HuscurAdam

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It's clear Coach Farokhmanesh can recruit!

Considering how many one-possession games we lost this year, we probably win 3 more games if J Law is on the roster.

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Once a Husker, always a Husker...

Teams will still have 13 - 15 guys on their roster. You really need that many just to run practice. You have to be able to run 5 on 5, plus another 3 or 4 guys for potential injuries/attrition. I do agree that just about all of the money will go to the top 3, then next five on almost every roster. The bottom 5 -7 guys would be scholarship only/walk-on types.

Don't discount Bolis. Personally, I think he will end up being the best of the 3 redshirts, and not becuase the other two are bad.

I'm guessing Creighton here. Fits what they like in a rim-running big and a good, mobile shot blocker for their drop defense.

I think fit will be a factor if the money is close. But if there is a large gap in the dollars, they will (rightly) follow the money. Most players won't have the opportunity to get that kind of money playing basketball ever again.

He needs to play or he's going to transfer.

I think this is probably where most of the disconnect lies. There are two different camps of fans between those that give Fred judge Fred based on his “full body of work” and those that give him grace for the first three years. While I am in the latter camp, I certainly understand why others would be in the former. There are valid arguments both ways and I don’t think it is that important to bridge the gap because ultimately both camps want to see success for the program. I will just agree to disagree on the point; no hard feelings. Personally, I don’t consider Fred’s first three years much at all, and that probably puts me on the extreme even among those that give him grace. In my mind, Fred inherited nothing to build from and had to hastily throw together his first roster, then Covid struck, then had a disastrous season in what should have been a breakout year. However, after that season he recognized what was not working and implemented a complete program reset. Since then, we have had the best 3 year stretch in the past 30 years. Even this season, which was an “abject failure,” found us on the bubble until the last game of the season. The way I look at it is…if we hired a coach 3 years ago, and he produced these results, would I want him fired? For me the answer isn’t just no, but heck no. I expect to see progress, but understand progress isn’t always linear. For those that say his record is what it is, it’s not good enough, and we should move on…I can’t argue with that. Frankly, if I wasn’t willing to overlook those first 3 years (right or wrong), I would absolutely agree with you.

Another way to look at it is Nebrasketball, a historically downtrodden program, was 2 baskets away from making the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row (which hasn't been done in 30+ years). Meanwhile, NU football, a blue-blood and historical powerhouse, whose winning record was also due to beating non-con patsies, went 3-6 in conference, didn't beat a team with a winning B1G record, and was light years from making the CFP. There isn't any sugar-coating the fact this basketball season was an utter disappointment. But it was still a better season than football managed. The only reason it may not seem so is because making a bowl game is a *very* low bar to clear.

Hopefully Dix and Sandfort don't like the new coach at Iowa.

If any of those donors really do like Fred, they should write that check now for NIL and give him the chance to be successful. Otherwise, our roster talent will end up similar to this year's (or worse!) and he's a dead man walking.