probably would be OK with

-One of the main reasons for this is that Roger Goodell wants EVERY team to play a foreign game each year….with the goal of 16 games

out of the country. We’ll already see games played this year in Australia as part of the new countries…does anyone want this? The

49ers will play in Australia where it’s a 17-hour time difference (!!!!)

and wanted to give some thoughts. Crawford ranks Anthony Colandrea No. 36 overall in the country and 11 th best in the B1G

-This is when we do the exercise of who would you rather have? Wisconsin’s Colton Joseph is ranked 33 rd , ahead of Colandrea…is he

more desirable? How would we even know? Is it all just one great big crapshoot?

but the non-QBs mentioned (per FanDuel odds) are..

-Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith (+1300); Miami’s Malachi Toney (+3000); Texas’ Cam Coleman (+10000); Missouri’s Ahmad Hardy

-Dana Altman told The Field of 68 this week that they weren’t surprised to lose KJ Evans and Jackson Shelstad to the portal because

they were likely about to have their NIL reduced this year…saying the program is about to see reductions in both NIL AND rev-share.

Altman mentioned that some players were going to lose their NIL entirely but keep scholarships…is this going to happen elsewhere?

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between 12,000-15,000 at their A-Day event, down from 72,000 in 2024

-Tennessee (48,000) and Florida (47,100) had more than Nebraska BUT….their admission was free; Nebraska shared $10 prior to game

and $20 on day of game

scenario. Most ‘best’ cases are around 10-11 wins for those teams, and only a few teams were seen as having worse than 6-6 or 5-7..

-Can you really get to a 10+ wins scenario for this Nebraska team as ‘ceiling’ or best case? And is 3-9 the worst case or is it a better…or

worse…record than that?

won, 10-8….a win yesterday could really continue to spark thoughts on how good this team can be

-USC comes to town this weekend for a massive series for the Huskers…we will learn more about how good they can be

Ichiro’s hand essentially snapped, leaving it limp

-Ichiro was there for the ceremony and wasn’t exactly thrilled to see the bat situation…nor should he be

Champaign.

-However, CBS Sports reports that Kansas big man Flory Bidunga, the top-rated prospect in the portal, is seeking $5 million next year to

go to a school. He’s currently seen as the No. 29 prospect if he went pro and is seen as a late first round pick, which is roughly $2.3

million in salary, where a top 10 pick is more in the range he’s looking at to stay in college. He might get that in college with the big

man market..

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under…with several golfers within striking range for Sunday

-Did we see an epic finish to the tournament or a lack of drama?

target for Nebraska but is headed elsewhere. We did mention the addition of Sam Orme from Belmont on Friday…sizable addition

-Boise State transfer forward visited Lincoln but also visited Washington…any news there? And what about Trevan Leonhardt?

-The top two QBs are in the Big Ten

Not a direct replacement for Berke Buyuktuncel, but might be a stretch guy who fits better on the wing

The NFL Draft is two weeks away.... is Fernando Mendoza the clear-cut #1 selection for the Las Vegas Raiders?

Amazon Prime and Netflix (which would have sucked colossally)…but FOX will get its rightful spot having the game back

-Last year’s epic Ohio State/Indiana title game was on FOX, and now all the Gus Johnson lovers will get their wish to have him on it

again

we’d be entering into a golden era of the B1G coming into 2026?

-Fred Hoiberg wins AP National Coach of the Year…did the overall success of the B1G this postseason validate that decision or

was it deserved before we knew how the postseason went?

-Berke Buyuktencel is off to the transfer portal…is he someone who might come back like Emmett Johnson did last year in the

portal?

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eligibility from their 19 th birthday or high school graduation, with no redshirts or waivers

-We make fun of a sport that allows 6, 7, and sometimes 8 year athletes stick around….and it’s fine to make fun of that, because its

ridiculous…beyond athletes who want to make more NIL money, who says no to this?

his DUI but that doesn’t matter anymore anyways

-The big names of golf haven’t played a lot this year….Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, etc….does that affect the excitement coming in?

2 years since coming from UCLA

-There is always a chance he does what Emmett Johnson did and come back after entering in the portal…but as for now, it’s a spot that

needs to be addressed going forward

person, where he’ll likely be the first overall pick taken by the Las Vegas Raiders

-This pretty much never happens…it happened in COVID times when Joe Burrow was picked No. 1 but that was extreme….

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sports…is that more of a credit to coaching or the money that the conference has to work with in allocating to athletes for NIL?

-Isn’t part of this also just the cyclical part of sports? SEC dominance can come back, but it was bound to shift at some time,

right?

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record 16-0 on the year

-Across the MLB, the Royals game vs. Cleveland was in 33 degree weather, and other games got moved up…imagine taking a

pitch to the elbow in that weather

else major to report

-It means nothing at this point because of what we don’t know about roster movement, but all the way-too-early Top 25s for

next year like Nebraska…with ESPN putting them at 18 th in the rankings, and The Athletic had them all the way up at 10 th

Carolina….not Billy Donovan

-Malone is well-respected in NBA circles but doesn’t have college hoops experience…does that matter anymore?

NCAA appearance for the women; incredible starts for baseball and softball; wrestling 3 rd place finish at nationals; and plenty more

-Is program momentum real or not? The energy is very strong right now from the athletic department and hopefully football sees that

as motivation to get up off the mat…

but the non-QBs mentioned (per FanDuel odds) are..

-Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith (+1300); Miami’s Malachi Toney (+3000); Texas’ Cam Coleman (+10000); Missouri’s Ahmad Hardy

elsewhere next year---will we hear anything of players leaving here?

-Will the flurry happen in the first few days or next week of commitments and movement? Today through the 21 st is the period…what

did Fred have to offer to media yesterday?

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the high scoring going or did UConn slow them down?

-We can only imagine what Tony Petitti would be doing right now if his conference had bot the women’s AND men’s national

champions, as well as football….and a good chance at baseball/softball in the summer….

Who is the Next Target for North Carolina?

only from rough results on the field but also high licensing fees in obtaining the tickets. What is the fix if anything?

players with NIL---is ‘beefing’ with Brett Yormark, the Big 12 commissioner. Yormark wants to move Week 3’s Texas

Tech/Houston game to a Friday night, which Campbell is very opposed to, because of the importance of Fridays for high school

football in the state

-It led to Yormark saying, “Cody Campbell does not run the Big 12,” to which Campbell responded, “EVERYTHING RUNS

THROUGH LUBBOCK”…it’s a beautiful feud

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football—sometime down the road as college football evolves into an NFL model—and cited the way the CHL (Canadian Hockey

League) drafts players when they are 16 and is able to trade them…like we see with the Lincoln Stars in the USHL

-It’s unclear how that would work or how many rounds it would take to have that….but it seems highly unrealistic…is it even

desirable? And this ‘draft’ would just be for players coming out of high school, right? Would the portal stay as it is?

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tries to get its first national title in men’s hoops since 2000 (Michigan State)

-Will The Stool be locked in? What about the Breakers? Are we all behind Illinois because of our friend Brad Sturdy’s

appearance yesterday on the show and his willingness to offer Bill his courtside seat in the game vs. Iowa in Houston?

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Cedar Falls native…but the Panters hired Kyle Green instead---a former UNI assistant and current Iowa State assistant

-When Craig Smith left Nebraska after the 2013-14 season to be the head coach at South Dakota, even though the bulk of the roster

returned from an NCAA Tournament team---it didn’t play like it and his coaching was missed greatly. Trying to avoid that…

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the ‘way-too-early’ polls for 2026 have Indiana in the bottom part of the top 10…which is still great…but not what you’d think a team

that went 16-0 last year would receive in what were mostly dominant wins

-Ohio State, Oregon, Notre Dame, Texas and Georgia are the darlings right now for next year….will Indiana ever enter a season as a

‘favorite’ or are they forever tarnished by their embarrassing past?

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major construction

-Keep in mind---this is a Jaguars team that was one of the best stories in the league this past year and certainly has belief of being a

contender going forward….and that already plays 2 ‘home’ games a year in London…what a mess for the fans

not in the NCAAs…but instead, they were sent to Vegas to The Crown Tournament, where they were the first ever champions

-It’s fun to joke about the tournament, but it does seem to have sparked something in this team, as seen then with the win in the

exhibition game over BYU in October at PBA…should we continue to compliment the tourney in what it did for the program?

breathalyzer---he was issued a DUI, as Deputy Tatiana Levenar described Tiger as “sweating profusely” with “lethargic and

slow” movements.” Woods claimed that he was driving home from Jupiter and on his phone and didn’t see a truck ahead of

him slowing down

-Two white hydrocodone pills were found in Woods’ pockets and he had bloodshot eyes when picked up…

program can do going forward, though?

-Regarding the Spring Game…what did you see that gave you hope and what did you see that draws concern?

-Can this running game have a smooth transition to Mekhi Nelson/Jamal Rule after losing an All-American RB?

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Nebraska, beating the Huskers in the Sweet 16 before falling in the Elite 8 to Illinois

-However, Nebraska finished 2 nd in the B1G standings (15-5) and 28-7 overall, while Iowa finished 9 th (10-10) and 24-13

overall…so does Iowa’s one more win in the NCAA Tournament surpass all the regular season success Nebraska had?

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baseball was 19 th ---and it was a chance last night for both teams to get nice midweek wins

-Midweek games have been a problem for baseball

Spring…does EJ Barthel have enough clout at this time for people to trust what he’s doing with the RBs?

-Husker QB commit Trae Taylor quote tweeted Sip’s column from this weekend about the run game and said he wasn’t laughing

at Sip’s comments, but rather the idea that the running back room wasn’t great when coaches already said it was…

announced yesterday that he’d be taking the job at Utah State, replacing Jerrod Calhoun, who was hired at Cincinnati

-Jacobson’s contract at Northern Iowa states that no buyout is owed if he were to terminate the contract as long as it was known

ahead of time…so a 5-year deal it is for the new head man with the Aggies

and 2 nd in the B1G---in a league that has 2 Final Four teams (Illinois, Michigan)

-Cohesiveness and chemistry is never a given in any year, but Nebraska SHOULD have some back next year with Pryce Sandfort, Braden

Frager, and Berke Buyuktencel…but is it possible in the current NIL way of the sport for Nebraska to consistently be in the Dance?

fear, CBS Sports’ Brad Crawford already has his predictions out for Week 1 of the regular season…which, of course, is 5 months away

-Among his picks is an Oregon blowout win over Boise State (52-24), blowout win of Notre Dame over Wisconsin (41-10), and

more…this is not a conversation to attack those picks but more the thought of how are we already picking games?!

Cincinnati, 20-17, in Kansas City to start their year…in front of a mostly Husker crowd which was LOUD

-We also saw this in Dublin, which of course was a terrible loss to Northwestern in the 2022 season….have we seen enough openers on

neutral sites or do you want to see them somewhere fun again? And where would that be?

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Field

-Volleyball continues to grow in popularity across the country and now, Nebraska will play in the B1G/SEC Challenge at the home of the

Cubs…while their season is still going!

rate while also producing big plays….and that’s why a lot of Husker fans see a Jeff Sims 2.0 situation in Lincoln with Colandrea

-It’s not healthy to live like that, though, especially with the season 5 months away…so how can you coach that out of him?

themselves to pay off their own debts…great situation!

-Also, the ABS (automatic ball-strike) system is causing umps to be embarrassed, with as many as 6 pitches being overturned already..

wins, with a bold prediction that Nebraska’s embarrassing streak of losses vs. ranked teams will end when Washington comes to town

on Halloween

-He does have Nebraska going 7-5 which still isn’t great for expectations, but with the schedule as tough as it looks in 2026…it’s

something? His wins for Nebraska: Ohio, Bowling Green, North Dakota, at Michigan State, Maryland, at Rutgers and Washington

Four of 2 B1G teams, a Big 12 team, and an ACC/Big East team (Duke/UConn)

-The B1G hasn’t won a national title in basketball since 2000 Michigan State…Tony Pettiti is preparing for a potential epic party

that after what he saw at Memorial Stadium? Anthony Colandrea showed off his mobility and Jamal Rule showed that he might have

potential in the backfield

-It wasn’t a game with a ton of explosives—Quinn Clark’s one-handed TD catch was quite impressive, though---what were the

takeaways?

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they forget he’s coached in the Midwest his whole life, is FROM Iowa, and was born in Iowa City?

-Don’t forget Nebraska has a very good coach as well…this could become an even better rivalry than it already is

at the end…then, that same Iowa team pushed Illinois for 33 minutes before the last 7 got away from them in a 71-59 Illini win.

-The Illini will be joined in the Final Four by Michigan, who took care of Tennessee yesterday; they’ll face Arizona, who pulled away

from Purdue to advance to Indianapolis. First Final Four for Illinois since 2005, and first for Arizona since 2001….

-Adam Carolla show; Spring Game activities; Kevin Farley show; AND The Ticket + Howler Haus comedy tour this Fall!

depth’…Houston was ‘redemption story’….Duke was ‘best NBA prospect’…St. John’s was ‘gritty defense’…

-Nebraska’s was obviously ‘first time in the Sweet 16’…you wonder if fans across the country like to see the Huskers do well…

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played in Lincoln…can you believe this situation?

-Do Iowa fans know how much Nebraska fans are bothered that they are the ones standing in the way of the continuation of

this dream season? What’s the response from Hawkeyes fans to the draw?

-We can’t hide from it---Sip’s criticism of Bennett Stirtz went viral after the loss in Lincoln…where does David stand in defense

of the Iowa star point guard?

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insight from Suh on his playing days, recruiting days, and more…

-Also, as we mentioned at the end of the show yesterday, Lavonte David officially announced his retirement from the league…

Indiana football to Nebraska basketball---which probably isn’t completely fair to both sides, but it’s fun to be in that

conversation…

-Also, how many fans are making the trip to Houston? How many went to OKC and also are going to Houston and how many

DIDN’T go to OKC but ARE going to Houston? Let’s ask the Breakers…

the last time a team from the West Coast has won it all

-They’ll be by themselves again in the quest to end a 29 year drought for the West Coast, as no one else remains in the Dance besides

Arizona…will they do it?

talking about it at all now because it’s all about Nebrasketball as it should be

-For those who say it’s OK and that the Spring Game isn’t what it used to be—that’s correct—but it also is a day for people to come to

Lincoln to watch a practice and boost the economy for one day (usually in April)….and that’s not happening. What do the bars say?

being on the broadcast brought back memories of the past?

-Jeff is on the broadcast team of what is undoubtedly now the greatest team in Nebraska basketball history….has that hit him yet?

Sweet 16 appearance…has anyone considered if he’s the good luck charm? (Just kidding, Jake Muhleisen)

-What has this ride been like as a former coach? And to sit next to Kent Pavelka as he continues to get national attention for the dream

season he’s waited 41 years for as the main broadcaster?

that McDermott would retire once the season ends in The Crown in Vegas

-McDermott has won 365 games in his 16 seasons in Omaha, and made the Elite 8 in 2023---something Husker fans hope to match this

Thursday vs. Iowa

rounds should the Huskers beat Iowa and Illinois beats Houston. He mentioned the way Iowa pressures and guards is very difficult to

beat

-Hoiberg did say both games have been highly competitive and emotional and surely will be on Thursday as well…what else did he say?

-Baseball won 2 of 3 games at Michigan, winning 9-5 on Sunday (4 HRs)…that’s 13 wins in the last 14 games and an 18-6 record…while

Husker softball stays hot and wrestling finishes 3 rd at nationals….that will do

Purdue all rolled to the Sweet 16 with Nebraska joining them in the epic win over Vanderbilt…and as of the typing of this rundown,

Iowa and UCLA still had chances to advance as well

-One thing to note? Nebraska sits at 28-6 overall…and every one of their losses was to teams that won an NCAA Tournament game this

year. Absolutely remarkable.

Game. Even if Nebraska loses in the Sweet 16…what does that look like?

-Sip plans on being in Houston for the Sweet 16 but would fly back for the Spring Game if they lose…what if they don’t, though?

opponents. To beat the defending champions and 1-seed in your region would be incredible…as well as facing a rival in Iowa to

advance to Elite 8

-This is one magical ride, and one that the Huskers look awfully comfortable in right now….will the fan support be as strong in Houston

or anywhere near it? What does this picture look like?

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you really say that anyone doesn’t look like they are playing great ball right now?

-Rienk Mast made 3 3-pointers vs. Vandy, Berke made 2 3s (!!), and the guards looked great…that’s a dangerous team

night’s game vs. Vanderbilt is the best game of the tournament so far, with a 74-72 incredibly dramatic win thanks to great defense in

the final 2 minutes and key follow-ups by Sam Hoiberg and Rienk Mast, plus the go-ahead lay-up by Braden Frager with 2.2 seconds to

go

-The whole arena was in awe of Tyler Tanner’s half-court shot that went in-and-out, and then the party was on…and what a party it

was

-Tournament special edition

-What are some of the keys to this game as we near tip-off?

-We’ve seen basketball players have great success in the past in the NFL in that spot---Jimmy Graham, Tony Gonzalez, Antonio Gates…

you like the matchup for Troy in terms of a possible upset?

-Nebraska has played Big Ten teams the last 3 months, and now will face a Sun Belt team. That doesn’t sound intimidating on

paper, but why should Husker fans be fearful of Troy?

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there are lots of memories from days of the past in the Big 12, making the drive to Norman and Stillwater

-Is that part of the intrigue for Sip in going to OKC? The fact that it’s hard to have a takeover of opposing B1G towns because it’s

difficult to get to them?

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games?

-Tonight, it’s 2 more First Four games: Prairie View A&M/Lehigh (5:40pm, truTV); and Miami (OH)/SMU (8:15pm, truTV)

and see what their feeling is about the potential of knocking off Nebraska and moving on

-As we look at a potential 2 nd round matchup…are we positive Vanderbilt is going to beat McNeese? If we’ve learned anything

the last few years in the NIL world…it doesn’t mean a lot in terms of the madness still happening in the Dance…

midweek series---but with all the fans traveling down to Oklahoma City, and a 2pm first pitch on Wednesday…there might be some

‘shocked’ fans

-Jake is not making the pit stop at the ballpark but is curious what Breakers are planning to?

Breakers read it?

-Hoiberg said Monday that Rienk Mast, Sam Hoiberg and Lawrence had been “very vocal” in practice the last few days, as they are the

ones with experience in the tournament

success last year in winning it all…

-Other teams in The Crown: Oklahoma, Colorado, Baylor, Minnesota, Stanford, and West Virginia

first ever game in the NCAA Tournament OR have 15 points to randomly allocate to Husker football throughout the football season

-Example: Nebraska loses 23-20 in football to someone…you use 4 of your 15 points to win that game…15 points could change a 6 win

season to a 9 or 10 win season depending on how close the games are…but a first round win for Nebrasketball is a first ever…

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game at 8:15pm

-Also, if you’re inclined to watch the NIT….that begins tonight, too, with 8 games…all on the ESPN family of networks!

some specific players, especially the All-Sun Belt forwards Thomas Dowd and Victor Valdez

-Hoiberg said it’s also important to control your emotions…if you don’t, it’s easy to get ‘smacked’ in the NCAA Tournament…which has

happened to Nebraska in all it’s previous encounters in the Dance

-Well, it sounds like the NFL is trying to plan a Thanksgiving Eve game, on top of it’s Thanksgiving Day games, Black Friday game, Sunday

slate, and Monday Night Football. Enough is enough!

seed); and Wisconsin (5-seed)

-Which of those teams is on upset alert? And which ones might make a run? Could it be a lower seed like Ohio State or Iowa?

UCLA and Michigan en route to a banner to hang up and a 2-seed in the Big Dance

-They’ll play Queens in the first round of the West Regional…

the season. Troy will be difficult but it’s the first non-B1G team Nebraska has seen since late December…

-The middling previous 12 games have many Nebraska fans concerned…but is a chance of scenery just what they need? Can they avoid

the slow starts that plague them so badly over the past month?

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-We’ve seen 15 seeds and 16 seeds win recently in the Dance…any chance at all of that happening this year?

get a 2-seed in the Big Dance after an impressive showing. Disappointing result for Nebraska, but on to the Dance

-Troy is the competition in Round 1, as both teams try to win their first ever NCAA Tournament games. The Trojans pushed USC earlier

in the year in a 3 OT loss and also beat a tourney team (Akron) this season, so they’ll be no pushover. Nebraska opens as a 13.5 point

favorite vs. 22-11 Troy…

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the greatest season in the history of the program. Not many schools if any can say that…mostly they can debate what was the

best year…not here

-Without a shadow of a doubt, if Nebraska wins next week in the NCAA Tournament and gets their most ever wins in a season

and their first ever tourney win…we all who are alive can say we most certainly saw THE best season ever for this program.

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building (good morning from Chicago!)

-What were the results yesterday in the tournament as we get to the quarterfinals? Is there a Cinderella in B1G land?

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this year stand out as great stories and what listeners could root for in that capacity?

-Chuck also is at the High School Sports Hall of Fame, just north of Haymarket Park…what can Lincoln visitors see there and

when are they open?

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hard work and focus during the spring period so far

-What concerns does Rhule have, and did he address them yesterday at all? More from his media session…

some teams compared to rested teams

-Also, did anyone clinch bids yesterday to the NCAA Tournament?

the Terrapins upset the Hawkeyes again?

-What were the results of USC/Washington; Northwestern/Indiana; and Rutgers/Minnesota….high drama? Low drama?

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Peacock); the winner of Northwestern/Penn State vs. Indiana (5:30, BTN); and Rutgers/Minnesota (8pm, BTN)

-Are we expecting a chalk B1G Tournament or possible chaos? Indiana needs a little run to see their name called on Selection

Sunday…

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-What stood out to him?

All-B1G and Fred Hoiberg was named B1G Coach of the Year; Braden Frager also was honored as 6 th Man of the Year and All-

Freshman Team

-Sam Hoiberg made the coaches’ All-B1G defense team, and Rienk Mast was honorable-mention All-B1G…from the media side,

Pryce Sandfort was 2 nd -team All-B1G and Sam Hoiberg was honorable mention. Not a bad haul for a great squad.

-Jake must admit that in high school and college, the start of NFL free agency was probably one of his favorite days of the whole year…

traveling to watch the Huskers in Chicago or the feeling that most are saving up to go to the NCAA Tournament?

-Fred Hoiberg gets a 3-year contract extension through 2031-32….will he be National Coach of the Year?

-What’s the future look like for this roster for 2026-27? And when will we know if they will have more money to work with?

Tournament game if the Huskers end there---the problem is, there aren’t a million tickets available to buy for the game. It could be

complete madness if things end up being in OKC…

-Also, Ted Carter OUT as Ohio State’s president after he disclosed an inappropriate relationship to the board of trustees

before we see 4 games tomorrow an it all really picks up

-FanDuel Sportsbook isn’t high on Nebraska’s chances to win the Big Ten Tournament, as they have the Huskers with 5 th best odds

(Michigan -105; Illinois +480; Purdue +600; Michigan State +650; Nebraska +1000; and Wisconsin +3000)….but a lot of Husker fans

might say they don’t really want to win it all because that’s more days to not be rested for the NCAA Tournament…what’s the right

stance?

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-Tonight, 4 tournaments wrap up: Horizon League (Indianapolis); Coastal (D.C.); WCC (Las Vegas) and MAAC (Atlantic City)

incredible 26-5 campaign that’s had Nebraska as a Top 10 team for the majority of the season

-The timing is actually proper this time---unlike the Matt Rhule extension in October---which didn’t result in a strong finish to the

season and instead a lot of grumbling Husker fans. With Nebrasketball claiming the 2-seed in the Big Ten, there was no better time

than now

and High Point (Big South)

-2 other tournaments wrapped up last night with more bids…and the champion of the Southern Conference is crowned today

attempt to….

-Also, quick shoutout to Husker baseball and softball for exceptional weekends AND Husker wrestling in the Big Ten Tournament in

State College…

there yet---no reason to freak out yet if you’re a Husker fan wondering how they’ll replace Emmett Johnson but we can’t stop panic

-Aurich said there’s a “cheetah package” with the top 4 pass rushers that everyone wants to be part of…

he’s able to make off-schedule plays. Sounds like a few QBs in years past (Adrian/Taylor Martinez, Tommy Armstrong, etc.)…

-Rob Aurich told reporters that having to defend a QB who can extend plays for a long time is both challenging and good for the

defense at the same time…the Kool-Aid is full of sugar and sweetness and we love it

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cement themselves as contenders and not pretenders with a big win

-We mentioned Purdue in the first segment..their loss to Wisconsin dropped them from a potential top 4 seed all the way down to 7 th .

Yikes.

finish no worse than 4 th in the B1G standings, but could finish as high as 2 nd . That’s a great feeling….but did they avoid a loss on Senior

Day and also avoid a sweep at the hands of the Hawkeyes?

-What was the story of the day and what do we need to monitor this week as Nebraska plays it’s first game in the quarterfinals on

Friday in Chicago?

-What questions does Sip have for the session and what do Breakers want to know?

Illinois at Maryland; and Michigan State at Michigan (and the Nebraska/Iowa game of course)

-What other games of note should Breakers check in on? It’s all about beating Iowa to clinch a top 4 seed in the B1G

Tournament, but it’s also important to see if other teams lose across the country to possibly elevate their NCAA seed…

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-We just mentioned the Hawkeyes in the previous segment…do they come in as a wounded bird or confident after a big win?

-that has been known since early January, which is preferred

-However, Sunday at 4pm…the Hawkeyes come to town trying to sweep the season series and really send Nebraska into a spiral

of confusion heading into the postseason….seems rather important to win, not just for the triple-bye in the B1G Tournament

-And, ROLL CALL (sponsored by Madsen’s Bowling & Billiards): where are Breakers listening from today?

common things Tripp sees from people coming in for state hoops?

-What new products does Apple have out? How often SHOULD people consider getting new phones or upgrading?

who is No. 2? Could we possibly have Michigan State that high for the first time all season in our rankings?

-How much did last night’s games affect or rankings this week and who is falling the most? USC or Indiana?

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to get players to go to their schools

-This is not new as we brought this up in past months, but more schools in states---like Mississippi—passed a no tax on NIL

bill…these athletes really are above the law

-How much did the conference standings change yesterday? More thoughts to come in Power Rankings at 8am…

reaction to what he heard from Colandrea, TJ Lateef and Daniel Kaelin

-Lateef said he never really considered transferring even with knowing of the arrivals from Colandrea and Kaelin…says he

embraces competition…that will be popular with fans

now after the end of the West Coast swing?

-We’re 1.5 weeks into Spring Football…what’s the biggest story you’re tracking this far into camp?

-Do we have any idea on Spring Game ticket sales…potentially a wait for by fans to see how far Nebrasketball goes in the

Dance?

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Sunday…but it’d be nice to clinch that before then with a win last night

-Updated Bracketology had the Huskers still as a 3-seed mostly…but if they keep winning there has to be hope for a 2-seed…

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-Tonight, it’s 5 games: Minnesota/Indiana (5:30pm, BTN); Ohio St/Penn St (6:30pm, Peacock); Maryland/Wisconsin (7pm, FS1);

Purdue/Northwestern (7:30pm, BTN); and USC/Washington (9:30pm, BTN)

would be a massive statement to win the game last night vs. a team that has just 1 loss at home all year…what was the story?

-Jamarques Lawrence has been silent for about a month…did he contribute more? And what about Rienk Mast? Did Pryce

Sandfort keep his hot shooting going?

-1 seeds?

-Agents at the NFL level are also representing high school athletes, so agents are going on visits, etc

Sipple has plenty of questions for Nick following the trip

2 pick---so there is probably some intrigue there

-But has your interest in the event grown or diminished over the years?

-And, for Saturday: Iowa/Penn State; Oregon/Northwestern; UCLA/Minnesota; and Wisconsin/Washington (plus the Nebraska

game)…for Sunday: Rutgers/Maryland; Purdue/Ohio State; and Michigan State/Indiana….lots on the line!!

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-It seems almost like a direct shot at Nebraska.

-Mike Ekeler also had some comments from last week that we talk about

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(3pm) before a late night game at UCLA on Tuesday (10pm)

-We just saw Wisconsin lose by 14 points on Wednesday night at a bad Oregon team…how can the Huskers avoid having a bad

trip to the coast?

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or not?

-How much did last night’s games affect or rankings this week and who is falling the most? USC or Indiana?

make 70-yard field goals…making scoring from crazy parts of the field more possible than ever before

-We’ve never seen that kind of money on special teams players…but is there a reason to consider paying that kind of price?

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afternoon’s practice….Maher was sharp in his first appearance as coach, talking about the fundamentals of special teams going

forward, and more

-What did we learn about Nebraska’s defensive line and edge rushers?

-Tonight there’s a big game….No. 13 Michigan State at No. 8 Purdue (Peacock, 7pm)

Huskers prove worthy of 17.5 point favorites or not?

-How much did sickness affect the team and how they looked? Let’s hear from Fred Hoiberg in postgame…

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-Tonight, besides Nebraska/Maryland it’s: Ohio State/Iowa (8pm, BTN); and Wisconsin/Oregon (10pm, BTN)

for certain that he’s out tonight vs. Maryland----also, Berke Buyuktencel is feeling better and could play, but Kendall Blue may

be out with illness

-What else did Hoiberg have to say about tonight’s matchup vs. the Terrapins?

new King of college football

-Can Cigs make a dynasty in Bloomington? What if he goes back-to-back and wins it all again next year?

your confidence level that they will stay there?

-Jamarques Lawrence appeared to tweak his ankle toward the end of the game vs. Penn State…any injury update there? And what

about Berke in regards to playing tomorrow night vs. Maryland?

-Pryce Sandfort’s 33 points and 8 3-pointers were the story of the day on Saturday, but don’t forget about Sam Hoiberg’s double-

double…does he have a chance at making at Top 3 team for All-B1G?

August. I’d never been 70 so I had no idea what that’d be. Felt pretty much like what it did when I turned 69 or 60, nothing

monumental.” He’s not done!

-Ferentz also said while he’s happy to be a college coach, he misses the clarity in terms of expectations and what the rules are of the

NFL..

but some might. The list (buyout numbers mentioned in article):

-1) Mike Norvell 2) Luke Fickell 3) Shane Beamer 4) Bill O’Brien 5) Mike Locksley 6) Dave Aranda 7) Dabo Swinney 8) Kalen

DeBoer 9) Bill Belichick 10) Deion Sanders

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and USC at UCLA (10pm, FS1)

-The best game is the late game of course, but any chance Bill or Jake stay up to watch it? Mick Cronin Watch tomorrow for sure…

-Duke is No.1, followed by Arizona, Michigan, Iowa State (despite a 10 point loss at BYU), and Houston….which teams in the Top 10

scare you the most and which ones might be frauds?

to be a self-inflicted gun wound. Moore was set to play for the Vikings this season…we can’t forget his time at Purdue…

Arizona wins at Houston…BYU beats No. 6 Iowa State by 10 points….lots of chaos to come

-Also, not a great weekend for Husker baseball…that’s why we should be thankful for the strong weekend in Arizona to start the year

best of all time in college basketball…and then the Wolverines decided to take shots at the B1G after they lost to Duke

-They’re not necessarily wrong that Duke might be better defensively than teams in the B1G, but it’s odd to take shots on the league you play

in…right? Duke wins, 68-63

over Penn State. Nebraska needed a bit of a stress-free laugher and got it….and Sam Hoiberg was also incredible with a double-double

-Leo Curtis saw action coming back from a sprained ankle, but Jamarques Lawrence suffered an ankle injury late in the game, with no update on

status yet…..Berke Buyuktencel also didn’t play with the flu, but Braden Frager played very well in his first start of the year

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94-93, with 5 seconds left in OT

-Donovan Dent took the inbounds pass from the base line and drove the whole court, basically undefended, to get the buzzer-beater layup to

shock Illinois, 95-94…making the race for No. 2 in the B1G that much more interesting. Mick Cronin audio coming….

the men did the exact same thing---2-1 in OT over Canada—to bring home gold, thanks to the game-winning goal by Jack Hughes. Just awesome

and great theater. First gold medal in 46 years for US men in hockey…

-USA ends with 12 gold medals, the most they’ve ever had in an Olympics…10 was the previous high in 2002 in Salt Lake City…33 total medals

for USA to finish 2 nd to Norway (41)

very bottom of the conference and who just got blown out at home by Rutgers on Wednesday

-A blowout isn’t necessary but it would be nice---to remind this team of how good they are and how they can still be a top 4

team in the B1G and a high seed in the Dance. Any chance of a letdown? Also, Pryce Sandfort on Naismith Watch List

hear from Rob Aurich and Dana Holgorsen…what did Rhule say about the team?

-Rhule mentioned he wanted Holgorsen to call the offense more fearlessly…what else did we learn?

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Bank…there’s a BIG DEAL going on that new home owners would be interested in with mortgage loans..

-Where are current interest rates at? Are rates moving in the right direction for borrowers? How can people contact you?

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game

-Also, Dana got a little bit testy with the media in asking about doubts about the RBs room…does he have a point?

on what his defense looks like and how it can possibly help unlock pass rushers this season

-Aurich made good points about how working at small schools and helping develop players can be helpful…what else did he hit

on?

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(but then got smoked on Tuesday by Ohio State)

-How much movement is expected in the rankings today? Is Nebraska in the Top 5 still after their struggles?

and now is headed to join the Mountain West this year

-One slight problem---head coach Thomas Hammock left the school yesterday to take an assistant role with the Seattle

Seahawks—that’s just dandy!

you sit back and look at it…how much of the season matters if the teams/conferences have poor showings in the NCAA

Tournament? How do you assess Virginia and Purdue’s years of the past when they lost as No. 1 seeds in the Tourney?

-Also, Texas Tech might be without their star player and reigning Big 12 Player of the Year JT Toppin for quite some time due to

a leg injury…

Illini get a big West Coast road win?

-No games tonight, but TOMORROW night: Indiana at Purdue (7pm, FOX)

the year. Now, we continue to wonder about rebounding issues over the past 6 games and what can be fixed

-Are we seeing a team not working as hard as it did when things were easier in the winning? Too many times the smallest guy

on the court---Sam Hoiberg—is the only one diving for loose balls and somehow leading the team in rebounding. Why?

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games left in the regular season?

-Will Nebraska pursue a contract extension for Fred Hoiberg this offseason? Do you think any schools would pursue him?

-Spring practice for football already begins this Saturday…and it’s not in the spotlight at all…is that OK?

perceives different programs based on their offseasons so far

-On3’s Brett McMurphy released his bowl projections and has Nebraska playing in Ole Miss in the Music City Bowl---again, the bowl

projection means little---but that particular bowl game probably means an 8 or 9 win season, which very few expect here…

other 3 games (Wisconsin/Ohio State; UCLA/Michigan State; and Minnesota/Oregon)…what’s changed heading into the rest of

the week?

-Don’t forget 3 games tonight: Rutgers/Penn State (5pm, BTN); Maryland/Northwestern (7pm, BTN); and the big

one…Illinois/USC (9pm, BTN)…big chance for a tough road win for the Illini

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on to lose to Iowa State the same night

-Did Michigan puff out its chest and back up its No. 1 ranking or did Purdue extend a nice run of basketball and get the huge home win?

first loss to an unranked team or get another big win to further verify how good they are?

-Did Rienk Mast bounce back after a rough outing vs. Northwestern? And what about Pryce Sandfort in his return to the school he

played at last year?

sort things out year in, year out

-A captain usually means accountability and leadership…is that something that is overrated in sports or not?

some troubling things or was it just a bad first half?

-Pryce Sandfort heads back to Iowa tonight fresh off a 29-point performance vs. Northwestern…do you expect him to play well or any

concern of getting too ‘amped’ up to play his former team?

-What concerns you about Iowa? Anything besides Bennett Stirtz? How do you slow him down?

trade partner for Tua Tagovailoa if possible

-None of this is surprising for a team in cap hell and going nowhere….it’s just another rebuild, which is all that ever happens in Miami

-Michigan/Purdue (5:30pm, Peacock); UCLA/Michigan State (7:30pm, Peacock); Wisconsin/Ohio State (7:30pm, FS1); and

Minnesota/Oregon (9:30pm, FS1)….can Purdue knock off the Wolverines and make things interesting at the top of standings?

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might miss the NCAA Tournament after a 13-0 start…

-Also, Husker baseball played Stanford at 2pm…did they move to 4-0?

the Huskers hand the Hawkeyes a 3 rd straight loss in B1G play? We have audio from Fred AND Ben McCollum…

-Also, we have a disconnect from the AP Poll and ESPN’s Joe Lunardi---Nebraska remains in the Top 10 at No. 9 after the week they

had, but Lunardi dropped the Huskers to a 4-seed in his updated Bracketology yesterday…you can imagine how THAT went with Husker

fans…and there was one Top 10 matchup yesterday with Houston at Iowa State….

2 games in California vs. USC/UCLA will be difficult and you hope to win at least one of those…but this game is the gateway to big

things

-Iowa was hardly competitive at all in a 78-57 loss to Purdue…the Boilermakers road the same recipe to success in their win over

Nebraska of great rebounding and great defense. Iowa has little going offensively outside of Bennett Stirtz right now…

committed a hard foul that set everyone off…crazy scene

-Also, in a game that few people cared about---a popcorn machine at a concession stand in Oklahoma’s arena caught on fire and

caused a delay in the game and evacuation from that part of the arena (the Sooners ended up winning, 94-78, vs. Georgia)

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the rankings, and we had Wisconsin at 5 th despite a worse record

-Well….look what happened on Friday night….the Badgers decimated Tom Izzo’s squad, 92-71…making that 18 Top 10 wins for Greg

Gard in his tenure with Wisconsin

and Sam Hoiberg took over in the second half to overcome an off-day from Rienk Mast and win comforbably

-There was lots of groaning from the fanbase during the game and on social media after despite winning by 19…as if they forgot that

this Northwestern team led Michigan at home by 16 points in the 2 nd half just days prior…fandom rears its ugly head

-Also, updates on comedy shows at Howler Haus…and VALENTINE’S DAY is tomorrow….what does Cody have for fun?

now a fan but also is a former player?

-This is a program that has obviously never won an NCAA Tournament game despite being a 3-seed in the past…what about this

team makes you believe they’ll get over the hump and possibly make a run?

-It is Alumni Weekend…what all goes into this for former players and how much communication do you guys have throughout

the year and season?

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-The judge who ruled on the case had a football signed by Trinidad

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to Purdue

-Also, Husker baseball starts their season tonight in Phoenix vs. UConn (7pm) and tomorrow vs. Northeastern (7:30pm)…and big

shoutout to Husker softball for an impressive 6-0 win yesterday over No. 10 LSU in Florida

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basketball season. Why, you ask? Because the freaking Pope wants it

-Pope Leo XIV is a Villanova alum and with the obvious connection to Notre Dame, he’s pulling power to get a game played over

there…what’s next? A damn NFL game in Rome?

time to give hoops its respect

-Michigan clearly is now on top of the rankings after 2 losses by Illinois…but what’s the order after that? Will the middle of the

rankings be as polarizing as they were for football season?

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State/Washington (9:30pm)

-No games tonight, but TOMORROW night: Michigan State at Wisconsin

expected it but now it is official. There will also be Husker baseball and softball that day starting at 2pm…

-March 28 th is also right when the Elite 8 is in the NCAA Tournament—which is fun to think about but dangerous when you are

trying to do something never done in program history which is in a single game in the Dance…but are fans still dreaming about

a deep run or are they down?

works for and what did you learn in the process of writing it?

-There are quite a few items in the Nebraska chapters of the book that are making the rounds like the situation that went into hiring

Fred Hoiberg over Dana Altman…can Moos give us more context into that situation in his role at the time as AD?

-Moos also said that when interviewing Scott Frost, he didn’t think he was mature enough to be the head coach…what was that

meeting like and how did it end up with his hiring?

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Michigan and Illinois losses…the Iowa game coming up is concerning but games vs. Northwestern, Penn State and Maryland

aren’t GIVEN wins, but should be games that you win

-It’s always dangerous to get too far ahead of yourselves but this is the time you start dreaming big for March…

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-Tonight, it’s 4 games: Iowa/Maryland (5pm, FS1); USC/Ohio State (5:30pm, BTN); Michigan/Northwestern (7:30pm, BTN); and Penn

State/Washington (9:30pm, BTN)…not the best slate but 4 games is great

favorite to win the conference---and Nebraska was trying to do their best (as a 1.5 point favorite) to do their part in staying in the race

to win the B1G also

-Did Rienk Mast have a second straight good game or did Trey Kauffman-Renn shut him down? How did the Sam Hoiberg/Braden Smith

matchup go?

never see besides when in the Olympics

-What about Bill and Sip and the Breakers? What events are the most interesting for them?

they get the cards?

-Rienk Mast had been off of his ‘A’ game for a month and delivered a 26-point performance on Saturday at Rutgers…how important

was that to him AND the team to see him play well again?

-What’s the scouting report on next-level for this Nebraska team? Is Pryce Sandfort an NBA option, and are the scouts looking at

Braden Frager?

start with Lincoln Riley, who they wonder how much leash he has if the Trojans don’t get a playoff spot

-Also, coaches possibly on the move to bigger jobs: Jeff Brohm, Eli Drinkwitz, Dan Mullen, Willie Fritz, Jason Eck, Lance Leipold…

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back to reality?

-Also, we know about Nebraska/Purdue tonight…but there’s another big game with Wisconsin at Illinois (7pm, Peacock)

home with one minute to go on Saturday before winning by 4)…there’s blood in the water if you’re Nebraska, trying to avenge a loss to

Illinois the last time they played at home

-Also, the new AP Poll is out in college basketball…did Nebraska jump up from No. 9 with other losses of teams that happened this

week?

this season…probably needs to happen quickly if so for scheduling purposes

-If they joined the league, it would be football only—no other sports as of now. Should

year…so maybe looking at 6-7 losses on the season barring any more injuries

-Nebraska football could be looking at a 4-8 season or 5-7 season if you ask fans….which program will have LESS losses?

Illinois, 85-82, in OT on Saturday night in East Lansing

-That wasn’t all though across the country---North Carolina upset Duke on a buzzer-beater, Creighton hit a 3-pointer with 2 seconds left

to beat Seton Hall; and Indiana had late FTs to beat Wisconsin, 78-77, in OT at home…and St. John’s win over UConn on Friday was also

awesome

Husker fans don’t know what a successful basketball team looks like and had some trepidation

-That fear was eased by a 14-point halftime lead and a comfortable lead the entire 2 nd half….and Rienk Mast looked great, scoring 26

points on 11/20 shooting. That’s a real reason for a sigh of relief. Up next: Purdue at PBA tomorrow night at 6pm

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Ravens; the Huskers’ filled his role on Friday with Tyler Yelk, a Philadelphia Eagles defensive assistant who has previous experience with

Rob Aurich

-Also, Husker softball starts their season in San Antonio at 3-2….with one of those wins being an 8-5 win over No. 1 Texas….not bad

common fan—but it was a rematch from years ago