Nebraska 2018 Season Thread

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For as much as Pelini won (66-27), and yet frustrated the fan base, does anybody wish they'd just given him another year while the AD spent the extra time setting up a better hire than Riley? If we're already talking about Riley on the hot seat I would've rather had one more year of fun with the ups & downs of Bo. I say that not as a Nebraska fan but as a general college football fan who knew an otherwise predictable weekend of college football could be spiced up by tuning into the Nebraska game. Didn't matter against who - Mich St '12, McNeese '14, Wyoming '13, Michigan '13, Northwestern '14, Wisconsin '12, on and on.

Absolutely, a large segment of the fan base was not impressed with the Riley hire, so another year of Bo would have been preferred by them until a better choice was available.

Another segment were Bo fans that thought he should get another few seasons to prove one way or another.

I wasn't a huge Bo fan, but as long as he was winning 9 games I was alright with him.  I certainly did NOT approve of the transition that led to Riley's first season with 6 wins and 7 losses.

I understand coaching transitions are rough and usually lead to fewer than 9 wins, but why can a guy that is winning 9 or 10 to go to 6 wins the following season?

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The Huskers' alternate uniforms for 2017 are inspired by the 1997 national championship team and will be worn in the Wisconsin game.

https://www.huskermatwitter.com/games/2017/vid/00/2017.07.27_alt_unis.html

[ELA]

I like those quite a bit.  The faux mesh look is a nice touch.

The mesh unis is one of those things that went away, and I didn't even really notice it until that article pointed out that they were a 90s thing.

[847badgerfan]

"For as much as Pelini won (66-27), and yet frustrated the fan base, does anybody wish they'd just given him another year while the AD spent the extra time setting up a better hire than Riley?"


Not in the slightest. I'm very pleased with how things came out.

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Tom Osborne is giving up his free North Stadium skybox so that the Athletic Department can benefit from it financially

"I don't want anyone to read anything into this," Osborne said. "It has nothing to do with any problem with the university or athletic department. I'm fully supportive."Osborne has continued to attend most home games, and he plans to continue to do so this season. He said his health is good and that he's confident he will be able to find tickets."I think there are a few people who will let me sit with them," he said.

[Entropy]

Tom Osborne is giving up his free North Stadium skybox so that the Athletic Department can benefit from it financially

"I don't want anyone to read anything into this," Osborne said. "It has nothing to do with any problem with the university or athletic department. I'm fully supportive."Osborne has continued to attend most home games, and he plans to continue to do so this season. He said his health is good and that he's confident he will be able to find tickets."I think there are a few people who will let me sit with them," he said.

Actually, I would have guess badger fans would have preferred Bo staying and just running the ball at UNL for record numbers... 

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instead they like the hire of Paul Chryst's best friend

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When asked whether talking to players about marijuana was tricky — because its use is common, but, in many states, also illegal — Williams said the conversation was pretty straightforward.
[/size]"It's not as hard as you think because it's a rule," Williams said. "If the NCAA says 'no mayonnaise,' you'd better start using mustard. So however you think it is, or whatever you're used to, it doesn't matter, because it's a rule. We just expect him to follow the rules."

[Entropy]

weird.. that quote was supposed to be to badger fan's post, hence my reply. 

[847badgerfan]

Well, I'm please with how things turned out for my school, but I was happy to see Bo get the boot. The conference doesn't need guys like that on the sidelines.

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1972:Bob Devaney warns fellow conference schools to guard against rules that would degrade the quality of Big Eight football.
also talks about the slide of the Big Ten

[Brutus Buckeye]

I do like that Nebraska's last two questionable firings have worked out well for a pair of the minor Ohio teams.


Both programs have been rescued from an unrelenting cycle of sustained mediocrity.

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Nebraska is among the schools using virtual and augmented reality technology for training.

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Nebraska Athletics will provide $5 million in scholarships to nonathletes, potentially providing additional aid to hundreds of students each year at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.


Chancellor Ronnie Green and Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst unveiled the Husker Scholars program Friday during a meeting of the NU Board of Regents. It will provide the first scholarships for incoming freshman in the 2018-19 school year.



Nebraska Athletics for years has sent money back to the campus as a whole without drawing from its resources.


"Very few athletic programs in this country receive no state subsidies, no university subsidies, no student fees," Eichorst said. "We operate in the black and we make a significant contribution back to the university because that is the right thing to do."


NU President Hank Bounds said if the $5 million were divided into full scholarships, more than 500 students would be able to attend college at little cost. Dividing it further could provide college aid to more than 1,000 students, which would elevate the degree attainment in Nebraska.