comments from Kentucky fans. And there will be again if he flips. I’m not saying he will though.  

Not really sure what point you’re trying to make. 

I couldn’t care less what Kentucky fans do/say on Twitter. My concern is that our fans continually seem to berate kids that choose other schools and it makes us look bad. I don’t really care if other fan bases do the same, I want us to be better. 

2 hours ago, Roll Skers said:

We have an in home with him Tuesday

Which is absolutely surprising, given how much vitriol our fans were spewing at him. Maybe they should learn to stay off twitter and let the coaches continue the recruiting game?

35 minutes ago, Iowan said:

Coach donates one million( $1,000,000) of his salary and bonus money annually to the hospital.  The ambulances that arrive there carry sick and dying children.  Please show more sensitivity in remarks concerning that edifice.

Take your high horse elsewhere, park it next to the lady who is so willing to exploit those same children as a mean to show how piss poor our team is. 

Also, thanks for providing the numerical value, I always forget how many commas are in are a million.

17 minutes ago, Bigred_inSD said:

One of the Nebraska beat writers invited Emma to one of the many events the Huskers put on for children in need, no response from her.  It seems she has almost given up her twitter since the tweet picked up steam.  Wouldn't be surprised if she sets her account to private soon

Shocking! She just wanted that quick 15 minutes of fame without any ramifications for her actions. Not ready to step up and have a mature conversation. Which is rich, given the fact Iowa was so up in arms when Stanford's band made fun of them for being farmers.

I like the guy that tweeted at UI's band, because you should not be able to spew nonsense like this and not be reprimanded. Just like the Iowa player that accused one of our guys of using a racial slur, but then couldn't remember his number nor exactly what he said.

Looking for her 15 minutes of fame. Then tweeted at Chrissy Teigen, in attempts to I'm sure get some sort of mention. Quite sad she's using children, and more specifically childhood cancer, to try and gain attention and notoriety. Fudge her. 

23 minutes ago, Hunter94 said:

we threw the out pattern to the side line WAY too much......predictable s#!t play.

Mario has not taught AM to keep from throwing into coverage

Mario has not taught AM to throw the ball away, instead of taking sacks

slow developing plays killed the offense.....AM has much to learn

The out worked well for us. There were several times it went for 7-8-9-10 yards. It helps to spread the defense out and run against a stout front 7 of Iowa. 

As for AM, who you seem to be caught up on in multiple threads, remember he’s a true freshman quarterback. He’s still got 3 years to learn. Gotta have faith. 

Couldn’t care less if this program fell off a cliff. Honestly, who cares if Frost isn’t the only coach to go undefeated there? What do we, as a program gain? 

Some of our fans’ obsession with it last year, almost like they were grasping for any success and clamoring to frost, was weird and I’m so glad it’s behind us. Our fans rubbed it in their face that he came home and they, like the hurt girlfriend they were, wished us nothing but the worst. The feeling is mutual and I really hope we don’t have to discuss that program in a husker football forum ever again. 

7 minutes ago, WyoHusker56 said:

 

A 3-7 team beating a 6-4 team after the season we've had it makes total sense to celebrate. A 7-4 team beating a 4-7 team that they had on the ropes and probably should have blown out, celebrate sure. They acted like they beat a 11-0 team to get into the conference championship though. Iowa thought they had a chance at the championship game and they stormed the field for a win that means very little.

Do baseball players mob a player who hits a walk off home run? What about basketball players who nail a buzzer beater to win a game? 

Are you starting to see the trend? 

Just now, WyoHusker56 said:

 

You'd think they'd act like they didn't just win a bowl game then? 

It’s a petty comment, trying to piss on their win.

Remember, at the end of the day, these are college kids. A senior redeems his earlier miss. Why shouldn’t he celebrate? Guess our guys should’nt have celebrated in the snow last week because we beat Michigan state. 

If anything, it was our bowl game, given our record. 

4 minutes ago, hskerprid said:

Isn't that cute Iowa thinks it's their super bowl!

They’ve beat us 4 years in a row.

Comments like this should really stop until results change. 

5 minutes ago, Moiraine said:

 

 

 

One problem with this argument. One side has a president who claimed the stock market got to a record high solely due to him.

4 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

You’re right. I’m not the one in this thread who has said the rscent drop is because of an election. 

Agreed. I think absolutes are a terrible argument.

Do I think some of the 2016-2017 spike was due to trump winning the election? Or his tax bill? Yes. But I also think the recent decline has something to do with his antics and less to do with deteriorating fundamentals, which id argee are still quite strong. 

Haven’t looked this bad since Michigan.

On 11/22/2018 at 9:27 AM, BigRedBuster said:

Just because something happens around a certain event, doesn’t mean it was caused by that event. 

 

The drop was was not caused by the election. 

 

And, you act like the market has been going up steady ever since 2016. It hasn’t. 

And you act like it has been going steadily down since February. It hasn’t. 

Edit: removing more pointed comments. Out of line.

This thread just shows how split this country is. The market is not as simple as who is in office. People dug in on both sides and making horrible arguments on both sides.