No changes to Huskers along with some other offseason tidbits

I was waiting this morning for news that Darin Erstad was going to be shanking up his coaching ranks and look for a new pitching coach. As we now know there will most likely not be any moving within those ranks. Erstad will be sticking with what he thinks will work out in time.

Was it the right move? We will have to wait and see. Ted Silva has taken a lot of heat the past season for the decimated pitching squad that limped to a finish. I know there will be a lot of soul searching this offseason. If Nebraska has a similar season next year in regards to pitching then I think there will have to be changes in the program.

But for now, Erstad and his Staff are safe.

Steven M. Sipple: Erstad will stand pat with coaching staff, but revamp throwing programs | Column | journalstar.com
Nebraska baseball coach Darin Erstad says making staff changes is "an easy way out."

Anyways, on to flakes...

Cornhuskers

Nebraska’s Jablonski, Simmons Earn NFCA All-Region Honors | KTIC Radio Two Huskers earn much deserved honors for their softball season.

‘Tough year’ ending with no postseason as Huskers officially eliminated with loss to Illinois | Baseball | omaha.com
Illinois erupted for 12 runs in the middle innings and blasted Nebraska 13-6 as the Huskers' postseason hopes officially ended Friday evening.

Nebraska baseball's Jaxon Hallmark makes ridiculous catch, gets play nominated by Illinois Nebraska's Jaxon Hallmark made an insane catch against Illinois on Friday.

Other News from the Sporting World

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The Supreme Court Made It Easier For More People To Place Bad Sports Bets | FiveThirtyEight
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More Noise and Other Disturbances

This Is How a Newspaper Dies - POLITICO Magazine
It’s with a spasm of profits.

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An Ice Core Reveals the Economic Health of the Roman Empire - The New York Times
Lead pollution embedded in a Greenland glacier recorded peak periods of wealth as well as crises, like the Cyprian plague.

Three Men Crossed Frozen Lake Baikal, And Chased More Than A World Record
The eighth day he was out on the ice, Scott Gilmour’s eyes started to feel like jelly. They wobbled around in his sockets, and when he looked out, the world seemed like it was smeared with goo. Gilmour and his two companions had been facing headwinds for hours, walking on ice as hard as steel.

Acoustic Assimilation