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From Final Four last year to unemployed the next: NC State fires Kevin Keatts the year after an amazing run / Shut Up Sipple (sponsored by Bagels & Joe) Mar 10, 2025

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-We talk all the time about how incredible it would be if Nebraska won an NCAA Tournament game---what if they made it all the way to a Final Four? That’d be a statue for sure and probably long-term job safety

-NC State made the Final Four last year (a miracle run, at that)…and fired head coach Kevin Keatts over the weekend. Different expectations for different programs.

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In an athletic program full of collapses, did we witness the worst collapse in the history of Nebraska sports? Mar 10, 2025

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-Less than a month ago, Nebrasketball appeared to be on the verge of being an 8 or 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Now, no Big Ten Tournament and the only postseason possible is The Crown tournament in Vegas

-6 of 7 losses and 5 straight to close the season—losses at home to Minnesota and Iowa—is just unacceptable in all forms. Might be the worst collapse in Husker athletics histor

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Let’s avoid ultimate pain for a second and give a shoutout to friend of the show Mark Manning and Husker wrestling Mar 10, 2025

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-Husker wrestling had 4 wrestlers make the Finals in an incredibly tough Big Ten, and Nebraska finished high in the standings in the B1G Tournament in Chicago…an event that looks like it would be a blast to be at

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

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Omaha is going Dancing as the representatives from the Summit League…who else has clinched a spot so far? Mar 10, 2025

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-What a great story for the Mavericks, who were excellent all season long in a conference that’s long been dominated by South Dakota State…and they clinched their tourney bid before even playing in the Finals (St. Thomas is ineligible as they are too new to Division 1)

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Nebrasketball completes the epic collapses of all collapses, losing to Iowa at home to miss the Big Ten Tournament and officially end their season Mar 10, 2025

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-Iowa owns Nebraska in everything apparently as they sweep the season series in basketball, beat Nebraska in football and continue to just suck the life out of the state in athletics

-This is more than that, though. Nebraska closed the year losing 5 straight games and 6 of 7, and a team that STILL entered Sunday as the “First Four Out” in Bracketology fails to even make their own conference tournament. 16^th place finish. Unfathomable and pathetic---the story of Nebraska Basketball for all our lives.

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The Spillover (sponsored by Raising Cane’s) Mar 07, 2025

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-A reminder for the schedule for today and tomorrow for state hoops and last thoughts on Nebrasketball.

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Taste Test Friday with Smoking Gun Jerky of Nebraska Mar 07, 2025

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-It’s a Friday, which means we eat jerky to close out the show from our friends at Smoking Gun Jerky

-Use promo code EARLY for 10% off your order either in person or online at smokinggunjerky.com

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One early look at the 2025 B1G Football Power Rankings puts Nebraska at 7th…what is their ceiling? Mar 07, 2025

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-Athlon Sports put out their early look at the rankings and had Nebraska 7^th behind: Ohio State, Penn State, Oregon, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana; and just ahead of Iowa, Washington, and USC

-We listed Nebraska’s odds to win the national title the other day…when you see this list, what’s their ceiling? Is this proper placement for what they should be in the league?

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It’s time for another edition of “Dr. Love”…what relationship questions do listeners have today? / Shut Up Sipple (sponsored by Bagels & Joe) Mar 07, 2025

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-Last week we had 3 calls for Bill’s rendition of “Dr. Love”…what will we hear today from the Breakers?

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Nebrasketball’s final home game of the season is officially a sellout vs. Iowa…are fans nervous for the game or over with this season? Mar 07, 2025

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-Believe it or not, Nebraska isn’t totally dead in Bracketology—no, they’re not listed in most brackets now but they’re still (somehow) just “First Four Out” for Joe Lunardi and Jerry Palm’s Bracketology---even though they could completely miss the B1G Tournament. Just bizarre.

-Which brings us to the question for Sunday’s 11:30am game vs. Iowa…will fans be juiced and excited for the game as a sellout or waiting for something bad to happen?

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