Michael Bruntz
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Senior Writer (Nebraska Football, baseball, recruiting) for Husker247 (@Nebraska247) of 247Sports network. Heisman Voter. #Huskers
Joined March 2010
After 20 years and five head coaches, the key to breaking the Nebraska curse was Tom Osborne launching a clothing line.
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Noticed Mark Whipple watching the #Huskers players celebrate from the tunnel. A number of players stopped to give him a hug on the way back to the NU locker room. 2022 has been an interesting chapter in his long coaching career.
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Have already seen an older fan cutout telling the younger fan cutout in front of it to sit down.
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Thought these two guys holding the signs looked familiar on the broadcast.
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All the pumpkin patch workers in Nebraska getting ready for a bye week Saturday.
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Nebraska pumpkin patch workers waking up this morning on a game-free Saturday following a Husker win.
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Geez. Does that ref have any offers?.
WEEK 2 TURNAROUND: Elkhorn takes care of Roncalli as Aiden Young got the Antlers off to a hot start! @ElkhornPS_EHS @Antler_Football @Aiden_Young1 @GrantGutschow #nebpreps . More highlights HERE:
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Husker football players Brant Banks and Noah Vedral have joined the Nebraska basketball team for the Big Ten Tournament, the program announces.
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College basketball deserves a Keisei Tominaga heater in the NCAA Tournament.
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None of Nebraska’s six kickers were finalists for the Lou Groza Award, which was announced today.
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Everybody in Nebraska eying their quarter zips this week.
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LSU TE transfer Mac Markway isn’t in uniform today, but on the sidelines
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Dana Holgorsen says he's had as much fun as he's had the last three games at Nebraska. "We should have won three games," he says.
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Still wild to me that this is the last time we saw Noah Vedral in a #Huskers uniform. 2020 has been a year.
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Nebraska basketball has the No. 1 2020 recruiting class in the country right now according to @247Sports. How ‘bout that?.
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#Huskers AD Troy Dannen says Nebraska has found room for 1,500 additional seats in the Devaney Center for volleyball. Would push capacity up close to 10,000.
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Death. Taxes. Lavonte David not being picked for a Pro Bowl.
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Will Bolt on Schwellenbach: “He gave us everything that he had, everything in his being, he gave it to this team.”.
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Kinda cool that Lavonte David is going to get his degree this spring from Nebraska. Same with Correll Buckhalter.
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Still going through photos from Foster Farms Bowl. Noticed this nice assist from @ccarter_11 on the #Huskers TD.
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Hopefully some national folks don’t take that Uzbekistan quote as Nebraska looking to leave the Big Ten.
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Was looking through photos from today’s game. The Trueblood Flex is being used.
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The #Huskers land a commit on Thursday night from 4-star LB Randolph Kpai. Kpai is rated as the No. 73 overall prospect in the 2021 class according to @247Sports @SWiltfong247.@AllenTrieu.
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Frost says Nebraska is ready to look outside the Big Ten for football this fall if other options are needed.
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Congrats to the perpetually undervalued and under appreciated Lavonte David, who now has as many Super Bowl titles as he does Pro Bowl berths.
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That guy’s inner monologue: “Of all the people to sit behind…”
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Me when Chancellor Brewington goes into motion at the goal line.
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Except, you know, not in the place pictured here.
College football heads in wrong direction with largest attendance drop in 34 years.
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Jimari Butler just got put into a headlock, which isn't a hold.
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Announcer: “You could argue it was part of the ball.” . What?.
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Question for new #Huskers OC Mark Whipple about why come to Nebraska after the year he had at Pitt. “It’s Nebraska,” he said shrugging.
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12 tackles tonight for Nick Henrich, who quietly had a strong finish to the regular season playing both inside and outside linebacker.
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Nate Gerry would have been tossed for that tackle on Haarberg, right?.
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Wonder if the Big 12 revisits the ‘Horns Down’ rule this morning.
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Texas wide receiver transfer Isaiah Neyor announces he will transfer to Nebraska. @247SportsPortal .
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Was going back through photos of #Huskers Friday Night Lights camp. Forgot I had this one of new commit Tyjon Lindsey.
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College football should consider having players wear numbers to hopefully keep that from happening.
‘The official got confused about who had the ball’ . Cool. Cool.
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God help us if a Runza location is part of the rolling blackouts today.
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Speaking this into existence: I hope Nebraska gets a giant novelty check at the end of the Crown and Brice holds it over his head like he did that oar in Hawaii.
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Welcome to the Big Ten, Washington.
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Oklahoma running back Sevion Morrison commits to the #Huskers on his instagram feed a few moments ago. Big get for the Big Red.
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#Huskers OL signee Bryce Benhart representing the Big Red in San Antonio via @JoshHarvey247
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Scott Frost on the format of the spring game: “We’re going to play football.”. Good.
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Businesses in downtown Omaha after the news of a Game 3 between Tennessee and A&M.
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Mark Whipple summing up the Big Ten West well (he was joking, I think): "I don't know if it's quality, but it's competitive." . Print the T-shirts.
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Also, how cool, calm and collected was Will Bolt during that ninth inning. Damn.
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Imagining Fred Hoiberg's halftime talk was something like this:
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Don't know why I looked this up. In a span of 6 games in 2011, #Huskers baseball faced UCLA's Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer at Haymarket Park. The next weekend they hosted Fresno State. A freshman outfielder named Aaron Judge went 0-for-3 in the series with a walk.
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Just part of the ball.
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Nebraska baseball knocks off No. 21 Baylor 12-4 in Waco. Matt Waldron pitched seven strong innings, and Angelo Altavilla hit two homers in the win.
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B1G Commissioner Kevin Warren with a few congratulations for Mickey Joseph outside the #Huskers locker room.
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I’m old enough to remember when Isaac Copeland got a technical foul for glancing at a Purdue player.
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And just one of those guys has made one career Pro Bowl.
Only two players in NFL history have 1,000+ tackles, 20 sacks, and 10 INT through their first eight seasons. Lavonte David.Ray Lewis. (h/t @JeffKerrCBS )
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Noa Pola-Gates commits to the #Huskers at the Polynesian Bowl. He discusses his decision here with @247Sports .
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Fred Hoiberg postgame on Alonzo Verge Jr.: “He just made play, after play, after play. I could not be more proud of that kid for the way he has continued to battle.”.
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Nebraska needs to lean into the reputation as the Big Ten’s NWO.
Now Nebraska is spoiling news. National reporters lining up their angry hit pieces.
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Scott Frost notes that some of the #Huskers players were so sick “it was coming out of both sides.” Keith Jackson never painted a picture like that.
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Nebraska baseball knocks off No. 3 Texas Tech 2-1 in Frisco, Texas. Some big pitching performances from Waldron, Luensmann and Gomes.
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#Huskers signee Wandale Robinson makes a big jump in the latest @247Sports rankings, just missing out on 5-star status.
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Barrett Ruud here wearing Nebraska clothing. Looks right.
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Lotta Cam Taylor-Britt grabbing or nearly grabbing things one-handed out there on the web.
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Recently moved and found a bunch of old WWF figurines. Decided to replace one piece of the nativity scene per day until the wife says something.
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2021 Texas WR Latrell Neville commits to Nebraska on 4th of July. He talked with @SWiltfong247 about why he wanted to join the Big Red.
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Mike Riley on Newby’s near fumble: "We finally got a call. We didn’t get many tonight.” Cold blooded. #Huskers.
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Really curious to see what freshman linebacker and former Navy Seal Damian Jackson does for Nebraska. He’s got the glare down. #Huskers
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Former Bellevue West pitcher Cade Povich becomes the first commit of the Will Bolt era at Nebraska.
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Jano. Good gracious.
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