Let's be honest, we all lose when plugging in USBs.
Could Otz be the end of Hoiberg's coaching career?
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Let's be honest, we all lose when plugging in USBs.
Fred is undoing Fred all by himself.
He has certainly improvedStopped hearing how JP is a bad AD lately. Maybe hiring coaches with winning programs helps,
We saw Beard do it yesterday. He subbed in players he said would play to the level of expectations. That's pretty damning for the starters.
Melvin Ejim is should have his number in the rafters at Hilton, BUT you can’t include true freshman Melvin “Stone Hands” Ejim on a list of difference-makers.
The 2014-2015 team actually had 6 guys on it that would eventually spend some time in the NBA. Of course, that is the year we lost to UAB.
Monte, Georges, Thomas, Nader, BDJ, and Naz. Technically 7 if you count Burton although he was ineligible as he joined
this team also included Houge and McKay.
So yes, absolutely loaded.
Should TJ ever collect that much talent in his roster- based on what he’s done this year with far less - you would be talking about a legitimate national title contender.
That loss was so bad. Nothing like losing the 11am game of the tournament on a Thursday to ruin everything. Thankfully we haven't seen the blonde highlights return.
Fred reminds me of Icarus. His father Daedalus (Coach Orr) gave him all he needed, even wings to fly (Hilton Magic and history). Fred couldn't help but fly closer to the sun.
That was easily the worst part of it. When you can't enjoy the rest of the first round, that's never good.
Guess I just never bought the idea that ISU would’ve won that game with Niang. The result of the Niang injury was an expanded offensive role for Hogue and he played completely out of his mind and had arguably the best game a Cyclone has ever had in the tourney. And UConn answered every run to keep ISU at arms length all game long.
It’s looking like Fred is a case of the right coach at the right time. He exploited an under used way of roster building and continued to supplement his rosters that way. Prior to Fred doing this the transfer portal was not heavily utilized. He set a trend but once everyone caught up he hasn’t been able to replicate his success. I think he would’ve had continued success at ISU because he was already established but he needed to find a new gimmick for Nebraska instead of going back to the well.
We could've beaten UConn with Niang, but they played a great game so it's hard to take much from them.
I don't buy the narrative that we would've made the Final Four or won it all. Too many what-ifs, and we would've played a tough Michigan State team (Adreian Payne, Denzel Valentine and co.) that would've been far from a sure win.
Fun to think about, and I don't fault fans for being fans and running with it. But it wasn't a sure thing.
Agree with nearly everything in this thread but - back to original question - I really doubt Nebraska’s leadership is considering TJ’s success at Iowa State this year in their decisions around Fred. They are way more related for us as fans than they are if you’re Nebraska’s AD or President.
That's why I prefer ISU playing in the last slot on Friday (day 2). If you DO happen to lose in R1, at least there's two full days of viewing without it bumming you out from the get-go (as well as heightening anticipation of opening game).
The excuse of Nebraska being a historically bad program needs to stop. Bad programs continue to be bad in basketball because 1. Facilities suck, 2. Terrible attendance, 3. The school won’t spend money to hire a good coach. These things aren’t issues.
Sure, it’s harder to recruit at a bad program, but his recruiting class was pretty good, and there are so many transfers available that would be glad to play in the Big 10 that there’s really no excuse to be THIS terrible. They are SO f’ing bad.
Sure, it’s harder to recruit at a bad program, but his recruiting class was pretty good, and there are so many transfers available that would be glad to play in the Big 10 that there’s really no excuse to be THIS terrible. They are SO f’ing bad.
