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RNC Chair Whatley visits Omaha to push for GOP election monitoring volunteers • Nebraska Examiner
OMAHA — Michael Whatley, chairman of the Republican National Committee, visited Nebraska on Thursday to encourage local Republicans to volunteer as poll workers, poll watchers and attorneys familiar with election law.
Whatley was one of the lead Republican attorneys that the George W. Bush campaign leaned on in 2000 in Broward County, Florida, to push back against Democratic Party efforts during a recount of the Bush race against Al Gore.
His appearance at a training session co-hosted by the Nebraska Republican Party was part of the RNC’s swing state and swing congressional district push to restore Republican faith in voting processes by monitoring them.
It’s also a sign that former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, is still interested in competing for Nebraska’s swing 2nd District. The state is one of two that awards a single Electoral College vote to the presidential popular vote winner in each congressional district.
Trump sowed doubts
Trump has raised doubts, often without evidence, about voting by mail. Some political observers have said his unwillingness to accept his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden depressed GOP turnout in 2021 and 2022.
But the RNC has been brainstorming ways to remind Republican voters who have lost faith that their vote still counts. Critics of the program have argued that it is aimed at slowing down the process to certification if the race is once again close.
The RNC says it has largely settled on trying to make sure that election rules are consistent, that voter IDs are required, that voter rolls are reviewed for errors and that people who want to vote early to do so by mail and not via drop boxes.
“This is not election denialism,” Whatley said. “These are not conspiracy theories. These are basic protections on voting.… We’re trying to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat.”
Program started in North Carolina
Whatley, a former GOP chair in North Carolina, said he started a similar “voting integrity” program there in 2019. A consent decree had limited how aggressively the RNC could monitor elections, citing fears of voter intimidation. The decree expired in 2018.
On Thursday, Whatley told about 80 to 100 local Republicans that they were needed. He gave a standard stump speech highlighting the Trump-era economy, Trump’s talk about border security and the value of projecting strength abroad. He criticized Trump’s opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.
“We need to throw away everything that we’re doing at the RNC and focus on two critical missions: We need to get out the vote, and we need to protect the ballot, and that’s it,” Whatley told his audience.
Whatley was joined by former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is close with Trump.
“I don’t know why the Dems aren’t participating with us in this,” she said.
Nebraska Democratic Party chair Jane Kleeb said the state party and the Democratic National Committee have an election protection team and plan in place, “so we are not worried.” She said they expect a close election.
“We’ve been at the election commissions late at night and early in the morning as our candidates won with a few hundred votes, so these plans are critical for a safe and fair election process,” Kleeb said.
Update on winner-take-all push
Nebraska Republican Party chairman Eric Underwood spoke at Thursday’s event, thanking Charles Herbster, a big Trump donor and 2022 gubernatorial candidate, for helping to arrange the visit, and calling on Republicans to press their friends to vote.
In a follow-up interview, Underwood said the state party, the RNC and the Trump campaign are working on twin tracks to compete in the 2nd District while also pushing the Legislature to shift to winner-take-all rather than splitting the state’s Electoral College votes.
“We believe now that our senators and everybody else is on the same page,” Underwood said. “And if it’s what’s meant for this state, then it’s going to happen. I think there’s still a good chance for it to happen this year.”
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Nebraska vs. Colorado NCAAF Week 2 preview: Deion’s Buffs enter as 34% underdogs as experts reveal new predictions for Saturday
Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes square off against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in a highly anticipated college football game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET. Ahead of this Week 2 matchup, the data analysts at Dimers.com have simulated this matchup 10,000 times, then compared the results to current college football betting odds to inform the data-driven betting preview below.
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Colorado vs. Nebraska betting preview
Explore the interactive widget below to discover the latest spread, total, and moneyline betting odds and probabilities for the Colorado-Nebraska game at Memorial Stadium.
This prediction and best bet for Saturday’s college football matchup between Colorado and Nebraska is from Dimers.com, a leader in sports betting predictions.
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Game details
Key information on the Colorado vs. Nebraska matchup, including where the game is and what time it kicks off.
- Teams: Colorado vs. Nebraska
- Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024
- Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Memorial Stadium
Odds
The latest and best odds for the college football battle between the Colorado and Nebraska.
- Spread: Colorado +7.5 (-115), Nebraska -7.5 (-102)
- Moneyline: Colorado +220, Nebraska -255
- Total: Over/Under 59.5 (-105/-115)
The odds and lines featured here are the best available from selected sports betting sites at the time of publication and are subject to change.
Expert prediction: Colorado vs. Nebraska
Utilizing advanced data analysis and machine learning, Dimers has performed 10,000 simulations of Saturday’s Colorado vs. Nebraska matchup.
According to Dimers’ famous predictive analytics model, Nebraska is more likely to defeat Colorado at Memorial Stadium. This prediction is based on the model giving Nebraska a 66% chance of winning the game.
Furthermore, Dimers predicts that Colorado (+7.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 59.5-point over/under has a 55% chance of staying under.
These predictions and probabilities are correct at the time of publication but are subject to potential changes.
Colorado vs. Nebraska best bet
Our top pick for the Colorado vs. Nebraska game on Saturday is to bet on Colorado moneyline (+220).
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Score prediction for Colorado vs. Nebraska
Dimers’ predicted final score for the Colorado vs. Nebraska game on Saturday has Nebraska winning 32-26.
This expert prediction is based on each team’s average score following 10,000 game simulations, offering a glimpse into the potential outcome.
College football Week 2: Colorado vs. Nebraska
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Why is Colorado vs. Nebraska on NBC? Deion Sanders headlines programs’ rare appearance for Week 2 game
Colorado coach Deion Sanders called the matchup with Matt Rhule and Nebraska “personal” a year ago and breathed new life into an old Big 8 rivalry. So when Coach Prime and Colorado football meet the Cornhuskers again in Lincoln, Nebraska on Saturday, their fans across the country will watch this time on a mostly unfamiliar network.
The Buffaloes are scheduled to appear on NBC for their Week 2 game, and the broadcast will highlight an unusual quirk that is the byproduct of conference realignment and the Big Ten’s media rights agreements that took effect in recent years. This will be just the second time Colorado has played a regular season game on NBC, and it’s the program’s first game on the channel since the 1995 Fiesta Bowl.
Colorado, who left the Big 12 for the Pac 12 ahead of the 2011 season and then returned to the Big 12 ahead of this season, went 4-8 in Sanders’ first season and won their 2024 season opener over North Dakota State last week. Nebraska finished 5-7 in 2023 under Rhule and began this season with a 41-7 win over UTEP.
So why will Sanders and Colorado occupy rare air(waves) on Saturday against one of their old Big 12 foes? Here’s what you should know about how the media rights agreements work for the Big Ten and Big 12, how to watch Colorado-Nebraska, and who’s favored to win in Week 2:
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Why is Colorado vs. Nebraska on NBC?
The Big Ten became the first conference to sell its media rights to three broadcast networks when 7-year deals with FOX, CBS and NBC totaling more than $7 billion in revenue were signed back in 2022. The contracts went into effect starting last season
Fox will carry 24-32 football games per season during the agreement, while NBC will carry 14-16 games on its linear network and eight games per year on Peacock. Beginning this year, CBS will carry 14-15 Big Ten games per season now that its long-time partnership with the SEC is over. At least 55 conference football games will air on broadcast networks throughout the fall, with the aim of having a nationally broadcasted Big Ten game throughout the entire day.
It means FOX, who remains the league’s primary rights holder, can broadcast a Big Ten game for its Big Noon Kickoff. CBS will also broadcast an afternoon game. NBC, meanwhile, gets a primetime Big Ten game each week.
As part of the Big Ten’s media rights deals, the three networks coordinated a selection order that has not been publicized. FOX had the first three picks of games this season as the Big Ten’s primary rights holder, according to the Seattle Times and The Athletic, chose Michigan-Ohio State on Nov. 30 and Saturday’s Michigan-Texas game.
It would make sense that NBC had the second pick of Big Ten games this week considering Colorado-Nebraska was one of three games involving Sanders and Colorado that ranked among the top 15 highest-rated regular season broadcasts of the 2023 college football season. Since Nebraska is hosting Colorado, it’s televised as part of the Big Ten’s media rights package. Last year’s game was on FOX. The Big 12 has a seven-year media rights agreement with FOX and ESPN worth nearly combined $2.3 billion combined to broadcast its home games.
CBS, meanwhile, will broadcast this week’s rivalry game between No. 21 Iowa and Iowa State on Saturday afternoon.
How to watch, stream Colorado Buffaloes vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers
- Date: Saturday, September 7
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
- TV: NBC
- Streaming: Peacock, Fubo
Saturday’s game between Colorado and Nebraska will be broadcast nationally on NBC and can be streamed on Peacock or through Fubo, which you can subscribe to with a free trial.
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College football 2024: Colorado vs. Nebraska odds, lines
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are favorites to defeat the Colorado Buffaloes, according to the BetMGM college football odds.
Odds as of Thursday afternoon.
- Spread: Nebraska (-7.5)
- Moneylines: Nebraska (-275); Colorado (+225)
- Over/under: 56.5
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Colorado football schedule 2024
- Aug. 29: North Dakota State (W, 31-26)
- Sept. 7: at Nebraska
- Sept. 14: at Colorado State
- Sept. 21: Baylor
- Sept. 28: at UCF
- Oct. 5: BYE
- Oct. 12: Kansas State*
- Oct. 19: at Arizona*
- Oct. 26: Cincinnati
- Nov. 2: BYE
- Nov. 9: at Texas Tech*
- Nov. 16: Utah*
- Nov. 23: at Kansas*
- Nov. 29: Oklahoma State*
- Dec. 7: Big 12 Championship Game
*- Big 12 game
Nebraska football schedule 2024
- Aug. 31: UTEP (W, 41-7)
- Sept. 7: Colorado
- Sept. 14: Northern Iowa
- Sept. 20: Illinois*
- Sept. 28: at Purdue*
- Oct. 5: Rutgers
- Oct. 12: BYE
- Oct. 19: at Indiana*
- Oct. 26: at Ohio State*
- Nov. 2: UCLA*
- Nov. 9: BYE
- Nov. 16: at USC*
- Nov. 23: Wisconsin*
- Nov. 29: at Iowa*
- Dec. 7: Big Ten Championship Game
*- Big Ten game
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How to watch Colorado vs. Nebraska: Time, TV/live stream, key storylines for Week 2 matchup
The Colorado Buffaloes (1-0) travel to Lincoln, Nebraska to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-0) in a rematch of last year’s Week 2. Live coverage will begin Saturday at 7:00pm ET on NBC and Peacock. Keep reading for how to watch and key storylines for the game.
ALSO: Can Matt Rhule lead Nebraska to vengeance against Colorado?
Colorado
The Colorado Buffaloes enter year 2 of the Coach Prime era under head coach Deion Sanders hoping to better last season’s 4-8 record. In 2023, Sanders’ program garnered national attention when he replaced much of the team using the transfer portal and the Buffaloes started 3-0, including a Week 2 win over Nebraska.
The success didn’t last in Boulder, with Colorado winning only one game the rest of the season after Week 3. This offseason, Coach Sanders again lost and gained many players in the transfer portal, and the program hopes those transfers pay off to help star players Shedeur Sanders (Deion’s son) and Travis Hunter lead the Buffaloes to bowl eligibility.
Sanders could help Colorado cover against Nebraska
Vaughn Dalzell, Eric Froton and Brad Thomas look at Colorado heading to Nebraska to take on the Cornhuskers and whether the Buffaloes have enough firepower to keep up offensively.
Sanders is a special talent at quarterback with buzz to become a first-round draft pick next spring; Hunter is just as special as an impact player on both sides of the ball, making unbelievable catches out wide and making crucial plays in the defensive secondary. But the lines are an issue for Colorado, and the fundamental issues showed last week in the team’s opening contest, when the Buffaloes eked out a 31-26 win over North Dakota State. Play along the lines will need to be a focus against a much stronger Nebraska team.
Nebraska
Like Colorado, Nebraska is entering year 2 under its head coach as Matt Rhule looks to repeat the program turnaround success he had Temple and then Baylor in the last decade. Rhule took Temple from 2-10 in his first year to 6-6 in year 2; he took Baylor from 1-11 to 7-6. Nebraska went 5-7 in his first season last year, so any improvement on that would make the Cornhuskers bowl eligible. But with a favorable schedule and a potential rising star at quarterback, the Nebraska faithful are hoping to see a season with more than six wins in 2024.
That quarterback is true freshman Dylan Raiola, who last winter flipped his commitment from Georgia to play at Nebraska, where his father Dominic played on the offensive line in the 1990s before a 14-year career with the Detroit Lions. Raiola was a consensus top-ten recruit and his decision to come to Lincoln instantly changed the expectations for the Husker offense. In Week 1 against UTEP, Raiola threw for 238 yards and 2 touchdowns; the Huskers didn’t reach 200 pass yards in any single game last season.
Nebraska is also looking to rely on a strong defense this weekend. The defensive unit – known traditionally as “the Blackshirts” for the black jerseys starters receive – returns a core of players including defensive tackle Nash Hutmacher and defensive end Ty Robinson who can be difference-makers against a struggling Colorado offensive line.
Top candidates for 2024 Coach of the Year
Joshua Perry thinks Kyle Whittingham will lead Utah to a first-round bye after winning the Big 12 Championship, while Nicole Auerbach believes Matt Rhule will help Nebraska secure its first bowl berth since 2016.
How to watch the Colorado Buffaloes vs. the Nebraska Cornhuskers
- When: Saturday, September 7
- Where: Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska
- Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (Pregame coverage begins at 7:00pm ET)
- Watch: NBC, Peacock
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