Navin R. Johnson

Back to Ohio which is not the name of this song but many think it is.
 
 

Back to Ohio which is not the name of this song but many think it is.
 
 

There is a stigma associated with Nebraska basketball that just never goes away in the minds of many Nebraskans.  Granted, we have not been a great basketball program over the years, but we are not as bad as many think.  I still hear people say how bad Nebraska is or make a joke about Nebraska basketball and everyone joins in and laughs like it is something you are suppose to do in Nebraska.  Some of these people are even kind of fans but have no idea how the team is really playing or the schedule we are up against and so on.  All of this filters down to the kids and they develop the same feelings toward NU hoops.  It is a vicious cycle that never seems to end. Hopefully we can keep the program going in the right direction and things slowly start to change.

There is a stigma associated with Nebraska basketball that just never goes away in the minds of many Nebraskans.  Granted, we have not been a great basketball program over the years, but we are not as bad as many think.  I still hear people say how bad Nebraska is or make a joke about Nebraska basketball and everyone joins in and laughs like it is something you are suppose to do in Nebraska.  Some of these people are even kind of fans but have no idea how the team is really playing or the schedule we are up against and so on.  All of this filters down to the kids and they develop the same feelings toward NU hoops.  It is a vicious cycle that never seems to end. Hopefully we can keep the program going in the right direction and things slowly start to change.

The people I'm talking about are Husker fans, at least in football and volleyball, and are not Creighton fans.  I'm not grouping all Nebraskans in this category and you are right, we do sell out PBA when we are playing well.  My experience comes from outside of Omaha or Lincoln.  I will stand by my statement that many in our state see NU basketball as a failure and a joke and probably will until we are consistently a threat to be a final 4 team.

There is a stigma associated with Nebraska basketball that just never goes away in the minds of many Nebraskans.  Granted, we have not been a great basketball program over the years, but we are not as bad as many think.  I still hear people say how bad Nebraska is or make a joke about Nebraska basketball and everyone joins in and laughs like it is something you are suppose to do in Nebraska.  Some of these people are even kind of fans but have no idea how the team is really playing or the schedule we are up against and so on.  All of this filters down to the kids and they develop the same feelings toward NU hoops.  It is a vicious cycle that never seems to end. Hopefully we can keep the program going in the right direction and things slowly start to change.

I will relay the message.

Debbie still says to pump your brakes.

There is a stigma associated with Nebraska basketball that just never goes away in the minds of many Nebraskans.  Granted, we have not been a great basketball program over the years, but we are not as bad as many think.  I still hear people say how bad Nebraska is or make a joke about Nebraska basketball and everyone joins in and laughs like it is something you are suppose to do in Nebraska.  Some of these people are even kind of fans but have no idea how the team is really playing or the schedule we are up against and so on.  All of this filters down to the kids and they develop the same feelings toward NU hoops.  It is a vicious cycle that never seems to end. Hopefully we can keep the program going in the right direction and things slowly start to change.

Debbie still says to pump your brakes.

The people I'm talking about are Husker fans, at least in football and volleyball, and are not Creighton fans.  I'm not grouping all Nebraskans in this category and you are right, we do sell out PBA when we are playing well.  My experience comes from outside of Omaha or Lincoln.  I will stand by my statement that many in our state see NU basketball as a failure and a joke and probably will until we are consistently a threat to be a final 4 team.

There is a stigma associated with Nebraska basketball that just never goes away in the minds of many Nebraskans.  Granted, we have not been a great basketball program over the years, but we are not as bad as many think.  I still hear people say how bad Nebraska is or make a joke about Nebraska basketball and everyone joins in and laughs like it is something you are suppose to do in Nebraska.  Some of these people are even kind of fans but have no idea how the team is really playing or the schedule we are up against and so on.  All of this filters down to the kids and they develop the same feelings toward NU hoops.  It is a vicious cycle that never seems to end. Hopefully we can keep the program going in the right direction and things slowly start to change.

From England not Indiana.  We need to play more teams from England.
 
 

Duke gets the win but Wake is good.  Looked like a tournament team to me.

Anyone see the Creighton game last night?  I forgot it was on because of course the Husker game was on and when I remembered it was middle of 2nd half so I tapped it and watched it after NU.  Providence won 91-87 in OT and the officials would not call a foul, on anything!  Both teams had fouls to give late into the overtime.  It was like they said "well, we haven't called anything yet, we can't start now"  I also realized that Providence is a bubble team we probably want to lose and Creighton winning helps us.  I just can't root for them.  Traudt hardly plays for them now and they really only play 6 guys with their "big 3" hardly coming off the floor.  It will be interesting to see if they wear down as we hit the home stretch.  Okay, enough about Creighton.

If only the basketball team had to have a .500 record to make the tournament.

Kansas State with a big win over Kansas in OT.

Kansas State with a big win over Kansas in OT.

Good to see he is already beating Omaha affiliations 

We obviously know that all sports teams play better at home rather than on the road. (we really know that so far this year with NUBB)  Is home court advantage in college basketball more important than any other sport?  I believe it is.  I think when you include the crowd being right on you in basketball and being familiar with your court for a skill like shooting the basketball outweighs all other sports.  I also think college kids thrive on that stuff more than the pros so I would put college basketball ahead of the NBA for home court advantage importance.  Baseball fans might argue that the stadium layout could give a home team an advantage over other sports and football fan could argue that the crowds are larger and thus more noise but when you combine them both, I would go with college hoops.  (I don't follow soccer or hockey close enough to make a call there)   What do you think?  (and lets get that tough road win at Maryland this week)

Borrowed this from @hskr4life
 
AP Top 10 teams are now 17-27 (38.6%) this season on the road against unranked opponents. College Basketball is a completely different sport than it has been in the past... 18-19: 73.3% 19-20: 66.1% 20-21: 58.9% 21-22: 61.2% 22-23: 59.8%

Borrowed this from @hskr4life
 
AP Top 10 teams are now 17-27 (38.6%) this season on the road against unranked opponents. College Basketball is a completely different sport than it has been in the past... 18-19: 73.3% 19-20: 66.1% 20-21: 58.9% 21-22: 61.2% 22-23: 59.8%

That'll teach um.

We obviously know that all sports teams play better at home rather than on the road. (we really know that so far this year with NUBB)  Is home court advantage in college basketball more important than any other sport?  I believe it is.  I think when you include the crowd being right on you in basketball and being familiar with your court for a skill like shooting the basketball outweighs all other sports.  I also think college kids thrive on that stuff more than the pros so I would put college basketball ahead of the NBA for home court advantage importance.  Baseball fans might argue that the stadium layout could give a home team an advantage over other sports and football fan could argue that the crowds are larger and thus more noise but when you combine them both, I would go with college hoops.  (I don't follow soccer or hockey close enough to make a call there)   What do you think?  (and lets get that tough road win at Maryland this week)

So, let the Tim Miles to DePaul rumors start up?