Nebrasketball Dreams…Flakes – Corn Nation

Wednesday Morning Haiku

Can you hear it bounce?

The hardwood is calling you

Nebrasketball is…..

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Here’s to hoping that the schedule drops today. I mean, they’re supposed to start next week.

Mankilling Mastodons

The CU Buffs miss Nebraska — in more ways than one
For a generation, chasing the Cornhuskers raised the Buffs’ game and ushered in the last period of glory for CU football. Neither the Buffs or the Big Red have been the same since.

Nebraska football: Huskers opt to keep newest Blackshirts in-house
Nebraska awarded its first Blackshirts of 2020 this week, but that’s all the Huskers wanted to say about it on Tuesday.

Thanks to Nebraska’s first win in 2020, Urban Meyer says life can return to normal for Scott Frost
The Cornhuskers topped the Penn State Nittany Lions, 30-23, on November 14 to move to 1-2.

Nebraska GSR Rate Hits All-Time High of 94 Percent – University of Nebraska
Nebraska student-athletes have posted a 94 percent NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR), continuing the Huskers’ long tradition of being a national leader in the classroom.

Other News From The Sporting World

Ty Lue Inherited A Kawhi Leonard Problem | FiveThirtyEight
Through 50 seasons, the Los Angeles Clippers have tended to come undone at the worst possible times. Last year’s arrival of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George was su…

Gregg Marshall resigns as head men’s basketball coach at Wichita State University
Wichita State Director of Athletics Darron Boatright has accepted the resignation of Head Men’s Basketball Coach Gregg Marshall, effective immediately.

Why Theo Epstein left Cubs, setting sights on “third chapter” – Sports Illustrated
The veteran front office executive leaves Chicago with his sights set on a “third chapter” in baseball—eventually.

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim announces that he has tested positive for coronavirus – syracuse.com
The basketball program has been paused after Boeheim and another person tested positive.

LSU promises review of Title IX policies, faces calls for resignations
A USA TODAY investigation published Monday found systemic mishandling of sexual misconduct and dating violence complaints by the school.

Yellow Journalism

An open letter to Lee Enterprises, amid incessant “cuts to people and paper” – OMAHA WORLD-HERALD NEWS GUILD
An open letter to Lee Enterprises, amid incessant “cuts to people and paper” Nov. 12, 2020 Ms. Mary Junck: As many of us have come to realize, there is no bottom, no low, no new nonsense that your national chain can sink to.

‘Predatory and Opportunistic’: Southwest Airlines Seizes the Moment as Rivals Struggle – WSJ
Through its history, the no-frills airline has leapt at opportunities to expand into new cities. It’s doing it again. “You could wait til Covid is over. But that’s far too long.”

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