From the editor: Calling it

Everybody is talking about Omaha.

The reason is a little bizarre. No, Warren Buffett did not waste his entire fortune creating a white sand beach on the Missouri River. There was no announcement on network television that a revival of Mutual of Omaha’s “Wild Kingdom” was in the works. And I’m reasonably certain Omaha Steaks issued no statement promoting vegetarian diets.

Did I miss anything related to Nebraska’s largest city? Oh, yeah—the College World Series, otherwise known as the only time 20-somethings excitedly exclaim “We’re going to Omaha!”

On Sunday, as Denver Broncos fans quieted to a...