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7 hours ago, royalfan said:

In regards to Hoiberg, what makes him such an exciting hire to most people here?  I am not saying I wouldn't want him at all.  I possibly just don't see it as quite the home run that others do.  I did just look at his 5 year run at Iowa St.  It was extremely impressive.   Would he be good with player development?  I would think we would get more shooting here than in a long while(not saying much).  Just interested in thoughts from others on why this would be the right guy.  

Only the right hire if he brings along a good staff, we need to make sure we support the team with $$

10 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

 

I've been trying to figure out off and on who you are talking about here and I give up.  Who is this?

Just guessing but Lon Krueger? Bruce Weber, possibly Mike Brey...

it cant be Crean as he hasn’t taken Georgia to a sweet 16. 

Bill’s statement was a joke, but  I don’t think he is the one making this decision anyway.  He has options to fly private, it isn’t ungodly expensive.  My wife and I charter when need be, and the window required to arrange for travel is small.  The the new FAA max shut down has put a strain on air travel, but Moos or admin has zero excuses.  Getting ahold of American Airlines last night took a 45+ minute wait. 

Now, the Fred rumors, my source has been very quiet for the last month, BUT my source was/is someone who is friends with an agent who would have or be involved with the negotiation.  He is the one who told me Fred would rather be in a NBA front office than coach in college. 

1 hour ago, nustudent said:

His retention was statistically no worse than the rest of college basketball

Biggest issue is in game coaching.  However, retention is big because of the types of guys he loses. He isn’t losing guys because they aren’t getting good minutes, White, Jacobsen, Morrow....  

14 hours ago, nustudent said:

Our schedule has been tougher under MIles than with Doc.   Never debated that.   It's a fact.   I just have to weigh it with other facts though.   Facts like having a significantly worse record.   Facts like having significantly better resources.  Facts like having some very bad non-con losses. The credit I give him for playing a tougher schedule is negated by some of the other factors. 

I certainly don't think he is any worse than Doc/Collier.   But I don't view his tenure as being supremely better than Doc or Collier either.  

Agree completely...  like results with much better administration support like the practice facility and arena as well as a much larger salary pool for assistants. 

IMO, and from the people I speak too, Hoiberg is still not an option. 

IMO, I want a coach who can win on the dry erase board during a game and develop guys, then I want to give him a bucket of cash to hire assistants with A+ recruiting acumen. 

Would i gauge Lue’s interest, sure, but I feel the same about him as I do Hoiberg.  I think he’s NBA bound. 

The list of possible coaches should be long. 

1 hour ago, HB said:

Except he is.   And there are reasons why. 

Yes, good reasons.  Moos, IMO is more temporary than long term, and the “issues”.  Hence while Miles indicated if he were to be fired it may not be from Moos. 

If you are paying 4 million, you have to consider Will Wade. 

Also, when you give enough for buildings to have your name, you don’t have to bite your tongue.  All fans are entitled to an opinion. 

I really liked Doc, I think he always fought uphill battle with staff $ and facilities. 

3 hours ago, HoiBall said:

 

Sure, because I'm the only guy in this world that doesn't think Miles is a good coach and has done things to alienate the administration and look overly selfish. Because I'm the only person in the world criticizing not only his ridiculous self serving appearance on a joke of a podcast, but also the fact that he is a marginal basketball coach at best and has never proven to be otherwise.

 

Get outside of your world, see it from some different angles and accept that the world might exist a little differently than you see it.

 

Because on this board we all have to think the same.

 

Also, I'm not just saying Fred is a target. I'm saying I have sources that think he will be Nebraska's next coach. Very different.

I think your TO comment was a reach. 

I’m not so certain I look at the roster and potential roster and see a 20 win team....  is it a given Roby returns? Who else transfers or leaves.  Honestly, it shouldn’t feel like in year 7 you need another 5. I’m yesr 7 you’d hope when someone goes down you have enough guys in the program to fill the role. 

Just not where I’d hope to be in year 7. 

1 hour ago, HoiBall said:

 

Weird, I posted the same article on Sunday one page back

@hhcmatt

lol.  His post was about my source saying he’d rather be front office than college coach. Of course, most talk to reporters on record is to cast a large net so you have. A large market. Anyway. 

3 hours ago, nustudent said:

This is why I never bought that narrative that he would leave for another job if we have success this year.   If he supposedly had other P5 offers like he said and turned them down when he's on the 'hot seat' here, he's not going to turn them down when he gets an extension.  MIles wants to be here and we pay him very well.

I think a lot of this, and everything that’s been publicly said is for leverage, by either party.  Their are people who will speak off the record.  I’m not so certain making the dance would save him.  Ive heard it would take a tourney win, that was pre Copeland injury.  Not so certain that changed. 

2 hours ago, HB said:

 

Really recommend a listen if you have the time.   Candid.    Interesting snippet where Miles suggests there are other(s) in the administration who don't want him to be coach (beyond Moos).    He is also quite direct about the impact of only getting a one year extension last year.    There were many on here who were trying to dress that pig up and call it a swan, but coach was quite explicit in explaining the meaning of that.   Pretty fascinating conversation.  Funny take at the end where he says "with my luck we'll get in, win a first 4 game and everyone will say it doesn't  count".  Goodman follows up with "and you get fired anyway".   Family stuff was powerful.  

Goodman was on the Podcast (Parrish) I believe with Norlander.  I wish Tim all the best.  I hope he gets on and wins one no matter what one that is.  

3 hours ago, SkerBall said:

 

Your sources say Hoiberg not an option? Mine say differently

My source is good friends of someone who would be negotiating the deal. Fred would prefer an NBA front office job to coaching in college again. 

5 minutes ago, HB said:

 

I'm guessing my friends are a helluva lot closer to Tim Miles and what he is thinking about Nebraska than yours.   In fact I know it.   But I'm not gonna disappear for a couple of years, come around when things turn to shit, claim I've been silently supporting the team all along as a big fan, and then throw some obvious stuff out there and claim I have all this wonderful sources.    Big time poser.   

lol.  I’m not the one that’s a poser.  Can you verify Miles couldn’t even remember a players name as a freshman on day one of a practice?  Can you verify the issues off the court?  My sources on Hoiberg are beyond solid.  Like I said, enjoy the mountain west.

20 minutes ago, HB said:

 

My source says yours is full of shit. 

 Same source that said his players like him about as much as.... well you know the rumors.  I’m guessing your source would disagree with what the Goodman, Norlander, Parrish podcast?

bye Felicia....  back to the mountain west....

On 2/15/2019 at 12:44 PM, SkerBall said:

Once you put the name out there, if that person is not hired everyone freaks out and you're labeled multiple different ways. I'm not naive and know that nothing is finalized and there's still a ways to go in the process. I'm sure this person is not the only one we are looking at. However, there seems to be mutual interest which shocked me.

 

My sources are in no way tied to UNL, but to the coach. So they would have no reason to care or talk about the possibility of this person coming to UNL. They were somewhat shocked initially to hear this, however when you think of the possible connections, Nebraska's facilities, and the money we are able to throw at the coach and the program you can kind of start to talk yourself into it being possible.

 

I just wanted to let people know that it looks like Moos is not settling for someone like TJ Otzelberger, or at least until he's turned down by one of the hottest names out there right now. That name, as shocking to me as it was when I heard it, seems to have mutual interest from what I'm hearing.

The names I hear most talked about is Musselman. 

That being said, I was told from a source(not named Barnes) that Hoiberg isn’t an option, this person is close to Hoiberg.) Then the list goes from there.  I’d be shocked if it was a true “mid major” guy like we’ve done in the past.  

*Im happy we’ve found ways to win the last two.  Beyond how the season has unfolded, parts of the last 6 years all wrapped in to one.  I don’t think Miles stays here regardless.  I don’t think he’s very happy with his situation and even before the season started, especially after that Norlander Parrish Podcast her either be let go or he’d parlay this season with a new gig.  My source, he just isn’t happy.

3 hours ago, royalfan said:

 

He plays a winning brand of basketball.  That is what I want.  

Im confused at the thought of him.  Didn’t win enough in Champagne.  

39 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

 

He has Power 5 experience

So does Dawkins....  He coached at Stanford for quite a few years and had modest success. 

2 hours ago, hhcmatt said:

 

Sampson doesn't belong in this mid-major grouping you have here. All three coaches here are in the American, btw.

Why doesn’t he belong? 

I think Nebraska needs someone who has recruited at a power 5 level followed by being a great in game coach.  I wouldn’t be surprised if it ended up being someone like Dawkins. Of course we would likely have to get plenty of “no’s” before we get to someone who says yes. I don’t want to go the mid major route unless you are talking Marshall, Sampson, etc. Those established relationships with areas and aau/hs are important. 

3 hours ago, Jugular said:

 

 

David Anwar....

im not quite that tan, but I did just get back from Hawaii. 

On 2/4/2019 at 9:52 PM, Jugular said:

 

Still not answering the question about where you were last year. I have no problem with your opinion on Tim. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I’d guess most everyone would agree with that.  The problem is your dick move of coming back on here to gloat and beat your drum when you crawled in a hole last year like a coward. Again, shows a lot about your character that you are happy someone is failing.

I answered, I was at the games cheering on the team. As I stated then, Tim has improved the program, I like him as a person.  The program has also improved itself, the practice facility, the arena, the conference, hell even the assistants pool.  Go look at the money Sadler had for assistants and his assistants. This year should Tek you everything that was thought about the conference was accurate. I thought the program has had the wrong guy the past two years to lead this to further than where Tim brought us. 

9 minutes ago, HB said:

 

So where were you last year when won 22 and went 13-5 in league?   That's the point, not your ultimate opinion that Miles should be fired.    Easy to come on here now and dance on people's graves and gloat about your brilliance.   Anyway, thanks for the news flash that Hoiberg isn't coming here.   Wow.  Brilliant.   No one has posted that over the last month.  What insight.   Thank god for all of your inside connections or we wouldn't know that, Mr. Obvious.    Next thing you'll tell us is that Lue and Altman aren't coming here.  

You can cheer for the team while still thinking we have the wrong coach at the current time at the helm.  I watched them beat Michigan at home and nearly lose to Illinois if not for a crazy shot at the buzzer to take it to OT.  Last year was what you’d call a success?  Getting bounced in the opening round of the NIT? A down year in the conference with not one quad one win and a weak conference schedule....  

please tell me in year 7 we have an identity, we have a system in place that is well executed.  That in year 7 we have a deep bench who can come in and execute.  Please tell me how many high school, hell even juco recruits Miles has signed who have exhausted their eligibility here.  

Again, sing “I will go down with this ship” on the Miles bandwagon.