Corn Nation: for Nebraska Cornhuskers fans

CN’s ALL THE RIGHT MOVIES - Clear Eyes, Full Hearts - FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

The movie based on the book which let you know Texas is batsh*t crazy about its football. Like really crazy.
Last week, we kicked off a 2-week Texas High School Football run with Varsity Blues which, while not based on the FNL book, didn’t try very hard to hide the fact the writers and director definitely read it.
While changing a few things around for dramatic effect, this movie stayed pretty true to the real story. It let you in minds of these people and definitely let you know how over the top Odessa was/is about their football while still being a top-notch sports film and making cheer for these kids whose only responsibility is winning state for the entire city.
No pressure at all.

Let’s Get Ready for the 2024 Nebraska Football Season w/Connor of Corn Crazed!

Tonight, Connor Hayden from Corn Crazed joins me as it is time to prepare for the 2024 Nebraska football season.
I have been overwhelmed with a “get this done” regular work schedule and it has been difficult to keep up with everything that our beloved Huskers have in store for 2024.
Perhaps, if you’re the same as me, where you’re just getting back in things, and you’re getting back into college football, and maybe you didn’t spend the entire off-season looking reading every bit of Husker content that you could - this is the show for you.
Because maybe we can go through what’s about to happen to our beloved Huskers and talk about this Nebraska football team, what are its strengths, what are its weaknesses, what does the schedule look like, what does the new Big Ten offer, what does the entire season offer.
We’re going to have a 12-team college playoff, we’re going to have an 18-team Big Ten. There’s NIL. There’s the open-ended transfer portal. This year will change college football forever.
Connor has put together preview videos for this season. He’s done depth chart videos, he’s done a prediction video, He built a custom Nebraska football helmet.
He has bold predictions.
Let’s talk!
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Husker Talk with Minnie: Wilson Dittman Discusses Nebraska Football Expectations

Recently, I interviewed one of my favorite Husker football fans, YouTuber Wilson Dittman of Wilson Dittman Sports.
Wilson’s enthusiasm, research, and dedication to our beloved Cornhuskers are why his channel has exploded over the last 9 months. He tells us that once he decided to commit to his channel, he made a video that garnered over 10,000 views in one night. Quite impressive, when you consider the Huskers haven’t played an opponent in football since the end of November.
Success, as Wilson puts it, is something that only comes from hard work. He also defines what success will look like this football season. Spoiler alert: it isn’t just making a bowl game.
Will our Huskers be in the mix for the B1G title game?
How important are “moral victories” in recruiting?
What will game planning and clock management look like this year?
Wilson reminds us, that it’s not just players who develop but coaches as well. Baby steps as a program is the only way to have sustained success.
It doesn’t hurt to have some competitive advantages for a winning season, as Wilson outlines:
favorable game schedule this year
the 3-3-5 defensive scheme and its flexibility
Veteran players=success in CFB
depth in positions
We have plenty to be excited about for the upcoming season. I hope you enjoy the video. GO BIG RED!

Five Heart Podcast LIVE: Husker Football, the Kool-Aid drinking episode

Tonight we invite you to partake in the big pitcher of Kool-aid we will be serving as Greg has promised to showcase his pent-up joy and enthusiasm for our beloved Husker Football season. As the Chatterfields and Minnie have endured an entire off-season of Greg’s expectant misfortunes of gloom for the Huskers, tonight we will witness and share in his exuberance and excitement.
We will also be discussing the Big Ten Network’s stop in Nebraska on Wednesday. Why Pat McAfee called out Head Coach Matt Rhule on his show today. As well as the latest in Chasing 3 docuseries.

What are the expectations for UCLA in the Big Ten with James Williams!

Tonight, I’ll be joined by James Williams, who is the UCLA football reporter for the Orange County Register and a host of the Bleav UCLA podcast.
We’ll be talking about UCLA joining the Big Ten.
Everyone got acquainted with Deshaun Foster as UCLA’s coach, as he had a particularly memorable first speech at Big Ten Media Days. What are the expectations for UCLA football?
Nebraska and UCLA meet in November in Lincoln! Will anyone from LA actually come to Nebraska in November? (Other than the football team and staff because they’re under contract.)
What are the expectations for UCLA men’s basketball? What do they think about joining the Big Ten in basketball as compared to being in the Pac-12 after all those years?
What other sports besides the two major sports should everyone else be aware of with regards to UCLA joining the Big Ten?
What is most shocking about UCLA joining the Big Tens?
Why does UCLA have to pay Cal when Cal is massively in debt, also a state school, and nobody wants them? The ACC took them because.... well, I don’t understand why they did that.
Cal and Stanford went to the ACC. I’m glad they didn’t join the Big Ten. I don’t think they care about football, and I think everything about making money going forward is going to be about football. We’re going to get into that as well. At least I hope we do. It’s a chance to bash Cal and Stanford!
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CN’S ALL THE RIGHT MOVIES: Jon Moxon Doesn’t Want YOUR LIFE! - VARSITY BLUES

Friday Night Lights meets raunchy 80’s comedy, we discover Paul Walker, the coach does Hitler salutes and Dawson drops dimes as a 22-yr-old HS senior. Varsity Blues was so wrong and so glorious.
“Playing football at West Canaan may have been the opportunity of your lifetime, but I don’t want YOUR LIFE!!”
Somehow, some way, the academy failed to hand a gold trophy to James Van Der Beek after delivering that glorious line, but Varsity Blues is still a timeless classic of high school football glory. As well as painkillers, naked whipped cream bikinis, undersized wide receivers who truly belonged in prison, coaches with mid-50’s ideas about minorities scoring TD’s, “Puke & rally!!” being a battle cry instead of a call for AA, etc, etc.
Yeah, we’re gonna have some fun with this one as the college football season is close enough to taste. (Although, the taste of college football is pretty awful if I think about it.)

Corn Nation Overreaction Revisited: It was a Black Friday Indeed when Nebraska Lost to Iowa

This week on Corn Nation Overreaction Revisited, Greg and Hoss are joined by Corn Nation’s very own Nate McHugh, by special request from Mister X’s and O’s himself.
The trio discuss the 2023 Nebraska-Iowa game, which the Hawkeyes won 13-10 with a walk-off field goal from the backup kicker.
Nate went the extra mile and re-watched the game via the Big Ten in 60 on YouTube, so his rage was fresh, which is the opposite we tried to achieve with this series.
Why is it that our offense couldn’t get going? Was it simply that they were gassed? Or were there deeper underlying reasons?
In this war of attrition, one team had to wind up on the short end of the stick, and for the seventh time in eight years, that team was Nebraska.
BUT...there’s a lot of optimism from this crew that different days are ahead.
Listen/watch for all the good times (and the bad). And GBR!

Justin Adams of The Voice of CFB Discusses the 2024 Nebraska Football Season

Recently, I was able to talk with Justin Adams from The Voice of College Football and take a deep plunge into the cool hopeful waters of this upcoming Husker Football season. Justin, being both a fan and an analyst, sheds light on some nagging Husker questions and gives us super fans a nice big dose of hope, while explaining why this year that it is fully warranted.
All the questions we are dying for answers, from what is going to happen with Malachi Coleman? With Heinrich Haarberg being one of the best athletes on our team, what do we do with him? And, just how good does our defense look?
I hope this video/podcast helps you to fully shuck your corn and have a nice buzz from drinking the kool-aid.

Five Heart Podcast 391: OL Depth, Kickers Woes, and the NIL Open Practice

This week on the Five Heart Podcast, we have the most unfortunate news that OT Teddy Prochazka is likely to miss the entire season with an injury that he incurred earlier this week. At the same time, Tristan Alvano underwent surgery, which we expected, and Brian Buschini lost some power in his punting. 
Nebraska held an open practice over the weekend with admission going to the NIL initiative. What’s the reaction from the event? What does Head Coach Matt Rhule have to say about his elite QB Dylan Raiola? 
And most importantly, is Rhule comfortable starting a freshman QB? Or is he more likely to rely on Old Faithful, Heinrich Haarberg? 

ALL THE RIGHT MOVIES from Corn Nation: Tonight We Go For It - ROCKY III

1982 saw the rise of Rocky’s new nemesis - Clubber Lang. Starting with the Eye of the Tiger, Rocky III showed is was different than the slower and longer Rocky’s 1 & II by putting its foot on the gas from the start. Join tonight’s show as we relive that wild ride.
The UA logo and theme play, the ending of Rocky II rolls, Eye of the Tiger fires us up as a montage of Rocky’s first 6 title defenses rolls, Rocky fights Hulk Hogan, a new challenger gently introduces himself (Hey, woman! Hey, woman!), the new challenger beats the brakes off Rocky, Apollo becomes Rocky’s manager and Rocky beats the piss out of Clubber in the rematch.
Fade to man hugs and leave the theater an hour and a half later.
There was Rocky III in two sentences, one long.
Join us at 8PM CST this evening for what’s sure to be a highly entertaining show as we review a Rocky which was loaded with the most action to date and set a new standard for unintentional comedy thanks to Mr. T, Paulie and Stallone himself.
Did you know Mr. T’s mom left the theater in the middle of the original screening because she hated what his character said to Adrian? We talk about that and other fun facts as well.