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[Huskerpapa]

https://fb.watch/obqZ0DGUuZ/?mibextid=NnVzG8

[Navin R. Johnson]

26 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

Would have been weirdly impressive for Frager to graduate from HS 1.5 years early and burn up a redshirt on half a year.  I'd assume the plan is to come in a year early and redshirt so he gets up to speed on Hoiball

 

If this is the case, is it better to play high school ball (class A in this case) your Senior year or redshirt and just practice for a year at the college level?

[Dead Dog Alley]

46 minutes ago, Norm Peterson said:

We're straight up at 13 scholarships right now. We do NOT have room for another player for this season unless someone leaves.

 

In order for Braden to enroll for this spring, we'd have to make room.

[thrasher31]

2 minutes ago, Dead Dog Alley said:

He originally had spring on there 

[cornfed24-7]

10 minutes ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

 

If this is the case, is it better to play high school ball (class A in this case) your Senior year or redshirt and just practice for a year at the college level?

I'm going with enroll and practice. Gives the kid 1st hand knowledge on what it takes to play at this level and a year to work on it. All the while playing against dudes at said level. 

[hhcmatt]

8 minutes ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

 

If this is the case, is it better to play high school ball (class A in this case) your Senior year or redshirt and just practice for a year at the college level?

 

Assuming those are the two choices, doesn't it seem like getting a year in at college is the way to go?

[Navin R. Johnson]

17 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

 

Assuming those are the two choices, doesn't it seem like getting a year in at college is the way to go?

 

I can see both sides.  It is a little ironic with Hoiberg seeming to like an older roster like he has now.  I thought this might be a trend he follows in the future. (an older team)  I just like the idea of kids being kids and enjoying their high school years because college athletics is much more demanding.  I guess it is up to the kid.  I also find it hypocritical when college football coaches say how important it is to be a well rounded athlete and play all sports and then ask them to go on campus their Senior year, giving up their winter and spring high school season, just to practice football a few weeks in the spring.

[hhcmatt]

2 minutes ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

 

I can see both sides.  It is a little ironic with Hoiberg seeming to like an older roster like he has now.  I thought this might be a trend he follows in the future. (an older team)  I just like the idea of kids being kids and enjoying their high school years because college athletics is much more demanding.  I guess it is up to the kid.  I also find it hypocritical when college football coaches say how important it is to be a well rounded athlete and play all sports and then ask them to go on campus their Senior year, giving up their winter and spring high school season, just to practice football a few weeks in the spring.

 

This has to be come from Frager. I think that Hoiberg would be more than happy to have Frager do not only a senior year at HS but add on a year at prep school to boot. Seems like it just works out because we have the open scholarship and you don't tend to have the ability to graduate HS a year early on accident.

 

I think we'll continue to build out of the portal and thus will keep old but we want to keep adding these HS foundational pieces so that we also can maintain a culture.

[Norm Peterson]

10 minutes ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

 

I can see both sides.  It is a little ironic with Hoiberg seeming to like an older roster like he has now.  I thought this might be a trend he follows in the future. (an older team)  I just like the idea of kids being kids and enjoying their high school years because college athletics is much more demanding.  I guess it is up to the kid.  I also find it hypocritical when college football coaches say how important it is to be a well rounded athlete and play all sports and then ask them to go on campus their Senior year, giving up their winter and spring high school season, just to practice football a few weeks in the spring.

 

In two years, when he's old enough to vote, he'll be going into his second college season. It might not qualify as age, but it will certainly qualify as experience.

[hhcmatt]

 

[millerhusker]

This is awesome. Kid is physically college ready right now. Might as well get him here and get started. 

[AuroranHusker]

2 hours ago, thrasher31 said:

He originally had spring on there 

 

Well, the first 20 days or so of June are still "spring". . . 

 

[hhcmatt]

2 hours ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

 

If this is the case, is it better to play high school ball (class A in this case) your Senior year or redshirt and just practice for a year at the college level?

 

While he could end up redshirting (we have a lot of guys coming back), after listening to Hoiberg's presser I'd now assume that he's coming here with the mindset to play day 1 and go from there.

[Navin R. Johnson]

41 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

 

While he could end up redshirting (we have a lot of guys coming back), after listening to Hoiberg's presser I'd now assume that he's coming here with the mindset to play day 1 and go from there.

 

That's what I was thinking.

[Huskerpapa]

I won't speculate that he will, or wants to redshirt.  If you watched him play, he is better ready to play than many.  

After spending the summer with the team, then a decision can/will be made.

[atskooc]

On 11/8/2023 at 9:49 AM, thrasher31 said:

That was what I was trying to think. If we have to create room, there's an obvious candidate that will likely be shown the door. 

Do we really have to “create” room anymore? The kids do that for us. We’ll have at least two guys bounce, and we probably won’t have to encourage them to do so. 
 

Such it is these days. 

Edited November 11, 2023 by atskooc

[hhcmatt]

22 hours ago, atskooc said:

Do we really have to “create” room anymore? The kids do that for us. We’ll have at least two guys bounce, and we probably won’t have to encourage them to do so. 
 

Such it is these days. 

 

That post was in reference to the inaccurate thought that Frager was starting school in January 

[Norm Peterson]

3 hours ago, hhcmatt said:

 

That post was in reference to the inaccurate thought that Frager was starting school in January 

 

I blame Robin Washut for starting that rumor.

[AuroranHusker]

I thought Washut had mentioned Frager Rock will be here in the spring. Technically, it's still springtime in early-to-mid June. So, yeah, there's that... 

 

 

[Jacob Padilla]

Put together some summer highlights and my thoughts on them for both Frager and Janowski if anybody is interested.

 

https://hurrdatsports.com/nebraska-mens-basketball/nebraska-recruiting-breaking-down-fred-hoibergs-2024-signing-class/

[Art Vandalay]

2 hours ago, Jacob Padilla said:

Put together some summer highlights and my thoughts on them for both Frager and Janowski if anybody is interested.

 

https://hurrdatsports.com/nebraska-mens-basketball/nebraska-recruiting-breaking-down-fred-hoibergs-2024-signing-class/

Nice write up, thanks for sharing.

[FredsSlacks]

luka doncic was the euroleague mvp at 18 years old. some guys are ready to play from day 1. 

 

also why it is crazy to me that ramel lloyd may elect to not play his 1st college game until he's 21 years old.

Edited December 18, 2023 by FredsSlacks

[busticket]

3 hours ago, FredsSlacks said:

luka doncic was the euroleague mvp at 18 years old. some guys are ready to play from day 1. 

 

also why it is crazy to me that ramel lloyd may elect to not play his 1st college game until he's 21 years old.

In a few years he’ll be a man among boys out there

[hhcmatt]

 

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