Friday Flakes: If/When Should We Give A Standing Ovation on Saturday? and a Mini-Book Review

If/When should we give a standing ovation on Saturday?

When Ohio State Punts the ball.

As many of you know Nebraska has not forced a punt against Ohio State in two seasons. And that wouldn’t be so bad if Nebraska didn’t play them twice.

So I ask Nebraska football fans, if/when Nebraska forces Ohio State to punt the ball on Saturday please encourage everybody around you to join you in a standing ovation with me.

Because that is what I’ll be doing. And I’m looking forward to it.

...on to flakes.

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Husker Sports News

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Ohio State vs. Nebraska: Everything you need to know - The Blade
The last time we saw the Ohio State football team, the Buckeyes were falling hard at Purdue two weeks ago in a primetime matchup. Now they play Nebraska. A team who has not made them punt in the past 25 years.

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Frost believes confidence is key to get Huskers back to national power - Omaha Sports Insider
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Non-Husker Sports News

Jon Gruden -- Players are 'dying' to play for Oakland Raiders
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In the wake of University of Maryland football coach DJ Durkin's brief reinstatement Tuesday, discord over the football program erupted in a fight among team players.

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Mini-Book Review: Life Is So Good by George Dawson

There are so many memoirs written about powerful men and women. How about a memoir about man who was the grandson of a slave and lived to be 102 years old but learned to read at age 98. He has quite the perspective that any person could benefit from.

He lived through the entire 20th century. So I would say he has seen quite a large amount of change happen in and around the United States.

The Best Thing I Saw On The Internet This Week x 2

So a twitter account (@cuppycup) takes finds two songs that have the same beats per minute (BPM) and they match up quite a bit. Then the account takes a music video and matches it with a song that is the complete opposite. These are my favorite two matches.

God Bless Texas and LMFAO. It’s almost perfect. Hilarious.