kldm64

I've been downing the Kool-Aid. Don't sleep on Nebraska this year. This team could be a sleeping giant.

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.

Who cares about what people are commenting on. Everyone's got an opinion on what everyone else should do. The Big 10 would be lucky to get 2 quality programs like Texas and OU. It's just a shame the SEC beat them to it. I'd much rather add schools like Texas and OU as opposed to Kansas and Iowa State. That's like adding Rutgers and Maryland all over again.

I'm not saying we shouldn't offer this kid but to say "if he good enough for them, he good enough for us" is a real slap in the face to Nebraska Basketball and what we are trying to do. Just because other schools have offered doesn't automatically mean we need to. There are lots of reasons who you make offers to and when to do it. And I don't think Nebraska should offer kids just because "he's good enough for Iowa and Illinois".

You make an excellent point. People in Nebraska would love to have KU and Iowa State join the conference cause they are familiar and make an easy road trip. However, these decisions are based on football revenue and KU bring nothing to the table in that regard. I totally agree that while people in Nebraska would love to go back to the old Big 8 days as much as possible, the national perception is that it didn't move the needle to strengthen the conference and in many ways, makes it weaker from a competitive standpoint.

Any conference would be thrilled and lucky to get Texas and OU join their conference. It it interesting they have made a decision at this time to make the move and want to go to the SEC. I know it probably makes it easier to recruit to the best conference in football but both schools already recruit just fine. There is obviously something both schools know and/or are anticipating to happen for them to make this pro-active move. Not that the SEC wasn't already the most dominate conference but adding the 2 schools will just have everyone else playing for 2nd place from now on.

I was secretly hoping some day that Texas and OU would leave and join the Big 10 conference as that would be a major get. It would expand the conference to 16 teams and would make the conference extremely strong. Guess the SEC will win out.

That is so not true!!!

I think we call all pretty much agree that these 4 are most likely to be starters but it just who will slide into the 5th spot. It's nice to have options as we can add another guard or big body to the starting line-up. Trey Bryce Lat Walker

Very solid schedule

I agree as hope things work out for him but he could have came back and still made very decent money with NIL. The G league will always be there next year and couple potentially been a draft pick if had a good season. Either way, wish him the best as big fan of him.

Just saw this as well. I was really hoping we got another year from him but totally understand. Wish him well and hopes he gets drafted or makes a team. Thought he could even be a starter for us this year. Still a good look that Fred is putting kids in the league. That is what will attract more 5 star players to come here.

Fair enough but they are in position to have another good year (at least on paper) and if the playoffs was 12 teams last year like they are proposing, they probably would have been in the playoffs. They are certainly a ways off from competing for National Championships but certainly capable to compete for conference championships right now.

You must have missed my post yesterday: The strength of schedule is getting more difficult by the day. Auburn could be a Top 10 team by the time we play them. Fred is putting together a pretty difficult schedule this year.

Not sure I'd base the programs on revenue only. If you look at the Football program alone, Iowa State is easily ahead of Nebraska but if you look at all men's and women's sports entirely, then NU is in better shape. Iowa State football is national relevant right now and NU Football hasn't been relevant for almost 20 years.

The starting lineup could evolve over the course of the season but it's nice to be solid 2 deep at all positions. Here would be an interesting line-up Staring lineup Trey McGowens Dalano Banton Bryce McGowens Lat Mayen Derrick Walker

I agree with him for Football but overall in all sports, I would disagree.

I'd say "yes"

The strength of schedule is getting more difficult by the day. Auburn could be a Top 10 team by the time we play them. Fred is putting together a pretty difficult schedule this year.

No reason we couldn't or shouldn't be a tournament team this year.

What are you talking about? Just cause he was listed on some "watch" list doesn't mean anything. Lots of people were on that list and probably didn't even know they were listed. So where has he been shopping around at?

Yes and offered his dad a job. Can't believe they didn't get a post season ban.

So they go from McDermott's comments and lose their top rated recruit from it to magically pulling in a Top 5 recruiting class? Clearly that was all above board. Move along people, there's nothing to see here...

CU got handed penalty for recruiting violations. Not the squeaky clean program they like everyone to believe. Two years of probation. A $5,000 fine plus 1% of the men’s basketball program budget. A reduction of men’s basketball scholarships by one per year for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years (self-imposed by the university). A reduction of men’s basketball official visits by six during the 2021-22/2022-23 rolling two-year period (self-imposed by the university). A reduction in the number of men’s basketball recruiting person days by 10% from the previous four-year average for the two-year probationary period (self-imposed by the university). The university will prohibit complimentary admission to home games for all prospects and coaches in November 2021 (self-imposed by the university). A two-year show-cause order for the former assistant coach. During that period, any NCAA member school employing him must restrict him from any athletically related duties unless it shows cause why the restrictions should not apply.

Hell, landing just one of them could still put us in that category. Amazing how we have top 10 kids in the country considering us. Hard not to be overly excited for the future of NU hoops.