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At this rate, the NIL money needs to go to fans who have remained loyal through the 21st century. No fanbase has been more dedicated in the face of disappointment than Husker Basketball fans. Hanging on to the "glory days" of 7 NCAA first game losses and one NIT championship.

Michigan State can't shoot. Idc if they're coming off an L. Find ways to get Keisei the ball on offense, including him just bringing the ball up instead of JLaw sometimes. And play defense/crash the boards with intensity. This isn't Cal State Fullerton anymore it ain't falling into your lap. I'd hope that these last two games are enough of a wake up call to realize that. Go effin get it and put a body on someone on the way. Doing that alone at least gives you a chance to win.

If you've followed this program til now there's no way you're really done. This is just 1 shit sandwich served in a restaurant that serves nothing but them

These forums threads really took a turn over the span of 6 days... We need a win.

I'm not. Long season boys, win Sunday. Were the last two disappointing.... beyond (Wednesday's 2nd half made me physically ill), but this team can be solid, we've seen it. Let's make a run. I'm making the trip to Manhattan next weekend and I can't wait.

Are you kidding me? I'm not knocking my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, he did give us the gift of so-called humor... 4 reasons why Jesus would win national coach of the year award every year. 1) He resurrected a dead man after 4 days in the grave. Resurrecting Husker basketball is a piece of cake. 2) Wine would come out of every drinking fountain at PBA. Full house every game. 3) Free fish sandwiches. All the wine and food you can eat on the house, and finally, 4) He cast a legion of demons into a herd of bluejays. And my answer to the original question is yes, I think Hoiberg will be the head coach next season. Don't know why, don't know if it's justified, I guess we'll see in the next few weeks. And as always, GBR!

Other than they have better players, coaching, and resolve this is actually a good matchup for us

I'll just hope that this game is not one of those which we have come to expect when an opponent who has missed every 3 point shot he has taken this year suddenly hits five in a row.

I think we way over think recruiting here for NU bball. I have an entire philosophy on this, but I'm afraid if I type it entirely out I'll be giving off less Kirby Smart vibes and more Ted Kaczynski vibes.

Utah was often sidelined by UCLA when the tourney was truly geographic. Utah has a proud basketball history. Basketball is important there. Nebraska needs to make Basketball important.

I did a thread about this (or maybe it was just a single post) a few years back. Not gonna be able to find it probably without spending a lot of time looking. But my basic conclusion was that a head coach's job responsibilities basically involve three areas: 1. Tactical proficiency. They have to have a scheme. They have to have a philosophy. They have to have some guiding principles for what they think successful basketball should look like. This is the Xs and Os aspect of things. On offense, whether it's set plays or motion, they have to have a well-developed sense of how things should look and work. Same with defense. Whether zone or primarily man, they need to have a sound philosophy about basically what each player should be doing in any given moment or situation. 2. Leadership. They have to be able to convey their philosophy to the players they have and get them to apply the scheme or philosphy, which involves both teaching those Xs and Os and motivating the players to a) buy-in; b) establish cohesion; and c) work toward accomplishing team goals. This would be the "coaching" aspect of things so that the Xs and Os spring to life on the floor as they are envisioned in the coach's philosophy. This is also that part that involves holding players accountable to your standards of what you want done, and I guess I would fit that under the aspect of "motivating." And finally ... 3. Recruiting. This involves not only convincing a kid to come play for you but, perhaps more importantly: a) identifying talent -- including finding hidden gems, the under-the-radar recruits who have suitable talent that others haven't noticed; b) understanding your needs in order to field a complete roster capable of implementing your philosophy; and c) recognizing which of all the talented players you consider recruiting are the players who fit not only your system but your current needs within that system, AND also who have the intangibles that help you succeed, like good attitude, determination, heart, etc. I remember reading up on Dana Altman when he took over at Creighton. I knew he'd been an assistant at K-State under Lon Kruger, and then subsequently got the head gig at KSU when Kruger went to I think Illinois? But, before any of that, he had taken a juco team that was very bad and turned them around to a national title contender in just one season. Like from 5 wins the year before to 25 wins his first season. And then he turned around Creighton. Now, he's having success at Oregon. Whatever "it" is, he seems to have it. Several years ago, I was at NFM in Omaha in the TV section and stopped to watch a basketball game where Arkansas State was putting a hurting on Georgetown AT Georgetown. Needless to say, I got home and had to dig into who the Arkansas State coach was. It was Grant McCasland. It was his first and only season at Arkansas State and they went 20-12 that year. The year before McCasland arrived, Arkansas State went 11-20. So, like, MAJOR first season turnaround. And then he went to North Texas the following year and had similar success at North Texas. And, since then, I've been watching the guy. And I'm no AD and I'm no basketball expert and I've never had to hire a basketball coach, but this McCasland dude was on a trajectory. And had we made a coaching change after that 10-win season 2 years ago, which would have been entirely justified at the time, we maybe could have had him. At least made a run at him. But now he's at Texas Tech and he's off the menu. But my point is there are guys out there with that "IT" factor, whatever "IT" is. They have a scheme that works, they're able to impart that scheme to their players, and they're able to find guys who have talent and will buy in and convince them to come play for them. Some people say the next time we go to hire a new coach, we either should or should not go after the next big mid-major flavor-of-the-day coach. Sometimes, though, that guy is just enjoying success off of someone else's shirt tails. Like Doc Sadler following Billy Gillespie at UTEP. Doc had success at UTEP but he didn't build it. He just took the reins from someone else who did. So instead, maybe look for the guy who took over a program that was shitty and turned it around in a year or two. And then went somewhere else and did it again. Like Dana Altman. Or Grant McCasland. Those are the guys who have "IT." And it's the "IT" guys we should probably be looking for.

Is this the game where we “Right the Ship” or do we get boat raced at Home then in Manhattan on our way to another Ho Hum season? I refuse to throw in the towel before Christmas but we need to bring an ATTITUDE onto that Court Sunday that I’m not sure we have.

Personally wouldn't touch it yet. Gary closes halves/games, so they clearly know he's best fit at the 4, but starting mast and allick is *SUPPOSED* to set a physical tone from the jump. Plus, Gary giving the team a solid 8-10 points off the bench is going to help as the season goes on. Maybe give the starting lineup a shorter leash, and yank one of the bigs after 3 or 4 minutes vs the regular 6 or so (someone correct me if I'm wrong on this). If there's any adjustment lineup wise to change, it looks like boogies minutes are slowly getting sliced. He can't hit a 3 to save his life. Saw Sam and Brice handle ball handling duties for him the other night in the second half. And in the last game vs CFSU, when Lawrence went down boogie got a run for like a minute or two but got yanked after 2 or 3 straight bad offensive possessions. Sam ran the 1 from that point on. If boogie doesn't figure it out, that's the move they'll make. And I'm not sure if Lloyd being available changes that at all, as I'm not sure he's a real person.

I think Jesus would pattern his uniforms on Hampton's in the 70's, it would be a huge advantage:

Not his fault. Just doing what he's been asked to do.

As embarrassing of a week for husker basketball as I can remember.

I don't know, he can coach post moves pretty well.

You could say that he gambled and lost

I know it’s only two losses but I’m done with this team and particularly the coach. That was as bad of a loss as I can remember. Let them all find their own way back to nebraska. Been a fan for 30 some years and this is as pissed as I can remember being. Just a Shitshow out there!!! No excuses for not rebounding no heart no hustle no teamwork. This system fred says does that doesn’t need a PG….. Ha. My ass it doesn’t. I mean if you want to lose ya sure it doesn’t need no PG!! Our guard play is just killing us!! See ya in April for the coaching search!

Enjoy the video.

I tuned in to a Minnesota Duluth vs University of Sioux Falls basketball game at the 5:30 start time, and was shocked to see NOT 37 additional minutes of the prior game (looking at you Maryland vs Penn State.) Somehow the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference ($1.9 million annual revenue) is able to broadcast all NSIC sports on their free website/Roku app on time, yet the B1G with $850 million in revenue from our subscriptions to cable/dish, BTN+, and now Peacock, gives me only 28/40 minutes of a Nebraska game. (To be fair, that's more minutes than the Huskers gave against MN but still...) Fix the scheduling B1G!

Nobody should be donating to 1890 unless and until they put a stipulation in their contracts that players being sponsored by 1890 aren't allowed to show up at a Husker sporting event wearing the logo, colors or gear associated with one of our rivals. You wear our shit or you don't go. Or you can just not get paid, bitch.

coming up with this understanding of your team should have happened long before game 10. This is the kind of thing that's really hard to turn around in mid-season flow. But if there's a time it can be done it's around xmas. So good luck finidng yourselves Huskers. That is, if this isn't actually who you really are.

Current coach Kyle Smith seems like he's on his way to becoming a guy that a better school buys from Wash St

They're struggling a ton to score outside of Tyson Walker. Backcourt defense for them has been great, but scoring has not. Malik Hall has seemed to not look great either. Losing Hauser was a loss, but I didn't think it would be this big of a loss

"Ho Hum" seems optimistic at this point.

I get the vibe Penn State views and spends money on basketball like we do. Can spend a little if they want, but all of it is primarily for football. If throw throw a couple good years together to get some fans excited great, but that means there's also a chance the coach leaves for a higher pedigree program at that point too.

I’d try Jlaw b Williams gary allick mast if we can’t rebound with this lineup I give up

Definitely closer to the worst than top half. -Limited recruiting base. -Zero historical success. -3rd priority at best in Athletic Dept. -2nd fiddle basketball program in own state.

Couldn’t agree more.

Danny Née brought in talent. That’s why he was successful. When the talent declined the wins withered. I don’t care how well you Coach em up, you have to have the horses to win. Case in point, NU football. How do you get the great players to NU? How do you out recruit Creighton for the best in state players?

At least when Utah went to the Final Four with Majerus the Players were actually “Students”

Utah is as good a job as Minnesota.

I wouldn't change it. I get what Fred is doing, subbing in Juwan and moving Allick to the 5. Then Rienk comes back in and Allick sits. Allick comes back in for Juwan. Repeat. If we win the next two, and assuming we beat ND and SCSU, I might have to pull out the grapple hook and start ascending hope mountain again.

Yeah, I would have to agree with this. In spite of our abysmal post season record, we aren't anywhere near the bottom...probably not even in the bottom half really.

There is absolutely no possible way this is an accurate or correct statement.

I have some disagreements with you and I hope you take them all 100% personally. I think the order, or maybe emphasis (?), is a bit off. Personally I believe #2 and #3 are the most important and it's hard to rank one of them higher than the other. The most important part of being a successful athletics program is having talent. There's really no replacement or substitute for it. Obviously, the question becomes about having the "right talent" that fits #2 and fits the culture/context of your program and your conference. But as much as it pains me to say this, as it is my favorite aspect of basketball and coaching, but the tangible tactical/x's and o's/philosophy stuff is far and away the least important part. Obviously, you have to know this stuff and be competent in these tactical areas - and hire assistants who are nerds about it too - but it can't be your "thing." Or else you end up with Scott Frost, and what I worry we're seeing, Fred Hoiberg. Coach Hoiberg seems to have made a lot of changes to focus more on culture and intangibles, and bring in assistants who fill in the gaps. But, at the end of the day, I believe Coach is primarily a tactical guy who thinks that X's and O's and execution are the solution. So to re-order your list to fit my thoughts... I would have it more like this: 1. Recruiting/Talent Identification and Development/Leadership/Cohesiveness/Program Vision I just don't think you can separate or remove any of those things, or put one ahead of the other. They're all on the same plane in my opinion. 2. Program Intangible Consistency More important than the X's and O's are non-negotiable things like Toughness, Communication, Accountability, Passion, Energy, Competitiveness, etc... Those intangible things that have to remain the same whether you're running zone, match-up, motion, continuity, it doesn't matter. Rarely is there a great coach out there who gets mentioned, and then the next thing mentioned is their tactical stuff. It's all about leadership and intangibles. - - - 3. X's and O's, Schemes, etc... The only thing I believe that has to happen here is that they have one, are willing to adapt and change, can coach what they believe in, and can find the guys who fit what they are trying to do (or change when they don't have that). But it can't be their main focus, and it can't be their major appeal. Honestly - Tim Miles should have been the guy. I think he actually fits, in theory, what all of us want in a head coach here. - Won at multiple levels and it was his programs (not like the Doc/Gillespie thing). - Had a unique and engaging personality that seemed to fit NU/Midwest. - When he was hired there wasn't any, or very little anyways, talk about him being an offensive mind or a defensive guru. You just knew he won and knew how to build a program, and identify talent to fit what he wanted to do. I have my theories on why I believe Miles didn't succeed here and I have shared them to much disagreement from people who (seemed to at least) have a semi-personal/personal relationship with Coach Miles, so I don't want to get into that again. But personally I believe we're probably looking for another Coach Miles type. Won at every level. Gets the area and is engaging. His teams have intangible blood lines that run throughout every program he's lead or been a part of. Has an X's and O's system he knows how to coach.

The fine artwork aside, I've owned Enron stock that looked better than that graph's trajectory.

FIFY

Agreed with just about everything in here outside of trying Boogie. I saw enough of the effort Boogie put out in his limited minutes last night to last me for a few games at least. Dude allowed his guy to get like 3 offensive boards in back to back possessions. Then picked up a lazy foul because he didn't play D. I'd rather try Cale and Rice than Boogie. At least Cale would have the Nebraska kid flavor and may take a poor team effort like that to heart.

Should be a cacophony of alarms going off right now going off at the Hendricks Center. How can a team with this many D-1 minutes / games under its belt completely lack poise when things start to turn? Why does everyone on our bench -- in uniform and out -- look like deer in the headlights when the game starts to flip ... and then for several minutes after it flips? I could sense the momentum going in the wrong direction 2 minutes into the section half through the TV screen. Why can no one on our side sense it inside the building and change things up -- anything -- to force our guys to ramp up the intensity? How can we turn the ball over on the first or second action of a possession so many times without adjusting? Why would we substitute less -- rather than looking for someone to give us a spark off the bench -- when things are crashing and burning like they were in the 2nd half? Try Rice. Try Boogie and move JL to the 2. Try Diop. Try something. When things are going that poorly on offense, the best way out of it -- especially on the road -- is to crank up the defensive effort & start bloodying noses on the boards. Why did we have no one do that? We'd better have our screws and bolts tightened up before Sunday because Izzo and crew are going to come in here pissed off, looking for a fist fight, and expecting to win. Can we say the same about Fred and our team?

Listened to Fred’s presser. Thanks for posting it Ron. Two things that stuck out. He said that the Creighton game and tonight were tough, tough, learning lessons. So having the oldest team in the league doesn’t necessarily most experienced… He also specifically used the words “our guys have to make a conscious effort to find Keisei, especially in transition when he’s open” Wish someone would follow up with “at times it doesn’t seem like certain guys want to pass to him…”

I'm trying to see any evidence anyone is coaching the team this year. How about we fire the staff split the coaches salaries and pay player per win?

Again, I can handle bad, but not lack of effort and cohesion

I'd give Sam H a shot at the point. What do we have to lose?

Screw the home game NIT. It’s year what? 5? NIT should have been achieved already. Dance or bust for me personally.

Fooled by another Nebraska basketball team. You’d think I’d learn

I am puzzled; I guess that is nothing new. I just re-watched five late season games from last season. Fun games! Many fans seem to be critical of Keisei's "antics" this year. I don't recall hearing those complaints last season. Yet, I see zero differences from last year to this year. Same reaction after a made basket, same chirping and interactions with the refs, and same (ahhhh) exaggerated or embellishment foul or no-call reactions. So what has changed?

I didn't know he is married.

Kelly Pfieffer works for spite, and you can't put a price tag on that...