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Five Heart Podcast 292: Opening the 2022 Nebraska Football Season

This week on the Five Heart Podcast, Greg, Jon, Todd, and Hoss had a special show this week, going live on video on Wednesday night.Topics include:Todd’s technical difficulties
Husker football captain selection
Blackshirts being handed out...well, nine of them (Todd says something about lining up 9 vs 11)
Questions from the viewers
Season Predictions
People seemed to like the show. I think we’ll try to do more of the live shows going forward. We will work on getting the audio worked out.Go Big Red and Win the Game! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five Heart Podcast 291: Hooch and Hoss Ride Again

The story behind the hat - this is the same hat, owned by Hoss Reuter (Dr. Offense himself). The first picture was taken when the hat was new, back in 2018. This hat has yet to see a winning season. But while Hoss isn’t drinking the Kool-Aid, he gives some glimpses towards the end of letting his guard down in regards to the 2022 team. Hoss and Greg (Hooch) discuss the alternate uniform design that was released this week, Greg receives some clarification on defensive back IQ and which position group can get by purely on God-given ability. While we aren’t going whole hog on predictions, we get a little idea as to what are Hoss’ expectations for the 2022 season. And towards the end, we pull back the curtain and discuss some behind the scenes production planning. I could cut it, but as we learn in the episode, I don’t have time for that.Enjoy, and Go Big Red. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five Heart Podcast 290: Dr. Offense Talks About The Defense

It’s just Dr. Offense - Hoss - and I on this episode in which we talk about the 2022 Nebraska defense.Our talking points:Nobody talks about defensive tendencies. Why? Because it’s complicated. Hoss explains.
Jon proposes that Erik Chinander fears the deep ball. Hoss retorts.
Hoss gives his thoughts on the defensive line and defensive secondary.
There’s many people who will define Nebraska’s defense as a 3-4, or a 4-3, or 4-2-5. Truth is, it is ALL OF THESE. We
WHo does Hoss see as being the best MVPs?
Finally, Hoss puts a plug in for the Josh Pate - Late Kick Podcast
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Five Heart Podcast 289: The Fans, The News, The Anticipation

Greg, Todd, and I come together to talk about:Fall Camp And Mickey Joseph’s presence
A special teams article that gave Jon nightmarish flashbacks
The Fan Base - Is the Nebraska fan base preparing to splinter if things don’t go well?
What’s your Kool-Aid Gulp - what gets you ready for the season? 
Then there’s news:Kayla Caffey - Volleyball
Shay Schanaman - returning
Title IX study at Nebraska - will it lead to cutting men’s sports?
Tommy Tuberville - former coach of Auburn - leading some stuff with NIL in congress
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Five Heart Podcast 288: Scott Frost is No Tom Osborne

Greg, Hoss, Todd, and I are together for another episode of the Five Heart Podcast. I start out with a rant about you sunsabitches who comment that Scott Frost needs more time because Nebraska has to get off a “coaching carousel” where we continue to hire and fire coaches regularly. You are completely full of. You are going to tell me you were not for firing Mike Riley after three years because it was clear he was going nowhere? You could at least be honest about wanting Frost to have more time. Like maybe you believe he’ll develop into a decent coach. I could understand that. At least you’re being honest. Then there’s the people who say “It took Tom Osborne 20 years to win blah blah blah”. NO IT DIDN’T. It didn’t take Tom Osborne more than 20 minutes to figure out what the he was doing. We discuss the Nebraska coaches of the past 20 years. Then we discuss what made Tom Osborne the coach he was, including discussions about his assistants. We dive into more about the new Nebraska offense, and Nebraska’s old offense, and what the differences are. Someone mentions PJ Fleck’s plastic surgery. And Scott Frost’s grumpy appearance at Big Ten Media Days. I admire Kevin Warren for his handling of Big Ten media days and what a wonderful bureaucrat he is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five Heart Podcast 287: What Will Mark Whipple’s Offense Look Like?

Greg is out this week, but Hoss joins Todd and I for this episode of the Five Heart Podcast!Hoss is a master at understanding offenses, so this episode is (mostly) about what Mark Whipple’s new offense will look like at Nebraska.Hoss brings up a comment Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi made about Mark Whipple, a comment that will not make “RUN THE BALL” guy very happy:Hoss gives us insight on Whipple’s passing offense and how that differs from what we’ve seen in the past.Questions arise:What will Frost’s influence bring to Whipple’s passing schemes?Run plays - I ask Hoss, “Can our guards and tackles pull successfully?” (Don’t take it for granted that we can.)Todd asks about weakness, specially, “What could bog down this offense?”It’s a pretty decent discussion of all things football, especially on offense.I ask the guys - “What do we think of media’s access being restricted to head coach and coordinators? Is this a way for Alberts to push Frost into being more of a CEO? Is this a way of restricting Mickey Joseph because of his rising popularity?   More questions - “How will the Big Ten defend against Nebraska’s new offense?”What about draws and quarterback runs?And then I spring on final question on both Hoss and Todd:“What do you think of Trev Alberts first year on the job?” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five Heart Podcast 286: Summer Conversations with Hoss - Pt. 1

This week on the Five Heart Podcast, Hoss Reuter, recent Masters graduate from UNL, rejoins the podcast. It’s the first of a series of indefinite episodes we’re calling “Summer Conversations with Hoss.”On this first installment, we discuss the difference between incremental improvement and the new standard, marked improvement.Hoss shares some insight into schemes from the past, from our opponents, and the most frustrating loss(es) of the 2021 season.It’s good to have him back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five Heart Podcast 285: Big Ten Whacked Jimmy

Think about the past year for a minute.A short time ago, the Big Ten, Pac-12, and ACC formed “THE ALLIANCE” for the purpose of joining together and thwarting the attempt to expand the College Football Playoff to 12 teams. They didn’t want the SEC and ESPN controlling the negotiations, the format, anything without them having a bigger say.The three commissioners of THE ALLIANCE did appearances together. They were asked if their agreement was in writing. “No”, they responded, “A handshake is a handshake.”Last night the news broke that USC and UCLA are joining the Big Ten.How ruthless is that?It’s like the scene in Goodfellas where Tommy gets whacked. He thinks he’s going to be a “made man” and instead he’s unceremoniously shot in the back of the head. (In the podcast, I got my characters mixed up, and said it was Jimmy that got whacked, but you get the idea.)IT’S RUTHLESS WHAT HAPPENED.At least Tommy knew what was happening at the last minute when he stepped into a empty room. THE PAC 12 NEVER KNEW IT WAS COMING.Todd, Greg, and Jon discuss the latest news about the Big Ten.We wonder if this ultimately will be bad for college football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five Heart Podcast 284: Big Ten Media Rights - The First To A Billion?

Greg is out!Todd is out!Jon takes control of the show and invites Husker Mike!We talk about Big Ten media rights, because Mike knows that stuff better than anyone else I know that isn’t fully employed in the media.So.... the Big Ten is going to negotiate new media rights. The players - ESPN, Fox, CBS, and NBC.We discuss (well, mostly Mike answers my questions) how the TV rights of Big Ten sports might be split up between the networks.Mike proposes that the following mix might happen with Big Ten football:Fox - Big Noon Saturday  - Big Ten game of the weekCBS -2:30   - Another high profile Big Ten gameNBC - Primetime - Yet another high profile Big Ten gameBTN - everyone else that weekThis would give the Big Ten three games on broadcast TV, meaning people could pick those games up with just an antenna. This is an important distinction and worth a lot of money to the networks AND the Big Ten.$1B per year will translate to around $71M per year per Big Ten school. That’s around double what they get now... so this round of media right discussions is crucial.That’s what Mike and I talk about this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five Heart Podcast 283: The Half-Assed Half-Hour

It’s the middle of June. We’re a little hard up for content. So....We still have an episode to offer.In this episode:Cayden Brumbaugh - Nebraska baseball picks up an outfielder transfer from Oklahoma State
Riley Van Poppel - Nebraska football gets a decent looking defensive lineman recruit from Texas
Jon wonders “How is it we were 3-9 last season and still getting good recruits?”
Texas and their damned attitude - did you hear about them at Eastern Carolina?
There’s probably other hijinks as well. OH YEAH.I posted this gem to my Facebook account. Greg brought it up, so here it is for your enjoyment:I guess I’ve been a problem most of my life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices