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Nick Bahe Podcast

Alan Huss Hired, Creighton Crown, & Spring Game Attendance

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Nick Bahe explains why Alan Huss, despite being an internal hire, is actually like landing a hot, successful head coach.
The episode opens with Nick Bahe focusing on the official hiring of Alan Huss as Creighton's head coach, transitioning from the 'coach in waiting' role. Bahe argues that Huss is effectively a hot coaching commodity, having built High Point into a winner that beat Wisconsin in the NCAA tournament. He details Huss's 56-15 record at High Point, his two Big South Coach of the Year awards, and his offensive expertise. Bahe emphasizes Huss's deep Creighton roots as a former player and assistant, which he believes will maintain the program's culture. The host then shifts to Creighton's participation in the eight-team College Basketball Crown. He previews the field, including teams like Baylor, Oklahoma, and Rutgers. Bahe believes Creighton can reach the final, likely against Oklahoma. He states the tournament's importance is twofold: to provide a positive experience for a team that endured emotional adversity and to give Greg McDermott a proper send-off with a championship. Bahe notes McDermott will still coach the team in this event. The final segment addresses Nebraska football's spring game, which drew 27,188 fans. Bahe compares this to attendance figures from recent years, which were all above 54,000, marking this as the lowest turnout since 2000. He admits his own dwindling interest in spring football but argues the attendance is a bad sign reflecting broader fan sentiment. Bahe links this apathy to a decade-plus of losing and the frustration from Nebraska's three blowout losses to end the previous season. He concludes that while not catastrophic, the low turnout is a snapshot of current fan frustration with the program's state.

As heard by us

A Nebraska attendance read and a confident Creighton Crown forecast shape a focused college-sports monologue.

Nebraska's spring game turnout sits at the center of the episode's first read, treated less as a head count than as a temperature check on the program.

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You want a quick read on Nebraska's spring-game mood, then a Creighton Crown bracket call with a little postseason perspective.

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