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Nebrasketball heads to Iowa tomorrow vs. a Hawkeyes team that just got blasted at home by Purdue…should we expect a big road win? Feb 16, 2026

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-Of all the games left on the regular season schedule, this one means a lot in terms of how great this season can potentially be. Yes, the

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…

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7:35 – From fights on Valentine’s Day to popcorn stands on fire in the SEC…it was a bizarre Saturday in college basketball / Shut Up Sipple (sponsored by Bagels & Joe) Feb 16, 2026

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-St. John’s and Providence played Saturday and a brawl broke out with 6 players getting ejected after Providence’s Duncan Powell

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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Jerome Tang is out as Kansas State's men's basketball coach Feb 16, 2026

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-Tang is being fired for cause to try to avoid his 18 million dollar buyout

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Bill’s Thrills (sponsored by Deinert Contracting) Feb 16, 2026

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-It’s a Football Facts Monday…what’s on his mind today?

-Also, SONG OF THE DAY (sponsored by Sartor Hamann Jewelers):

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We don’t want to brag or anything---but the Stool’s placement of Wisconsin over Michigan State in our power rankings last week looks prettttttttttty good right now Feb 16, 2026

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-On Thursday, we did our updated rankings and even with Michigan State taking down Illinois, the Stool still kept the Spartans at 6 th in

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

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Nebrasketball overcomes a sluggish start and puts away Northwestern, 68-49, moving to 22-3 overall and 11-3 in conference play Feb 16, 2026

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-It was a slow start, with the Huskers falling behind 20-12 in the first half before taking a one-point halftime lead….then Pryce Sandfort

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

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The Spillover (sponsored by Raising Cane’s) Feb 13, 2026

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-Valentine’s flower bouquet giveaway via Petal Creations and final thoughts on Nebraska/Northwestern…

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Cody Schmick (Kinkaider/Bierhaus/Sideshow Spirits/Howler Haus) Feb 13, 2026

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-The busiest man in Lincoln is BACK to tell us about all the events….we start with BockFest next Saturday at Bierhaus..

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

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Dave Hoppen (All-time leading scorer in Nebrasketball history) Feb 13, 2026

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-Dave has been attending games for a long time as a legend of the program…what has this season been like as someone who is

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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Dr. Love (sponsored by Deinert Contracting) / Shut Up Sipple (sponsored by Bagels & Joe) Feb 13, 2026

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-Dr. Love is back once again for VALENTINE’S DAY…text/call in with your love and relationship questions at 402-464-5685!

-If you’re seeking out someone to trust for any type of remodel in your home, call Randy at Deinert Contracting--(402) 417-5204

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