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Great news...Great news!

Let's go dancing this year.

One could say a lot of things to express the pure joy and excitement of seeing this news on X (or Twitter). As Auroran just posted this is incredible news!! Thank you Britt Prince and GOOOOOOO BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG REDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!! GO BIG RED!!

Coach Williams, congratulations! I’d started to lose faith in the last couple months that we could close this deal, but you got it done! I’m more than happy to be eating this plate of crow today!

Great news. She is a must get. Hopefully, her commitment will attract other top recruits!

If so, history says we win the national title in 2044

Back now, to our regularly scheduled programming...

I'd be pretty surprised if Lloyd is available. Definitely no Keita. If I had to guess, Allick probably plays - Mast & Keisei may go through shootaround and see how they feel. Then hopefully no one else caught the sickness going around.

Notes from Fred's Thursday press conference: Gary will not play Monday - no timetable on when he will be allowed to return Everyone battling injuries is day to day Mast practiced a little bit yesterday, non-contact drill, responded well, today is off day Allick the same Lloyd the same Tominaga out of the boot and walking well – was sore the next day after Doane, but responded well – will have him move around tomorrow Keita – no running or jumping, in the next week or so we’ll test the ankle 4 guys sick with strep throat – most are doing well, expect 3 of them to practice tomorrow Hope we get all of these injuries out of the way early Next man up mentality Rice & Jacobson got chances to take advantage of their minutes v Doane, Sam played great in first chance to start Hopefully we’ll continue to get guys back on the floor by Monday Sam – I saw nerves last year when he first realized he was going to be needed, but he then responded and continued to gain confidence, shot 40+% from 3-pt, great defensive plays – always know what he’s going to give us – he impacts winning with the way he plays defense – has worked hard in offseason on offensive end, hunting shots and finishing Lindenwood shoots it very well – added some athletic players – we have film from one of their scrimmages – they play hard, good size – good test for us – as we get healthy we need to make sure we do a great job on the glass vs them – must limit catch and shoot 3s – we’ll play with great effort & preparation We just have to trust the medical staff regarding when it’s the right time to bring guys back to avoid lingering injuries into the season – our medical staff is on top of it – but sometimes you have to push the guys through some things to see where they’re at health wise – just have to trust the process and ramp things up at the right time Still had a competitive hard practice yesterday without having a lot of bodies available – we’ll practice hard tomorrow and then back off slowly going into Monday Tominaga is still sore with a bit of swelling, but was walking without a limp – we will protect him & be smart with him – he actually does have a history with some ankle sprains I found out later, so that may help him recover faster and know what he can do Really want to get off to a fast start in the season and show our toughness – set the tone – even when the ball doesn’t go in the hoop, playing hard and tough can generate offense with deflections – we’ll show great fight every time we play and the fans will appreciate it We’ve been practicing so long already – going since June with the foreign trip – far different than how long you could practice in the past in the preseason – our guys are sick of going vs each other – games vs Utah & Doane are very helpful for finding things to work on – I think we’ll continue to grow as more guys return to health Trying to find combinations might be easier this year because of everything we dealt with last year with injuries and vastly different combos last year – guys had to be ready to go and realize that their roles may change from the start of the season to the end We are really focusing on culture & chemistry – they saw how it worked last year and they want to build on it – that will help us play hard for all 40 minutes and have a consistent year and hopefully make the postseason – need to sustain the better parts of last season for the entire year Can’t say enough how much I enjoy going to work with this group every day – the care for each other genuinely – so important in building chemistry when games are under stressful times Excited about 19 home games – excited about the experience of this team, because it’s easier to get through tough times – appreciate their approach Right now we’re not planning on redshirting anyone but we’ll see There’s no common denominator to these injuries, Mast was an attack off the floor, Allick just landed awkwardly contesting a shot, Lloyd got hurt diving on the floor for a ball, Keisei just twisted an ankle – they’ve all been a little different

Great idea, Bugeaters! This easily could have been on Norm's Days of the week thread and taken up a page or two.

Back on theme.

Incredibly good news! GBR! Go Britt Prince!

Great news today for our women's team as Britt Prince committed. Huge news!

Hmm. I wonder if she watched volleyball, then committed, or vice-versa.

This video doesn't fit the dancing theme, but it definitely needs posting. GBR!

Yikes - Don't even put that thought into the team's heads or with the way this season is starting we'll end up with half the guys missing the game with dysentery.

After today… my Husker heart can’t afford for Nebraska to drop a turd Monday.

IDK, but IIRC Derrick Walker missing a lot of games early last season was attributed to his own decision; unspecified personal reasons but I think part of it was put down to a lack of motivation to play on his part.

She was with her fam in Lincoln today. Of course, she was joined by 100's other friends and classmates enjoying her school at the Nebraska State Volleyball championships.