Friday Flakes: Is Nebraska Football’s Memorial Stadium One of the Hardest Places for Opponents to Play? EA Sports Says No. Huskers News Matt Rhule PS5

I remember growing up through the 90s and the 2000s and you would always hear about the great atmosphere at Memorial Stadium. It was difficult for opposing teams to come in and get a win.

That veneer has slowly been chipped away. I might argue that the first blow to the idea that Nebraska is a difficult place to play was in a win.

In 1998, Nebraska beat Louisiana Tech 56-27. However, Troy Edwards ended up setting a NCAA record with 405 yards receiving for Louisiana Tech.

This is when playing at Memorial Stadium might have started to not look so daunting.

We can list the home losses to teams like Georgia Southern in 2022 as the most recent example.

Regardless, if you still believe that Nebraska is one of the hardest places to play then I believe you are thinking of a bygone era.

With that said, you might not think that Memorial Stadium in Lincoln is one of the top 10 hardest places but for sure top 15? Well EA Sports doesn’t even think it’s in the Top 25.

I might have a few issues with some on the list but do I think Memorial Stadium has earned a top 25 ranking? Absolutely not.

Start winning games and we can have this discussion again.

SPORTS! SPORTS! JORTS! SPORTS! SPORTS!

Why Alex Morgan was left off the USWNT’s Olympic roster – ESPN
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Randall Cobb, family ‘lucky to be alive’ after house fire – ESPN
Wide receiver Randall Cobb and his family escaped a fire at their Nashville, Tennessee, home this week, with his wife, Aiyda, posting, “we are lucky to be alive.”

Aiyda Cobb posted to her Instagram story this week that a Tesla charger “caught fire in the garage late last night and quickly spread” through their home.

Nebraska QB commitment TJ Lateef recruiting hard for the Huskers
The Huskers’ quarterback commitment, TJ Lateef, isn’t taking any time off heading into the dead period. He’s still working the phones and trying to add some recruits to the Nebraska commitment list. The four-star quarterback is the highest-rated player in Nebraska’s recruiting class. Following the Elite 11 recently, some reports surfaced that Lateef could be less than 100% committed to the Huskers.

Things remain in a recruiting holding pattern for Nebraska
Things remain in a commit hold pattern for Nebraska after a busy June.

In this week’s 3-2-1 column, we hit on that and more with three things we learned, two questions, and one prediction.

2024 NBA Draft: Winners and losers from the first round, featuring the Spurs, Grizzlies and France – Yahoo Sports
Many learned scholars of NBA basketball have said that you can’t judge a draft until at least five years down the line. But as I am not a learned scholar — I am, in fact, Just Some Guy — I say, very respectfully, “Nuts to that, poindexters.”

NBA draft 2024 – Bronny James’ fit and future with the Los Angeles Lakers — and LeBron – ESPN
Bronny James is a Los Angeles Laker.

With the 55th pick in Thursday’s second round of the NBA draft, the Lakers selected the former USC freshman and son of all-time leading NBA scorer LeBron James.

The Caitlin Counter: Rookie sensation, Fever are settling into a groove – Yahoo Sports
The Indiana Fever’s success during Caitlin Clark’s rookie season was always going to be based on defeating the teams they were supposed to defeat. It’s a long road of smaller steps back to the top for the franchise.

2024 NBA Draft: With Bronny James joining LeBron, the question must be asked: Where does winning fit in all this? – Yahoo Sports
So shall it be said, so shall it be done.

The King and the Prince, united — not just in household but in employer, as the Los Angeles Lakers drafted LeBron James Jr., also known as Bronny James, to pair with his father, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer.

“STICK TO SPORTS!” Nah.