--This is really original....and hilarious. Where do they come up with this stuff?

--Las Vegas linemakers came out with Michigan State as just a seven-point favorite for Saturday's game at Nebraska. Are they not reading the injury reports, or do they have something up their sleeves? We're rolling with the Spartans, either way....PYB just hopes the Huskers can crack 50 points today, considering Dylan Talley and JB Diaz are likely on the shelf again.

--As Alfonzo Dennard prepares for one final challenge at Nebraska, we'll go ahead and call him the best cornerback in Cornhusker history. Perhaps other CBs had more interceptions, but Dennard hasn't had the same supporting cast as others. His athleticism and breaks on short routes are unmatched. Who are the other candidates? Michael Booker, Ralph Brown, Tyrone Williams.....maybe NFL flop Bruce Pickens and flop-in-the-making Prince Amukamara could be thrown into the conversation?

--By the way, South Carolina players and coaches have been very respectful of NU thus far in their media comments. Do they really believe the Huskers to be a worthy opponent, or are they just trying to placate them, lull them to sleep and then blast them come Monday?

--Interesting box score here, as Tempe Corona del Sol (or Coronal del Mar according the the South Sioux newspaper) downs Mike Gesell and his SSCHS squad in holiday tournament action in Arizona. Corona del Sol is rated second in Arizona's top class, providing a measuring stick of the ability of Doc Sadler's latest recruiting miss. 36 points, nine rebounds and 6 assists....while getting to the line 14 times....seems pretty legit. This, of course, without seeing him play in person.

In the AZ Basketball Challenge, SSC bookended an 82-72 loss to Corona with two wins against teams from Tucson and Phoenix. Not powerhouse teams, but impressive nonetheless.

--Boring...Commercial. College sports decays just a bit more before our very eyes...

--Finally, PYB is ready to rock with five college bowl games today. Granted, they're all shit games, but it gives us an excuse to play up the cold we caught while travelling for the holidays, sit on the couch all day, and gamble the hours away....

Top Notch

Picture of the Year -- 2011

Christmas Wrapping

Some pre-Christmas notes before we hit the road:

--Who will miss 10 assignments if Mike Caputo can't play in the Capital One bowl for NU? Better question: why can't a starting Nebraska football player find a road whore to take him home from the bars?

--Gonna be a long season at the Devaney Center. Dylan Talley, one of the few athletic recruits NU has bagged in recent years, has a debilitating injury and will be in and out of the lineup for time everlasting. The Huskers' top two centers are out--one all season and one indefinitely. And their only scorer just fucked up his thumb. We might want to review our 14-16 preseason prediction...but will wait until after Wisconsin drubs Doc's boys in a 49-36 shootout. Hell, at least they held off the Chippewas last night...

--Which would help the Nebraska football team more? Keeping Bo Pinelli or having a new coach who would bench Taylorina Martinez? This just in, for the record....Penn State would be a downgrade from Nebraska, but Pinelli would love being able to play overmatched, white, home-state safeties on his defense for years to come with little public scrutiny.

--Hey everyone! NU signed a CB who can play right away next season! Heard this one before: Andre Jones, Armando Murillo, Zack Bowman. Can't wait until Andrew Green and Ciante Evans and the cornerback du jour are playing next year while newbie Mohammed Seisay festers on the sideline. Then we'll certainly hear that he hasn't practiced as well as the others and it's all about competing.....can't fucking wait.

Even funnier is how the Omaha World Herald continually references its partner in recruiting coverage--Huskers Illustrated--and links stories and blogs to the site that requires a registration fee. No thanks. We'll wait to see if these guys can play once they hit the field and leave the hyperbole to all the cretins with nothing better to do than stroke it to the alleged talents of 18-year-old kids.

--Dear Coach Kaczynski: Stay in Iowa City. The cupboard at defensive line is bare as shit in Lincoln.

--It just re-occurred to us: Matt Slauson is a pussy.

--Anyone who watched ESPN's "The Sports Reporters" over the years should not be surprised that this arrogant, disgusting pig is a pedophile. If it wasn't enough to have to watch Bill Conlin slobber his over his yellow, crooked teeth over his bottom lip and into his coffee mug while regurgitating his short-sighted soliloquies, we get to watch him retire like any coward would when the disgusting details hit the air. To make it worse, one of the alleged victims is a family member.

--Ryan Clark thinks folks in the Gay Bay rigged a power outage on MNF. Ryan....your whole sport is rigged. If you don't believe me, look it up. Eli Manning has a ring.

--Speaking of rigged sports, PYB is looking forward to the NBA. Even with everyone jerking off the Clippers, they'll find a way to go sub-.500. Even money says Chris Paul or Blake Griffin blows his knee within 15 games.....

Clown Prince

Prince Amukamara was destroyed by one of the worst offenses in the NFL yesterday--the Washington Redskins. He was so bad he got benched and the NYC media is circling. This one is from the NY Post. PYB feels for the kid, because he obviously isn't NFL CB material. Hopefully, he can stick as a safety or special teams and make a career of it.

However, we'd put most of this on the scouts. Anyone who watched him at NU knew that the reason for his ZERO INTs as a senior wasn't because teams didn't throw at him. It was because he didn't have the natural instincts to break on and catch the ball. The fact that Justin Blackmon killed him wasn't a fluke. Amukamara doesn't have the agility necessary to turn quickly enough and run with top-line WRs. Anyone who watched his NFL combine testing should have known that. Deion Sanders said it live on the NFL Network.

Anyway, he wasn't the only ex-Husker to get worked yesterday. Eric Hagg was part of a secondary that blew a coverage on Larry Fitzgerald that cost Cleveland their game in overtime. Niles Paul missed on a blocking assignment and nearly got Rex Grossman killed. We're sure Barrett Ruud missed 10 tackles. Roy Helu had 53 yards....on 23 carries....against a Giants D that stacked up the run but couldn't defend the pass to save its life.

Leave it up to Ndamukong Suh to save NU's rep for the day, as he blocked Sebastian Janikowski's 65-yard FG attempt that would have won the game for the Oakland Raiders.

That's the Husker recap from the NFL. Tim Tebow got worked by Tom Brady. People are exalting KC's upset over GB as one of the greatest of all time, forgetting that the Packers didn't have their best wideout. Joe Flacco & company lay another egg, as does Mark Sanchez. The Colts notched their first win. And the Eagles and Cardinals are somehow still in playoff contention.

Happy Monday...we'll have more this week....

Lay it Down

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--If you were going up the river for up to 40 years, would you make a run for it after you got released on bail? His lawyer is convinced of his complete innocence, shockingly enough. We're not sure if Hurd is more ballsy or stupid for calling agents this summer to ask for his $88,000 back.

--Wisconsin-Whitewater beat Mount Union 13-10 Friday night for its third-straight Division III national title. It was the seventh straight season that the two teams had met for the crown....pretty amazing. At least one college football team from Wisconsin can win a game when it matters.

PYB likes watching the FCS, D-II and D-III games more each year. Less commercial interest, more about the game itself. We're just wondering how ESPN will fuck this up in the coming years. Putting the game at 6pm on Friday was probably the first step.

--Nebraska plays Alcorn State in hoops at the Devaney tonight. Sweet. Seriously, a game vs. Division I UNO would be better.

--Yay! Everyone gets a trophy! Rex Burkhead is one of the Nebraska team Co-MVPs but Taylorina gets offensive MVP. How does that make sense? Also happy to see Luke Lingenfelter get the "Husker Heart" award for wasting a spot on the NU team the last few years.

--Speaking of football, we're convinced the Capital One Bowl will be a game NU should have won, only to have Martinez piss it away because he can't handle playing against a speedy, physical defense.

That's all for now...slow times in the sports world today....we're just bracing for the epic Rat vs. Utah State matchup later today.

PYB

Don't Touch the Watch...

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--Glad to see that NU is once again taking bowl season seriously. Mike Caputo racks up a DUI and Eric Martin ticketed for leaving the scene of an accident. Glad to see they respect their teammates and fellow citizens. Well, all the more reason to place a healthy wager on South Carolina on January 2. Sadly, these two scrubs should be afterthoughts in a program as proud as Nebraska's used to be. Now they're starters whose stupid actions are already detracting from its chances to lick the Cocks.

--At least Doc Sadler's basketball team logged a nice, comeback road win at TCU Saturday. We aren't able to offer analysis, because we were too cheap to pay for The MTN network given the fact we only would be home for the second half.

Hopefully, they can handle the remaining two stiffs on their non-conference schedule, because the start of the Big 10 schedule looks like a distinct 0-4 possibility unless the Huskers improve dramatically. Wisconsin, Michigan State, Ohio State, Illinois. Ouch.

--Only 27 more starts.....should get over the hump....any game now. What a waste of 1000 words. And 500 more....

--Finally, PYB got an insider tip on the leading candidates for defensive coordinator at Nebraska. They are, in no particular order, the 7th grade coach at Youngstown middle school, the 8th grade coach at Youngstown middle school, and the 9th grade coach at Youngstown middle school.

--The Washington Post with a nice writeup on Roy Helu. Still thrilled that NU wasted his talent for 3+ seasons.

All for now...we promise to get back into the swing after a heavy week of travel....

Longhorn Soft

Glad to see Colt McCoy still needs his daddy to fight his battles for him. As if the national title game against Alabama wasn't embarrassing enough, he now can't take up for himself as a professional?

PYB can only imagine McCoy's dad and Brent Musburger sitting on the side of Colt's bed, caressing his head and nursing him back to health.

Another in the long line of Longhorn-turned-NFL warrior like Chrissy Simms, Ricky Williams, Roy Williams, and Cedric Benson.

Rats!

--PYB was glad to see last night that Rat Solich has not lost his touch. Up 20-0 on Northern Illinois in the MAC Championship game, the Lil' General summoned his profound skills of pissing away the easiest of wins and helped the Bobcats blow their first chance at a MAC title since 1968.

Hopefully, any idiot who thought the Rat got screwed when NU axed him watched this game. Same glassy-eyed look as the sand slipped between his fingers. Same horrible clock management. Hey Frank, if you have two timeouts and the opponent is driving down the field for the game-winning score, you might want to use those timeouts to save some time for when you get the ball back.

Instead, Rat Solich saved both timeouts to ice the kicker with five seconds remaining. After the short FG, time had expired and Ohio didn't even get a last-ditch scoring chance. Gary Pinkel, however, thinks Solich worked the clock like a true maestro. It was Wow, Sheesh, Wow, Amazing!

--Go big and go home. The Nebraska volleyball team turned in its annual choke job, by losing in the NCAA's second rounded to the unranked Mildtwats from Kansas State. Looks like Lauren Cook, after her felony arrest, was just as toxic to her team as her boyfriend.

--More speed lost from the Bayou.....don't worry, we're sure Bo and the boys have a Class D walkon from Howells to replace this recruit. That said, PJ Smith was from Louisiana and was heralded as the second coming and can't tackle, run or remember an assignment to save his ass.

--Fresh off another bad loss, this time to Wake Forest, Nebraska takes on the Creighton Bluegays Sunday. Apparently, Creighton is the greatest team ever for beating San Diego State on the road and has 'that look' according to the Omaha World Herald because they are ranked for no reason in particular. Check back with us in March.

Anyway, NU lost to Oregon because it missed shots and played spotty defense and got jobbed by the officials. It lost to Wake because they exposed the Huskers' weaknesses....already. NU still, in a state of 99.9% white people, can't find a knock-down three-point shooter for drive & kick situations. The Deacons pressured Bo Spencer, Dylan Talley and Caleb Walker when they had the ball and didn't allow them to get their shots in rhythm. It was another horrible shooting night for Nebraska, who were 38.6% from the field and 6/23 from downtown. Shades of last season. Perhaps if they got JB Diaz more than 10 shots on the interior that percentage would be higher. Diaz still gets pushed off the low block too easily by even the skinniest of players.

Even more frustrating was NU's perimeter defense, as it gave up consistent wide-open threes that helped keep WF in the game in the first half. For a coach who hangs his hat on rugged defense, that kind of effort is unacceptable. However, it's been happening since the beginning of last season. Perhaps our preseason prediction of 14-16 for this team wasn't far off.

NU had better show up and make shots on Sunday, or they will get bottle blasted in Omahole. This is Creighton's Super Bowl, as we all know they'll piss the MVC conference title down its leg in February. Fear not, though, Husker fans. Brandon Ubel has been assigned to guard Creighton's top dog Doug McDermott...and they don't call Ubel "The Glove" for nothing....

Two side notes on the Wake Forest game, after watching the second half on DVR:

1. Could the court design be any worse? Over-sized ugly Iron N with an inexplicable white background behind it--like someone forgot to crop it out on Photoshop before rubber-stamping the final proof. Thanks 3:10 to Beatrice for pointing that out. Jammed in next to the N is a gaudy Big 10 logo, topped off by non-matching font Nebraska on the baseline.

2. We never thought we'd hear play-by-play man Mitch Holthus top his effort from an NU game last year, when he called Andre Almeida "The Bouncer" at least 15 times in one game. He did, though, on Wednesday, when he talked about men, women and children taking dumps for a good 45 seconds when Miles Simon mentioned the fact that the new Hendricks Center had televisions in the shitters. Simon says disgusting.

Finally, congrats to some friends of PYB for making it center stage on Deadspin. 50 Cent called and says "Damn, you big time now..."

Enjoy your weekend....PYB