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My suggestion for next OWH poll: The city of Omaha has pretensions of being a major metropolitan center in the Midwest. How does it rate when compared with other US cities? a. As good as most b. Poorly c. Don't care.

More than double since 08-09.

I'd guess they say fewer than 10 or more than 19 wins. An astute observation, my dear Sherlock!

I'd guess they say fewer than 10 or more than 19 wins.

10/2/13 Rosenthal Chat Shavon - I haven't seen him in action, in person, yet, but yes, Shavon was "all good" on Saturday, according to Tim Miles. Disaster averted. Halloween Media Day - Oh, and speaking of Shavon Shields, he'll accompany Tim Miles and senior guard Ray Gallegos to Big Ten Media Day on Oct. 31 in Chicago. No word on what costumes they'll be wearing. Rivers - David had a foot issue that had just crept on him the week of the scrimmage. We're supposed to talk with Tim tomorrow so we'll get an update on his status. My starting five is Tai Webster, Ray Gallegos, Shavon Shields, Terran Petteway and Walter Pitchford. On the scrimmage - Well, to be honest, I didn't take away very much (or tried not to), partly because it was clearly a loose, street-ball, have-fun-for-the fans display, and also because it came after the team practiced for about 2 hours. So not the freshest of legs. But I liked Tai Webster's court vision. I saw more athleticism all around. Didn't see much for three-point shooting, but wasn't reading much into that based on the above reasons. impressed with Nate Hawkins. Recruiting - Elbert Robinson remains on the board. Most recently visited Ohio State. I'd say that's Nebraska's No. 1 big man target. Could be some unofficial visitors this weekend. I'll blog or tweet when I know for sure. Defense - Yes, Miles very much likes this team, and you're absolutely correct about the length. You'll see Nebraska do some things on defense you didn't see last season. However, lack of size inside is still a concern, particularly on defense. But rebounding should be much improved.

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Team Takeover is one of Kenya Hunter's big AAU connections.

OMG 49r that may be post of the year right there.. And that is my first OMG ever!:)

The two reasons that Creighton has filled their arena consistently begin with "B" but have nothing to do with basketball. 1. Bigger- Omaha has a much larger population within driving distance during those winter games and does not rely on outstate folks (or Lincoln folks) driving to the games. 2. Beer- a certain percentage of their fan base would not show up without the alcohol inducement-sort of like pro baseball in that regard. I do not foresee these situations changing at the new arena so I think adding more seats is a pipe dream.