The Official Media Thread

[throwback]

 

[Bugeaters1]

 

[Chuck Taylor]

19 hours ago, Bugeaters1 said:

 

Me every other season: "Man, that Katz dude is terrible, just bends whichever way the wind blows."

Me this year: "Man, that Katz dude knows his stuff."

[Navin R. Johnson]

 

[kldm64]

15 hours ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

 

These are so misleading as you never know if the numbers posted are paid tickets vs. actual attendance.  If it was actual attendance, not sure we would be that high.  

 

 

[AuroranHusker]

2 hours ago, kldm64 said:

 

 

Also NU had 19 home contests, so the average is basically 14,600, that's not even likely top 20.

 

[Huskerpapa]

2 hours ago, kldm64 said:

 

You need to add the 100's of support staff that are not ticketed, but are present at the game.  LPD, security, ushers, media, concessions and so forth.

[kldm64]

15 hours ago, Huskerpapa said:

You need to add the 100's of support staff that are not ticketed, but are present at the game.  LPD, security, ushers, media, concessions and so forth.

 

Interesting thought but not sure those employees would or should count just because they are in the building.  They are not there as a paid fan attending the game and don't have a seat assignment.  

[hhcmatt]

Everyone goes by ticket sales unless Lee Barfneckt can shame them into releasing actual attendance.

[Bugeaters1]

 

[Bugeaters1]

 

[millerhusker]

11 minutes ago, Bugeaters1 said:

 

Jay Scott Smith wrote that post to try to make Crean sound like a hypocrite but indiana did accept their invite and played in the NIT that year

[jason2486]

Make the NIT worth something...winner gets a spot in the Sweet 16

 

No clue how to make it work.  But some sort of losers' bracket concept.

[HuskerFever]

6 minutes ago, jason2486 said:

Make the NIT worth something...winner gets a spot in the Sweet 16

 

No clue how to make it work.  But some sort of losers' bracket concept.

 

Promotion/Relegation.

 

Final four teams in the NIT get promoted into the NCAA tournament next season. The bottom four teams in the NCAA tournament get relegated to the NIT the next season 

[Navin R. Johnson]

Eliminate the NIT and CBI and put 128 teams in the NCAA tournament.  It would only add one more round. 

[lang]

41 minutes ago, jason2486 said:

Make the NIT worth something...winner gets a spot in the Sweet 16

 

No clue how to make it work.  But some sort of losers' bracket concept.

Here’s a proposal that would maybe satisfy the “ don’t expand the dance b/c it will water it down” crowd ( which is most ? ).  Why not have your top 48 in.  Then have an NIT type field of 64. Play 2 rounds and get that to 16 and seed those with the 48 into your 64 field.  Ideally eliminate any other tournaments.  Ideally you go out of your way to include solid mid majors as apposed to just loading more major conference teams in ( some certainly)…. I think this would be super cool. Change can be good !

 

[lang]

3 minutes ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

Eliminate the NIT and CBI and put 128 teams in the NCAA tournament.  It would only add one more round. 

I’d be totally on board with this. I do like the idea however of some having byes and some sort of play down at the start.  128 would too radical for some.  How about top 32 and then another 64 play down to 32 and reseed into final 64 ?

[HuskerFever]

You also want to make the regular season meaningful. If too many teams qualify, then you're no better than a watered down NBA regular season that has to start creating in-season tournaments just to keep people interested.

[Silverbacked1]

Seed all D1 teams into pods of 4 teams.  Top team in each pod is host team two games and I think after one week you would have the top 64 teams. If an odd number give bye or byes to top team..

Reseed teams after that week.  Also get rid of post season conference tournaments.  Most are poorly attended this would truly allow for some Cinderella to be found

[lang]

22 hours ago, Silverbacked1 said:

Seed all D1 teams into pods of 4 teams.  Top team in each pod is host team two games and I think after one week you would have the top 64 teams. If an odd number give bye or byes to top team..

Reseed teams after that week.  Also get rid of post season conference tournaments.  Most are poorly attended this would truly allow for some Cinderella to be found

Too radical of a change for the masses and it would play somewhat into HuskerFever’s fear of making the regular season more meaningless.  But as I reread and think about it….hmmm.  

[Silverbacked1]

2 hours ago, lang said:

Too radical of a change for the masses and it would play somewhat into HuskerFever’s fear of making the regular season more meaningless.  But as I reread and think about it….hmmm.  

That is why it just might work

 

and it would make 5he regular season more important as you would be playing for home field advantage to play the last two games of the year to get into the big dance.

 

no more snubs or teams on the bubble.  Win and you’re in. Also last team to win it all would be only team to win their last game of each year.

Edited March 20, 2024 by Silverbacked1

[lang]

I’m afraid nobody’ll listen to our great ideas

[Silverbacked1]

36 minutes ago, lang said:

I’m afraid nobody’ll listen to our great ideas

Well my wife doesn’t. And neither do any of the kids I work with so…

[AuroranHusker]

On 3/12/2024 at 8:42 AM, Chuck Taylor said:

Me every other season: "Man, that Katz dude is terrible, just bends whichever way the wind blows."

Me this year: "Man, that Katz dude knows his stuff."

 

Is that the truth?! Just saw your comment, and I have thought that no fewer than 12 times this season.... I used to hate that dude, but suddenly he's in love with Nebrasketball. Well, it's because Nebrasketball is a legit team, now, lol.

[AuroranHusker]

2 hours ago, lang said:

I’m afraid nobody’ll listen to our great ideas

 

What idea(s). . .