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  1. HuskerFever

    Moos

    That may have been the case earlier in the season, but if Miles doesn't find a way to get his most talented roster into the tournament, finishes with only 1 NCAA appearance in 7 seasons, and has zero NCAA and zero NIT wins, then you'll start to see some of those "support him until he's let go" fans say "I really liked the guy, but I guess he just couldn't quite get it done for us" and move on to going all in and supporting the next coach.
    7 points
  2. dustystehl

    Who stays

    "Local Milk Delivery Man" is an occupation that no longer exists. I think your wife was lying to you.
    4 points
  3. Color me impressed if you guys have people in the academic know. I suppose the plan has been to graduate early to have the degree and go pro but this all sort of seems like what happens when you have a month of losing and that time is spent thinking about what else could go wrong. The working theory of Isaiah knowing how good he could be academically seems really far fetched to me but then again I've had a very bad year in the HHCC contest.
    4 points
  4. I will go down with the ship because I bleed red and am a fan. I won't have revisionist history here. I expected a special year and have been very disappointed in the last several weeks. If the season doesn't turn around, then I will reluctantly be on board for a coaching change despite how much I like Miles and how I feel he has elevated this program. Make no mistake, Nebraska is better off now then we were when Miles took over. However, for all of you that are adament we fire Miles, just be careful what you wish for. There is no guarantee of a home run hire...we could have another 10 years of Collier/Sadler and our talent base could drop off considerably. Which, by the way, Sadler was a great guy and like @hskr4life said, that termination press conference was brutal to watch. Really hope we beat Maryland, get on a little roll and not have to watch Miles go through something similar.
    4 points
  5. I did the research: Since Tim's been here, he's won 60 games against Power 6 Conference teams (Pac 12, Big 12, Big Ten, ACC, SEC, Big East). At the time of the game, the number of teams that were at or above 0.500 in their conference is 17 (This excludes 11 non-conference games as those teams did not have a conference game recorded yet. It also excludes the 2 Big Ten opener W's when the opponent was 0-0). At the end of the season, the number of teams that were at or above 0.500 in their conference is 15 (This excludes the 7 wins from this season as the season isn't over yet). To reference your particular stat: In the last 2 seasons (55 games), he's won 21 games against Power 6 Conference teams (Pac 12, Big 12, Big Ten, ACC, SEC, Big East). At the time of the game, the number of teams that were at or above 0.500 in their conference is 7 (This excludes 5 non-conference games as those teams did not have a conference game recorded yet. It also excludes 1 Big Ten opener W when the opponent was 0-0). At the end of the season, the number of teams that were at or above 0.500 in their conference is 3 (This excludes the 7 wins from this season as the season isn't over yet).
    3 points
  6. nustudent

    Who stays

    A. Not by me. Of all the issues I have with Miles, transfers are not near the top of my list. B. Also think there is a big difference to go that route in year 1 or year 2 when trying to rebuild and still going that route in years 6,7, or 8.
    3 points
  7. demone

    Moos

    Fair enough. I don’t have the chance to converse with many fans in person so I follow as much as I can via the avenues available to me. Twitter is certainly full of the extremes on both sides, but I do think it can provide the pulse when taken in the aggregate.
    2 points
  8. tcp

    2018-19 Husker opponents

    On the road, no less. I was feeling too much empathy for the Lions who say Nit. Glad they finally got rid of that zero. Nevertheless, I gotta avoid the standings. We're still below Rutgers. And that's more than I can bear.
    2 points
  9. jimmykc

    Moos

    It seems to me that Coach Miles' biggest coaching mistake this year was in not telling his players not to attempt a dunk after hearing the referee blow his whistle. Before the year started I predicted it would be the best year ever if none of our big three seniors got an injury. Copeland did, and it is now like trying to use a three legged milking stool with one leg gone. Some milk spillage is inevitable. Unless this team loses the remainder of its games and completely tanks, I see enough pieces in place for next year that I would offer another one year contract. However, I am beginning to see enough impatience in the fan base, donors, and administration that I fear they will begin cutting the wood to assemble a new milking stool. If so, let's hope we get milkshakes and not curds and whey. (And I want some up votes from outstate for the agriculture analogy).
    2 points
  10. HB

    Moos

    I don't see any of this. First of all, I don't see the analogy to the end of the Pelini era, which was at least as much about attitude, image and behavior as it was about winning. I suppose the only connection could be the lack of support from the ADs. I see it closer to the how the Riley era ended--a whole bunch of losses on the court/field and not many problems outside of that. Not sure where you're getting some big fracture or side-taking. If we keep losing, there won't be a "significant portion" of the fan base very vocal in opposition to moving on from Miles. Certainly around the athletic community in Lincoln right now there is frustration and disappointment, but not much dissent. Certainly a feeling of inevitability rather than protest. Now, your scenario could play out if we rally somewhat but not enough to save Miles. Say we win 5 or 6 and that isn't enough. Then there will be more division out there, but it's as likely we win 0-2 and this thing goes down without a whole lot of dissension. I think it is likely that moving on from Miles won't be a major source of "fracture". The issue will be in the new hire. That one ain't gonna be easy.
    2 points
  11. hhcmatt

    Who stays

    Roby, the guy on NBA draft lists, is going to sit out a year and then play one more at a "blue blood". L.O.L.
    2 points
  12. Wait, is there something wrong with doing this? Asking for a friend...?
    2 points
  13. I agree....and don't get me wrong...I'm not defending those two....I'm just saying at the end of the day.....if the rest of this season goes at it feels it will, there's not going to be a huge amount of difference between the three regimes, regardless of how it got there. Different ingredients, same poor tasting recipe.
    2 points
  14. Why knock Collier/Sadler though? I think Miles has brought in better individual talent than those guys. But his results are going to end up pretty darn similar when it is all said and done. And yes...Miles has played a tougher non-con and in the Big Ten. He also had two new facilities in his back pocket as well.
    2 points
  15. I already hate our next basketball coach and think he should have been fired 2 years ago. (Did I cover all my bases for a flawless "I was right" post in the future?)
    2 points
  16. Swan88

    Moos

    While Moos has done great things for Nebraska football, thus far, here’s a “no confidence” vote on his basketball capabilities. Here are two reasons why: 1. Washington St.’s record over the past seven seasons (his hire is still there) is terrible—truly terrible!!! Here is that under-.500 record: 2018-19: 8-14 so far 2017-18: 12-19 2016-17: 14-18 2015-16: 9-22 2014-15: 13-18 2013-14: 10-21 2012-13: 13-19 2. Moos has exhibited, from the beginning, a passive/aggressive approach toward Tim Miles. If he wanted Miles gone—just fire him already. Instead, he kept Miles on the payroll but undermined him every now and then. And here we are, wallowing in disappointment. Incomprehensible!!! Think of it this way: Kenya Hunter left because he saw the handwriting on the wall . . . and because that happened, we have Amir Harris, instead of Xavier Johnson. Here’s hoping Moos has a viable plan for the future of Nebrasketball. And here’s a “no confidence” vote regarding that hope!
    2 points
  17. I have been reading the posts in this thread with a lot of interest and wasn't quite sure I could add anything to the discussion but... One of the greatest challenges of the human experience is that we have the ability to assign meaning to things. In other words, we can see an event and interpret a meaning either through the event itself or the expectation of what may happen in the future. I suppose forums like HHC wouldn't exist otherwise. I mean, you can only discuss the actual game for so long, right? I'm not sure what will happen in the future. I can say this team is currently not well-coached and to be honest, I think most of us vastly overrated the quality of the players. I include myself in that as much as anyone. I hear a lot of talk about "talent" but I'm not so sure a talent discussion for NU basketball isn't a relative thing. Yes, we probably have better basketball players in our starting rotation than we've had in a very long time...but in the context of competition, is the team really that talented?
    2 points
  18. I will always be a Nebraska basketball fan. At 67, I a running out of time to see NU notch one victory in an NCAA Tournament. Don’t think that is asking too much. I was cautiously optimistic about this season but was never convinced we were a sure thing to make the Dance. Our lack of quality depth was my major concern. Coach Miles will have my support if he is retained. If he is replaced, the new coach will have my support. I do retain the right to be critical of poor play, poor decision making and poor effort in either situation. May the Huskers have some good fortune before the season ends and a better shooting eye.
    2 points
  19. This. This seems to be the elephant in the room. We lost Copeland. Huge huge loss. We still have what some have said is an All-Big 10 player, a 4 year starting PG, a JR who some say could go in the early 2nd round of the NBA draft, and a soph who was one of the highest rated recruits of the Nebrasketball era. We have the horses, but the horses also have to want to run. I will be the fist to admit that it was NCAA or bust for me this year. I have supported Tim for his entire tenure, just as I did with Doc and just as I will do with the next coach. However, this year was supposed to be different. This was the first year where I didn't just "want" to dance, I expected it. Many of you know that I am a huge optimist. Why anyone would want to go through life thinking the "worst" is going to happen vs thinking the "best" is going to happen is beyond me. But there also comes a point where even the most optimistic person starts to get a feeling in their stomach. I am at that point. This weekends game becomes huge for me now. Lose at Illinois, and the wheels will have completely fallen off. Right now, we have a major problem... we have a flat tire in the last leg of a long race. But, we're not for sure how to drop the spare right now and we are getting passed by all of the other competitors. We need that spare and we need it now. We need that spare by Saturday. I was in the boat of people who were disappointed, but not completely worried about our first three conference losses to Minny, Maryland, and Iowa. Yes, those losses were games that we had in hand, but they were losses to the upper 10 teams in the Big 10. We had plenty of opportunities left. However, those games meant that you could not afford to lose at Rutgers. You can't afford to drop both home games to OSU and Wiscy, and you can't afford to lose the upcoming games at Illinois and PSU. We just can't afford many more losses right now to accomplish what I want. Add to that, we lose Copeland, and that makes those games huge now. However, I think it is unfair at the time to say "these will come back and bite us" because we still had our "easiest" portion of the conference schedule to come. We are now 0-3 in that "easy" portion. Finally, there comes a point where the players are just going to have to want "it." We can sit here and Tim Miles this and Time Miles that all day. However, I competed in athletics growing up and until around the early college years. In addition, I coached both youth and high school teams in various sports. I know, for me, that I get pissed at losing. At some point I feel that the players have to get pissed, and play hard. We have to start doing the little things right. We need to make our easy bunnies, make our free throws, and do what we do best. We haven't been doing that the last four games. It's showing. I know some on here will probably comment the old "Well Tim just needs to get them to where they can succeed" and the like. I'm not going to completely disagree with you. However, those in the boat of "This is completely Tim's fault" I will disagree with. This is a full on TEAM losing streak right now. This isn't on any one man or coach. We need buy in these last 10 games. We have a 7th year coach and a decent starting 5. We can do it if we want. I would feel decent heading into the Big 10 tourney with 19 wins. @Illinois, vs NW, and @PSU are all games we HAVE to win now. Can we find three more wins vs Maryland, @Purdue, vs Minny, vs Purdue, @MSU, @MU, and vs Iowa? This team still could I think. Running that simulation on the Big 10 generator puts us around at 8 seed and playing Minny. Sorry for the book. I just don't want to give up on this team quite yet. Why would you? This is the best team we have had in years. OU was 16-11 and 6-9 overall with a 7 game losing streak last year. They finished 8-10, lost the first game of the conference tourney, and made it with an 18-13 record. They made it. So can we.
    2 points
  20. 1 point
  21. Well, there's always Chicago in early-to-mid March. One of the team's B1G goals this season was to win the Big Ten Tournament!
    1 point
  22. FredsSlacks

    Who stays

    i didn't say he was going to. i just said i've heard other players have reached out to him. i also don't see how his draft stock has gone up from last year. he's averaging 1 more point and 1 more rebound in an extra 6 min per game. his assists and blocks have actually gone down, and all his shooting percentages have gone down.
    1 point
  23. hskr4life

    Scouting Maryland

    EDIT: Wrong Thread
    1 point
  24. hhcmatt

    Moos

    All of these people, myself included, are lunatics ????
    1 point
  25. The bandwagoners are getting off. The media is turning against the team. The expectations for this team have disappeared. Part of me wants to say "now when they least expect it, it's time to go on a run!" Another part of me is nostalgic knowing that only the diehard fans remain. Soon the threads dissecting how it's still possible get the 6th seed in the conference tourney. Either way, this is Nebrasketball. To all the tortured souls who have been on this 2 decade journey with me I salute you!
    1 point
  26. Huskerpapa

    Moos

    Everyone has a right to his/her opinion. You may not like it, but Jimmy is a long time fan and supporter, so if he sees a ray of sunshine, he has a right to point it out. After all, this is the internet, right? dustystehl Sophomore Members 141 271 posts Location: Omaha, NE Report post Posted 19 minutes ago You know this is the internet, right?
    1 point
  27. tip of the hat!... http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/male-scout-team-provides-nu-women-s-basketball-alternative-practice/article_355426b4-1df2-11e9-b229-ab3fc7accc17.html
    1 point
  28. Many (including myself) were worried about us being penn states first B10 win, worry no more! They got off the Schneid last night.
    1 point
  29. regarding sports nightly with matt and the coach, i wish matt would ask some questions about her substitution patterns. i understand you can call in, but, i am not much of a phone person and don't have the patience to hold on a line. it is possible matt has asked and i missed that segment. haven't caught as many of the "matt with coach" shows this season.
    1 point
  30. 12dozen

    INDIANA game thread 2-3-19

    Veerbeek and Mershon, 12 minutes each. What's up with that? No wonder we are scratching our heads, over the substitution pattern this game. Nicea had a little foul trouble, could explain her only playing 20 minutes. We gave up 82 points. Our better defenders watched most of the game. Color me confused.
    1 point
  31. Could we turn it down a notch? This isn't Kansas State Hoops Central
    1 point
  32. Why stop there? Miles has had quite the tenure here. Whether you like him as a coach or not, what a guy.
    1 point
  33. "I think they are sold playing time and niceties and then they get here and I wonder if they don't like the culture or the reality of being coached by Miles." Since you don't this to be true then why say it? Implication is that TM is a bit sleazy in how he runs the program.
    1 point
  34. Swan88

    Moos

    My edit addition didn’t make it into your quote—sorry. So, here it is: “Think of it this way: Kenya Hunter left because he saw the handwriting on the wall . . . and because that happened, we have Amir Harris, instead of Xavier Johnson.“
    1 point
  35. Probably that eastern Omaha, Nebraska, squad. They don't guard anyone either.....
    1 point
  36. tcp

    The next 60 Days

    There was content? Oh, geez (pro tip), my bad. Lemme look. Upon further review, I'm gonna go with, "not so much". Your 'plan' was basically to play people a bunch of minutes. I think you need to revisit the meaning of the word, "plan". Feel free to continue getting that post count up. I'm happy to be of service.
    1 point
  37. If Indiana can beat Michigan State, I refuse to throw in the towel just yet, so all of this speculation is too premature to consider at this point. If people are just drawing names from a hat and flinging them against the wall to see who sticks, then I think we can add John Groce, Danny Manning, Eddie Sutton, and Dave Bliss to the group along with Sampson who was fired at two previous stops which included one at a Big10 school. Or we could just throw our hands up and roll out the carpet for Ernie Kent. Lets see how the remainder of the year plays out first, huh?
    1 point
  38. You can still see flashes of that talent for minutes at a time, even now. Yes, I think they are. But obviously how you define "talent" is a bit key, too. But I see it as athletic talent missing the software to make it work. I think they are talented. What I don't think they are is particularly adaptable. Palmer is literally playing exactly the same way he has since he came into the league. He's show little inclination to change his game as the league has adapted to him. Others as well. Our dogs need to learn new tricks. They are so predictable at this point that even clubs with less talent can ruin their day right now.
    1 point
  39. Huskerpapa

    Moos

    Yeah, that was said after Joe passed away, after Moe walked out after a tournament appearance, after Danny loss favor with the masses, after Barry left for greener pastures and after Doc was fired. Trying not to be an **hole, but I have heard the same rhetoric over and over. Coach K isn't going to walk in here and raise the dead. We are likely going to hire a coach and he will be a good coach (if Miles is fired) and we will have a split fan base again. Where you are optimistic that the next guy has to be better, I have lived the whole Groundhog Day experience over and over and over again. So excuse me that I am a bit pessimistic that our great coaching savior is just around the corner. Miles has his flaws, but he has brought in Big Ten level players and assistant coaches. We had this town and the state on fire until the last two and a half weeks transpired. So...crap.
    1 point
  40. hhcmatt

    Moos

    Contact length is important for recruiting; buyout amount is important for administrators. Not sure if Hunter stays but Moos could have come up with more years and adjusted the buyout wording so the buyout $$ were approximately the same. You could say the same thing for Eichorst.
    1 point
  41. ladyhusker

    Moos

    His dad also left Minnesota with more than 100 NCAA violations, in the 70s, when rules were a lot more lax than they are now. Eric may be very different from his dad, but if that's who he learned under, it does make you wonder. This also assumes game performance is the only criteria for playing time in subsequent games and that practice performance has no bearing on it (nor do illness/injury status). Unless I'm remembering incorrectly, Nana's biggest minutes came when Thomas and Roby were ill, and when he was hustling and busting his butt on the court. His minutes have dwindled with a., healthy starters (aside from Cope), and b., visible effort on the court. His role on a nightly basis (and daily, in practice) should be to work his tail off on defense and let his game come to him to score as needed. Have you seen either of those things lately? I might be old-school but it seems to me he needs to earn his playing time, not just be given more of it in hopes that he gets back to where he was before.
    1 point
  42. hsker4life: I read your longer statement above and agree so much! Thank you for your post. " We have the horses, but the horses also have to want to run." "I just don't want to give up on this team quite yet. Why would you? This is the best team we have had in years." My brother recruited by Harry Good (only conference championship won by NU) and played for Jerry Bush as did I. (won't talk about those win/loss records!) Followed and been involved with all 8 coaches since that time. My only comment at this time as we go thru this unexpected pain coincides with hsker4life . Our biggest problem in our down efforts is desire and "want-to". I strongly believe that with the talent we have - if they all - each individually - had the constant "get after them" internal drive of Benny Parker we would probably be undefeated!! You may disagree - but I truly believe that. I like Tim - his coaching style - his personality - what he does to front the University. But he can do whatever he can to instill - encourage - demand that the boys have the all out inner desire and effort - but when it comes down to it - it has to be in the inner selves and the chemistry and combined determination of the team players themselves.
    1 point
  43. Interestingly, if you recalled earlier in the season, Miles seemed to agree at least in part that team psych maybe isn't his strong suit, and brought in Jack Riggins, a former Navy SEAL who also worked with the volleyball team, to help improve that area. If you follow Twitter recently, it seems Bill Moos shut that down and no longer allows Captain Jack to work with the team. Seems a shame from where I sit that someone volunteering their services (as he mentioned on Twitter he was), so costing the AD nothing, and providing what sounded like good results to the team, was prohibited from working with them any longer, especially when it appears his services could be really worthwhile right now. (And before it goes there: unless you have a knock with John Cook using the same guy, don't say "this is the coach's job".) Edited to include the tweet referenced here:
    1 point
  44. Apropos of nothing, Pat Chambers is not making $900K. That's the last reported figure from when he was first hired (and regurgitated in 2013 because Pennsylvania's Right to Know laws don't cover coach salaries). He signed a new contract last year, but the salary number isn't available -- but I would bet (900K) dollars to donuts that he's had a raise of some sort in 7 years. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
    1 point
  45. The biggest problem I have every year with my Huskers, is having to listen and then explain to true bandwagon people that we really don't suck and it is a great day/night to be alive when you are watching the boys play. I have enjoyed the times with my mom, by wife, friends and especially my own sons as I have sat at either the Colisuem, the Bob or the Vault. It has been a big part of my life and a big part of who I am. IT WILL GET BETTER SOMEDAY!!!?
    1 point
  46. This message board has seen some slow slow times in February and March. It's sad to think we've been fortunate these last couple of years and it just regresses back to the norm.
    1 point
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