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Five Heart Podcast LIVE: The Rex Burkhead Appreciation Show!

One of the most beloved Huskers of all time announced his retirement as Rex Burkhead let it be known that he was hanging up his cleats. The 33-year-old was a sixth-round draft pick in 2013 and spent his ten year NFL career among the Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots, and Houston Texans. 
While at Nebraska, the Plano, TX native rushed for over 3,300 yards and 15 touchdowns. He was All Big Ten in 2011. But perhaps Burkhead’s greatest accomplishment was the relationships he forged with the Team Jack Foundation, making Jack Hoffman and pediatric cancer household names. 
Mr. Burkhead...we salute you! 
The Husker men’s basketball team went into the Land of Lincoln for back to back games in the last week, losing an overtime thriller in Champaign Sunday before being outplayed by Northwestern Wednesday night. So that stings. I know the Big Ten is a tough conference to win road games, but the inability of this team to close out teams on the road or, in the case of the game against the Wildcats - play to their potential, is mind boggling. 
Wednesday was National Signing Day, and while most players put ink to paper in December, a few others held out to the old traditional NSD, and one of those prospects is a safety that Matt Rhule and Company flipped from Wisconsin. We’ll also have a story that Dominic Raiola shared about his son Dylan and Kirk Herbstreit. 
And the Super Bowl is only a few days away so we throw out some predictions. 
We set a date for our Young Guns viewing AND have some Husker tattoos to share. 
It’s a god time to be alive. 
GBR!

The Best Husker Sports Update Talk Show In The Universe! Wooooo!

Todd and I showed up well prepared as always. I was so well prepared that I forgot to put on my robe and had to take a moment to change my garb for our live show on Monday night, the best Husker Update show in the universe.
Todd has been watching more basketball lately than he ever has in his life. He genuinely seems shocked by the amount of basketball he’s watched. We spent the first part of the show talking about men’s basketball because it’s the first time in a very long time that we’ve had a team that is this watchable and fun.
They came back in an amazing win against Wisconsin after being down by so many points but then lost to Illinois on the road in overtime. We talked about officiating, we talked about whether or not the team needs a point guard and what that means and what anything about basketball means because we’re really not that good at it.
Todd talked about wrestling for a bit and we both talked about this new thing where the Big Ten and the SEC are basically teaming up to let everybody know that they’re in charge of college sports now.
There was an announcement today that the National Labor Relations Board stated that the Dartmouth basketball team is employees. This doesn’t mean much by itself but it may mean something huge down the road. I’m not sure what that is yet.
Once again, the chat and the questions from our wonderful community carried the day.

Huskers vs Badgers, Husker Football Roster Changes on a New Five Heart Podcast

Five Heart is on Wednesday this week due to men’s basketball on Thursday night. And that’s where we begin our show, talking about the Huskers against the #6 Badgers at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Can Nebraska dethrone he top team in the conference once more? Can Fred Hoiberg guide his team to another masterful upset? 
Attrition is starting to come to Nebraska football. OL Ethan Piper is no longer listed on the roster, and neither is Kaine Williams. 
And Greg just stumbled upon a running back in his town who has an offer from Nebraska. We’ll learn more about Dierre Hill Jr. 
Nebraska wrestling had a dominant showing against Wisconsin and have won four straight conference duals since the Big Ten opening loss to Iowa. The Huskers sit at #4 and host Illinois on Sunday. 
And if there’s time, Michigan wasted no time finding a head coach to replace Jim Harbaugh, promoting Sherrone Moore to the gig. What type of mess will he inherit? 

Hail To The Victors! Or Cheaters?: What Are They - Michigan dude Anthony Broome Joins Us

Anthony Broome of On3 joined us to discuss the 2023 Michigan Wolverines!
We had a friendly but lively discussing, including:
Did Michigan cheat their way to a national title?
Is this an overblown bunch of booey?
Is everyone else doing it?
What is a Michigan Man?
What did Ohio State have to do with all of this?
Where is Connor Stallions! What’s he up to these days?
What about Sherrone Moore, new Michigan Football coach?
Was Jim Harbaugh going to go to the NFL regardless of what happened at Michigan or is he fleeing the sanctions?
Is Moore the right guy for the job or was he just a good pick because Michigan saw how many Alabama players fled into the portal upon the hiring of Kalen DeBoer?
What does the Michigan fan base think of this year? ALL this year?
Are Ohio State fans insane that they think they’d be good with any coach?
What will college football do without Jim Harbaugh? (He’s a great quote, alla the time!)

Five Heart Podcast - Huskers Better Win the Red Zone

CONTEXT! 
Matt Rhule gave a clinic to Texas high school football coaches titled “Winning in the Red Zone.” This has been an area of concern for the Huskers in recent years. Nebraska had a 69% (nice) success rate in the red zone last year. That was good for being tied for 127 out of 130 FBS schools. 
One could argue that Nebraska’s biggest issue last year was holding onto the ball long enough to make it to the red zone. Matt Rhule’s squad had just 28 trips inside the opponent’s 20 yard line, scoring on 20 of those. That’s roughly two and a third trips per game. And WE NEED MORE! So hopefully whatever Matt Rhule told these high school coaches will be seen on the field by the Huskers in 2024 and going forward. 
Also, oh boy, the Nebraska men’s basketball team put on a show at PBA, cruising past an Ohio State 83-69 on Tuesday. Next up is a road trip to Maryland on Saturday and then next Thursday Reink, Keisei, and the rest host the Wisconsin Badgers. 
Meanwhile, he Husker women’s basketball team is 13-6 overall and 5-3 in the conference and will go up against the Iowa Jerkeyes this Saturday and apparently the most dynamic or impressive athlete in the whole wide world. So...pray to the deity of your choosing that Caitlin Clark’s flop after the Ohio State game did irreparable damage to her ego and tailbone. Look, I know it’s not ballet, but you could have fooled me with her dancing skills. 
Looking forward to one of my favorite times of the whole week. 

Monday Night Therapy: Husker Wrestling, Basketball, The Polynesian Bowl and 2025?

We finally had a show on Monday night that’s supposed to be a Monday night show for the first time in well before Christmas that Todd and I were last together.
We talked about a number of different subjects.
We discussed the men’s and women’s basketball teams and their standings in the Big Ten. Nebraska men’s basketball is currently tied for fifth while the women’s basketball team is in fourth place in conference.
We had a discussion about wrestling and how Nash Hutmacher is extremely agile for as big as he is as a heavyweight and as a huge guy. Todd talked for a bit about multi-sport athletes and why it’s a good thing.
Someone asked our opinion on whether or not Kaelin DeBoer would be successful at Alabama. We discussed where people would rank Nebraska quarterbacks since Eric Crouch and there were a number of them. People had a lot of different opinions on the matter.
We discussed Caitlin Clark’s latest run in with a fan on the floor at the Ohio State game. People discussed the fact that Caitlin is both an exceptional basketball player and a good flopper. I pointed out that she’s not our player so it’s perfectly well and good that we make fun of her and tear them down when they lose.
I will be jumping in a frozen lake or a cold lake this Saturday and I hope that you can contribute to my donation so I can raise $500 to give to the Minnesota Special Olympics. SEE BELOW!
Also, if you’re looking for history videos, this offseason I will be doing a lot more with my Hardcore College Football History channel. We’ll still be having live shows and I’ll still be doing some videos on the Corn Nation channel, but my focus will be on history for most of the offseason.

Nebraska’s Coaching Connections, Polynesian Bowl, MBB Woes and Much More

I realize that the title for this looks like it belongs on the daily Flakes. Lots going on. 
Dylan Raiola is not the only future Husker who participated in the Polynesian Bowl, which perplexes me entirely because I thought you had to have Polynesian heritage to play in the game. But looking over the participants, that is NOT the case (looking at you, middle America’s Carter Nelson). And with all the worries about long snapper, is there one to be found playing among future Huskers in Hawai’i? 
After topping the number one team in the land, the Husker MBB team has slipped slightly, losing road contests to Iowa and Rutgers, with the loss to the Scarlet Knights coming in overtime. That is not how you follow up the biggest win in over forty years, and it’s not helping to make the case for a tournament bid. Sorry, it’s just not. 
And Minnie’s been working up a chart that shows how Matt Rhule’s staff is comprised of people he largely knowns and has worked with in the past, including new quarterback coach Glenn Thomas. 

Husker Updates - All Them Football Transfers, Wrestling, MBB, WBB - Huskerpalooza

We moved the show to Tuesday as Todd and I both had other engagements last evening.
It was a wide-ranging show and we covered quite an array of topics.
Believe it or not, we started with Iowa because of all the coaching changes that have gone on, I noticed one thing that’s going on with Iowa.
They haven’t hired an offensive coordinator. A revelation hit me that they haven’t hired an offensive coordinator because nobody wants to be Kirk Ferentz’ offensive coordinator. They don’t want to end their career because if you go to Iowa, you’re going to have to do whatever Kirk says and whatever Kirk says is not going to be a good offense. You’re not going to be able to, let’s say, go from a position group coach to a coordinator and then have anyone else hire you.
So in a way, you could look at this and say Brian Ferentz’ was actually just used by his dad to suck up his career and destroy it and keep him from going any further.
Any arguments on that?
We discussed Husker men’s basketball.
We discussed Husker wrestling and their loss to Iowa and why we lost to Iowa.
We discussed the Husker volleyball team with the players leaving and players coming.
We even discussed the NFL and how the Packers destroying the Dallas Cowboys was possibly one of the greatest NFL games I’ve ever seen.
There was a lot of discussion because we have a really good community and the people ask a lot of questions and drive a lot of the conversation. And that’s really what it’s about on Monday night or Tuesday night or whatever night we’re going to have this.
Both Todd and I expressed our frustration at the fact that there is so much hype again already for Dylan Raiola coming to campus and all of the off-season hype and it gets to be too much when we’ve done the same thing for years now, which is over-hype our team and then be disappointed at the outcome. Whereas we would be better off to just downplay it a little bit and then be happy with what we got in the fall.
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Husker MBB Stuns Purdue, Polar Bear Takes to the Mat, Football Acquisitions

It’s a packed show with plenty to talk about this week. Jon’s out, we know that going in. Greg and Minnie will be joined by a couple exceptional Corn Nation writers to unpack what has been a surprisingly busy week. 
Minnie hits us with show prep the likes of which we are not accustomed. Portal players committing to Nebraska, a retirement in Tuscaloosa, and two individuals with Nebraska ties heading to the College Football Hall of Fame. 
Jarek is there to talk about 16-point win that the Nebraska men’s basketball team had over #1 (soon to be former #1) Purdue. What...a...moment!
Dylan joins us and talk some Nebraska wrestling. And while maybe it’s not fair to the majority of the team that it grabbed most of the headlines last weekend, you know we’re going to talk about Nash Hutmacher stepping on the mat for the first time since high school. The Polar Bear handled business, picking up a pinfall win. But the Husker grapplers are ranked fourth nationally and open the Big Ten slate against #2 Iowa Friday night. 
As always, the Chatterfields, much like the Regulators, will mount up!

Stick a Fork In It, College Football Is Over: Good Riddance!

Cheating Michigan and Jim Harbaugh end up on top of the college football world -- at least for a while -- and the sport as we know it is finished. We tackle that, along with recent Cornhusker football and volleyball news, as well as the birth of a legend on Saturday at the Devaney Center. Plus, we will certainly find more to talk about as we always do!
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