Greg Smith is joined by Hail Varsity staff writer Steve Marik to give you the breakdown on Nebraska’s offense struggling to run the football, if we feel differently about the Oklahoma game now that it is game week and much more in the latest ep

Create Your Own Spark

Aug 31st, 2021 28m 7s

Greg Smith is flying solo today to give you the breakdown on Nebraska football laying an egg, why you have to create your own spark and much more in the latest episode of the Straight Up Breakdown podcast. Please follow, rate and review our po

Cutting Through The Noise

Aug 24th, 2021 43m 47s

Greg Smith is joined by Hail Varsity managing editor Brandon Vogel to give you the breakdown on Nebraska improving the run game, blocking out distractions, what Nebraska needs to exceed expectations and much more in the latest episode of the St

A Different Vibe

Aug 17th, 2021 31m 57s

Greg Smith is joined by CBS Omaha Sports Director Adam Krueger to give you the breakdown the focus on special teams during Husker fall camp, what’s different about this fall camp and much more in the latest episode of the Straight Up Breakdown

Start of a Change

Aug 10th, 2021 50m 55s

Greg Smith is joined by Hail Varsity staff writer Derek Peterson to give you the breakdown on Aaron Rodgers supporting Simone Biles, how difficult it would be to build a CFB team into a power like Bobby Bowden did and much more in the latest ep

The Will to Succeed

Aug 3rd, 2021 20m 47s

Greg Smith is joined by Mirin Fader author of Giannis: The Improable Rise of an NBA MVP to give you the breakdown on the book. The two discuss a range of topics from the book including what people get wrong when describing Giannis' story and mu

Setting The Table

Jul 27th, 2021 40m 42s

Greg Smith is joined by Hail Varsity Radio Show host Chris Schmidt to give you the breakdown on Scott Frost feeling good about his team, storylines for fall camp, cleaning up small mistakes and much more in the latest episode of the Straight Up

Let's Figure This Out

Jul 20th, 2021 46m 2s

Greg Smith is joined by Hail Varsity deputy editor Erin Sorensen to give you the breakdown on Damian Lillard's comments about wanting out of Portland and misconceptions around name, image and likeness. They also explore what is exactly is happe

Not Mad Just Disappointed

Jul 13th, 2021 1h 1m

Greg Smith is joined by Hail Varsity staff writer Derek Peterson to give you the breakdown on Nebraska’s defense lack of respect nationally, intriguing players for the Huskers and much more in the latest episode of the Straight Up Breakdown pod

It’s Always Been Like This

Jul 6th, 2021 42m 23s

Greg Smith is joined by Power Plays writer and co-host of the Burn It All Down podcast Lindsay Gibbs to give you the breakdown on Nneka Ogwumike being snubbed from Team USA, how we all should have been paying attention to the WNBA all along and

Surveying The Local Scene

Jun 22nd, 2021 31m 11s

Greg Smith is joined by Nebraska Preps writer Steve Marik to give you the breakdown on the Sixers implosion led by Ben Simmons, the explosion of local football talent in Nebraska and much more in the latest episode of the Straight Up Breakdown

Changing The Game

Jun 15th, 2021 33m 25s

Greg Smith is joined by Sporting News national college football writer Bill Bender to give you the breakdown on the expanded college football playoffs, who could benefit most from the change and much more in the latest episode of the Straight U

Panic or Patience?

Jun 1st, 2021 50m 50s

Greg Smith is joined by Hail Varsity staff writer Derek Peterson to give you the breakdown on if panic or patience is needed this offseason with Husker football, dive into CBS Sports' CFB coach rankings and much more in the latest episode of th

Pressure Bursts Pipes

May 25th, 2021 27m 35s

Greg Smith is joined by Wendy’s Big Show co-host Steve “Sparky” Fifer to give you the breakdown on how unique the Packer versus Aaron Rodgers situation is, the pressure mounting on the Milwaukee Bucks and much more in the latest episode of the

Appreciating Greatness

May 18th, 2021 41m 31s

Greg Smith is joined by Dunks and Discourse host Jabari Davis to give you the breakdown on an amazing basketball Hall of Fame class, get you ready for the NBA playoffs and much more in the latest episode of the Straight Up Breakdown podcast. Pl

Thank God for a Quality Filter

May 11th, 2021 37m 27s

Greg Smith is joined by staff writer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Carmen Vitali to give you the breakdown on having patience to bring quarterbacks along slowly, the whirlwind year for the Bucs winning the Super Bowl and an amazing story from th

Putting a Bow on Spring

May 4th, 2021 42m 6s

Greg Smith is joined by ESPN AM590 host Nick Handley to give you the breakdown on Nebraska's Red-White Spring Game, share their excitement about the Bears landing Justin Fields and Nick has an epic rant when putting someone on blast in the late

Changing of the Guard

Apr 27th, 2021 49m 31s

Greg Smith is joined by Hail Varsity Radio Editor Mike Babcock to give you the breakdown on Nebraska baseball being gritty not pretty, college athletes finding their voices and much more in the latest episode of the Straight Up Breakdown podcas

Talking About Practice

Apr 20th, 2021 46m 21s

Greg Smith is joined by Hail Varsity Radio Show host Chris Schmidt to give you the breakdown on Trevor Lawrence not having a chip on his shoulder, takeaways from spring practice and much more in the latest episode of the Straight Up Breakdown p

Fair and Equitable

Apr 13th, 2021 49m 57s

Greg Smith is joined by Hail Varsity's deputy editor Erin Sorensen to give you the breakdown on Kevin Durant maturing, sporting events we missed that we bond with friends and family over plus much more in the latest episode of the Straight Up B

True or False

Apr 6th, 2021 48m 43s

Greg Smith is joined by Hail Varsity staff writer Derek Peterson to give you the breakdown on raw emotions in sports, play a game of true or false with hot topics from Nebraska spring football and much more in the latest episode of the Straight

Season One Finale

Mar 23rd, 2021 44m 24s

Greg Smith and Jay Foreman give you the breakdown on the future of the show, talk the Patriots spending spree, the wild start to the NCAA Tournament and much more in the last episode of season one of the Straight Up Breakdown podcast. Please su

Self-Inflicted Issues

Mar 16th, 2021 26m 56s

Greg Smith and Jay Foreman give you the breakdown on the situation with Nebraska and the game against Oklahoma, discuss why it’s unfair to the players and much more in the latest episode of the Straight Up Breakdown podcast. Please follow, rat

Respect the Game

Mar 9th, 2021 44m 36s

Greg Smith and Jay Foreman give you the breakdown on NBA All-Star weekend, talk about the latest Husker football commit, pay homage to International Women's Day and much more in the latest episode of the Straight Up Breakdown podcast. Please su

Learning From the Past

Mar 2nd, 2021 54m 38s

Greg Smith and Jay Foreman give you the breakdown on a whole new world of quarterback trades in the NFL, the value of having older players give wisdom and much more in the latest episode of the Straight Up Breakdown podcast. Please subscribe,