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Moneyline is rolling along as the best sports show in Worcester, MA on 97.9 Unity Radio, Executive Producer is Ernie Floyd.

Frank Cristiano and I were lucky enough to have Coach David Schuman returning as our guest. We talk about NFL news, 18 game seasons, breaking down who will be the best QB from this years draft class, and more.

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Thank you, Tyler King and Coach David Schuman, for being guests on truly an entertaining, hilarious, informative episode. Don't miss Moneyline, only on 97.9 FM Unity Radio in Worcester, MA with Executive Producer Ernie Floyd.

Coach Schumans YouTube channel and website is at

New episode of Husky Talk featuring a very selfless guest, former UConn Football player Gino Herring. Husky Talk now has over 100K listeners per episode, which is ridiculous growth. We are taking some advertising and sponsorship deals; we have plenty of flexibility with the packages we can offer. Anyone interested, please DM or email me at [email protected]. Anyone interested in being scheduled as a guest, do the same. We want all sports represented.

Gino has a fascinating story, growing up in Florida, he was a dominate Tight End and could catch the ball. Recruited by UConn, he committed, and when you come from Florida, weather is certainly a shock.

Gino was converted into a defensive lineman because of his outstanding athleticism. It was not the easiest transition, but he put the work in, learned from watching film, and developed into a good player, as well as a talented pass rusher.

More importantly, after graduating, Gino was involved in politics in Florida. He saw a system that was broken and instead of complaining, he did something about it. For 20 years, Gino worked in Broward County as the Director of Voter Education.

Too many people did not understand how elections worked or how to even register to vote not knowing what was needed. Gino spent time talking with groups to make sure they knew what needed to be done so they could vote.

These days, Gino is launching an App called Best Candidate. An amazing idea that should change the system for everyone. It's a Bipartisan phone App that allows candidates to register and talk about the issues. Rules, check and balances are in place to prevent any mudslinging. Candidates share their plans, views on specific issues, there is no agenda here, whether you lean left or right, Best Candidate makes sure all proper information is received by voters.

I think the best part is Gino wants to educate people because so many don't know how to vote or register to vote. Best Candidate handles the process of all that, along with telling them who is running for what position in their area. Best Candidate allows people to get the information they need on who is running, their views on issues, plans to make changes if elected, and it's completely Bipartisan.

Gino does not have an agenda to push, he want to make sure people know how to register, can find locations to vote, and truly since about making a difference. Best Candidate will take away all the distractions we see from whoever is running and allow them to speak about the issues and how they will make changes. Voters are learning about candidates, while candidates present themselves in a Bipartisan way to ensure fairness.

Gino was really outstanding to talk with because he is ambitious and proactive. He saw a problem with the election process, instead of complaining, he spent 20 years helping others by teaching them about elections.

Now, he created Best Candidate, which will launch August 20th and will be available in several counties in Florida. I believe this is going to blow up and eventually be used nationally. We live in the best country in the world, but the system is broken when people don't know how to register to vote and don't have information that counts on each candidate.

Check out his website at https://BestCandidate.net and download the app when it launches in August. Thank you Gino!

Moneyline is back with the BEST host in the UNIVERSE Steve Cully. Frank Cristiano co-hosts and David Shuman is our guest football analyst. The number one sports show in Worcester on 97.9 FM Unity Radio, with Executive Producer Ernie Floyd.

David ran football camps all over the country to showcase high school talent and developed relationships with the top coaches around. He trained 6 Heisman Trophy winners including the likes of Johnny Manziel, Marcus Mariotta, Derrick Henry, and Kyler Murray. He now does a lot of evaluations for high school football talent and helps their families navigate a brave new world of college recruiting.

We talk about the futures of our Giants, Jets and Bills, predictions for the season. Why teams are paying so much money for Quarterbacks and Receivers, along with evaluating who will have the most success out of the QB draft picks.

David likes Jayden Daniels, which made Frank happy as a Washington R... fan. He also sees a lot of potential in Michael Penix JR and Caleb Williams. Drake Maye could have been picked too high, and the consensus was J.J McCarthy should have gone in the 3rd round.

David offered incredible insight and we will have him on for sure. He AGREED with me about Mac Jones getting a raw deal in New England. Also, David agreed with Frank about the salary structure for NFL QBs growing too expensive, maybe teams could adopt a different model. Such a fun show! Moneyline, only on 97.9 Unity Radio, Executive Producer is Ernie Floyd.

Check out Coach Schuman's You Tube page and website at

www.youtube.com/@coachschuman

www.nucsports.com

Husky Talk is becoming the best podcast for all UConn alumni athletes and our listenership is continuing to rise each episode. If you want to be a sponsor or advertise with us, DM or email me at [email protected]. We have several packages now available.

Thank you to Matthew Nuzie, Geoff Heyl, ACI, Jeff Larson, Kyle Muncy, Erika Higgins, and Tommy Collins for their generous donations which helped launch our popular podcast.

Our guest is former UConn Linebacker David Schuman. He shares his amazing journey to UConn and stories from his playing days. After his time in Storrs, he went on to having tremendous success building his own business from the ground up.

David grew up in New Jersey, one of the best states for high school football in the country. Making his mark as a Tailback, at 6'0 220 pounds, he was a complete runner with power and speed. He attended a small school where he played both ways and also did extremely well academically.

Recruited by the Patriot League, Yankee conference, along with Ivy League universities like Princeton and Harvard, David knew at an early age he wanted to compete at the highest level of Division 1 football.

Recruited by coach Tom Jackson, he committed after his visit and was slated to play fullback. After being redshirted, when Skip Holtz came on as head coach, David was moved to linebacker. He was a hard hitter and credits learning the defense easily because of defensive coordinator Nick Rapone.

We talk about his success at UConn happening because he was a tough, hard nosed, physical player. He also was versatile enough to play all linebacker positions. When the defense would go into a dime package, he would stay on the field because of his coverage skills, anytime a swing pass was thrown to an RB, David would blow him up.

He shares memories from his best performances, games where he was a tackling machine, recovered fumbles and had interceptions. David was a true throwback Linebacker who loved hitting.

After graduation, David was a true pioneer starting a business training kids and running high school showcase football camps all over the country. At the time, nobody was doing this, many colleges copied from him running their own camps to evaluate talent.

David worked with several Heisman trophy winners, including Johnny Manziel, Marcus Mariota and Derrick Henry. He also spent time training Kyler Murray and Trevor Lawrence.

Dave is a football guru who built and cultivated relationships with college coaches everywhere. These days his Schuman enterprises works with top athletes and helps them navigate the recruiting process. Coaches contact him to find out his evaluations on certain players.

A great guy with a wealth of knowledge. It was a pleasure having him on Husky Talk.

Here are links to his YouTube Channel and more!

Coach Schuman Sports and Entertainment - YouTube

Instagram.com/coachschuman

Husky Talk is becoming the best podcast for all UConn alumni athletes and our listenership is continuing to rise each episode. If you want to be a sponsor or advertise with us, DM or email me at [email protected]. We have several packages now available.

Thank you to Matt Nuzie, Geoff Heyl, Jeff Larson, Kyle Muncy, Erika Higgins, and Tommy Collins for their generous donations which helped launch our popular podcast.

All new episode with a special guest I have been trying to get on for months, the GOAT himself, one of the top two Quarterbacks in UConn history, Shane Stafford. He shares his story, and it is captivating.

Shane started playing football at 8 years old and even then he had a sharp mind for the game. One of his earliest memories was calling an audible and running a 59-yard QB sneak.

He talks about his career at every level mirroring itself. In high school, he played on a team that ran the ball primarily and the starter was not getting it done. Shane was told to go in and never came out. As a junior and senior, he was a top talent, but was recruited later in the process. Once he visited UConn, the rest is history, he committed.

We go over his career in Storrs, leading the best team in UConn history in 1998 and Shane still having some of the best passing statistics in UConn history.

He went on to have a successful professional career playing in the Arena league for 8 years with the Tampa Bay Storm and Orlando Predator's. Also, he was signed by the Patriots and spent a season in NFL Europe with the Scottish Claymores, winning a World Bowl. He split time while in the last 4 games throwing 8 TDs to 1 INT.

Shane has also been a coach in high school and Arena league. With such a spectacular mind for the game, we expect him back on the sidelines soon.

Thank you Shane and we plan to definitely do more episodes with him and his teammates!

Growing up, she was extremely sheltered because her mother worked all the time. She didn't love basketball, but recognized her athleticism and talent was her best chance to attend college on a scholarship.

She admitted being an introvert, having some insecurities and not being interested in partying in high school. She played on the best team in OH IO, I got to learn that yesterday! Taking official visits to schools like Duke, Harvard, Texas and UConn, being ranked the #1 player in the country, she was recruited by everyone.

After a difficult year at Duke, she suffered a major injury which she spent a year recovering from. Between that and her depression, she called UConn on her own and made the decision to transfer.

It was a challanging transition because she was limited and could not play like she wanted to. Britt was known for her tough defense, blocking shots, rebounding, loved doing all the dirty work. She loves her teammates and is close with them to this day

After graduation, she has done a little bit of everything. From coaching at Temple, being a Dean of Students, teaching, she spent a lot of time in education. She also got her Master's degree and MBA.

Britt currently works for Microsoft, and she also does speaking engagements at universities to share her story to athletes. Britt always gives back and does a lot of charity work because she had people who helped, believed in her. She always will pay it forward. We had a wonderful conversation, and I definitely will have her on again in the future. If you are interested in having Britt speak at your school, check out her website at britthunterspeaks.com

A special Husky Talk where we honor and pay tribute to former teammate Adam Coles. He was a magnetic, charismatic, special person who we all love and miss.

Sadly, we lost Adam in 2019 and several of his close friends came on the show to talk about how they think of him every day. Adam was an incredible talent from the start of his UConn career becoming a freshman All American and he never looked back, still holding records to this day.

In this episode we discussed sensitive issues regarding mental health, predominately suicide. It's advised that if this topic is disturbing, please listen with caution and self-care.

I am aware the topics discussed on the show may have been triggering. I advise if any of our listeners feel the need to speak about those feelings, please reach out to your support network, or dial 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, where a therapist will be on call to speak to you.

I will let the episode do the talking for itself. If you would like to donate, Venmo @Husky-Talk, last 4 digits 9729. All donations will be given to the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention in Adams name. We will announce how much was raised and donated at the end of the week. Adam's smile and personality will never be forgotten. I hope this episode did justice in paying tribute to honor him.

Phil is from New Jersey and started playing football a little bit later than most kids. He was a dynamic athlete with incredible speed and a state champion running track in the 110 hurdles. Phil made a decision in 8th grade that he wanted to play division 1 college football on a scholarship and put the work in to make that dream come true.

He played varsity football in high school during his junior and senior seasons. Going both ways, he was a tailback on offense and an outside linebacker on defense. He started one game at corner because of his speed and showed his athleticism, as well as his versatility.

Being recruited by Delaware, Vanderbilt, West Virginia and the military academies, UConn hiring Skip Holtz as head coach was a big factor in his decision to attend UConn. Also, receiving a full scholarship showed his importance to the future of UConn football.

Phil had 3 different position coaches in 5 years which makes things difficult having to prove yourself each time a new guy comes in. He was a scholar athlete and part of the 1998 team regarded the best in UConn history winning 10 games, beating the eventual national champions UMass twice and winning the first play-off game ever against Hampton. Phil was voted a captain by his teammates for his dedication, hard work, and leadership.

After his playing career was over, he trained for the NFL but went undrafted. Phil focused on his academics earning a master's degree while working in the athletic department.

Athletic Director Lew Perkins surrounded himself with attorneys for advice and they talked with Phil about going to law school which he ended up doing after his time at UConn.

Working for the NCAA and other jobs including his current position at North Dakota State, Phil is married with young children now. His 7-year-old is a track star and competing currently against the top talent in the country.

At the conclusion of our show, Phil reveals a new position he accepted and let's just say he is coming back to the east coast. It was a pleasure talking to Phil and learning his story. Such a nice guy who was thoughtful enough to thank and offer me important advice.

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