The Wolf Pack won’t beat Nebraska.
The offense is too inexperienced and the Memorial Stadium atmosphere is too intense.
Oh, and the Cornhuskers are No. 20 in the nation.
That doesn’t mean the game can’t be close, however. At least closish.
The Little General is always quick to point out that there are no moral victories for Nevada football […]

When it comes to sports, I’m a bit of a pessimist.
Rather than looking to the future with hope and blind optimism, I prefer the bitter scourge of focusing on all the things that are likely to go wrong.
It’s not my fault, I’ve been an Oakland Raiders fan my entire life.
So instead of resting my thoughts […]

So apparently there’s a fairly significant football game on Saturday.
Nevada has a chance to earn national respect when it plays Nebraska in the Wolf Pack’s toughest game since coach Chris Ault returned the program to respectability.
As such, the next few days will be devoted to everybody’s favorite event – the start of football season (who […]

Found this on the craigslist.com personal ads a few minutes ago:
WANTED: Point man for committed, successful Division I basketball program.
Program coming off fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Just ended long, successful relationship with four starters. In desperate need of a capable point guard.
Previous experience not required. Player must simply have college eligibility and pulse (the […]

Barry Bonds is ruining my life.
Whenever somebody finds out that I’m a sportswriter covering the University of Nevada, they inevitably ask my opinion about Bonds, his huge head, and his homerun record.
At least now I know how bands like A Flock of Seagulls feel. Sure, they have an entire catalogue of songs, but nobody cares. […]

A couple observations on the Ezra Butler situation.
First, Nevada coach Chris Ault deserves credit for upholding the law and sitting Butler, his best player, against Nebraska for the team’s first game on Sept. 1 for breaking an unspecified team rule.

Watching the freshmen scurry around campus this week brought back memories of my orientation experience, which turned out to be pretty much the most worthless event of my four-plus years at the U (that includes the time my roommate and I pulled an all-nighter to beat “Gears of War” on my XBOX 360 and drink […]

Welcome to “The Truth: The Blog,” your new source for daily musings and news concerning Nevada athletics.
I’ll be posting thoughts and opinions on all things Wolf Pack, and I’ll search the dirges of the net for links to actual stories from credible sources.
Hopefully this will give you, the fans, something to talk about and discuss.
You’ll […]