Nebrasketball1979

It was a joke (except for the NCAA being inept) and we should probably have a @cipsucks contest to see who can best define rock bottom!

Of course...I'm sure there is a scenario where the NCAA investigates our widely rumored "recruiting violations" and is about to vote to impose the death penalty on our program only to realize that we've self imposed the death penalty since the start of the Hoiberg era. The NCAA decides not to punish us because there is nothing more they can do. When an inept agency looks at you and feels sorry for how poorly you are run, that seems pretty close to rock bottom.

This seems appropriate for the times

Sipping on a fourth nyquil bourbon mix that is still half full and it dawned on me that we can still go 12-8 in conference this season. Cheers!

It's $6 to get in on StubHub, which I am not sure they can be listed for cheaper.

Nebraska - 74 IU - 69

Ha, fair enough. It's ok to want and demand change for the sake of change. For me, we have hit the definition of insanity with Lat. It feels like our Coaching staff is being needlessly stubborn with Lat and his playing time. Almost to the point where they hear all of the outside noise and they are just going to stick with him to prove to everyone else they are right about their assessment of Lat. Anyways, there is no guarantee starting Kobe or CJ or Andre or Trey or anyone else over Lat will change the outcome. But why not experiment and try? It's not like what we are doing is working.

While this is very likely true, it shouldn't mean that the coaches just throw up their hands, shrug their shoulders and say this is all we can do. Try something, anything. Play without a 4, play small with two 1's (i.e Verge and Webster) or play big with two 5's. I don't understand why we really haven't experimented much with the starting lineup since we pulled Keon out. This likely sorts itself out when Trey comes back.

If you could magic erase the 14-0 run, we are only down 1. Really struggling to find positives. I guess we've settled down and I don't think we will lose by more than 35 now

Glass half full is that they still haven't covered yet

I will be disappointed if we lose by more than 20.5

Purdue 81 NU 67

Instead of masks, we're likely to see paper bags over heads here soon!!!!

Has the 2023 conference schedule been released yet? That seems potentially relevant to this contest.

Yeah, I'll continue to watch but I've found, at least starting with the Rutgers game, that I'm no longer getting angry or frustrated. It's really the realization that there is no end in sight to this suckage so what's the point in getting frustrated over the results. Or in other words, apathy that is setting in with me and amongst a good deal of the fanbase. I'm sure attendance numbers will really start to reflect this without a significant change in the results.

Illinois - 87 NU - 63

I can send you my resume if you need an assistant. Not real strong in the recruiting area, but that has been the case for a while now. I might do it just for the courtside seats! Expand I'll take the former role of either Bobby Lutz or Marc Boehm. Sounds like a comfy job with big pay. I'll take the Doc role since its gone unclaimed. I love talking, eating, wearing t-shirts and sweatshirts and kicking back and relaxing in a chair.

As a huge supporter of Miles, I eventually came around to the conclusion of many that we had hit our ceiling with him. Unfortunately, the proverbial "floor" under Miles appears to be higher than Hoiberg's ceiling. Not ideal and I am ready to move on from the Hoiberg era.

NU 71 RU 69

When did hugs become fouls? Andre was just being nice.

MSU - 78 NU - 73 4

Bingo...I will give Fred credit for having the team ready to play and playing much more inspired basketball. However, it's still fair game to second guess the end of game situation with Lat. And as others have said, I'm not really second guessing. I didn't understand the personnel decisions as they were unfolding and wasn't surprised by the result. Generally speaking, Fred put the team in position to succeed for most of the game. He gets credit for that but also deserves criticism for not having an optimal lineup on the floor for the final 10 seconds. And we had a timeout to think about it, which makes it worse! Overall, I'd say we're trending in the right direction but I'd like to see back to back games where we show the same spirit and energy.

That is so true and they all happened. The funny thing is that I really want to push back on this but then you play it back in your head and you start listing out all of the mistakes: 1) Failing to get back in transition after the dunk which led to an uncontested 3 2) Lat missing 2 free throws. Given his ineptitude as a ball handler, he really shouldn't have been in the game which has been discussed. 3) Not securing a defensive rebound after a miss which led to 2 free throws to tie 4) Terrible offensive set/design for final play. Perhaps the play broke down as I haven't re-watched the ending but Webster's wild shot likely wasn't what was drawn up. I also thought Walker was fouled on the put back but that is hardly ever called at the end of the game and even outright assault (i.e. NC State) is often ignored. In any event, blowing a 5 point lead with 37 seconds left isn't unheard of and the mistakes above are the types of mistakes a team makes that isn't accustomed to winning - especially the first one. Hopefully, we live and learn and close out the next one. One can blindly hope!

I think I have it boxed up with a Cam Mack arrow that I caught in PBA up in the 300 level. I'll dig them up and post pictures of them if I can find them

I want in on this as well and will throw in a Deverel Biggs poster