Corn Nation: All Posts by Brandon Cavanaugh

Nebraska Huskers: Thursday's Corn Flakes

2013-05-23T13:00:11Z

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Your balanced breakfast of Huskerdom:

ICYMI: Your weekly De-Tassling with Greg and Brian plus Big Red baseball opens the B1G tourney with severe payback against Michigan.
Erstad's crew will look to down No. 2 seed Ohio State at 3:35 PM Central tomorrow. The game will air on BTN and be streamed live on BTN2Go.
What do Kyle Kubat and WWE's Big Show have in common? [BTN]
Women's tennis' Mary Weatherholt was named the winner of the 2013 ITA/Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship. [Official Site]
She also took her first victory in the NCAA Singles tourney [Official Site]
Nebraska picks up a commitment from one of the best wrestling recruits in the nation. [ChadronRecord]
Rex Burkhead's bringing orange to Big Red country with his latest Team Jack shirt. [TJF]
The Huskers claim the title of Twitter Champs. [Randy York]
B1G bowls dominate New Year's Day once again. [ESPN]
ALL THE BOWL GAMES!

former #Huskers RB Marlon Lucky is traded to the Sioux City #Bandits.#CPIFL
— Travis J Morgan (@TravMorgan3) May 22, 2013

Nebraska Huskers: Wednesday's Corn Flakes

2013-05-22T13:00:06Z

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Your balanced breakfast of Huskerdom:

ICYMI: Big Suh ranks No. 3 on the All-Time Big XII list.
Cole Pensick has been named to the Rimington Award watch list. [Official Site]
Tom Osborne continues to chime in on the upcoming college football playoff. [OWH]*
He'll also be focusing on his charity following his retirement. [OWH]*

Fort Scott DT Abu Lamin has been offered by #SouthCarolina and #Nebraska... jcfootball.scout.com/a.z?s=87&p=9&c…
— Scott Eklund (@ScottEklund) May 21, 2013

2014 LB Darrion Owens (6'4, 220) #Oakleaf, was offered by #Nebraska today per @oakleaffootball @southrecruit1 @chrissmithvp @varsitypreps
— Michael Bradley (@MBVarsityPreps) May 21, 2013

Woodruff WR Blake Bone has picked up offer #9 from Nebraska.
— Kevin Melton (@kmelt76) May 22, 2013

Seven members of this season's edition of Big Red baseball earned All-Conference honors. [Official Site]
B1G opposition love the chance to play at Hawks Field. [OWH]*
Two recent women's Nebrasketball graduates will clash in an upcoming WNBA tilt. [10/11]

Former @huskerswbb @kelseygriffin23 & @seym00re after #wnba exb game today. #huskers #lnk #oma twitter.com/Coatman1/statu…
— Matt Coatney (@Coatman1) May 21, 2013

Nebraska T&F's NCAA journey begins in Austin, TX. [Official Site]
There's a unique twist to women's tennis player Mary Weatherholt's story. [Randy York]
She'll also be facing familiar foes in the NCAA tourney. [LJS]*
Dave Gillespie has been named Athletic Director at Midland University. [Midland]

Nebraska Huskers: Tuesday's Corn Flakes

2013-05-21T13:00:06Z

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Your balanced breakfast of Huskerdom:

ICYMI: We brought the lumber yesterday with the weekly B1G baseball roundup, the B1G baseball tournament bracket and a salute to women's Husker athletics.
Someone bids $6,100 for an auto'd Jack Hoffman rookie card...and then doesn't pay! [Beckett]
The Eugene Super Regional has been set up. Game one between Nebraska and Oregon is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM Central this Saturday on ESPNU. [Official Site]
Surging Nebraska softball is simply building on its own philosophy. [Randy York]
Softball coach Rhonda Revelle's busy schedule has hit the speed of light. [OWH]*
Devoted women's Nebrasketball fans get a special deal in year one at The Bank. [Official Site]
Women's basketball recruit Kaylee Page selects Nebraska over Oklahoma State, Stanford and Kansas. [OWH]*
Incoming defensive end Randy Gregory needs to bust through some academic road blocks if he's going to join the Big Red for summer workouts. [LJS]*

2013 Preseason Top 25 Players: No. 16, Kenny Bell @afro_thunder80 theb1gtime.com/teams/nebraska… #Huskers #B1G
— The B1G Time (@TheB1GTime) May 20, 2013

The outcome of Monte Harrison's recruiting could tell us a lot about Nebraska's efforts. [LJS]*
So much information about Big Red baseball's fourth-straight tilt in a row against Michigan. [Official Site]
Dave Humm's been the recipient of some major Husker kindness. [LJS]*

Offer No. 9 from Nebraska for Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman 2015 TE Alize Jones
— Greg Biggins (@GregBiggins) May 21, 2013

Huskers wrestling finished second on the NWCA Academic List, following only Harvard. [Official Site]
Ranking the State Fossils of the B1G. [Eleven Warriors]

Nebraska Huskers: Women's Sports' Historic Year Has Fans Cheering Twice as Hard

2013-05-20T14:50:02Z

When the topic of Nebraska sports comes up, the national perception isn't about volleyball, basketball, softball, tennis, gymnastics or bowling.

That's a shame, because every one of those sports is played under the Big Red banner, all by young women, and all have advanced to their respective sports' Sweet 16 during this past athletic year.

Yes, there is still a swarm of "I wish it was football season" tweets by Husker fans, but fewer than the nation or even the Nebraska fan base as a whole might think.

While Tim Miles is still beloved, Connie Yori's basketball team reached new heights. Lindsey Moore, a member of that same squad, would later get drafted in the first round of this year's WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx.

Darin Erstad's suffering an up and down second season as the Huskers' skipper, but the women's softball team is headed to Eugene, Oregon to play the Ducks for a chance to represent at the Women's College World Series.

Many fans didn't know just how much the bowling team has dominated the sport until they were brought up to date while watching it steamroll its way to yet another national championship.

There's always been a hardcore contingent that keeps up with every (and I mean every) team that wears scarlet and cream, but that cluster is starting to grow.

You can thank the Big Ten conference for bringing more, if not straight up better competition in the Olympic sports and BTN for showing a variety of teams from Lincoln. Ultimately, the reason for this is the University of Nebraska's athletic department itself.

A deep pride in athletics runs through the Cornhusker State, and there are far more teammates to watch in Nebraska's capital city than the ones dishing out pain in Memorial Stadium. The commitment to ensure quality coaches were lined up in the past to cultivate the best athletes of either gender in football's shadow is paying off big time.

There's an unfortunate overall national perception that women's sports are a novelty, but there are schools that bring home title after title regardless of the team's gender. These institutions are often ones that boast excellent big money programs, too.

Yes, other fans will try to shrug off not adding more hardware to their school's trophy case due to gender, but how bitter must you be, how poor of a sport must you be to deny the fact that two teams met, the one you like didn't won, and then play that card?

Forget any complaints about Title IX for a minute (or longer if you want, not going to stop you) and enjoy that these teams have seen banner seasons all during the same athletic year.

After what Nebraska women's sports has achieved (and may still achieve - I see you, softball), that growing cluster is only going to get bigger.

Thanks to a new standard being set with all of these Sweet 16s, and especially with new facilities for so many of the programs, the amount of Husker fans that want to see if these results can be duplicated or bettered will swell.

That's not a prediction. That's fact.

Nebraska loves a winner, and all seven squads mentioned are that.

Nebraska Huskers: Monday's Corn Flakes

2013-05-20T13:00:08Z

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Your balanced breakfast of Huskerdom:

Do you think Nebraska's helmet is superior to Michigan's winged dome? Prove it!
After enough weather delays to have a large steak lunch at Misty's and digest it, Nebraska softball defeated Stanford 10-5 in the regional final. They advance to face the Oregon Ducks in the Eugene, OR. super regional. [Official Site]
Jordan Hooper earned a spot on the 12-player roster for the Women's World University Games. [Official Site]

I think @jordanhooper35 looks good in Uniform number 10!! #huskerswbb #huskers twitter.com/Coatman1/statu…
— Matt Coatney (@Coatman1) May 19, 2013

7 #Huskers women teams have made the Sweet 16 or ranked in top 16: Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, Rifle, Tennis, Bowling, Gymnastics.
— Kevin Thomas (@KevinThomasKLIN) May 20, 2013

Nebraska's assistant football coaches' salaries rank No. 3 in the B1G. [OWH]*

My friend @morganescobar19 just finished my senior highlight film! youtu.be/E0DYZg4Er8A?a
— Johnny Stanton IV (@husker_johnny4) May 20, 2013

Tim Beck ranks as the No. 2 highest-paid coordinator . [OWH]*, [Total staff numbers]
Getting cupcakes on B1G schedules is in the conference's own self interest, says Lee Barfknecht [OWH]
Overall 2014 B1G schedule analysis: [OWH]*
Poor pitching still plagues Big Red baseball [LJS]*
Husker Heisman winners still looking good during a Las Vegas golf fundraiser. [ReviewJournal]
Shot in the dark here, but I think Andrew wants to know why Nebraska hasn't offered David Cornwell:

Nebraska Huskers: Sunday's Corn Flakes

2013-05-19T13:00:09Z

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Your balanced breakfast of Huskerdom:

ICYMI: A gallery featuring all the best from Nebraska softball's win over Stanford.
Gymnast Emily Wong , wrestler Josh Inhen and golfer Jordan Reinertson earned Academic All-District honors. [Official Site]
Big Red baseball was crushed by the Wolverines 19-9 allowing Michigan entry into the B1G tournament...to face Nebraska. [Official Site] [B1G Baseball Tourney Bracket]
With Husker softball's win over Stanford, they advance to the regional final where the Cardinal get a second chance. First pitch is at 1:00 PM Central and the game can be seen on BTN. [Official Site]
Nebraska women's tennis fell to No. 2 North Carolina in their first Sweet 16 [Official Site]
Husker football's first opponent (Wyoming) is ranked No. 101 by the Orlando Sentinel. [OS]
BetOnline.com is featuring an initial line of 21.5 in Nebraska's favor. Would you take that bet? [BetOnline
Potential football recruit Kenzo Cotton is a track star and a half, but still holds no offer from the Big Red. [LJS]*
News is a little light, so this is my response the NCAA regarding touchdown celebrations:

Poll

Will Nebraska defeat Stanford and win the Lincoln regional today?

Nebraska Huskers: Saturday's Corn Flakes

2013-05-18T12:50:04Z

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Your balanced breakfast of Huskerdom:

ICYMI: Catch this week's Fab Five as the Big Board rolled was out once more and a fantastic Michigan-Nebraska baseball gallery.
Huskers softball knocked off Northern Iowa 4-0 to open the Lincoln regional. They'll face Stanford which defeated Tulsa 4-2 earlier in the day at 1:00 PM Central. [Official Site]
Big Red baseball tied up their series with Michigan 9-6. The rubber match's first pitch is scheduled for 12:05 PM and will air on BTN. [OWH]*

#Huskers get a share of #B1G title w/ a win 2mrw & OSU win vs IU -- but no 2-seed in that scenario. For a 2, IU has to win (no title for NU)
— Jon Nyatawa (@JonNyatawa) May 18, 2013

Men's Nebrasketball's first opponent at The Bank will be...DUNK CITY!
Cell phone reception should be good, too. [LJS]
Current and former Huskers Lauren Cook, Kayla Banwarth and Kelsey Robinson have been chosen for the U.S. Women's Red-Blue Scrimmage [Official Site]

Florence, Alabama QB Kendrick Doss tells me #Nebraska offered him yesterday.#Huskers Profile: bit.ly/16rfvqr
— Nate Clouse (@NateClouse) May 17, 2013

Paradise Valley (Ariz.) Chaparral TE Trevor Wood tells me #Nebraska offered last night: nebraska.247sports.com/Board/142/Nebr… via @247sports #Huskers
— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong247) May 17, 2013

One week down!Back in Lincoln.A little laundry and back out on Sunday.Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, S.Carolina, Okla, Cal here I come!!!
— Coach Rich Fisher (@rfisher88) May 18, 2013

Mean Joe Greene to Ndamukong Suh: Play how you want to play [Freep]

Nebraska Football Recruiting: The Big Board (5/17/13)

2013-05-17T15:01:54Z

(Highlights are provided as in linked names, if available)

1. OG DJ Foster - The last time we eyeballed Foster, the two teams that played for the 2012 SEC Championship had eyes on him. You can add another team from the nation's best conference as the Florida Gators are dipping their toe into the Cornhusker State.

Alabama's yet to offer which reeks of trying to figure out the numbers on their end (because surely that has to be a horrible thing for Nick Saban and company to do).

At this point, Florida appears to be sending out feelers, but they may be waiting to see if Foster whittles down to a top five and whether or not Nebraska resides in it. This is about as close to a near lock as you can get in the wonderful world of recruiting. [Profile]

2. DT Peyton Newell - If you read up on Newell last week, you may have freaked a bit when the South Carolina talk started up. The Huskers and Gamecocks appear to be Nos. 1A and 1B for his services as it stands, but like Foster, this battle will likely take a while.

Oh, you'd best save the date. [Profile]

Releasing my Top 5 schools on June 1st.
— Peyton Newell (@p_newell) May 14, 2013

3. QB Nico Pierre- Nico remains the signal-caller du jour on the Big Board. This may be a position where you'll see a swarm of names pop up, much like last year. Keep in mind, this is a list partially based on interest both ways.

Pierre was recently visited by Wisconsin's offensive coordinator, but things appear steady with him as of now. [Profile]

4. DB Dominique Fenstermacher - Welcome back, Dom! The Window Maker is back as a member of the Fab Five and thanks to Terry Joseph, Dom could end up as a #BOOM down the line. Unfortunately, he was unable to host the Nebraska secondary coach due to illness.

Originally, Dom said he'd choose his new home this month, but that's been pushed back to an undetermined period of time.

There are two things to take into consideration, though: He loved his experience at the Red-White Game and is looking to potentially come in for an early home game to see the real deal. [Profile]

5. S Joshua Kalu - We end this week's Big Board with a newbie in Kalu. He was offered earlier this month and considering he's in Texas, the dynamic duo of Tim Beck and Terry Joseph may pay him a visit sooner rather than later.

A prime contender for his services appears to be the Colorado Buffaloes. While the whole Alex Lewis thing isn't going great just yet, Nebraska needs safeties and Kalu already is close to where he needs to be in terms of size as a senior-to-be. Snatching this player away from the Buffs would be 15 kinds of satisfying. [Profile]