Braden Frager Island, Nebraska MBB keeps winning - January 9th, 2026

Nebraska Men's Basketball is off to its best start in almost 50 years. The offense grabbed the headlines in the offseason, but many are pointing to the defense as the key driver of success through the first 10 games. Join Austin Oerman as he discusses Nebraska's defensive personnel and scheme before diving into the key numbers to help determine just how sustainable Nebraska's defensive success is.

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Join Austin Oerman and Jacob Bigelow as they discuss the two games of the 15th Champions Classic from the winners' and losers' perspectives before conversations regarding Arizona's early season resume and Nebraska Men's Basketball's Hall of Fame Classic Championship matchup with Kansas State.

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Austin Oerman is joined by the Stretch Big himself, Jacob Bigelow, to go through the highlights and lowlights of college basketball's opening week. What's real and what's fake? What's early jitters and what's cause for concern? Austin and Jacob go back and forth across the CBB landscape.

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It's been a month, but TC3 returns! Join Austin Oerman for a rundown of who he views as the top 32 teams in the country before an update on some CBB jobs that came open late in the offseason that now have interim coaches.

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Join Austin Oerman as he tells you about all the players you need to know to understand the Big Ten in 2025-26 before giving his Big Ten tiers and thoughts on the most interesting coaches in the conference.

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Conference realignment has slowed down... for now. That didn't stop a national college basketball writer from trying to reshape CBB into conferences that make more sense. Austin Oerman examines how the hypothetical realignment would affect Nebraska MBB and whether it would be a net positive or negative for the program.

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Reports surfaced that North Carolina has had exploratory talks to join the SEC. Will Austin Oerman be able to dunk on the Tar Heels for eternity for breaking up the Tobacco Road rivalry or do the conversations actually have some merit? Get his take on that and whether the ACC should prefer to team up with the SEC or the Big Ten on this week's episode of The Corner 3.

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