April 15 Signing Day

[49r]

Mmmm...can you smell that?  This year's batch of Kool-Aid is in!

 

[Handy Johnson]

This time last year I thought we had the makings of Billy Tubbs’s Oklahoma or Loyola Marymount Bo Kimble/Hank Gathers era squad...however age & wisdom have tempered my enthusiasm to ONLY a top ten B1G finish!

[HuskerFever]

Let's not forget how bad we were last season. We're going to see an upgrade in talent this season, but the majority of Big Ten teams are going to see improvements in their programs as well. I'm all for sunshine-pumping optimism, but a #8-10 conference finish next season wouldn't be a stretch for being a "great" season for us.

[hskr4life]

13 hours ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

 

Christopher Heady

@heady_chris

 

Nebraska's got one scholarship spot open. What will they do with it? "We think we're in pretty good shape with a couple very high profile players," Fred Hoiberg said.

 

This quote caught my eye!

[AuroranHusker]

1 hour ago, Handy Johnson said:

This time last year I thought we had the makings of Billy Tubbs’s Oklahoma or Loyola Marymount Bo Kimble/Hank Gathers era squad...however age & wisdom have tempered my enthusiasm to ONLY a top ten B1G finish!

 

Top Ten?! Let's set the mark at top half, maybe. Drink the Kool-Aid again, its so good. 

 

 

[AuroranHusker]

1 hour ago, HuskerFever said:

Let's not forget how bad we were last season. We're going to see an upgrade in talent this season, but the majority of Big Ten teams are going to see improvements in their programs as well. I'm all for sunshine-pumping optimism, but a #8-10 conference finish next season wouldn't be a stretch for being a "great" season for us.

 

That was last year... a throw-away season as it turned out to be, the best possible year to tank, as it were. Even the blue-balled eastern Omahans didn't win jack, in the post-season. Let's focus on *next* year being a great year, however that ends up... and flush last season down the drain, as it should be--done & gone--like a B1G turd!

 

 

[HuskerFever]

3 hours ago, AuroranHusker said:

4 hours ago, HuskerFever said:

Let's not forget how bad we were last season. We're going to see an upgrade in talent this season, but the majority of Big Ten teams are going to see improvements in their programs as well. I'm all for sunshine-pumping optimism, but a #8-10 conference finish next season wouldn't be a stretch for being a "great" season for us.

 

That was last year... a throw-away season as it turned out to be, the best possible year to tank, as it were. Even the blue-balled eastern Omahans didn't win jack, in the post-season. Let's focus on *next* year being a great year, however that ends up... and flush last season down the drain, as it should be--done & gone--like a B1G turd!

 

The comment wasn't solely about just last season. Our performance in the Big Ten has consistently been an arms race among the other teams on who improves the most year-over-year. This gets us moving on the right trajectory, but finishing 10th in the Big Ten would still be a big win for us moving forward.

 

Level-setting historical conference standings, we've struggled the most in the conference we're currently in. Again, I'm all for sunshine-pumping and moving into the next season with some big momentum; I just see progress as sustained and relative performance amongst our peers.

 

 

[AuroranHusker]

 

[AuroranHusker]

2 hours ago, HuskerFever said:

 

The comment wasn't solely about just last season. Our performance in the Big Ten has consistently been an arms race among the other teams on who improves the most year-over-year. This gets us moving on the right trajectory, but finishing 10th in the Big Ten would still be a big win for us moving forward.

 

Level-setting historical conference standings, we've struggled the most in the conference we're currently in. Again, I'm all for sunshine-pumping and moving into the next season with some big momentum; I just see progress as sustained and relative performance amongst our peers.

 

 

 

 

 

I tend to run optimistic, and I understand that. I appreciate this particular chart, it helps to temper the enthusiasm to a more appropriate level... and, man, when Timmy Miles had it good, it was good; yet, otherwise, it was a B1G woof...

 

 

[colhusker]

Glad I noticed those were adjusted to a 14 team league.  Was going to say we really really sucked if we average 8.5th  place in a 6 team conference.

[AuroranHusker]

10 minutes ago, colhusker said:

Glad I noticed those were adjusted to a 14 team league.  Was going to say we really really sucked if we average 8.5th  place in a 6 team conference.

 

If any team could do it, definitely would have to have been Nebraska basketball. 

 

 

[Red Don]

8 hours ago, 49r said:

Mmmm...can you smell that?  This year's batch of Kool-Aid is in!

 

 

It should be a very good vintage!

[HuskerFever]

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