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Thank You Tim Miles!

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As we all get ready to head into a new era of Nebraska basketball, I wanted to take one last look back and thank Tim for everything he accomplished and for putting this job on the map.  Sure, the inside of our house isn't complete yet, but you would be absolutely lying to yourself if you say that Tim and Co. didn't lay a solid foundation for this program to take the next step.  There were certainly lows throughout his time here, but here were oh so many highs as well.  It's easy to remember the lows, and there have been enough threads about that for one lifetime.  I wanted to point out a few of the highs and my fondest memories.   

 

March 24th, 2012:  Tim Miles was named the next head coach of the University of Nebraska.

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November 8th 2013:  Tim Miles and Co. open Pinnacle Bank Arena.  Not only did we knock off America's darling (Florida Gulf Coast), we started what would become one of the best home court advantages in both the Big 10 and the nation.  In addition to this, we would go on a run for the ages later this year.

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February 16th, 2014: Nebraska is in the heart of the Big 10 season.  Sitting at 13-10 and 5-6, there is some hope in Husker nation that we might be able to make something of this season.  A huge road game loomed at Michigan State.  Result?  Nebraska in the upset.  I would say the game that started it all for our dancing hopes.

 

March 9th, 2014: We all remember it.  How could you not?  One of the best atmospheres I have ever seen... and it was on TV.  NO SIT SUNDAY was a resounding success.  The famous Kent quote of "Let's Twerk" still rings in my mind.  Chills every time I watch this.  The Petteway three was one of the loudest moments I think I have heard on TV.

 

March 16th, 2014: For the first time in nearly 20 years, Nebraska gets the opportunity to dance.

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November 16th, 2014: Nebraska heads into it's new season ranked for the first time in a looooooooong time.  The #21 Nebraska Cornhuskers defeat Northern Kentucky.  Unfortunately this season ends more disappointing than it started.  But to be ranked in the pre-season wouldn't be the last time for Tim and Co.

 

2015-2016 Season: Nebraska signs one of its best recruiting classes in history.  In addition, it would sign one of its best starting PG’s who would make an impact for four years at Nebraska.

 

2016-2017 Season: Nebraska is in the midst of trying to keep a team together as Andrew White III, Shavon, and Benny are all gone.  Another disappointing season overall.  However, Nebraska would sign it’s first possible player to go to the NBA a year early in Isaiah Roby.  In addition, it would pick up its first ever 5* of the Rivals era in Isaac Copeland as a transfer.  Lastly, it picks up what would become the single season scoring record holder in James Palmer Jr off the transfer market.  We also signed what would be the players to receive the most “T’s” after made dunks in history. 

 

 

 

Jan 18th, 2018: Nebraska demolishes the eventual National Runner Up by beating Michigan at home by the score of 72-52.

 

February 25th, 2018: Nebraska beats Penn State at home to finish the season with 13 conference wins and an overall record of 22-9.  One of the best in school history.

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The huge upgrade in talent that Miles brought in really sticks out to me.  And it's not the star rankings or the stats they produced.  At some point a couple of years ago, I just had this sudden realization durring a game of , "Wow we have 5 guys on the floor right now that all dunk regularly and can throw it down with authority"  That's the simple little thing that drove it home for me.

All through the 2000's we never really had more than a small handfull of guys per team that could/would/wanted to throw it down regularly.

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Just now, Mr. Red said:

The huge upgrade in talent that Miles brought in really sticks out to me.  And it's not the star rankings or the stats they produced.  At some point a couple of years ago, I just had this sudden realization durring a game of , "Wow we have 5 guys on the floor right now that all dunk regularly and can throw it down with authority"  That's the simple little thing that drove it home for me.

All through the 2000's we never really had more than a small handfull of guys per team that could/would/wanted to throw it down regularly.

 

Remember when Nebraska dunks used to be the outlier and not the norm.

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50 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

There is so much more that I could have posted.  I just wanted to thank Tim one last time before we head into the next era of Nebrasketball this afternoon.  

 

Definitely, I do believe Tim Miles helped take this program so it's back on an upward trajectory. That can't be mentioned enough. Thanks Coach Miles. Onward & upward. GBR !!!

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1 hour ago, Mr. Red said:

The huge upgrade in talent that Miles brought in really sticks out to me.  And it's not the star rankings or the stats they produced.  At some point a couple of years ago, I just had this sudden realization durring a game of , "Wow we have 5 guys on the floor right now that all dunk regularly and can throw it down with authority"  That's the simple little thing that drove it home for me.

All through the 2000's we never really had more than a small handfull of guys per team that could/would/wanted to throw it down regularly.

 

And speaking of rankings we had a starting lineup this year where all the players were top 150 players and I think that we had no top 150 players under Collier or Sadler.

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15 hours ago, jayschool said:

As a resident of Iowa City, I say "thank you, Tim" for beating Iowa in that final matchup. It will make the time between now and Nov. 29 a little bit easier to tolerate.

You're fighting the good fight.  Stay vigilant.

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28 minutes ago, Mr. Red said:

You're fighting the good fight.  Stay vigilant.

Jayschool is MORE than vigilant.  Iowa City is a fine town, but I can't even imagine trying to live there as a Husker fan.  Des Moines is tough enough....

 

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My thanks as well.  The few times I got to talk to him he was always upbeat and friendly.  If Andrew White does not transfer, the Big 10 was not down (was not as bad as people thought) the year we won 22 games and if what ever the heck happened this year did not happen things would be very different. I'm sure Tim will land on his feet.  When he was hired I remembered thinking he is just zany enough to think he can win a Nebraska and he just might.

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Tim was the only coach since Moe that I didn't know personally, though I did sit next to him at Mass once. I liked his upbeat tv personality as much as the media did, but as many have pointed out, some unforeseen circumstances kept his teams from succeeding at the level we would have liked and if he had been resigned to a longer contract I fear the fan base would have been hopelessly divided. best wishes as he moves along. I'm sure he will land on his feet somewhere and he will still have many fans in Nebraska.

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On 4/2/2019 at 4:26 PM, kldm64 said:

I will always be grateful for Miles for NO SIT SUNDAY!!!

Is that video available for purchase anywhere? I looked online for it last year and couldn't find it.

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20 minutes ago, The Polish Rifle said:

Might we see Tim on a broadcast soon????

 

 

Yeah, I'd say a TV broadcast career could be in the offing. I suppose this particular meeting could be for either a radio or TV broadcast possibility.

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