Illinois Friday Nov 22nd

Neb doesn't look to have lights.  They played last game at 2pm their time.  I expect Pilot/Illinois game to be around 11 am their time, but nothing posted yet.

Ill one of the last teams to make the draw at 54 ARPI.   Biggest wins where Lou, Iowa, and Minn.

Viewing party anywhere?

purple passion wrote:Viewing party anywhere?

Lincoln?

I haven't been there since 1969, when I arrived there on the Fourth of July at about 9:30 pm with my wife (5 months pregnant), our daughter (18 months old), a U-Haul filled with all our possessions, and our entire bankroll of about $200, and no motel reservation. We got the last empty room in town. It was an adventure! Maybe another coming?

Game times are now posted on NEB site.  Like I thought UP/Ill at 11 CT, Neb BC at 2pm CT.

Duke will be hosting #2 seed Florida in that pod.

I wonder what happened?

Right now there is no sign that there will be any game coverage.
Is it possible we will have only game tracker? Or less?

Forecast high for Friday in Lincoln is 39 degrees.

Nebraska does have a sports web subscription program.
There is no indication any of the women's games next weekend will be available.

I don't know for sure, but I would expect that someone from UP (most likely our man Adam Linnman) will be there to at least provide an audio broadcast.

Um, airline connections to Lincoln are pretty easy, and the airfare is not that bad.
 
A Thursday departure out of Portland with a connection in Denver, with the same intinerary home on Monday is less the $600 roundtrip on United Airlines.
 
Wanna get away?

Didn't we take two out of Lincoln in 2005? Just sayin...

You might check on flights to Omaha, it is only about 55 miles away and there are cheaper flights available.

Is Cruz going to make it back this year?  Not the Ellie is any less effective, pretty amazing that she stepped in and we have seen no drop off in play at that position.

I would have like to see Frisbie come out and rest that ankle some of Sat night.   I think two games next weekend will be a stretch with that injury.

Cruz has been practicing at full speed. I expect she isn't done for the year.

Any word on UP events in Lincoln over the weekend?

The well-placed rumor is there will be FREE streaming video available for the Pilots games in Lincoln.
 
Standby for details.....but I'm betting the UP Athletics website will carry it.

The Pilot's website currently has a live video link which goes to the Husker's schedule :/
http://portlandpilots.com/schedule.aspx?path=wsoc

Here's hoping

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That is one very generous individual.

very generous! and how great for the women to have strong support for the games.

ejjqb wrote:Was told by the mother of one of the 4-year Villa Drummers that an anonymous donor has paid for the Villas to fly to Lincoln for the games with UP approval since they will miss classes on Friday.  Flights plus three nights lodging!  Same person who sent them to the other games.  How great is that?!

You need administration approval to miss classes? Hope that policy isn't retroactive!  

I just told my profs if they objected, I'd be back next year.

Forecast has turned hard and white. I think they should move the game to the next-highest-seed's field, don't you?

Thursday Night Snow likely, with a low around 23. Blustery.
Friday A 20 percent chance of snow.  high near 32.
Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Saturday Sunny, with a high near 25.
Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 9.
Sunday Sunny, with a high near 36.

There was a Notre dame game in the snow and frozen ground a few years ago.

And this was a Boise state-Louisianna state game from 2008