2023 F Baye Ndongo

[49r]

  On 2/7/2023 at 8:15 PM, Norm Peterson said:

 

I'll just throw this out there: 

 

Before "the punch" Juwan Howard was 56-27 (.675) as a head coach at Michigan. Since "the punch" he's 18-15 (.545). And the trajectory is downward. He's .500 over his last ten. Tom Izzo is 68 years old. Ohio State is barely limping along. 

 

Right now, the only team that's clearly better than Rutgers in this conference is Purdue.

 

Not saying those other teams will fire their coaches and go after Pikiell (though they'd be foolish, if they had a vacancy, not to) but I mean he's ascending at a good time in this league to ascend. And if he wants to stay at Rutgers, he's probably in a good spot to have persistent success there.

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I'd be shocked if any Big Ten school goes after another Big Ten school's standing head coach, that's always been off limits...BUT...

 

Louisville is gonna need a head coach most likely this year.  So is Texas, but they may just roll with their interim guy if they win the Big 12.  Notre Dame is open now.

 

Other jobs that look likely to open this year or next are Georgetown and Syracuse (but unsure how much either of those schools want a Calhoun guy as their Head Coach).

 

Kentucky, oddly enough, may be inching closer to a coaching change too.  Don't know how much gas Larranaga has in the tank at Miami and Florida State should be available pretty soon; Hamilton is 74, been at FSU for 20 years now, and fans are super not happy with how this year has been going.

 

Not sure how much Pike would want to take a stab at the NBA, he seems like a college for life kinda coach.

 

 

But I bet Rutgers will do whatever is in their power to keep him around.  They should be getting a full slice of the Big Ten money pie this year or next too so it will be easier for them to do so.

[49r]

  On 2/7/2023 at 8:17 PM, Norm Peterson said:

Pikiell's coaching record at Rutgers looks somewhat familiar:

 

2016–17	Rutgers	15–18	3–15	14th
2017–18	Rutgers	15–19	3–15	14th
2018–19	Rutgers	14–17	7–13	T–10th
2019–20	Rutgers	20–11	11–9	T–5th	NCAA Division I Canceled
2020–21	Rutgers	16–12	10–10	T–6th	NCAA Division I Round of 32
2021–22	Rutgers	18–14	12–8	T–4th	NCAA Division I First Four
2022–23	Rutgers	16–6	8–3

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I'm oblivious...familiar to what?

[Norm Peterson]

  On 2/7/2023 at 9:27 PM, 49r said:

I'm oblivious...familiar to what?

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2019–20	Nebraska	7–25	2–18	14th
2020–21	Nebraska	7–20	3–16	14th
2021–22	Nebraska	10–22	4–16	13th

 

With a year in '20 that we're not counting (because I'm King and declared we wouldn't count it.)

 

And I'm just looking at the conference record.

[cipsucks]

  On 2/7/2023 at 9:24 PM, 49r said:

 

 

But I bet Rutgers will do whatever is in their power to keep him around. 

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I bet they start with telling him he can send his assistants to recruit in Camden.

[Huskerpapa]

Given its proximity to a great basketball recruiting haven, Rutgers should be a destination job.

[MichHusker]

Stumbled across a rumor via a Rutgers podcast on twitter that they aren't confident at all Ndongo will end up signing. They think Georgetown is gonna swoop in

[thrasher31]

  On 4/18/2023 at 7:40 PM, MichHusker said:

Stumbled across a rumor via a Rutgers podcast on twitter that they aren't confident at all Ndongo will end up signing. They think Georgetown is gonna swoop in

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Interesting. 

[MichHusker]

Decommitted from Rutgers

[Norm Peterson]

  On 4/27/2023 at 6:40 PM, MichHusker said:

Decommitted from Rutgers

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Good for us. I thought the kid was pretty good and would have been pretty goof for them. G'town?

[MichHusker]

  On 4/27/2023 at 6:58 PM, Norm Peterson said:

 

Good for us. I thought the kid was pretty good and would have been pretty goof for them. G'town?

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I would think, but if we got involved again you think we'd have a chance since we were one of his top schools

[Norm Peterson]

  On 4/27/2023 at 7:02 PM, MichHusker said:

I would think, but if we got involved again you think we'd have a chance since we were one of his top schools

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I thought I saw something that he was wanting to go to Georgetown. So, my impression was that he was not simply reopening his recruitment but rather decommitting in order to go to a specific other school.

[MichHusker]

  On 4/27/2023 at 7:03 PM, Norm Peterson said:

 

I thought I saw something that he was wanting to go to Georgetown. So, my impression was that he was not simply reopening his recruitment but rather decommitting in order to go to a specific other school.

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Very possible. Rumors of big NIL deals, but what does that really mean when we are talking fringe 4 star prospects? If Georgtown wants to back up a Brinks truck then so be it

[Red Don]

Boilerplate, I know; But, do we still have a Chance? 

 

[49r]

  On 4/27/2023 at 7:07 PM, MichHusker said:

Very possible. Rumors of big NIL deals, but what does that really mean when we are talking fringe 4 star prospects? If Georgtown wants to back up a Brinks truck then so be it

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Some chatter on Reddit that it might be Georgia Tech that's the destination

 

 

 

Edited April 27, 2023 by 49r

[Norm Peterson]

  On 4/27/2023 at 7:27 PM, 49r said:

 

Some chatter on Reddit that it might be Georgia Tech that's the destination

 

 

 

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George Town

 

George Tech

 

I knew it was one of those Georges.

[49r]

  On 4/27/2023 at 7:32 PM, Norm Peterson said:

 

George Town

 

George Tech

 

I knew it was one of those Georges.

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In fairness, there was a bit of chatter that Georgetown was the destination too.

[Chuck Taylor]

I heard George Mason. Or was it George Washington?

[Minnesota_Husker]

  On 4/27/2023 at 7:32 PM, Norm Peterson said:

 
George Town
 
George Tech
 
I knew it was one of those Georges.

George Mason waits patiently


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[hskr4life]

Maybe we can get him an NIL deal with George’s Gourmet Grill in Lincoln?

[Art Vandalay]

  On 4/28/2023 at 3:34 AM, hskr4life said:

Maybe we can get him an NIL deal with George’s Gourmet Grill in Lincoln?

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No way but Ali Baba’s might get it done, so much better

[Keenan9595]

  On 4/28/2023 at 2:17 PM, Art Vandalay said:

No way but Ali Baba’s might get it done, so much better

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I love “bab’s” as my friends and I still call it.  The owner to this day still remembers me by my order not my name whenever I’m in town, lol.  “Ah!!!  Spicy z-plate my friend, how are you?”  

[Art Vandalay]

  On 4/28/2023 at 4:37 PM, Keenan9595 said:

I love “bab’s” as my friends and I still call it.  The owner to this day still remembers me by my order not my name whenever I’m in town, lol.  “Ah!!!  Spicy z-plate my friend, how are you?”  

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Ha, he does the same for me even after 30 years. That guy has a memory

[1HuskerDad]

  On 4/28/2023 at 7:00 PM, Art Vandalay said:

Ha, he does the same for me even after 30 years. That guy has a memory

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They were at Kazu Kabobs when I was in college and then that closed and I lost track of them for about 10 years until I went to a basketball game and saw them where they’re at now. 
 

I walked in and they knew exactly what I wanted!  Stop there as much as I can when I go to Lincoln!

Edited April 28, 2023 by 1HuskerDad

[Norm Peterson]

  On 4/28/2023 at 10:34 PM, 1HuskerDad said:

They were at Kazu Kabobs when I was in college and then that closed and I lost track of them for about 10 years until I went to a basketball game and saw them where they’re at now. 
 

I walked in and they knew exactly what I wanted!  Stop there as much as I can when I go to Lincoln!

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Are you serious? The guy who ran Kuzu's Kebab is still around? His were the best!

 

I think his name was Abdurahim Kuzu and I think he was a Turkish immigrant who was a wrestler and qualified for the US Olympic wrestling team. From Lincoln!

Edited April 30, 2023 by Norm Peterson

[Norm Peterson]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdurrahim_Kuzu