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Ep. 129 - Are Nebraska's Glory Days Over? (Guests Mitch Sherman & Tom Luginbill)

Crain & Cone

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🗓️ 31 August 2022

⏱️ 93 minutes

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0:00.0

mid-surement of the athletic joints to discuss Nebraska's future.

0:03.6

Tom Lugin-Bill helps us break down the weekends matchups,

0:06.8

and the NFL's really considering using a new football for Thursday night games,

0:10.8

check it out a more on Cranica.

0:30.8

When you hear the words Nebraska athletics, the first thing that comes to mind

0:43.2

is the Scott Frost debacle, and the football team continuing to struggle

0:47.0

as his tenure seems to be waning.

0:49.2

And for all the loyal Huskers out there, I wish that was where the story ended.

0:53.3

But turns out, it's only where it begins.

0:56.3

Yes, Nebraska's struggling in football.

0:58.4

They're 15 and 30 under Frost, and after stumbling out of the gate against Northwestern,

1:02.9

it seems the times haven't changed.

1:05.3

And what would think that Nebraska fans would have somewhat of a reprieve during the offseason?

1:10.1

But that isn't the case either.

1:12.0

The basketball team is just 24 and 67 over the last three years under Fred Hoyberg,

1:18.4

which is a little worse percentage-wise than the football team.

1:22.1

Now they've been struggling so badly that they restructured Hoyberg's buyout from 18 million

1:28.0

to 11 million, dropped his salary by a quarter million, and also forfeited a half million

1:34.0

in bonuses. The two major sports have combined to go an atrocious 39 and 97 collectively,

1:41.6

which considering the amount of following resources, passion, and lack of a pro team in the state

1:48.1

is astounding. Now, Nebraska fans have been let down time and time again,

1:52.7

and any fan worth their salt can emphasize with the fan base.

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