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Jon and Todd’s Monday Night Therapy Session: North Dakota Edition

Join us on Youtube or Facebook Live for the Monday Night Therapy session!Join Todd and I for a healthy dose of humor (hopefully) as we do a live show on YouTube on Monday nights this season!7:30 pm central!BE THERE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five Heart Podcast 293: Looking Back at NU-NWtf

We had to call an audible for this week as Hoss was unable to make the recording. So this week’s Five Heart Podcast includes myself, Jon, and Nate. Naturally, we take a look at the situation in Lincoln following the 31-28 Week Zero loss to Northwestern in Dublin, Ireland.We discuss a wide scope of topics, from the ineffective offensive and defensive lines to the one-dimensional run game and the stupid ill-timed onside kick.And then there’s post-game and subsequent follow-up press conferences.At the end of the day, while the path to the destination looked different, it was still the same outcome. a one-possession loss in a winnable game.We are not who we thought we were. We’re so much worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jon and Todd’s Monday Night Therapy Session: Northwestern Edition

Join Todd and I for a healthy dose of humor (hopefully) as we do a live show on YouTube on Monday nights this season!7:30 pm central!BE THERE!Our first session is above. If you missed it, we’ll be back next week!!!!!If you’re wondering what’s we’re talking about - basically we reviewed the Northwestern game, then responded to questions from fans. There were a lot of questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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