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Hey everyone, I am writing a story for a journalism class about how fan sites such as this one, Hail Varsity, Huskers Online, etc... are becoming the popular way to gather Husker news instead of traditional journalism. If anyone is willing to talk, I could use the voices. This wont be published anywhere, just need the grade. Appreciate it, Patrick.

If I remember, I would like to post a daily topic that drums up some more conversation. I know I am not one of the veterans on the board, but I'd like to think I have a good knowledge of Nebraska Basketball, and college basketball as a whole. The first one topic I was thinking of was the depth at the PG position. Tim has already mentioned that he has a group of six guys that he would play against anyone. That list includes two point guards, Benny Parker and Tai Webster. Beyond those two, lets not forget that true freshmen, Train Smith, is also a big time player, and it would seem that he can contribute right away. He may be set back because of that illness, but I would imagine that he is working hard every day in order to get some minutes this year. The thing that I like most about the depth is that each guy has a different speciality. If Nebraska is playing a team like Indiana, then Benny Parker is a great matchup against a guy like Yogi Ferrell. Yogi is explosive and can shoot from any where on the court, but with Benny on him, his job becomes a lot harder. In a game against a team that has a more defensive oriented point guard, the Huskers can then throw Tai Webster out there to balance out the defense and offense. While we havent seen much of Smith, it seems like he is a two way player that can do a little of both. Since he wasn't in "Miles' 6", I can't imagine that he will get starter minutes, but it is possible that he could get good minutes. Webster is versatile and can play the 2, so if that situation ever needs to happen, Smith or Parker could be on the floor with Webster, depending on the match ups, foul situation, and things like that. Thoughts?

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I think he is more than capable of knocking it down, but that is not where he will make his name. Ed will use his talents to score in the post.

If he gets even better at ball handling, he just becomes an even bigger threat. With the length of his arms, and body size, driving from the wing to the basket would be very hard to stop.

I would expect to see the offensive rebound numbers rise with him on the court.

He CAN play right away, I think the bigger issue will be the people that are currently on the team, and if they stay or go.

Aaron Gordon is a good comparison, however, there are big differences between them. Aaron Gordon is more of an athletic player who uses his jumping ability to score points and block shots. Morrow uses his strength and arm length to muscle guys up. Honestly, I cant think of an exact comparison. He is a unique player.

Today, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, were able to secure a commitment from a 4-star power forward thats plays for Simeon Career Academy, in Chicago, Illinois. The same high school that produced Ben Wilson, Derrick Rose, Jabari Parker, and a plethora of other stars from the city. While everyone is excited that Nebrasketball landed a 4-star recruit, I am here to take my excitement to the next level. Ed Morrow is not only an excellent player, but he is a game changing player. I follow Chicago high school basketball very closely, and I have never seen the toughness that I have seen out of Morrow. I think that he has the potential, maybe not to the highest degree, but to make an impact at Nebraska, similar to the impact that Anthony Davis made at Kentucky. Davis was only highly touted as a senior, and made his impact felt while a senior, and at UK, and now as a member of the New Orleans Pelicans. Where I see the biggest comparison is Morrow is not going to come in and dominate the scoring column. That will be left to guys like Terran, Walter and Andrew White. Morrow is going to bring the toughness that the Huskers have been looking for down low. He is 6'7", but his wing span makes him a virtual 7 footer. Morrow will make it extremely difficult for opposing teams to get anything down low. On the offensive side of the ball, Morrow will use his toughness, big body, and long arms to get to the basket with ease. He can score over anyone and finish at the rim with the best of them. Bottom line, this is a guy that can come in and play right away. He is Big ten ready right now, and will only get better this season while playing with one of the best high school basketball programs in the country.

Going to be such a fun year in 2014-2015, can't wait!

Got my student tickets. Look forward to the season!

I was talking to Brian Rosenthal on Saturday while shadowing Brian Christopherson, from the Lincoln Journal Star, at the Spring Game, and he thinks that the Huskers will land Ayegba Abraham, the transfer from Georgetown. Kenya Hunter most likely a major player in this.

I actually wrote that story, glad someone found it. Didn't want to post that on my own.

Does this board have a bracket challenge?

I told him that I was going to get opinions from message boards when we had that meeting yesterday.

These comments are just going to make up the last page or two in the back of the book. He wants as much fan reaction as possible. Whole class is helping out.

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Expecting record number of students per Rosenthal. http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/life-in-the-red/no-standing-room-tickets-for-sunday-hoops/article_9bbb82be-a631-11e3-9f70-0019bb2963f4.html

For anyone wondering, the one that is second from the right says Hoosiers not Huskers. Was a lot of talk on Twitter earlier that it was a Nebraska jersey.

what the atmosphere will be like on Sunday. Ive been reading tweets and posts on messages posts and I think this could be the craziest game in Nebrasketball history. People will be standing the whole time, the game will be over capacity, people are talking about brining noise makers and flags. It's obvious that this game is going to be loud, but I still cant fully wrap my head around it all. Should be amazing.

Here are some opinions from Badgers fans on how to beat Wisconsin: "I'm in the camp of hopeful, but not confident. Nebraska likely has a lot more on the line than we will on Sunday (first round BTT bye & NCAA bubble), but that can be both a motivator and a stressor -- UW should be comparatively loose, but they do have NCAA seeding to play for. I love that Nebraska has made a big commitment to hoops with the Taj Mahusker arena and that fan support seems to be escalating. However, I don't believe this fanbase will be too intimidated by the gaudy home record -- UW is a good road team, having lost only twice (@ MN & IN) and beaten some really good teams too (@ Virginia, Mich, and Iowa - could include UWGB in that list, too). What's more intimidating is that Nebraska has a good team capable of beating anyone, including Sparty at the Breslin Center. UW can't expect its B-game will be good enough if Neb brings its A-game. I like our chances if UW's A-game shows up, though -- sorry if that's perceived as a slight, but I don't think we're equals quite yet." "Honestly I have only seen the Huskers play for a few minutes this year so know very little about their strengths, but in the Badgers losses/close games these three seemed to be factors: 1) Opponents ability to defend the perimeter (or a Badger team that is cold beyond the arc) 2) Have guards that can penetrate and score 3) Hope the Badgers have the flu and come out lacking energy" "Wisconsin's interior defense has been suspect for much of the year -- several games have featured the opponent scoring a huge percentage of their points in the paint, so pound it inside. The defensive philosophy is to make the other team shoot long twos -- the keep-the-other-team-from-trying-open-3s part of that philosophy has been way more successful than the keep'em-out-of-the-lane part. Guarding the Badgers is tough -- the scoring is very balanced among the top 6 guys. When UW gets into trouble, it's when they start becoming too perimeter-oriented. If you can keep Kaminsky and Hayes from getting good looks in the low post, that's a good start. We will be our trademark patient selves and we don't mind using 30 seconds of clock if we need to. You'll also know you're somewhat successful if Traevon Jackson is taking a lot of shots -- he's the go-to guy when nothing else is available (maybe go-to guy is not the right term - he's the one that takes it upon himself to create -- sometimes Dekker will do this, but it's usually Jackson)."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2014/03/02/usa-today-sports-ncaa-tournament-bracketology/5944741/ At this point Huskers are guaranteed no worse than a tie for 6th place. One more Indiana loss would give the Huskers at least sole possession of 6th.

Polls came out today, Wisconsin at #9 in the AP Poll and 14th in the coaches. Expecting an amazing environment on Sunday, can't wait! http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/polls/

That would be a really cool event, I know that I would be there.