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Huskers Get Torched At Indiana Dumpster Fire, 56-7
Great question.
In less than a week, NU travels to #4 Ohio State. At the Horseshoe. In Columbus, Ohio.
Yup. Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
It’s like one week you get beat up by Mohammad Ali when he was in his prime and a week later you take on Mike Tyson also in his prime.
Things don’t look too good for the Scarlet & Cream this Saturday.
Matt Rhule needs to find a way to get his team back on track following a 49 point butt-ripping at the hands of Indiana on Saturday.
Fans will say this is only Rhule’s second year of a three to four year rebuild. Better talent is on ithe way. That is true. But for now, if the Huskers play the way they did Saturday, it’s going to be another blowout loss for NU.
So what can Matt Rhule do in a week to prop up his team? Does he have a magic wand he can wave in front of his players? Is there a Churchillian speech he can deliver to his troops this week?
Rhule continues to say the Huskers are in Phase 2 of the rebuild: Learning how to win.
What we all witnessed Saturday in Bloomington was a total mismatch. It was like a ’72 Pinto trying to win the Indy 500.
No way, Wade.
The Indiana Rebuild
Fans (not just Husker fans) are wondering how Curt Cignetti has managed to go directly to Phase 3 (Playing championship football) in his first year at a Power Conference?
One of the big reasons for the Hoosiers’ 7-0 start is the portal. Cignetti took six of his assistants with him from James Madison as well as 13 key players from last year’s 11-2 JMU team. He also used the portal to land a bunch more.
Many of those same transfer players had a hand in beating the snot out of a good (not great) Husker football team.
How can someone whose last stop was James Madison take the Big Ten by storm in his first year? This year’s Indiana team looks and plays like a CFP contender. How does that even happen?
Ask first year coaches like Kalen DeBoer (Alabama 5-2), Sherrone Moore at Michigan (4-3). Jedd Fisch (Washington Huskies 4-3). Deshaun Foster (UCLA 2-5).
(DeBoer’s Washington Huskies lost to Moore’s Michigan Wolverines in last year’s national title game.)
What leaks off Husker fans is that Indiana is a basketball school. Before Saturday’s game with Nebraska, IU’s stadium hadn’t sold out in years. The last time IU started the season 7-0 was in 1967.
Since ’67, NU has won five national championships, produced three Heisman winners and numerous other coveted player awards. How about NU’s crowd support? Since 1962, Nebraska has sold out Memorial Stadium in Lincoln every home game. The on-going record stands at 401 consecutive sellouts.
How is it possible that schools like Alabama, UCLA, Michigan, Washington (and Nebraska last year) passed on Cignetti? Did those schools even talk with him? Did they pass on his transfer players?
How is all that possible?
The people at Indiana must have been either very lucky or really smart when they picked Cignetti.
The opportunity must have been a dream come true for him. He left James Madison in a hurry last year, right after the regular season ended. Before he landed at Indiana, Cignetti left town with six of his assistants (OC, DC, RB, QB, D-line and ST).
Their departure left James Madison University high and dry just as they were preparing for their December 23rd Armed Forces Bowl game vwith Air Force. The Dukes did their best to try to fill the vacancies, but JMU ended up losing 21-31.
This information isn’t an indictment of Cignetti. Matt Rhule did the same thing when he left Temple in December of 2016 for the opening at Baylor. Rhule also took with him some of hisTemple assistants. Temple met Wake Forest in the Military Bowl that month. In that game, the Owls were coached by current Husker ST coach, Ed Foley. Temple lost 26-34.
How Bout Them Huskers
Grandson Will and I do a post-mortem on NU’s embarrassing loss to Indiana. We reluctantly look ahead to the Ohio State game. As usual, we praise John Cook’s Husker Volleyball team that remains #2 in the latest AVCA poll, a few votes behind Pitt. Congratulations Huskers!!!
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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament’s Final Four is set.
Four teams have advanced to the Final Four and will compete for the national championship this upcoming weekend in Indianapolis.
The two national semifinal matchups will take place on Saturday. Tip times for the two games have been announced:
- 6:09 p.m. EDT – No. 3 seed Illinois vs. No. 2 seed UConn
- 8:49 p.m. EDT – No. 1 seed Michigan vs. No. 1 seed Arizona
The winners of Saturday’s games will then play in the National Championship Game on Monday, April 6.
Each game will take place inside Lucas Oil Stadium.
INDIANAPOLIS — Hundreds of Hoosiers gathered at the Indiana Statehouse Saturday morning as part of nationwide ‘No Kings’ events to voice their concerns about the current administration.
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Hundreds gather at Indiana State Capitol for ‘No Kings’ protest
“I’m out here today because what’s happening in our government is completely trash,” Donna Sipes told WRTV. “It’s wrong. We need to do something about it.”
“I’m tired of every single day when the TV comes on to see what stupid thing he’s done next,” Lindi Marti said.
WRTV
Attendees noted the growing popularity of the demonstrations.
“This is my fourth one to come to. I didn’t come to all of them when it was really cold, but I’m glad to see that they are getting a lot more people out here every time,” Marti added. “It seems like there’s more and more coming.”
Demonstrators highlighted specific foreign policy concerns, including the administration’s handling of the war in Iran.
“We’re bombing the heck out of them. We’re killing civilians,” Marti’s husband said. “We’re getting ready to send our Marines.”
WRTV
Others focused on the administration’s handling of immigration.
“That’s what I’m concerned about,” Reverend Kenny Little told WRTV. “Little kids, they’re taking them away from their family. And I’m just one of those people, I think everyone got rights.”
Indiana medical students also attended the rally to speak out against changes to the healthcare system.
“We’re really worried about the attacks on the health care system in general, but with Medicaid… current estimates range from anywhere from 325,000 to 450,000 Hoosiers will lose coverage by 2032,” Wade Catt said with concern.
WRTV
With midterm elections approaching later this year, attendees emphasized the importance of now taking action at the ballot box.
“If we don’t vote, then things are gonna not, they’re gonna stay the same,” a protester said.
Meanwhile, Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith says he’s happy to see Hoosiers exercise their First Amendment right to protest.
However, he takes issue with the idea that President Trump is acting like a king. Beckwith says the fact that people have the freedom to protest is proof that the president is not acting like a tyrant.
He acknowledges that bridging the gap between the sides is probably an uphill battle, but believes communication is key.
“I think when you sit down with people face to face, you’re confronted with humanity. There’s another human sitting across that table from you and talking to you. And so, all I have to say, I think that’s probably the thing I would encourage all Hoosiers to do is say, ‘Hey, if you don’t agree with somebody or if you don’t like somebody, why don’t you try grabbing coffee with them? And give it 30 minutes, and just see what happens.’ I bet most of the time people will walk away with a much softer heart and spirit towards that person before they came in,” Beckwith said.
Beckwith is currently on a 92-county tour of the state. He says all sides are welcome to attend his events.
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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Police say one “young man” is dead after a shooting at the 1200 block of Rue Rabelais at about 7:19 p.m. according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
That is near the intersection of 56th Street and Binford Boulevard.
Police say the victim was taken to Riley Hospital where he later died. Investigators say they are still working to identify the victim.
There was no known information about a suspect. Police did say that they believe this is a targeted incident.
There was no other information immediately available.
This story has been updated with information from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
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