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Five Heart: A NEW ERA OF HUSKER FANDOM | NEBRASKA HAS ANOTHER CHANCE TO BEAT A RANKED OPPONENT

What is this strange feeling? It feels strange but also really good. I think it’s what some people call “hope”???
Yes, as a fanbase, we haven’t dared have hope for many years. Not to relive the past decade but everytime we had enough enthusiasm to ‘hope’, we were taken out with a sledge hammer at the ankles, (å la Stephen King’s Misery) crippling all further dreams of the Huskers ever being good again.
Huskers are 5-1, the Hoosiers are 6-0, and both teams are coming off a bye week. Saturday will be the showdown in Bloomington Indiana at 11 am central. Nebraska is the “underdog” this week with Indiana being a -6.5 favorite.
The Cornhuskers are very familiar with being the underdogs, especially the veterans on the team who came back for another year to prove that this team that began a rebuild last season is a WINNER.
Indiana, on the other hand, is in the first year of their rebuild. Curt Cignetti is a good head coach whose record at his previous schools shows he knows how to win. However, this is the Big Ten, and winning here ain’t that easy (just ask Scott Frost). This season, Indiana has defeated UCLA and Northwestern, both in the Big Ten BUT both are in major overhaul mode after losing their head coaches (UCLA this season, NW last season).
As Husker fans, we have been here before, it’s hard to drink that ‘Rhule-ade’ after so many disappointments but tonight we will echo the sentiments that Andy Dufresne wrote in Stephen King’s The Shawshank Redemption; “Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies”
Go Big Red!

Corn Nation Overreaction: Husker Football’s Mid-Season Report Card

This week on Corn Nation Overreaction, the guys have a plan to endure the bye week. That’s right, Greg, Hoss, and Jake bring you the Mid-Season Report Card.
The guys pour over each position group, giving in-depth analysis on where we are halfway through the season. What have been some high points? What areas have met expectations from the fans or the coaches? What position groups have fallen short?
Who have been the outstanding performers on both sides of the ball? What about the outstanding newcomers?
And if you’re a YouTube member, you get the episode ahead of the general public. That’s worth the price of admission, or membership.
We spend a couple minutes at the end of the show to talk about the upcoming Indiana game. So GO BIG RED!

Five Heart Podcast: THE 400TH EPISODE EXTRAVAGANZA

Welcome to the Five Heart Podcast! Tonight, we will be discussing the win against Rutgers and what we have learned about our Huskers Football team half way through the season. Also, all the note taking that co-host Minnie Hunt has done, will finally pay off for one lucky Chatterfield as we see who got the closest to last week’s final score.
Since it is the ‘400th Episode Extravaganza’ we have planned a lot of fun surprises, trivia, guest appearances and a little trip down memory lane to help us honor you, the “Chatterfields” and the people who made this show possible.
For those of you that take the time to read this description prior to the show, we have a special gift. All you have to do is type “Dylan Raiola for Heisman” in the live chat tomorrow night during the show and we will let you know what you have won.
You won’t want to miss this!
GO BIG RED!

Nebraska Football Red Flags And Big Ten MidSeason Review

Tonight I’ll be talking about some red flags to watch out for Nebraska football for the rest of the season. What sort of things are bothering me?
I’ll give you a hint, they’re strategic and not tactical.
Then I’m going to counter my own argument.
That’s the first section of the show.
The second section of the show we’re going to talk about what an incredible weekend it was in college football with Texas A&M mashing Missouri, Vanderbilt having an amazing win over Alabama, Minnesota beating USC, Michigan watching their season go down the poop tube against Washington.
We’re going to talk about our opponents for the rest of the year.
So we’re going to kind of do a Big Ten mid-season review. Everybody else is going to be doing a Nebraska mid-season review. I’m going to look at what I have seen out of the Big Ten so far.
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Corn Nation Overreaction: Nebraska Football Hands Rutgers First Loss in 14-7 Tilt

At least, that’s what I’ve been told. Hi, I’m Greg. I am the host of the Corn Nation Overreaction and my DVR stopped recording yesterday’s Nebraska-Rutgers game at the fourth quarter two-minute timeout. Nebraska was leading 14-7 at that time.
Did they hold on to win?
Well, you may be happy to know that the Cornhuskers have won their fifth game of the season, and it only took six games. (Insert appropriate response here.)
Tonight on the Overreaction show, I will be joined by Hoss and Jake to discuss all things from the Rutgers game. Notably, that defense that seemed to will the way to the win. It’s the only FBS defense that has not given up a rushing touchdown this season (although I know that by talking about it, bad things are sure to happen after this). But it’s not just that stat. We have other receipts.
Offensively, the running game plan seemed to be a hindrance and it took away from some truly special players utilizing their speed at the perimeter. But the Huskers found a way to A) win and 2) not lose!
I’m happy. Are you happy?
GBR! 

Five Heart: NEBRASKA/RUTGERS PREVIEW & WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON WITH SPECIAL TEAMS ANYWAY?

After a huge win at Purdue last week 28-10, Nebraska comes home to play their last game before their BYE WEEK against Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
Homecoming probably conjures memories of a chilly fall breeze through the trees with freshly fallen leaves and the smell of football wafting through the air. Mother Nature must not have received the memo of the Huskers playing their Homecoming Game this Saturday because the temps are supposed to be in the 90’s.
Besides the unseasonable temps, another unexpected but exhilarating occurrence is that we have a 4-1 season. However, with Rutgers 4-0 there is little time to celebrate.
The Purdue game showed us a Husker team that we can stay focused and keep grinding since all the points were scored in the latter part of the game. We also learned we have some dudes that can BALL; Ceyair Wright, Alex Bullock, John Bullock, Brian Buschini, Jacorey Barney, Barret Leibentritt these guys.
Tonight we will discuss the keys to winning on Saturday. Of course, there will be Long Snapper talk (as there usually is anyway) as well as missed FG’s and the mysterious calls from the black and white team-I mean Ref’s.
As always, we hope you will grab your favorite beverage and join us for what’s sure to be a lively exchange on Thursday Nights Five Heart Podcast.
GO BIG RED! See you soon!

Nebraska Beats Purdue, But Can They Defeat An Undefeated Rutgers?

Nebraska defeated Purdue 28-10 Saturday, and boy howdy, is there a lot of complaining about a team that is 4-1 so far on the season. So much negativity.
Granted, it was an ass ugly first half of football, but in the end Nebraska ended up soundly beating Purdue. The Blackshirt defense held them to only 50 yards rushing, 174 yards passing, and 10 points. That’s a pretty decent outing.
We will review Purdue, taking your questions and comments, BUT more importantly,
Rutgers guy Greg Patuto from our Rutgers site On The Banks will join us to talk about the Scarlet Knights. They’re 4-0, having just defeated Washington in their Big Ten opener.
It was a weird game. Washington ran for 207 yards, passed for 314, far surpassing Rutgers’ offense, but still lost the game. How and why does that happen?
We’ll have many questions for the Rutgers guy, and you’d better bring some yourself.

Corn Nation Overreaction: Big Second Half Lifts Nebraska Football Over Purdue

This week on Corn Nation’s Overreaction Show, Greg and Hoss are joined by Every Game Jake (formerly Big Game Jake) to discuss the first Big Ten Conference win of the season, a 28-10 win at Purdue. 
Bolstered by a 21-point fourth quarter that included a John Bullock pick-six, the Huskers turned a 0-0 halftime score into a one-sided contest. But make no mistake about it, there is work to be done and improvements to make. 
Greg, Hoss, and Jake will break down the game, from the abysmal first half to the redemptive second half. Penalties didn’t cost Nebraska the game this week, but that first half was rife with them, and that needs to be addressed. 

Five Heart 398: NO TIME TO FEEL SORRY, ON TO PURDUE

The wonderful thing about Five Heart is that every Thursday night we get together to discuss all things Husker Football. Which means it’s been nearly a week since we played Illinois last Friday Night.
I am sure by now you have watched Jon’s Postgame Reactions (both of them), Greg and Hoss’ Over Reaction, Jon’s Monday Night Therapy, Andy’s Husker Happy Hour, all of the Husker Coaches and Players Postgame Pressers and Weekly Pressers, rewatched the game at least 3 times, reviewed game stats, commented on all your Husker social media sites and after ALL OF THAT you still probably want to discuss what went wrong last Friday night against Illinois.
One thing we strive to do at Five Heart is give the people what they want; hence Greg performed lunges during last week’s episode after receiving a $2 Superchat request.
While we can’t expect that e-v-e-r again (hopefully), we can expect to bury any lasting remains of that Illinois game and move on toward a happier time. The Huskers will be playing the Purdue Boilermakers this coming Saturday, so let’s start this hype train, as we board it to West Lafayette Indiana.
See you Thursday night at 9pm Central. Until then, GO BIG RED!

Husker Happy Hour: Let’s Talk Illinois - and Defense

Join me 8PM CST Tuesday as Husker Happy Hour deals with decidedly unhappy 31-24 loss to Illinois and looks ahead to Purdue. Things covered will include:
Why the offense may be better than they’re showing.
A longer talk about the defense.
Where are we with injuries and “team decisions”?
The Drive Chart - because that’ll be…emotional.
Fun facts & figures
And maybe as guest host to chat a little about the Huskers since SMU.
And remember - I’m expecting lots of involvement from you guys by chiming in on the comments in YouTube Live.