FBT Podcast Matt Humbert

All hail Mankato Jesus! MV and Frothy review and recap the breakout game for #PN9X, the five minute period in which time stood still and we were all peons at Michael Carter's mercy and more from the general dismantling of the Boilermakers. The crew also looks ahead to Denard and the Wolverines, a task that will be slightly more difficult than the Hapless Hopestaches.

MV and Frothy return, and boy, they are full of rage! The FBT duo cut a vein to the unholy trinity of angst and rancor clutching Gopher Nation this week: the expiration of Kill's honeymoon, #BetterDeadtThanRedshirted and the UNC series cancellation hullabaloo. If you're the type of Gopher fan that thrives on irrational behavior and knee jerk reactions in the heat of the moment, only to stubbornly not back down from said opinions after the dust has settled, than this podcast definitely isn't for you. No #SPROTSTAKES here, though Frothy lives up to his namesake late in the program and pushes the podcast into territory where those with delicate sensibilities will be offended by foul language. Again, ragey times.

In a nutshell: chill out, Gopher fans. Real analysis-type banter and recap/previews will return next week... unless the PurDON'T game result adds more juice to the anger cauldron.

MV welcomes back special guest Derek Burns to the FBT Podcast for the second year in a row. The former Mason era offensive linemen and captain shares his views on the current season and how Minnesota is faring on the field, relating some of his experiences during a similar rebuilding era to what he sees out of the current bunch. Derek and MV also get into a discussion of current personnel and their "fit" for the Kill program schemes, even disagreeing on the ideal position for a certain key player.

Four and Oh! Four and Oh! The FBT crew assembles to discuss the dominating performance of the Gopher defense in the 17-10 victory over Syracuse and just how real the defense is heading into the Big Ten schedule. The triumvirate also thoroughly evaluate Max Shortell's performance in his first start of the season, plus a collective gnashing of teeth (and keyboards) over special teams mishaps. This being HATEWEEK, a look at how Minnesota will match up against the quite surly and apoplectic Iowa Hawkeyes is also a heavy area of focus. In short, Minnesota's passing defense is BASED, while the Squawks passing offense is...not.

The FBT Cerberus dissects #QBGAZE2K12, which naturally dominates the first half of the podcast much in the same manner the "controversy" has plastered itself across the Twin Cities newspaper sports sections. Frothy, Elliot and MV go on to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the Gopher defense and what that may fortel going forward, plus good old fashioned schadenfreude at the expense of Wisconsin. Again. The WMU game and looking ahead to Syracuse are interwoven throughout the madness.

Frothy and MV verbally recap the Gophers victory over UNLV in the season opener. Among the topics discussed, the FBT crew handle MarQueis Gray's accuracy issues, the play of the defense, the awful sucking sound that was Rebel football and the things that both encourage and worry us moving forward this 2012 season.