TheGov21

I played in some basketball tournament that was a fundraiser for a sorority (several years ago) and our team beat Marcus Neal and another player (can't think of it now). I hope they weren't trying (probably not that hard) as our team beat them them in the championship.

Yeah I knew there was a hotel issue but I thought with all the new ones up that wouldn't be an issue before. Never would have thought about the convention space. Thanks. But wasn't there just an article about them looking to build one?

Would adding those extra seats mean the NCAA Tournament could be held in Lincoln?

The Bill Moos hate on this board is so strange to me. So the guy gets hired in October 2017. Clearly his focus was on the football team. Riley was going to get fired. Moos in statements said that he would "wait till the season was over to evaluate the football program." While this was happening he worked behind the scenes to secure Frost. The Saturday after the season finale he fires Riley. Meanwhile in the basketball they come out of nowhere and finish with one of the best win totals in school history (poor schedule) and still don't make the NCAA tournament. Moos makes his expectations clear to Miles. This year was suppose to be Miles best team (despite poor roster management) but they implode after Copeland injury. After the regular season Moos puts out a statement that he will evaluate the basketball program after the season. Similar to Frost he has been working behind the scenes to secure Hoiberg. Once the NIT is over, Miles will be fired the next day. Sorry for the Oral History, but I just don't get the outrage. His expectations have been clear to Miles. If a guy is consistent with his not commenting on job status till the season is complete, what do you want him to do? If he's not making public statements or support about one program, why another?

Does Moos make tweets similar to this about football? I could be wrong (and call me on it if I am), but I don't think he does.

sorry, I'm not great with jokes....lol

My comment was about someone saying that they don't want to hear about us not getting in state players because if Miles if fired than Donovan would leave (I've long thought that he was not as firm of a commit as people want to assume on here). I'm not "advocating that we do what Miles was doing" I want a coach who can recruit Big 10 caliber players and keep them. I don't care if those players come from Nebraska, California, Kansas, Texas or Illinois. But if you build a program that is having consistent NCAA tournament appearances, the local kids will come. It's not like we've had an abundance of them.

There have been rumors that he'd be leaving North Star since his freshman year. Whether it's to go to Southeast where his brother went, or down to Kansas City or up to Wisconsin or to IMG Academy. I'll believe it when I see it.

With all due respect. We don't need a head coach that can recruit Nebraska. We need a head coach who can get Big 10 level talent here and get to the tournament. You do that and it makes it pretty easy to get the worthy in state kids to stay.

Hes a late bloomer. He was a swing JV player last year. Most DI schools have all their commits by the start of the season. That’s why he may be reclassifying.

Thats 1000% false.

Other than his hair and height, you can't compare the two. Hill was your traditional back to the basket post guy. Hill was 6'10 while Josiah is 6'7. Josiah is more athletic and has to face the basket. Hill was much stronger. Josiah also is a better shooter and can play out on the perimeter. That being said, Hill was still a better prospect.

I remember when Doc got hired he talked about wanting to play with mainly 5th year seniors and that was the way Nebraska could compete against other Big 12 schools. He did that initally but when he couldn't retain his assistants, he couldn't maintain that plan.

A few things to share about the article. Yes there is some talent there, but most of the players listed are playing in the Summit League or scoring two points a game out in the Mountain West. Would those guys be better than Thor? Yes, but if a Big 10 school is trying to beat out UNO, SDSU or South Dakota for recruits than that is the problem. Mike Daum is a stud, but he turned himself into the player he is at SDSU, not at Kimball. The same could be said about Hahn. Tristan Simpson is having a good career at South Dakota, but he wasn't a Big 10 caliber player. I'd say the only players Nebraska really missed on were, Akoy, Patton, Thomas and Thurman. But for various reasons. Akoy wanted to go play for a Blue Blood program. That's why he went to Louisville out of high school. Patton was a huge project that Creighton took a big shot at, Thomas was a whiff and Thurman had grade issues that caused him to go to UNO rather than a bigger school. While I get that Nebraska has some talent, it's not necessarily talent that is going to win the Big 10. Get the guys that are good each year and find the diamond in the rough type.

Man I sure hope this was sarcastic. I know that everybody worships TO, but his reign of hiring coaches is less than ideal. Pelini was fired, Miles will likely and there are some calling for Erstad to be gone too. I get that he was a tremendous football coach. But let's leave it at that.

I realized that...... just saying I like it but it doesn't have the mid court circle.....

I like this version of Herbie, but where is the circle at center court?

It's ok, we are all in a pissy mood. And it's well deserved.

Lol, I didn't see your post till after I asked the question. It's clear that they didn't want to be a part of the program. Playing time wasn't the issue. So that falls on Miles. Whether it's style of offense, how he interacts with them or even whether they wanted to go be a part of a better program. It was Miles job to keep them here. He didn't do that. My question is, what has Miles done to get those extra years? If you're on the fence to keeping a coach (personally I think you just get rid of them) you don't sign them up for a long extension.

So what is commitment to you? What do they need to do?

Man red-headed step children across the country would love to have the Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Hendricks Training Center. If the University didn't care about Basketball they'd be still playing at the Bob and having to practice at Mable Lee at times. The loss of Copeland wouldn't be as big of a deal if guys like Ed Morrow, Michael Jacobson and others didn't leave. Why did they leave? I think we all know the reason for that.

Can we stop trying to blame the administration for Miles failures. That thought process is laughable. Miles has done nothing to warrant a large extension, why guarantee more money to someone you're likely going to fire. . It was clear he had to prove it this year. Hunter left because he likely knew the Miles was on his way out. It's that simple.

Well the University gets $50 million from the Big 10 alone. Then you factor in attendance and donations. The athletic department is not hurting for money and has in fact put money aside in a reserve fund. They have the money to go out and offer a good salary to coach basketball. The big question is whether they can lure those types of coaches here.

Couldn't agree any more with this. Nobody associated with the program knows about winning. In a situation like this I hope that Moos does use a search firm. I could care less how much money it cost because the University has the money to spend and the program NEEDS to get a basketball coaching hire right. Using a search firm would allow coaches who are currently coaching to get contacted through third parties and gauge interest behind the scenes. That way we could get a feel for who really is interested in the job.

I do agree with you there that they are not executing very well. JPJ would also benefit in my option by setting screens. He really doesn't do that. He can also get some open look off of screens and forcing his defender to move around more.