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Dave Feit

@feitcanwrite.bsky.social

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Dave Feit is an observer of the absurd, HuskerMax columnist (https://bit.ly/3JetUvx), and purveyor of snark and sarcasm.

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Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · May 20

Starting today:

Dave Feit's Greatest Huskers by the Numbers, a daily countdown of the greatest Husker to wear each uniform number 99-0.

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Dave Feit’s Great Huskers Countdown: Introduction and Methodology

Welcome to the Greatest Huskers by the Numbers countdown! Over the next 100 days leading up to the start of the 2025 season, I’ll be counting down the greates

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$5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy @chairtrophy.bsky.social · 1d

Not enough of you are considering the fun of donating for spite.

Sooners, Buffs, Penn State fans hoping for Matt Rhule... Team One Four would love to welcome you to the squad.

Badgers, PJ Fleck capri pant haters... Team Jack is a fantastic org doing great work for kids.

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Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 13h

Probably not a great time for Nebraska's football coach to ask fans to invest more into the program.

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Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 13h

Sports branding guy: Your school is called Bowling Green?

Bowling Green AD: Yep

SBG: I assume you want a shade of green as your primary color. Which one?

BG: We were thinking orange and brown

SBG: Huh. I was thinking Strikers or Turkeys for a nickname

BG: Falcons. We don't have a bowling team

Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 16h

In honor of @chairtrophy.bsky.social Week, here is a piece I wrote this summer on the origins of the Minnesota - Nebraska rivalry, the birth (and death) of the original Chair Trophy, and some of the craziest games in the series.

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Dave Feit’s Greatest Huskers by the Numbers: 47 – Charley Brock

The deep roots of Nebraska football's rivalry with Minnesota, plus a Husker with a big secret.

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Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 16h

Hot take: I view Matt Rhule as the Houston Nutt of the Penn State coaching search.

He's not their first choice. He's the guy you call when 12 other candidates have turned you down. But ultimately, he's just using your interest for leverage.

danmoser.bsky.social @danmoser.bsky.social · 17h

I'm not worried about Matt Rhule leaving.
Tanned.
Rested.
Ready.
#FuelUpThePlane

Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 16h

Several years ago, I signed up for a free service that emails me about crimes that are committed within a user-defined radius of my house.

Here is the first email I've received in the last two months:

#Crimetown

Screen shot that says "Vandalism. Sauce packets thrown at vehicle"

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Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 1d

It got buried in the Rhule / PSU discourse, but there was big news on the redshirt front.

Rhule does not believe the "5 for 5" policy is going to pass this year.

Willis McGahee IV is likely head for a redshirt.

Read more about who has - and has not - redshirted:

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2025 Nebraska Football Redshirt Tracker: Game 6 Update

This is an unofficial tabulation of games Nebraska players have appeared in during the 2025 season. NCAA rules allow a player to maintain his redshirt season o

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Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 1d

This week:
🌽 Is the Groin Kick era over?
🌽 Why I'm not worried about Raiola
🌽 NU's red zone struggles
🌽 The pass defense is human
🌽 What is causing the slumps?
🌽 An alarming fourth down trend

And much more!

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Dave Feit: Huskers Flip the Script in Win at Maryland

'I've seen this movie before.' How many times have you said that in the last decade as Nebraska blew a lead, turned the ball over, made a quarterback look lik

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Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 4d

Very happy for you!

Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 4d

In honor of Nebraska's new volleyball court, here are the approximate county/town locations.

Black lines are the 10' lines, blue is midcourt.

Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 4d

We could add 3-4 more games from the end of 2020 onto the list.

Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 4d

238: Nebraska's punt return yardage, 2025 (first five games)

225: Nebraska's punt return yardage, 2021 - 2024 (49 games)

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Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 4d

When Nebraska got that Rose bid, they had never been to any bowl game.

Their administration had to be convinced by one of the players (who was also student body president) to go.

Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 4d

Another excellent thread about Nebraska & Minnesota.

This Matters To Somebody @tm2s.bsky.social · 4d

7 days from the Chair Game and the #Gophers are in the lead!

We're celebrating by taking a look at a game from one of Minnesota's National Championship seasons that featured a special guest and unforgettable experience for the Minnesota Band:

October 5th, 1940: Minnesota 13, Nebraska 7

$5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy @chairtrophy.bsky.social · 5d

8 days away from Friday Night Lights, here are the Chair-ity totals so far.

$1850 for Team One Four/Gophers

$176 for Team Jack/Huskers

We're over $2000 in the fight against pediatric cancer. Let's kick this up a notch! Thank you, and keep sharing the link!
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Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 4d

Another great thread!

I have read that in 1940, #2 Stanford was the Rose Bowl's first choice. Back then, they could pick their opponent.

My understanding is that Stanford wanted Minnesota, but the Gophers declined - and recommended Nebraska.

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Dave Feit's Greatest Huskers by the Numbers: 33 - Forrest Behm

The unbelievable made-for-Hollywood story of one of Nebraska football's all-time greats, and a current Husker hoping to overcome adversity.

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Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 4d

Promoting democracy seems like something worth celebrating.

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Breaking News: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader, for her work promoting democracy.

María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: Live Updates and Video

The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.”

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Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 5d

You're putting way too much thought into a silly picture on the internet.

Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 5d

They thought they had made this home run hire, but it has been a colossal swing and miss.

Also, Michael Jordan went to North Carolina

a cartoon of a man holding a microphone

ALT: a cartoon of a man holding a microphone

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Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 6d

Because he gave a shit and worked hard.

Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 6d

The Bill Belichick era at North Carolina, in one picture:

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Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 6d

Carolina thought they had an absolute home run hire with Belichick.

Here's what that swing looked like:

Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 6d

Technically, the Nebraska version of "Louisville" is pronounced exactly as it looks, but it is an easy way to spot non-natives.

Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 6d

What does that even sound like?

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Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 6d

The stats of Nebraska's pass defense are undeniable.

(and you'll want to which QB is the perfect comp for what the Blackshirts have done...)

But there is an asterisk to be found on each performance, so I ask if this is real or a mirage?

We'll find out this weekend.

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Dave Feit: Is Nebraska's Pass Defense for Real?

I have been cautiously subscribing to the idea that Nebraska's pass defense is one of the best in the nation. The stats through five games are ridiculously im

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Dave Feit @feitcanwrite.bsky.social · 6d

This is a great thread about Nebraska's highest scoring game in the last 100 years.

This Matters To Somebody @tm2s.bsky.social · 6d

9 days out from the game, we're ripping the bandaid off.

Let's talk about what might be the worst day in #Gopher football history: September 17, 1983.

#CFBsky #B1G

Nebraska advertisement from 1983:

"The Scoring Explosion" featuring the power of the Nebraska offense including eventual Heisman Trophy winner Mike Rozier

Minnesota linebackers and d-linemen fail to prevent a Turner Gill handoff

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