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Huskerpapa

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  1. True...but then the league season hits...and there are zero gimmes at that point.
  2. Most all events are now electronic. It really is efficient and much less likely to have fraud or pirated tickets
  3. I sort of like mine on the phone.
  4. Will Bryce get another opportunity in the league? Same for Roby.
  5. The only Class B consensus all-state player is Britt Prince...and yes, she is N.
  6. Ouch. That resignation is going to hurt!
  7. Shitshow noun , Slang: Vulgar. a chaotic event or situation, often one that turns out badly:
  8. Perhaps we are knocking on Jaliya Davis's door. She is a Nike athlete; but since she is a KC player, perhaps she would take a looksee.
  9. https://cornhuskerswire.usatoday.com/2024/07/02/nebraska-womens-basketball-land-five-star-guard-olivia-hamlin/
  10. We replace a 4* guard recruit with a 5* guard recruit. Hmm.
  11. Playing time will be earned. That is what separates the elite from the also-rans.
  12. Hmm, my mind isn't as sharp as it should be; I don't recall Rollie having an issue...
  13. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/oPpucwq74TEb3Adt/?mibextid=JOZb8W
  14. Six decorated student-athletes comprise the 2024 University of Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame class, announced on Thursday, June 27. The 2024 class includes: Jordan Hooper (women's basketball, 2011-14); Carl Myerscough (men's track and field, 2000-04); Virginia Stahr (volleyball, 1986-89); Ndamukong Suh (football, 2005-09); Mary Weatherholt (women's tennis, 2009-13); and Emily Wong (women's gymnastics, 2011-14).
  15. ...and neither chose to play for Nebraska. Otherwise, they are good dudes.
  16. Although, Bronny is supposed to go to Boston at the end of the first round as a hostage pick. I am unable to explain that fully; but it has something to do with Boston having a full roster and they can possible use him to posture in the near future...
  17. Yeah, some people would not state that he is a nice fellow. But that is not a number one trait. He needs to be fair and reasonable with exceptional business acumen. At times he must have a quick trigger, and then have the sense to slow play a situation when necessary. Being nice does count though when dealing with most patrons and to the populace that provides $$$.
  18. 1. I'm not sure I would categorize Trev's move as shocking. Instead I would call it surprising. Many thought his projects, recent raise, recent hires, tended to cement him in place. It perhaps is a Nebraska thing. 2. I don't believe for a moment that his leaving was a money thing. He had just received a raise that he was happy with and the salary at A & M wasn't dramatically higher. Besides, he has a $4.2 buyout of his Nebraska contract. 3. He seemingly turned his back on his Nebraska lore/legacy. Doing so is "unique" to most Nebraska fans. 4. Many in the know, believe the lack of, or change in leadership, soured Trev's take on what he wanted to accomplish here. No idea what that means; but it must have been serious enough to be the first Lemming off the cliff. Thankfully, no one of high significance followed him.
  19. I hear similar concerns or complaints about a number of programs and schools. That applies to programs for both genders. Nebraska fans are a bit spoiled by the avalanche of information received regarding football, volleyball and to a lesser extent, men's basketball. The media has to make coin, so that likely plays a role as well.
  20. Sad...may she rest in peace!
  21. Hunter S. Thompson Page 2 columnist Hi, folks. My name is Thompson, and I don't have much space for this high-speed presentation, so let's get started and see how tight we can make it. My job is to devise a whole new set of rules and concepts to shorten the time it takes to play a game of Major League BASEBALL, or any other kind. Everybody agrees that Baseball games Must be shortened, but nobody is really Working on it. ... And meanwhile, the games get longer and longer. The good old "meat in the seats" argument won't work after midnight, when the seats are mainly Empty, and TV networks get nasty when they start having to refund money to advertisers when the ratings sink lower and lower. Pro wrestling and golf are bigger draws than baseball games. ... I have not been to a live baseball game in 20 years, and I hope I Never see another one. Not even the New Rules would drag me back to the Ballpark -- but I am a Doctor of Wisdom, a professional man, and some of my friends in the Business have asked me to have a look at this problem, which I have, and this is my solution, for good or ill. I am keenly aware of the angst and bitter squabbling that will erupt when somebody tries to screw with the National Pastime. ... But it must be done, and if I don't do it somebody else will. So here's the plan. ELIMINATE THE PITCHER: This will knock at least one hour off the length of a game, which is now up to 3:42. One World Series game took five hours and 20 minutes, which is unacceptable to everybody except the Pitchers. Yes. ... So we will ELIMINATE THE PITCHERS, and they won't be missed. Pitchers, as a group, are pampered little swine with too much money and no real effect on the game except to drag it out and interrupt the action. “ Not even the New Rules would drag me back to the Ballpark -- but I am a Doctor of Wisdom, a professional man, and some of my friends in the Business have asked me to have a look at this problem, which I have, and this is my solution, for good or ill. ” — HST LIMIT ALL GAMES TO THREE (3) HOURS: Like football and basketball and hockey, the Baseball game will end at a fixed time. THE SCORE, at that moment, WILL BE FINAL, based on an accumulation of TOTAL BASES IN 3 hours. ALL BASE-RUNNERS MAY RUN TO ANY BASE (but not backward) -- First to Third, Second to Home, etc. And with NO PITCHER in the game, this frantic scrambling across the infield will be Feasible and Tempting. ALL "PITCHING", by the way, will be done by a fine-tuned PITCHING MACHINE that pops up out of the mound, delivers a remote-controlled "pitch" at the batter, and then drops back out of sight, to free up the whole infield for running. ... If a batter hits a home run with the bases loaded, for instance, his team will score 16 total bases (or 16 points). But, if it's 3 up and 3 down in an inning, that team will score Zero points. Think of 22-5, perhaps, or 88-55. Yes sir, we will have Huge scores and constant speedy action for three straight hours. The heroes of the game will be CATCHERS, not Pitchers. The CATCHER will dominate the game and be the highest-paid player. ... With no Pitcher and no Mound to disrupt the flow, runners on base will be moving at the crack of the bat, and it will be the catcher's job to shut them down or pick them off whenever possible. Foot-speed and a bazooka throwing arm will be paramount. ... There will be no more of this bull about Bullpens and Managers scratching their heads on TV for hours on end, no more lame pick-off throws to first, no more waving off signs and agonized close-ups while pop fouls bounce off the roof. No, there will be no such thing as a base on balls. Each batter will get five "pitches" from the robot -- only FIVE (5) and if he doesn't get a hit by then, he is Out. ... And the CATCHER will control the kind of drop or curve or speed he wants the machine to throw. And it will obey. Those damn pitching machines can put a Slider past you at 98 miles an hour five times in a row, with no problem. They can throw hideous wavering knuckleballs and half-moon curves -- all depending and according to what the CATCHER wants to dial up on his remote-control unit. He can even order that the batter be whacked in the ribs by a 102-mph fastball, although that will cost his team TWO (2) bases, instead of one. And you won't want to have some poor Cuban drilled in the ribs when you're nursing a 31-30 lead. OK, folks, that's it for now. I am already late, and I have written too many words -- but the Concept is sound, I think, and there is a clear and desperate Need for it. ... Next spring ESPN will put my theories to the test by sponsoring a series of "New Rules" baseball games in New York, Chicago, Omaha and Seattle, among others. ...Tickets will be sold and big-time sports talent will be employed. The success or failure of these Games will determine the fate of Baseball in America. Purists will bitch and whine, but so what? Purists will Always bitch and whine. That is their function. Res Ipsa Loquitor. HST, 11-6-2000
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