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2 weeks ago | 
si.com | Josh Peterson |Jack Mitchell
It's been a feisty week in the world of Nebraska football discourse, including some frustration from fans regarding Nebraska's quarterback recruiting. In mid-May, Alabama offered in-state Millard South QB Jett Thomalla. Meanwhile, the current Iowa State commit hasn't received one from Nebraska. Is this a problem? Jack Mitchell and Josh Peterson unpacked the frustration some have had at the QB position, while arguing there are reasons to completely buy in to what's going on.
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3 weeks ago | 
si.com | Josh Peterson |Jack Mitchell
On this week's Saturday Morning Coffee Show, Josh Peterson and Jack Mitchell looked at the win total of 7½ for the 2025 Nebraska football season. Could it have been any other number? And if they're going to go over, what's the path that allows for it to happen? Below is a lightly-edited transcript of their conversation. Josh: Should we talk some win totals?
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3 weeks ago | 
si.com | Josh Peterson |Jack Mitchell
It's been quite the week in Husker Discourse Land! Let's talk about it. On this week's I-80 LIVE, Jack Mitchell and Josh Peterson celebrate their recent entry into the 1,000-subscriber club by removing the paywall for their Wednesday night podcast. There's plenty to discuss, including Josh's recent column on Scott Frost, the reaction to the reaction, and Jack's thoughts as a bystander of the entire situation.
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1 month ago | 
si.com | Josh Peterson |Jack Mitchell
On this week's I-80 LIVE, Josh Peterson and Jack Mitchell opened up the floor to their subscribers to ask them anything and everything about their careers, Husker sports, and more. Below are select questions and lightly-edited transcripts with their answers. "He's not staying if he goes 4-8"Josh: “How bad would Nebraska's record have to be for the Huskers to move on from Matt Rule at the end of the season?
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1 month ago | 
si.com | Josh Peterson |Jack Mitchell
On this week's Saturday Morning Coffee Show, Jack Mitchell and Josh Peterson unpacked the poll question posted on Josh's radio show, Unsportsmanlike Conduct. People are optimistic. Why? How much is about the changes at multiple coordinator spots? And why can't Jack seem to find more of these people in his life? Below is a lightly edited transcript of their conversation. Jack: The optimism is way higher for this coming year than it's been for years!Josh: Correct.
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1 month ago | 
si.com | Josh Peterson |Jack Mitchell
On this week's I-80 LIVE, Josh Peterson and Jack Mitchell discussed the latest surrounding Husker football, including Omaha native CharMar Brown and his decision to attend Miami over Nebraska. Did the Huskers make a mistake in not pushing harder? Below is a lightly edited transcript surrounding Brown, Nebraska's running back room as a whole, Dylan Raiola, and more. Did Nebraska make a mistake in not pushing harder for CharMar Brown?
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1 month ago | 
si.com | Josh Peterson |Jack Mitchell
On this week's Saturday Morning Coffee Show, Jack Mitchell and Josh Peterson took one final look at the Husker Games and tried to figure out why Nebraska changed the format of things so close to Saturday, April 26. Below is a lightly edited transcript of their conversation. Josh: What do you think of the sudden change in how they are approaching today that they told us about a month ago?
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1 month ago | 
si.com | Josh Peterson |Jack Mitchell
On this week's I-80 LIVE, Jack Mitchell and Josh Peterson went football-heavy! They found themselves down a long and winding road of looking back at the last decade of Husker football, offensive futility, and how players haven't lived up to expectations in recent years. Why has this been the case? Who has matched or exceeded expectations? They also looked back at Emmett Johnson's first two years and came to a conclusion: He's better than you think.
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1 month ago | 
si.com | Josh Peterson |Jack Mitchell
On this week's Saturday Morning Coffee Show, Jack Mitchell and Josh Peterson took an idea from Husker Twitter and put together a grid of the best, worst, and average players across three separate categories. Inside that discussion, they tried to find the player that's the best and most beloved. Below is a lightly edited transcript of their conversation. Josh: Do we want to do the myriad of examples that we will have for great player loved by fans?
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1 month ago | 
si.com | Josh Peterson |Jack Mitchell
Jack Mitchell and Josh Peterson fired up one of their favorite games of the post-championship era inside the I-80 Club this week, rewatching Nebraska's dominating 48-13 win over Kansas State in 2010. They couldn't stop raving about the offense, defense, and state of the program in that exact moment, even if things would go a bit downhill the rest of the season. Below are selected transcripts from the podcast. The Blackshirts had dudesJack: This defense had some dudes, man. Holy crap.
