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-Kyler Murray wins the starting job with the Minnesota Vikings….making the first-round pick of JJ McCarthy look even worse by the day…Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-We interrupt your Fall camp talk to inform of craziness happening on Monday, November 2 nd in college basketball---The Field of 68 has lined up24 hours of college basketball at 2 sites---Rock Hill, South Carolina; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota---with games at midnight (High Point/Liberty);3am (Grambling/Northern Illinois). 6am (Appalachian State/Merrimack); and games all throughout the entire day-They'll be broadcasted on The Field of 68's YouTube and Twitter feeds…can you imagine anyone going to games at those times of day?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Sean was at the open practice session yesterday for Husker football…was there anything that surprised him from what he saw or that stoodout?-An anonymous Mountain West coach referred to Anthony Colandrea as having Johnny Manziel type of talent…are you drinking THAT Kool-Aid?-Rule changes in college football---targeting penalties don't carry over until the next game now…is this the correct rule?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-It's a Wild Card Wednesday…what's on Bill's mind today?-If you're looking for someone to remodel your bathroom, kitchen and more, call or text Randy at (402) 417-5204Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Aurich said Tuesday that he's pleased with the progress of the defensive line and pleased with where they are at in general, and that CoreyBrown and Dave Tollefson have done a very nice job coaching-Lots of praise for Jahsear Whittington, a projected starter on the DL---who came this offseason via Pittsburgh…-Aurich says he wants an ‘attacking system'…what else did we hear from the DC?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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

-It was announced yesterday that this year, any targeting foul that happens in the 2 nd half of a football game will NOT require a player to sit outthe first half of the next game---THANK YOU—but still will lead to disqualification from the game they are playing in if upheld-Also, OPI is now a 10-yard penalty instead of 15-yards…and we have an interesting Fair Catch Kick rule---if a returner is interfered with whentrying to make a fair catch, the returning team has the right to kick an uncontested field goal at the spot of the foul and get 3 points!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Sip and media had about 20 minutes to watch a portion of practice yesterday---there were many reports about the running backs, where itsounds like Mekhi Nelson and Isaiah Mozee have been getting the reps with the first team so far, followed by Jamal Rule…and there was a TikeyHayes sighting-Per Husker Online's report, new Husker LB Owen Chambliss elicited memories of Carlos Polk with his size and play…that's quite a comparisonfor a 20 minute viewing; did Sip see anything from the QBs at all?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Final thoughts on today's open practice to media for Husker football…Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-CBS Sports says that it seems likely that these upsets are a thing of the past as we live in the NIL/transfer portal era, but listsNebraska/North Dakota as one of the most feasible upsets this year in FBS/FCS games-Don't forget….North Dakota led here in the 4 th quarter in the Scott Frost era…Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire told On3's Brett McMurphy that he's told his team they are the villains of college football thisyear—and it's something the team is using as more reason to ‘run to the pressure' and get excited to embrace the role-It didn't help matters when they chose to defend Brendan Sorsby this offseason despite his gambling issues, and the fact that theyhave a ton of money thanks to Cody Campbell and never have been perceived as a ‘heavyweight' in the game…yet here we areAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Turnover issues are nothing new to Nebraska---it's been a constant talking point for years and years and years---but Arkansasapparently had the same issue last year and is trying something new to change it-Per On3, new Arkansas OC Tim Cramsey has developed a chant that is said constantly throughout the premises of the football venuesand elsewhere---‘OTB'---which means ‘On the Ball,' as Arkansas sets to better their minus-11 turnover ratio last year, which ranked125 th in the FBS. That also included losing 9 of 14 total fumbles…can a chant and mindset truly improve areas of weakness?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Remember, he has one set of eyes and a lot of things to see in a short period of time---so he can't look for everything---is he looking tosee if Tikey Hayes is out with the RBs? Who is getting the first carries at RB in general?-Maybe he can get a look at tight ends and see if Carter Nelson is contributing there or at WR…should he focus his attention mostly onoffense today or on defense?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-It's a Bugaboo Tuesday…what's bothering Jake/Sip today without Bill here?-Also, SONG OF THE DAY (sponsored by Sartor Hamann Jewelers):Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger reported yesterday that ESPN—the rights holder of the CFP—was going to ‘socialize' with CFP leaders ina meeting Monday about a 16-team format with 4 play-in games to get into the field of 16-So…essentially a 20-team playoff…of courseAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-ESPN's Adam Rittenberg did an insider piece on the top 43 QBs in college football for the upcoming season---which Colandreaapparently is listed on—and an unnamed Mountain West coach said Colandrea “has some of that Johnny Manziel feel to him, wherehe's explosive”-The unnamed coach also said he's a problem on the field as a dynamic athlete and he's curious to see how he'll look in the offenseunder Dana Holgorsen…we promised we wouldn't drink Kool-Aid but now Husker fans are getting interested…Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Final thoughts on Matt Rhule's podium session from Saturday and what's ahead in Fall Camp this week..Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-McClelland went viral for the wrong reasons last week, when at his introductory press conference at Purdue, he said “if you don't want to winnational championships, go to Indiana”…which, of course, was an incredibly stupid thing to say-McClelland went on the Pat McAfee Show on Friday to say he regrets the comments and went off-script in saying so..Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-ESPN's Greg McElroy did a breakdown of the B1G and put the conference into tiers---the first tier was national champion contenders (Oregon,Ohio State, Indiana); Tier 2 was CFP Contenders (USC, Penn State, Washington, and Michigan); and Tier 3 was Conference Spoilers (Nebraska,Iowa, Illinois)-It's not where Nebraska wants to be, but it's better than the other tiers (Bowl Game Bound; and Work To Do)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Last week, ESPN did a feature of the top 10 villains in the history of college football---they went further by listing each B1G program's currentor long-term villain and chose Miami for the answer for Nebraska-If you were at Memorial Stadium in 2014 when Miami came to town, you could definitely feel the disdain in the crowd…but is it enough to topTexas as the program's villain?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-CBS Sports' Cody Nagel wrote about the Raiola/Nebraska situation this weekend, and mentioned all the things Raiola had talked about lastweek in comparing the programs….and after assessing it further and what Matt Rhule said at Media Days, he thinks Nebraska truly might be ina better spot to win without Raiola than with him-This might be a question about QB play going forward---is a true pure passer something Nebraska should try to recruit or should it always be adual-threat QB who has the ability to run, like Trae Taylor is and what Anthony Colandrea will be this year?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-It's a Football Facts Monday…what does Bill have for us today?-Also, SONG OF THE DAY (sponsored by Sartor Hamann Jewelers):Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-The Husker football social media accounts put out a video this weekend of Geep Wade doing a karaoke version of Morgan Wallen's “Sand InMy Boots” in front of the team-Without further ado, here's the audio….has Bill ever been part of a team or staff that had something like this?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Rhule said it's been a good start to camp and he came back to a “big, strong football team this Fall”—saying that no tweaks were made in theiroffseason strength problem, but instead said it was more of a result of the program's steady evolution-Also, Damon Benning is the new Director of Football Player Development, replacing Gus Felder—who went to become an AD at a high schoolin Georgia-What else did we learn from the head man on Saturday afternoon? Sip was there…Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Sip is headed to practice tomorrow to hear from Husker football players/coaches…what's his plan of attack?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-The list from 10 to 1 of villains historically on a national level were: Caleb Williams; Deion Sanders; Tim Tebow; ESPN; Notre Dame;1990 Miami Hurricanes; Brian Bosworth; Johnny Manziel; Coach Lane Kiffin; and Coach Steve Spurrier took the top spot-Any issues with those mentioned or someone who should have been? Who would make the list for Nebraska's top villains against theprogram? Texas probably is number 1 as a whole…Barry Switzer? Who else?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-The Pinnacle Bank Championship started yesterday in Omaha and rolls on today with Day 2…when is Doug heading up to Omaha?-What was the response from Day 1? Today is when the cut gets established…and there's a Scotty McCreery concert tonightAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-It's a Freaky Friday…what's on Bill's mind today?-If you're seeking out someone to trust for any type of remodel in your home, call Randy at Deinert Contracting--(402) 417-5204Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

camp gets underway. That's never something you want to see and we obviously hope things are OK with Steve. But in the meantime…-What does Fall camp look like without a key part of your team---the defensive coordinator? It's one thing to have injuries and such butyou have to think things would be odd without the DC around….what would that be like at Nebraska? Has Bill ever seen that in hisdifferent jobs across the country in college football?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-In the last week, Bijan Robinson (3 years, $75 million) and Jonathan Taylor (2 years, $44 million) landed new contracts, after seeingDolphins RB De'Von Achane get a new contract last month…maybe it's a good time to be a RB again in the NFL-Also, SONG OF THE DAY (sponsored by Sartor Hamann Jewelers):Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-What's on Sip (or Jake/Bill)'s mind today in how to properly age gracefully? Let's find out…-Go see Ron and the team at Tredz Central Tire Pros for your next tire, just south of Cortland on Highway 77 AND now on West O StreetAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Carson Beck was the starting QB for the Cardinals, as they took on the Panthers in the NFL Hall of Fame Preseason Game…it's good tohave football back-Also, don't forget---former Husker Roger Craig gets inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend…kudos to him-And, ROLL CALL (sponsored by Madsen's Bowling & Billiards): where are Breakers listening from today?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Reminder…NFL Football returns TONIGHT…Panthers/Cardinals in the NFL Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio…Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-We suppose we'll chat about the story that is bothering Husker fans the last few days, with Dylan Raiola commenting about thedifferences between Nebraska and Oregon---saying there's no cornfields in Oregon, there's more football talent in Eugene, etc…-It's taken us 2 days to even get to this topic because it doesn't really bother us much---nor should it bother the fans---it's a new yearand he's not here anymore. Why should anyone care or be bothered about what he says?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-It's a Cool Parenting Tips Thursday….what's on Bill's mind today?-Contact RANDY at Deinert Contracting for any house remodel projects---call/text him at (402) 417-5204Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-ESPN did a deep dive on all sorts of things about different teams' schedules and assessed that Nebraska has the EASIEST non-conference schedule of ANY TEAM in the country---even easier than Indiana's cream puff schedule-They also assessed that Ohio State has the overall toughest schedule of any Power 4 team---let's see how long they hold on to the No.1 ranking for---and assessed that Texas Tech has the easiest Power 4 schedule (we agreed); Georgia Tech has the toughest Power 4non-conference schedule; Oklahoma has the toughest November schedule; and Northwestern has the toughest 3-game stretch ofanyoneAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-What's next on Rick's list of songs? Let's tune in to find out…Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Preseason football isn't the prettiest form of the game—but it's football---and it's Cardinals/Panthers tonight at 7pm on NBC-The regular season begins September 9 th (that's a Wednesday---Patriots/Seahawks)—and most preseason games start NEXT Thursday..Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Fall camp is underway, and Nebraska needs Colandrea to be able to extend plays and drives, which he can with his ‘chaos gene'---some of his stats last year compared him to Arkansas' Taylon Green at QB---but it makes us ponder what can be different than theprevious era of a running QB-Dylan Raiola was not that—and while he had some nice passing ability, it wasn't enough with the o-line woes---but if you go back toAdrian's time in Lincoln, what is different (besides a head coach) that will help this team be better and win in close games?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Final thoughts on yesterday's press conference with Huskers ahead of Fall camp starting TODAYAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Boston College basketball has been down for quite some time, and new head coach Luke Murray has decided to change everything in theprogram---all the way down to the radio broadcast team, who was informed they won't be back this year-Josh Maurer and Kevin Collins have been on the mic for BC games for 13 years—through several coaching changes—yet even though BCadministration say it wasn't the choice of Murray to replace them…everything points to it being the case. Ruthless!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Fall camp gets underway today for Husker football…what stood out from yesterday's media session with Colandrea, Lateef, and Lenhardt?-Are we assuming today when Fall camp gets underway that it's business as usual for Mekhi Nelson with the running backs or not?-Who has the edge entering Fall camp at the other starting CB position across from Andrew Marshall?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-It's a Wild Card Wednesday…what's on Bill's mind today?-If you're looking for someone to remodel your bathroom, kitchen and more, call or text Randy at (402) 417-5204Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Preseason polls are also a joke with Top 10 teams ending outside the Top 25 yearly---but it's a thought on where each team should be at least.Of Nebraska's opponents this year, here were the rankings from yesterday: Ohio State (1 st ); Oregon (2 nd ); Indiana (6 th ); Washington (19 th ); andIowa (22 nd )-That's a lot of respect for Iowa who once again finds their way to the Top 25 without a reliable QB as usual…but that's what is in your way andwhat Phil Steele said yesterday is a year that WILL have the Huskers beat at Top 25 team…Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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

-CBS Sports ranks David Braun as the worst coach in the B1G conference and the 58 th best coach in college football as a whole—keep in mind,he has the same overall record as Matt Rhule at Nebraska (19-19), and Rhule sits at 11 th in the league (37 th in country)-Rhule didn't inherit a 1-win team like Braun did and also wasn't thrust into the head coach position a month before the season like Braun…whythe disrespect for the man in purple?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-One month from today, Nebraska will play a football game that counts in the standings---and that means Fall camp starts this afternoon.Yesterday, we heard from Anthony Colandrea, TJ Lateef and Cam Lenhardt at the podium…what was the message?-Colandrea said he likes to blend the games of Johnny Manziel, Baker Mayfield and Matthew Stafford into how he operates—that's animpressive picture if done properly---and also said Nebraska's offensive line is the best he's been behind…that caught people's attention..-Also, let's address the dumb anger out there regarding Dylan Raiola comments made before Oregon gets things underway in Fall camp…Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Update on MLB Trade Deadline and why are the Royals so bad at operating a franchise..Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-We look back at what we chatted about with Phil Steele and things that stood out and things we wish we had gotten to..-Also, audio from David Braun's appearance at B1G Media Days referring to himself in 3 rd person…Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Are people overlooking Nebraska in 2026 or do they seem pretty predictable to you based on the players all coming back?-Ohio State seems to be the favorite in the Big Ten and in the country to win the national title…would you take them over Oregon andIndiana or not?-Do you expect the SEC to go a 4 th straight year without a national title or will someone end the drought for the conference?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-The 2 areas we have the most questions about Nebraska's starters are at RB and a 2 nd CB opposite of Andrew Marshall.-RB could be a 4-player battle; and the 2 nd CB position could be similar (Jeremiah Charles, Victor Evans, Danny Odem)…Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy