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  1. “Going out on a limp” made me laugh more than it probably should have.
    4 points
  2. Can Andre have yours? He needs the calories.
    3 points
  3. 2 points
  4. I like the optimism, but you might benefit from an exercise - pick a random Power 5 team and take a deep dive into their roster and preview their upcoming season. I think that would temper your expectations. Every team has talent and experience. Dozens of rosters are packed full of 4 star recruits. And almost every team has been far better than Nebraska the past two years. I’m as excited as anyone about this team, but I’d also be pretty thrilled with a .500 or better season.
    2 points
  5. I'm sticking with "NIT or bust" with the expectation that we're at least at bubble team. So NCAA wouldn't be a shock, but I can't call it an expectation. Some sobering facts: We return 52.6% of minutes (according to T-Rank), which is just 8th in BIG. So we're returning fewer than average minutes from a bad team. There's no way to sugar coat a 3-16 conference record. And say what you want about Teddy, he and Delano are big losses. While we're much more talented overall heading into the season, we still are going to need time to put the pieces together. We're just a fairly experienced team. Bryce is going to be good, but as the No. 26 ranked recruit, he's not seen as transformation talent. Evaluators don't see him as a 2022 lottery pick, for example. So he's a HUGE addition for us, but probably not good enough to carry a marginal team. We picked up really good transfers in CJ and Keon, I think. But while there were extenuating circumstances to their unimpressive freshman years, it's also hard to project they're going to make a giant leap to stardom this season. To me, Verge is the key. He was a high-usage, not-so-efficient player on a mediocre team last year. Can he provide enough scoring and leadership to get us over the hump?
    2 points
  6. HUD

    2021 Practice has started

    " UPWARD AND ONWARD" GBR
    2 points
  7. I still think Strickland was underrated. He played in a tournament against Jason Kidd and shut him down. Jason might have been the #1 recruit that year; top 10 for sure. Being a dominant on ball defender isn’t as sexy as a flashy passer or scorer, though.
    2 points
  8. I'm might be going out on a limb but I'd be extremely disappointed if we didn't make the NCAA tournament this year.
    2 points
  9. kldm64

    Eduardo Andre is N

    I've been downing the Kool-Aid. Don't sleep on Nebraska this year. This team could be a sleeping giant.
    2 points
  10. Right, wrong or indifferent, ESPN is in the business to make money. They have the TV rights to the SEC so of course they wanted this to happen. Not sure they have broken any laws (or at least the we know about). Just like Fox Sports owns TV rights to other conferences. The bigger issue for me is that this doesn't even look like college sports anymore. Money and greed can just ruin everything. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. What made college sports great was the traditions, rivalry games, playing other schools in your region of the country where you could just road trip, and college kids just being college kids and enjoying playing for the university they were attending. Now, with NIL and mega conferences, money trumps everything. We won't even be able to recognize college sports as they kids will all be in for the paycheck only.
    2 points
  11. Huskerpapa

    Eduardo Andre is N

    So that my expectations do not become overly grandiose, I keep telling myself "everyone else is better as well."
    2 points
  12. Uhhhhh, Sky's the Limit???
    2 points
  13. Man, I hope Loenser is Yoda.
    2 points
  14. If I'm not mistaken, they signed in '91 and were freshmen in the '92-93 season.
    2 points
  15. Red Don

    Eduardo Andre is N

    Good Article: Eduardo Andre growing his frame and game, with some help from 'Yoda' https://247sports.com/college/nebraska/Article/Nebraska-Huskers-basketball-Eduardo-Andre-168397817/
    2 points
  16. And a lot of mystery personal foul and holding penalties.
    2 points
  17. I really like this kid, Walker. He's a good teammate. Hope he worked on FT shooting in the offseason. But very mature, veteran, good attitude kind of answers in that video.
    1 point
  18. coughunter: I just scanned the LJS headlines and now understand your comment...unfortunately.
    1 point
  19. mwm89

    2021 Practice has started

    "REACHING FOR GREATER HEIGHTS" ??
    1 point
  20. atskooc

    Eduardo Andre is N

    That’s probably better than “freshmore,” which is what I was going with.
    1 point
  21. The Auburn game will be an awesome litmus test for us. Their starting lineup will be impressive. G - Wendell Green. Stud point guard transfer. Was probably co-number 1 on our transfer board for pg along with Tyson Walker. G - KD Johnson. Averaged 13.5 ppg last year as a true freshman at Georgia. G - Allen Flanigan. 14 ppg, 6 rpg, 3 apg last year. Big bodied guard, efficient all-around player. Projected first round pick in next years NBA draft. F - Jabari Smith. 5-star, projected top 5 pick in next years NBA draft. This years Evan Mobley, but is also a three level scorer with NBA range. Absolute future star. C - Walker Kessler. 5-star in 2020 class. 7’1” 250 lbs. Was playing alongside two other 5-stars and an all-ACC center in the post last year at UNC. Showed flashes of NBA potential.
    1 point
  22. I think we can stop mentioning that pile anymore after todays news....
    1 point
  23. Hey, @atskooc, more semicolon humor, this from the comic strip "Macanudo."
    1 point
  24. That was actually one of the games I thought about the longest. Most of the pedigree SEC teams have rivalries with the other big name teams, and they can't all play each other every year (unless you make pods that are super uneven from a competitive balance perspective). I de-prioritized the Tennessee/Florida game because: 1. From an outsider's perspective, it doesn't feel like a big-time rivalry anymore like it did in the Fulmer/Spurrier days. UF going 15-1 in the series since 2005 is probably the biggest reason, but I think the fact that the game is always played early in the year and doesn't have a snazzy nickname like most other SEC rivalries also plays a part. 2. The Tennessee fans I know seem to care more about Georgia and Bama than they do about Florida. And yes, they cared about Bama even before Saban turned Bama into the evil empire that everyone hates. Bama fans I know hate Tennessee second most, behind only Auburn. 3. The SEC has de-prioritized this game before. It has only been played annually since the early 90s.
    1 point
  25. Huskerpapa

    Summer Notes

    Dude is also thinnnnnnn. He has some work to put in
    1 point
  26. ESPN is the tail wagging the dog. They have too much influence. If my streaming subscription rates go up in the future to accommodate high contracts for a reconfigured SEC league, I'd drop it instantly and just listen on the radio. Watch Nebraska reruns later. They need a la carte. I'd don't care about other leagues.
    1 point
  27. Shouldn't that be: "I hope Yoda Loenser is"? (I'm not sure, since I've never actually watched a complete Star Wars movie.)
    1 point
  28. I have no clue on the legal merits. But this seems to pass the sniff test. What I do know is there are gonna be A LOT of people with axes to grind. And I'd bet a few have DEEP pockets that don't mind how much it cost in legal fees to grind thier ax.
    1 point
  29. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/big-12-conference-sends-espn-cease-and-desist-letter-accuses-network-of-attempting-to-destabilize-conference/ar-AAMG4ha Espn trying to get convince other big12 teams to leave before OU and Texas so that they can leave immediately and not pay penalties? Isn't that tampering or something? I did a search and maybe it's this..... Tortious interference.... You can be liable if you help someone breach a contract. Can someone with a legal background comment?
    1 point
  30. Boy, it'd be up there with I think '91. You had Woolridge who was a top 25 per Street and Smith. Boone and Strickland were both top 70, IIRC. Then you had Amos Gregory who, though it turned out he was a little porcine and deconditioned, was still a juco all-American center/power forward, back when jucos were still VERY fertile recruiting grounds. But that's the only class that had the numbers and quality to give this one a run. Otherwise, maybe the year we snagged Ty Lue and Venson Hamilton together.
    1 point
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  32. Today's OWH had an article about Quaran being a defensive stopper for us.
    1 point
  33. There'll be a vote for show, but it's already a done deal. These steps wouldn't be happening if there hadn't already been complete and total confirming approval from the SEC and the schools involved. You don't take this kind of leap without knowing that the landing spot is ready and available and a sure thing. No one in this situation would allow themselves to be left in a position of being hung out to dry.
    1 point
  34. throwback

    Summer Notes

    Coach Hoiberg was on Sports Nightly tonight - I was in the car, so going from memory: Guys have about one more week of summer workouts before they send them home for a couple of weeks before school starts First player he brought up (unsolicited) was Breidenbach (somewhat surprisingly) - since being cleared after the injury, he's been very impressive Then he talked about B McGowens - says he just takes over some of the workouts/scrimmages - hit 4 or 5 3s in a row today in practice Then brought up T McGowens and how he's showing great leadership and he's focused on finding the hot hand, like with Bryce in practice today Finally mentioned Verge and how great he's been since arriving - he's a huge addition with losing Banton so late to the draft When asked about Tominaga at the Olympics, he said how great it's been to see him play so well against much older and more seasoned players - and how they're excited to get him on campus and in their offense - because teams will have to guard him all over the floor, it's really going to open things up for everyone else, and they envision a big role for him There will be media availability for players tomorrow - some of the players who didn't speak last week should be available this time Also caught Buzzy on 93.7 earlier today - he also brought up Breidenbach, talked about how impressive he's been and how hard he's working - and that he will play some 4 and some 5 this season - you can just hear it in the coaches' voices how much they like him - my guess is they knew he was good when they recruited him, but now that he's healthy and they can see him up close, it feels like they're getting far more than they expected.
    1 point
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