In this episode of Monday Night Therapy on Corn Nation, Minnie Hunt and Fred Sacco process the emotional fallout from quarterback Dylan Raiola officially entering the transfer portal. What begins as gallows humor quickly turns into a deep, timeline-driven postmortem of Raiola’s Nebraska tenure, from his arrival and early promise to his injury, coaching changes, and eventual departure. Minnie lays out the sequence of events—Raiola’s stats, the USC injury, the UCLA win with TJ Lateef, the firing of coordinators, and the domino effect that followed—arguing the ending felt inevitable.

The discussion wrestles with whether Nebraska mortgaged its future around one player, the failures of the offensive line and scheme, and how NIL and the transfer portal have fundamentally changed roster stability. Fred frames Raiola’s exit as “addition by subtraction,” while Minnie defends the quarterback, arguing Nebraska failed to protect or properly support him. Both agree the program placed too much weight on a single solution instead of building sustainable depth.

The conversation expands into broader Husker angst: decades of heartbreak, nostalgia for the Osborne era, frustration with constant rebuilds, and questions about Matt Rhule’s long-term future. Despite sarcasm and venting, the episode closes with reluctant acceptance, dark humor, and the shared resolve of fans who, battered but loyal, prepare to move on—again.

This week on the Five Heart Podcast, co-hosts Minnie and Greg START THE SHOW talking about men's and women's basketball as well as top-ranked volleyball's pursuit of the national championship.

Then the focus will turn to football. The Huskers have an opponent for the Las Vegas Bowl, and the duo will discuss the Utah Utes. Our very own Minnie will be in attendance for that game. Nebraska has two new assistant coaches and is zeroing in on a third, so we will see how this Husker squad looks/performs on New Years Eve.

Because of upcoming holidays, we have some scheduling updates for Christmas and New Years weeks.

It's a fun show with plenty of involvement from the Eking Crew!

Join us for the Huskers Happy Hour. And tonight, as the first week of bowl practices kick off, I am going to be turning to the comments after a short intro and we’ll see how far you take us.

There’s no Husker game to review or preview this week, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of things to talk about - the firings and hirings at Offensive Line & Defensive Coordinator & Defensive Line, “Is Dylan staying or leaving??”, conference championship weekend & how Duke threw a bag of firecrackers into the whole mess, the CFP committee’s impossible weekend , and, of course, why Notre Dame didn’t deserve to be in & as a result, are little entitled crybaby bitches.

The latest Monday Night Therapy opens with Minnie and Fred joking about their unusual background, wrestling belts, and Nebraska’s perpetual “pre-season championship” optimism. Conversation quickly shifts to major staff changes: the firing of offensive line coach Donovan Raiola and the swift hiring of Georgia Tech’s Geep Wade. Minnie and Fred highlight Wade’s impressive résumé, especially Georgia Tech surrendering only nine sacks in three years, and discuss how his aggressive, physical line play could dramatically improve protection for Nebraska’s quarterbacks.

The two also address defensive coordinator changes. With John Butler gone, new DC Rob Aurich is joining the transition team ahead of the bowl game. His history of quickly improving defenses gives them cautious optimism.

Roster news dominates much of the discussion—transfer portal chatter, fears about Dylan Raiola’s injury timeline, and speculation about his future. The hosts debate the challenges of bowl opt-outs across college football and preview Nebraska’s Las Vegas Bowl matchup against No. 15 Utah, acknowledging the Utes’ strong run game but noting that Nebraska’s unpredictability may be an advantage.

Greg later joins the show, adding insights about next year’s schedule, recruiting updates, and more bowl-season drama. The episode ends with humor, playful teasing, and renewed—if cautious—Husker optimism.

This week on the Five Heart Podcast, hosts Minnie and Greg will honestly probably NOT recap the Iowa game from last week, outside of discussing how it led to Defensive Coordinator John Butler being future-endeavored.

I mean, 40-16 is absolutely abhorrent. You don't want to discuss that. We don't want to discuss that.

But the good news is that there are new Huskers on the horizon. Wednesday was Early Signing Day. And while some will lament the fact that ESD takes the wind out of the sails of National Signing Day in February, I suppose it will be nice to know who plans to play for the Huskers. It's like knowing what's beneath the gift wrapping on Christmas morning (SEASONAL REFERENCE!).

There will also be mention (and for reasons that I'm not able to disclose, no more than mentions) of the Nebraska volleyball team preparing for its post-season tournament. The duo will also mention the undefeated Nebraska men's basketball team as they prepare for Creighton on Sunday.

And because it's the holiday season, we're going to be spoiling you with a brand new Five Heart Theatre!

Be ready, because we have no idea what we're doing.

Join us for the Huskers Happy Hour and OH MY GOD, this is the worst year EVER!!

Or it’s the best regular season record we’ve had since 2015?

So confusing but we have plenty to hash out after a second straight blowout quickly followed by the John Butler firing. We can talk about that, about T.J. Lateef’s injured effort, and about Emmett Johnson’s big day in a losing effort which really upset some Iowa fans and who gives a shit?

So there’s plenty of cliffs from which to jump on the eve of signing day and we need you to do that. I’ll have 1-2 guests as well, so saddle up - it’s bowl season!

Huskers Happy Hour - pour your favorite cold one and join us.

On this episode of Monday Night Therapy, Minnie Hunt and Fred Sacco open with humor and self-inflicted shame after Nebraska’s loss to Iowa, including Minnie wearing “Iowa yellow” after losing a bet. The tone quickly shifts as they address the biggest news of the week: defensive coordinator John Butler’s firing following another embarrassing defensive performance, capped by Iowa scoring 40 points. The hosts agree the defense—especially the front seven—collapsed late in the season, plagued by an inexperienced and depleted defensive line that failed to stop the run.

They argue Butler, though a strong defensive backs coach, may have been overmatched as a coordinator and became a necessary “fall guy” to satisfy fans and signal change. Interim coordinator Phil Snow is acknowledged as a temporary fix, not a long-term solution. Discussion expands to recruiting, NIL money, and coaching strategy, with concerns that Nebraska continues settling for second- or third-choice coaches and players while struggling to develop talent on the field.

The episode closes with debate about the Iowa “rivalry,” bowl-game speculation (Arizona or Utah), frustration with past regimes, and skepticism about Matt Rhule’s ability to navigate the NIL era effectively. Despite despair, the hosts cling to hope for meaningful changes heading into next season.

Emmett Johnson was a one-man wrecking crew, racking up 217 rushing yards, but it wasn't enough as Nebraska lost to Iowa 40-16 on Black Friday. Truly, a dark day indeed.

Amidst the loss, freshman quarterback TJ Lateef suffered a tear in his hamstring, making him one-dimensional as a player. That led to 9 of 24 passing for an anemic (but nice) 69 yards. Many of TJ's passes were errant, often overthrown.

This was a cataclysmic failure from top to bottom. Iowa hasn't changed their style of football since football was invented. There should have been no surprises.

Yet Husker fans were indeed surprised by how non-competitive the game was. The team lost, badly. And it comes down to one of two (or both) reasons.

A) Either we don't have the personnel to compete with Iowa (IOWA!!!) or

2) We don't know how to coach up the plyers that we have and get them prepared.

Matt Rhule said after the game that he was "pissed off." Imagine, Matt, being a lifelong fan and watching this on-field performance. Or even being a fan for the last 20 years. Let the weight of off-season championship after off-season championship hang around your neck for a few decades and then watch as a team that was supposed to "take a leap in year three" win one more regular season game in what was supposed to be among the easiest schedules in the Big Ten.

If you're "pissed off," Coach Rhule, how are we supposed to feel?

Anyway...the guys break down the game.