Early Break – 93.7 The Ticket KNTK

-Reminder…NFL Football returns TONIGHT…Panthers/Cardinals in the NFL Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio… Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & 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 the differences 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 year and he’...

-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) 417-5204 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & 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 Tec...

-What’s next on Rick’s list of songs? Let’s tune in to find out… Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & 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/brands Privacy & 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 the previous 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---b...

-Final thoughts on yesterday’s press conference with Huskers ahead of Fall camp starting TODAY Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & 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 the program---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 BC administration say it wasn’t the ch...

-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://redcir...

-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) 417-5204 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & 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 ); and Iowa (22 nd ) -That’s a lot of respect for Iowa who once again finds their way to the Top 25 without a r...

-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/brands Privacy & 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 Bra...

-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 an impressive picture if done...

-Update on MLB Trade Deadline and why are the Royals so bad at operating a franchise.. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & 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/brands Privacy & 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 and Indiana 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? Adv...

-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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-We live in a prediction market world and while we don’t condone people to participate in betting---it’s fun to mention the numbers per Polymarket of chances to win the B1G title, which are as follows: -Ohio State (32%); Oregon (26%); Indiana (23%); USC (9%); Michigan (8%); Penn State (5%); Washington (4%); and Nebraska and all other teams sit with a 2% chance. Which of the teams at 2% would you g...

-It’s a Bugaboo Tuesday…what’s bothering Bill today? -Also, SONG OF THE DAY (sponsored by Sartor Hamann Jewelers): Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Well, maybe not a disappointment—but you get it. Yesterday was B1G Media Days for Husker volleyball and the rest of the league in Chicago, and Nebraska is once again the favorite to win the league which is expected to be strong once again -Dani Busboom-Kelly came to Lincoln knowing all the expectations for the program…and shies away from nothing Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...

-Matt Rhule mentioned at Big Ten Media Days that when Nebraska’s o-line was able to move the ball up front, good things happened; when they didn’t, bad things happened. That’s obviously football in a nutshell -Holgorsen is at his best with a good running game and when the o-line can protect the QB well---which is the case for most OCs, to be fair---but is Nebraska in a place to help him succeed th...

-Final thoughts on Day 1 of Fall camp and anything from NFL Training Camp… Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-On Friday night, a federal judge in Colorado granted a preliminary injunction that could give Class of 2022 athletes who exhausted their eligibility this spring another year to compete….this applies to the NCAA’s new five-year eligibility rule -Nebraska has left one spot open on their roster for this very reason…will we be seeing the return of Jamarques for one more go? Advertising Inquiries: htt...