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Not to stan, but Dirk is easily the best writer in the state. His state and national awards prove that. I would love to see all these examples of Dirk trolling. The only thing I can think of was a Taylor Martinez article in like 2011 that was too harsh and Bo got upset about. Probably time to get over it. My biggest memory of Dirk is him being one of the first people to try and find a path for Nebrasketball to get to the tournament in 13-14. Seems like the opposite of a troll. Ever since then, the 3 major men's teams have been pretty bad. What good has there been to say?

Not to stan, but Dirk is easily the best writer in the state. His state and national awards prove that. I would love to see all these examples of Dirk trolling. The only thing I can think of was a Taylor Martinez article in like 2011 that was too harsh and Bo got upset about. Probably time to get over it. My biggest memory of Dirk is him being one of the first people to try and find a path for Nebrasketball to get to the tournament in 13-14. Seems like the opposite of a troll. Ever since then, the 3 major men's teams have been pretty bad. What good has there been to say?

Apparently, there is relatively high interest on both sides.

Apparently, there is relatively high interest on both sides.

If a team like Belmont gets in over us, even if the season ended right now, then we got absolutely screwed last year. Their NET is higher than us at 46, but their 2 Q1 wins are at 45 Murry St and at 48 Lipscomb. And they've played 17 Q4 games. A lot of teams could win 25 with that kind of schedule.

If a team like Belmont gets in over us, even if the season ended right now, then we got absolutely screwed last year. Their NET is higher than us at 46, but their 2 Q1 wins are at 45 Murry St and at 48 Lipscomb. And they've played 17 Q4 games. A lot of teams could win 25 with that kind of schedule.

Unless you are a 22 win Nebrasketball team...I'm not arguing for us to be in now. Just contemplating what 2 wins mean. If Creighton won today and lost tomorrow they would be in the conversation, if not in for some people. If Nebraska won 2 more games, they would have the same number of overall and Q1 wins and should probably be in the conversation.

Unless you are a 22 win Nebrasketball team...I'm not arguing for us to be in now. Just contemplating what 2 wins mean. If Creighton won today and lost tomorrow they would be in the conversation, if not in for some people. If Nebraska won 2 more games, they would have the same number of overall and Q1 wins and should probably be in the conversation.

If Creighton is on the bubble right now (First Four Out at worst in most brackets, somehow in on quite a few), it feels like 2 wins would have to put us in the conversation. We are currently 2 spots ahead of Creighton in the NET. They have 3 Quad 1 wins to our 2, but both teams have 9 Q1/Q2 wins. And obviously we would pick up 2 more Q1 wins if we make it to the semis.

Related to Miles, but also for the next coach. Shouldn't player retention at Nebraska be more difficult than at other P5 schools? Miles recruited over guys like Morrow and Jacobson with Roby, Palmer, and Copeland. Would have loved to have had Morrow and Jacobson on the bench, but why would guys like that want to stay and be bench players at a program with a history of losing? So they transfer either to lower level schools with guarantees of more playing time or to schools that are more successful. So what's the alternative? Recruit worse players that are satisfied with being relegated to bench roles, but you know they will stay for 4 years?

Unless you are a 22 win Nebrasketball team...I'm not arguing for us to be in now. Just contemplating what 2 wins mean. If Creighton won today and lost tomorrow they would be in the conversation, if not in for some people. If Nebraska won 2 more games, they would have the same number of overall and Q1 wins and should probably be in the conversation.

Unless you are a 22 win Nebrasketball team...I'm not arguing for us to be in now. Just contemplating what 2 wins mean. If Creighton won today and lost tomorrow they would be in the conversation, if not in for some people. If Nebraska won 2 more games, they would have the same number of overall and Q1 wins and should probably be in the conversation.

Related to Miles, but also for the next coach. Shouldn't player retention at Nebraska be more difficult than at other P5 schools? Miles recruited over guys like Morrow and Jacobson with Roby, Palmer, and Copeland. Would have loved to have had Morrow and Jacobson on the bench, but why would guys like that want to stay and be bench players at a program with a history of losing? So they transfer either to lower level schools with guarantees of more playing time or to schools that are more successful. So what's the alternative? Recruit worse players that are satisfied with being relegated to bench roles, but you know they will stay for 4 years?

Related to Miles, but also for the next coach. Shouldn't player retention at Nebraska be more difficult than at other P5 schools? Miles recruited over guys like Morrow and Jacobson with Roby, Palmer, and Copeland. Would have loved to have had Morrow and Jacobson on the bench, but why would guys like that want to stay and be bench players at a program with a history of losing? So they transfer either to lower level schools with guarantees of more playing time or to schools that are more successful. So what's the alternative? Recruit worse players that are satisfied with being relegated to bench roles, but you know they will stay for 4 years?

Related to Miles, but also for the next coach. Shouldn't player retention at Nebraska be more difficult than at other P5 schools? Miles recruited over guys like Morrow and Jacobson with Roby, Palmer, and Copeland. Would have loved to have had Morrow and Jacobson on the bench, but why would guys like that want to stay and be bench players at a program with a history of losing? So they transfer either to lower level schools with guarantees of more playing time or to schools that are more successful. So what's the alternative? Recruit worse players that are satisfied with being relegated to bench roles, but you know they will stay for 4 years?

Related to Miles, but also for the next coach. Shouldn't player retention at Nebraska be more difficult than at other P5 schools? Miles recruited over guys like Morrow and Jacobson with Roby, Palmer, and Copeland. Would have loved to have had Morrow and Jacobson on the bench, but why would guys like that want to stay and be bench players at a program with a history of losing? So they transfer either to lower level schools with guarantees of more playing time or to schools that are more successful. So what's the alternative? Recruit worse players that are satisfied with being relegated to bench roles, but you know they will stay for 4 years?

Related to Miles, but also for the next coach. Shouldn't player retention at Nebraska be more difficult than at other P5 schools? Miles recruited over guys like Morrow and Jacobson with Roby, Palmer, and Copeland. Would have loved to have had Morrow and Jacobson on the bench, but why would guys like that want to stay and be bench players at a program with a history of losing? So they transfer either to lower level schools with guarantees of more playing time or to schools that are more successful. So what's the alternative? Recruit worse players that are satisfied with being relegated to bench roles, but you know they will stay for 4 years?

One aspect people typically don't mention from the tourney team is that the block/charge rule was emphasized differently that season. I don't have the data, but felt like that led to us getting a lot more and-1s and free throws. The next year it reverted back and felt like we got called for a lot more charges. 

Rankings by average finish since we joined the Big Ten (Using ESPN and I just went off display order, not tie-breakers/seeds):
Michigan St 2.89 Wisconsin 4.1 Maryland 4 Michigan 4.4 Purdue 4.8 Ohio State 5.6 Indiana 6.6  Iowa 6.9 Minnesota 8.9  Illinois 9.4 Northwestern 9.8 Nebraska 9.9 Penn State 10.9 Rutgers 13.2  
I think you can split this into 4 Tiers:
Tier 1: Michigan St
Tier 2: Wisconsin, Maryland, Michigan, Purdue, Ohio State
Tier 3: Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois
Tier 4: Nebraska, Penn State, Northwestern, Rutgers
 
I would like to clearly separate ourselves from Tier 4 into Tier 3. If we can regularly hang out in Tier 3, I think that should at least put us close to the bubble most years. Move to the top of Tier 3, you're probably in with a decent non-con. Then you'll have some years where you get a chance to move to Tier 2 when other teams are down.

Rankings by average finish since we joined the Big Ten (Using ESPN and I just went off display order, not tie-breakers/seeds):
Michigan St 2.89 Wisconsin 4.1 Maryland 4 Michigan 4.4 Purdue 4.8 Ohio State 5.6 Indiana 6.6  Iowa 6.9 Minnesota 8.9  Illinois 9.4 Northwestern 9.8 Nebraska 9.9 Penn State 10.9 Rutgers 13.2  
I think you can split this into 4 Tiers:
Tier 1: Michigan St
Tier 2: Wisconsin, Maryland, Michigan, Purdue, Ohio State
Tier 3: Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois
Tier 4: Nebraska, Penn State, Northwestern, Rutgers
 
I would like to clearly separate ourselves from Tier 4 into Tier 3. If we can regularly hang out in Tier 3, I think that should at least put us close to the bubble most years. Move to the top of Tier 3, you're probably in with a decent non-con. Then you'll have some years where you get a chance to move to Tier 2 when other teams are down.

Rankings by average finish since we joined the Big Ten (Using ESPN and I just went off display order, not tie-breakers/seeds):
Michigan St 2.89 Wisconsin 4.1 Maryland 4 Michigan 4.4 Purdue 4.8 Ohio State 5.6 Indiana 6.6  Iowa 6.9 Minnesota 8.9  Illinois 9.4 Northwestern 9.8 Nebraska 9.9 Penn State 10.9 Rutgers 13.2  
I think you can split this into 4 Tiers:
Tier 1: Michigan St
Tier 2: Wisconsin, Maryland, Michigan, Purdue, Ohio State
Tier 3: Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois
Tier 4: Nebraska, Penn State, Northwestern, Rutgers
 
I would like to clearly separate ourselves from Tier 4 into Tier 3. If we can regularly hang out in Tier 3, I think that should at least put us close to the bubble most years. Move to the top of Tier 3, you're probably in with a decent non-con. Then you'll have some years where you get a chance to move to Tier 2 when other teams are down.

Rankings by average finish since we joined the Big Ten (Using ESPN and I just went off display order, not tie-breakers/seeds):
Michigan St 2.89 Wisconsin 4.1 Maryland 4 Michigan 4.4 Purdue 4.8 Ohio State 5.6 Indiana 6.6  Iowa 6.9 Minnesota 8.9  Illinois 9.4 Northwestern 9.8 Nebraska 9.9 Penn State 10.9 Rutgers 13.2  
I think you can split this into 4 Tiers:
Tier 1: Michigan St
Tier 2: Wisconsin, Maryland, Michigan, Purdue, Ohio State
Tier 3: Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois
Tier 4: Nebraska, Penn State, Northwestern, Rutgers
 
I would like to clearly separate ourselves from Tier 4 into Tier 3. If we can regularly hang out in Tier 3, I think that should at least put us close to the bubble most years. Move to the top of Tier 3, you're probably in with a decent non-con. Then you'll have some years where you get a chance to move to Tier 2 when other teams are down.

Can someone explain why Lewis would be a good head coach? He's supposed to be in charge of the offense and that's the first thing people complain about. Does Miles refuse to implement his ideas? Is the culture so bad from the head coach that it doesn't allow Lewis to be successful? I get the sense the Lewis would be a good head coach, but I don't see any evidence from his time here.

Can someone explain why Lewis would be a good head coach? He's supposed to be in charge of the offense and that's the first thing people complain about. Does Miles refuse to implement his ideas? Is the culture so bad from the head coach that it doesn't allow Lewis to be successful? I get the sense the Lewis would be a good head coach, but I don't see any evidence from his time here.

One of the odd things about Mile's tenure is it seems the expectations were elevated without much increase in success. I would say we aren't a program that should expect to make the NCAA tournament. The 2nd year run to the tournament (and facility upgrades) almost set him up for a higher chance of failure. 
 
I'll be curious what the expectations reset to with a new coach.