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50 minutes ago, Huskerfollower4life said:

That's why I thought they should have went after another qb last recruiting cycle instead of just adding 2.  MR is putting all his faith into Dylan and rightfully so but as we seen throughout the years there is a significant dropoff in qb play if the starter get hurt.  I'm in the same believe with @runningblind

The other side of this is.. You have to have a QB willing to just be the #2, which is hard enough to find, let alone find in the transfer portal. What you do have in HH is a guy who doesn't believe in his soul that he's a number 1 at this time in his career. So, in essence, you have a guy that is reasonably ok with being the #2. On top of that, you have a guy that has been around for multiple years, knows the scheme, and has a staff that has some already established twists within that scheme they can work to allow you to be a bit more successful with your limited upside. As we've seen, he is capable of getting you a couple wins in the Big10 in a pinch with the tools he does possess, he's just not going to be able to carry an offense. You'd hope even if you had to patch a few games with HH because DR goes down with a broken leg, it may be enough to get DK up to speed enough to step in if necessary.  There's a bit of "luck" involved with any QB room staying healthy and functional. I think Rhule is hoping for it, but I think he has a reasonable room to work with if catastrophe would hit. Let's be honest, it's a very young room to begin with. I think he knows patience is in order no matter which way things go.

Not sure why you posted this, it has nothing to do with us. It's been shown that you can't get talented ballplayers to come play in the northern Nebraska climate.....

Texas A&M laying off athletic department staff in response to ‘existing and emerging threats to our business model,’ per Trev Alberts (msn.com)

Trev, doing what Trev does best.. SLASHING!

7 hours ago, Huskerfollower4life said:

Good point.  I just think that if 2 qb's do get hurt then I don't know who would they pull from another position to have as a backup.

Dylan won’t get hurt, he can actually throw the quick outs. But, if some freak situation happens, I think Zach Wilson may still have some eligibility remaining. 

12 minutes ago, Red Five said:

 

The vast majority of holds don't get called anymore, so I would basically be teaching how to get away with holding.  But I am also just a guy sitting on my couch.

Obviously you have not been watching much Husker football lately. 

1 hour ago, ECisGod said:

 

There is more depth of talent in the women's game than a decade ago, but there isn't enough to get many upsets in the big dance.

I would bet NIL will change that as well. If there is one thing Clark, Reese, Beukers, etc showed this year is that women are marketable in that arena as well. One NIL dollars become more significant across the board, the women will be jumping ship to the highest bidders as well and parity will ensue.

2 hours ago, soup said:

  Women's sports in recent years has improved quite a bit to actually be somewhat entertaining.  Previous to that, it was not watchable. 

Agree! Gets a bad wrap because it was so bad in the early days, but again, women didn't even have access to reasonable high school team representation until the 80's. Also, if we are being fair, the men's game was pretty clunky back in the 70's and 80's as well. But I digress. For years you had very few women even try out. Then more tried out, then enough tried out that some got cut. Then enough tried out that a lot got cut. Then you started having the best of the best rise to the top. Then you had the up and comers start watching and emulating the best of the best which takes it up another level.  Then you have the phenomenal athletes playing sports they've spent 15 years honing skills in.

People have always loved to watch the Nancy Kerrigans, Mary Lou Rettons, Jacky Joyner Kerseys of the world. Sports fans appreciate well played competition.  We are seeing that now in many women's sports, there is just no reason to assume they can't attract viewership when given a chance to shine.

1 hour ago, ECisGod said:

The only sport where women consistently get better ratings than men is tennis. 

 

I know this is a long and kind of rambling post, but I'm just trying to point out that a one year blip doesn't mean much.  If it's the start of a trend, good for the women who play college basketball but if it will be forgotten in a couple of years.

And all I am saying is that, when it comes to "fandom," there is nothing inherently superior about men's sports vs womens, it is just what has been broadcast and hyped for the past 50 years.  There is a reason that when you make Caitlyn Clark and Angel Reese a "thing," people are interested. There is a reason, when Nebraska volleyball is a "thing", people follow that much more passionately than they do mens soccer. There is a reason when you create a fan following, fans follow. 

The networks weren't shoving women's basketball at us this year. The networks saw a revenue stream and exploited it. Basketball fans tuned in because the product delivered. 

2 hours ago, Husker in WI said:

 

I'm pretty sure the numbers he lists are from the pro day as well, and it's clear why we haven't been very good lately.

 

 

 

 

Fixed it

1 hour ago, ECisGod said:

You can try to come up with 100 reasons, but only two matter - network & time.  ABC vs TBS & Sunday afternoon vs Monday night (9:20 tip on the east coast).

 

The only other one that might matter is people wanting to see Clark win (Iowa) or lose (most of the rest of the country).

 

 I didn't watch a single second of the women's game (or the entire tournament for that matter) & watched all but the last minute of the men's game (and took of the 21st & 22nd to watch as much of the first round as I could).

What were the numbers for the Saturday prime time final 4 games, again?

Again, the argument is immediately moot anyways. Fact is, give women the network and time and hype, the numbers are there.

2 hours ago, Cobra Kai said:

Oh, I think they do have a chance...he's a perfect hoiberg big.  If they want him, he'd be interested in playing here.  We run a system that would be perfect for him to display his skills

Will he bring his Sega and Doritos?

On 4/8/2024 at 4:22 PM, BigRedBuster said:

It was a very good game. And, anyone who thinks women’s basketball isn’t worth watching….hasn’t watched. 
 

 

Dudes title game drew under 15 million viewers.  I’m sure we can try to come up with 100 reasons to explain it away, but there is no denying there is a market for women’s sports when they are as hyped up as men’s.  And honestly, it makes complete sense. 

This is actually an issue I have been very intrigued with lately. And, its probably too big to get in any one "take". But the gist of my intrigue is as follows....

For years and years and years we have considered there were 3 main sports markets in the US, and those sports markets were predominantly made up of men.  MLB, NFL, NBA.

The first part of the question is... Why men? Are men genetically predisposed to be fans of things more than women? Taylor Swift and Kate Spade and Stanley cups would beg to differ.  Are men more drawn to sports because they have always been exposed to them culturally from dad's/grandpas/uncles etc? Do men tend to enjoy sports more because they played them growing up?

I admit I do not know, but to me it stands to reason it is some form of the last two concepts. Well, starting in the 70's when title nines and thing started to come around, now you have women starting to compete in athletics in much higher numbers.  If we are being honest, at first it was painful because, overall, these were NOT competitive areas as they were brand new. Basketball was slow and ugly. Softball was an underhand pitch bastard knock off of baseball. Etc.  Over the last 50 year, however, the womens sports have become much more mainstream the the quality and competitiveness across the board has improved. More importantly, each year that goes by you have more and more women who grew up and PLAYED high school/college basketball. Now they are much more a part of the sports '"fan" equation.  

Stands to reason that marketing toward women, especially in areas like basketball, volleyball, etc could likely double your potential fan base.

That said, they can only follow the things that are broadcast to them. So, again, if it is only NBA, NFL, MLB, etc, that is the only thing anybody can easily fan up and follow. Sort of a chicken and egg thing, which comes first? I don't know for sure, but I'm almost certain that the MLB is dying because those games are too many and too boring, and in its stead a womens pro volleyball match could very possibly draw more eyes more easily in the current world.

Who knows?

16 hours ago, Wistrom Disciple said:

 

 

Either way, I'm sure ESPN/ABC will continue to force feed us women's basketball again next year. 

Da fuq?  Did you even watch any of it? Unless you hard core follow the men's game all season long, there isn't really much reason to believe that the men's tournament is any more interesting. Most people watch a few games here and there throughout the season and then tune in for the big dance. You pick the schools you like and pull for them. In todays men's game, you often don't even know player names or schools because there is so much movement. So, if you are pulling for Duke, Nebraska, and OSU in the men's division because you like those teams and you like to watch the game, easy enough to pick the same teams in the women's division and do the same. Go ahead and watch that LSU/Iowa game from Monday. I promise you, it is not more boring than any good men's game. ESPN has spoon fed us men's sports for so long, that is why you have an affinity for them, not because they are inherently superior. 

7 hours ago, admo said:

How is that BS? 

 

The idea of moving him to WR at Nebraska was a message board fantasy, and the media's wet dream too. 

 

In the end he became more valuable at WR, but still..... Frost had 2AM at QB1 forever, playing up and down and inconsistent...., and he brought along Luke.  That's all they had at QB.  

 

If he had said "yes there was some talk after 2 years and I didn't want to start all over"..... then yes, it would be something.

 

However, you got to take the man's words at face value when he is being asked a loaded question.  He said there wasn't, so I believe him.  

Except he ran routes here and caught passes here. That is all the proof of "talk" of playing WR a person needs. He sounds so stupid saying what he said. You know what he didn't do? Have an interception or kick a field goal. So, I'd believe him if he had said there was never a hint of moving him to CB or placekicker. And like others said, when we finally said, "Hey guy, you aren't going to make it here as a QB but you could really be something at WR," he left to pursue QB glory somewhere else. When they said the same thing we said, he left again to get a chance at QB. When even THEY said the same thing we said, he finally admitted to his little snowflake soul that he could be better than his brother or his dad at football, just not taking snaps. It's ok to eat the humble pie, Luke. You're going to have an amazing career and make lots of money catching passes.

19 minutes ago, GretnaHusker14 said:

Walkon TE Caden Becker seems to not be with the team anymore

We are sunk.

13 hours ago, gobiggergoredder said:

This one surprises me as well.   He got hot a few times this year, but was inconsistent.  Was decent coming off the bench.  KT is gone and now it’s time to step up.  
 

Something is off for me.

All for the best, imo.  The time is now for Hoib's to try to take this team from a team that was celebrated for making the dance for the first time in a decade to one that can actually make the dance consistently and even a short run here and there.

Players like Wilcher won't get you there. There is zero special about that guy.  His ceiling is too low to even be a floor guy for a contender.

Whether or not Hoiberg can bring in better remains to be seen, but staying pat with players you know aren't at the level you want your program to be at isn't the move, either.

In the snow. 

9 hours ago, runningblind said:

Watching the Avs tonight, and Wyndham Clark was at the game. Announcers mentioned he credited sports psychology and the mental side was what has allowed him to become a top 5 golfer. I can't help but feel we need more of that at Nebraska to get over some of these humps.

I think we have to be a little bit honest, too, in the quality of players, that we actually have. This was a pretty hodgepodge group of guys, and they came together in about the best way you could hope for them to. But at the end of the day, these are a bunch of players, that no other country in the country really wanted, especially as the main pieces to try to build a successful team. We can talk about mentality and confidence being part of the problem, but it’s hard to have confidence when you know at the end of the day you’re not an all-star level player and the chances that the team around you is going to show up consistently at a high level is very low as well.    

More like the board was in no hurry, Trev wanted Gold and told them to pull the trigger. They continued to take their time like they wanted, Trev bails, they hire the guy 6 days later just to spite Trev and make him look even more stupid. Love it. Truly, there is no place like Nebraska.

First Trev has to deal with that assistant murder sitch. Then the bball team getting murdered all in his first week. 

1 minute ago, Decoy73 said:

And we can continue to dig up his alleged old flaws from past jobs all we like, but there is little doubt Trev was a great ambassador had NU athletics going in the right direction.  The next AD isn't going to be Mr (or Mrs) Perfect either.  

Sure. At the same time, we need to be honest about the means he has used in the past when things at his place of employment start getting tough. If he was a millennial we would all be rolling our eyes about this trend of just ghosting situations he doesn't care to deal with like a grown a$$ adult.  Instead, hes a mid 50's guy so we assume he doesn't just flake out which means our entire university system is in the wrong. But an honest look at pretty much every place he's worked prior seems to show something quite different. It's easy to be the king when everything is going well......

1 minute ago, Alamo City Husker said:

https://twitter.com/CoachMattRhule/status/1768056952955838914

If the only good thing Trev ever gave us was Rhule, it will have been enough.

I need help 

1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said:

 

This looks terrible.