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-Minnesota (-14’) vs. Illinois -Michigan (-19’) vs. Indiana -Michigan St (-3) vs. Purdue -Ohio State (-15) vs. Nebraska -Chiefs (-7) vs. Packers -Iowa (-12) vs. Northwestern SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-How hard is it to win when so many games result in painful ways to lose more often than not? -How do you assess these final 3 games if the staff should be retained or if changes are necessary? -Why are we seeing this defense struggle to get to opposing QBs so much? SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-2021 NSAA State Volleyball, Lincoln Stars, Show Me Reptile & Exotics Show, Veteran Day Parade -Also, SONG OF THE DAY (sponsored by Sartor Hamann Jewelers) SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-Michigan State heads to Purdue tomorrow…the Boilermakers have already beaten a No. 2 ranked team this year (Iowa)…can they beat the No. 3 team at home? -Will Illinois push Minnesota at all? How about Northwestern against Iowa? SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-It’s entirely possible as Nebraska, as we all know, loses all their games in close fashion. But this is another Top 10 team and one that is fighting for positioning in the CFP. -Is a close loss to Ohio State still showing progress or more of the same? -Frost audio from Thursday ahead of Nebraska/Ohio State…also scholarship/Blackshirt update! SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-Jets/Colts tonight..does Mike White throw for 400+ yards again?! -What’s next in the high school football playoffs? SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-How does a staff recruit when they’re not sure they’ll be here next year? What are commits doing right now? -Was Michigan State’s success with the transfer portal lightning in a bottle or something that can be replicated elsewhere? -Excited to have Clay Helton coach Georgia Southern next year in Memorial Stadium? SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-Is Scott Frost coaching for his job these final 3 games or is he safe no matter what? -Is this team going to play Ohio State tight or do you expect some unraveling Saturday? -After a day of thinking, has your reaction to the initial College Football Playoffs rankings changed? SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-What’s next on Rick’s “Hidden Gems”? And will Sip get his trivia right? SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-We know you’re upset and frustrated with Adrian Martinez, but it’s probably not a great idea to see Smothers against Ohio State…right? -Who gives Nebraska a better chance to win? We all know that’s Adrian. -What exactly is the goal of this game then? What do we want to learn? SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-It’s entirely possible as Nebraska, as we all know, loses all their games in close fashion. But this is another Top 10 team and one that is fighting for positioning in the CFP. -Is a close loss to Ohio State still showing progress or more of the same? - SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-Doesn’t it seem kind of dumb to have to wait 9 days after Nebraska’s last exhibition game to play their first real game? -World Series Game 6….do we have a Game 7 or not? SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-Do you expect this Nebraska team to fight until the end these next 3 games or limp to the finish? -If Frost is retained, is next year a lame duck type of year or does Trev Alberts need to say something about his future? -If Nebraska finishes poorly in November, how do you assess expectations for next year? SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-Let’s try a positive exercise. Thing aren’t all bad about this team. But what really gives you the most optimism about the team? -And, are those things that give you optimism coming back next year or graduating? -Is there anything truly trending upward? If so, let’s lay it out! SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-As always, email your questions for Sip & Jake to earlybreak937@gmail.com or tweet them -Also, SONG OF THE DAY (sponsored by Sartor Hamann Jewelers) SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-How soon will the picture of Scott Frost’s future be clear or is it already clear one way or the other? -Do you expect a fully competitive team these final 3 games or a team that loses a bit of its will? -Thoughts on initial CFP Rankings from last night…? SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-Beckton said yesterday that Nebraska tends to lose focus for 4-5 plays a game and that is what has caused them to be on the losing end too many times…how does that get fixed, though? -Ohio State’s Ryan Day was also very complimentary of Nebraska yesterday in his media session… -Also, the first CFP rankings are out…any surprises or about what we expected? SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-Let’s play a game of ‘will these coaches be coaching in college somewhere next year…” -Bob Stoops, Gary Patterson, Chris Peterson, Urban Meyer… SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-Nebrasketball had no issues with Colorado on Sunday…was that an example of everything going right or more of what we can expect? -Will this be a good 3-point shooting team or an inconsistent one? -Can you consistently overcome SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-When Frost was hired, we thought we had solved all our issues and we would be fixed. We were wrong. But that doesn’t mean that “if he can’t do it, who can?” -That is such a sad way to live and one that is simply not true. No one person is the answer for a program and the only way to win -You don’t think someone out there can get Nebraska to 6 wins? The standard is as low as it’s ever been. SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-Henry suffered a foot injury in the Titans’ win against the Colts…they do give him a ton of carries… -Also, SONG OF THE DAY (sponsored by Sartor Hamann Jewelers) SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-Nebraska is 3-6 and staring at 3-9 right in the face…how can you keep a coach and staff that potentially goes 3-9 in their 4th season? -You were a former assistant coach for many years…what goes through their heads right now as they sit at 3-6 in their 4th years (for some of them) with the program? -Can you say you’re “close” as a program when you’re not just losing to good teams, but also to average-to-bad teams, too? SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-Keep in mind that coaches are responsible for the personnel, as they recruit it here. But when you look at Nebraska, we assessed and said they look talented enough -Can you point to obvious coaching issues when it comes to losing close games or is it on individual players? How do you properly assess who is at fault? -Audio from Monday’s press conference… SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


-Bad weekend for Nebraska football (again)…but how about Nebrasketball?! -What were your other highlights of the weekend in the sports world? SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING


-Sparty was down 30-14 to Michigan but didn’t panic, and rode 5 Kenneth Walker TDs (!!) to a 37-33 win over Michigan and a No. 5 ranking in this week’s polls -Ohio State didn’t punish Penn State like we thought they would, but they still won…and Wisconsin showed Iowa who is boss SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING


-This team is not going to a bowl game. 3-9 seems more likely than 4-8 or 5-7, too. So where does this conversation go over the next month? -Are we going to see a team fighting for its coach or the opposite? -What does the fanbase want right now? It’s divided once again. SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING


-Any obvious winners and losers this week in the NFL? Did Jake’s Dolphins suck again? -Also, SONG OF THE DAY (sponsored by Sartor Hamann Jewelers) SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING


-Nebraska was dominant from start to finish in a 82-67 win over Colorado at PBA on Sunday; the only bad thing is that it doesn’t count on the record because it was an exhibition -The team made a ton of 3s, played good defense, and looked like a pretty solid squad…was it real? SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING


-Think about the conversation after Northwestern and Michigan; Nebraska sat at 3-4 after a close loss to the Wolverines, and people thought Frost was showing enough progress to get more time -Then….you lost 2 games in a row that you weren’t supposed to. Minnesota and Purdue are not bad teams, but you can’t lose to them both, and Nebraska is all alone in the basement of the B1G West -Frost didn’t exactly seem to have answers for the problems in postgame…so now what? SHOW SPONSORED BY GANA TRUCKING