Corn Nation: for Nebraska Cornhuskers fans

Five Heart Podcast: Husker Football Gives Fans Reasons to Celebrate

The Five Heart Podcast is a popular show dedicated to Nebraska Cornhuskers sports, offering insightful analysis and lively discussions on all things related to Husker athletics. 
One of the recent highlights has been the stellar performance of Adrian Martinez in the United Football League. As the UFL MVP, Martinez has his team poised to play for the UFL championship on Father’s Day. 
A loyal listener reached out to inform us of the Hall of Fame induction this weekend of Joy T Berquist. Berquist played in the first ever game at Memorial Stadium over a century ago. He was said to be one of the most powerful men ever to play on the line at Nebraska, and he parlayed that into an NFL career. Post-football, Joy became a lawyer and judge before passing away at the age of 40!
The podcast also explores the unique scenario of former Huskers facing each other in Major League Baseball. Wednesday night’s starters in the game between the Braves and Orioles sees Spencer Schwellenbach face former Husker teammate Cade Povich. How often of an occurrence is this and how did the match-up go? 

Monday Night Therapy: About the Washington Huskies With Mark Schafer of UW Dawg Pound

Washington is joining the Big Ten Conference. Nebraska doesn’t play Washington kn the 2024 football season, but I’d like us to have the chance to find out about our new conference mates.
The Huskies had an amazing season in 2023. They went undefeated, winning the Pac-12 for the last time in it’s existence.
They made it to the college football playoffs and the National Championship game where they lost to Michigan 34 - 13.
Then their coach, Kalen Deboer, left for Alabama to replace a retiring Nick Saban. Then a lot of their winning team left.
We’re going to find out what a Washington guy thinks about joining the brand new conference and leaving their closest in-state rival behind to die in a ditch.
What does the future hold for Washington in the Big Ten?
What sports besides football do they care about? What sports besides football are they good at?
This is your chance to learn.

Corn Nation Overreaction Revisits Nebraska Football’s 28-14 Win over LA Tech

This week on the Corn Nation Overreaction Revisits Podcast, Greg and Hoss look back at the Week 4 2023 game between Nebraska and Louisiana Tech. 
Nebraska secured a solid 28-14 win, driven by their strong run defense and effective pressure on the quarterback. Despite losing two of their top running backs to injuries, Nebraska managed to leverage their ground game against Louisiana Tech's weaker defense. The Huskers' ability to contain Louisiana Tech's air-raid offense and capitalize on their own running strengths were critical to their success. 
You and I know what's coming next week, so let's enjoy this one, okay? 

Five Heart Podcast: What is Nebraska Football in the Summer Months?

Tonight on the Five Heart Podcast we have a lot to cover as we dive into the month of June. We will wrap up Nebraska Baseball tonight as a fan base.  Also, even though it’s the off season, Rhule and staff aren’t taking time off.  
June is when Nebraska Football really makes some moves in recruiting and camps.  Speaking of recruiting, we have some new commits we are excited to share, 4 star Running Back Jamarion Parker and an Offensive Tackle with a wing span of 6’11”.
Nebraska athletics are showing the rest of college sports how it’s done when it comes to the docuseries “Chasing 3”.  We will discuss all the priceless nuggets of information as a fan base tonight.  Everything from new headsets to the very personal experiences some of beloved Huskers have shared.
Lastly, please join us to celebrate Nebraska Baseball!  Even though our last game got away from us this past weekend. Our Huskers showed that they have what it takes to be contenders by scoring 11 runs. Great job this year guys and as always, GO BIG RED!

Five Heart Podcast 381: Husker Dominos, Big Ten Champs, and a Substitute for Thunderstruck

This week’s Five Heart episode takes place on Greg’s wedding anniversary, so we are not 100% certain if he will be there. Now I’m not a betting man, but I’d bet on Greg being on the show. 
We’ll get you updated on the recruiting situation. We’ll share what we know (and what we think) about the announced super sports streaming platform Venu Sports, the app that will house live sports from FOX, ESPN, and Warner Bros. 
A few months back, we saw the first domino fall when the Husker men’s basketball team had a tremendous season. The wrestling team competed for a conference title, and this past weekend we saw the baseball team win its first Big Ten Championship. Does this string of success bode well for the football team? Or is that just conjecture?
This is also the show where we’re combing through our music catalogs to see if there’s anything that can match AC/DC’s Thunderstruck for that night game light show. 
Be part of the conversation and part of the community when you join us live on YouTube, Facebook, or X. 

Corn Nation Over Reaction: Revisiting Nebraska’s and Matt Rhule’s Home Opening Win Over NIU

It’s what you’ve always wanted. Going back to talk about a Nebraska football victory.
(Apparently talking more about the Minnesota and Colorado games caused unintended heartache among the populous.)
In Week 3, Nebraska hosted the Huskies of Northern Illinois. It would be the first of a state-wide sweep of the Land of Lincoln, as the HuskERS emerged victorious in Head Coach Matt Rhule’s regular season debut in Memorial stadium.
This week, Hoss and Greg take an emotionally detached look at the victory, what went right for Nebraska and how they would use that win to build on future success.

Monday Night Therapy: Nebraska Baseball - Big Ten Champs And NCAA Tournament Prospects

Nebraska baseball got drubbed, badly, in their first game of the Big Ten tournament by Ohio State 15-2.
They then went on a tear, winning the whole damned thing, earning Nebraska’s first Big Ten Baseball tournament win in school history.
Will Bolt and his B1G Champions are headed to Stillwater for the NCAA Regional Tournament and will face the Florida Gators in the first round.
The second seeded Cornhuskers are also joined by the host Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Niagara Purple Eagles. Oklahoma State blew through the Big 12 conference tournament, and Niagara won the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Corn Nation Over Reaction: Revisiting the Week 2 Loss to Colorado in 2023

Look, we get it...we don’t want to relive Nebraska-Colorado 2023 either. But the idea of this series of shows is to review the games with the benefit of being emotionally detached instead of the instant reactions in the moment.
This is a clinical approach to the game, breaking down the numbers and missed opportunities. Nebraska did a tremendous job of shooting itself in the foot. The turnovers in that game were indicative of the issues that would plague the Huskers all season long.
While it may invoke some sadness or anger, go with us on this ride as Hoss finds silver linings in the most unusual places.

Five Heart Podcast 380: Burying the Ashes of Nebraska Football Heartbreak

This week on the Five Heart Podcast, Greg and his assistants will bury the hatchet of bad Husker football. 
But before we get there, prepare yourselves for the first Nebraska home game under the Friday Night Lights as it was announced that the Cornhuskers will host Illinois on Friday, September 20. The sellout streak reaches 400 that night if enough parents and grandparents forget their offspring and fill up Memorial Stadium. We feel for you fans who have to make that decision. And on behalf of all of us, we truly believe that Friday nights are for high school football!
Then the team puts the demons of bad football to rest. With the help of viewers like you, we have some bonehead plays that are a little too memorable for our liking. You can get away with it if you’re winning, but when when some of these costly errors lead to defeat, it hurts even more. I mean, HOW THE HELL DO YOU PUNT TO THE WRONG SIDE OF THE FIELD? 
A little bit about the record number of student athletes who graduated last week and at the request of you Chatterfields, we have some suggestions on a new song to play with the light show between the third and fourth quarters. 
All that and we’ll try to keep it to 90 minutes or less. 
Wish us luck! GBR!

Monday Night Therapy: How Will USC Fit Into The Big Ten Conference And What do USC Fans Expect?

USC guy Tim Prangley joins me tonight and to discuss fun USC things! Mr. Prangely covers USC Athletics for USA Today and here on Youtube is part of the The Voice of College Football gang.
Some topics:
What was your impression when you first saw the news that USC was joining the Big Ten?
What was your reaction from a USC perspective, and then from a reaction of the other, the four teams that were joining, and leaving the other teams behind?
Where do you think USC will fit into the Big Ten and football in terms of pecking order?
How hard will it be for you to learn how to hate Iowa? Because the rest of us do, and you’re going to find out sooner or later that there’s reasons for that.
From the Pac-12 perspective, was this a conference that relatively got along with each other?
The Big Ten is a conference full of people that - some of us tolerate each other, some of us enjoy each other, and then there’s some that there’s downright some pretty good heavy sports hate about.
Nebraska does not have much of a history at all with USC. Nebraska has never beaten USC, and that shocked me.
Last season, USC had a pretty down year. Caleb Williams was the number one overall pick in the NFL draft, but USC did not have a good season. What are we looking at for USC this season, and what do you think of Lincoln Riley and the idea that he doesn’t really care that much about defense?
Do you think the Big Ten will change the way that USC has to approach football?
What about other sports, sports other than the football?