Lee Barfknecht Article in Today's OWH

[Swan88]

Here's an excellent article by Lee Barfknecht in this morning's Omaha World-Herald.  Some excerpts:

 

“It's a unique year,'' [Miles] said. “It's one of those once-in-a-lifetime kinds of years. Let's just go through it and see what happens and we'll figure it out.''  

. . .

Last season's better-than-expected showing, the sellout in May of all public tickets to the new arena and the athleticism of players who redshirted or sat out as transfers have created more buzz around Husker hoops than in a decade.

. . .

Miles has plenty of data from his four previous coaching stops to show making progress in a program's second year is difficult.  “Here's why Year Two is always difficult as a coach,'' he said. “It always feels like we're way better than we were in Year One. And we rarely perform like it. It's more of a frustrating experience that way.''

[Huskerpapa]

...and the wild ride starts this week. 

[jimmykc]

Lower those expectations, boys and girls. I much prefer this approach to Danny Nee's yearly buildup of expectations. Modest forecasts and modest results =fan satisfaction. Optimistic forecasts and modest results=fan disappointment.

[PimpMario]

Lower those expectations, boys and girls. I much prefer this approach to Danny Nee's yearly buildup of expectations. Modest forecasts and modest results =fan satisfaction. Optimistic forecasts and modest results=fan disappointment.

 

12 wins is a reasonable expectation in my opinion.