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What would be really interesting: a tournament featuring Kansas/State, Mizzou, Nebraska, and Colorado, as a mini-Big 12 North reunion tourney. Keep the South teams far away

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I hope this finds everyone with loved ones on this special day of thanks. I would like to thank of all of the vets for their service to this great country.

I've been to the N-Zone once before, and I liked their wings a lot. It was on Labor Day weekend during my senior year at UNL, but the only beverages I drank were pop and water--even though I was 21 at the time, beer didn't (and still doesn't) appeal to me. You're definitely no Norm Peterson, Noah.

Go to Danny Nee's old hangout -- Barry's at 9th and Q. I don't know if the deck on the rooftop is still open, but it's a cool place overall. And the people who took it over did a nice job renovating the place. There are a couple of Irish pubs down on P between 7th and 8th. Or, if you want a "craft" cocktail made from premium ingredients at a premium price where you keep your voice down or you get shushed and it only holds 25 people, try to find your way to "The Other Room" which is down an alley from the back side of Barry's. Exquisite cocktails from around $8 to $14. But maybe not a game day environment. From your description, it seems like the 'Other Room' would be a brothel... The 'Other Room' sounds a little like a 'speakeasy' my daughter took me to in NYC. It's called 'Please Don't Tell.' You get in by going to an innocuous hot dog joint and stepping in to their phone booth as if to make a call. The Maître d' is on the other end, and if you are known, the back side of the phone booth slides open for you to enter the 'speakeasy.' That sounds more like something right out of "Get Smart".

With the strong competitive drive you find in each of the Huskers, just having the chance to play UConn should be motivation in itself. Knowing what they're going up against on Saturday, this week of practice will most likely be the most productive week in terms of concentration and preparation for the whole season. This game challenges them to play at their very best on every play. You know it's all eyes and ears trying to soak up every bit of information they can, to face them. I expect NU to be competitive and to gain a lot of confidence coming out of this game going forward.

They've played a lot of basketball in the last week or so and with this tourney, how many minutes do you want them to play?! I fee like getting to the basket against top notch competition is going to be tough for this team. I think White is really good, but he isn't Terran (in many good ways) in the ability to get to the rack. I hope they continue to try and get ball on the block as that will open shooters as the year progresses

Borchardt might be a D-1 athlete but he's not a D-1 basketball player. Props to him for turning down some serious football offers to play basketball for his state school. He is a big thick kid but look at how his uniform hangs. He has an unusually long body and short arms and legs so he plays shorter than he actually is. Actual D-1 post players would eat him up I believe. Will see as the season goes forward. And if Trueblood every get meaningful minutes for Nebraska, I'm afraid that would not bode well for our prospects. They are what they are, solid walkons that hopefully are working their tails off in practice to make those in the rotation better. Good for them. I disagree with your assessment of Borchardt. A major part of athleticism is coordination (hands, feet, IQ), and he has a lot of those things. He also has an abundance of lineman strength, which makes a huge difference defensively and on the glass when no one can move you. He can be shot over, though, I'll give you that. But when I say D1 athlete, I mean someone who is athletic enough to play a D1 sport on scholarship. He is athletic enough, in my opinion, to play D1 basketball, but his current build is tailored to football. With a decent diet and cardio, he morphs into a very strong post-body that can utilize the superior strength and physicality of his football background. Even now, his post defense is better than Hammond or Morrow (at the 5). He just can't run the court that well yet. I think conditioning is the only thing keeping him off the court. I don't think Trueblood gets meaningful minutes this year (nor did I say or imply that), but I think he's a hell of a practice player with a shot at contributing down the road. All I said was I'm glad we have him. First I am not a fan of bashing college kids and that was not my intent. I'm glad those two are on our team and working to make NU better at basketball. I do think we do them a disservice by holding them to expectation that they can not, nor should walk ons be held to, in all likelihood meet. IQ might have something to do with being a good athlete but I don't think it is part of athleticism. I also think when we are talking college athletes we are going to assume they have some coordination. I'm talking about lower body power measured in such things like lbs squated and vertical jump, upper body power often measured by bench and actively with a seated shot put, quickness often measured in 10 yd dash or a shuttle run. Then you need to take those things and use them successfully in athletic contests, in this case - basketball. Now there have been great athletes that couldn't play a lick and less athletic players who tear up the college ranks. But the "un-athletic" D-1 players are still athletic giants compared to the general population. Borchardt might be able to improve his athleticism but reshaping his body is not going to make his torso shorter and his arms and legs longer. They are what they are, walk ons. I think they are quality walk ons but there are reasons major D-1 programs did not offer them. I would guess they would agree. I was a walk on and I was made very aware of my limitation every day I went to practice. My goal for Nebraska is to compete every year for a Big 10 title and every so often compete for a national championship. We may never get there but I bet those are Miles goals as well. We can't get there with walk ons getting meaningful minutes. I would define meaningful minutes as actually being in the regular rotation. I'm sure many of you can point out exceptions but you know what I mean. Conditioning might be all that is keeping Borchardt off the floor, but if that is the case I think it says less about his potential and more about the current state of basketball at Nebraska. A walk on here and there can be a good part of a successful college program but they help in practice and are not on the floor for the Duke's and North Carolina's of the basketball world. We will have our ups and downs this year (I'm still predicting at least one big upset pulled off by the Huskers) but we need our scholarship players to get the vast majority of the minutes for us to be as successful as we can be.