Nebrasketball Coaching Hot Board

[jickey moseph]

Why is better in quotes?

Do you seriously believe the Huskers have a better program than the Jays?

If you were talking UNO, then I can “kinda“ see that

Brother I’m a Nebrasketball homer and on a Nebraska board

 

[Papa...Football]

Brother I’m a Nebrasketball homer and on a Nebraska board

Close minded then. Got it

 

[jickey moseph]

Close minded then. Got it

1-0 in the last year against your Pickle Smoochers team, brother.

Math

 

[Quint]

Fred’s first three years at NU were undeniably bad. However, since then, he’s gone 51-34, secured a 3rd-place finish in the Big Ten, and led the team to an NCAA Tournament appearance.

For context, Tim Miles never finished better than 4th in conference play, Doc Sadler at 7th, and Barry Collier at 6th. It’s clear that Fred was/is trending in the right direction.

Will NU shit the bed the rest of the year? Maybe, maybe not. But calling for Fred’s job over this 5-game skid is absurd. Nebraska is the worst P6 team in the history of basketball, and canning a coach who just secured their highest conference finish since 1993 and only their 2nd NCAA appearance since 1998 seems a bit hasty.

While I’m certainly not calling for Hoiberg’s head, I don’t really see last year’s finish as proof he’s got the program trending in the right direction. His roster management has always had the feel of a guy who’s just taking over at a new school. Plug a few holes, to give me some time.

We had some incredible performances down the stretch last year that if repeated this year would have turned four of the last five losses into wins, but it doesn’t appear to have translated to the ’24-25 team with Tominaga and Mast gone. I understand the ‘Let the players make plays’ mindset, but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of structure and it ends up being an equation we fall on the short side of, unless someone has a really hot hand shooting the ball and/or rebounding. We had that last year, haven’t consistently had it this season. To your point, the season’s not over and they could certainly get hot. I’m guessing he’s got to find 8 wins in the remaining 12 games and/or a deep push in the Conference Tournament to get into the NCAA tournament, which looks unlikely right now.

 

[Mr.Bojangles]

1-0 in the last year against your Pickle Smoochers team, brother.

Math

Fair enough but Pickle Smoochers is currently winning. I'd rather have lost to Pickle Smoochers and be winning now.

 

[Southendzonehusker]

Fair enough but Pickle Smoochers is currently winning. I'd rather have lost to Pickle Smoochers and be winning now.

All Pickle Smoochers fans should be banned from this board

 

[Mr.Bojangles]

All Pickle Smoochers fans should be banned from this board

I'm not one. I was just stating a fact.