4th & Longneck Podcast

H&H (Herky & Herby) Corner - Special Edition as Mike Zierath joins the show.

• Hawk Talk
  • Mike takes us through his journey in being a longtime Hawks fan and former Hawkeye sports columnist.
  • Mike & The Hoff discuss what this weekends game means for Iowa as they take on a tough Oregon team and the impact for both teams to their chances for a playoff spot.
    • Mike helps us breakdown how Iowa can control this game and what needs to go in their favor to get the W in Kinnick
    • What does Oregon do to overcome a tough Iowa defense that thrives on takeaways?
• What does the future hold for the Huskers?
  • The Huskers suffer a loss to USC but the bigger loss is Dylan Raiola
    • We run through the rest of their schedule and what challenges are in front of them.
• A short look at the top of the BIg 10 race and the Hawks are officially in the CFP rankings at #20

The "contenders" and the "pretenders" are defining themselves in the Big 12 race.

• Week 10 Review:
  • Houston has a problem
  • Tech makes a statement in Manhattan
  • Utah shows that they need to be taken seriously against Cincy
• Week 11 Preview:
  • BYU is comin' to Lubbock with Gameday on site to see who will try to take one more step in solidifying their chances for Arlington.
  • Houston looks to get back on track in the Bouncehouse.
  • and a look at the rest of the games this weekend
  • Bonus Discussion: Brett's review of the Lubbock experience including beer runs on scooters and we establish the Lubbock....is NOT in a dry county.
• The Cyclones (Week 10 review/Week 11 Preview)
  • What is happening to Iowa State?
    • Beyond the numbers, what is impacting the team on all sides of the ball?
    • Quicksand....Shane Falco wasn't wrong.
  • The Cyclones come to Fort Worth to take on the Frogs
    • How can the Cyclones get it back together?
    • What does TCU have in store?
    • The Hoff and Brett will be on site in Fort Worth for the game!

• "Whoa is me time" for the Cyclones...BYU says thanks for the dub!!!!
  • Can they get it done against a very beat up Arizona St. offense?
• Hawks give a pounding for the pig!
  • What's in store now for the Hawks???
  • Are they getting the respect they deserve?
• Huskers hold off scrappy Northwestern
  • Can they fight their way back into the Big10 race against USC this weekend???
• Big 12 Review of Week 9/Preview of Week 10
  • Can KState pull off the upset over Tech?
  • Can Cincy make a statement in Utah??
• A rundown of the current standings in both the Big10 and Big12 plus Jared C's power rankings and thoughts on who is standing out in conference championship odds.

H&H Corner:

• Husker Coverage
  • Minnesota's defensive owned the Huskers
  • The always pesky Wildcats are coming to town in a MUST WIN for the Nebraska
• Hawkeye Coverage
  • Iowa takes down an inspired Penn St. team with very little passing offense
  • The Hawks battle it out with Minnesota for the Floyd in a game that keeps one team very much alive in the Big 10 race.
• Cyclone Coverage
  • EVERYBODY, THE STORMIN' MORMONS ARE COMIN'!!!!
  • We preview what ISU has to do to pull of a much needed upset in Ames.
• The race for Arlington:
  • Is Houston for real?
  • Arizona St. is back?
  • Is Texas Tech mortal....or not?

Big 12 Week 7 Recap/Week 8 Preview:

• The Cyclones leave Boulder not riding "high"
• Tech looks to not be "wreckable"
• Conference standings and who has eyes set on Arlington
• On a warm day in Stillwater...one man from section 231...becomes a college football icon.

H&H (Herby & Herky):

• The Hawks "jumped around" wherever they wanted to in Madison
• The Huskers get another very important conference win over pesky Maryland.
• Don't look now but this year's black Friday game may be a factor in one team going to Indianapolis.

Better late than never!! The Cyclones take an L in Cincy, Wk 6 review/Wk 7 recap of all Big 12 games and HOWDY NEIGHBORS...we welcome our Iowa/Nebraska listeners as we will be discussing their seasons moving forward.

Our apologies on the delay, moving forward we will be recording on Mondays to have each episode out to y'all by Tuesday nights

Let's recap the great and not so great weekend for the Big 12 shall we!?! The pollsters continue to prove they shouldn't have a job and thank you FPI for continuing to be worthless. We recorded this prior to the Jontez Williams injury news for ISU so forgive us Cyclone fans...we will do better.

Mike Gundy out at OSU after a great career. Injury Rumors out of Cyclone camp. Tech separates themselves from the rest of the pack....or do they?? Recap of Week 4, Power Rankings and our predictions on Week 5 Big 12 gauntlet for YOU.....the great fans! Kick some ass Big 12 teams and fans and as always.....GO CYCLONES!!!!

Grab a cold one and join us as we go through a quick rundown of the Big 12 week 1 slate! Title Contenders clash!!! Identities are established!!! Resurgence for some??? We will find out this weekend!!! We are the Loyal Sons of the great state of Iowa and the great Big 12 conference, and we look forward to you all joining in the fun as we continue on through this wacky season.