⭐🏈🍔🚀🏕️🏖️🏟️🌋 We welcome Football/Recruiting reporter Brady Oltmans of Hail Varsity to the Redcast this week to go over Coach Rhule’s first class of recruits at NU. GBR! Segments: Intro/Hot Takes 6:16 Tweets of the Week 10:18 Recruiting Class Overview 24:50 In-State Recruiting 40:48 Offensive Class Breakdown 1:04:28 Defensive Class Breakdown Follow us @gobigredcast on social media (Facebook/Instagram/twitter) and find us on YouTube so you can smash the bell and subscribe to get notification...
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Season 7Ep. 33
Welcome to Season 2 of the Fan Four’em Redcasters! Do not be intimidated by the length of this episode. It can easily be split up into 2 easy-to-listen to segments: · Part 1: The first 3 questions where we learn more about Ken and Scott Mecone, the father-son podcasting duo behind the Generation Red Podcast. Get to know more about what has made them into the Husker fans they are. · Part 2: Question 4 is all about Year 1 of the Coach Rhule era. We take a critical look at the program and give our ...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 55 min
This week we take a deep dive into the coaching staff Matt Rhule is putting together in Lincoln, discuss the 3-3-5 vs 4-3 defense and as always, go through the best “Tweets of the Week”. GBR! Segments: 0:00 Intro/Hot Takes 5:30 Redcast Bowl Pick'em Contest 9:26 Scarlet Colored Glasses (Tweets of the Week, Roster Management) 50:00 Husker Coaching Staff Discussion 1:27:17 Neebrasketball Update 1:35:48 Parting Shots Follow us @gobigredcast on social media and find us on YouTube so you can smash the...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Season 7Ep. 32
The Matts (Honke and Mac) kick off the offseason, as well as their own little spin-off of the Go Big Redcast, by welcoming the King of Kool-Aid himself: Dave from Husk Guys. We caution, there are a couple more swears than a normal Redcast in this one (nothing too terrible), but this is just what happens when you get the together talking a little Husker football. So sit back and enjoy. And we apologize in advance to any Iowa Hawkeye fans listening (well at least Honke does…fairly certain Mac and ...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 58 min•Season 7Ep. 31
Well, Colorado's AD threw out a challenge to Husker Nation, Coach Rhule has criss-crossed the entire state of Nebraska and Nebrasketball is on a 3-game win streak that includes a HUGE win over Top 10 in-state rival Creighton. Lots to go through this week Redcasters as we are joined by friend of the program and Husker basketball expert, David McGee. GBR! Segments: 0:00 Intro/Hot Takes 6:45 Tweets of the Week (Coaching Staff/Recruiting) 50:15 Neebrasketball 1:20:07 Parting Shots Follow us @gobigre...
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 7Ep. 30
We take a deeper dive into the Matt Rhule hire and discuss Monday's press conference and his first day on the job. GBR! 0:00 Intro 4:54 Tweets of the Week (New Coaching Staff) 24:58 Trev's Vision (Development, Toughness, Identity) 39:30 Mickey Joseph 47:29 Coach Rhule Was a Wanted Man 53:50 Offensive Philosophy 56:51 Recruiting Philosophy 1:13:20 Betcast Follow us @gobigredcast on social media and find us on YouTube so you can smash the bell and get notifications of when we’ll be streaming live ...
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 7Ep. 29
The guys discuss the new coaching hire, X’s & O’s, recruiting, player development, coordinator hire possibilities, and everything else that comes with hiring a new head coach. We also discuss the win over Iowa and whether or not Honke is actually Matt Rhule. Follow us @gobigredcast on social media and find us on YouTube so you can smash the bell and get notifications of when we’ll be streaming live again next. Let us know what you think Redcasters! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter While you’re...
Nov 26, 2022•56 min•Season 7Ep. 28
Had a great time welcoming Vegas Jer to this special Thanksgiving Week Redcast. We go over tweets of the week, take a deep dive into the final stretch of NU’s coaching search and finish up with a rivalry week Betcast. GBR! Segments: Intro – Welcome Vegas Jer to the Redcast 7:57 –Tweets of the Week 28:00 – Scoring Explosion (Head Coaching Search) 58:32 – The Betcast Follow us @gobigredcast on social media and find us on YouTube so you can smash the bell and get notifications of when we’ll be stre...
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 7Ep. 27
The guys discuss the coaching search, again, with pros and cons of all of our favorite candidates and then jump into their Best Bets of the week. Don’t miss our upcoming LIVE show at The Hail Varsity Club on Friday, 11-17 at 6PM. Follow us @gobigredcast on social media and find us on YouTube so you can smash the bell and get notifications of when we’ll be streaming live again next. Let us know what you think Redcasters! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Join us Redcasters for a...
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 7Ep. 26
The guys discuss the continued efforts of Husker fans to determine who the new coach is going to be, who the new candidates for the job are, and why we’re going to have to bring our A game to not get steamrolled by Michigan. We take questions from Redcasters and talk about the games we find most interesting on your local betting app. (Not valid in Nebraska) Follow us @gobigredcast on social media and find us on YouTube so you can smash the bell and get notifications of when we’ll be streaming li...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 7Ep. 25
We take a look back on the loss last weekend to Illinois and preview this weeks game vs the Fighting PJ Fleck’s of Minnesota. GBR! Segments: Intro – $5 Bits of Broekn Chair Week (Go Team Jack!) 9:15 – Scarlet Colored Glasses · Illinois Game Recap · Tweets of the Week (Mickey Joseph coaching discussion) · 2023 B1G Non-Conf Schedules 56:17 – The Betcast Follow us @gobigredcast on social media and find us on YouTube so you can smash the bell and get notifications of when we’ll be streaming live aga...
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 7Ep. 24
The bye week is over and the fellas are refreshed and ready to talk this weeks game in Lincoln vs the B1G West leader Illinois. If Coach Joseph and the team can pull off the victory, they will move into a 3-way tie atop the division heading into November. GBR! Segments: Intro – Honke looks like Matt Rhule 12:40 – Scarlet Colored Glasses (Tweets of the Week, Which CFB Team Has Impressed The Most?) 43:50 – Scoring Explosion (Complementary Football) 1:02:40 – Throwing The Bones (Illinois Offensive ...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 7Ep. 23
We take a look back at the Week 6 game vs Rutgers and preview this Saturday nights game at Purdue. GBR! Segments: Intro – Tweets of the Week from Redcast Rob working the Rutgers game in Jersey. 11:40 – Scarlet Colored Glasses (What's will NU's Record be the next 6 games? Update on HC Search) 48:05 – Throwing The Bones (Defensive improvement this past month) 1:03:30 – Scoring Explosion (Honke does Redcast film session on what NU’s offense is doing well/not so well) 1:24:45 – The Betcast Follow us...
Oct 11, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Season 7Ep. 22
HOLY SMOKES WE WON A GAME!!! We take a look back on the Week 4 win over Indiana and preview this Friday nights game at Rutgers. GBR! Segments: Intro – Feel free to send us free booze anytime! 13:49 – Scarlet Colored Glasses (Rutgers Week, Head Coaching Carousel, Recruiting Update) 55:30 – Scoring Explosion (Offensive Breakdown) 1:09:35 – Throwing The Bones (Defensive Breakdown) 1:24:40 – The Betcast Follow us @gobigredcast on social media and find us on YouTube so you can smash the bell and get ...
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Season 7Ep. 21
Dave’s nephew Talon Strong joins the Redcast for a brief Fan Four ‘Em and then weighs in with the boys to do a couple of rounds for the Husker Coach Fantasy Draft and discuss Indiana week, The Betcast, and more. Follow us @gobigredcast on social media and find us on YouTube so you can smash the bell and get notifications of when we’ll be streaming live again next. Let us know what you think Redcasters! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Redcasters, are you looking to make a career change anytime soo...
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 7Ep. 20
The guys briefly discuss Coach Joseph’s press conference, the Oklahoma game, and then they start their fantasy coach draft for the new Nebraska Head Coach position before finishing up with this week’s Betcast. Follow us @gobigredcast on social media and find us on YouTube so you can smash the bell and get notifications of when we’ll be streaming live again next. Let us know what you think Redcasters! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Redcasters, are you looking to make a career change anytime soon?...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 7Ep. 19
This week on the Redcast, we talk about Coach Joseph’s first press conference as Interim Head Coach at Nebraska, the inevitable media dump on Scott now that he’s gone & we preview Oklahoma (after all, NU is playing the #6 team in the country on Saturday)…GBR! Segments: Intro – Tweets of the Week, the media dump on Frost 17:22 – Scarlet Colored Glasses (Coach Joseph’s first presser as Interim HC) 33:40 – Throwing The Bones (Defensive Breakdown/OU offensive scouting report) 55:10 – Scoring Exp...
Sep 14, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 7Ep. 18
The Scott Frost era at Nebraska is officially over. Dave, Boomer, Honke and Redcast Rob get together for the 3rd straight night to discuss what this means for Husker football moving forward. Keep the faith Redcasters…GBR! Speaking of the Betcast, Redcasters you can join us on our Yahoo! College Football Pick’em: https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/college - Group ID #5209 - Password: Betcast Follow us @gobigredcast on social media and find us on YouTube so you can smash the bell and get not...
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 7Ep. 17
Has NU finally hit rock bottom? Dave and Boomer were in the press box for Saturday’s complete and total defensive collapse to watch the 45-42 home loss to the Georgia Southern Eagles (coached by first year head man Clay Helton). They met up with Redcast Rob and Honke live from Memorial Stadium after the game to give their final thoughts on a truly memorable (for all the wrong reasons) night in Husker football history. Speaking of the Betcast, Redcasters you can join us on our Yahoo! College Foot...
Sep 11, 2022•30 min•Season 7Ep. 16
Had a blast going live in front of a studio audience at the Hail Varsity Club in La Vista, NE. We discuss Nebraskans love of volleyball, the 2022-23 Men's Basketball conference schedule and then talk football, previewing the Georgia Southern game on Saturday. Then we finish up with this week's other games on the Betcast. GBR! Speaking of the Betcast, Redcasters you can join us on our Yahoo! College Football Pick’em: https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/college - Group ID #5209 - Password: Be...
Sep 10, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 7Ep. 15
We take a final look back on the North Dakota game and preview this weeks opponent: Georgia Southern. We also have an in-depth discussion during Scarlet Colored Glasses about what makes a good sports fan. We’d love to hear your feedback Redcasters…GBR! Segments: Intro – Hot Takes, CFP Expansion, Neutral Site Games 24:15 – Scarlet Colored Glasses (What Makes a Good Sports Fan?) 59:45 – Scoring Explosion (Offensive Breakdown) 1:19:05 – Throwing The Bones (Defensive Breakdown) 1:34:08 – The Betcast...
Sep 06, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Season 7Ep. 14
It was the onside kick heard round the world. We talk through last week's season opener vs Northwestern and what it means for NU moving forward. GBR! Segments: Intro – Hot Takes, Ireland Pics/Videos, Twitter Slams 12:28 – Scarlet Colored Glasses (Northwestern Game Recap) 27:47 – Scoring Explosion (Offensive Breakdown) 52:16 – Throwing The Bones (Defensive Breakdown) 1:11:03 – The Betcast Speaking of the Betcast, Redcasters you can join us on our Yahoo! College Football Pick’em: https://football....
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Season 7Ep. 13
WE HAVE A FOOTBALL GAME THIS SATURDAY!!! That’s right, the entire gang is back (Boomer, Dave, Honke, Mac and Redcast Rob) and we preview this Saturday game vs Northwestern in Dublin, Ireland. We had an active live audience for this on YouTube, with almost 100 Redcasters joining us live at different times throughout the show. We’d love to have you join us as well for future episodes in season, which we will be doing every Monday night at 8:30pm CST. GBR! Speaking of the Betcast, Redcasters you ca...
Aug 25, 2022•2 hr 4 min•Season 7Ep. 12
Honke welcomes Ravi Mahapatra, Assistant Football Coach at Lincoln East High School and Husker superfan, to the Four’em. We discuss what it was like to grow up neighbors with Tom and Nancy Osborne and he tells us all about his star WR at Lincoln East (Malachi Coleman). Make sure Redcasters to check out “Bijis Best”, Raji’s Indian Comfort Food restaurant located inside “Surah’s Place” Gas Station at 56th & Pine Lake Road in Lincoln. GBR! Find Biji’s Best on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 7Ep. 11
Honke welcomes Rob Zatechka of the Doc Talk Podcast on to the Fan Four’em. They discuss how he became a Husker fan early in life after moving to Lincoln from the enemy territory of East Lansing, MI. Then it’s on to his playing days at NU, where he was part of the 1994 team that gave Coach Tom Osborne his first national championship at Nebraska. He was also a member of the greatest offensive line in Husker History, affectionately nicknamed “The Pipeline.” Lastly, we went in depth into offensive l...
Aug 19, 2022•40 min•Season 7Ep. 10
LET THE KOOL-AID FLOW REDCASTERS! Honke welcomes the Captain of NU’s Off-season National Championship Team and the most followed Husker Fan Account on twitter, Dave from Husk Guys, to the Fan Four’em. The two had a great discussion that lays out the challenges ahead for NU, but also gives you hope and most important, leaves you energized and wanting more Husker Football…GBR! Follow us @gobigredcast on social media and find us on YouTube so you can smash the bell and get notifications of when we’...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 55 min•Season 7Ep. 9
We welcome Steve Sipple of On3 Sports back to the Redcast to review Nebraska’s Fall Camp, which officially ended on Sunday (we’re now on to Northwestern game prep). Then we finish things up by Throwing the Bones and doing a full breakdown of each defensive position group for the 2022 Cornhuskers. GBR! Follow us @gobigredcast on social media and find us on YouTube so you can smash the bell and get notifications of when we’ll be streaming live again next. Let us know what you think Redcasters! Fac...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 7Ep. 8
We welcome Erin Sorensen of Hail Varsity to the Redcast to go over practice from earlier that day, which media had access to for the first 30 minutes. Then we go over how the new coaching staff is adjusting to the team before ending with a breakdown of each offensive position group for the 2022 Cornhuskers. GBR! Follow us @gobigredcast on social media and find us on YouTube so you can smash the bell and get notifications of when we’ll be streaming live again next. Let us know what you think Redc...
Aug 11, 2022•2 hr 7 min•Season 7Ep. 7
On this edition of the Husker Fan Four’em, we talk with Dave Feit, a columnist at HuskerMax since 2011. Dave started up a successful Husker blog called “Feit Can Write” and that is where you can find him on twitter (@FeitCanWrite). He is an observer of the absurd and a purveyor of snark and sarcasm, and we got to plenty of that during this fun conversation about Husker football. GBR! Follow us @gobigredcast on social media and find us on YouTube so you can smash the bell and get notifications of...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 7Ep. 6
We welcome Brett Ciancia back to the Redcast this week. Brett is a Heisman Voter, member of the All-America Committee as well as the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), as well as the owner/operator of Pick Six Previews, the “most accurate Power 5” magazine from 2012-21. His 2022 book is on sale now and can be found at picksixpreviews.com. We start off this week by going over a couple of interesting segments of his book, including whether or not Nebraska is still considered a Blue Bl...
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Season 7Ep. 5
