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Caller Jeff chimes in with a story about his dad, Dan Young, and his experience with the Freshman Team back in the day Apr 22, 2025

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-Long-time listener and caller Jeff Young phones the show to follow up on the previous segment's topic of walk-ons and the freshman team in a good look back in time

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The walk-on era of college sports is coming to an end…is it possible to express how important its existence was? Apr 22, 2025

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-As Sip said yesterday on the show, he had a moment of clarity recently when he thought of how good Nebraska’s football talent was in the ‘90s and before, but also how good the walk-on program was

-For Bill who coached all over the country…was there anywhere that had a similar type of program as Nebraska? If not, why was it so good here?

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Deion Sanders has some criticism for Colorado in how they’ve honored their legends previously / Shut Up Sipple (sponsored by Bagels & Joe) Apr 22, 2025

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-Coach Prime and the Buffaloes have been criticized for having his son’s jersey retired as well as Travis Hunter’s so soon after they left, but he fired back at critics with a pretty solid response

-Colorado will unveil a Bill McCartney statue outside the stadium after the 2025 season, and while Sanders is happy with it, he wonders why it couldn’t happen while McCartney was still alive to “get his flowers”…not a bad idea..

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With the NFL Draft just 2 days away, a recent Husker just got PAID yesterday and now is essentially set for life Apr 22, 2025

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-NIL money might upset fans with how crazy it is right now, but we’re used to big numbers in professional sports---and yesterday, Cam Jurgens signed a 4-year, $68 million contract (with a guarantee of $39.4 million) to keep him in Philly through the 2029 season

-For all the things people say about Scott Frost, he did get this one right in converting Jurgens into a center, and now he’s set for life with a massive contract. Amazing to see after the early struggles he had snapping the ball in Lincoln.

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Bill’s Thrills (sponsored by Tredas) Apr 22, 2025

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

-Also, SONG OF THE DAY (sponsored by Sartor Hamann Jewelers): "Get Down Tonight" - KC and the Sunshine Band (1975)

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It won’t be listed as it, but we might see an actual QB trade in college football as Tennessee looks for a replacement QB Apr 22, 2025

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-UCLA added Joey Aguilar from Appalachian State in the portal, and with the addition of Nico Iamaleava, he’s headed into the portal—with a potential destination of Tennessee

-If it happens, it will be incredible---would he be the likely starting QB? The comparisons all year will be fascinating…

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We finally have a gameplan for what Saturday will look like for the Husker Games….will it draw fans to Memorial Stadium? Apr 22, 2025

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-No one has really know what is going on—even those involved---until yesterday we learned of a schedule. At 1pm, we’ll see a 7-on-7 women’s flag football game between Midland and UNL All-Stars

-Then, at 2pm the ‘Spring game’ begins with a competition for the specialists; then a two scrimmage quarters with a Strongest Man competition in between; a John Cook halftime show; an agility and skill showdown; a fastest man competition, and a wing-eating contest to wrap things up.

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The Spillover (sponsored by Raising Cane’s) Apr 21, 2025

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-An MLB team put up 24 runs yesterday and another team stole 9 bases…what in the world is going on in baseball

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Mozzarella Monday (sponsored by Valentino’s) Apr 21, 2025

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-What was the best of the weekend for our listeners in sports, life, etc.? Text us at (402) 464-5685…

-The winner gets at $25 gift card to Valentino’s!

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Would Husker fans be as opposed to the current landscape of NIL in sports if their teams were winning at a high level? Apr 21, 2025

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-Probably a better question to ask schools like Ohio State and such who are having success in sports…even with lots of wins, do their fans despise the landscape of sports or not?

-If Nebraska were winning NCAA Tournament games or making the playoffs in football, are we having these conversations at all in Lincoln?

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