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It is Super Bowl week, and the NFL continues to focus on global growth with more countries getting games for 2026 Feb 03, 2026

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-We’ve seen Ireland, Germany and Spain have NFL games in recent years….the growth continues per news yesterday

-France will have its first ever NFL game in 2026, joining Australia, Brazil, Germany, Spain and London (3 games) hosting international

games this year…would you ever be enticed to travel to one of them for your team?

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For the first time all season, it’s time for BIG TEN BASKETBALL POWER RANKINGS!!! Feb 03, 2026

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-We’ve wrapped up our football power rankings for the year, and now as the 2 nd half of conference season gets going….it’s time to give

hoops its respect

-Will Illinois or Michigan be on top of our polls? Will the middle of the rankings be as polarizing as they were for football season?

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If you thought Saturday’s Nebrasketball game at Rutgers would be an empty gym, think again / Shut Up Sipple (sponsored by Bagels & Joe) Feb 03, 2026

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-On paper, an 11am game at Rutgers on a Saturday doesn’t scream “big crowd,” especially with the Scarlet Knights being 9-13 on the

season

-However, it actually will be packed AND expensive---because Rutgers is hosting a One Piece Anime promotion, where fans in

attendance will get rare trading cards that are valued at $600+ on the secondary market…and the cards are so hot that over $2 million

in value of cards were stolen at Rutgers last week. It might be a lot of NERDS on Saturday but at least it will be a full crowd likely…

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– If NFL Mock Drafts are any sign of where the talent is in college football, it’s another sign that the B1G is where it’s at Feb 03, 2026

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-The SEC dominated college football for nearly 2 decades---both in national championships AND draft picks---but things have changed,

thanks to 3 straight national titles by B1G teams (Michigan, Ohio State, Indiana)

-The Athletic put out their mock draft this weekend and has 8 of the first 15 players drafted being from the B1G, with no SEC player

taken until pick 10 (2016 is the last year it would take an SEC player that long to get drafted, going at No. 9 that season)

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Bill’s Thrills (sponsored by Deinert Contracting) Feb 03, 2026

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-It’s a Bugaboo Tuesday…what’s bothering Bill today?

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

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A quick look at tonight’s B1G hoops games…a good chance to scout out Rutgers Feb 03, 2026

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-There were no games last night in the B1G and just 2 games tonight….Rutgers/UCLA (8:30pm, BTN), and Indiana/USC (9pm, Peacock)

-Indiana had an impressive win at UCLA on Saturday…can they do it again?

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The AP Poll is out in college hoops…how far did Nebraska drop after 2 losses this week to Michigan and Illinois? Feb 03, 2026

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-We had circled this week for a long time, and although Nebraska played well---they lost both games, and now we see how much they

get punished for that

-How high did Illinois climb after an impressive week and an 11-game win streak? Did anyone get first place votes besides Arizona?

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The Spillover (sponsored by Raising Cane’s) Feb 02, 2026

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-Final thoughts on what to expect in today’s AP poll for hoops and B1G hoops games tonight…

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Bill’s Thrills (sponsored by Deinert Contracting) Feb 02, 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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– CBS Sports graded third year coaches this weekend and gave Matt Rhule a ‘C’ for his performance so far as Husker head coach…is there an argument for worse than that or better? Feb 02, 2026

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-The article points out that Rhule is 10-17 in B1G play, but has made 2 bowl games in 3 years as a positive…can anyone really go higher than a

‘C’ though?

-Other grades: Kenny Dillingham (A); Deion Sanders (C+); Brent Key (A); Jeff Brohm (A); Luke Fickell (C-)

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