jimmykc

Fun fact of the day: Did you know that the real Archibald "Moonlight" Graham was indeed a medical doctor and that his brother was the president of the University of North Carolina during WWII which was where Ted Williams was taught to be a Navy pilot?

I only buy it for the book reviews. And have you ever tried to balance a coffee cup on one of those EBays?

Just saw it in morning paper

Shhhh! The Big 10 could be a bit weaker than last year. It might take a first place finish for the Huskers to get invited to the NCAA this time.

Just heard on the news that Palmer is returning. No word on Copeland yet.

Sheahon Zenger? Never heard of him and he's been there 7 years! Sort of shows how out of the loop I am with the old alma mater.

If he can combine a Fosbury Flop with a dunk it will be most impressive indeed.

Really difficult to predict how these athletes with similar skills, body types, personalities, etc. will compare against the other based upon third party evaluations and highlight films. Who will adjust best to living far from home, academic responsibilities, teammates, and other non-basketball factors? The most important comparison at this point is that one of these young men wants to play for Nebraska and the other didn't. That's enough for me for now.

Would the underbelly be located somewhere in the deep state? Just wondering.

Well, actually he wasn't here to see anything which makes the statement a bit of a moot point.

...opportunity to get used to losing a lot of games.

I don't read a lot of authorized biographies or autobiographies since they tend to homogenize the subject's life too much. I have many excellent baseball recommendations for biographies if anyone ever needs them. Most are not suitable for kids who are not yet teenagers. Adults may want to try Bill Walton's autobiography "Back from the Dead" to see the considerable physical problems he has had to overcome in his later years. It will make those who find some of his buffoonish work as a commentator more tolerable. David Halberstam's classic "The Breaks of the Game" is a much better book about Walton's Portland Trailblazer days. For an inspirational story the late ESPN announcer Scott Stuart wrote one called ""Every Day I Fight" which is hard to beat.

Tape both. Watch BB first. Skip all commercials.

Rumor has it that he has already contacted Coach Pelini to compose his farewell speech for next year.

You know the old saying: "Success is in the eye of the beholder"...or maybe that is beauty. Well, since Moos isn't going to win any beauty contest, I propose that those of us here may be considering the "success" this year in a different light than unbiased observers. After all, we didn't get invited to the Big Dance, we won no post season games, and we finished fourth in a league which may or may not have been weaker than usual. Throw that in with a seeming inability to win our most important games and perhaps building on this "successful" foundation might have seemed a bit shaky as viewed from afar. So.... guess we will know more after we find out what next season brings.

After having a day to digest this, the best I can do is to accept the fact that "what is,is" and let Miles deal with it. He will be well compensated whatever happens next year and if everyone returns, there is no reason to believe he will not succeed with getting an even better contract here or move to an even better job elsewhere. If people leave and he fails, no one on the board will want him to return anyway and the onus is back on Moos to find someone better. Perhaps I am simply feeling sanguine today because of the Red Sox April start.

I simply fail to understand our AD's failure to finalize this. I can think of no benefit from postponing the decision further since it has been nearly a month since he categorically stated that Miles was his coach for the future. Moos must not be a student of history. Otherwise he would know that the "slowly twisting in the wind strategy" did not turn out well for either John Mitchell or Dick Nixon.

I prefer this version.....................https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Sopranos+Ending+Journey&&view=detail&mid=0983C36365FBE7B7B3ED0983C36365FBE7B7B3ED&&FORM=VRDGAR

Amazing Grace. And just as I was about to suggest reaching out to David Anwar.

Acceptance....although our AD seemingly has invented a new stage called "Chewin'the Cud".

Cheer up, at least we have our bowling team....gulp....well, it was Friday the Thirteenth yesterday.

Well, he didn't entirely rule out Nebraska at least. Sounds like the door was left open just a little. Maybe the new assistant we hire and our AD's belated decision could open it a bit wider. Not to mention how next year's roster ultimately takes shape.

Let's get this thread off the personal sniping and explain for me yet again when the last date players can return to the program falls. April 22? or some time in May? It certainly wasn't April 10. There still seems to be confusion on this important issue.

Bill's decision making process comes from observing the behavior of his cattle. Chew cud....chewing some more cud....chew cud....mmm cud is good...chew cud...let's mosey over by that shade tree and ruminate for awhile...about chewing some cud.

Still under sedation obviously. This calls for a replay of The Turtles classic "Chicken Little Was Right".