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Husker247 ComboCast: Get HYPED plus coaching search chatter Nov 22, 2022

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The week of Thanksgiving is a mess. To make it simple Husker247 has recorded a podcast combining all the banter and chatter you’ve come to expect from the Husker247 Podcast with the fly-by-night analysis and insane predictions the come from the Husker247 HypeCast.

Please enjoy the first ever ComboCast!

Things start, after Mike Schaefer gets everyone nice and hyped, with a look back at the loss to Wisconsin. What worked. What didn’t. Who stood out? And where do things sit as the Huskers head into Iowa.

Then Schaefer and Brian Christopherson spend 20 minutes on the coaching search with much of that time walking through the information about Bronco Mendenhall surfacing, where Matt Rhule could fit, how an AD has to work around all sorts of landmines to make a hire and the latest on Chris Klieman and Lance Leipold. Finally a few thoughts on the future of Mickey Joseph.

The podcast finishes as Michael Bruntz returns to talk Iowa and the trio make relatively deflating predictions, single out a few performers and mercifully end the podcast before spending too much time talking about the upcoming game.

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Sunday Side Session: And another collapse Nov 20, 2022

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This week on the Sunday Side Session good friend Josh Peterson joins Mike SChaefer to walk through Nebraska’s latest second half collapse and its ninth straight loss to Wisconsin.

The two discuss the game and what they saw, Nebraska’s inability to close games and if the Huskers would benefit from simply moving on from everything and try to start as fresh as possible.

There’s also discussion about Nebraska’s next coach and much more.

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Husker247 'Crootin Talk: State title games with Mike Sautter Nov 20, 2022

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Husker247 host Mike Schaefer is joined by Mike Sautter of NebPreps to break down the upcoming slate of high school championship games being played at Memorial Stadium on Monday.

The two run through all six matchups, stand out players, recruits having good seasons and more. They were work backwards starting with the D2 title game and finishing with Class A.

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Husker247 HypeCast: Wisconsin Nov 17, 2022

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It’s time to get hyped as Nebraska hosts Wisconsin in the interim coaches battle featuring Mickey Joseph for the Huskers and Jim Leonhard for the Badgers. Popular assistants have become the head coach and the results for both are fairly uneven.

The HypeCast welcomes in Dirk Chatelain to the conversation and he joins Michael Bruntz, Brian Christopherson and Mike Schaefer to discuss the Wisconsin game.

Conversation starts on offense where once again the Huskers enter a game with a murky outlook at quarterback following Chubba Purdy’s injury, Logan Smothers being banged up and Casey Thompson’s rehabilitation from a hand injury. How can Nebraska get Anthony Grant going and Trey Palmer involved.

When the conversation shifts to the defense the group discusses how the Huskers have played on that side of the ball, why Ernest Hausmann and Malcolm Hartzog seem to be playing well and the increased play from the secondary.

Then it’s time for predictions that include oddly specific moments happening in the game, who stands out for the Huskers on Saturday and what the final score will be. After several weeks of similar picks does anyone get wild and go with an upset for Saturday?

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Husker247 Podcast: Continuing the coaching search conversation Nov 15, 2022

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The Husker247 trio got together on Tuesday morning to discuss Nebraska football, the coaching search and how to best run a sports bar.

Seriously Michael Bruntz and Brian Christopherson had a bad experience at one in Michigan and have tips to offer to those in the sports bar hospitality game.

Conversation picks back up with Nebraska football as things shift to the Michigan game and the guys give what takeaways they have coming out of the 34-3 loss and a look ahead to Wisconsin with what everyone hopes to see on Saturday.

But eventually the conversation moved to the coaching search. The guys talk about Matt Rhule and his ascension to the top of the likely candidates list. There’s Mickey Joseph discussion. There’s timeline discussion.

Finally Mike Schaefer makes everyone bet a fictional 100 dollars and Bruntz hates every single second of it. And the podcast ends as the trio talks surprise candidates who could still be out there.

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Sunday Side Session: An ugly November Nov 13, 2022

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Nebraska football played Michigan on Saturday and fell in a 34-3 game that probably wasn’t as far apart as the score indicated but not as close either.

Gary Sharp joined Mike Schaefer to break the game down and discuss how the Huskers got to this point, if Michigan was a markedly different team than 2021 where the Huskers hung close and, of course, a conversation about the quarterback decision and quarterback play.

Eventually conversation shifted to what things look like going forward, who the next coach needs to focus on to keep on the roster and the development of a young defense that looks like a bright spot for the Huskers.

Then things finished talking about the conference as a whole and specifically who wins the Big Ten West? Could it really be Iowa? The Hawkeyes? With that offense?

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Husker247 HypeCast: Michigan Nov 10, 2022

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Nebraska heads to Michigan on Friday and the Husker247 crew has the coverage you want for a game that certainly looked more interesting before the season started.

1620 The Zone host Josh Peterson joined the group to chat about the game and the conversation started with quarterback play and who the Huskers might put out there between Chubba Purdy and Logan Smothers. From there it was discussed both how the Huskers can move the ball and if Trey Palmer or Anthony Grant can have a bigger game against a tough Michigan defense. Finally while talking offense there’s a debate on if we could see more tight end or running back receiving usage after the success the Huskers found last year?

Defensively Nebraska won’t have Myles Farmer after his suspension for getting a DUI. What does that mean for the Huskers? How has Ochaun Mathis looked this year? Who can use Saturday as a way to get developmental reps?

Then it’s time for oddly specific predictions which get a little kicker heavy and each participant makes a pick to click and a score prediction. Does anyone pick Nebraska to win? No. But can the Huskers cover on Saturday?

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Husker247 Podcast: QB blues, coaching chatter and hoops begins Nov 08, 2022

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The Husker247 Podcast covered a lot of ground on Tuesday. Things begin with some early banter about where The Big House ranks among stadiums Brian Christopherson and Michael Bruntz have been to followed by some reminiscing about games played there.

Eventually someone points out this podcast needs to go somewhere and discussion morphs to Nebraska’s quarterback situation. What happened at Minnesota and are the Huskers making any changes?

What about a little coaching chatter? Both Bruntz and Christopherson give thoughts on a handful of coaches before the conversation changes to what has happened with Joseph and if the last few weeks get held against him.

Finally there’s basketball talk after the Huskers win a season opener against Maine and the team looks quite a bit different than in previous years under Fred Hoiberg. Does that change anyone’s outlook moving forward?

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Sunday Side Session: How the Huskers lost the backup bowl Nov 06, 2022

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This week on the Sunday Side Session Sam McKewon form the Omaha World-Herald joins Mike Schaefer to discuss Nebraska’s latest frustrating loss.

As expected the conversation starts at quarterback where the two dissect what led to Nebraska choosing Chubba Purdy before Saturday and then the in-game decisions that resulted in sticking with the backup, even after it was well apparent he struggled when things went off script.

From there McKewon offers an analysis of Mark Whipple and Nebraska’s overall offensive strategy as well as how the Huskers choose to attack. Plus he gives thoughts on what worked against Minnesota and why when the Gophers adjusted the Huskers saw holes close up defensively.

The discussion flipped to the defensive side of the ball and why Athan Kaliakmanis was a problem for a Nebraska team that had jumped on Tanner Morgan from the outset.

Finally the two discuss Nebraska’s mentality and how the Huskers have consistently come up short for years and if that necessitates a clean slate and a total start over.

Husker247 HypeCast: Minnesota Nov 04, 2022

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The Husker247 HypeCast returned with Gary Sharp from 1620 the Zone and started with a brief summation of the weird recent history between Nebraska and Minnesota, as the two teams have played some strange and notable games in recent seasons.

From there Sharp talked about his expectations for Nebraska football this weekend in a similar kind of game as the one the Huskers lost to Illinois last Saturday. Michael Bruntz discussed the merits of getting Anthony Grant going in the running game and if Alante Brown and Chancellor Brewington are one offs or can use the Illinois performances as a bit of a launching pad for the final month.

Defensively Sharp touched on how the Huskers defended against Illinois’ Chase Brown and if things would look similar for Minnesota’s Mo Ibrahim. Then Bruntz discusses Nebraska’s ability to slow down an RPO attack that has befuddled the defense for several seasons.

Finally there are oddly specific predictions, featuring several interesting names forecasted to be doing big things, picks to click and finally score predictions.

Settle in and enjoy the Husker HypeCast and then tweet at Brian Christopherson asking why he’s protesting this episode.

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