Huskerpapa Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 We won...we are hyped, we are the best, we are going to the sweet 16. Let's start planning the parade! We lost...we suck, Miles has to go, we must have chemistry issues, we have no depth, we have no offensive plan! Oh, oh, Kearney is going to appear again... Reality, panic, ecstasy, the sky is falling, we may get seeded in Des Moines, I can't wait to go to the forum and post, I fear going to the forum and read the doom and gloom... True fan, band wagon jumper, Jayskers, fans leaving early, fans sit on the hands, students have no clue, we are the best venue in the conference... Ahhh, life of a Husker basketball fan. In my humble opinion, we are a program on the rise. This is a good team; we are going to have great games, good games, and not so good games. In my humble opinion we are going to have some exceptional wins this year. We are going to win games we should win, even if we are not at our best; and we likely will endure another loss or two or three that we should have/could have, but won't win. And yes, it will upset us. So there you have it. Opinions, thoughts, further analysis? TZAHL, jayschool and HolyBobpilgrimage 3 Quote
hskr4life Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 14 minutes ago, Huskerpapa said: We won...we are hyped, we are the best, we are going to the sweet 16. Let's start planning the parade! We lost...we suck, Miles has to go, we must have chemistry issues, we have no depth, we have no offensive plan! Oh, oh, Kearney is going to appear again... Reality, panic, ecstasy, the sky is falling, we may get seeded in Des Moines, I can't wait to go to the forum and post, I fear going to the forum and read the doom and gloom... True fan, band wagon jumper, Jayskers, fans leaving early, fans sit on the hands, students have no clue, we are the best venue in the conference... Ahhh, life of a Husker basketball fan. In my humble opinion, we are a program on the rise. This is a good team; we are going to have great games, good games, and not so good games. In my humble opinion we are going to have some exceptional wins this year. We are going to win games we should win, even if we are not at our best; and we likely will endure another loss or two or three that we should have/could have, but won't win. And yes, it will upset us. So there you have it. Opinions, thoughts, further analysis? I am confident that we will probably lose 3-4+ more games this year, will probably have a losing streak of at least 2 again this year, and everything that you just typed will occur again at least one more time. If we don't lose 3-4+ more games, we are looking at a protected seed. HolyBobpilgrimage 1 Quote
The Polish Rifle Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 28 minutes ago, Huskerpapa said: We won...we are hyped, we are the best, we are going to the sweet 16. Let's start planning the parade! We lost...we suck, Miles has to go, we must have chemistry issues, we have no depth, we have no offensive plan! Oh, oh, Kearney is going to appear again... Reality, panic, ecstasy, the sky is falling, we may get seeded in Des Moines, I can't wait to go to the forum and post, I fear going to the forum and read the doom and gloom... True fan, band wagon jumper, Jayskers, fans leaving early, fans sit on the hands, students have no clue, we are the best venue in the conference... Ahhh, life of a Husker basketball fan. In my humble opinion, we are a program on the rise. This is a good team; we are going to have great games, good games, and not so good games. In my humble opinion we are going to have some exceptional wins this year. We are going to win games we should win, even if we are not at our best; and we likely will endure another loss or two or three that we should have/could have, but won't win. And yes, it will upset us. So there you have it. Opinions, thoughts, further analysis? I think sometimes we think we are unique (and we are in our own ways) but reality is you described pretty much every fan base when it comes to overreacting. Sports have that effect - with my family and my job I’m calm and even all week - every week. I need a place to be emotional and irrational! Ben Zobrist 1 Quote
Handy Johnson Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 As long as win some games we “shouldn’t” as well, everything will work out. I’m sure a lot of us on here played organized ball on some level, so we’re very aware that the next game on the schedule is always the most important... jason2486 1 Quote
Bugeaters1 Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 40 minutes ago, Huskerpapa said: We won...we are hyped, we are the best, we are going to the sweet 16. Let's start planning the parade! We lost...we suck, Miles has to go, we must have chemistry issues, we have no depth, we have no offensive plan! Oh, oh, Kearney is going to appear again... Reality, panic, ecstasy, the sky is falling, we may get seeded in Des Moines, I can't wait to go to the forum and post, I fear going to the forum and read the doom and gloom... True fan, band wagon jumper, Jayskers, fans leaving early, fans sit on the hands, students have no clue, we are the best venue in the conference... Ahhh, life of a Husker basketball fan. In my humble opinion, we are a program on the rise. This is a good team; we are going to have great games, good games, and not so good games. In my humble opinion we are going to have some exceptional wins this year. We are going to win games we should win, even if we are not at our best; and we likely will endure another loss or two or three that we should have/could have, but won't win. And yes, it will upset us. So there you have it. Opinions, thoughts, further analysis? So your'e feed up with the drool? But isn't that what fans do? You have to have some fun during the season as it gets to be a grind. Quote
Huskerpapa Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Posted January 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bugeaters1 said: So your'e feed up with the drool? But isn't that what fans do? You have to have some fun during the season as it gets to be a grind. Oh heavens no. I am just pointing out the life of a husker basketball fan. Quote
Popular Post 49r Posted January 16, 2019 Popular Post Report Posted January 16, 2019 20 minutes ago, The Polish Rifle said: I think sometimes we think we are unique (and we are in our own ways) but reality is you described pretty much every fan base when it comes to overreacting. Sports have that effect - with my family and my job I’m calm and even all week - every week. I need a place to be emotional and irrational! Yep. Pretty much this. I just looked over at Buckyville and the top thread in the hoops forum is a "What coach should we get to replace Greg Gard" thread. The most active thread on the Colorado Buffs hoops forum is one calling for Boyle to get fired. Iowa's message boards were all about firing Fran up until a week or so ago. Indiana fans think Archie Miller is a fraud and horrible coach. They want him and their AD gone yesterday. Kansas State fans hate Bruce Weber and never wanted him there in the first place. Illinois fans are about ready to nuke the entire Champaign/Urbana area. Other things that we aren't unique about us as a fan base? Thinking the refs are out to get us (Kansas fans are notorious for complaining about other fan bases booing referees when KU gets favorable calls, yet you have never heard a crowd boo a referee more lustily and viciously than Kansas fans) Thinking the coach has unimaginative offensive scheme/runs no sets/can't design inbounds plays (I can't begin to tell you how many times I have seen complaints about "three man weave at the top of the key" from just about every fan base) Thinking players never develop under the coach Their team is the only one that can't make any free throws ever The coach is terrible at roster management/player rotations/clock management It's tiring because it's the most unimaginative takes possible that get repeated over and over again, ad nauseam, ad infinitum. And they are almost uniformly, demonstrably false. They're also dangerous because they become toxic and plenty of really good coaches have been run off because of completely irrational and stupid fan bases. They also generally end up worse off in pretty much every case when they get their wish. Take Minnesota for example. They were tired of Tubby, thought they deserved better, even though he took them to 3 Tourneys and two NITs in his 6 years, and so after he took them to the tournament one last time and won a game, he was uncerimoniously canned and they ended up with....Rich Pitino. With 2 postseasons in his 6 years. Nebraska is also a decent example of this phenomenon. We ran Danny Nee off because his 5 NCAA Tournaments and 4 NITs (and 7 20 win seasons) in 13 years weren't good enough. What did we get? Certainly not an upgrade. So, just now we are getting the program back to about where it was back then finally after 20 years of being pathetic, and what do people want to do? Fire the coach. It makes me sick to even think about it. Pistol00, rr52, cornfed24-7 and 15 others 4 14 Quote
49r Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 Sorry for the rant, but as you can tell a nerve was struck. HolyBobpilgrimage 1 Quote
rr52 Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 I think a lot of it has to do with the "instant gratification" world we live in. With computers and especially smartphones we have access to news, sports, weather and whatever else you want right at your fingertips. And people expect similar results from their sports teams. Quote
Huskerpapa Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Posted January 16, 2019 We can also rant and condemn, we can be obnoxious or caustic all in real time and basically incognito. Most believe they are experts, but if placed in the heat of battle would slide into a fetal position with their thumb stuck in a body orifice. Or, one can claim they are a fan, but in reality is an individual who likes nothing more than to stir a toxic pot of crapola just for thrills and giggles. rr52 and jayschool 1 1 Quote
Silverbacked1 Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 Also we tend to be a bit of a family here.. Or like we all are at the neighborhood bar where we can talk about this. I think this is why things are mostly friendly here and we tend to learn each other's "personalities" here. That is why I love this place, it is mostly a safe place to give your own opinion without getting trashed and we kind of know every bodies voice also. jason2486, HolyBobpilgrimage, jayschool and 1 other 1 3 Quote
Handy Johnson Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 As a long time Mpls resident, Gopher fans have a wildly inflated view of their program. Some cling to the McHale/Thompson days, others the Final Four run (cheating on a GRAND scale) so when Tubby got hired they thought, Final Four “blue blood” pedigree. What they got was a losing conference record every year regardless of the NCAAs. So their solution? Hire the son of the Coach who handed Tubby a Title team at Kentucky. Welcome to Gopher sports in a nutshell... Quote
tcp Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 4 hours ago, 49r said: Illinois fans are about ready to nuke the entire Champaign/Urbana area. Okay, well, this one has some real merit. I think most of us can concede that. jayschool, B-town hoopsfan and Silverbacked1 3 Quote
hhcmatt Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 10 hours ago, 49r said: We ran Danny Nee off because his 5 NCAA Tournaments and 4 NITs (and 7 20 win seasons) in 13 years weren't good enough. I think him being a tremendous A-hole at times had something to do with this. I'd argue that Nebraska historically has had a long rope with basketball coaches and most coaches in general. Quote
Dead Dog Alley Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 11 minutes ago, hhcmatt said: I think him being a tremendous A-hole at times had something to do with this. I'd argue that Nebraska historically has had a long rope with basketball coaches and most coaches in general. In Danny's 14 years - the longest tenure of a major conference coach, since the expansion of the NCAA tournament to 64 teams, who did not win an NCAA tournament team - Nebraska won 57.2% of their games overall (254-190), 43.1% of regular season conference games (88-116), and finished below .500 in conference seven times, with 5 NCAA tournament appearances. In the previous 14 years under Moe & Joe, Nebraska won 57.9% of their games overall (231-168), 53.1% of conference games (104-92), finished below .500 in conference twice, with 1 NCAA tournament appearance. With a 64 team tournament, though, they'd have likely been in the tournament in 1976, 1978, and possibly in 1980, 1983, and 1984. In the next 14 years after Danny, it was a 51.5% overall winning percentage (224-211), 37.3% conference winning percentage (86-114), finishing below .500 in conference 12 times, and 1 NCAA tournament appearance. Danny had some great years, as well as some bad ones, but overall didn't elevate the program to a new level (largely due to the conference competition that just kept getting better). However after getting rid of him with no good plan in place to replace him was obviously a mess. hhcmatt, tcp, ladyhusker and 1 other 2 2 Quote
jayschool Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 Eb and Flo Silverbacked1, jimmykc, Dead Dog Alley and 1 other 2 2 Quote
jayschool Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 11 hours ago, 49r said: Iowa's message boards were all about firing Fran up until a week or so ago. Fran's kid just scored 35 last night for Iowa City West against Waterloo East, so Fran's good for at least another week or two. Unless he assaults a ref tonight in State College, of course. ladyhusker 1 Quote
hhcmatt Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Dead Dog Alley said: However after getting rid of him with no good plan in place to replace him was obviously a mess. We were ahead of our time in picking a Butler basketball coach Silverbacked1, jayschool and ladyhusker 3 Quote
tcp Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, jayschool said: Fran's kid just scored 35 last night for Iowa City West against Waterloo East, so Fran's good for at least another week or two. Unless he assaults a ref tonight in State College, of course. Of he goes FranCon 10 on a B1G ref, I hope we're all man enough to donate generously to his bail fund. #GoFundFran Ben Zobrist and jayschool 2 Quote
FredsSlacks Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) there's really no point in criticizing miles this season. he's either going to get us to the tourney or he'll be gone. what good does it do to talk bad about him? everyone should be supporting him to the fullest, but it's probably time to start over if he can't take a team with this much talent to the tournament. Edited January 16, 2019 by TimSmiles Bugeaters1, Ben Zobrist and Art Vandalay 1 2 Quote
hskr4life Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 13-4, 3-3 and we talking about missing tournaments? What!! Bugeaters1, Red Don and ladyhusker 3 Quote
HuskerFever Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 31 minutes ago, hskr4life said: 13-4, 3-3 and we talking about missing tournaments? What!! Bus and/or flight schedules can be very tricky. You never know what kind of weather or force majeure could cause us to miss the tournament! Bugeaters1, Silverbacked1, Huskerpapa and 1 other 1 1 1 1 Quote
49r Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 30 minutes ago, hskr4life said: 13-4, 3-3 and we talking about missing tournaments? What!! More importantly, we're #10 in NET. With 14 regular season games left against the quality of competition we have on our schedule we'd have to go like 4-10 to even get into the bubble conversation, let alone be left out. Remember, 4-10 is exactly what Oklahoma did to finish the regular season last year and they still got in. We're so in the tournament right now people don't even know... tcp 1 Quote
tcp Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 seriously, 4 wins and we're likely in assuming the NET is what they're going off of and it isn't just a cruel hoax. Quote
royalfan Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 28 minutes ago, 49r said: More importantly, we're #10 in NET. With 14 regular season games left against the quality of competition we have on our schedule we'd have to go like 4-10 to even get into the bubble conversation, let alone be left out. Remember, 4-10 is exactly what Oklahoma did to finish the regular season last year and they still got in. We're so in the tournament right now people don't even know... Yes, assuming of course that this committee does it the same way, which is unknown. Quote
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