HuskerFever

This may be a little sunshine pumping, but I am honestly convinced that this is just the beginning of something bigger than where we're at now. I've had my fair share of eternal "realism" with Nebraska basketball, but somehow this just feels different. My biggest gripe has been that we've never been able to find continuity and build upon our successes (or small wins some years) year-in and year-out. We lose out due to coaching changes, support staff/assistant coaching changes, transfers, injuries, etc. We make the tournament and then drop off a cliff the next year. But this year we found ourselves with very minor injuries, our team gelled more than other years, we put a competitive product on the court, and we found a way to fight through roster management (sitting former starters, Jordy asking to leave, etc.), real world/political issues, Miles on the hot seat for 75% of the season, and dealing with the schedule we were dealt (the most 1-day recovery games). Things didn't pan out this year, but that has to put a real bitter taste in our team's mouths. That just might be the recipe we needed for longer term success. We may find that 90% of our roster sticks together next season, we come back with even more to prove, and we start building something that will start to be self-sustaining for the long term. Had we slid into this tournament it could've been a rinse-and-repeat 2014 year where we wait another 4 years for another change at an at-large bid. This is just the beginning, folks. Let's build on this year and turn this thing into something that can set us up for more exciting years to come.

It might be a good time to give a soft bump to this thread. No more messing around with our scheduling. Let's get back at it.

This doesn't fix anything. But the best thing we can hope for is: 1. The Big Ten dominates the tournament 2. The FBI case concludes and those teams get punished

We didn't get in. Fine. But I will never forget how unsupportive the Big Ten and BTN were this season. Unforgettable.

Yeah, this is not a Rasmussen thing. The way we were going to get in we're if they valued end-of-season performance, didn't listen to the media about how down the Big Ten was, and actually watched our games to see that not only we can compete but that teams like Wisconsin and Maryland aren't going to roll over and die like Ole Miss and Cal do.

I remember my first angry new thread post.

I'll be the first to admit that my initial reaction is very salty. Not because we didn't get in. But how do you put in some of that teams that had no success in the 2018 calendar year? That's pathetic.

And yet Oklahoma will get the win and reclaim themselves as the greatest team in the Big 12.

For what it's worth.

I think I took the lead on it the last couple of times. I can't handle it unless there's any objections.

We've tended to do a Yahoo bracket the last couple of years. But I'm sure the board is open to whatever.

It depends what bracketologist you talk to.

On a side note...we just hit 100 pages on this thread

Only two more hours...

Arizona. But that's not going to happen.

As if things we're thinking enough...

Does this count as a Quadrant 1 win?

Lunardi still would have put Iowa State ahead of us.

Good call. I'll make it one.

So the timing of the public release of the FBI investigation on college basketball was quite interesting. But nothing has really picked up from that point. Once all is said and done and the NCAA finally steps in, how do you think this year's March Madness will shake up? Will we be left without an official champion again? How many teams will we see have Final Four* appearances? How does this impact the teams that were left on the dark side of the bubble? Only time will tell.

I think BTN and the Big Ten is partially to blame as well.

Here's an article on that play. It was a Kansas high schooler: https://sports.yahoo.com/kansas-high-school-player-commits-dirtiest-foul-year-breakaway-dunk-165356807.html

Heck, I'd even take a #3/#14 matchup with Xavier at this point.

One can dream.

Seems a little late to start campaigning for a bid.