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Taylor is one of those guys we are guilty of missing every single year. He played a ton last year for a reason - I can count on one hand how many times I've seen a guy play a ton, have a great attitude, and then just sit on the bench the next year. Coaches love him, he's gonna play, and play a lot. Probably start, especially early.

That's something a man named blindCHECK would say.... I'm on to you.

Pretty easy - when you see the recruiting rankings we have built up on this team, with key parts becoming healthy or eligible - it's easy to be optimistic. But if you just see a team who lost starters to transfers and graduation, and young guys transferring also... or our guys we thought would be healthy aren't healthy... Well, you get it.

Sucks to hear. RIP Brian. Great dude

So - can someone explain to me how people are going to jail over this stuff? Just general racketing issues - is that what it is? Because as far as I can tell - these are just NCAA violations - didn't know you could go to jail over that. So is the answer that the US Government has decided that this "scheme" is considered racketeering and that is why people are getting arrested? If so - this rolls so deep it's not even funny. If they're going after college basketball - I'd be purely shocked if they stop here. NCAA Football is a bigger racket than this, x10.

If it isn't - literally fire anyone who draws a paycheck in any relationship to Nebraska Basketball. From janitors to security to Miles to Boehm. Cause we're not getting a good return.

Can someone find a way to freebase this and allow me to put it straight into my veins? Such a vindictive high I'm getting right now.

So, uh...... this is awesome. I hope we get out of this clean.

This is a huge pick-up. I've been calling for a water-bug with the ball for a long time. A dude who can manipulate ball screens and be a threat to score at the rim. His video is awesome. Hate his shooting stroke but I've learned to not care too much about that if it goes in OR they have some superior level of skill elsewhere. Teaming this dude up with Thomas Allen is big time. "Xavier pierces the defense with the dribble drive - Allen floats the the window - Xavier finds him.... GOT IT!!!!"

Tim Miles isn't going anywhere if he even remotely has a decent year. This is about football and football only. SE ran a good, efficient, well ran athletic department. He wasn't present, friendly, was often aloof, and didn't play to the right people. All fine if your football team is playing for conference championships and not losing to Northern Illinois.

That's fine and all - but when you do it every school, I doubt it changes much. We're not the only one who has benefited from/been hurt by transfers. And after you do that I imagine that the rankings wouldn't change much more than a couple spots.

Something I've never understood - and I know it makes me sound and look stupid when I say it - but if you've been hurt for quite some time (as Gill has) - how much different are you physically when trainers and stuff say "oh he's single digit days away" from full participation, then if you just said, he's good to go. I know I'm an idiot. Just something I've always found funny. Like making a senior write a paper on his last day.

I can project with 100% certainty that Copeland will start. You don't get 5-star transfers to come to your school in Nebraska without at least lightly suggesting their "role".

Man... from what I've seen, Kaleb Joseph is pretty dang good. Surprised me to read that.

YUGE

I believe we've respectfully and lovingly debated this before. I disagree to an extent. You have to shoot them to make them. I've been critical of some X's and O's aspects of Miles's offense in the past, specifically with his lack of dribble drive reaction spots. I don't think our guys get to the spots, angles, and visionary windows on the drive that we need to do to get great kick-out 3pt shots. HOWEVER, early in the season last year it looked like some of those things were emphasized in the off-season and fall practices. Unfortunately, they seemed to disappear as B1G play began. I've always personally believed that there are shots that you HAVE TO shoot. When you don't shoot them it seems as if the ball knows its opportunity was wasted, and it becomes a jerk and doesn't work for the next guy. It's a catch-22 and circular though. If you never see guys make them in practices or they seem to statistically be failing as the season is in play, it's hard to justify chucking up 3's. But I believe your guys have to have your confidence as a coach to shoot the shots that have to be shot when the ball is in rhythm. Of course, as Dimes said earlier in this thread - the guys who have left shot 62 for 215 (28.8%). Hopefully we got some addition by subtraction by removing some poor shooters. And then hopefully we gained some... addition... by... addition... (?) with some new guys who can put the ball in the hoop.

You just can't put freshman as Probable, in my humble opinion. But if we are, Nana would flip/flop with Allen for me, personally. I'd come up with a different heading than, "Doubtful." "Legit" is only as useful as the role the coach has defined for them. If Duby can come in and guard opposing bigs and block shots (maybe clean up a few offensive boards and finish) - I'd say he's awfully legit.

Better athlete, but not the strength/mass of Elliot.

Man, I have so many thoughts on this issue.... I feel your pain man. Tough spot to be in as a parent who wants the best for their kid. Unfortunately, with the way youth sports are developing, you almost have to make the decision as a parent for your elementary kid whether or not they have potential to be a college basketball player or (at minimum) at least a varsity high school player. Because why would ever pay thousands of dollars over the span of 10-15 years on a sport if you don't think it will have major career/college impact on them. I would suggest playing a ton with your son, showing him how to organize pick-up games, and getting him into as many low-cost/free YMCA leagues as you can. If he seems to have a lot of potential, skill, and athletic ability... maybe you get him into a select system for late middle school.

No idea. But can someone please photoshop a picture of a Mitsubishi Eclipse driving in front of the sun?

Maybe. Who knows. I think if I was a good team with a good, core philosophy - he'd be a fantastic player to mold. If I was a bad team - I'd take a chance on him because he has all the tools and intangibles to try to be the man - and it'd at least be entertaining to watch lol.

Regardless - I still don't get it. It's not like the information is subjective or hidden. It's all factual, available stuff. Make the decision. Call the schools compliance offices. Get the info.

I really thought TP was quite the dichotomy. Felt he was the reason we were so good Miles's 2nd year - and conversely - a large reason we had such a bad year the next (not the only by any means). But, for the life of me, I cannot figure out why he can't get a true NBA shot. I really think he's a perfect NBA guy, and that there's been many more less talented guys who get shots than TP. Over an 82 game season - with a 48min long game - I think TP would be an incredible second wave line-up guy.

I don't know if this fits in this post - but I have to highly recommend that people start following the fake Greg Eaton twitter profile. I'm dying with every tweet... and I think I'm the only person following him.

“We want to be able to play both spots,” Roby said. “If we play me and Jack at the same time or us two with Isaac, somebody is going to get mismatched somewhere. We’ll be able to take advantage of that.” crazy