LINCOLN, Neb. -- When it comes to football and politics, Nebraska is as red a state as there is. When it comes to basketball, its a deep shade of blue, as in Creighton blue.The 10th-ranked Bluejays (8-0) and Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-3) play their annual game Wednesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, and Creightons dominance is expected to continue. The Jays have won 14 of the previous 17 meetings, including each of the last five by at least 10 points . Another win would even the all-time series 25-25.The matchups story lines provide a fun yet contentious backdrop.First, not much gets under the skin of Huskers fans more than the small Jesuit school in Omaha being better than the states flagship university at anything. On top of that, it bugs them that a lot of Creighton fans root for Nebraska in football -- the Bluejays dont have a team -- and even cheer for the Huskers in basketball outside the one game a year against the Jays.The `Jaysker thing, said Omaha radio host Nick Handley. That draws this weird, aggressive debate. The true Nebraska fans say you cant be a fan of both.Second, the Huskers have given scant attention to Omaha when looking for players. Creighton has two starters from the states largest city, guard Khyri Thomas and center Justin Patton, and each said he received no recruiting interest from Nebraska. Neither said his feelings was hurt.I wouldnt have chosen Nebraska anyway, Patton said. I look better in blue.And then theres the Greg McDermott-Tim Miles dynamic and their repartee. McDermott, the Creighton coach, is 12-0 all-time against his Nebraska counterpart going back to the late 1990s when they were Division II coaches at Wayne State and Southwest Minnesota State.McDermott pointed out that Miles never beats him on the golf course, either.I can only hope the game Wednesday would be as easy as the Ryder Cup match between our two staffs this summer, he said. I dont think they were mathematically eliminated after the first day, but it was close.Said a smiling Miles: They cheated. Typical Creighton. Heres a guy, 18-handicap, shoots 81. When Macs got sand coming out the bottom of his shorts and ears and hands, hes the biggest sandbagger you ever met in your life.This is one of the toughest nonconference weeks ever for the Huskers. The game against Creighton will be followed by a visit to No. 3 Kansas on Saturday.Creighton is fifth nationally in scoring at 90.8 points a game. Kansas State transfer Marcus Foster is scoring 19.4 points a game, Maurice Watson is second in the country in assists (9 per game) and Patton is second in field-goal shooting (78.9 percent).The Huskers top scorers are Tai Webster (16.9 ppg) and Glynn Watson Jr. (13.8). Their best win is over Dayton, 80-78 in the Wooden Legacy in Fullerton, California, two weeks ago. They stayed close with now-No. 2 UCLA until the closing minutes in an 82-71 loss at the same tournament.Were going into an arena thats full, a lot of energy in the building, McDermott said. When they come here, our building is the same way. Its what college basketball is about. 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My heart is there to continue, and if my doctor says Im physically able to continue, thats an easier decision for me to make.[Retirement] is not something I think about. Were trying to focus on just getting well and getting normal.The 41-year-old driver is preparing to return to the seat in 2017, and his doctor Sunday said the treatment focuses on Earnhardt -- who he said was pretty sick -- being able to handle everyday life and then a race car.Were doing what were doing right now to make sure we get Dales systems rehabbed to the point where not only does he feel normal but hopefully to the point where we dont see less force causes [them] to come back, said Dr. Micky Collins of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Medicine Concussion Program.Weve advanced things to a point where we know how to rehab these symptoms well. ... Hopefully we can get to a point where we see that he can withstand the normal forces of a race car driver. If he had a significant force, that would cause an injury as it would anyone.Earnhardt has battled balance and vision issues associated with gaze stability -- the ability to focus on an object in the distance while moving his head. He is going through vision, stability and exercise therapy.Collins treated Earnhardt in 2012 when he missed two races because of two concussions in six weeks.We went through this process in 2012, Earnhardt said. It was very scary and difficult. Micky told me that I would one day be well and I would win races again, and he was right. ... Hes telling me this is possible again, and I believe it.Earnhardt vows to race again despite having a history of concussions dating back to 2002. The June 12 wreck at Michigan International Speedway this year didnt appear so violent that it should cause a concussion. His car got jostled about three weeks later at Daytona, and the symptoms started the following week.He said he has seen significant improvement over the past few weeks, and both the driver and doctor said the decision not to race the remainder of the year has rellieved stress, which should accelerate his recovery.ddddddddddddI struggled with my eyes for a while, Earnhardt said. Im starting to see improvements there, which I was thrilled to wake up one day and feel a difference. ... My balance is miles better than when it was when I first went to see Micky.Collins said Earnhardt has worked as hard as any patient he has had.When I first saw Dale, my goal was to see Dale become a human being again, Collins said. And I can tell you with confidence that is occurring in front of our eyes. ... The second goal is Dale becoming a race car driver again.Yes, we will be working on that as well. Im very confident we are moving in the right direction.While he feels comfortable driving a car and doing things in everyday life, Earnhardt said there are still times where he would be in the car and stumble.Earnhardt, who turns 42 in October, has 26 victories -- including two Daytona 500 wins -- in 595 career Sprint Cup starts. He has finished in the top 10 in 42 percent of his races. The son of seven-time Sprint Cup champion and NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt, Earnhardt Jr. has never won a Cup title, with a best finish in the season standings of third in 2003. After missing the Chase for two consecutive seasons, he has enjoyed a career resurgence with five consecutive Chase appearances from 2011 to 2015.I definitely dont belong in a race car today by any stretch of the imagination, Earnhardt said. You dont know how long this process is going to take. We want to be healthy and be able to compete at some point.But we also dont want to take any risks to reinjure ourselves or put ourselves in a situation where we essentially erase all the hard work we did to get better.Four-time Sprint Cup champion Jeff Gordon has competed in five races since Earnhardt had to step out of the car, including a 14th-place finish Sunday night in the Southern 500, and he will drive three more this season. Alex Bowman, who has driven in two races in place of Earnhardt, will drive eight more to the end of the year.Gordon said the team has not let the potential of Earnhardt never returning affect its week-to-week preparation.I dont think were ready to go there with that mindset yet, Gordon said about thoughts of Earnhardt retiring. I think were all positive this is the right thing for him.The doctors feel confident in that. His attitude is that he wants to be back in the car and wants to get back to 100 percent when he is back in there. 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