Has something put Athletic Director Trev Alberts in a grumpy mood lately? He has been making several comments (one is particularly below) about the unacceptable state of the Nebraska football program.

There appears to be a sense of urgency with the Athletic Department and that is definitely a good thing. Hopefully it does not turn to desperation over the next several years.

To add to the comment below in the next section, when talking about the prices of football tickets (including donations) Alberts made the salient comment that essentially Nebraska football’s ticket prices should not be as high as they are particularly when the product has been terrible.

I always go back to the fact that Nebraska not only is competing against members of the Big Ten but they are also competing with couches, air conditioning and heating.

The losing definitely does not help either. But why would I want to pay all that money to sit in cramped seating where they are trying to fit 30 people in a row that can only fit 26.

Yes, it is unfortunate that we are much bigger than we were in the 1800s but it is the reality. I have zero incentive to go to a game to be smashed instead of sitting at home watching it on my tv with the air conditioner/heater.

Now if Nebraska starts 4-0, maybe being smashed by fellow Nebraskans does not sound too bad.

A devastating quote from Trev Alberts on the radio show this week.

Could this mean that if everything flipped right now that Nebraska would be on the outside looking in?

Or maybe he means that if things continue to trend this direction that it will not be long before Nebraska would not be a part of major College Football.

I heard last week that last season Nebraska was tied for 18th, out of the power five conferences, for the amount of times it was on major network type television. That would make you think that Nebraska is in a safe spot.

However, that spot is probably ready to be taken by somebody else.

SPORTS! SPORTS! JORTS! SPORTS! SPORTS!

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Here are five of the biggest questions facing the Huskers heading into their season opener at Minnesota next Thursday night…

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We hit on that and more in this week’s 3-2-1 column with three things we learned, we ask two questions and make one prediction.

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We are now just a week away from Nebraska’s 2023 season opener at Minnesota and the debut of the Matt Rhule era.

The Huskers will release their first official depth chart on Friday at the start of game week. Unlike previous coaching staffs, Rhule said it would actually be “a real one.”

Based on everything we’ve heard throughout the offseason, HuskerOnline has come up with our projected depth charts leading up to next week’s game in Minneapolis.

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College Football Transfer Portal Top 100: Preseason intel on 2023’s most-hyped newcomers - The Athletic
Among the more than 1,500 college football players who transferred to FBS schools this offseason, who’s ready to shine the brightest?

Now that we’re just days away from Week 0 kicking off, it’s time to rank the most important transfers of 2023. In this evolving transfer portal era, recruiting sites now assign grades and star ratings to transfer players as soon as they enter the NCAA portal. But if you want to know which players are truly poised to make an instant impact, you’ll get better answers at the end of August.

“STICK TO SPORTS!” Nah.

From Chris Williamson’s 3 Minute Monday Newsletter:

​There are quicker routes to happiness than a salary raise.

In terms of the effect on happiness, having a friend you see regularly is worth $100,000 a year.

Being in good physical health is worth an extra $400,000 a year.

Being married is also worth $100,000 a year.

Seeing your neighbour regularly is worth $60,000 a year.

Income doesn’t have a lasting increase on happiness because people usually adapt to money.

In contrast, marriage, family, and health have lasting increases on happiness and are immune to hedonic adaptation.

Compared with not attending any religious service, attending a religious service once a week has the same effect on happiness as moving from the bottom to the top quartile of the income distribution.

A poor person with a spouse, a close friend, a relationship with a neighbour, and who attends a religious service can achieve the same level of happiness as an affluent upper middle class person.

How nice that cultural and economic elites promote fitness, marriage, & friendship. They clearly want you to be happy.” — Rob Henderson