Wednesday Flakes Loves Opposing Fans Points Of View

As with most summers, you hit a point where the dead period becomes a time to check out the teams you will be playing during the upcoming season.

The other day, our sister site “Hammer & Rails” which covers the Purdue Boilermakers came out with their rundown of your beloved Huskers. (Link is below)

I recommend you give it a read.

I also recommend you check out some of the other SB Nation sites for their Nebraska coverage. You might be surprised about how other fanbases look at us now.

Or, maybe you won’t be surprised.

We are an interesting fanbase.

Mankilling Mastodons

Nebraska football: Phil Steele’s ‘Fearless Forecast’ for Huskers’ 2022 season
Nebraska head football coach Scott Frost could use all the positive momentum he can get entering a pivotal 2022 season,

Nebraska RB Markese Stepp has entered the transfer portal
Nebraska running back Markese Stepp has entered the transfer portal.

Mike Dawson praises Nebraska’s d-line depth on ‘Sports Nightly’ appearance – On3
Here is a full rundown of what Nebraska defensive line coach Mike Dawson had to say about his unit during his appearance on “Sports Nightly.”

Know Thy Opponent 2022: Nebraska Cornhuskers – Hammer and Rails
Can Scott Frost finally turn things around?

Other News From The Sporting World

Russian bettors fall for fake Indian Premier League cricket match scam
What a wicket story out of India

NIL’s deep impact on NCAA, college sports after one year – Sports Illustrated
The flood gates of name, image and likeness opened in July 2021, but plenty has changed since.

Where Will Donovan Mitchell Land? It Depends on Kevin Durant. – The Ringer
The Jazz are open to trading their All-Star leader, but they need the Nets to trade theirs first. There’s a trio of East teams expected to make competitive runs at Mitchell.

New Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark ‘exploring all options’ concerning expansion
Incoming commissioner Brett Yormark said that the Big 12 is “open for business” and that the conference has received “a lot of interest” as realignment remains at the forefront of discussions.

Texas Tech plans $200 million football facilities project
Jones AT&T Stadium to get four-level south end zone building with field-level club, loge boxes and private suites among other amenities

U-M head coach Jim Harbaugh, others pay tribute to Gary Moeller
Current Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, and others pay tribute to former U-M head coach Gary Moeller who passed away on Monday morning.

Blue Jays fire manager Charlie Montoyo amid disappointing season – CBSSports.com
A trendy preseason World Series pick, Toronto is barely hanging onto a wild-card spot

What happened to Andrew Luck? Our new series goes inside his rise, shocking retirement – The Athletic
The new podcast “Luck” has voices of those who know the one-time prodigy best and can shed light on his brief but successful NFL career.

College football never stops changing; will fans continue to follow?
UCLA and USC moving to the Big Ten means that conference and the SEC can flex. The rest of college football? It’s in flux.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter, amid scoops and missteps, isn’t slowing down – The Washington Post
Even after a string of controversies, Schefter’s star is only growing at ESPN. No pictures, please.

Yellow Journalism

Popeyes Biscuits Are the Best Party Food – Eater
No one cares if you show up to a party with yet another case of White Claw, but bringing a 24-pack of the best fast-food biscuits will get you noticed

Yes, Chef: How The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White Became the Breakout Star of Summer | GQ
We caught up with Jeremy Allen White in his native Brooklyn to learn what it took to get in the kitchen for ‘The Bear.’

Robot Might Recreate the Elgin Marbles of Greece – The New York Times
The British Museum has staunchly refused to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. A team of archaeologists are working on a technological solution to the dispute.

YouTube TV hits 5 million subscribers and is looking like the future of cable – The Verge
YouTube TV is growing fast as the best alternative to cable TV and is already bigger than competitors like Hulu with Live TV and Sling. But its vision is a tricky one in a streaming era.

Where are they now: The playground merry-go-round (or spinner, carousel, roundabout, whirligig…) – Sports Illustrated
Whatever you called it, the memories—of kids crushed, of lunches lost—remain. So what became of those great steel playground nightmare-makers?

Auditory Enlightenment