Baseball Official 2025 Nebraska Cardiac Beaver Slayers Baseball Thread - (33-29) - BACK TO BACK BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

[PonyBoy]

I’d consider 2023 and this year a bad year because we had pretty high expectations and didn’t meet them but those teams did have some good players.

Tough crowd continues.

If making regionals is a bad year, then Dannen better get off his ass and hire a new coach while announcing a new stadium, tripling the budget, guaranteeing 34 full scholarships & asking 1890 to earmark $2.5M/year...

....because there isn't a coach in America that will accept the Nebraska job with expectations of regionals being a bad year with our current athletic department (lack of) support and next to non-existent NIL with facilities 20 years old.

1. Texas A&M <--- no post-season
2. Virginia <--- no post-season & coach leaves for SEC, NIL, fan base, facilities
3. LSU advanced to Supers (#6 overall seed)
4. Tennessee advanced to Supers (#14 overall seed, either them or Arkansas makes Omaha)
5. Arkansas advanced to Supers (#3 overall seed, either them or Tennessee makes Omaha
6. North Carolina advanced to Supers (#5 overall seed)
7. Oregon State advanced to Supers (#8 overall seed)
8. Georgia <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#7 overall seed)
9. Florida State advanced to Supers (#9 overall seed, either them or Oregon State advances to Omaha)
10. Florida <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
11. Duke <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
12. Oregon <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#12 overall seed)
13. North Carolina State <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
14. Wake Forest <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
15. Clemson <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#11 overall seed)
16. Vanderbilt <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#1 overall seed)
17. Oklahoma State <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
18. Mississippi State <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
19. Tejas <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#2 overall seed)
20. Dallas Baptist <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
21. Arizona advanced to Supers
22. UC Santa Barbara <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
23. TCU <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
24. Nebraska <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
25. Troy <--- no post-season

 

[nscottie]

Tough crowd continues.

If making regionals is a bad year, then Dannen better get off his ass and hire a new coach while announcing a new stadium, tripling the budget, guaranteeing 34 full scholarships & asking 1890 to earmark $2.5M/year...

....because there isn't a coach in America that will accept the Nebraska job with expectations of regionals being a bad year with our current athletic department (lack of) support and next to non-existent NIL with facilities 20 years old.

1. Texas A&M <--- no post-season
2. Virginia <--- no post-season & coach leaves for SEC, NIL, fan base, facilities
3. LSU advanced to Supers (#6 overall seed)
4. Tennessee advanced to Supers (#14 overall seed, either them or Arkansas makes Omaha)
5. Arkansas advanced to Supers (#3 overall seed, either them or Tennessee makes Omaha
6. North Carolina advanced to Supers (#5 overall seed)
7. Oregon State advanced to Supers (#8 overall seed)
8. Georgia <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#7 overall seed)
9. Florida State advanced to Supers (#9 overall seed, either them or Oregon State advances to Omaha)
10. Florida <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
11. Duke <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
12. Oregon <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#12 overall seed)
13. North Carolina State <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
14. Wake Forest <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
15. Clemson <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#11 overall seed)
16. Vanderbilt <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#1 overall seed)
17. Oklahoma State <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
18. Mississippi State <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
19. Tejas <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#2 overall seed)
20. Dallas Baptist <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
21. Arizona advanced to Supers
22. UC Santa Barbara <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
23. TCU <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
24. Nebraska <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
25. Troy <--- no post-season

Always appreciate your take on all things baseball. Well done, thanks

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

Tough crowd continues.

If making regionals is a bad year, then Dannen better get off his ass and hire a new coach while announcing a new stadium, tripling the budget, guaranteeing 34 full scholarships & asking 1890 to earmark $2.5M/year...

....because there isn't a coach in America that will accept the Nebraska job with expectations of regionals being a bad year with our current athletic department (lack of) support and next to non-existent NIL with facilities 20 years old.

1. Texas A&M <--- no post-season
2. Virginia <--- no post-season & coach leaves for SEC, NIL, fan base, facilities
3. LSU advanced to Supers (#6 overall seed)
4. Tennessee advanced to Supers (#14 overall seed, either them or Arkansas makes Omaha)
5. Arkansas advanced to Supers (#3 overall seed, either them or Tennessee makes Omaha
6. North Carolina advanced to Supers (#5 overall seed)
7. Oregon State advanced to Supers (#8 overall seed)
8. Georgia <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#7 overall seed)
9. Florida State advanced to Supers (#9 overall seed, either them or Oregon State advances to Omaha)
10. Florida <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
11. Duke <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
12. Oregon <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#12 overall seed)
13. North Carolina State <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
14. Wake Forest <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
15. Clemson <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#11 overall seed)
16. Vanderbilt <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#1 overall seed)
17. Oklahoma State <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
18. Mississippi State <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
19. Tejas <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#2 overall seed)
20. Dallas Baptist <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
21. Arizona advanced to Supers
22. UC Santa Barbara <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
23. TCU <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
24. Nebraska <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
25. Troy <--- no post-season

Any idea what we're competing with, NIL & scholarship-wise, with the rest of the conference, and also vs. the top dogs in the SEC & ACC?

I know there's a gap, but curious how much of a commitment it would take to put us in a competitive spot.

 

[PonyBoy]

Any idea what we're competing with, NIL & scholarship-wise, with the rest of the conference, and also vs. the top dogs in the SEC & ACC?

I know there's a gap, but curious how much of a commitment it would take to put us in a competitive spot.

Dannen hasn't given the staff an answer since earlier this year (February/early March or whenever I last updated everyone). And I'm not sure the B1G has given Dannen a final answer. Last I heard was, the B1G was going to cap it at 18 and NU coaches were led to believe Dannen was going to allow the B1G max of 18. Some original B1G schools are/were fighting the 18 cap, wanting it lowered.

IMO, competing with the top dawgs in NIL isn't realistic. Those folks have baseball only boosters and have been paying players for years. Their grass roots are pretty impressive too. People down south are way different when it comes to baseball.

The staff wants $1M/year to cover 34 full (100%) scholarships and the remaining balance guaranteed to NIL. IMO, that's not a big ask for NU. So if 18 is the scholarship number the B1G allows, then 1890 is on the hook for 16 more (approximately $450K) scholarships. That leaves us around $550K for NIL to spread across 34 guys - or pick and choose who gets what.

SEC teams will go full ride 100% for all 34 scholarships, but I don't know about Mizzou. Majority of the ACC are doing the same, minus Boston College and maybe Virginia. I don't know what Stanford & Cal are doing. Majority of the B12 are the same. Some mid-majors are funding all 34 as well.

 

[PonyBoy]

Dannen hasn't given the staff an answer since earlier this year (February/early March or whenever I last updated everyone). And I'm not sure the B1G has given Dannen a final answer. Last I heard was, the B1G was going to cap it at 18 and NU coaches were led to believe Dannen was going to allow the B1G max of 18. Some original B1G schools are/were fighting the 18 cap, wanting it lowered.

IMO, competing with the top dawgs in NIL isn't realistic. Those folks have baseball only boosters and have been paying players for years. Their grass roots are pretty impressive too. People down south are way different when it comes to baseball.

The staff wants $1M/year to cover 34 full (100%) scholarships and the remaining balance guaranteed to NIL. IMO, that's not a big ask for NU. So if 18 is the scholarship number the B1G allows, then 1890 is on the hook for 16 more (approximately $450K) scholarships. That leaves us around $550K for NIL to spread across 34 guys - or pick and choose who gets what.

SEC teams will go full ride 100% for all 34 scholarships, but I don't know about Mizzou. Majority of the ACC are doing the same, minus Boston College and maybe Virginia. I don't know what Stanford & Cal are doing. Majority of the B12 are the same. Some mid-majors are funding all 34 as well.

Taking this a step further...

According to the NCAA, Nebraska baseball finished with 117,900 total fans in 2025 across 24 home games, which is good for 14th nationally per game. (Fan support outweighs NU's commitment). Once you click the link > baseball & D1 > Misc Reports > Attendance. You can filter from there.

$1,000,000 / 117,900 fans = $8.48 per fan, per game. That is $203.52 per fan for the entire season. (BIG ask, I get it)

I understand not every fan has an extra $10 per game, but I find it hard to believe (!!) grass roots can't raise us some serious funds across 24 games, which eases 1890's exposure. We don't even attempt to raise money for baseball via Joe & Jane Husker fan.

 

[SlumpBuster]

Some original B1G schools are/were fighting the 18 cap, wanting it lowered.

What the FUCK.

Some B1G programs are straight losers. Why would you want a cap at all other than to intentionally be garbage but ok compared to your conference.

 

[SlumpBuster]

Dannen hasn't given the staff an answer since earlier this year (February/early March or whenever I last updated everyone). And I'm not sure the B1G has given Dannen a final answer. Last I heard was, the B1G was going to cap it at 18 and NU coaches were led to believe Dannen was going to allow the B1G max of 18. Some original B1G schools are/were fighting the 18 cap, wanting it lowered.

IMO, competing with the top dawgs in NIL isn't realistic. Those folks have baseball only boosters and have been paying players for years. Their grass roots are pretty impressive too. People down south are way different when it comes to baseball.

The staff wants $1M/year to cover 34 full (100%) scholarships and the remaining balance guaranteed to NIL. IMO, that's not a big ask for NU. So if 18 is the scholarship number the B1G allows, then 1890 is on the hook for 16 more (approximately $450K) scholarships. That leaves us around $550K for NIL to spread across 34 guys - or pick and choose who gets what.

SEC teams will go full ride 100% for all 34 scholarships, but I don't know about Mizzou. Majority of the ACC are doing the same, minus Boston College and maybe Virginia. I don't know what Stanford & Cal are doing. Majority of the B12 are the same. Some mid-majors are funding all 34 as well.

I know ASU announced they're going 34 and building a new stadium

 

[Bulldog10]

Tough crowd continues.

If making regionals is a bad year, then Dannen better get off his ass and hire a new coach while announcing a new stadium, tripling the budget, guaranteeing 34 full scholarships & asking 1890 to earmark $2.5M/year...

....because there isn't a coach in America that will accept the Nebraska job with expectations of regionals being a bad year with our current athletic department (lack of) support and next to non-existent NIL with facilities 20 years old.

1. Texas A&M <--- no post-season
2. Virginia <--- no post-season & coach leaves for SEC, NIL, fan base, facilities
3. LSU advanced to Supers (#6 overall seed)
4. Tennessee advanced to Supers (#14 overall seed, either them or Arkansas makes Omaha)
5. Arkansas advanced to Supers (#3 overall seed, either them or Tennessee makes Omaha
6. North Carolina advanced to Supers (#5 overall seed)
7. Oregon State advanced to Supers (#8 overall seed)
8. Georgia <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#7 overall seed)
9. Florida State advanced to Supers (#9 overall seed, either them or Oregon State advances to Omaha)
10. Florida <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
11. Duke <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
12. Oregon <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#12 overall seed)
13. North Carolina State <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
14. Wake Forest <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
15. Clemson <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#11 overall seed)
16. Vanderbilt <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#1 overall seed)
17. Oklahoma State <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
18. Mississippi State <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
19. Tejas <--- lost in Regionals, as a host (#2 overall seed)
20. Dallas Baptist <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
21. Arizona advanced to Supers
22. UC Santa Barbara <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
23. TCU <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
24. Nebraska <--- lost in Regionals, not a host
25. Troy <--- no post-season

We were a dropped pop up from being eliminated in the first round of the conference tournament. The fact they won the conference tournament doesn’t erase the fact the rest of the season was disappointing. We would’ve been one of 3 teams ranked preseason to miss the postseason if MSU’s right fielder knew how to catch. I don’t think the expectation of making a regional when you return basically the whole team should be unrealistic.

 

[Pipe Line]

We have those fans as well, that think if you don't win it all then you are trash. No history taken into consideration, nothing but "because it's my team we should be winning every game." UGA has been trash for awhile in baseball and forever trash in basketball. We have a coach for each sport now that are setting program win records and getting us to post seasons that never happened before. Actual fans calling for their heads. 2 titles in football and perennial top teams under Kirby and because we haven't won it all since 2022 (lol) doubt is creeping in with some. I'll never understand it, especially when it comes from fans who don't watch regular season baseball or basketball. That shit has been fun in Athens.

I don't really watch basketball and I don't think I'm wrong in saying it's not one of GA's most popular sports, but anyone who says any of your major coaches need fired is a psycho lol

 

[whoboppin]

We were a dropped pop up from being eliminated in the first round of the conference tournament. The fact they won the conference tournament doesn’t erase the fact the rest of the season was disappointing. We would’ve been one of 3 teams ranked preseason to miss the postseason if MSU’s right fielder knew how to catch. I don’t think the expectation of making a regional when you return basically the whole team should be unrealistic.

We all get it. The regular season was not good, but at the end of the day they won the Big Ten Tournament and went to a regional. That is what determines if a season is successful or not. Making a regional by hook or by crook is what determines if Nebraska baseball had a successful season at this point. Nebraska won a tournament title, they only have 6 of those in their entire history. No need to apologize.

 

[PonyBoy]

We were a dropped pop up from being eliminated in the first round of the conference tournament. The fact they won the conference tournament doesn’t erase the fact the rest of the season was disappointing. We would’ve been one of 3 teams ranked preseason to miss the postseason if MSU’s right fielder knew how to catch. I don’t think the expectation of making a regional when you return basically the whole team should be unrealistic.

That's baseball. Any mention of the 2 great plays Sparty made earlier in the game saving runs? No, because it's baseball. Any mention of our balk allowing them a free run? No, because it's baseball. Any mention of our error allowing them another free run? No, and you guessed it, that's baseball.

We weren't one of 3 teams to miss. And if we did miss, you'd have earth as ground to stand on.

"Expectations are Regionals." We made Regionals. Expectations met. FFS.

 

[clifscales]

Players meetings today. Who is leaving?

 

[Kaladin]

Players meetings today. Who is leaving?

Sundgren, Lieser, and Unger have entered the portal

 

[clifscales]

Sundgren, Lieser, and Unger have entered the portal

Sundgren, Lieser, and Unger have entered the portal

I'm assuming alot more to come maybe even some good players like Nunez have to be getting big offers

 

[Kaladin]

I'm assuming alot more to come maybe even some good players like Nunez have to be getting big offers

We have to cut some players to get to the 34 limit so there will be more players entering soon

 

[clifscales]

We have to cut some players to get to the 34 limit so there will be more players entering soon

It will be a combo of cutting and good kids moving to other programs with better offers

 

[Kaladin]

It will be a combo of cutting and good kids moving to other programs with better offers

Or just cutting players

 

[clifscales]

Or just cutting players

yep cutting and begging kids to visit you passed on last year.

 

[...TrueColors...]

We were a dropped pop up from being eliminated in the first round of the conference tournament. The fact they won the conference tournament doesn’t erase the fact the rest of the season was disappointing. We would’ve been one of 3 teams ranked preseason to miss the postseason if MSU’s right fielder knew how to catch. I don’t think the expectation of making a regional when you return basically the whole team should be unrealistic.

I have been just as frustrated as anyone with the way this team played 60% of the season. But if you’re going to hold someone accountable for their failures you also have to acknowledge their successes.

Yes - a kid from MSU should have made the play.

But just because he dropped it doesn’t change the idea you still had to play top 25 level baseball to win the big ten tournament. And guess what? That happened.

It’s fair to be frustrated at how the majority of the season went. It’s fair to say it wasn’t good enough for the bulk of it. It’s also fair to say this team turned it on and took its last chance it had to meet expectations.

My frustrations now are directed at the administration that doesn’t give a shit about baseball even though Nebraska high school baseball probably produces more top level college talent than it does football and basketball combined. Add that to the fact that we are top 25 in attendance each year and what the fuck are we even doing?

Either cut the fucker so we can stop talking about it or give it what it needs. I’m tired of Nebraska giving these top kids who are here no reason to consider them. And that’s not on Bolt.

 

[Kaladin]

yep cutting and begging kids to visit you passed on last year.

Im sure we will lose someone we don’t expect. Hopefully they keep the damage to a minimum