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I'm unsure how it can be more physical then it is now. I simply believe they are taking the awesome athleticism away from the game and are replacing it with physicality.

Yeah, I am with the fans that were there at the time. Also, it was sort of a "unique" situation. A situation that could have gotten the football program in a little hot water. Prior to the late game chants and fanfare, Raiola was sitting in a suite. That suite is oftentimes occupied by ummm, football ahhh, dignitaries. Cameras caught him, which drew cheers from some of the crowd. BUT, here is the kicker, he was supposedly here on a social visit, and other than his uncle, he could not be contacted by staff. Hmmm, what to do. Sooo, they left the suite and had to be paraded through the crowd; past the students, behind our bench and in front of our basketball recruit. Talk about an embarrassingly bad plan. Oh well, both are gonzo now. Twice jilted by Raiola. Hope his uncle turns our offensive line into something special, a unit his nephew will envy down the road. But what were the fans supposed to do? Ignore him? I guess the basketball staff could have had our dude walk up and down the sideline and throw the bones. That likely would have elicited cheers as well.

Jack Moore, followed by Dave Hoppen. Jerry Fort was pretty special as well.

Hmm...just a quick search later... When someone is "blowing smoke up your arse" today, it is a figure of speech that means that one person is complimenting another, insincerely most of the time, in order to inflate the ego of the individual being flattered. Back in the late 1700s, however, doctors literally blew smoke up people's rectums. Believe it or not, it was a general mainstream medical procedure used to, among many other things, resuscitate people who were otherwise presumed dead. In fact, it was such a commonly used resuscitation method for drowning victims particularly, that the equipment used in this procedure was hung alongside certain major waterways, such as along the River Thames (equipment courtesy of the Royal Humane Society

In other news, Coach Rhule was at the Kenny Chesney concert tonight...along with a packed house of patrons.

A new article via the LJS...A few noteworthy takes such as to who he looks forward to defending (hinting on a position) his rehab hopes and also a little info on Keisei. Enjoy: https://huskerextra.com/news/basketball/mens-basketball/why-josiah-allick-sees-transfer-to-nebraska-basketball-as-more-than-a-homecoming/article_7921dcce-f0d4-11ed-9115-2340dcc885e1.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

Agree.

I sort of think that the line-up that starts the season will not be the line-up that starts conference play. I am anxious to see the posturing start.

Oh yeah...Ryan Anderson... "We all know I can get crazy sometimes,” Sadler said. “But I can promise all of (the newcomers) there’s not anybody that had the direct wrath that Ryan and Sek had as freshmen.”

Hmm, well heck, he was yelling at some freshman. Now I have no clue who it was. Crap.

Idk...he was really tough on Jason Dourisseau as well. He had him crying one day. Doc was begging him to quit. To Jason's credit, he worked through it. Danny Nee would go postal on D Owen's as well. He would make him stand on the sideline holding weights straight out. Sort of Full Metal Jacket punishment.

From Brian Christopherson via 247 Sports Of course you look at what other puzzle pieces are on the table. Can you see the picture they could make? "That's honestly a really big part of it," Josiah Allick said on Sunday as he discussed his decision to finish his college hoops career at Nebraska. While a player could just think about where he might go to best stack up individual stats, the real fun comes in contributing to a winning product, no? Yes. It comes in being part of a team with chemistry where your best work feeds off the other guy's best work, and his off yours. Whatever a program offers you as far as potential scoring opportunity, "If you don't have players around you who you feel are going to compete or play the right way or be unselfish ... then none of that really matters," said the 6-8 forward Allick. "You might be able to get some numbers but you're not going to see it in a way that matters." When Allick looked at the pieces Fred Hoiberg and his staff have been putting together this offseason, he could see the picture coaches had for this Husker squad that will try to start building a bond over these summer months. He names off transfer additions Rienk Mast, Brice Williams and what seems the growing possibility of a Keisei Tominaga return. "They also got (Ahron) Ulis and have that point guard spot secured. I really felt comfortable with just the type of guys they have coming in," Allick said. "Because none of those guys were just really like high-volume, just jack-it-up guys. And I felt like obviously having three upperclassmen transfers, there's going to be that molding process of coming together and whatnot. But I really feel like those guys and just my play style would fit well." Allick hadn't yet made a public commitment when James Ulis spoke of his son Ahron's decision to pick the Huskers, but James said they also spent a fair amount of conversation with Nebraska's staff discussing the roster construction. "It's not like it's about him getting the most shots. He wants to win..." James said of Ahron Ulis, the 6-3 transfer from Iowa. "I just think the roster's a good fit. We've got good shooters around him. There's a guy coming in [Mast] that's 6-9 that can shoot the ball. Ahron's a point guard first. A pass-first point guard. But he also can score, which he has shown." The Huskers still have two open scholarship spaces after having added four transfers so far in Ulis, Allick, Mast and Williams. A couple of the new parts weren't known yet when Mast committed, but the transfer from Bradley was looking forward to growing with new teammates. "I kind of know my own character and I get along with a lot of guys," Mast said then. "If you have that mutual love of the game of basketball, you'll be fine. You'll get along." Hoiberg's staff found players with winning college pedigrees in last year's portal additions, and you can see a similar formula with this group of newcomers. – Mast was just part of a Bradley team that won its first Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title since 1996 and finished 25-10. – Williams was on a roll late in leading Charlotte to the CBI title, with the 6-7 guard winning MVP honors in that tournament. – Allick, who has started 84 games at the college level, was on a New Mexico team that won 22 games and was in the NIT. Prior to that he was on a Missouri-Kansas City squad that had its highest win total in 30 years. – Ulis started 27 of 32 teams for an Iowa team that was in the NCAA Tournament. "And obviously they have upperclassmen, experienced players coming back as well that's going to keep it competitive," Allick said. "Like C.J. Wilcher, Juwan Gary and Blaise Keita. From that side of it, it's not like there's a guaranteed starting spot. I know that I'm going to have to work for it and it's going to be competitive trying to earn those spots. It also just means that there's a lot of options for doing versatile lineups." Showing up understanding starting spots aren't in anybody's pocket is appealing to someone with Allick's competitive mindset. "Just knowing that guys are going to have to be getting after it in practice and establishing themselves as productive reliable guys and coming together, I think that's really good just for getting the team prepared in the early season."

Thought DW would have made that list.

Yeah...we still have five players not yet on campus. We have a lot of work and posturing that needs to take place before a rotation becomes reality. The best thing going for us will be our trip to Spain and the practices that go with it. I hope that Tominaga comes back. That would be a gigantic hole that will be difficult to overcome. I will add this. Our player development seems to have been much improved this past off-season. Skills were improved and that should provide hope for this coming season. What gives me pause is: (1) Will Keisei be back (2) Will Blaise be healthy (3) Will Josiah be healthy (4) Will CJ finally get it (5) Will the team bond (6) Can we maintain the defensive identity that we had last year (7) Who will be our team leader(s) (8) Will we be able to overcome any adversity that may come our way

I am retired; but have a part-time gig that provides some insider information. WB worked hard for his recovery and to build his skills. He never fully recovered his springs which hindered his performance. I simply believe he was undervalued. I really believed that with an off-season free of injury, we would see an improved product on the court. But like you, I base that on his reputation, in part. Hey we move on. Players come and go and I simply saw him as a complimentary piece of the puzzle that I thought could help us turn the corner. He had his faults, but again, others have faults as well. We move on.

I will put a slightly different spin on it. Maryland is not a "hot" team per se. They are good team. Good teams play hard, are consistent and their offense, defense an pitching are complementary. They win, and when they have an uncommonly bad outing, they come out with fire in their eyes the following game. Right now, we are a frustrating team. We never know if our pitching or offense will consistently show up and we make mistakes in pressure situations. We can look soooo good, and then we lay an egg. We lack focus and most likely leadership.

Because you said, "won't really have the same role at all" That sounded as if you had inside information. Both are/were point guards in their respective offenses last year; both are taller and stronger then most college point guards; both are slashers rather than perimeter scorers and both have the ability to switch on defense. I truly thought you had inside information that you could elaborate on. My bad.

Do tell? What is the coaching staff plan for him? Interesting to get an insiders point of view.

Yeah, wait until you get old and touched...

Nope. He is a 2 or 3. But then again, we are positionless, correct?

...and Josiah is fully recovered from his surgery.

I don't believe Isaiah was a "Junior". His dad was Roderick Roby.

Nope. Not that it matters. I liked him because I viewed him as a tough mother. He seemed willing to do the dirty work that few appreciate. He had bad wheels that he worked to overcome. He had a good left hand around the basket and good hands. He was criticized for his clumsiness which is fair. He was criticized for his outside shot...but he apparently was greenlighted by someone. I just think more highly of him than many of my brethren, and for that, I do not apologize.

Bobby Knight once said, paraphrasing, that you teach/coach effort by sitting a kids ass on the bench. He will soon learn that the only way he will play is by giving effort.