Hoiberg and Nebraska Basketball In Trouble

[ISpyCy]

I’m sure Lue is ready to bail on Kawhi, PG13, and the Clippers to go work with all the talent in Lincoln.

I wouldn't either, but in keeping with the trend of hiring alumni to coach their major sports, there is literally.....actually.....nobody else. If cloning were a normality, you would be seeing Danny Nee for eternity in Lincoln.

 

[AuH2O]

I wouldn't either, but in keeping with the trend of hiring alumni to coach their major sports, there is literally.....actually.....nobody else. If cloning were a normality, you would be seeing Danny Nee for eternity in Lincoln.

Eric Piatkowski is the only answer here. Cookie Belcher as top assistant.

 

[ISpyCy]

Eric Piatkowski is the only answer here. Cookie Belcher as top assistant.

Flip it. Cookie has coaching experience, "Pike" does not.

 

[jbhtexas]

Last night, as I was browsing the MBB scores using the ESPN app on my phone, the Illinois/NU score was listed as 81-0 for awhile...should have grabbed a screenshot. I had to chuckle.

 

[brokenloginagain]

If Fred can find a way to win 3 B10 games this season, his comp over 3 years will work out to $1 million per conf win.

He's like a washed up MLB reliever in the late stages of his career where you end up making millions per save in your final season.

Impressive.

 

[JCity]

Eric Piatkowski is the only answer here. Cookie Belcher as top assistant.

I always enjoyed watching Cookie play, underrated player.

 

[DSMCy]

I don't see how he keeps his job after this season.
There's what, maybe 5 wins remaining on the schedule?
Final record of 13-20
Yikes

 

[jsb]

I don't see how he keeps his job after this season.
There's what, maybe 5 wins remaining on the schedule?
Final record of 13-20
Yikes

I’m not sure even nebraska can afford 18 million in a buyout.

 

[Cyched]

They played Illinois tough last night. I could see them upsetting Iowa to lock down the 14 seed in the B1G tournament.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Fred is a shadow of the coach he was in Ames. He looks sad, miserable, downtrodden, insert any depressing-sounding adjective here. I am a little disappointed he hasn't found success anywhere since leaving, but it was his choice. He followed the $ signs. He might be a failure at the end of the day, but at least he'll be a wealthy failure. I would like to see him turn it around. I have no ill will for Nebrasketball, even if they were our conference rivals once, they've almost literally never been a serious basketball rival. Now that they're in the Big 10 I'd rather see him do well, beat Fran a couple times a year etc.

 

[aeroclone]

I’m not sure even nebraska can afford 18 million in a buyout.

That is a lot of cash to fire the coach of a program that nobody has ever cared about and that has never been any good.

 

[VeloClone]

I always enjoyed watching Cookie play, underrated player.

That name always made me chuckle though.

 

[CyCrazy]

Cookie was a solid player under Danny Nee.

 

[Sigmapolis]

I don't see how he keeps his job after this season.
There's what, maybe 5 wins remaining on the schedule?
Final record of 13-20
Yikes

They are projected to finish 3-17 in the Big Ten.

But they're not projected to win any particular game.



Rutgers and Maryland at home are the closest ones, but still not quite.

 

[DSMCy]

They are projected to finish 3-17 in the Big Ten.

But they're not projected to win any particular game.

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Rutgers and Maryland at home are the closest ones, but still not quite.

Yah I was being generous in my counting to 5
I was giving them both Northwestern wins, Rutgers, Maryland, and then assuming they'd pick someone off.
It does seem like they usually give Iowa a game in Lincoln.

 

[NWICY]

Right. I was just pointing out that pretty much all of the people coaching the major sports have played for Nebby except for Fred. I don't know if there's another school with close to the amount of alumni serving in head coaching roles as Nebby, but it kind of sends the signal that they aren't good enough to lure top tier coaching to the State anymore (not to diss the coaches that actually are successful though).

Then again, it is Nebraska.

Well their VB team has got it figured out .

 

[NWICY]

I don't see how he keeps his job after this season.
There's what, maybe 5 wins remaining on the schedule?
Final record of 13-20
Yikes

That big *ss buyout would be the reason why.

 

[nfrine]

Right. I was just pointing out that pretty much all of the people coaching the major sports have played for Nebby except for Fred. I don't know if there's another school with close to the amount of alumni serving in head coaching roles as Nebby, but it kind of sends the signal that they aren't good enough to lure top tier coaching to the State anymore (not to diss the coaches that actually are successful though).

Then again, it is Nebraska.

It is very difficult to get anybody to coach at Nebraska. That is why you see so many alums.

 

[singsing]

Right. I was just pointing out that pretty much all of the people coaching the major sports have played for Nebby except for Fred. I don't know if there's another school with close to the amount of alumni serving in head coaching roles as Nebby, but it kind of sends the signal that they aren't good enough to lure top tier coaching to the State anymore (not to diss the coaches that actually are successful though).

Then again, it is Nebraska.

Yeah, I was adding to your point Nebraska has some weird thing going on with their coaches having a connection back to the school. They need to rethink that strategy.

 

[madguy30]

Yeah, I was adding to your point Nebraska has some weird thing going on with their coaches having a connection back to the school. They need to rethink that strategy.

Shhhhh....