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I am not certain how things will go in this new environment, or if I will prefer this new model to the old one, but I also think that's irrelevant. My opinion on the subject is not going to change one iota of how the landscape looks going forward. But I do know that removing "amateurism" from the Olympics hasn't reduced its popularity one bit. So, IMO, there is the strong likelihood that college sports will survive this paradigm shift just fine as well.

I'm glad I was able to make all the games this year. That was fun. Other than Tuesday's game and the traffic jam after the game Wednesday because the interstate went down to 1 lane for no apparent reason

The very thought of UCLA in the Big Ten killed him. He was certainly one of a kind.

No better place to put this than here:

...and another foreign born player commits, this time Illinois gets a top rated 6'6" guard from Lithuania. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40233577/source-lithuania-kasparas-jakucionis-commits-illinois

Hmmm.

Bet they wish they'd have played that 4th game against us that they cancelled because they couldn't handle basketball and baseball going on at the same time - plus they blew a couple late leads against us - if they win just once in that series, they're probably in.

This’ll be a bad ballpark for a guy like Walsh and teams like OSU and Florida with big bats. So expect Brockett/Christo/Clark before you’d see a Walsh start.

Chuck, I don't have answers to your questions per se; but those questions apply to many aspects of life. For example, why have traffic rules, as they are broken nearly every day, by nearly everyone? And damn the police for their audacity of stopping just me, when everyone is breaking them and not getting caught??? Without rules, you have chaos; which is what we seemingly have now. It appears that college will now have pro sports. Soon, high school administrators will face the same issues. Somehow, parameters, regulations and rules need to be established. The new college reality is here. Workers Compensation, employment laws and so forth are now in play. Man, this will be an interesting ride.

If I recall the story about Wooden and Walton's hair correctly, it was a classic. Walton was a true hippie and showed up for a pre-season workout with his hair grown out. Walton knew Wooden would seethe about it; but thought he could somehow get by with it. After the session, Wooden approached Walton and before Wooden could say a word, Walton went on a long-winded explanation as to why it was important to keep his hair long. Instead of debating the subject, Wooden simply replied, "You are right Bill, you should keep your long hair" and walked away. Walton was ecstatic, he won his right to have long hair. The next day Walton came to the workout and was greeted in the locker room by Coach Wooden. Walton had a big ol smile on his face UNTIL...Wooden asked him what he was doing at the practice. Walton looked incredulous, and fumbled out that he was there for the team workout! Wooden simply responded that Bill misunderstood his response from yesterday. Then Wooden calmly said, "Bill, I respect and support your individual rights and your desire to keep your hair long. However, this is a team, and this team must be cohesive and it does have rules that all members of the team must adhere to, and one of the rules is to maintain short hair. So Bill, life is full of choices. I can certainly understand and respect your individual right to maintain your long hair as a citizen of this great country. Or you can cut your darn hair and remain a member of this team. Your call." Walton left and got his hair cut.

I would agree. As a player, this is all great news but as a fan, I liked the old model where you had to keep your amateur status to play college sports. Now the only difference between college and pro's is one you get recruited and the other, you get drafted. And 18-20 year old kids will just shop around every year to see if they can get a bigger paycheck. So just because you get a "Dylan Raiola" as a recruit doesn't mean he will be here longer than one season if he can get a bigger paycheck somewhere else. Money changes things as it's usually not for the better.

30 years to late.

Game times are released (CT): Stillwater Regional Friday, May 31 | Game 1 | Florida vs. Nebraska | 2 p.m. | ESPN+ Friday, May 31 | Game 2 | Niagra vs. Oklahoma State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ Saturday, June 1 | Game 3 | Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser | 1 p.m. Saturday, June 1 | Game 4 | Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | 6 p.m. Sunday, June 2 | Game 5 | Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser | 1 p.m. Sunday, June 2 | Game 6 | Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner | 6 p.m. Monday, June 3 | Game 7 | If necessary

Other than game number 1 the pitching staff was very impressive. Walsh and Brockett were impressive in there starts and Christo brought his "A" game also.

How couldn't they find room for the other 3 SEC teams they left out?

Charleston got screwed!

I was THERE yesterday, a thrilling reminder of why the NEW B1G isn’t Ready for what the Big Red is ready to unleash across the Board.

"Can't" isn't in Nebraska fans' vocabulary. If we played a game in Antarctica, I would bet anything Nebraska would be the most represented fan base there.

Seth and I were at the last one done at Buck Beltzer Field.

This has nothing to do with NU basketball, I just posted for a good chuckle while we wait for Berke's decision.

Finally a good excuse to break out my "Frost Warning" shirt again

Saw we lost Mathurin.