Friday Flakes: The Tim Miles Assumption and Niobrara Has Seen This Before

Let’s assume that Tim Miles will be fired. I’m not saying he should. I am not saying he shouldn’t. Regardless it just appears that it may a done deal.

It would be much easier for me, personally, if Tim Miles was an awful human being. From what I can tell that is not the case. He has a great sense of humor and actually wanted to stay here at Nebraska for the long-haul. He mentioned in the Jeff Goodman podcast that he wanted his kids to have a place they called “home.”

You know, when somebody asks where you are from or where you grew up that you can say, “I grew up in Nebraska.”

However, when making the hiring or firing decision you have to put that stuff aside. Luckily for me, I don’t get to make that decision.

One thing I am happy to remind myself is that Coach Miles likely will not be unemployed for long. I think what he has done at Nebraska shows he is a good basketball coach. Plus, the national view of Nebraska and how it is a wasteland for men’s basketball should be in Coach Miles’ favor.

“Look at what he did at Nebraska! Nebraska is where basketball coaches go to die!” - Future Boss for Coach Miles.

That would be fine. I hope Coach Miles gets a great job. I think he deserves it. At the same time I hope Nebraska gets a great coach.

Obviously, this is all based off of the assumption that he is gone.

And you know what they say about assumptions...

Niobrara Has Seen This Before

After one of our national SB Nation writers had a question about “bugeaters,” one of our Corn Nation staffers provided a link to the Nebraska Historical Society. One of the tags at the bottom of the article was “weird.” So I clicked on it and a short blog post from May 9th, 2018 was at the top of the page.

Niobrara: A Town Too Tough to Stay Put

“The town of Niobrara was established in 1857 along the Missouri River, about a mile southeast of its confluence with the Niobrara river. In March 1881 an ice jam flooded the town with three to six feet of water. By April the town had been flooded three times. Teamsters, armed with house jacks, winches and capstans, block-and-tackles, oxen, mules, and horses moved Niobrara, building by building, to the benchland a mile and a half to the southwest. Although moving an entire town seems remarkable, Niobrara was moved again in the 1970s when a rising water table, caused by the Gavins Point Dam, threatened the town. The third, and current, town of Niobrara was dedicated on July 4, 1977.”

The post included old pictures from 1881. Many were of houses put on wheels and pulled over a mile away.

It is somewhat surreal to find that post after the devastation that has overtaken the state of Nebraska. Niobrara was hit again.

If you can help in anyway, whether it be through volunteering for the cleanup or through monetary donations then do it. Jill had many links in her Flakes on Wednesday with ways to help.

Also, Jon published Nebraska Strong, Red Cross Donations And Resources To Help Flood Victims in the Midwest this morning. Give it a look.

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Time for flakes..

Sports News - Nebraska and Otherwise

Which of baseball's most unbreakable records might actually get broken in 2019?
What follow are The Big 20, the 20 records I estimate are the biggest deal, ordered by how likely they are to be broken this year. We're ignoring the purely anachronistic records, the ones that are of such an ancient style of play there is no opportunity for a player to break them. We're treating only batting records set since 1901, and only pitching records set since 1920, as official records. And we're not debating the composition of The Big 20 itself, because it exists only for the framing of this article. What is up for debate is the question at hand. We're starting with the least likely.

Mike Trout Isn’t Worth $430 Million—He’s Worth Much More - The Ringer
The obvious first response to seeing a number as big as $430 million (or even $360 million) is, “That’s a lot of money.” The obvious second response is, “Well, yeah—we’re talking about Trout.”

Allen Iverson’s iconic ‘Slam’ magazine cover still resonates 20 years later
A classroom at New York’s School of Visual Arts might seem a rare place for Allen Iverson to pop up, but that’s what happened eight years ago when a magazine cover image of the Hall of Fame guard flashed on the screen during an editorial photography session.

Film Study: A New Kind of Hybrid Defender Has Emerged in the Big 12, and The Rest of The Nation Should Take Notice | Eleven Warriors
An invention built out of necessity has already made a major impact on the nation's most offensive conference. But the Big 12's secret scheme won't stay that way for long.

A fan paid nearly $7,000 to see LeBron and Giannis, then got neither
March in the NBA can be a bit of a gamble for fans looking to score tickets as a means to watch their favorite players play. On good teams or bad, stars are subject to rest this late in the season.

This is a big problem for the NBA. I do not know what could be the solution but it is a huge problem.

Charles Tillman is afraid of water — but that won't stop the former Bear from rowing across Lake Michigan for childhood cancer research - Chicago Tribune
Charles Tillman and a friend are building a boat and plan to row across Lake Michigan this year.

Three possible problems with that idea.

1. Tillman has zero experience as a rower.

2. He’s never built anything before, much less a boat.

3. He’s afraid of lakes. (And sharks.)

Nebraska's Johnny Trueblood Has a Decision to Make | Hail Varsity
Senior guard Johnny Trueblood has a decision to make. He knows it. Nebraska basketball fans know it (and have let him know with tweet after tweet after tweet).

Here’s the thing: Trueblood does have one remaining year of eligibility left. After walking on as a freshman for the 2015-16 season, Trueblood opted not to return for his sophomore season. After a year away, he returned to the program on June 7, 2017.

Settled Vedral in "fast and furious" backup competition
Quarterback Noah Vedral had a bumpy road in 2018. The former Bishop Neumann quarterback got a chance to chase his dream playing for Nebraska, but the first season for the Big Red was anything but smooth.

The Nebraska Cornhusker transferred into the program in January from UCF, following Scott Frost’s lead, and then he spent the spring as sort of the defacto coach-on-the-field for many of his teammates, helping them learn the offense.

Physical change, mental growth spur Dismuke excitement
Forgive Nebraska fans for forgetting, but there’s a four-star talent ready to roll at safety and help the Huskers pick up from the losses of starters like Tre Neal, Antonio Reed and Aaron Williams.

Healthy Domann excelling this spring
Nebraska junior defender JoJo Domann credits the Domann genes with being one of the reasons he’s up over 230 pounds in spring practices, but don’t overlook health in the equation either.

“I’m having fun. I’m having a blast. I’m living my best life right now,” Domann said.

The Raiders’ award-winning trade of Khalil Mack? Believe it, because the analytics community certainly does – The Athletic ($)
You​ may​ have​ missed​ it.​ Well, everybody​ missed it. The Raiders won an​ award​ two​ weeks​ ago.

And you​ will never​​ guess for what.

The Raiders were awarded the Alpha Award for “Best Transaction” by the analytics community at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (SSAC) in Boston.

“STICK TO SPORTS!” Nah

Porcupines are being poached for their bezoars
PORCUPINES ARE BEING hunted for onion-shaped masses of undigested plant material in their gut known as bezoars. According to leading wildlife trafficking experts, the small, spiny rodents are at risk of becoming endangered across Southeast Asia.

Mount Everest: Melting glaciers expose dead bodies - BBC News
Nearly 300 mountaineers have died on the peak since the first ascent attempt and two-thirds of bodies are thought still to be buried in the snow and ice.

Bodies are being removed on the Chinese side of the mountain, to the north, as the spring climbing season starts.

The staircase St. Joseph built in New Mexico
The staircase of Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico is well known for being surrounded by at least two mysteries: the identity of its builder and the physics of its structure.

The Best Thing I Saw On the Internet This Week

I have yet to step back into twitter during Lent, but this was posted in our slack chatroom. I admit, this is pretty good.

Have a great weekend.