Great read on Ubel

[atskooc]

http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/mens-basketball/face-of-nebraska-basketball-ubel-has-bright-future/article_bfffc085-a173-5b4e-b970-51c5653a7876.html

 

He's not the greatest player in NU's history, but he's a damn good dude and I wish him well.

 

I'd be interested in seeing what he does for Sirius during the Final Four.

 

That's pretty darn cool!

[tcp]

Second that. Brandon is the kind of player that makes you step away from the cynical ledge in college sports. Just when everything seems a calculation over revenue, you get a guy like this who epitomizes the sheer fun of playing for your school, and if you're lucky, you remember why not everything is about winning and losing.

[Huskerpapa]

I have always liked our ginger man.  I put him in the category of Wes or Mikki or a few others...I wish he (they) would have spent a year as a redshirt.

[Huskerpapa]

I also got a kick out of the following:

 

Former coach Doc Sadler, in a phone interview this weekend, described Ubel as an “unbelievable role model” who’s the perfect person to help build a program.

 

“In three years, I never remember Brandon Ubel ever having a bad day,” said Sadler, who recruited Ubel.

 

“That in itself is unique. You get in at 2 in the morning, if he had an 8 o’clock class, I never knew him to miss it. I remember Toney McCray always saying, ‘Gosh, does Brandon ever mess up?’ We can’t all be like Brandon, and that’s the kind of guys you’d like to have in your program

 

Doc is still riding Toney's butt

[Red Rum]

Let's not forget the guy's been playing with a fractured elbow for a while now. He gives everything he has for the team. Even if he has off nights, he still plays his guts out.

[colhusker]

I wish Brandon after busting his backside for 4 years, taking a lot of unfair criticism over that time, could have another year to see some of the good  I think is just around the corner.  What a great kid.

[kldm64]

After listening to him calling the trainers vs. managers game, I think he has a pretty bright future in broadcasting.  He was impressive on the call of that game.

[basketballjones]

I also got a kick out of the following:

 

Former coach Doc Sadler, in a phone interview this weekend, described Ubel as an “unbelievable role model” who’s the perfect person to help build a program.

 

“In three years, I never remember Brandon Ubel ever having a bad day,” said Sadler, who recruited Ubel.

 

“That in itself is unique. You get in at 2 in the morning, if he had an 8 o’clock class, I never knew him to miss it. I remember Toney McCray always saying, ‘Gosh, does Brandon ever mess up?’ We can’t all be like Brandon, and that’s the kind of guys you’d like to have in your program

 

Doc is still riding Toney's butt

Being completely honest - In all my years of athletics, coaching, being around it, etc... I've never felt worse for two people: Sek Henry and Toney McCray.  Those guys just got destroyed on a daily basis by Doc.  Sek - grew, turned into a leader by the end of his career... Toney........ yeah not so much, but he definitely improved as a person. 

[AuroranHusker]

I also got a kick out of the following:

 

Former coach Doc Sadler, in a phone interview this weekend, described Ubel as an “unbelievable role model” who’s the perfect person to help build a program.

 

“In three years, I never remember Brandon Ubel ever having a bad day,” said Sadler, who recruited Ubel.

 

“That in itself is unique. You get in at 2 in the morning, if he had an 8 o’clock class, I never knew him to miss it. I remember Toney McCray always saying, ‘Gosh, does Brandon ever mess up?’ We can’t all be like Brandon, and that’s the kind of guys you’d like to have in your program

 

Doc is still riding Toney's butt

Being completely honest - In all my years of athletics, coaching, being around it, etc... I've never felt worse for two people: Sek Henry and Toney McCray.  Those guys just got destroyed on a daily basis by Doc.  Sek - grew, turned into a leader by the end of his career... Toney........ yeah not so much, but he definitely improved as a person. 

 

My guess is Doc knew that Toney had all the talent in the world, and wanted Toney to "want" it.

[AuroranHusker]

I wish Brandon after busting his backside for 4 years, taking a lot of unfair criticism over that time, could have another year to see some of the good  I think is just around the corner.  What a great kid.

 

Agreed.  Hopefully YOU-bell has a beast game versus Minne-SOTA.

[Norm Peterson]

After listening to him calling the trainers vs. managers game, I think he has a pretty bright future in broadcasting.  He was impressive on the call of that game.

Wow, that's the nicest thing you've said about Brandon all year.