I used to see him at the Husker basketball games back when he was a student there. I’m sure he’d be fine for us to pay big dollars for a homerun hire to help us get that elusive NCAA Tournament win.
I don’t see us shelling out that kind of money either. I hope they’re willing to pay that much for a big name hire, but I’m not going to hold my breath.
I believe Matta made roughly $3.39 million his last year at Ohio St. We may have to pay him closer to $4 million.
Matta is my #1a choice, with Hoiberg a very close #1b.
Does anyone have an extra $25 million sitting around that they can offer up as a one time bonus to any coach that can win Nebraska our first NCAA tournament game? That might entice a bigger name coach to come here.
I’d do it if I had the cash but I’m currently broke.
My top choices would be Thad Matta or Kelvin Sampson. One other potential name I would at least look at would be Mark Gottfried. He’s a coach that has won on a higher level.