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Norm Peterson

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  1. I almost barfed. Literally felt ill.
  2. 1890 is paying you to establish a Husker brand across all sports and you undercut those efforts if you don't maintain some brand loyalty. Do you all remember I think it was probably the '96 Olympics, but anyway Shaq had a deal with Reebok, and the NBA had a deal with whoever, and the Olympics had a deal with someone else, and there was a real controversy about whose gear they would wear in Olympic team photos. And Shaq couldn't wear his shoes and they had to hide logos and stuff. It was a big deal. This should be a big deal, too.
  3. Actually, I'll go a step further. If you are under contract with 1890, you should not wear the colors or logo associated with ANY other program in public, whether you're at an NU event or not. And, if you're at an NU event, you ought to have to wear Nebraska logo gear. Period. Should NEVER have a current Husker athlete wearing the other team's gear at a Husker athletic event. Absolutely never. No excuse for it whatsoever. If they do it, it needs to be in their contract that you pull their NIL funding. Period.
  4. So, I see my down-arrow friend has returned.
  5. 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.
  6. @basketballjones as to your Tim Miles comments, I would tend to agree. I remember someone telling me that when Osborne was interviewing potential candidates for the job, Miles was the clear and obvious choice. That, when asked what his plan would be to elevate the program to respectability, he was actually able to articulate in detail the plan that he would implement to bring success to this program. People can argue if they wish, but I will always believe that Eichorst screwed Miles and our program by cutting his recruiting off at the knees when he refused to extend his contract the customary 4 years. At that point, I think you're jumping over dollars to save nickels. And it will never cease to amaze me how the tightwads in the fanbase acted like it was THEIR money we were saving by not extending Miles' deal.
  7. Totally offended. Actually, I wasn't ranking them by priority but more by, like, chronology. In other words, you can have a philosophy about basketball and be unemployed. Like Tim Miles before he got the job at San Jose. But you probably already have the philosophy before you get the job. Then, once you get hired, you get handed a roster traditionally before you have a chance to recruit to your style of play. And, at that point, you have to impart what you think about basketball to the roster you've been handed. Which Matt Ruhle did better at than Scott Frost. Or you could take the Hoiberg approach and bring in your D-list talent for your first season to replace the D-list talent that had remaining eligibility when the prior guy left. In which case, recruiting is maybe the 2nd thing that happens rather than the third. But ranking those coaching attributes or responsibilities in importance, to me, is kind of like ranking the greatest classical composers of all time. You have Beethoven, Bach and Mozart. That's it. Each one is a musical titan. And you can make a case for any of the three of them to be 1st, 2nd or 3rd. But they're all in that discussion (and nobody else really is.) And so it is with having a scheme, finding the dudes, and then coaching them up. Each one of those things is really important. BUT you are probably right that when it comes down to your final W/L record, recruiting has the most impact. Because everyone else is also going to have a scheme and some ability to coach 'em up. The biggest variation in any category across the coaching ranks at this level is probably going to be the recruiting.
  8. Yeah, I agree. It's still too early. Writing seems to be on the wall, but it's still to early.
  9. 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.
  10. Speaking of McCasland, he went from $600K/yr at North Texas in '21 to $800K/yr in '22 (in their feeble effort to keep him) and he's now making just over $3 million/yr at T Tech.
  11. We're at least a year too late to go after Grant McCasland, 1st year head coach of the Kenpom #46 Texas Tech Red Raiders. We probably coulda had him a couple years ago when no one would have criticized us for terminating a 10-win coach.
  12. We all -- or at least a lot of us -- were seeing chinks in the armor even when we were 7-0: Brice's body language Keisei complaining about no-calls Some don't seem to want to pass the ball to Keisei Hit a skid even when we were winning where we didn't look good doing it No guards with lateral quickness Getting significantly outrebounded by Duquesne and barely outrebounding Cal Fullerton I was really concerned about how well they'd bounce back after a demoralizing loss to Creighton. And you'd think a 15-point halftime lead against Minnesota would indicate a pretty good bounce back. BUT I texted a buddy last night at half that I was nervous we wouldn't close it out. We'd been successful earlier in the year by having balanced scoring and, last night, Brice accounted for basically half of our first-half scoring. And Keisei hadn't scored at all. So I was concerned we wouldn't withstand a run if Minnesota put anything together. The season is still young. We're barely a third of the way through. There's still LOTS of basketball to be played. But our margins just got a lot narrower to be in contention for any kind of post-season.
  13. The thing that bothers me about officiating in the Big Ten is that it is ALWAYS bad because it is ALWAYS so inconsistent. A play will go one way one game and then the other way the next. Even different in different halves of the same basketball game. For instance, offensive big man lowers his shoulder into chest of defensive player to create space and defensive player goes down. Pick one: It's EITHER a charge or a flop/no-call. But that very play might be called one way in one half and differently in the next half of the same game. Or moving screens. Ignored completely one half and then called scrupulously tight the next. And beyond the inconsistency is the lack of transparency/accountability. Coaches and players can't criticize the refs. Which is OK generally. But sometimes refs DESERVE to be called out. Who's gonna call them out in a publicly meaningful way if the coaches cannot? The Big Ten Network? LOL
  14. My concern wasn't that he celebrates or over-celebrates. My concern was that, all season long, he has been getting his pocket picked and then looking at the refs and shrugging his shoulders like, hey, why didn't I get a call there? Every time he gets picked, every time he gets bumped, he's looking around for a ref to complain to. I'm sure other teams will see this and try to get into his head. He had 16 points in the first half against CU, gets T'd up at the end of the first half, and went 2 for 8 shooting in the 2nd half, including I think 3 missed layups, and O fer from 3-point range, and scored just 4 more points after halftime. Now, maybe I'm overthinking this and it's not really an issue. We'll see how things go from here. And I'll be happy to withdraw these comments if the progress of the season proves me wrong.
  15. Respectfully, I think you missed the point. I'm noticing a season-long pattern. Not just the CU game. I even described a situation from the exhibition game where he seemed more concerned about not getting a call than the fact he rolled his ankle. It's something I think needs to be nipped in the bud while the season is still young. What you said about the other players in the CU game was certainly true. And I'm OK with you calling them out. But KT is not above reproach.
  16. OK, I'm just going to throw this out there. Bash me if you want. I'm thinking maybe fame has gone to Keisei's head a little bit. Or something. Listen, you might be referred to as "The Japanese Steph Curry" but you're not actually Steph Curry and you're not going to get those calls. So this is the scenario: Keisei foolishly (some might say "selfishly") dribbles into trouble, gets stripped clean, and immediately looks to the refs and shrugs his shoulders like he should have gotten a call. Keisei, quit whining to the refs and just get back on D. This behavior has been going on for awhile now. When he rolled his ankle, he got up and limped down court gesturing at the officials like he was more mad about the no-call than in pain from getting hurt. Keisei, quit acting like a prima donna. Go back to being the lovable sharpshooter who played like it was just a joy to be on the floor. We liked that guy a lot.
  17. nothing went right this game. Give me the shim-shams over that nonsense.
  18. Did anyone see Ramel today? Did not see him. Did not see his dad behind the bench. What’s up?
  19. Too bad Purdue won't be undefeated when we beat them. It would have been pretty cool to have two undefeated Big Ten teams going at each other that late in the season.
  20. 5 games to watch this weekend. 5 Games to Watch This Weekend: Kansas, UConn Tangle in Showdown | FanDuel Research
  21. If I've learned nothing else over the last 10 years, I've learned that if something doesn't add up to an actuary, it doesn't add up.
  22. No, he's gotta start a brawl with Creighton players or you don't pay him. Be firm about this. And it's gotta be when their starters are on the bench and he has to get them to leave the bench or it's no deal. Maybe tell him you'll pay him $200 for every CU starter that leaves the bench and walks out onto the floor during the brawl.
  23. Have you considered paying a reserve on the Okie State team some serious beer money to start a bench-clearing brawl in the 2nd half?
  24. So I'm watching Syracuse vs. LSU and Miami vs. Kentucky last night on the SEC vs. ACC challenge thing. And the thought that struck me, just going by the eyeball test, was we're better than basically every team I'm watching in these two games other than Kentucky, and Miami is probably close. And then I check their Kenpom rankings today and see that, yep, Kenpom pretty much agrees. Eyeball test still works.
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