Dean Smith

When they announced the one-year extension, my son sent me a text that said, "It's like the university doesn't want to be good at basketball." You are correct. It doesn't matter how much confidence Moos has in Miles behind the scenes. This has been handled terribly out in public.

I know this is crazy talk but if they would have let me, I would have spent the rest of my life in college playing basketball. Everybody is always so shocked when a player or coach does something that doesn't seem to make business sense. To some people, it isn't about it being a business but that they love the college game and the experience that goes along with it. I know they are in the great minority but I think some of those people still exist.

I start a thread bemoaning the negativity, immediately followed by numerous negative posts on said thread. Might as well take the thread down.

Perceptions are subjective and I understand, big picture, big picture, big picture. My perception of what is going on right now is that there is more negativity, definitely on this board, surrounding the basketball program right now coming off a 22 win season then Doc’s last year. Perception is one thing, perspective is another.

I think you mistook my admitting to I really have no idea if he can coach a lick for sarcasm. And you mistook the “sour grapes” as well. It was my first reaction reading your first post but after reading your reply I was saying you seemed to be implying that you know things that I do not. When I coached I was able to attend quite a few “closed” practices ranging from Nee to McDermott to Altman to Doc, etc. But I do know if I tried to show up to a practice now I wouldn’t be allowed in, therefore I also assume then you have more pull or connections than I do. I worked for a couple of guys that knew what they were doing and was a head coach for awhile as well. I know that different coaches have different styles and some delegate more than otheres but the head coach has the final say and even if it’s not their call, the final responsibility for everything including in-game adjustments. So maybe we are splitting hairs here but no matter who has what designated job title and responsibilities or whose idea it was, ultimately the responsibility and blame or credit falls to the one with the biggest pay check. So I wasn’t trying to call you out and I had no sentences that ended in a question mark because I wasn’t asking any questions. Your response is written in such a vague way, I can’t really tell which thing I said that you find so hilarious. I really don’t like baseball and follow it not at all so your Erstad reference also went over my head. I take it the Huskers are not doing so well this year. I can say that based on your over reaction, I’m glad I don’t work for you. I’m too old to have that kind of stress in my life.

Again I'm curious to how many practices you've seen since Miles has never really had open practices. And I don't know who you are talking to either. I do know that in-game adjustments are the responsibility of the head coach an not an assistant. Admitting that without knowing these things I have no real idea how you came to this conclusion and my first instinct was to dismiss your opinion as sour grapes. So I'm sticking with I don't know.

Not trying to be provocative, I seriously would like to know how you know he can't coach?

Non-compete clauses are also a thing. You are perfectly within your rights to think LOI's should be eliminated and students would be able to move at any time, but right now this is the system we have and he did sign a legally binding document. What happens in a free market economy when contracts become only suggests and are not legally enforceable?

Why would we be dragged through the mud? We would be the only one of the three parties, NU-Kenya-Xavier that would be holding up their part of a legally binding document. If I was making the call I wouldn't even think about releasing him. Now I'm not even a big enough jerk to pull this one but if he showed up and wouldn't perform you could redshirt him so he would lose a year of eligibility when he left. Now we would deserving of being dragged through the mud if we tried to pull that one.

They just fired their coach so unless worst case scenario that probably means that the staff will be back for two years. After that, there is no job security in the coaching profession.

Eclectic I know. John Lee Hooker Howlin' Wolf Bob Marley Stevie Wonder Sly and the Family Stone Parliament Funkadelic Guy or any of Teddy Riley's New Jack Swing Public Enemy Mighty Mighty Bosstones Citizen Cope Jack Johnson Dispatch/State Radio anything Chadwick Stokes Urmston

Why do you seem angry that some people think Miles is the long-term answer? It's one of those opinion things that can't actually be right or wrong at this point in time.

I can see that but Jordy was starting at the end of last year so I feel he would have been starting at the beginning of this year as what did play out. I also think that our best line up would still have been Roby for Jordy in my scenario, meaning I don't think Jacobsen ever starts. I think he would have gotten early minutes like Jack but would have dropped off as we went to the shorter rotation. I can't see any situation where both Jacobsen and Morrow are getting good minutes at the end of the year. Maybe Jordy does leave and one of them take his minutes but nothing more. If that played out it means we just would have delayed their transfer by one year.

IMO if MJ stays he is sitting next to Jack all season so my opinion is he left to not be a bench warmer. Morrow could have been helpful but he either starts on the bench behind Cope which would not set well with him or he keeps Roby out of the starting line up. Then there is the talk of being a locker room cancer. Call it sour grapes or hindsight, we were better off without both of them.

So maybe we need to care more and hire coaches who have success in the tournament? They would have to want to come here and we could possibly offer a lot of money but if you are at a school that has had lots of success in the tournament why would you want to come to Nebraska?

I'm not quite that old. McDaniel and Livingston graduated in 1985 and 1982.

I know coaches are usually not negative in public about other coaches but I’ve heard publically not only in the media but at clinics and via the grapevine that the vast majority in the coaching profession that have competed against or interacted with Miles have a very high opinion of him as a coach. Meaning if Miles had an agent working the Final Four for him, I would bet he would have some takers. I don’t think he wants to go anywhere knowing he’s got a pretty good gig right here.

Idk but he posted the picture and the GBR in response to some asking him if he was coming back.

You’re being sarcastic aren’t you?

How can you disagree with what I can’t believe? Trust me I know what I can’t believe and this thread is one of them.

I can not believe this is a thread. If Miles isn't here next year it's because he doesn't want to.

I don't understand the boycott or this isn't worth it attitude. Miles is a D1 coach and these are D1 players and you don't get there by not being competitive. "Grinding out wins that mean absolutely nothing." To me that attitude means no wins except the finals mean anything in the end. Again, I'm old school and not looking at this as players using it as a stepping stone to get to some professional league so maybe I don't get it or maybe I'm way off track. To me the benefit is they get to play a game they love to play in a competitive situation. I understand that it will be harder to get yourself in the right mindset to play this game than a first-round NCAA game. But if we weren't in the NIT the players would still be playing but back in Lincoln, so there is no drastic increase in chances to get injured. This is going to be the first year I don't fill out a bracket since I was in junior high. Right now I'm bitter, depressed and just don't care a lick about the NCAA's. I'm sure I will watch some games but I'm also sure it will be the fewest since maybe those junior high days again. Competitors want to compete and if the team is willing to pout like some of us fat old men on this board, then they will struggle next year as well when it comes to hard times when they really need to suck it up and compete. I'm sure they are pissed and depressed tonight but competitors will get up tomorrow and begin the process to compete against Mississippi State. This group of guys really seem to like each other and play for each other. The ball will be thrown up and the players will need to count on their teammates and their teammates will be counting on them. You go out and win as many games as you can one game at a time because god damn it, that's what you do when you are a competitive athlete whether it's the NCAA the NIT or a pickup game at the rec.

You’ve seen One on One haven’t you?

It wouldn’t be the worse thing for Nebraska basketball. That would be a giant sink hole swollowing the Vault whole with the team in it. But losing Cope would be on the not top 10 list for sure.