Just a few quick notes as this Thursday winds down here in Texas:
From the NFL, the charges against Ray Rice of domestic violence stemming from him punching his then-fiancee Janay Palmer were dropped. That's just unbelievable. You mean to tell me that a guy can hit his girlfriend in an elevator, be caught doing it and have the charges be dropped? What kind of world are we living in today where Tom Brady and Deflate Gate gets more attention than a star running back hitting a woman?
What's even worse is that he's talented enough to play in the NFL again, and whichever team ends up with him in the future is going to see his jersey be a popular seller in stores in that market. Sadly, as a Nebraska graduate and lifetime fan I've seen this story one too many times.
Lawrence Phillips hit his ex-girlfriend in 1995, Osborne booted him but decided to give him a second chance (when he really didn't need to, as they won the title without him anyways) as did many other coaches but he never learned. I can only hope that unlike Lawrence, that Ray Rice learns from his mistake but how can the charges be dropped when he was caught on camera?
Speaking of the Huskers, Mike Riley landed his second quarterback recruit of Nebraska's 2016 class, Patrick O'Brien out of California. Amongst the many things I hope I will see with Riley that we didn't see with Pelini is he needs to be aggressive on the recruiting trail all year round. Sometimes, what we saw with Pelini was that during the school year he would recruit decently, but in the summer the recruiting really tailed off.
Two cases in point: Damore'ea Stringfellow and Hunter Dale. Stringfellow was a wide receiver transfer from Washington for approximately two to three weeks last summer, but then opted to go to Ole Miss instead. Then, two-sport star Hunter Dale from Louisiana committed to the Huskers, then said he didn't and went elsewhere. They had 11 commits last year in May then got stuck on that # for quite a while.
One final Husker take: The end of the Husker baseball season was a complete disaster and for as much as I like Erstad, he's got to take the brunt of the responsibility. There needs to be at least some pressure on him to perform next year and that goes for all three major Husker sports for that matter. This is by far the worst the three major Husker sports have done since Nebraska came into the Big 10. I think Riley can win the West this coming fall, but basketball has a ways to go and baseball needs better hitting and better assistants in the dugout.
A few more NFL takes: The Chargers are apparently optimistic they can sign Philip Rivers. Hopefully, for their sakes, they can. Rivers has a mouth, but he is a gamer and he is a winner. Chargers could have made the playoffs last year but all their running backs got hurt it seemed.
So apparently Tom Brady's endorsement value has dropped since Deflate Gate. Ha, you think? Do I think Deflate Gate is overblown, yeah, but considering what many people think about the Pats, they don't need a reason to not trust Tom Brady. Speaking of the Pats, returning New York Jet Darrelle Revis opened his mouth recently, saying that the "Patriots have a history of doing stuff." Which is pretty much what I would expect any player under contract with the Jets to say. Interesting that he said it, but not surprising.
Smart move by the Saints to sign Andrus Peat to a four year deal. The Saints can use some improvements in run-game blocking and in protection for Drew Brees and Peat is just what the doctor ordered. Oh and by the way, he's another recruit that Bo Pelini missed out on.
As far as the Rockets tonight, devastating loss. If they wanted any chance to win this series, they had to get one of the first two games in Golden State. They had chances in both of those games but could not get it done. I think they can win a couple of games, but asking them to beat that Golden State Warriors team four out of five times is asking quite a bit. Honestly, the Rockets' biggest weakness is point guard. Even if Patrick Beverley were out there checking Curry, he's not an elite point guard; career backup at best. If the Rockets want to take that final step to win a championship, then they must get an upgrade at that position.
As to whether Cleveland could beat Golden State, uh, no. Lebron as great as he is isn't beating this Golden State team four times in a seven game series. Sorry, but the Cleveland curse continues.
Until next time....
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