Inside Nebraska Volleyball’s Undefeated Season with Dani Busboom Kelly

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🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Nebraska is 24–0, the #1 team in the country, and Dani Busboom Kelly is the woman leading the charge. The former Husker star and John Cook protégé joins Julie Foudy and Abby Wambach to talk about building culture, mom life, cowboy hats, and what it’s like to coach a team that never loses. Oh—and Billie Jean King crashes the interview with a surprise call you don't want to miss! RSVP to attend the Ally House in San Jose for NWSL Championship week Nov. 21-22 at https://www.ally.com/ally-house-2025 Join the Party: Follow @welcometothepartyshow on: YouTube — @welcometothepartyshow Instagram — @welcometothepartyshow TikTok — @welcometothepartyshow Email — partypeoplequestions@gmail.com Keep the Party Going: Marta and Luana, an incredible act of sportsmanship: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQx-cbWEe_g/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Keep up on the NWSL Playoff Race: https://www.nwslsoccer.com/ Kansas City, December — the 2025 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Final Four: https://www.ncaa.com/sports/volleyball-women/d1 Washington celebrates their Big Ten Championship in honor of Mia: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ2mrFVEnXm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Emily Thames, Angelo State CRAZY goal: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQah07lABCQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 92,003 fans at Memorial Stadium on August 30, 2023, part of an event called "Volleyball Day in Nebraska: https://huskers.com/volleyballday Bergen Reilly warms up hands of Cambell Flynn as she enters the game: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DQRg0yqjIeP/ Roots of the Fight - Dani’s Billie Jean King Gear: https://www.rootsoffight.com/pages/search-results?q=billie+jean+king No place like Nebraska - ESPN Documentary: https://www.espn.com/watch/film/5c88f17e-df1c-41fd-9c73-ac0ccf3835de/no-place-like-nebraska Thank you to our sponsors: * Ally’s got you covered. Ally Bank, Member FDIC * RSVP to attend the Ally House in San Jose for NWSL Championship week Nov. 21-22 at https://www.ally.com/ally-house-2025 * Explore the new Peloton Cross Training Tread+ at onepeloton.com https://www.onepeloton.com/ * Get 25% off your first month at Ritual.com: https://www.ritual.com/welcometotheparty * Start your career coaching today at https://www.strawberry.me/welcometotheparty

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0:00.0	If I could, I would like hug you through the screen. You know, sometimes you take it for granted winning at Nebraska because it's just such a high expectation. As a coach, you have to be vulnerable and you have to know your weaknesses. You're never going to survive. Underdogs, my ass. We can't win everything all the time. Maybe you can. Right now you are. Build, build, build, build. And the more eyes we can get on, the more people jump on board. Attention
0:25.0	Thank you. You can. Right now you are. Build, build, build, build. And the more eyes we can get on, the more people jump on board.
0:24.3	Attention.
0:26.9	The party is about to commence.
0:30.9	Oh, welcome to the party.
0:41.1	What up, party people?
0:41.9	I'm Julie Fowdy.
0:43.5	And I'm Abby Wambach.
0:44.5	Abigail.
0:45.4	Yeah.
0:46.2	How was your weekend?
0:48.5	I haven't seen you in like two days.
0:50.3	It was good.
0:52.8	I haven't seen you in so long it feels like.
0:53.6	I know.
0:56.7	But, you know, I'm so grateful because we just got word that the Supreme Court denied the request to revisit same-sex marriage.
1:04.4	And so for me and my little gay family, I feel very excited about that.
1:11.8	I've been like... Slow clap for the Supreme Court, which I don't know if I've ever done lately.
1:17.9	Yes.
1:19.2	Yeah, exactly.
1:20.9	So that was a big win for us.
1:23.5	Yeah.
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