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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.

I could not disagree with this statement more! Without Brice and Juwan, this roster would not be remotely competitive in the A10. The fact that Fred coached *this* roster to within a couple of baskets or missed calls from the NCAA tournament is nothing short of a miracle.

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The most Nebrasketball thing ever would be to thump OSU on the road then pee our NCAA chances down our leg at home against Iowa, so... Corn 69 Nuts 62 3 players with no TOs

Rigsby had more 3s against us than he had in all other B1G games combined this season...because OF COURSE he did.

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It's probably a good sign that he might be back for Michigan if he stayed home from this trip to get treatment.

Because Nebrasketball.

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It would have mattered to *some* people if NW would have thrown one in at the buzzer.

BREAKING: Video of Fred Hoiberg's halftime speech just leaked...

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They may all miss the tournament, but I'm sure they enjoy cashing those WF NIL checks. I hope it was worth it for them.

"Directly" is doing a lot of work here. Margin of victory is baked into the efficiency numbers so it makes a huge difference without being a stand-alone data point.

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I would agree with this, except for the fact the officiating is so atrocious at times they create fouls out of whole cloth.

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I think you're overlooking VCU's stellar 10-1 Q4 record

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