We have entered a strange new world in college football. The Bowl Subdivision (FBS) has reached a point where teams don’t want to play in bowl games (see the Sports! section below). If you don’t make the college football playoff,
is it worthwhile to play a bowl game?!?
Both Husker basketball teams continue their undefeated starts to the season. The ladies are especially an interesting study in the evolution of a coach. Amy Williams was a defense-first coach who chased recruiting stars early in her tenure. I don’t list either of those as a criticism. She wanted those for her program and was successful is chasing them.
Now, she doesn’t chase recruiting as much as she looks for a fit for her program. And, that seems to be paying off. The Husker women look like they will be a regular fixture in the NCAA tournament and will challenge for rankings regularly. She still gets highly ranked recruits (see: Prince, Britt) but makes sure they are gritty players who are willing to play their role.
What do you think about any of the topics above? Bowl games? Women’s basketball recruiting/development?
Corn Flakes
Nebraska volleyball sweeps K-State in a match that was closer than it appeared
After drubbing Long Island in the opening match, the Huskers had to scrap and claw their way to a straight-set sweep over unseeded Kansas State
Nebraska men’s basketball defeats Creighton 71-50
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The Nebraska Men’s Basketball Team defeated the Creighton Bluejays at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday, 71-50.
Nebraska women open Big Ten play with statement win over Penn State
Nebraska Women’s Basketball (9-0) dominated in its first Big Ten game of the season. The Huskers’ scoring explosion helped them pull away in the fourth quarter and defeat Penn State 101-83 in University Park, Pa. NU advances to 9-0 for the first time since 2021.
Carriker’s gut reaction: Nebraska’s new o-line coach and bowl game
Geep Wade’s track record indicates Nebraska is getting a clear upgrade in the trenches. Adam just hopes it all works out the way it should.
What happens in Vegas…Nebraska to face Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl
The Huskers finished their regular season 7-5 overall and 4-5 in Big Ten.
Three takes: Nebraska wrestling rebounds with wins over Brown and Missouri
No. 6 Nebraska wrestling (5-2) got its swagger back in the Hustle in the Heartland Duals on Friday night in St. Charles, Missouri.
Sports!
Indiana freshman defies death: makes NCAA volleyball tournament
It’s May 2024. Charlotte is 16 years old and playing the best volleyball of her life until chills give way to a fever. Her organs shut down. She is in Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis on life support.
Notre Dame says it won’t play in a bowl game after college football playoff snub
The team said in a statement Sunday afternoon that it had decided to end its season.
The college football playoff chose outrage
College football fans are angry on the first Sunday in December, just as they’ve been angry on this Sunday in most years of the College Football Playoff era, and just as they were angry on this Sunday in the 16 years of the BCS format.
Notre Dame isn’t the only team that decided a non-playoff postseason wasn’t worth it (see below)
Iowa State, K-State skip bowl games and fined by the Big 12
The Big 12 is fining Iowa State and Kansas State $500,000 each for turning down bowl invitations. The two schools made their decisions following coaching changes last week.
No. 1 NDSU stunned by Illinois State in FCS playoff second round
The 2025 FCS playoffs were set up to be a coronation for North Dakota State after it rolled through the regular season with a 12-0 record.
US soccer legends Brandi Chastain and Chris Wondolowski celebrate Team USA’s favorable draw
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Then There’s This
Police recover a swallowed Fabergé pendant after a 6-day wait for it to reappear
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Police said Friday they have recovered a James Bond-inspired Fabergé pendant after six days of closely watching the man accused of swallowing the jewelry in an Auckland store.
Virginia’s new party animal: Drunk raccoon honored with cocktail recipes
You may have thought you’d seen the last of the drunken, rascally raccoon who broke into and ransacked a Virginia ABC liquor store in Ashland last week.
Flight 19 vanished in 1945, fueling the myth of the Bermuda Triangle
Eighty years ago, five planes vanished during a training run off the Florida coast. A patrol plane sent to search for the men went missing, too, giving rise to a host of conspiracy theories
