2024-25 Season Notes

I've repeatedly seen that the Huskers' NIL budget was in the $2-2.5M range this year.  Sounds like that was probably bottom third of the B1G.

Could be closer to $6M next year - $3.5M from revenue sharing and similar 1890 contributions.

Thinking is the top of the B1G could be pushing $10M next year.

 
ESPN is grading every major conference team based on their 24/25 performance.  B1G teams were released today.

Nebraska Cornhuskers


Grade: C



After his team ended the regular season on a five-game losing streak, Fred Hoiberg released a statement that said Nebraska "just did not close out games the way [the team] needed to." At one point, the Huskers -- who lost the nucleus of a program that had reached the NCAA tournament the previous year -- were 12-2 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten following a Jan. 4 win over UCLA. But they lost 12 of their next 17 games in a wild collapse that ruined their outside chances of an NCAA tournament berth.
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It's important to stack non-con wins against bad teams to help with oversight of overall record.

I know the talking heads have nothing better to do other than talk college basketball - and love to talk about tough non-con opponents, and point out KenPom and other statistical metrics......  but when you go 13-0 in non-con - it does not matter who you play because March see's you with 23 or 24 wins irrigardless and you are in.  That's if you go 10-10 in conference (meh).  

Just think if you go 12-8 in conference, 12-1 in non-con against crappier teams, and finish 24-9.  As a member of the B1G? Like I said, it won't matter who you played at that point - you will be in the NCAA 64 tourney.  

 
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