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  1. .I just got yelled at for helping with the wash.  Evidently, they make wash rags that you aren't supposed to wash in the laundry. It was a freaking "sitcom" moment. (except no one was laughing). I'm still shaking my head....

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    3. The Dude

      The Dude

      I always wash my dong laundry with warm water.

    4. ladyhawke

      ladyhawke

      The Dude! Dong you!  Use COLD water!:lol:

  2. I'm okay if you think Bo's attitude caused his firing. But can we please quit with the "Pelini teams quit" narrative?

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    2. Thanks_Tom RR

      Thanks_Tom RR

      MOV does not always equate to the effort of the team, or lack there of. Nebraska lost to Purdue last year by 10 points, but that game more than any of the Riley tenure is an example of a team giving up (with the exception of a few players like Westerkamp).

       

      The same can be said for games in the Pelini tenure. The most obvious was the B1G Championship game, where you could see players no longer believing in the game plan and playing for themselves.

    3. JJ Husker

      JJ Husker

      So Bo's teams quit in at least 9 games but since they came back iI some others, that is proof they never quit or that they will never quit again? That's not logical reasoning but George Orwell and the ministry of truth would be proud.

    4. Thanks_Tom RR

      Thanks_Tom RR

      Whatever your point is, funhusker, Bo's got fired for his conduct, both what we saw as fans and the culture that was created in the program that we didn't (first), and his ability to win championships (second). I think Bo could have won championships at Nebraska, his teams played for one almost every other year, but they didn't. Like a bad relationship, there is a moment where breaking up is the best option for all parties involved.

  3. Has anyone here ever got sent to collections for driving on "E470" by Denver? Received a notice in the mail today from a law firm for collection. We were in Denver over New Year's, but never recall seeing a "toll" road...

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    2. Elf

      Elf

      Or someone has tossed the bills into the trash and isn't admitting it. There is probably a couple other legitimate possibilities as well, all your own fault.

    3. Ratt Mhule

      Ratt Mhule

      Stop being a dick. You dont know the situation and living in Denver doesnt make you an expert

    4. 5XNatlChamp

      5XNatlChamp

      Drove it multiple times in 2012 & 2014. We live in Iowa. Have never received a bill or collections. I even emailed asking about how to pay tolls and got no response from them.

  4. I understand why kids shouldn't call eachother stupid: growing bodies, growing minds, adjusting to the world, etc. But there comes a time when we are what we are as adults. So, shouldn't it be perfectly acceptable to call another adult "stupid" when in fact they are just "stupid"?

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    2. GSG

      GSG

      There are NO stupid questions. Just stupid people that ask questions. However, you can't call them stupid.

    3. TAKODA

      TAKODA

      I feel more stupider by the minute after reading this stupid update.

    4. JTrain

      JTrain

      Growing bodies? You sick son of a bitch...

  5. Trump vs. Oprah: I vote Canada.

     

     

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    2. Thanks_Tom RR

      Thanks_Tom RR

      Good point, @Comfortably Numb. I think it is ironic that the election is in 2020. Hopefully, we, as a country, have enough hindsight to not make the same mistake twice.

    3. JJ Husker

      JJ Husker

      The Rock, Oprah and Trump....how can we possibly hope to come up with better candidates than that? :bang

       

      Remember when the movie Idiocracy seemed ridiculously unrealistic?

    4. funhusker

      funhusker

      #celebrityculture   

      Only in America!

  6. Just saw a Frost interview where it was stated 20 non-seniors have left since he was hired in December.  I don't doubt, but it seems high.  Is there a list somewhere???

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    2. VectorVictor

      VectorVictor

      @tmfr15hell no. Case-in-point: Penn State. 

       

      You have the right coach, can get the right recruits, and install the right culture and program, you can rebound quickly. Plus it's not like other successful coaches haven't encountered a mass exodus before and rebounded quickly. 

      But with 20 scholarships to play with, here's hoping we spread some love to walk-ons who have stepped up.

    3. tmfr15

      tmfr15

      I want to believe in a quick turnaround. However, Christian Hackenberg. That's the five star qb recruit that the former Lions coach hauled in. And he was gone before Penn State had recovered. If you're talking Franklin era, bad news there is that we are recruiting players needing development not ready made studs who can roll in and lift us to a higher level. Franklin recruits at a higher level.

    4. VectorVictor

      VectorVictor

      We can do both. There's nothing that says we can't.

  7. To any parents out there: what do you guys think about the remote learning your district is having your kids do?  Positives, negatives?

     

    The feedback I hear is normally good because people realize it isn't my call.  I'm just doing what the district says.

     

    But my wife is part "West Omaha Moms" FB group and she says the overall perception is "not good".  Many parents in the group seem to be frustrated with the time requirements...

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    2. krc1995

      krc1995

      How would you feel if your school district did nothing- like mine? I’m furious as a tax payer. And it’s not the teachers fault- it’s the districts. 
       

      Praise to all the teachers who are finding a way to do their thing. you all are some creative and resilient mammals! 

    3. funhusker

      funhusker

      @krc1995 yeah, that’s no good!

       

      Im definitely glad we’re doing something.  I’m giving kids 2 options for assignments: a computer based one they can do on the couch or a more active one like measuring rooms in there homes or taking inventory of light bulbs.

       

      I don’t want to give too much, but we’re also not done with school.  My only “issue” is our districts “requirement” to use Zoom to meet for class. I normally “lectured” my classes for about 5 minutes (maybe a half hour per week), now I’m holding them captive for an hour a week.  I’m making it work, but a learning curve for sure!

    4. RedDenver

      RedDenver

      My kid's school is using google classroom, which hasn't had any issues that I'm aware of but I hear a lot of complaints about zoom from other parents. His 3rd grade teacher gives assignments for the whole week on Monday morning and then meets for 30-60 every M-W-F. My son really likes it because he can get the work done early in the week and basically have a long weekend.

       

      Since he's getting things done so early in the week, I've been making him watch an educational video with me every day that he gets to pick (he usually picks science or nature).

  8. Anyone have any advice on a basketball offense for 1st and 2nd graders with very limited organized basketball experience?

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    2. In the Deed the Glory

      In the Deed the Glory

      As a high school head coach, I have to tell you that I think there is not enough work on running an offense. Not sets, an actual offense. Youth coaches either won't or can't run one and hurts development.

    3. funhusker

      funhusker

      Thanks for the input guys. Deed, I get what you're saying. That is why I was hoping to do a simple motion. Have them move the ball around and find spots on the floor. This also goes with setting screens and ball handling basics.

       

    4. In the Deed the Glory
  9. Seeing articles about packed beaches over the 4th.  My question:  why on Earth do people enjoy this?  Pandemic or not...

     

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    This is like trying to manage getting in and out of North Stadium without the enjoyment of attending an actual football game...

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    2. The Dude

      The Dude

      I love beaches almost as much as I hate crowded beaches.

    3. ColoradoHusk

      ColoradoHusk

      I absolutely hate big crowds like that, so that beach would be hell for me.  However, the fam went to Lake Mac last week and it was fun.  We were there on Monday and Tuesday, so wasn't dealing with any crowds, thankfully.

    4. BigRedBuster

      BigRedBuster

      I'll gladly take the local lake where we pull our boat up to the point with about 5-10 other boats.  A beach like that doesn't look fun to me.  I'll take a beach with very few people any day.

  10. Tonight I learned that smoked pork chops do not require as much rub as a pork butt.  Wow!  I'm drinking a beer per bite!

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    2. teachercd

      teachercd

      @funhusker watch Malcolm Reed on How to BBQ right, youtube.  Dude is amazing!!!

       

      His smoked shrimp, my god!

       

      His pork belly burnt ends, WOW

    3. ColoradoHusk

      ColoradoHusk

      I once tried smoking a beef roast for a "faux brisket".  I put on so much salt for a rub, it was like I was trying to bring meat across the Atlantic on the Mayflower.

       

      Needless to say, it didn't turn out well.

    4. Toe

      Toe

      I once made that mistake with ribs that were pre-cut, instead of still being a rack. Turns out if you season the sides, too, it's way too much seasoning. :dumdum

  11. Anyone really familiar with KC?  My wife, kids (age 8) and I are staying at "The Plaza" area over New Years.  Is there anything to do besides shop and swim at the hotel, the weather is supposed to be cold!  Any ideas or suggestions?

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    2. TonyStalloni

      TonyStalloni

      All these are great ideas.  My choice for BBQ is JackStack.  I always go to the original store on 135th in Martin City, a few miles east of State Line.  That would be quite a ways from where you are staying but the smells in that 50+ year old building are incredible.  You feel like you are inside the smoker.

    3. MLB 51

      MLB 51

      My suggestion would be, take a vacation to Southern Florida. :D

    4. Stumpy1

      Stumpy1

      Go eat breakfast at eggtc one morning.  You might have a little wait but it is well worth it. 

  12. Is the "Go (bump), Big (set), RED! (spike) chant new?   I'll admit I don't really watch Husker VB that much, but that distracted me as just a viewer.  I can't imagine how nuts that would drive me if I was playing.  

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    2. knapplc

      knapplc

      Funny story. Like 1990 or 1992, Penn State got sent to the Coliseum for a regional. They were 42-0, and had lost like four sets all season. We could only fit 4,000 in the Coliseum for a match, but we sounded like 10,000. 

       

      Maybe game two of the match, Penn State has four hits that were seen by everyone but the officials. Pettit was pissed, Noth was pissed, and the fans were livid. PSU got the point, there was an argument after the play, bedlam. But the call stood.

       

      So the fans started helping the officials out. Every time Penn State touched the ball, we counted. ONE. TWO. THREE. Next time, ONE, TWO, THREE. Louder and louder. It was the loudest sporting event I've ever been to. Dust was literally falling off the roof beams. 

       

      It rattled Penn State.  Bad. Steve, the PA announcer, had to tell the fans to stop. So we stopped. But every hit, every block, every dig, we erupted. Noise like a wall. 

       

      We beat Penn State 3-1 that night. I think my ears were ringing for two days afterward. 

       

      I know this isn't the same thing. I just think it's a cool story.

    3. JJ Husker

      JJ Husker

      That is a cool story. Nothing will piss off a crowd faster than the refs missing a fourth touch or a clearly blown in/out line call.

    4. I AM FOOT FOOT

      I AM FOOT FOOT

      Is that match on you tube?

  13. Well, I'm officially "old balls".  This halftime show is painful!

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    2. TonyStalloni

      TonyStalloni

      Was she Purdy?

    3. funhusker

      funhusker

      So you don't claim to know who she is or what she did.  In other words: U G L Y, SHE AIN'T GOT NO ALIBI, SHE UGLY, YEAH YEAH SHE UGLY.

    4. MLB 51

      MLB 51

      That was a good movie.

  14. I love Big Red Wrap Up, but I might love the parody even more :)

     

     

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    2. funhusker

      funhusker

      Me and a couple buddies always joke that Callahan looks like he's going to be sick. Probably why I laughed so hard.

    3. teachercd

      teachercd

      I liked it...and they kept it short.

  15. I was streaming the Wyoming vs. NM game last night and got a message that my "streaming time had expired" after what i guess was a half-hour.  Do I still need to sign up for ESPN+ to stream games even with a cableTV account?  

     

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    2. funhusker

      funhusker

      @Enhance That's what makes me nervous.  Mooching my sister's passwords "may or may not" be what I was doing. But I did have that F1 racing on for about 2 hours this morning with no problem.  Maybe they handle the "higher rated" programming differently?   I'll see how the games go this Thursday, luckily I'll have access to TV's hooked up to cable on Saturday.

    3. Enhance

      Enhance

      For sure. Let me know how it goes because I'm interested to see if this is the case.

    4. NUance

      NUance

      So YOU were the one who broke the Internet last night!  I wondered who did it.  Hrmphhhh. 

  16. Once we get back to normal, I hope "technology" is removed from the classroom!

     

    We've spent that past 15+ years hearing about how we need to integrate tech into our classrooms. 

     

    Now, at the drop of a hat, we are required to spend 30 minutes a day teaching "face to face" via computer.  Using that time to have kids watch videos and use the web aren't recommended....wtf????

     

     

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    2. teachercd

      teachercd

      Yeah, your principal's idea is sane!  The other idea is insane.

       

      Can you give them logic puzzles to do in the breakout rooms, I mean, that is at least in the ballpark of what you team, sort of.  You are in a tough spot!

       

      I am so glad I teach Sanskrit...Something that is easy to do over zoom and super useful!  

       

       

    3. funhusker

      funhusker

      I'm adamant that what I teach will still be industrial tech.  I have a coworker at a different school doing things like "logic" puzzles and inventor research.

       

      It the district leaved it to me to do whatever I want, I'm going to the pasture with a bucket of balls and giving a Zoom lesson on "angles" and "measurement", a.k.a. loft and distance...

       

      I'm licking my chops over an admin saying I should make my lessons more "engaging" and "fun"!

    4. funhusker

      funhusker

      Maybe do a lesson on the chemistry behind "home brewing"...hey! that's fun!

  17. I know there are a lot of things going on today with the press conference and Eichorst's letter, but does anyone know who the committment is that was picked up today?

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    2. True2tRA

      True2tRA

      Oh geezus. Give it up.

    3. funhusker

      funhusker

      Oh geezus, tongue in cheek. Not everything is so serious. Just wondering who the commit is, no one else has mentioned one...

    4. funhusker

      funhusker

      Sorry, my tone was hard to register in my post.

       

  18. I'm starting to think a certain fan of a conference foe is just trying to hit post #250...

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    2. Cdog923
    3. JJ Husker

      JJ Husker

      He’s not even waiting for 2fiddy, he’s basically discussing politics outside of P&R now. What a treat he’ll be when he's allowed full access.

    4. funhusker

      funhusker

      @Mods for the win!!!

       

  19. Apparently IU's AD was upset that Frost mentioned how he'd like to play Indiana instead of OSU more.  By just comparing the scores, I don't see how Glass felt "vindicated".   Oh well  ''\o/''

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    2. Mike Mcdee

      Mike Mcdee

      YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

    3. JJ Husker

      JJ Husker

      Maybe IU's AD needs to give his balls a tug and realize every team in the country would rather play Indiana than Ohio State. I mean really, what is that guy smoking?

    4. commando

      commando

      they reached as far as they could to find the disrespect they needed

  20. Is "the shed" gone? Was finally going to ask for a password to see what the hell happened. Now I cant find it; probably for the better...

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    2. ZRod

      ZRod

      you can't see it unless your logged in.

    3. funhusker

      funhusker

      ahh, now i see it. thanks

       

    4. GM_Tood

      GM_Tood

      it's turning into the outhouse

  21. Taking one of my boys to his first real Husker game against Iowa (he has gone to the last 3 Spring Games).  He was excited to hear that Nebraska will actually be playing another team, and even more excited to hear it is against Iowa.  Now for "the sad": he isn't sure if he wants to wear red or black.  This is a big game for the future of my household, Mr. Riley!!!

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    2. Scratchtown

      Scratchtown

      I gave you a +1 because your Rep was sitting at "666" and that number gives me the willies.

    3. krc1995

      krc1995

      fun game regardless.  Maybe we'll do a black out to offset all the Hawkeyes sure to flock to Lincoln.   

    4. swmohusker

      swmohusker

      Could be a good learning experience.  You can say that as bad as this season has been, at least we aren't them (pointing at hawks fans).  Hope you have fun.  

  22. Is there anything more awkward than a holiday party for your spouse's work?  Especially when the coworkers centralize in the kitchen and leave the spouses, who don't know each other, to our own devices?  ....That was a long 3 hours....

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    2. JJ Husker

      JJ Husker

      That's why there needs to be booze...plenty of booze.

    3. funhusker

      funhusker

      @Comfortably Numb, I was driving and one of my middle school students was babysitting the kids, booze was pretty minimal for me :) 

       

       

    4. Redux

      Redux

      In a situation like that, I reccomend opening with a story about your first wet dream.  Really breaks the ice.

  23. How does an "unnamed coached" purchase tickets for an "unidentified" team to attend the concert of a "certain" artist, when he isn't even able to buy them a book?

     

    I'm really confused about how the NCAA works.....

    1. Cdog923

      Cdog923

      Aren't we all? 

    2. ScottyIce

      ScottyIce

      You are not a fun Husker.

    3. funhusker

      funhusker

      ^^^ I used to be.  I agree, I need to change my name.  Getting older is making me cynical...

  24. "Blackouts" er bad, emkaayy...

    1. Danny Bateman

      Danny Bateman

      Mr. Mackey is far and away the best South Park character.

    2. Hoosker

      Hoosker

      ..no. no he's not.

    3. funhusker

      funhusker

      When I read about Millard's response to Thursday night's game, the only thing I could picture was Mackey in front on Millard North students talking about race relations...

  25. "My enemies want me to get rid of Twitter" Our enemy is no longer ISIS or Al Queda, it is now people who want to see decorum from the office of POTUS.

    1. funhusker

      funhusker

      And he plans to unite us...Someone, seriously, tell me this guy has a clue!

    2. Danny Bateman

      Danny Bateman

      He's going full blown fascist.

    3. Husker Richard

      Husker Richard

      Ya but that wall though...

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