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On this first Monday of June, Mitch and Connor are here to tell you why this month is so important for Matt Rhule and the Nebraska football program. In fact, it rates as perhaps the most important month of the entire offseason. Not sure? Listen to our explanation. The weekend included lots of baseball for our hosts. Nebraska's season is over on the diamond. We discuss the Stillwater regional -- and what's happening nationally on the road to Omaha. And we finish with more conversation about the football scheduling news from late last week.

Scott Dochterman of The Athletic visits the pod to answer our questions about the avalanche of kickoff times and TV announcements that were released on Thursday. Nebraska knows when it's going to play each of its first five games. And Black Friday in Iowa City is set for 6:30 p.m. on NBC. How did this all come about? Scott knows some of the fascinating stories from the TV network draft. Also, we discuss Iowa's new quarterback and finish with a story about Kirk Ferentz's ride to the airport.

Nebraska ran the football on nearly 65 percent of its offensive plays in 2023. We agree it's a number that will drop this year. But how much? Connor and Mitch examine tendencies for Matt Rhule, along with his offensive braintrust duo of Marcus Satterfield and Glenn Thomas, in their previous work at Temple and Baylor. What does it spell out for Dylan Raiola, the Nebraska quarterbacks and the offense as a whole? Also, Nebraska AD Troy Dannen is helping John Cook get a horse. And we look at the Stillwater regional for Nebraska baseball. Can the Huskers keep the ball in the yard?

Nebraska's "Chasing 3" documentary series is coming back with an episode that features the returns to good health of running back Rahmir Johnson and tight end Thomas Fidone. It got us thinking: Is Johnson overlooked ahead of the 2024 season? The senior did rush for 495 yards when given an opportunity that lasted most of one season early in his career. Mitch and Connor dissect the Nebraska roster to find more candidates who fit the label as potentially overlooked. Also, Big Ten coaches talked anonymously about their peers' program. How did Nebraska fare?

An early point spread lists Nebraska as a four-touchdown favorite against UTEP in the Huskers' Aug. 31 season opener. Is that realistic? And broadly speaking, should Nebraska be favored to win in each of its first seven games in 2024? Connor and Mitch return from a holiday weekend to discuss the extended runway given to Matt Rhule before his program must rise to a new level in the second half of this season. We go off the rails a bit in the second segment -- because it's late May -- and get back on track with more NCAA baseball discussion as Nebraska readies for its trip to Stillwater, Okla.

We're back on this Memorial Day to react to the NCAA baseball postseason field. Will Bolt's Nebraska squad, the newly crowned Big Ten tournament champion, is headed to Stillwater, Okla., to face Florida in the opening round of regional play. Who are these Gators, and what type of challenge awaits the Huskers this week in their quest to win a regional for the first time since 2005? Also, Connor and Mitch revisit Nebraska's five-game run in Omaha to win the conference tourney and take a look at the Big Ten as a baseball conference.