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I had visions of Jamaal "Silk" Wilkes, so your description is spot-on.

Mid-major body?

Flashback to the Drumstick, circa 1983:

Reminds of this from my days in Iowa City. FWIW, it wasn't me.

A sampling from various pundits: David Cobb, CBS Sports (Picks Huskers No. 12 in Big Ten) Nebraska finally made strides in coach Fred Hoiberg's fourth season after winning 10 or fewer games in his first three years. The Cornhuskers finished 16-16 (9-11 Big Ten) and won six of their final eight regular season games. The reason for the late-season surge? Keisei Tominaga. The 6-2 guard averaged 20.3 points while shooting 55.7% from the floor and 43.1% from 3-point range over Nebraska's final nine games. He's back for a final season but needs needs some help after last year's No. 2 and 3 scorers departed. A deep transfer class headlined by first-team All-Missouri Valley big man Rienk Mast from Bradley and ex-Iowa guard Ahron Ulis has potential. Jason Bolt, Inside the Black and Gold, Maryland (Picks Huskers No. 11) The Nebraska Cornhuskers found themselves in the thick of things in the Big Ten for much of last season, but ultimately missed out on the big dance yet again. The losses of Derrick Walker (13.6 PPG) and Sam Griesel (12 PPG) hurt the scoring production for the Cornhuskers, but the return of Keisei Tominaga – a player who could potentially be a breakout star in the conference – is something that will provide a glimmer of hope for Nebraska fans. Tominaga had an outstanding 2022-23 campaign for Nebraska, coming essentially out of nowhere to score over 13 points per game and shoot 40% from 3-point range. The defensive attention that he will receive should open up opportunities for others to capitalize on. The transfer trio of Brice Williams, Ahron Ulis and Rienk Mast should add depth to some of the holes left by the departures, but many question marks surround the legitimacy of this squad heading into next season. David Klein, Spartans Illustrated (Picks Huskers No. 13) The most competitive team that Fred Hoiberg has had since taking the job in Lincoln, Nebraska proved pesky with wins over Creighton, Iowa twice, Penn State, Wisconsin, Rutgers, and Maryland. The flamethrower Kesei Tominaga (13.1 PPG-40% from deep on 5.2 3FGA) is back and Nebraska snagged four portal players, the best of whom is likely redshirt senior power forward Rienk Mast from Bradley (13.8 PPG & 8 RPG) or Iowa transfer Ahron Ulis, but fifth-year seniors Sam Griesel (12 PPG, 3.8 APG, 5.8 RPG) and Derrick Walker (13.6 PPG & 7.1 RPG) depart, and with it, two of Nebraska’s top-three scorers. It feels like a return to the cellar for the Cornhuskers. Tristan Freeman, Fansided (Huskers No. 11) Although the end result was yet another missed NCAA Tournament, there’s no question that the Cornhuskers took a step in the right direction this past season. Coach Fred Hoiberg also had a breakout performance season from Keisei Tominaga, who averaged 13.1 ppg on 40% shooting from three-point range and will be back for another year. But Nebraska loses arguably its two best players in forward Derrick Walker and guard Sam Griesel, along with starting guard, Emmanuel Bandoumel. At least they bring back CJ Wilcher and Juwan Gary, along with bringing in a trio of solid transfers. Rienk Mast averaged 13.8 ppg and 8.0 rpg at Bradley and is a two-time All-MVC performer. He’s set to be the replacement for Walker in the frontcourt. Josiah Allick is a bouncy and athletic forward from New Mexico, coming off averaging 8.4 ppg and 7.3 rpg. The backcourt newcomers will be key. Brice Williams averaged over 13 ppg at Charlotte and shot 40% from deep, while Ahron Ulis comes over from Iowa to be the point guard position. He has plenty of shooters to pass it to so Ulis should be able to rack up some assists next season. The question now will be whether this core is good enough to get Nebraska over the hump and out of the bottom of the conference. Alex Hickey, Saturday Tradition (Huskers No. 10) The Cornhuskers might follow in the footsteps of Rutgers and Northwestern the past 2 seasons — the team that comes out of nowhere to earn a top-4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. But given the checkered history of Nebrasketball, I’m not daring enough to actually predict that outcome. But with Keisei Tominaga back in the fold the Huskers are going to be the most fun team in the B1G to watch, win or lose.

Nice carry on No. 2. (I'm officially ready for the old folks home.)

I was working out at 7:15 a.m. MT, on a treadmill in Fort Collins. Had to get off the treadmill and call the editor of the student newspaper at CSU, where I served as the news adviser and writing coach. Spent the rest of the day both counseling and coaching, trying to get 19- to 22-year-old journalists to try to rein in their emotions enough to write and design the stories and newspaper of their lives. On the heels of Columbine mass murder just two years earlier and just down the road, the student were wondering if the world had gone fully off the rails. They weren't entirely wrong.

Definitely a disability.

The bloated Big Ten then could make all the traditionalists happy by creating two divisions: one consisting of the pre-1990 schools and one consisting of the newcomers (PSU, Rutgers, Maryland and UNC in the east; Nebraska and ND in the Midwest; and USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington in the west). In basketball and other Olympic sports, play a round-robin in your division with a couple of crossover games. Top 4-6 in each division qualify for post-season conference tournament. Further, with such a national schedule, Nebraska in all sports could reduce travel by scheduling almost all of its non-conference contests with schools within driving or short flying distance: UNO, Creighton, ISU, UNI, Kansas, KSU, Wichita, Colorado, CSU, Air Force, UMKC, Mizzou, Drake, SDSU, USD, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Tulsa to name several.

That team won six straight true road games, some against pretty good teams — Eastern Illinois, Wisconsin, The Citadel, Green Bay, Kansas State and UMKC.

Dude couldn't have thrown it into the Grand Canyon that day.

Baller. So is Yuki Kawamura, the 5-7 PG, also just 22 years old.

The Pac-4 should invite the top six MWC brands, along with basketball-only schools Gonzaga and St. Mary's. Decent 10-team football league, better 12-team basketball league: Stanford California Washington State Oregon State Gonzaga St. Mary's San Diego State Boise State Fresno State Colorado State UNLV Utah St./Nevada

It's my position, though agreeing with Rick Pitino gives me the heebie-jeebies.

I think it's Mick in the background of "Spanish Bombs" singing "O, mi corazón." They both do OK, considering that working-class British accent.

Joe Strummer singing some of the lyrics in Spanish: "Oro, Jerry. Oro."

I would suggest an Iowa/Minnesota/Illinois/etc. fan's wet dream and divide the Big 20 into the Big 10 and the Other 10. Maybe call them Original Recipe and Extra Crispy divisions. Football is simple: play the other nine teams in your division. Winners face off in the title game. Traditionalists who have been whining about expansion would love this. In basketball, all schools play their division mates in an 18-game round-robin and toss in a couple of crossover games. If any rivalries have developed over the past decade, play those — Iowa-Nebraska, Rutgers-Penn State, for example. Of course, Nebraska's travel would be the most difficult, being in a division with California, Oregon, Washington, Stanford, USC, UCLA, Maryland, PSU and Rutgers. But that can be mitigated with two-game weekends: Cal/Stanford, USC/UCLA, Oregon/Washington, Rutgers/Maryland. It's never easy to get to State College, so that is what it is. The Pac-12 has been doing this sort of doubleheader scheduling for at least 70 years, so it's no biggie for them.

I like the cut of your jib.

I blame his parents.

Yep. Hunter Dekkers, the quarterback in Ames, is facing similar charges. He and Ulis are probably both done with college sports, at least in the NCAA. They might be able to sneak into an NAIA school. Peru could use some help.

Huskers are -6 and o/u is 175. Too soon?

What is one of Josiah Allick's former schools?

The reporter asked if this happened in Spain, and Fred declined to comment. Should the question be asked if something happened in Iowa, particularly considering so many of their student-athletes couldn't compete this spring because they gambled on sports online?

Sad news about Jack McCaffery. Son of Iowa coach Fran McCaffery cited in fatal Iowa City crash IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Police said they have cited 16-year-old Jonathan McCaffery, of North Liberty, as the driver who hit Iowa National Guard soldier Corey Hite. Police said they responded to the crash at around 4:16 p.m. on May 22nd at Melrose Avenue and Kennedy Parkway. Hite, 45, of Cedar Rapids died following the crash. The driver was later identified as Jonathan McCaffery, 16, of North Liberty. McCaffery is the son of Iowa Basketball coach Fran McCaffery. https://www.kcrg.com/2023/07/12/driver-who-hit-killed-iowa-national-guard-soldier-identified-cited-by-police/