It’s rivalry game day in Nebraska. Jacob Bigelow opens the show by giving his thoughts on the state of the Nebraska vs. Creighton rivalry, talks about the fact that both men’s basketball head coaches really acknowledged the Jaysker thing this week and gives some general thoughts on both basketball matchups between the two schools today. Bigelow is then joined by Creighton beat writer Jon Walker from the Omaha World Herald to preview and discuss both Nebraska vs. Creighton matchups. 

Be sure to give Jon a follow on Twitter @ByJonWalker and check out his work at Omaha.com 

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Jacob Bigelow is back from Sioux Falls and his return trip to the Sanford Pentagon. He opens the podcast by recapping Nebraska's loss to Saint Mary's 77-74 and waxing a little poetic about the Pentagon as a venue. Bigelow is then joined by Jacob Padilla of Hurrdat Sports to talk some more about Sunday's game in Sioux Falls. While it certainly does not feel like it, its Nebraska vs. Creighton week x2, so Bigelow and Padilla then preview both Nebraska vs. Creighton basketball games scheduled for Friday in Omaha. The first of two Red vs. Blue preview pods for the week.

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Jacob Bigelow is back after an unexpected early season layoff. He opens by sharing his early season thoughts on Nebraska following the first three games of the Huskers' season. What has he liked so far, what has he not liked so far, and how about that three point shooting. He then previews today's matchup with Saint Mary's at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, before wrapping up by mentioning some other early season college basketball storylines from around the country. Lots more to come from the podcast this week. Stay tuned.

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Jacob Bigelow is joined by the podcast's first returning guest, Nebraska Basketball beat writer Wilson Moore of the Omaha World Herald to preview the upcoming season for Fred Hoiberg's Huskers. They look at the roster from top to bottom, the two also discuss what players could determine the ultimate ceiling for this season's team, which new addition to the roster intrigues them the most, the importance of point guard play and outside shooting, and they finish some big picture Big Ten topics.

Follow Wilson on Twitter @wilsmoore_ and go support his work at omaha.com or huskerextra.com

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Jacob Bigelow gives his thoughts and takeaways from Nebraska’s exhibition game against Grand Valley State that wrapped up the preseason for the Huskers. He also shares some nuggets from the secret scrimmage against Utah. Bigelow wraps up the show by discussing some other notable exhibition game and scrimmage results and shares thoughts on the passing USF head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim. 

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Jacob Bigelow is joined by Tate Frazier from The Ringer's One Shining Podcast to discuss some big picture college basketball storylines as the new season gets closer with each day as we are now in the heart of secret scrimmage season. Topics discussed include Evan Miyakawa's online beef with Dan Hurley and UConn, college sports needing characters, Indiana's impending make or break season, Purdue in year one of the post Zach Edey Era, Dusty May at Michigan, as well as some other teams and players to watch in the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, and SEC. Would have loved to include the Big East, but we were pressed for time.

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College basketball season is right around the corner and Jacob Bigelow is back with thoughts on Nebraska's intrasquad scrimmage this past weekend at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Bigelow shares some general thoughts and observations, because it is just a scrimmage after all. He finishes the episode by talking preseason projections from the notable analytics sites and teases a significant guest for the next episode of the podcast.

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The summer series roles on, this time Jacob Bigelow welcomes SEC associate commissioner for men's basketball Garth Glissman. Garth's story is a very unique one. A native Nebraskan, in college he was a walk-on basketball player and quarterback at Nebraska. What happened after he graduated law-school is a great story. Now, after working for the NBA for 7 years, Garth is now entering his second season overseeing men's basketball for the SEC. Discussion topics include: Garth's basketball origin story, going from a volunteer high school head coach to working for the NBA, traveling to SEC towns, coaches in the SEC, building a conference schedule, when did the switch flip with high school basketball in Nebraska, and more.

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The Old Friends Summer Series rolls on as Jacob Bigelow is joined by San Jose State head coach Tim Miles for a half hour podcast chat. Bigelow apologizes for the quality of his audio, but hey Coach Miles sounded great. Coach Miles is entering his 4th season as head coach at San Jose State and discusses the obstacles he's seen at San Jose, the evolution of recruiting, NIL, the Mountain West as a basketball conference, his coaching tree, when he first met Craig Smith, and of course how his golf game is doing.

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In the second installment of his old friends summer podcast series, Jacob Bigelow welcomes Colorado State men's basketball associate head coach Ali Farokhmanesh to the podcast. Ali is entering his 8th season as an assistant coach and his 7th season on staff at Colorado State. They discuss a variety of topics including relationships in recruiting, how recruiting has and may continue to evolve, this year's team at Colorado State, how Niko Medved operates, the Mountain West as a basketball conference, the rise in prominence of basketball in the Omaha area and more.

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