-Final thoughts on Nebraska/Maryland tomorrow…and other games to watch this weekend…plus, Nebrasketball Opening Night!

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-Conference play rolls on…we haven’t seen a lot of actual field stormings yet this year….is this the weekend of chaos?

-Check out the Smokehaus by Super Saver/Russ’ Market for all your tailgate needs….in Lincoln since 1984

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-The Hoosiers survived a tough game vs. Northwestern last week and now head to Rutgers where they (should) take care of the Scarlet

Knights…a win for both Nebraska and Indiana would set up a 5-0 matchup that we talked about all offseason…how wild would it get in

Lincoln ahead of next week’s Big Noon Kickoff?

-Also, what’s going on at San Diego State? A MUMPS outbreak?! What year is this, 1930? 32 players on the injury list due to a mumps

outbreak…

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-It’s a Freaky Friday…what’s on Bill’s mind today? Or if Bill is already gone…what’s on Jake’s mind?

-If you’re seeking out someone to trust for any type of remodel in your home, call Randy at Deinert Contracting--(402) 417-5204

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-Miami FL (-16’) vs. Clemson Alabama (-6) vs. Mississippi State USC (-9’) vs. Washington

-Ohio State (-14) vs. Iowa Nebraska (-14’) vs. Maryland 49ers (-3) vs. Broncos (Game of the Week)

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-Bill has been delivering us SchinDaddy’s picks the last few weeks and he’s done well…what does he have this week before we get to

Lee Sterling?

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

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-What does Sip have in mind today as he tries to continue and age gracefully? Let’s find out…

-Visit Ron and the team at Tredz just south of Cortland on Highway 77 and now on West O Street, as well

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-Vegas has consistently had this game as Nebraska being a 2 touchdown favorite, which makes sense considering Maryland’s game last

week vs. UCLA (54-3 loss) and Nebraska’s 4-0 start, the first such start since 2016 for the program

-Malik Washington is still a good QB and might be ready to prove his 4 INT performance last week was not who he really is…what

concerns do you have about this particular game?

-And, ROLL CALL (sponsored by Madsen’s Bowling & Billiards): where are Breakers listening from today?

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-Steelers/Browns tonight on Thursday Night Football (7:15pm, Prime)…plus Western Kentucky/New Mexico State (7pm, CBSSN), and

North Texas/Tulsa (8p, ESPN)…and playoff baseball!

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-Through 4 games (yes, against not great opponents)—Nebraska is 27-for-50 on 3 rd down conversions on offense (10 th nationally) and

has allowed 12-for-47 3 rd down attempts to be converted defensively (9 th nationally)

-Nebraska has struggled to get off the field on 3 rd down on defense for a few years and at times struggled to extend drives on offense…

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-Maryland comes to town fresh off a 54-3 loss at home to UCLA….are you surprised Mike Locksley is still the head coach for this game

on Saturday after that and the rough stretch he’s had?

-We rave about Malik Washington yet he’s coming off a 4 interception game vs. UCLA, 2 of which were returned for TDs…what

happened and do you expect a bounce-back from him?

-What concerns you about Nebraska in this game? What areas do you feel good about Maryland’s chances to have success?

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-Sark addressed media this week and said his team needs to cut down on “unacceptable” celebrations after big plays and scores. Sark

said, “We’ve got to do a better job of celebrating with one another. The moment you start to demean the opponent, the flags come

out.”

-Texas had 2 separate occasions of poor character in the win vs. Tennessee…we’ll see if they actually tone things down

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-Nebraska is placed firmly in the 30s right now in the AP and Coaches Polls after their 4-0 start, which is fair with the competition that

they’ve faced. However, the ESPN SP+ rankings (by Bill Connelly) have Nebraska at 16 th in the country---ahead of Iowa and UCLA

(!)—but behind Penn State

-The rankings are ‘a predictive measure of team efficiency that takes into account tempo and opponent-adjust metrics such as team’s

offense, defense and special teams ratings---and is ‘a measure of the most sustainable and predictable aspects of football’

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-What’s next on Rick’s list of songs? Let’s tune in to find out…

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-Sark addressed media this week and said his team needs to cut down on “unacceptable” celebrations after big plays and scores. Sark

said, “We’ve got to do a better job of celebrating with one another. The moment you start to demean the opponent, the flags come

out.”

-Texas had 2 separate occasions of poor character in the win vs. Tennessee…we’ll see if they actually tone things down

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-Connor alerted us yesterday of an article from ‘Spartan Avenue’ that was titled, “Nebraska media spreading blatant lies about Pat

Fitzgerald era at Michigan State,” and put our post from Monday with Sip saying that the crowd had “maybe 30,000 fans in the 2 nd half”

and the juice in the stadium didn’t seem very strong

-After attacking the show for our take…the article then went on itself to criticize the fanbase for poor 2 nd half turnouts, which seems

pretty hypocritical---does The Stool feel any need to go back on their stance or actually should they stand even firmer on it?

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-The MLB Playoffs started yesterday….did Sip or Jake watch any games? What was the drama like if so?

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-The options on ‘fraud’ were guilty, not guilty, and jury’s still out, and here was the assessment:

-Virginia Tech (jury’s out); Colorado (guilty); Clemson (guilty); Washington (guilty); Louisville (guilty); Penn State (guilty);

Missouri (guilty); USC (guilty); Tennessee (jury’s out); and Ole Miss (NOT guilty)

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-Nebraska is off to it’s first 4-0 start since 2016 and first 1-0 start in B1G play since 2019…were you surprised at how things

went on Saturday at Michigan State?

-We don’t know the status yet of Jamal Rule or Jacory Barney (or Brendan Black) for Saturday’s game vs. Maryland…will that

matter when playing a struggling defense?

-Dylan Raiola looked excellent when filling in for Dante Moore after the injury early 2 nd quarter at USC…is there a chance we see

Raiola vs. Nebraska on October 17 th in Eugene?

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-It’s a Wild Card Wednesday….Bill is out today, so what’s on Jake’s mind today?

-If you’re looking for someone to remodel your bathroom, kitchen and more, call or text Randy at (402) 417-5204

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