We’ve got conversations in this Thursday episode on Nebraska basketball, football and baseball. On tap at Pinnacle Bank Arena as temperatures dip below zero outside is a hot matchup between the surging Huskers and 25th-ranked Maryland. Nebraska can get back to .500 in the Big Ten with a victory and clear a hurdle that makes the thought of its first NCAA Tournament win not so daunting.

Our football discussion centers around a tier system proposed by Mitch’s colleague at The Athletic, Stewart Mandel, on CFP expectations. Should Nebraska expect to make it more than once every decade? 

And it’s opening weekend in college baseball. Nebraska, picked to finish second in the expanded Big Ten, heads to Arizona for four games. The Huskers feature strong arms at the top of their pitching rotation in their bid to reach a second consecutive NCAA postseason. Join us as we cover every base.

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