tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320970212011-08-16T05:08:23.258-05:00Becomes the third largest <strike>city</strike> blog in Nebraska on gamedays.Jeffie Huskerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03906259528296127295noreply@blogger.comBlogger10441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32097021.post-35010587549318562902009-09-06T17:30:00.000-05:002009-09-06T17:31:11.035-05:00

3* Safety Harvey Jackson was offered by Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Baylor, and Missouri to name a few. Nebraska now has 6 commits for the 2010 class. We need not worry.For his Scout profile, click here.For his Rivals profile, click here.For his ESPN Scouts, Inc. profile, click here.

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Tunnel Walk....Highlights...My thoughts:- The future is very bright at QB with Zac Lee and Cody Green. Zac Lee was arguably better than advertised. Tell me you weren't excited when Rex Burkhead and Cody Green were in the backfield yesterday. Said Burkhead,"He was getting excited when he knew he was coming in, for me to be in the backfield him. It's kind of that Texas thing. It was fun to be

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And here we go again.4* CB Anterio Sloan (West Helena, Arkansas) has opened his recruiting back up and from what he says, I wouldn't get real excited about his chances of suiting up for the Huskers next fall (link.) Says Anterio:"Auburn, Kentucky and Mississippi State are on me real hard," the 5-foot-9, 165-pound Sloan said. "Those are the only three schools on me real hard. Auburn hasn't

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Don't tell Howard Schnellenberger that his 22-point underdog Florida Atlantic Owls don't have a chance against Nebraska on September 5th. In fact, if this video tells you anything, it's that he can't wait to get another crack at taking down the Huskers.

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Soon, you'll be taken to our new home away from home of sorts - www.doubleextrapoint.com. As you'll see, football will be better, girls will be prettier, and even T Rose will look a little more handsome. Over there, I'm going to post a little tutorial on how you can navigate your way around the site. We'll have some new things you'll have to get used to such as commenting, forums, polls, and

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Although schools such as Memphis, Oregon, and Texas Southern all came calling, it appears former Husker RB Quentin Castille will play for the Demons of Northwestern State, which is located in Natchitoches, LA. The move down to Division 1-AA (FCS) will allow Castille to use one of his two years of remaining eligibility immediately. As you know at Memphis or Oregon, there would have been a one

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Coach Pelini wasn't in a good mood yesterday:"Doesn’t matter whether it’s the beginning, end, middle. It doesn’t really matter, does it? .... We're not a real good football team right now, for a lot of reasons. No one's stepped up and taken control. Bunch of average guys running around out there right now."Video courtesy of the OWH:

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With super kicker David Buehler in the NFL, it was time for USC to turn to someone new this fall to take over the kicking duties. And talk about a 'blast from the past,' that new kicker is none other than former Husker kicker Jordan Congdon. If you recall, Jordan had himself a nice little career at Nebraska before he transferred back to USC to be closer to home. Taken from Huskers.com:2005

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(That red and white up there? Yeah, you can't have it.)If you haven't heard by now, many college campuses across the country are not exactly happy with Anheuser-Busch's new marketing strategy. The promotion goes something exactly like this: "Show your true colors with Bud Light. This year, only Bud Light is delivering superior drinkability in 12-ounce cans that were made for gameday."The beer

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After watching this, tell me you're not ready for September 19th.

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Some interesting things taken from Jon Nyatawa of the OWH after practice on Tuesday:Cody Green has emerged ahead of Latravis Washington and is now the #2 QB behind Zac Lee. According to Shawn Watson, Green has been "making better decisions." It should be interesting to see what type of playing time Green will get in the first two games. Obviously, the redshirt debate is over with now. How

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After two long years of testing, ESPN has announced that it will be producing a '3D' telecast of the USC-Ohio State game Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. ET.Theaters in Columbus, OH, Hartford, CN, Hurst, TX, and the Galen Center on the USC campus will be showing the game in 3D and the only way to watch is to win tickets through the ESPN radio affiliate in those cities.In fact, ESPN will have its own 3D crew -

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According to Thunder, he was found guilty because he didn't 'snitch' on his friends. Like he said, 'if you're going to be a rat, be a rat. But at least tell the truth.' That's just standard protocol in the drug underworld - everyone knows that.Besides Thunder's friends, guess who else is a bunch of snitches?? That's right, Tennessee.This is just one more opportunity to show one of my favorite

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From the OWH:"A Douglas County jury has found former Nebraska running back Thunder Collins guilty of first-degree murder and other charges.The panel of six men and six women, who began deliberating Friday afternoon, returned the verdict about 2 p.m. today.Prosecutors had urged the jury to convict Collins of first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault and three counts

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As Mitch Sherman from the OWH alluded to today, the myth, the legend that is Rex Burkhead is about to appear before our very eyes much sooner than we could have ever expected.Some quotes taken from Sherman's post:Tom Inman, Burkhead’s former basketball coach:“I remember five years ago when everybody told me Rex Burkhead was going to be a middle school stud, high school dud. I told them, ‘You’re

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When I put Notre Dame at #8 in my preseason BlogPoll, I knew that wasn't going to be a popular choice in the minds of others. Evidently, I have at least one person I'm on common ground with and that's of course, Lou Holtz. (Notre Dame is at #23 in both the AP and Coaches' preseason polls.)So how crazy is Dr. Lou?? There's no question he's out of his mind most of the time and his history of

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From time to time, a sports betting scandal is unearthed that rocks the world and leads to the downfall of some of our favorite sports heroes. Whilst the vast majority of people enjoy gambling without breaking any laws or cheating, there are plenty of occasions throughout history where famous sportsmen have been tempted to break the rules. Whether in baseball, basketball, football or hockey, it

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"Nobody's above the football team. I've got a program to run, both short-term and long-term....Everything's out to be won right now... I'd say Rex Burkhead is squarely the #2 running back...we've got a long way to go before we play in a football game, I'm not trying to elevate him to, you know, that he's Franco Harris yet, but he's coming along..." - Bo Pelini

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Brian Christopherson from the LJS: "Quentin Castille was not on the practice field Saturday, his third day of missed practices, and head coach Bo Pelini said following practice that he has been dismissed from the team."Rumors have it that it has to do with multiple failed drug tests but nobody has said for certain that was the case. If that is the case, then I'm not sure what that does to

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Donovan Vestal, a defensive end from Arlington (TX) Bowie High School, announced today (on his birthday) that he will become the Husker's 6th commit for the 2010 season. Vestal is listed at 6'5 and anywhere from 208 to 240 lbs. and is a 3* on rivals, scout, and ESPN (77 rating.)For his rivals profile, click here.For his scout profile, click here.For his ESPN Scouts, Inc. profile, click here.I

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If you would like to look at both the AP and the USA Today Coaches' Poll, then click here and compare. Both polls are very similar with most teams having a difference of only a few spots. Kansas cracks the Top 25 here at #25 to give the Big 12 five teams this time around. Not getting any love is Missouri who mustered up only three votes.AP Top 25 1. Florida (58) 0-0 1,498 2. Texas (2) 0-0

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This week's installment brings you a little closer to our old friend, Frank Solich. Solich will be entering his 5th season as head coach at Ohio University and has compiled a 23-26 record overall and a 17-16 record in the MAC. In the summer of 2008, Solich signed an extension that will keep him in Athens until 2013.A member of the fan base that you can watch cheer on Coach Solich and his

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I've been eagerly awaiting some confirmation regarding who the candidates are to return punts and kickoffs this season. And even though it sounds like there is plenty left to be decided, it appears this unit is beginning to take shape and could/should be improved from a year ago.According to yesterday's OWH article, Tim Beck named five players who are competing for the roles. They are Niles

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Dear Lord Baby Jesus....Thanks again to the Wiz!

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Brian at MGoBlog is once again governing the CBSSports.com BlogPoll for 2009. And once again, we will be taking our part in this ever exciting event.Since this is the first poll and it's due on Monday, I went ahead and put it together. In the future, I'll post the drafts so I can get your feedback and make adjustments accordingly.Here's the official DXP preseason poll:RankTeam 1 Florida 2

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Nothing real exciting here, but it's worth a watch. Besides, anytime ESPN isn't covering the SEC it must be worthy of something.

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10 touchdowns, 10 extra points, and 1 field goal. That's what the Florida Gators have to score to at least push with the Charleston Southern Buccaneers on September 5th. That's it according to Danny Sheridan of USA Today.Ron Morris of 'The State' newspaper in South Carolina posted an online column yesterday which explained Charleston's reasoning for accepting this massacre vs. Florida:"The good

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"Oh man... You better hold on to the coin you flipped. Because this game keeps up like this, I'm going to have to borrow it." - Walter Abrams, Two for the Money, 2005Whether you like to gamble or not, it's always interesting to take in some gaming angles from some of Vegas' finest sports handicappers - especially in college football.Consider this my early holiday present to you, football gamblers

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The Cleveland Browns have officially shown former Husker Bo Ruud the door. Ruud, who was a sixth-round pick by New England in 2008, missed all of last season recovering from a knee injury before being picked up by the Browns last April. Whether or not Ruud will get another chance in the NFL is not certain as the season draws near. If you recall, Ruud first experienced knee problems against

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In Pat Forde's lastest ESPN column "Foulest 40 villains of them all," Nebraska's Matt Davison comes in very high at #5.Said Forde:"5. Matt Davison -- Nebraska wide receiver, 1997-2000Hated by: Missouri, Michigan.Claim to Infamy: Davison was the previously anonymous guy on the receiving end of the flea-kicker, a pass that altered the course of the 1997 season. Trailing 38-31 against Missouri on

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Huskers.com is auctioning off every last one of the throwback uniforms that will be worn on September 26th vs. Louisiana-Lafayette. The auction began Sunday morning and will last until Wednesday, Ocotber 7th.Every number - 'other than Nos. 20, 60 and 64 (permanently retired jersey numbers for Johnny Rodgers, Tom Novak and Bob Brown) and Nos. 61, 72 and 97 (numbers not currently assigned)' - will

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Ivan Maisel has selected ESPN's 2009 Preseason All-America Team. As I'm sure you figured from the picture, Ndamukong Suh made the cut. In fact, he was the only defensive tackle named to the team. Also, Tim Griffin selected the All-Big 12 team, which included Suh and K Alex Henery. Out of the 26 players that made Griffin's squad, only 5 came from the Big 12 North.

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The verdict is in.....awesome.

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Starting today, Missouri is offering tickets to their homes games vs. Nebraska (Oct. 8) and Texas (Oct. 24) with a catch. That catch is if you buy a ticket for the Nebraska or Texas game, you must also buy a ticket for either the Baylor or Iowa State game - your choice!Hold on. It gets better.Season-ticket holders paid $75 for the Nebraska game and $69 for the Texas game. To buy this ticket

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#14 Oregon and #16 Boise State will meet on Thursday, September 3rd in what will be the first marquee game of the season. With one eye on the field and one eye on the sidelines, it should make quite the Thursday.Meet Katelynn (HT: BC) Katelynn is a senior cheerleader at Oregon and is pursuing her degree in sociology.Her ambitions in life: 'Graduate college, get married, have kids, be successful

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As a relatively new website, Lost Letterman is "a database and blog dedicated solely to former college athletes. Earlier in the week, they took a deep dive into a "Where Are They Now?" post about former Heisman Trophy winners. Good stuff.To view the entire post, click here.Some of the more interesting ones taken from their site:1972: Johnny Rodgers (Nebraska) - Owns JetWear kid’s bedroom store in

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Join DXP with KU blog Oread Boom Kings and MU blog Mizzourah in our yearly college pick 'em contests.The ESPN group is little more amateurish and you just pick games straight up on confidence points. The Yahoo group will be picked on point spreads with confidence points so the difficulty and excitement is twofold.And when you sign up, make sure to put either a NU, KU, or MU next to your team

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I have a feeling this is going to be the first piece to fall in what could be a moderately sized bowl shake-up by the time the 2010 season begins.Bud Withers of the Seattle Times first reported this story and Ted Miller from ESPN is now claiming that the Pac-10 is extremely close to signing off on a contract that will send the Pac-10's #2 team to the Alamo Bowl to likely face the Big 12's #3.

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Bo Pelini has confirmed that Kody Spano has torn his ACL for the second time on Wednesday in non-contact drills. After the first injury last spring, Spano made an incredible 4 month return just in time for the end of summer workouts.Said Pelini:"We'll be OK. Those guys are all coming along. We wish Kody was still with us, but he's not. It's part of the deal. I'm not worried about us. I'm worried

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Not to take anything away from fall camp today, but let's hope that the saga that never seems to end finally does end - for awhile anyways.On Tuesday, Lawrence Phillips was convicted of assault and other felony charges - a total of 7 counts to be exact. Those charges include assault with great bodily injury, corporal injury on a spouse or roommate, false imprisonment, making criminal threats and

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Being truthfully honest, I feel bad for this kid and for Virginia Tech.The school announced today that So. RB Darren Evans tore his ACL and will miss the entire 2009 season. Evans was the Orange Bowl MVP and tallied 1,265 yards and 11 touchdowns on his way to becoming a Freshman All-American.Many of the pundits have predicted Va. Tech as a legitimate title contender with 16 starters returning.

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Football season has officially arrived.Several sportsbooks have released their opening lines for the first weekend. Click here for the complete listings. Here are some of the games that might be of interest to you:Thursday, September 3rd7:00 PM ET(127) South Carolina(128) North Carolina State -3 (44)10:15 PM ET(131) Oregon(132) Boise State -6.5 (60.5)Saturday, September 5th3:30 PM ET(165)

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RJ Bell, CEO of Pregame.com and someone who might be affiliating DXP, recently pointed out some interesting things regarding the college football preseason odds.As RJ said: "Las Vegas odds, properly analyzed, tell us what the betting experts really think. With the recent release of the USA Today College Football Poll, now is an interesting time to consider what the lone experts backing their

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ESPN's weekly College Football Power Rankings is comprised of 15 reporters/bloggers from the world wide leader that hardly rivals the CBS Sports' Blog Poll. However, ESPN did release their preseason poll yesterday with Nebraska in at #19 so it now becomes newsworthy. For the entire poll, click here.Said ESPN:19Nebraska0-085Joe Ganz is gone, and the Huskers give the QB keys to Zac Lee in '09.

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Several factors probably went into why many have picked Nebraska to finish 1st in the Big 12 North. The resurgence of the running game with Roy Helu and Quentin Castille behind a strong offensive line is certainly up there as well as a dominating defensive line loaded with NFL talent that will demand double teams from suspect offensive lines. However, one of the biggest reasons why I think

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Just a few quick ideas for some handy television and schedule guides that you can print off or download to your computer. Both will be updated throughout the season as new information becomes available.First, Matt Sarz from mattsarzsports.com does a broadcast schedule from week to week and conference to conference. It's a great guide to utilize on a week to week basis throughout the fall and to

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USA Today has just released the 2009 preseason coaches' poll and to the surprise of no one, Florida was an almost unanimous choice at #1 with 53 of the 59 first place votes.The Big 12 had just four teams in the Top 25: Texas @ #2, Oklahoma @ #3, Oklahoma State @ #11, and Nebraska @ #22. Receiving votes were Kansas @ #26, Texas Tech @ #28, Missouri @ #34, and Colorado tied @ #53.Rank

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Fan Day will be Saturday from 9:30 until 11:30 a.m. at Memorial Stadium. However, the afternoon practice session - Nebraska's first - will be closed to the public. That means that my personal umbrella assistant and I will not be blogging from practice.Also, on an unrelated note, best wishes to Jeffie and Lauren who will be tying the knot this weekend down in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Dr. D

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First off, don't kid yourself. I know that you know who Melissa Midwest is so I'll leave the introduction out. However, feel free to double check who she is with the link below at home later. Secondly, it's not like I go visit Melissa Midwest's website once a week everyday so I wouldn't know this without help from one our readers, PJD.Here's Melissa's July 28th post which I'll quote word for

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I've been slowly chipping away at this post here and there so I could get it done before fall camp started and hysteria began. Finally.After I completed the 'Big 12 Non-conference Preview' several months back, I wanted to focus a tad harder on some of the individual games that caught my eye. The list here has a few of the more intriguing non-conference games that in some cases might be easily

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ESPN.com writers Pat Forde, Ivan Maisel and Mark Schlabach took on the task today of selecting 40 teams out of the 120 FBS schools to 'separate the haves from the have-nots.' LINK. I believe they mean if they wanted to start a 40 team FBS, then these are the 40 teams that are relevant enough to make the cut.I guess you could say the point of this is really nothing other than this is the end of

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'Practice, who needs practice?' - lame.Tim Griffin posted the practice schedule of the Big 12 teams today in his ESPN blog. Practices will begin this Thursday for Baylor, Iowa State, Missouri, and Oklahoma with Texas and Texas A&M feeling the need to be the last teams to begin on Sunday and Monday. Colt doesn't practice on Saturdays and Mike Sherman is confused.Here's the entire list so you know

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Enjoy these while they last.In case you haven't been tracking the developing story of the shortened life expectancy of the college football media guide, then check this out. Not printing a league media guide this season: the MAC and C-USA. Schools not printing any media guide this season: Boise State, Fresno State, Nevada, Marshall, Rice, SMU, Ball State, Bowling Green, Florida International,

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It's hard to imagine that the Big 12 South is stronger than ever, but with the emergence of Baylor and 'Rock Star' Robert Griffin, the South now has five bowl teams and three National Championship contenders. Oklahoma, Texas, and Oklahoma State (now complete with defense) will all enter the season ranked in the top 10 and if Oklahoma State can beat Georgia September 5th in Stillwater, then all

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In his "Sporting News Panel Gets It Wrong," Steve at BRN gets right to the point with Osborne's place at #34 on the Top 50 Greatest Coaches list. It's not so much his spot at #34 but rather what's ahead of him.There's one other reason why I have to disregard this list.Someplace, somewhere in the Top 50 has to be Barry Switzer. He has to be.(Even as a Husker fan, I'd pay top dollar for a replica

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Need a great place to take your smokeshow date on Friday night? How about something to do instead of brunch the next morning? I've got answers for you then.The blockbuster premiere of "Walk-Ons: Huskers' Edge" will be Friday, July 30th at Marcus Village Point Cinema in Omaha (304 N. 174th St.). The documentary can also be seen August 4th @ 7 pm, August 6th @ 8 pm, and August 9th @ 6:30 pm on

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I kind of feel like I've been there, done that with the USC Song Girls before. Therefore, I need to get these pool party pics out of the way before we get into the heart of the 'Smokeshow of the Week' posts here. That's a 2-for-1 this week. Don't complain.You might be curious as to who the dudes are in the photos below. Swimming team? Male cheerleaders? Current USC football players? Yeah,

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Following up with their recent Football Bowl Subdivision revenue blog post, the Orlando Sentinel is back at it again.This time they are diving into college football coaches' salaries. And after some in-depth research, what Iliana Limon found is obscene.For example, Alabama will pay Nick Saban and his Alabama assistants $6.5 million this season. She states that if they reach the SEC title game

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If you feel like getting 'abso-tooting-lutely nuts,' then head on over to the ESPN College Football homepage and vote for the poll, 'Which team will win the Big 12 North?' 48% of the 'Nation likes Nebraska (inlcluding 90% in-state) while 53% of Missourians and 51% of Kansans (Jayhawks) like their state team.***Check out Sporting News' '50 Greatest Coaches (all sports college/professional) of

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There's absolutely no question that Nebraska's biggest issue with the skeptics heading into the fall is that of the quarterback position and the ability of Zac Lee. And even though few did get a chance to see Nebraska's spring game where Lee showcased his talents by going 15/18 for 214 yards with 3 TD's, they are still quickly to summarize the Huskers' quarterback situation by simply saying, 'Joe

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**First off, make sure to go over to the new Illinois blog, "Hail to the Orange," and check out a great post titled - 'Please don't ever retire, Joe Paterno' - it's well worth your time.**This is something interesting I just stumbled across. Here are the I-A Winning Percentages from 2001-2008 (8 seasons). Boise State, USC, and Texas all tied for 1st @ 85.4%, Oklahoma was 2nd @ 82.4%, Texas Tech

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As if Gene Chizek wasn't already on shaky ground with Auburn Tigers' fans, then along comes ISU Qb Austen Arnaud and DL Nate Frere at Big 12 Media Days.(Paul Rhoads)It sounds as if the Iowa State football team had a chance for a few last words with former coach Gene Chizek that it would have been something along the lines of 'don't let the door hit you in the ass.'Said Arnaud:"You hear about guys

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I realize some of you have been wondering about our lack of college coeds lately. Well, it's time to put the football down as I pegged today as the day it all returns. You might find this hard to believe, but I've been stockpiling college girls (pictures that is) ever since the conclusion of the first annual Poon-per Bowl.Our weekly/biweekly "College Smokeshow of the Week" feature will begin

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For reasons not yet known, I decided to go check in on Mad Mike's mad blog at the Kansas City Star after last week's debacle -LINK . And now that I read his latest blog installment titled "Media Ignorance?," I'm officially making it my last visit. Unfortunately, I read it and now so must you.In his latest attempt to debunk why Nebraska was voted first in the Big 12 Preseason Poll, the Missouri

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The Orlando Sentinel (slowly becoming my favorite online newspaper with new additions like Phil Steele) has just released a chart that ranks all Football Bowl Subdivision schools by the total revenue they took in during the 2007-08 reporting year.'These revenues include generated revenue (such as proceeds from ticket sales and sponsorships) and allocated revenue (such as tuition waivers, money

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If there's three players Kansas can ill afford to lose for their run at a Big 12 North Championship, it's QB Todd Reesing, S Darrell Stuckey (1st Team All-Big 12), and WR Dezmon Briscoe (2nd Team All-Big 12.)Mangino suspended Briscoe (Jr.) last spring citing undisclosed reasons, although sources close to the program say it was academics, before reinstating him back to the team on April 22nd. Even

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40 days and counting...If there's one guarantee about Big 12 Media Days, it's that it won't be a circus full of sideshows like the SEC Media Days. I'm not sure that's a good thing for the Big 12 but it's still worth following.In the video below, you're not going to find any bullshit coming from Pelini as opposed to our previous coach who loved the cameras. Looking as if he'd rather be vacuuming

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Just a quick reminder that the Big 12 Media Days begins today in Dallas with Nebraska on deck.The website 'Coaches Hot Seat' does a great job at keeping up with which coaches have the hottest of the hot seats across the country. And to coincide with Big 12 Media Days, I found it interesting that their latest update today has Mike Sherman holding the #1 seat with Dan Hawkins holding the #5

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Phil Steele recently posted his 'new and improved' Experience Chart for the 2009 season, which he claims to be 'FIVE TIMES better,' to an online column in the Orlando Sentinel.In the past, Phil only used a system where he broke down the number of Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen each team had in the two deep and rated the teams experience level based on that.This year Phil took that same

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Here are the rules changes the NCAA made for the 2009-2010 seasons:Rugby-Style Kicker (Rule 9-1-4-a-5): Under the new rules, if a potential kicker carries the ball outside the tackle box (defined as extending five yards on each side of the snapper) before kicking the ball, there will be no foul for running-into or roughing if he is blocked or tackled by an opponent.Jerseys: (Rule 1-4-3-a) -

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Leave it to "The Wiz" to dig up this awesome 3D map tour of the Big 12 stadiums. Grab some glow sticks and clear some space to dance because the great music and great visuals here make this video a must have for your next dance party with the Big 12 cheerleaders.Pac-10 stadiums here.

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Nobody gets inside Nebraska football better than HuskerIllustrated's Sean Callahan, who caught up with Shawn Watson Wednesday night for a little one-on-one.Said Watson:"We got Kody Spano back. Our strength staff and Mark Mayer, our trainer, did a super job. [Mayer] told me when Kody had his surgery the Friday before the spring game [April 17], an ACL is not easy. Usually you are looking at

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In the Kansas City Star's newest feature to keep the newspaper afloat another year, Missouri's finest beat reporter, Mike DeArmond, blogs for the very first time. It's adorable.Mike looks like he took out five minutes -maybe a few more with bathroom breaks - of his day to share with the world as to why Nebraska won't win the Big 12 North this season. Once again, Mike does his damnedest to prove

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Nebraska received 17 of 32 first-place votes from the Big 12 media representatives. Article here.It's only July and I can already feel the hatred starting to build from the rest of the Big 12 North.2009 Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll North Division 1. Nebraska (17) 172 2. Kansas (12) 164 3. Missouri (3) 124 4. Colorado 100 5. Kansas State 81 6. Iowa State 33 South

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Nobody does it better than Vegas - at least that's what Stu Feiner tells us when we do our "Take the Double Extra Points" regular feature here. (insert cheap plug here: our Double Extra Lock in 2008: 8-3 ATS (73%) - Regular Season; 4-1 ATS (80%) - Bowl Season!!!)Here are some college football futures from Vegas Insider you can start wagering on right at this moment if you need to lock something

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The new site Berry4Heisman has just launched and I have to say (with all my Lane Kiffin hatred aside), Tennessee kicked this one out of the park.And if you aren't impressed by his 72 tackles, 7 interceptions, 3 sacks, and 8.5 tackles/loss in 2008, then jump on the Taylor Mays bandwagon with me if you want to see a defensive player make things interesting this season. Said USC's Mays recently, "I

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College Football News has released their 2009 Nebraska preview. To read the preview, click here.Some interesting observations made by author Pete Fiutak:"Best Offensive Player: Junior TE Mike McNeill""Key Player to a successful season: Junior WR Niles Paul""Key Game: Nov. 14 @ Kansas""The season will be a success if.....the Huskers win the North.""...with the great defense, decent promise on

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It's come to my attention that some of you are absolutely bewildered as to why we haven't been all over this Erin Andrews naked peephole saga more. Sure, I've been trying to keep up with this story as much as the next blogger, but the truth is that this is getting uglier and more bizarre by the minute and no groundbreaking news has happened since the video itself first surfaced. With that in

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Although they aren't quite as important to Nike as Oregon, the Baylor Bears just received some new football garb just in time for the 2009 season.Said coach Art Briles, "Our players are excited about the new uniforms and are working hard this summer to have a great year on the field this fall. The players and equipment staff worked with Nike to design a contemporary set of uniforms that would

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It's great to see Dr. Tom at 72 years of age sporting a vintage 70's suit in the 21st century.Quote of the week: "I think the 3rd game of the season will be the 300th consecutive sellout." Call me crazy, but I think Tom would love to be coaching right now.Joe Paterno: 383-127-3 (74.6%) (50 seasons)Bobby Bowden: 382-137-4 (73.0%) (54 seasons)Tom Osborne: 255-49-3 (83.1%) (25 seasons)In his

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If you're a sports fan of any kind, then you'll truly appreciate this.Jeff and Jenna Holt of Salt Lake City decided to take their love for the Stormin' Mormons to a whole new level. After drilling 104,650 holes (and spending $15,000) in their basement wall, the couple hired an art graduate to paint 232 rows and 451 columns made entirely of golf tees. The finished product is below.

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Good stuff here. Click on the links below.Tim Tebow Video @ LAXErin Andrews Video @ LAX

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I thought that since DXP and Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium are both currently receiving some much needed upgrades, then now would be the perfect time to talk about the two.In 2006, Texas received a $179 million dollar grant from the regents to begin a massive overhaul of Darrell K Royal Stadium. Already completed (2008) is a memorial plaza and a new north end zone structure, which

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If you aren't planning on going to Bill Snyder's first game back on the sidelines in Manhattan on September 5th, then use anything but the economy as your excuse.The KSU athletic department has just announced that general admission ticket prices for their home opener vs. Massachussets will be $9. The $9 ticket price will also get you a front row seat to the "Kansas State Family Reunion" that

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You know we are beginning to get dangerously close to the college football season when it's time to scout out one of the most important aspects of watching a game. ESPN/ABC released their fall broadcast lineup, which did come with a few surprises.For starters, I was not particularly happy when Bonnie Bernstein recently announced on her website that she will be leaving her sideline duties to

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Be sure to set your DVR to ESPN this Wednesday @ 2:30 CST as College Football Live will be featuring Nebraska. CFL has been running their 50 states tour 'to celebrate the game that unites fans from between the hedges in Georgia to the Coliseum in Los Angeles' as well as 'in search of the best players, best coaches, best games and more from every state in the union.' Also, you can put in your two

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It might not be the most reliable or accurate source for the college football preseason rankings, but I think the EA Sports rankings fall somewhere between the AP and coaches poll.Anyways, Nebraska obviously comes in at #21 in the new NCAA Football 10 Top 25. For the complete rankings, click here. Other teams of note: #2 Oklahoma, #3 Texas, #9 Oklahoma State, #10 Virginia Tech, and #25

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College football fans everywhere can take a big sigh of relief.TMZ reports that Erin Andrews will be okay after she was hit by a foul ball from the New York Mets' Alex Cora on Wednesday night. EA was rushed to the hospital soon after the incident and after hours of examinations performed by every male doctor in the emergency room, the discharge summary simply read "bruised chin." This ends the

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Make no mistake about it. Tim Tebow and Tommie Frazier should be considered at this point to be the two greatest quarterbacks to ever play college football. Sammy Baugh, Davey O'Brien, Matt Leinart, Vince Young, Danny Wuerffel, Roger Staubach, Doug Flutie - all great college quarterbacks and all deserve to be the near the top of this elusive list. However, when talking about the GREATEST of

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Our good friend Big Head over at Mizzourah usually does a few posts a week that are titled "TigerBoard Comment of the Day." Granted, you must be a die hard Missouri fan to spend any time at all scanning up and down the comment sections there and then reproduce them on your blog. Well, this is my exception. With many thanks to Big Head for the alert, I was able to catch my name up on the

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Huskers.com link.I guess I can still help break a story once every year or so...

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Brandon at BRN wondered about it a year ago. I've obsessed about it since I was 10, and if the current rumors have legs, it might finally happen. Nebraska may be preparing to break out throwback uniforms during the nonconference schedule. I've read on several message boards that the helmets are already sitting in the locker room. The uniforms are apparently to celebrate the continuing

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ESPN bloggers Tim Griffin (Big 12) and Adam Rittenberg (Big 10) sit down with Ivan Maisel to discuss how the two conferences match-up. They fail to get into any specific games and both of their arguments are generic enough that the average fan could probably spit off about the same information that they provide here. Nonetheless, it's the middle of June and it's college football so why not take

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If you came here looking for an Omaha guide to the College World Series complete with schedules, maps, and events, then you can find one by clicking here. When we here at DXP think of the College World Series, we think of Starsky's, parking, and what kind of clientele/smokeshows each school will bring. Throw in a little Erin Andrews and I think we are almost ready for the first pitch or opening

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As if Mike Anderson needed any more headaches, two of his top recruits were drafted today in the MLB draft.Geoffrey Baldwin (1B, 6'4, 195 lb.) was drafted in the 10th round (#302) by the Kansas City Royals.- from Grand Junction High (CO) - is a left-handed first baseman that worked out for as many as 20 teams before yesterday's draft began. Baldwin accepted a scholarship to Nebraska last fall

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When USC safety Taylor Mays decided to return to school and turn down millions as a top 10 pick, I thought he was crazy. The 2-time All-American, who is 6'3, 230lbs. with 4.4 speed, is truly a freak of nature that will arguably be the best player in the 2009 college football season.It's when you see videos like the one below, however, that you truly realize how great college can be for a big man

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Move over, Jarron Gilbert. Former University of Nebraska-Omaha WR Keith Eloi, who has a 44" vertical leap, has become the newest NFL rookie YouTube sensation.While working out with his football buddies in Katy, TX prior to the NFL mini-camps, Eloi was filmed jumping from the concrete floor of the parking lot and into the back of pick-up truck - while wearing sandals.Interestingly, Eloi has quite

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For some inexplicable reason, Husker I-Back Quentin Castille failed to appear in court on Monday for a ticket he received back on April 8th when he was pulled over for not having a license plate on the front of a 1995 Honda he had just purchased.Since the car was still registered to the previous owner, the LPD slapped Castille with false registration, unlawful display of plates, and no proof of

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Nebraska's Tara Mueller (Jr. from Scottsdale, Ariz.) is a strong All-American candidate and will be one of the premiere outside hitters in college this upcoming season. And to stay sharp, Mueller was recently seen participating at the 'AVP Crocs Tour' in Huntington Beach, CA, but she failed to make it out of the qualifier - losing in 39 minutes with her partner, Sydney Anderson. The good news,

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Alright, I'll come clean right away. I'm stealing this idea straight from Brian Christopherson's great 'life in the red' blog at the Lincoln Journal Star website. Since he doesn't have the liberty that I have, I thought I'd give him a hand with his 'Top 5 Eric Crouch Highlights.' I'll keep his 'Top 5' in the same order and I'll add a 6th - enjoy...#6 Paddle Ball WizJeffie Husker first broke

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