Mike Schaefer
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I cover Nebraska football and recruiting for @247Sports and @Nebraska247.
Nebraska
Joined June 2009
Nebraska just beat the No. 1 team in the country on the road with its No. 4 starter (maybe?), missing the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, running the bases like it’s downed at least four Elk Creek pitchers in an hour all while its shortstop pitched the final 4.2 innings. Baseball!.
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On the radio today I said Parks and Rec is better than The Office. I want to put this on Twitter too.
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A program that has every possible resource and has a fan base that is asked to not just come to games but donate to the AD and the collective, got out coached, out played by a 2-5 UCLA team and is once again wandering in the November wilderness.
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Took Dana Holgorsen all of two games to give Matt Rhule and his first 30+ point effort in Big Ten play. Back up the Brink's truck. Bring on the skill players.
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Lamar Jackson fights tears heading into the locker room. In a lost year of Nebraska football, he turned himself into a good player. Lots of respect for him to stay and fight.
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If you keep running WR screens behind someone who can’t block and has shown he can’t block that’s no longer on the player. That’s a startling lack of comprehension and understanding of your own team. And to do it repeatedly is self-sabotage.
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Nebraska, a school by all accounts has taken COVID-19 seriously and was buying its own rapid testing before a conference mandated one, is the one getting shit nationally and not any place that’s had outbreaks. All because it has audacity of wanting to play like everyone else.
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The same officiating crew that can spot Alex Bullock “not being set” can’t spot a single hold on Ohio State all day. Not when someone’s grabbed by the neck or the arm is being held or when a defensive back is holding the jersey when the ball is in the air. The Big Ten.
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Nebraska's kicker, Matt Waldoch, went three-for-three tonight. Two months ago he was playing club soccer at Nebraska and working at Leadbelly. What a weird damn season.
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Nebraska didn't deserve to win, but like all teams in this conference it deserves far better officiating every single week.
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Nebraska's social media team with those Mikai Gbayor receipts on Emmanuel Acho and Lesean McCoy. Maybe someone else learned a lesson about respect this weekend. Nah.
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Nebraska sports largely owning Wisconsin has been a fun 2024 subplot.
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I'd like to see a side-by-side comparison of the interference call on JoJo Domann in the Michigan game and the final offensive play for Nebraska against Wisconsin today. And then an explanation on how pass interference works.
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This is an important picture to me. My dad had a pretty miserable last year. A stroke stole his ability to capably handle simple functions combined w/ return of lymphoma. Yesterday he went to range and swung a club during physical therapy for first time. Never stop fighting.
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Constantly berating, belittling, bemoaning the people who play football for the college team you've chosen to care about and cheer for says more about you as a person than those individuals as players. There's never a reason to be an asshole as it relates to your football team.
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Nebraska coach Matt Rhule, assistant Terrance Knighton hanging with the junior Eagles here at Omaha North vs. Omaha Central.
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Nebraska QB coach Mario Verduzco doesn't believe in days of the week. Why?. "Everyday is game day.". #Huskers.
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Unfortunately Slider and I took our last walk together this afternoon. Truly was a tremendous dog and I’ll miss him greatly. Please give your dogs (or any pet you choose) a big hug for me. They’re family. They are always family.
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Somewhere Nate Gerry is very confused why he was held out of multiples halves of football based on that non-targeting call.
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This is going to "shock" some people, but early returns from the recruits who visited saw an atmosphere that they loved, a team that has to get better and an opportunity in Lincoln. Because this is how recruiting works.
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Last tweets (maybe) of the night: I hope people appreciate the Huskers have an athletic director and a football coach who show up to Nebraska events and want to be there. Which sounds crazy, but we’re not far removed from that being a foreign concept around these parts.
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My dad, Jim Schaefer, passed on Monday afternoon. Our family is heartbroken to lose him, but thankful he’s now at peace.
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First Creighton. Then Iowa. Now Wisconsin. Big year of scalps for Nebrasketball.
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Popeyes sent me recruiting mail today. Looks like they want to set up a visit.
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There's not a bigger quote I've wanted to hear than Matt Rhule saying "Every player on the team is my guy.". Covered two different coaching changes where the conversation was about "getting their guys" so its refreshing to see a HC say everyone is his guy. That's real culture.
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Looking at stats after the game: Give the offensive line a gold star for the game. No sacks allowed. No tackles for a loss allowed. Nebraska's only lost yardage came on kneel downs. The best kind of lost yards.
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Congrats to the college football playoff on pointing out that not losing is actually worse than losing and being in the SEC. And God speed to the people who will with a straight face carry the water for that decision.
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Nebraska's defense held both Ohio State and Michigan scoreless in the first quarter. Nebraska's defense held Michigan State to essentially nothing in the entire second half. Nebraska held OU to 7 points in a half. Some impressive work from Chinander and his group this year.
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Nebraska’s new football facility should do this for every in-state HS team.
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Just so we're clear: If the argument is Nebraska has to bring Adrian Martinez back to have a chance in 2022 - he's been outplayed by Aidan O'Connell, Artur Sitkowski and Tanner Morgan this year. There are other ways to run offenses and potentially win games.
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Is the Big Ten thing like deciding a new pope? Will there be smoke signals?.
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Jahmal Banks has to be the most interfered with wide receiver in college football and he never gets a call. And yet Nebraska nailed on hands to the face. Somehow not offset.
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I think Matt Rhule has had his fill on Big Ten officiating for the year and it’s been two games.
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Watching Chasing 3 and somehow it still feels like we don’t appreciate Bud Crawford enough or at the very least recognize how fortunate we are to see that level of greatness. Doesn’t come around often. And on top of being the best in the world he’s a heckuva NE ambassador too.
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Moos on Bret Bielema "Don't know him.". Breathe a sigh of relief Nebraska fans.
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Matt Rhule on Jacory Barney: "He runs every play like it's the last play of his life.". The freshman from Miami might already be Nebraska's best offensive player though others certainly have cases. And I'm sure he's being tampered with. That's CFB now.
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Reporting for spring training 2024. Hudson James Schaefer. Lifetime contract signed February 9, 2024.
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Ethan Nation hanging out with Matt Schick and committing to Nebraska.
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Here’s hoping the Mountain West adds Montana, Montana State, North Dakota State and South Dakota State. The world needs Hawaii playing in Brookings in November.
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Very confused by the NBC explanation of how the Iowa guy was able to hit the ball in the end zone and it’s a touchback.
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Pat Fitzgerald went and found Adrian Martinez and congratulated him and the two chatted for a bit at midfield. Cool moment of respect there.
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Creighton fans leaving the Century Link, now running to the bar to watch their volleyball team in the regional finals.
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Four of the last five additions for Nebraska football have a Kansas City connection:. Isaiah Mozee - Flip from Oregon.Juju Marks - Flip from Kansas.Dawson Merritt - Flip from Alabama.Williams Nwaneri - Transfer portal addition from Missouri. The Jamar Mozee effect is very real.
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I am insanely jealous of the Nebraska fans making the spontaneous decision to drive to Minneapolis tomorrow and flood the Target Center for the first semifinal appearance in the school’s Big Ten history. It’ll be a scene and likely an entertaining game.
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Criminally under discussed Husker of the post glory years.
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Say this for Nebraska's new football coach - he really doesn't miss any opportunities to move things forward.
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Nebraska lost Tommi Hill with an injury a couple weeks ago. Since then Ceyair Wright has been a revelation.
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Nebraska's last four commitments:. Four-star OT, Four-star WR, Four-star TE, three-star JUCO RB. Wonder what's next?.
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Are we all going to overreact to this specific Nebraska basketball game? Absolutely. But if any fan base ever deserved to simply over enjoy a sample size of one game featuring a team that looks to be the opposite of much of the program's history, it'd be this one. So go crazy.
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100 points for Nebraska. If you're watching tweet in and be counted. You made it. You are here.
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My favorite part of tonight is knowing a bunch of SEC honks are crying about Indiana while extolling the virtues of teams who lost to Kentucky, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt as more worthy. All while playing an 8-game schedule because they’re too scared to play more conference games.
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Did everyone else know that Lavonte David has more tackles for loss than Brian Urlacher and Zach Thomas in roughly similar career games played?. And more forced fumbles than the two even if you combined their numbers?.
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But did they shake hands?.
Ohio State’s Jack Sawyer rips away the Michigan flag and throws it amid the insanity after the game. Cops. Pepper spray was even used. Two Michigan players were on the ground rubbing their faces. A photographer as well. Police later lined up at 50 to build a human wall.
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I wonder if Nebraska has a recruiting staffer just sending live footage of this offense to Oklahoma wide receiver commit Cortez Mills right now. "This could be you in a Dana Holgorsen-Dylan Raiola offense. ".
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Noa Pola-Gates announces for Nebraska and Matthew Pola-Mao immediately recovers a fumble. Clearly a sign he should join his cousin in Lincoln. #Huskers.
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I refuse to believe a team has zero penalties through nearly three quarters.
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Nebraska fans, defensive players are likely wondering what constitutes holding these days.
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I don’t want this come across as hype because it doesn’t guarantee anything in terms of on-field success or even recruiting success, it’s merely an observation: . I’ve never heard recruits talk about a head coach the way I’ve heard multiple recruits talk about Matt Rhule.
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I’m sure Michael Wilbon would agree Northwestern needs to be removed from the Big Ten for embarrassing the conference.
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Do they give JoJo Domann his Blackshirt at halftime?.
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I do not care for either head basketball coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Fox analyst Joel Klatt on BTN right now: "Nebraska is undefeated beating Nebraska. They beat themselves constantly.".
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Riley Van Poppel chose Nebraska over Michigan, Tennessee, TCU, others in June. Why did he stick?. "Every program can go through a rough patch. One day it will be over and I’m going to help turn this program around.” . More following the Rhule visit (VIP):
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Wow. People are going to tear Nebraska apart for this decision.
BREAKING: #Pac12 approves non-conference games, per source.
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Dylan Raiola was committed to Georgia for 217 days. When he signs on Wednesday he'll have been committed to Nebraska for 2 days. 'Crootin.
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I cannot think of a Nebraska assistant coach that I've covered as popular with fans, media, players and recruits as Mickey Joseph. And it's not an act.
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The start of this game is the dream Nebraska fans have had for several years, but haven't actually seen on a football field in awhile.
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What have 247Sports analysts thought of Daniel Kaelin's Elite 11 showing so far?. "He has one of the strongest arms here.". "I think Nebraska got a steal here.". "I think Nebraska fans should be excited about Kaelin.". Much more here (VIP): #Huskers
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Clearly Nebraska.
Which dormant CFB program would have the most insufferable fan base if they ever became elite?.
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Always take the ride. Even if the destination comes up short. Fun season. Can’t wait for the next one.
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I'm afraid Mike Leach won't get the chance to read the outpouring of support. Hopefully his family can take solace in what he meant to the CFB world at large. "Swing Your Sword" is a terrific book. It starts with a story of young Leach peeing on a dog. It builds from there.
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Linebacker Vincent Shavers stock is going to be off the chart going into 2025.
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Four offers: prep QB, JUCO DB, highly regard RB, a pass rusher. Uh. I think those guys did some homework. Damn.
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Officially official. Nebraska has its first Elite 11 quarterback.
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Now that I've officially paid my fine I'd like to offer the following opinion: raise your damn speed limit, Iowa. No one wants to be there any longer than they need to be.
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Start a Group of Five playoff already. Hell start it this year. 1. Cincinnati .2. Coastal Carolina.3. San Jose State.4. Louisiana-Lafayette. I'd watch those games. I know I'm not alone.
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Nebraska is staring at 3-5 when the clock hits 0:00 with a 4-year starting quarterback, a veteran defense and its best crop of skill position players.
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Heinrich Haarberg has earned the right to be Nebraska's starting quarterback moving forward. No need to look back.
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Nebraska, a Big Ten team, is playing other Big Ten teams, which to some people qualifies as "payback" because the program wanted to play football, and the conference is now playing football. 2020 is the dumbest year and it's not close.
🚨New Pod Alert 🚨.Overreaction Monday: Nebraska gets payback in Big Ten schedule release. The U shows signs of life. Small sample Heisman. An intense UTEP/ACU recap. Much more w/ @DanWetzel @sullyvol and @ByPatForde.
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I continue to think athletic director Trev Alberts is a big asset as Nebraska courts coaches.
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Not sure who needs the reminder but Bud Crawford fights on Saturday and he’ll get a chance to remove any doubt that he’s the greatest.
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I don’t think Nebraska fans are all that mad if the Big Ten makes the correct decision and allows Ohio State to play. Any anger stems from the ridiculous, condescending national commentary that followed the request to play UT-Chattanooga or even Frost’s August presser.
But why should you complain now that the league that keeps doing the wrong things might finally do the right thing for once?. Nebraska and Ohio State have been on the same side through all this. So why be mad if the league realizing its mistake helps Ohio State.
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I hope Nebraska addresses special teams with urgency after this season.
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Steps to better Nebraska:. 1. Hire Lane Kiffin.2. Use Lane Train momentum to build bullet train between Lincoln and Omaha.
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When is the last time a Big Ten studio show was absolutely gushing about Nebraska basketball? 2013-14? . Did it pregame. Did it postgame.
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Secret is out. Nebraska high school football players can play.
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If your national outlet is writing about how Nebraska should be thankful and shut up, maybe you should be examining why Wisconsin’s outbreak happened or Florida’s or Baylor’s in an attempt to learn things at places that were actually putting people in an unsafe environment.
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Colorado week begins. Memorial Stadium is going to be quite the scene a week from right about now.
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Iowa taking no chances after seeing Gebbia transfer when Martinez got the job.
Ferentz says potential for both punters to play Saturday, however. Has praise for both Rastetter and Gersonde.
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My dad, who has been in a hospital or care facility since April 29, heads to Columbus to a new (hopefully temporary) place. His lone request is to pull into the driveway so he can see his dog for the first time in 3.5 weeks. Never underestimate the relationship with pets.
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My thoughts on Nebraska landing Greg Bell and Jaron Woodyard?. Scott Frost is used to beating Tennessee.
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What’s the most you’ve ever won in Keno? Not to brag, but I now have a fiancé in @ShelbyRoh. Not sure what taxes I have to pay on that though.
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Incredible match ends on a net violation. That’d be like having a touchdown overturned because of a hand movement. Hard to imagine.
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Nebraska student section chanting “Dylan” for some reason today. Can’t figure out why….
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