Bowl of Flakes – Corn Nation

Have you folks been watching the bowls this season? I have not until last night. Well, I saw most of the Cheese-it bowl. Not the greatest played or officiated but it was football. In the end the Cowboys of Oklahoma State beat the Hurricanes of Miami.

Hopefully the rest of the bowls that have not cancelled will be better.

Mankilling Mastodons

Predictions on Nebraska’s returning QBs and more in 2021 – The Athletic
How did Mitch Sherman’s predictions for a wildly unpredictable 2020 turn out? Will he fare any better with his latest projections?

John Cook, Huskers ready for the longest offseason to come to an end soon | Huskers HQ | theindependent.com
Nebraska volleyball coach John Cook is ready for the longest college volleyball offseason ever to be over.

Other News From The Sporting World

Alabama’s Steve Sarkisian named nation’s top assistant coach – al.com
Steve Sarkisian won the Broyles Award.

2020 AP All-America Team
The 2020 AP All-America team:

College Football: NCAA’s COVID Response Exposed the Truth – Sports Illustrated
In 2020, the coronavirus laid bare the harsh reality of amateurism: Revenue sports don’t prop the whole thing up—they *are* the whole thing.

Give coaches descriptively royal names – Banner Society
Enough with “Coach Harbaugh.” Time for JIM THE PLEATED.

Sanders, Oklahoma State beat Miami 37-34 in Cheez-It Bowl
Spencer Sanders threw for 305 yards and four touchdowns, and Oklahoma State held off No. 18 Miami for a 37-34 victory in the Cheez-It Bowl on Tuesday.

Bucks set single-game NBA record with 29 made 3-pointers in dominant win against Heat – CBSSports.com
That’s a lot of 3-pointers!

Wildcats self-impose one-year postseason ban; won’t play in 2020-21 Pac-12, NCAA tournaments | Arizona Wildcats basketball | tucson.com
UA says “certain former members of the MBB staff displayed serious lapses in judgment and a departure from the University’s expectation of honest and ethical behavior.” Wildcats won’t play in

Yellow Journalism

Beholden to Beijing: How Carrie Lam chose China over Hong Kong
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam once said her role meant she was torn between two masters – the government in Beijing and the people of Hong Kong. Her critics say her real loyalty is to China

Disinfecting Surfaces And Parcels To Fend Off The Coronavirus May Be Overkill : Shots – Health News : NPR
Early in the pandemic, people were advised to disinfect everything they touched. But now that scientists understand more about how COVID-19 spreads, all that scrubbing down may have been overkill.

Studio Tales From Stankonia | Reverb News
Stankonia wasn’t just a state of mind, but Andre 3000 and Big Boi’s own studio, where the artists could create on their terms for the first time.

Small Towns And COVID-19: How Politics Can Cost Health Care Workers And Lives : NPR
A wave of departing medical professionals in rural areas threatens to leave gaping holes in these health care systems and local economies, triggering a death spiral that may be hard to stop.

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