Whistles

The crew starts by apologizing for technical difficulties related to last week before setting the record straight with guests Brian Bullock and Travis Whillock (5:46) and talking about what adjusting to winter was like from Texas (14:35), how to stay positive while struggling through an injury (29:20), and why everyone needs to try out the World Famous Round Rock donuts (40:27). 

On this episode, Jeremy brings on a new (temporary) co-host in Jesse Brown and talks with graduate assistant and former safety Traveon Henry about acclimating to the cold Chicago winter (4:04), what he's learned through playing football and where he is now (18:50), the importance of finding balance and avoid exhaustion (26:27), and all the changes in Jeremy's life over the past year (40:22).

The crew brings on linebacker Paddy Fisher to talk about his love for music and lyrics (3:30), becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable (13:01),  his growth after losing his father (20:08), and who Paddy Fisher really is (30:18).

The Whistles Crew discusses their first Camp Kenosha (1:25) before Jeremy and Jared talk to rising sophomores Greg Newsome and Isaiah Bowser about graduating high school early and adjusting to college life (12:43), how the team's brotherhood makes it easier for young guys to thrive (20:10), and why Greg thinks Crocs should become the new trend on the team (39:30).

The 'Whistles' crew talks Super Bowl favorites (3:00) before getting into the titular topic with three different guests...while recording in the hot tub. They welcome on Joe Spivak to talk about his alter-ego, DJ Spivs (14:20), Nik Urban to discuss an O-Line tradition in the "Kenosha Water-Tasting Test" (30:47), and Gunnar Vogel to describe the short film he recently starred in and his big-time acting career (46:30).

During this episode, we introduce a new segment called “Random Thought of DEUCE8” (3:25), discuss our favorite teams on NCAA Football ‘14 & why the video game should be brought back (4:12), how decompressing from coaches can help young athletes focus on themselves (18:52), and how dancing is symbolic to the offseason grind (25:32).

Lastly, we hear a story about Jake’s McDonald Christmas dinner (26:50), who would star on NUFB’s own version of Hard Knocks (32:50), and possible breaking news during “Set The Record Straight” on NU’s favorite band, “Foster Revival” (39:09).

 This week on 'Whistles,' Riley Lees & Tre Williams join the podcast to discuss their LEGENDARY high school careers and their 'transitions' to playing B1G Football. Beginning w/ Riley, we get an +/- line on how many times Jeremy screws up the intro (1:23), how Riley became known as 'Leesus' in Libertyville, Illinois (4:47), why he takes his roommates' clothes (10:13), & when Jeremy shared a low-point during freshman year w/ Riley (21:06). Jared and Jeremy then interview Tre, who explains his favorite anime shows (36:17), what playing alongside 'Mr. Football' Joe Burrow was like (42:20), the process of having to change positions in college (49:12) and how Tre has learned on & off the field in terms of creating a foundation for being leader (1:00:19).

Jeremy & Jake are joined by NU Strength coaches to discuss how important their jobs are to an athlete's development and team's culture by instilling the head coach's principles.

This interview also explains why Alex Spanos doesn't listen to Drake (4:29), why Matt Flannery got into strength coaching (6:04), how Spanos never uses lower-case letters for anything (13:57), Lark's hard-work ethic and why the road to recovery doesn't have to be lonely (20:09), the strength coaches claim Jeremy is more crazier than them (24:06), Flan talks about his encounter with preparing players for upcoming seasons (29:14), and Lark explains his mentality on the everyday self-talk needed for a student-athlete (34:32).

On the second episode of ‘Whistles,’ Jared, Jake, & Jeremy discuss why a locker room is so important to a team (1:41), the transition from dominating in high school to college workouts (3:50), how the crew feels about naps (7:33), Jared’s three tips to being a successful athlete (9:49), Jake’s misconceptions about what a college weight room would be like (11:44), how Jeremy tricks the media with his humility (27:00), and how being injured has a psychological affect on a players recovery (37:26).

 On the first episode of ‘Whistles,’ co-hosts Jeremy Larkin, Jared Thomas, and Jake Saunders talk about the inspiration behind the podcast (1:32) before diving into important conversations such as whether or not Jeremy is really from Cincy (5:20) and how Jake started a trend on the football team by wearing Birkenstocks (16:26).