If you’re a college football fan then you are aware the Big XII, ACC, and SEC have had their media days over the last couple of weeks. We’ve got to hear some good stuff, like Cincinnati’s HC Scott Satterfield saying Texas Tech reached out to the Bearcat’s QB with four games left in the 2025 season, perhaps trying to reignite a smoldering pile of Sorsby jerseys somewhere in Lubbock.
Then, if you’re a Big Ten fan, you laughed yourself into tears when you heard Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi’s comments. “This conference (ACC) is as good as any conference in the country,” he said. “After about two years in the conference, this conference is better – better than the Big Ten. It’s got more skill.” That may be true of Miami, but the conference on a whole, delusional.
And today it was SEC commissioner Greg Sanky’s turn as he made it clear, the talk of the SEC going on their own isn’t just leverage, but very real conversation. With that thought in mind, the SEC will have to revamp their motto from, “It Just means More” – to – “It Just Means More When You Do It by Yourself.”
The Big Ten’s Media Days start a week from today. So, will Tony Pettiti fire back at Sanky with the same braggadocio’s vibrato we’ve been hearing from everyone, or will he take the high road and let it ride. Will the peeing contest continue.
If anything comes from Big Ten Media days, it’ll be Husker fans finally getting to hear from head coach Matt Rhule. Frankly I’m anxious to hear his thoughts, because it’s been a quiet offseason. Compared to what fans are used to under Rhule – too quiet. Over the last three seasons we’ve come to expect videos of winter mat drills, ‘Chasing 3’ clips, Rhule in the locker room proclaiming, “If we die, we die,” and his weekly ‘House Rhules’ podcast.
At first, I thought it was great content and couldn’t get enough. We got to be on the inside and see what was happening. We were part of the program. But with the hype came expectations, and when those weren’t met, the rhetoric got old fast. I went from not being able to get enough, to saying – enough. For the record, the silence of this offseason has been nice. But like most fans, the season is creeping up on us and I’m ready to hear something from the coaches.
For Nebraska, fall football practices are scheduled to start August 5th. Fans are in hope they’ll hear from OC Dana Holgorsen, DC Rob Aurich, and STC’s Brett Maher and Nick Humphrey. We don’t need a bunch of blustery hype, just a simple who has elevated their game and who are they excited about seeing when the season starts.
So, with that said, here is a look at the 117-man roster as it stands right now.
The players with the Black X’s have yet to be assigned a number. Looking at the roster it’s plain to see Nebraska’s two greatest strengths appear to be offensive line and wide receiver. Their weakness, even with the addition of Tikey Hayes, looks like running back. I feel safe in saying this is Rhule’s best team since he arrived at Nebraska, even though they have yet to play a game. I like what i see and I like the new staff hires. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I’m not scared of Nebraska’s schedule, and I expect them to surprise some people. In a good way.
GO BIG RED!! SIMPLE, FAST, VIOLENT!!
~Lyle Harmon
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