1-on-1 with DP – 93.7 The Ticket KNTK - DP's Open Invite to tell your story: September 30th, 2026, 12:00pm

Episode Date: September 30, 2026

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time to go one-on-one with D.P. Sponsored by the Downtown Lincoln Foundation on 93-7 the ticket. Say what? Let's get it. Get your groove on, Bach. One of these days, I'm going to ask you to do

the rap at the end of it. Uh-oh. Come on, give it to him. You say, your love is like a roller coaster. Day, Jimmage. Bach, Oh, Jake, Bob. That's where it is. That is a crime.

We're going to have to do the extended version. We're going to have to do the extended version. I'll have to write the check. I'll have to write the check. I just will because it's so good. And then here's the other thing. I guess we can play the red-out chili pepper version as well. Just maybe we'll rejoin.

Because the red-hot chili peppers covered that one. Those are fighting words for folks. Oh, okay. Where do the red-hot chili peppers rank for you in music? Oh, if you ask my brother, they'd be like close to number one. He's a huge chili peppers fan. I honestly only know. I never got too into him.

I know that's kind of the main hits. Really? Yeah. They did one of those MTV, you know, behind the scenes stories of the Red Hat Chili Peppers. It was a documentary and it talked about, I want to say he was, he was one of the original members, but of course passed away from a variety of things. But it goes through the journey that was the Red Hat Chili Peppers from other days, Hamosa Beach, you know, Southern California, all the trials, tribulations,

redirections of the Red Hat Chili Peppers, Flee, Anthony Keatis, et cetera. It's really good. Like a reminder of, wow, people live like that. It often doesn't end well. But the fact that creatives tend to put themselves out there, way. There's some risks. And, and Bach, let me ask you this. Do you ever wonder, have you figured out how famous you want to be? I think I'm about as famous as I want to be. Right. And why is that? Why is that? I kind of like personal life and not, you know,

I mean, there are, there are positives to being famous. So don't give me wrong. But I just, I think this is about as much as I'd like to go. I like going to the grocery store. I like taking my kid out. I don't like, you know, as much, you know, once in a while, hey, they, they're, you know, it is okay. But, um, yeah, I mean, I don't, I don't know if I would like to be a whole lot more famous. Yeah, it really is a thing. And in, and that thing happens. It happens in sports. It happens in politics. Uh, happens in music. Um, and then the celebrity thing, like everybody wants to be an influencer until you find out, yeah, you have to be about a whole life. all the perks of being an influencer come with some things that are not exactly fun.

And people get in your business. And people get in your business and people make up your business. People will say things about you that can't possible to be true. It's like, I don't know. I've never even been there. We saw Blockdown and so and so. No, you didn't. No, you did not.

So it is a constant thing. 100%, like for 100%. Right? Texas says 0159 says, DP, please don't throw the mic today. Just drop it a lot. Just drop it. Yeah, I had a moment yesterday afternoon where I just, I get frustrated with people who get in the way of good things. and and and but is okay tell me what you think do you think that most villains know their villains

I think eventually they come around to it right but ultimately at some point they think they're doing society a great good yeah right they think that something is being underserved or they don't care right they greed overrides greed makes you blind is that a fair statement yeah but i do think there are there's also a lot of people that just are unfortunately they're just crappy people just crappy people and they know it's bad but yeah there are those that probably don't realize it so my issue is with people who who say they're doing good who we're actually doing bad like you're not helping it's like oh come on bro you're you're really not helping and it all again if we're in the sports business

or the media business or the journalism business or the entertainment business. Bach, what business do you think we're in on a daily basis? Certainly sports and entertainment. Sports and entertainment? Information. Information. Where should truth be on the hierarchy of entertainment of information? Chris should be at the top of information.

Right, right? Good or bad. Whether we think it's good or bad, we should tell the truth. Yeah. And then what if the truth does damage? Then, I mean, I think there's time and a place. Maybe, maybe, you know, it depends on what we're talking about. I think not all things maybe should be broadcast or said if they could bring damage.

Okay. And then where does the empathy and consideration of the story, the people in the stories, right? The story is one thing. the details of the story are another and then it's the people in the story that we as they say you know hate to say not the center love the center right so you're trying to remove the person part of it to identify the thing you either agree with or don't agree with is that a fair assessment yeah okay so text line this is where I invite you in because I want I want to make sure that people understand what it is that we do here on the daily basis would it be fair to say that I've told every person

that holds a microphone here that at the top of the line, the best way to put on good entertainment and good information is to talk about what you know. Fair? Yeah. Top of the line. Talk about what you've know, what you've actually experienced and what you know.

And then be curious about what you don't know, right? Yeah. Because the people in this room who consume sports at the highest volume, highest vibrancy, can talk about what they know and experience, what you've seen before in this, and then be curious about the things that were, hmm, that's intriguing.

That's a little different. Like, what do we know about it? What are we doing? Fair? Yeah. Okay. Then I'll tell the story of being on a plane and there was a really powerful media person.

I'll leave the name out and get to the story. but in them discussing with me my future in the business. And they said, well, here's what I'll tell you, young man. Find the truth. Seek the truth, find the truth, tell the truth. And then if you can, when you can, be entertaining. Is that a fair mantra for this business? It is, yeah.

And if, if Bach, if you are going to turn the microphone for yourself today, what do you think the lead should be for you in how you present your two hours with Farley? What are you in, are you informing, are you performing, are you truth telling? Are you being curious? How would you define your two hours with Farley? Well, I mean, I think at times we like to do a little bit, a little bit of entertaining. and, you know, cover sports. So we give our truth.

It's a blend, like you said, kind of a both. Certainly some people have more strengths with entertainment. Others have more strength with storytelling. And so it kind of depends, right? I mean, certainly Terrell can go there, right? Terrell's very entertaining guy and has done quite a bit on the football field that he can reflect back on. And then your job as somebody who has not done that is to be curious about that. Right.

Right. And it doesn't mean that your opinion of it is, right or wrong. It just means you've done this. I'm curious about this. Let's talk about it. Right. So shout out to Trick Williams. Let's talk about it. Right? In the full, right? In the full sense of what we do. So on a daily basis, John Thompson, the late great John Thompson and I would talk about it and it was often, listen, young man, you don't get to make the news. You only get to talk about, who talk about a clear path. Like swing the sickle, sir, you just cleared out a lot of weeds.

You don't get to make the news. You get to talk about, right? Bach, have you ever made the story? Rarely, I mean, I guess that you can think of like an opinion, but that's not like, that's not a, like a Stephen A Smith and throw out an opinion that can kind of become a story, but it's not necessarily on the court. And some would say to Stephen A, hey, bro, no. this shouldn't be about it

other than the fact that you're talking about what you've known if Stephen A is going to tell us what it's like to go through and build the empire right the empire that is the brand that is and the brand is quite a bit of it right that he McAfee there are certain people where the brand

where the brand has its own boundary and lack of boundary fair Yeah. That a part of the brand is the lack of boundary. And that's fine. That's, in pro wrestling speak, your ability, the mic skills for you to be able to take the story given to you, dress it up with so many glitterous statements and comments that it becomes more interesting.

It becomes more entertaining. So as you're informing, you are performing. Fair? Yeah. So in that space, this is what we all say from a day-to-day basis, that, okay, in this era of college athletics, everything is fluid. The rules and the boundaries are changing.

So Bach, when a boundary changes in sports, should you talk about it? Yeah, pretty interesting. Do the listeners want you to talk about it? Generally, they do. Have you experienced the story in which we're talking about? As like kind of actively as they are, right? If the rules are changing.

But probably not, right? The answer's okay. It's like probably not. I don't know you've never been a student athlete in this environment and this version of it. So then you're able to be absolutely what about it? Curious. Curious. Right?

And then having conversations that if Bach is curious, the likelihood is that there are listeners who are also curious about it. You can provide as much information as you can. You can be as performative as you can be. And then hopefully you meet on the bridge somewhere with more information for everybody. What I get frustrated about is when people don't want you to have that information or they want you to have a different conversation than what you're having, without contributing to the conversation.

Bock, is there anybody that we've told who has been through the actual thing, who we've told, no, you can't come on and tell your story? No. Is there anyone who has knowledge of college athletics who we have told we are not interested in what you have to say? I don't think we've blocked anybody. Right.

And so with the listeners are curious about a thing, we want to go to the source, right? Right. If I go to the source and the source says I will give you some information and here's the only way I'm going to give it to you and the only way how I'm going to give it to you, am I limited? Yeah, you're probably looking for other sources as well. And you're also looking for more direct information. Yeah. I could tell some portion of the Jake Bakhoven story. Fair? Yeah. Can I tell the Jake Bakhoven story the way Jake Bakhoven can tell the story? No. So what should I do as an honest person of integrity, intrigue, and character? What should I do when it comes to Jake Backe over?

Well, either, again, you know, try to get as much information as you can or allow, you know, try to bring me on and allow me to tell the story. Yatsy! Yotsie! That if I want to know about Husker life, who should I ask? Husker. And if I ask one Husker and they say no, should I ask another? Yeah. How many Huskers can I ask? As many as possible. How often should I ask, Bach? If you're actively doing it, you know, just keep asking. How often are we doing it? Every day.

Every day for how long? It's been several years now. For 18 hours a day, we ask the question. And we give the invitation for anybody that knows what we're talking about. and wants other people to know what they know. Who would turn down that? Bach, people that don't want you to know what they know, who can't tell you the truth and don't want to tell you the truth.

Or who can't tell you the truth. And I'm fine with that, but it doesn't mean I ever stop doing my job in asking. I will never stop asking for the listener. I will never be satisfied with not being able to have our listeners ask directly to the people who know what we're curious about. I'm never going to do it. And if you ask me to do it, I'm going to be a jerk.

I'm going to be a jerk about it. Because if you tell me that you love the listener, you love the fan base, do you love them enough to tell them the truth in your own voice? Is that a fair question to ask? Yeah. And some would say, I love them so much that I can't tell them the truth. But didn't say that.

That should come from you, not from me, for you. Fair? Yeah. Bach, have I said it before? I work from this. No one has the ability to, ask me to the lie for that. I've said that on air, which in setting the GPS,

I say, do not ask me to lie for you. I will tell you point blank, that is not a conversation that I am willing to have, but I will honor you with that response directly. Bach, have you ever asked me a question where I say, I don't know. No. And if I don't know the answer to your question, what do I say?

Let's dig into it. Let's be curious about it. And then you say, but I need an answer. What will I say? I don't know. I don't know. I'm okay with saying I don't know. But I should be held to say, especially if, hey, Bach, ready for this?

If I'm the expert, if I know more than the people I say I care about, if I say the people who are listeners, so if a sponsor asked me, DP, what are your thoughts on this? What do you think of this ad? What do you think of this read? What do you think of the person who read? Should I tell them the truth? Yeah.

And why wouldn't I tell them the truth? They're afraid of offending them or something. I'm not sure. Yeah. But am I doing them a favor from doing that? No. No. Not yourself either.

No. No. And here's the thing. Bach, the old adage is, Bach, I'm going to ask your question, and the likelihood that you get it right is high, but not 100%. And the likelihood that you are absolutely wrong is high, but not 100%. I'm going to ask questions. I thought I was never wrong.

Right, right, right. Like we want to believe that, right? But it's full. It's full. For the listeners, for the text line, just so you all understand, none of this conversation is about Bach. Bach, is that a statement of truth? Yeah, at least I haven't cut on about it.

Because what Bach knows is if it was about Bach, I would tell Bach it's about Bach. And I'd give him specifics. Here's what I say. I, we, as a station, and me personal. Here's the point of credential and standard. I have offered, you ready for this, bot? I have offered every single administrator, coach and team access to 937 the ticket to tell their story to their fans so that I don't have to speak to their fans for them.

I would like and much rather prefer that you as a listener who is a fan of a program hear from the program directly, not for me. Now, if I can't bring those people to you, if they don't accept that offer, and it is an open invitation, Bach, have we ever had a Husker coach walking to the ticket and we say, no, we don't have time for it. Absolutely not. Absolutely not. What about an administrator?

No. What about an athlete? No. Okay. So for the record. For the record. Never once, close the door. Never once said no.

Never once did not invite an offer. So if you are a fan, and I've had listener and fan alike, DP, why don't you have so-and-so on the station? You probably need to ask. them. Because that's the truth. The truth is anybody, the text line, the reason

why we have the text line is so that Eric can speak directly to power. He is going to be heard. Chris is going to be hurt. Boone's going to be heard. Web blanket is going to be heard. My man, going to be heard. Kubsker, going to be heard. Gus Mohawk, you're going to be heard.

Mailman, you're going to be heard. Hayton, you're going to be heard. Thomas and Lincoln, you're going to be heard. Lane, you're going to be heard. Caleb, you're going to be heard. Gingerbread, man, you're going to be heard. And if you ask me a question about a program or a coach or an athlete, what I would much rather do than give you my opinion is tell you what I know,

be curious about what I don't know. know, but at the top of that list is to get them here so that you can ask them yourself. And only when they aren't available or choose not to do I am I left to speak for myself. And guess what, Bach? If I ask you to speak on it and you refuse, you left it up. to me. And then guess what you don't get to do after that? Complain about what I say. I am a man of my word. I show up here every day. I'm doing 18 hours a day and a few hours after that to make sure that y'all get to talk to your people and the people get to talk to you.

Be a fan. Feel connected to the program. I feel like you're being heard because, hey, hey man. This text line is a wonderful way for the Husker fan to be heard, for the Wesleyan fan to be heard. If Wesleyan don't get it together and listen to its fans, that's on them. Donne, Concordia, Bellevue, I can't make people take advantage of the airwaves and the connection and the relationship.

I can't make them do it. But then they don't get to lie to you and tell you that you matter, and that they care. Oh, well, we'll tell them on our own time. Well, that's about you, not about them. I challenge anybody. 18 hours a day, seven days a week, at some point in your supremely busy schedule,

make time to talk to the people that care about you. Make time to talk to the people who you say matter. Because you ask them for money, you beg them for money. But you don't listen to them. And if you only listen to the people who write the biggest checks of the 90,000 in the building, or the 18,000, or the 8,000, or the 5,000, or the 3,000, or whatever it is, if you're down at Seacrest and you only talk to the parents and you don't know what the rest of the people

who go watch high school football want and need, then you don't understand why 3,000 people showed up or whether 1,300 showed up instead of 3,000. and if the people are mad, let them tell you they're mad. If they're happy, let them tell you they're happy. But at all cost. And no matter what, listen up. We'll be right back. Download our app by searching 93.7, the ticket in your app store.

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