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  1. You're recommending career suicide for whoever the coach is who does this here.
    2 points
  2. I'm not doubting your assessment at all. You see what you've seen and I respect that your assessment is probably correct. But if we don't recruit this kid and he goes somewhere else and blows up, the MMQA (Monday Morning Quarterbacks Ass'n) will issue a statement condemning whoever the coach is for failing to accurately forecast how good the kid would end up being. To me, it's like this: If Nick Fuller had been from Nebraska, we would still have offered him a spot. And he'd still see spot duty for 3/4 of his career before transferring somewhere else for his senior year. We CANNOT afford to offer every single Nick Fuller that comes out of Nebraska just so that we don't miss out on the one in fifty or so Nick Fullers who turns into a Mike Daum. We especially cannot afford to offer the 100 or so kids in the next tier down from Nick Fuller ... just in case.
    2 points
  3. throwback

    Offseason Potpourri

    Ha - not a popular rant. I may or may not have had my morning coffee before tying my rant. To be fair, I did label it as a rant, so that was fair warning. I guess I'm old fashioned in that a tweet isn't sufficient for me. If it is for some people, I understand. But I believe any leader in a position like the AD needs to present ideas/plans and then open him/herself to questions from the media. Without opening yourself up to questions, it gives the appearance that you don't necessarily believe in what you've stated in a press release/statement/tweet. Your ideas/plans have to pass the "smell" test. Without press conferences to explain yourself beyond a tweet, you're just fueling conspiracy theories and rumors. It's tough to get people behind your plans without scrutiny of the plans. Waiting 6+ weeks to address the season and discuss a long term vision for the second biggest program that you're overseeing is just far too long for something that could be handled in a 30-minute press conference. It makes no sense to me, and it does nothing to help the program. A big time athletic dept is more like a publicly traded company than ever. You have to sell people on your plans. You have to generate confidence. Like Mr. Barfknecht always says, as an AD you have to sell hope or winning to keep people on board with a particular program. What we've heard - or haven't heard - over the past 6 weeks hasn't done any of that, at least for me. Hopefully he does speak to the media next week and is able to present some ideas/plans that will help move the program forward and put a rest to all of the speculation and rumors that do nothing to help the situation.
    2 points
  4. Shouldn't this thread be in recruiting since he's un-signed? Plus we already have a thread on him over there. Makes no sense to have two.
    2 points
  5. Buglem

    Offseason Potpourri

    It's a fair question. When the season first ended I thought he handled it well by getting in front of it right after the last game. At that same time, he said he would talk about it "after the final 4". In the time that passed between our last game and the final 4, a lot in the program changed (at least as viewed from the outside). The transfers changed the entire offseason dialogue. There were rumors swirling everywhere about more transfers, coaching changes, etc. Maybe it was wrong of everyone to assume that "after the final 4" meant immediately after (like that week) but especially with all of the noise about the state of the program it was either very calculated or very tone-deaf of the AD to not address the media. Even another simple tweet like "disappointed with the transfers but the future is bright under Coach Miles" would have quieted a lot of the noise. IMO, Eichorst is a smart guy and knew exactly what he was doing by not speaking about the program. He made the coaching staff's jobs even harder on the recruiting front and just fed the rumor machine. A more cynical person might think he was purposefully trying to make Miles flame out so he can hire "his guy" as soon as possible. So to answer your question "But what more are you looking for from the AD in terms of Tim Miles leading our team? What does Eichorst really owe us?" - a LOT changed since that one tweet and as the leader of a multi-million $ organization with a very active and interested stakeholder base he owes us what he promised - an update. A timely update would be even better. One thing to add, I've been a big supporter of Miles over the years. I'm now firmly on the fence on whether he can be successful. My issue with how this has been handled has nothing to do with being a "Miles guy" or a "fire Miles guy". It has EVERYTHING to do with being a die-hard Nebrasketball fan that wants to see an AD act like he wants us to be successful.
    2 points
  6. Geez what a Energy Vampire!
    2 points
  7. 2 points
  8. throwback

    Offseason Potpourri

    [rant] Well, it's after the Final Four. It's after the Spring Game. Yet still no word from the AD's office. 43 days since we've played a game. And all we've "heard" from the AD is a tweet. It's beyond time to lay out his vision for the program. What is the plan? I don't want to hear an ultimatum for 2017-18 - that almost never works out well for either party. But you can still articulate long term expectations for the program that don't have to include an ultimatum. To me, at least part this sh!tst0rm of an offseason has come from the silence from above. Since we're more than a week into the signing period, it's probably too late, but if you have enough faith in Coach Miles to keep him for 2017-18, then say it publicly. It really isn't that difficult. If he isn't your guy, then you should have fired him. Rip off the Band-Aid and start fresh. This wishy-washy lack of comments just results in doubt and confusion. And rumors. Tons and tons and tons of rumors. Time for him to come out of his bunker and make an appearance. Even public company CEOs have to speak to the shareholders once a quarter. And there are a lot of public companies that don't operate organizations that make $125M+ per year, as NU is about to make. The AD can't be a hermit. He/she has to be a leader, inspire confidence, etc. He/she doesn't have to be Stevie P and hold a press conference every time he/she has a successful bowel movement, but there's a happy medium there. PS - And while he's making his rare media appearance, how about laying out his vision for NU's overall athletic program going forward? We're going to be seeing the full Big Ten share in less than 2 1/2 months. If there was ever a time to have a rock solid, long term plan in place, this would be it. How's about sharing at least an overview of it with the paying public? Where is that money going? Hopefully a cut in ticket prices, even a small one, is on the table. Hopefully an idea of adding several more layers of bureaucracy in the AD's office is not. With a $25M-$35M jump in the athletics budget on the horizon, that should push NU into the Top 15, if not the Top 10, of all athletic departments in funding. Time to start acting like we belong there. / [rant]
    2 points
  9. Lots of people thought the same thing about Justin Patton. But then, when we didn't recruit him…
    2 points
  10. Granted it was the beginning of last season but when I saw him play he was wasn't solid NAIA material.
    2 points
  11. The NCAA usually makes an announcement in April. Which decade, I've got no clue....
    2 points
  12. The NCAA will decide once they finish looking through all of Roburt Sallie's old grade school homework.
    2 points
  13. Norm Peterson

    Morrow leaving

    If Ed is willing to come off the bench, he can come off the bench for a winner program that might run past the first weekend of the NCAA tourney. I don't see him starting in the post for a program any better than the one he's leaving. He's not going to start anywhere as a wing.
    1 point
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  15. Glancing at your poster reputation rating, your TD to interception ratio isn't very good.
    1 point
  16. Man... Just when I thought you were gone. Did this "scrub" from Winthrop beat you in high school or something. You sure are obsessed with him.
    1 point
  17. Can you be sure? I have not watched either play, but I am willing to bet the coaches have. I just want the best big man available. The "scrub from Winthrop" only has a year of eligibility. If we take him, and he can be a serviceable back up for one year, and then we can ring the bell next recruiting season for a top center, then I am fine with the Winthrop dude.
    1 point
  18. Ahhh I remember "The miracle on vine" - Ball to Samelson, to Copple
    1 point
  19. That's my opinion as well. But there is the possibility that Eichorst really doesn't believe in Miles as a coach and is keeping him on staff because (1) his target replacement(s) declined the potential opportunity or (2) he didn't find any key potential replacements this year but foresees bigger opportunities next year. Or, I guess, (3) it's Eichorst. Who the heck knows what's going on in that head of his?
    1 point
  20. throwback

    Offseason Potpourri

    Maybe this isn't what you meant, but right now, we don't know if he plans to extend Coach Miles' contract and keep it at a 4-year contract. He hasn't said. He didn't extend it last year, but we don't know yet for this year. Perhaps that will be addressed next week, although last year, the drop back to a 4-yr contract wasn't announced till August. http://www.omaha.com/huskers/mens-basketball/no-contract-extension-for-tim-miles-shawn-eichorst-optimistic-about/article_cc04a41e-5a89-11e6-9c39-c751a2b50988.html Eichorst granted the 1-year extension after '15 to keep him at a 5-yr contract. He didn't after '16, so he dropped to a 4-yr contract. I don't have a problem with that. 4 years is plenty in terms of stability, and the teams' performance in '15 and '16 didn't warrant an extension.. Obviously, this year's performance doesn't exactly warrant an extension either. However, the industry standard does warrant keeping a coach at a 4-yr contract. And I guess I don't see the wisdom in not extending him another year to keep it at a 4-yr contract. If they fail next year, and he's fired, you're only saving $900K roughly by dropping him to a 3-yr contract. For a department that will have a $125M+ budget, that's not much. But if your scenario comes true, and they win big next year, now you have to deal with the hard feelings if you drop the coach to a 3-yr deal that could cause him to be looking around after a good season. If they have a big season next year and you lose him to another school because the AD was trying to cheap out on the buyout, that's not going to go over well with fans. In my mind, if you believe in the coach enough to keep him around, you keep him at a 4-yr contract (or whatever the "standard" is for that sport.) That's just part of the cost of doing business these days. To me, that would go for any coach, not just Coach Miles. Trying to save a bit of money down the road just isn't worth the hard feelings or the potential ramifications, not for a big time athletic department.
    1 point
  21. I stand corrected, HB. An honest mistake for a Kansan, you must admit.
    1 point
  22. If we have openings, I'd have no problem signing a kid with his size. He needs to put on weight but if you can redshirt him, I'd take that chance. And they like his upside.
    1 point
  23. They see that he's basically 7'0 and is fairly athletic. He'd be a great RS candidate.
    1 point
  24. That's what she said!
    1 point
  25. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    1 point
  26. Let the "Miles needs to offer this guy" talk commence! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    1 point
  27. You know how pissy I get about Creighton being the Marsha Brady to our Jan but this is relevant factual information, not BlueMyself24's opinion about the PBA's nacho selection. They are killing it on recruits for this season so it's bad times for anyone who bases the value of our team primarily on how we're doing relative to Creighton. We do play them every year. It's relevant information though it's like 'Are we going to have 10 posts pissing and moaning about this and not even mention once that Miles Bridges is coming back to Michigan St?" I get they are our rival but Creighton isn't the reason we haven't won a NCAA tournament game.
    1 point
  28. Corey Manigualt http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/corey-manigault If we want to go PF/C with our guard use of the schollie. Probably not but happens to be a former HS teammate of Evan Taylor 6-8" 230 Frosh from Pitt, Didn't have a good year at Pitt. Former 3 star with offers from Maryland and Miami among others. Would be in the same class as Nana
    1 point
  29. Reason Nebraska didn't recruit him to begin with? Wasn't he a decent in state guy? To me Nebraska basketball success depends on building from in state. Completely recruiting out of state hasn't worked. To advance basketball in the state Nebraska should be recruiting one or two guys a year from within the borders. If I had to put a number on it, at least 30% of the roster should be made up of Nebraska players. Hopefully we can get him. We need the size. Not to mention we don't have much choice to fill scholarships.
    -1 points
  30. And then get Wingett next year after a year at prep school!
    -1 points
  31. Better than the scrub from Winthrop
    -4 points
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