Program expectations?

[B-town hoopsfan]

Wondering what some of your guys expectations are for the program going forward? It looks like the miles era has a few weeks left to it only. So weather we hit a home run with a guy like hoiberg or go mid major w a guy like Craig Smith what do you see as a measuring point for the program? 

 

I think we should be in the range of an 18 win team( 8 outa conference wins and ten in conference wins every year ) that has a chance to go to the NIT every year and to go to the big dance every 2-3 years. 

[Bugeaters1]

Wondering what some of your guys expectations are for the program going forward? It looks like the miles era has a few weeks left to it only. So weather we hit a home run with a guy like hoiberg or go mid major w a guy like Craig Smith what do you see as a measuring point for the program? 
 
I think we should be in the range of an 18 win team( 8 outa conference wins and ten in conference wins every year ) that has a chance to go to the NIT every year and to go to the big dance every 2-3 years. 

So what makes Hoiberg a home run hire?

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[tcp]

I think every fans expectation for a good program is one that's regularly at the dance. That's generally in the top 50 in the country year in and year out. What we can live with is probably different. 

 

I can live with a team that's 500-ish 3 out of 4 years and every 4th year goes to the tourney and wins a game or something. But if you can build a juggernaut in bloody Spokane, you can do it here, too. 

 

 

[twinswingohuskers]

Next year I hope for 8 wins total, 2020 hopefully 12-14 wins total, then by 2021 17-18 after that hopefully somewhere around 20 or more.    If not fire the coach and start over again.

[OmahaHusker]

19 minutes ago, B-town hoopsfan said:

Wondering what some of your guys expectations are for the program going forward? It looks like the miles era has a few weeks left to it only. So weather we hit a home run with a guy like hoiberg or go mid major w a guy like Craig Smith what do you see as a measuring point for the program? 

 

I think we should be in the range of an 18 win team( 8 outa conference wins and ten in conference wins every year ) that has a chance to go to the NIT every year and to go to the big dance every 2-3 years. 

 

These are realistic expectations that I 100% agree with. This is what we should be striving for after the new hire. 

[colhusker]

I would say look to Iowa State, Oklahoma, Kansas State to name a few.  Dance regularly whether it's the NCAA or NIT.  No reason we can't expect that out of our basketball coaches and there is no reason we should expect the school officials to do what is needed to make it happen.  I know it's been beat to death but we CAN be a football school that has a good basketball program (see OU, Michigan, Florida, UCLA).  

[The Polish Rifle]

Tournament Team 50% of the time. If we do that we should be able to make a run once every 5 years. Basically be in the top half of the big 10, 50% of the coaches tenure. 

[cipsucks]

This might be setting the bar high, but my expectations are:

 

Don't go 200 years without winning an undisputed regular season conference championship (we're over half-way there).

 

Win an NCAA Tourney game in my lifetime.  Not sure how long that will be, so Moos, hire a good one.

[timofarmer]

My expectations after the new regime is established (2-3 years) would be:

1) Avoid the play in game in the conference tournament (Top ten in the league)

2) Make the postseason 4 out of 5 years - 2 NCAA, 2 NIT - with one NCAA bid at least a 6 seed or higher

 

I know that is asking a lot based on our history, but I would like to believe it could be done with the right hire.

[Fullbacksympathy]

1.  Instill a unique system that establishes a clear cut identity and allows us to focus on specific, criteria-driven role players in recruiting while obviously making the exception for transcendent great ones.  

 

2.  Once #1 is in place (give it a year), improve incrementally each season as we fulfill our identity.

 

3.  Eventually #2 evolves us into the next Iowa--a perennial NCAA-capable program.  

[B-town hoopsfan]

1 hour ago, Bugeaters1 said:

So what makes Hoiberg a home run hire?

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I was basing my comment off the coach thread where hoiberg is brought up a lot. I’m not sure if he would be a home run hire or not. He would get the state pretty jazzed up along with the media though. 

 

My ideal candidate is Thad matta but after doing some research I don’t think he ends up being an option 

[hhcmatt]

Home run hire  Slam Dunk Hire

[AuroranHusker]

Layup hire, Fred Hoiberg (*not one for dunking, after all).

 

 

[HuskerFever]

15 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

Home run hire  Slam Dunk Hire

 

That just came out of left field.

[aphilso1]

1 hour ago, HuskerFever said:

 

That just came out of left field.

 

Yeah, he really launched that one from downtown.

[thrasher31]

I just want a tourney win. 

 

That's all. 

 

Just one. 

 

Then we can go from there

[Dead Dog Alley]

4 hours ago, cipsucks said:

 

Win an NCAA Tourney game in my lifetime.  Not sure how long that will be, so Moos, hire a good one.

 

If it's a questionable hire, I guess I have another good reason to shed 50 lbs and lower the cholesterol, because I'd sure like to live to see that too.

[khoock]

Id say in a six year span id be happy with 2 NCAAs and 2 NITs. Or some ratio close to that. 

[Cazzie22]

I am 67.  I want an NCAA victory, one game, before I leave this earth.  Selfish indeed.  But it shouldn’t be an impossible dream. 

[tcp]

2 minutes ago, Cazzie22 said:

I am 67.  I want an NCAA victory, one game, before I leave this earth.  Selfish indeed.  But it shouldn’t be an impossible dream. 

 

no, it shouldn't be. considering pretty much every other fan in America has realized this dream but us, you'd think we weren't asking for very much. 

[rr52]

Finishing in top 8 in the conference every season and break into top 4 or 5 every few years. That should mean making the NIT at a minimum and give us decent chance to make NCAA tourney.

 

[hal9000]

5 hours ago, AuroranHusker said:

Layup hire, Fred Hoiberg (*not one for dunking, after all).

 

 

Neither was Jorge Brian Diaz.

[jason2486]

I honestly feel like with the right coach, we should be no worse than a bubble team almost every year. That doesn't mean we make it each season obviously, but if schools like Wisconsin can do it, why the hell can't we??

[FredsSlacks]

4 minutes ago, jason2486 said:

I honestly feel like with the right coach, we should be no worse than a bubble team almost every year. That doesn't mean we make it each season obviously, but if schools like Wisconsin can do it, why the hell can't we??

wisconsin made a great coaching hire in 1995 that lead them to a final four and have been riding that success all the way until now. 

 

gotta get the right coach to start building something.

[AuroranHusker]

2 hours ago, TimSmiles said:

wisconsin made a great coaching hire in 1995 that lead them to a final four and have been riding that success all the way until now. 

 

gotta get the right coach to start building something.

 

Exactly. Wisconsin wasn't good in either football or basketball 'til the mid-90s. Nebraska can certainly accomplish B1G things in both sports, the Huskers have done some damage nationally, it's just been a minute.......