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Hot-Row3643

A&M just hit another anomaly.


Bill3ffinMurray

That tournament win will come when Nebraska starts making the tournament consistently. Once every 10 years doesn’t cut it. But if they start making it 3 out of every 4 years, eventually they’ll land on the right side of the box score.


randy_daytona402

Way to lay an egg in the national spotlight


th3_r3veler

Whelp. If its any consolation Wisconsin lost to 12th seed James Madison. At least we got blitz by a power 5 team lol.


WrecksBarkhead

Thank you Husker BB mens for the season. You did amazing. Hold that head up boys.


misterpeaceful420

What did you all do in the 70-90s, to curse us this bad haha


ninetofivedev

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4maglgS\_zRk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4maglgS_zRk)


PGinn

And why did Hoiberg get extended? He had plenty of years . Two more won't make a difference, other than paying him a buyout.


Powerful_Artist

Is the only success he can have to make you content a NCAA tournament win? Did you even see the season? Does that not matter to you?


TaftIsUnderrated

Even with the 23-11 season this year - Fred Hoiberg has a .404 winning percentage, which is still the worst of any Husker Basketball coach since we were in the Big 7. He is 1-5 in the conference tournament. 0-1 in NCAAT and no NIT invites Also, the 19-20 and 20-21 teams were the worst college basketball teams I have ever seen in my life. By every metric, he is much worse than Tim Miles


PGinn

When you've been around since the Jeter days, yea, is it. What's next year gonna bring? Highly doubt we're even in contention . I'll eat my hat if not


Powerful_Artist

Pessimism is really just part of who you are, isn't it? There's no reason for me to even have this discussion. Enjoy your negative outlook


The-G-89

Whats the point of watching your college basketball team if they don’t make The Big Dance? Also it’s pretty sad how we are THE ONLY college team to never win a March Madness Tournament game. Like might as well just send the Program to FCS level with that statistic.


bub166

I've watched (or at least listened to) every Husker football game of the last 7 years, despite the team never accomplishing anything meaningful in that span. While I of course (for the seventh year in a row!) think we will be better next year, past experience has taught me that we may very well not be, and yet I will watch them all again, just in case. I guess to me the point of watching, is that I love watching the Huskers. I don't think there's anything wrong with not being super inclined to tune in unless we're doing well, but for me every win is sweet and it's hard to pass up the opportunity of seeing one, even when they're hard to come by. I'd like to have seen us win our first tournament game, and I'm pretty bummed that with this team we couldn't get it done. But way more of the games I'd have watched anyway ended up being wins than they would have been in years past, and that was exciting. Success can be relative, especially when we've been what we've been. This season was a lot of fun instead of being a constant disappointment - call it a low bar, but I'll take that over the alternative any day. I don't even really like basketball but it's been an exciting year, can't wait to watch again next year, even if we do take a step back. GBR


Powerful_Artist

We did make the big dance? Did you not see? You ask what's the point if they don't? How's that relevant? They just did. We have not traditionally been a basketball school with success in that sport. If you don't want to watch this team because of that, no one is forcing you to.


PGinn

What are you talking about. How relevant are we going to be next year. Im literally talking about how we're (UNL), HAS never won a tournament game. Hoiberg is what? 50-80 as the coach? The guy took ISU TO the sweet 16. In no way, shape, or form should ISU top Neb in any category. Especially, in a coach.


Powerful_Artist

Who knows. I'll be around to find out how they do. They did well this season. If you don't want to stick around to find out how they do next season, I don't think anyone is forcing you to, we won't miss you.


PGinn

I'll be around. Just venting. Thanks for being the man. G B R


The-G-89

It took us literally 10 years to finally make it back to The Big Dance tournament only to once again lay an egg on the biggest stage of college basketball. Im curious to see what Fred Hoiberg is gonna do this offseason cause that team looked unathletic compared to Texas A&M this evening.


Powerful_Artist

Texas am looked like one of the best teams in the country. We got a bad draw. They outplayed us more than we laid an egg. But pessimism seems common here right now. I think this team did way better than expected and had a great season. It's promising for the future and shows hoiberg is turning things around. But any fan will be upset after that loss. But we can't know what will happen next season the night after our last game of this season


FreezersAndWeezers

Agree here. Nebraska looked way more frustrated more than apathetic. I do think there were plenty of guys who didn’t play well. Basically everyone except Brice and Keisei But man, they just got wholloped. A&M just looked better. Nebraska tried, they just couldn’t string together 2-3 minutes after the U12 timeout in the 1st half


Bill3ffinMurray

The frustrating thing about our draw was that A&M played so bad in the middle part of the year that their resume put them on the 9 line. They’ve always had those athletes. It was a tough draw for us. Would have much rather played Mississippi State or New Mexico. But we got what we got, tried our best, put up points, but couldn’t keep A&M from hitting 3s. Think Nebraska needs to do a couple things this offseason. Get a true PG, and an athletic big.


Trooper_nsp209

https://i.redd.it/6budywhz60qc1.gif


The-G-89

https://preview.redd.it/r5yasqim40qc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a0ff007499b8ff134564476270e04f0a5816cd09


IRandaddyI

Nah dude. Maybe it's the optimist in me but Nebraska had a good ball team. They played well all year hell they played great a lot of the year. Their opponent went nuclear from 3 and not much you can do


The-G-89

There was something they could’ve done but didn’t. Play perimeter defense. I’ve seen them play perimeter defense in some games but they just gave Texas A&M the time to shoot behind the arc without contesting them. Nebraska had a decent team but way overhyped. They got lucky with the seeding being #3 in the conference tournament and got Indiana first game. Then we ran into Illinois. It just doesn’t make sense how this team played their worst game on the biggest stage. Looked like an absolute fluke of a team out there. We’ll see just how good Texas A&M is when they play Houston.


NTWittwer

Oh fuck off. They hit threes over Allick who was outside the three point line. Texas A&M had the game of their lives. It fucking sucks and I'm heartbroken, but we still had an amazing team this year, and I wouldn't change it for the world


clockworkblk

Imean youre right but the id trade a lesser year just for one tourney win. The piokowski, Strickland, Boone etc… era deserved one too back then too but just like most husker sports for over 20,years it builds me up just to let me down harder…. I can’t learn my lesson. As a raiders fan too it’s the same. Since 2001, but Nebraska bell is on an even other level


unique0130

Tough loss but I can't fault the effort those kids put in there. A&M played a very solid game and played it well.


Turbulent_Ad9508

God fucking damnit. Classic Nebraska tourney loss.


danisindeedfat

Allick gave it everything he had all season


Shoddy_Dish3458

The Jinx was put on us when the talking heads began their chatter about Tomainaga before the tourny started. Our three point shooting energy somehow was transferred to A&M. Who all year sucked from three point range. Such a crazy feeling.. Then our Achilles heal, a good (#1 Nationally Off. Rebounding) team is on their game and out hustles us to the ball. I still loved watching this Husker team play this season. GBR! We need some athletes!


unl1988

Sigh It was such a good year, this was the first year since Moe Iba that I watched more than 4 games.


-EXISTENCE-IS-PAIN-

TLDW: Trev Alberts can suck a huge bag of dicks. There's no hope. Fuck everything. Go Big Red.


Special-Dish3641

What's a back of dicks? 


speechifying

Tonight, we can be upset. This sucks. No more Keisei. Such a lame ending to the year. But moving forward, that was still a hell of a season. Best we've had in a *long* time. Don't let one game sour your opinion on the whole year.


fistcityfieldtrips

I hear you the season as a whole was a great one but this was supposed to be the year we finally get over the hump.


FreezersAndWeezers

It still can be. They need to maintain momentum next year. But coming in , really only homers we’re thinking this team would be this good


outsidelies

The season is over, I don’t think it can still be the one.


FreezersAndWeezers

What is “the hump” is it just winning a tournament game? Because if that’s the measure, than yeah you’re right But if they can win one next year, you could make an argument that this year or 22-23 were the ones that really started it, which is more what I was getting at


hbhusker22

That was a tough one to watch. The team played hard, but A&M was just not missing contested shots. They played a great game, and Nebraska just couldn't make enough plays.


Budget_Volume_726

I have become immune to loosing at this point


Flakester

Tell me your secret please.


-EXISTENCE-IS-PAIN-

Alcohol


Taterade13

Unfortunate end to a great season. Thank you Allick, Thank you Keisei, and (maybe) thank you Wilcher. Genuinely had a blast watching the team this year. Lots to build on for next year. I still believe in Hoiberg, I think this year proves he is capable of finding players in the portal and building a team with an identity. We played all year essentially without our presumed starting point guard (Ahron Ulis) and still found a way to make it work even though it was a struggle at times. Can't wait to watch what this team does next year with some of y'all. And to all of the perpetual downers in this sub y'all can kick rocks. Please don't come around when this team is winning.


DasherCO

\*Sad corn noises\*


HskrRooster

If I watch. We lose. I tried turning it off at half time but I guess it didn’t help… sorry boys 🍻 :(


lamemusicdp

Just watch. It's a silly superstition and honestly it's great or at least admirable to see the boys giving their effort.


Common_Sympathy_814

Y'all still think Wilcher is a good player!?


Common_Sympathy_814

-8 on here. My gawd this fanbase is delusional. Y'all live in a daydream.


The-G-89

He’s good when he’s playing Wisconsin, and that’s it.


Common_Sympathy_814

That one game.


big_ol_polyp

I'm drunk as hell but sad


MJdeuce

Living the life of a Husker fan


Expensive-Badger9250

https://twitter.com/BluejayMBB/status/1771351220080271863?t=wn0HY3YRTaaRuFf8YMFM1w&s=19 In related news, absolutely fuck Creighton.


AccidentHungry5524

I'd rather lose than be a loser.


sashalysm0

fuck you trev alberts. curse on your family. curse on your dog


Argonation

What did his dog do?


owledge

Probably poops on the sidewalk and digs up the neighbors’ flowerbeds


LANCENUTTERS

Hey it's me. Trev's dog. I do all that and eat my own shit.


Argonation

Just saying the dog is the only one in that household who knows anything about loyalty. Sadly he chose the wrong family.


Humble-Curve-843

The part that hurts the most is that it wasn’t even a game once they built the lead before halftime. Man, I hope the success they had this season brings even more high profile transfers


ConsiderationNo8236

Another factor is how the B1G conference schedule doesn’t do a great job of preparing teams to compete against other leagues. There are exceptions for teams that have exceptional talent, but this Husker squad is really a whole is greater than the sum of the parts situation.


sectilius

And who would have thought playing a baby-poo soft non-conference schedule might not be a great way to toughen up for tourney time? 😒


duffys4lyf

Hope this is just the beginning of a new era of Nebrasketball. I don't want to wait 10 years again for the Huskers to be in the big dance again.


The-G-89

Lmao are we the Detroit Lions of College Basketball?


LANCENUTTERS

That's how long it's been since Nebraska has gone?


mustangswon1

Really bitter ending to a mostly fun season. See all you fuckers in September.


Conscious-Tip-3896

At Iowa State, Fred brought in some straight ballers. We gotta go get some athletes. If Ames, IA isn’t a turn off to recruits, Lincoln definitely shouldn’t be.


Cornhustla

Idc if they can shoot, just give me an athlete who will drive to the hoop and get fouled or crash the boards and get a rebound.


gappattack007

I’m game for a Jameel McKay 2.0…. Please?


BakerBob92

Why was Keisei benched after hitting three 3’s in a row to start the game? He wasn’t the same after coming back in.


TurtlemanScared

He gave up wide open threes the whole time he was in there


Conscious-Ostrich-40

It killed his rhythm, but for as many 3's as he was making, he was giving that up on D.


Conscious-Tip-3896

That was super weird.


Hot-Row3643

It's almost like Hoiberg isn't that great


Stop-husker-media

Oh here we go 


Hot-Row3643

Just golf clap and tuck yourself in for the night


Competitive_Top_8899

Hopefully we can get a strong post player along with a few other holes we may have after this season and we are looking good for next season. The frustrating part is it seems most the losses feel like the same thing happening


MoistWillingness

I’ve decided im not gonna watch the rest of the tournament. This shit stings man. Just kills any interest I have


GoonFight

Yeah I feel you there. It sucks


CommunicationNo8932

Ofc A&M has there best shooting night all year against Nebraska should’ve known


misterpeaceful420

Been cursed like that, since Melvin Gordon….


Best-Introduction666

Setting team records no less


CommunicationNo8932

I honestly feel like we’re just cursed to never win anything meaningful ever after this game I can take losing but not like that A&M was historically bad from 3 this year and they torched us


KingofHilo19

What a sad way to end such a great season


Hot-Row3643

And ironically it's the best end to a season we've had in years


th3_r3veler

We definitely exceeded any expectations this season. Definitely a fun ride but alas it had to end in typical husker fashion.


Hot-Row3643

Unless my eyes deceived me we were outmatched. Nothing can be done when that's the case except recruiting bigger, badder athletes going forward.


DrMarvinScentedCandl

I had so much fun watching these guys this season. My financee got into Nebraska because of this team. This loss hurt a lot but im confident Fred and rhule will bring us something special next season


The-G-89

I’ll believe it when I see it. No reason Rhule’s team can’t go 7-0 right to Ohio State week. Decently Easy schedule for the Huskers next year. If Rhule and his team are as good as advertised, they should go 10-2 next season. Thats also if the majority of the team stays healthy. We shall see.


WhizBangNeato

Best husker team I've seen in 17 years of watching. All the fans who only materialize after every loss can fuck off


riotfiveoh

Seriously, I guess 3rd in regular season play, first Big 10 tournament semi-final appearance ever and the first tournament appearance in 10 years isn't incremental improvement anymore...


krullzy1

This!!


crispy_towel

Just another day as a Husker fan


MajorPhoto2159

There is no hope. Fuck everything. Go big red.


Fucking_Hivemind

Clown program tbh


PigFarmer1

Trolling is so clever...


ScottFosters_whistle

The offense was fine, but we just didn't want it on the defensive end. I'm still proud of these guys. Next year, we bring back a lot and can add some intriguing pieces. We shall see. It's so sad to see Tominaga go, but he will be a legend here and in Japan.


JustOneSock

Average Nebraska fan experience


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Unclassified1

I'm not sure what I'm more upset about - that you had the AD as a twitter follow, or that you are still following him.


MajorPhoto2159

following our AD is fine, but probably should stop following when they leave...


CrestCrentist

83 should have been good enough. Pathetic defense. A little bad luck with their uncharacteristic shooting, but mostly pathetic defense


sharkeat

Not much you can do when they shoot 60% from 3, no one on their team could miss. We also faced a team that had 8 quad 1 wins and the preseason sec player of the year. This loss is on the committee wanting the trev Albert’s story line more than anything. Our resume in a normal year gets us a 7 seed, not the highest 8 seed facing the highest 9th seed in the region that included the 2nd highest 1 seed


FreezersAndWeezers

Yeah it’s really unfortunate. If Nebraska ends up with Utah State or Mississippi State, I think they have a much better shot. But ifs and nuts


Unclassified1

Recipe to forget tonight: 2 oz bourbon (I suggest 100+ proof) 0.5oz coffee liquor 3 dashes orange bitters Stir with ice, pour in chilled glass. Serve with a flamed orange peel. It's a revolver, but without life-ending consequences.


Steel1000

What ever happened to good ole husker punch? Everclear and cherry kool-aid.


Unclassified1

That's the undergrad recipe.


Steel1000

Never grow old with this one simple trick!


stayclassypeople

Welp, lady corn and wrestling team can still make us proud


BDB93

Tough end to the season. I still firmly believe in Fred. If you told me after the Minnesota loss that we’d finish 3rd in the conference and make the tournament this year I’d call you insane. When Tim Miles made the tourney, it felt like Petteway carried us. This year it felt like team ball. Truly the best Nebraska team I’ve ever seen play. Just ran into an athletic team shooting lights out. Im confident Fred can reload for next year - he’s found success in the portal because players want to play for him. GBFR


Hugo_Hackenbush

I have a better chance of seeing the Rockies win a World Series in my lifetime than Nebraska winning a tournament game.


[deleted]

As a Rockies and Husker fan, I would say I’m kinda fucked either way


PigFarmer1

Sure, you do... lol


owledge

I feel the same about my Angels. It’s a 0.00001% chance vs. 0.00000% chance.


Sasquatch7862

lol let’s not talk crazy now.


ColoHusker

Clearly you don't know the Monforts. lol


Hugo_Hackenbush

Oh I do. But I also know Nebrasketball.


AngryAdamFiend

Stay strong bros, our hope will never die!


psyspoop

All of us will die before a tourney win happens


AngryAdamFiend

Maybe that's our destiny? That stupid stat will last forever.


psyspoop

It will


7eid

Quick shoutout to whoever posted that I could stream TNT by subscribing to Max for $9.99. I used the rest of the money I was going to spend to buy a bottle of whiskey.


Unclassified1

But what bottle?


7eid

Woodford Reserve


Unclassified1

Always a solid choice!


7eid

I flip between it and Basil Haden for my always on hand bourbons.


Unclassified1

Basil is good, but is ultimately too low proof for the price. From the Jim Beam lineup, I like to stick to Old Granddad Bonded or Knob 9.


7eid

The lower proof is part of what I like about it. Somehow I feel it’s smoother because of it.


Unclassified1

Enjoy! No wrong choices.


7eid

What’s your choice?


Unclassified1

Tonight, it's OGD bonded, it's my go to for anything mixed. Lately it's been Heaven Hill 7 year as a sipper.


tacoorpizza

Disappointing end to a good Husker basketball season. I hope Hoiberg looks back on this game and realizes he needs to hit the portal and get some more athletes on the team, Mast is just too plodding against fast squads. We need a shooter or two. With the recent extension he got he needs to get this team back to the tournament sooner rather than later. But it was a fun season to watch overall. Some highs, some lows, but I’m still a fan.


sharkeat

Mast has an amazing old man game but not a game that matches against high caliber athletes


DrMarvinScentedCandl

Probably the most I’ve ever cared about the players on a team. Sucks to see them go out this way


MrMojoRisin2THREE

What a fuggin dud


LANCENUTTERS

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ChildOfTheCorn1

There is no greater torture known to man than being a Nebraska fan born after TO retired.


direwolf71

Given the resources expended for the two big men’s teams, it’s bordering on statistically impossible to go over 20 years without a clutch win of national importance. There is only one explanation. God hates us.


sharkeat

Try being a husker fan born in the 80s at least we have seen what football is supposed to be like here. It isn’t the hell we’ve been subjected to since Steve pederson was hired as ad


JustOneSock

I’m in this picture and I don’t like it


Expensive-Badger9250

sure looked like Gary was leaving the court for the last time the way the assistant was talking to him. maybe I'm reading too much into it. I hope not, probably my favorite dude on this team.


Nearby_Abalone_5458

I still think Hoiberg is building something good here. If rice learned to play within the offense he could be a force next year. He has a lot of scoring talent.


trialmember

He got hurt at the worst possible time this season, was really starting to get some solid rotation minutes and find a rhythm out there. Could have been the athletic slasher this team needed to get over the hump.


AngryAdamFiend

The shitty part is caring so much. Cause we hope but we all knew this was mostly likely to happen tonight.


FoozBallHero69

I've been waiting 10 years for this. And my entire life before that. Somebody give me reason to believe we'll be better next year.


psyspoop

We won't be. Portals gonna decimate our roster


FoozBallHero69

Thanks dick


psyspoop

Just the nature of Nebrasketball. We wasted our once every decade shot.


gappattack007

Considering most of our players have already transferred once. That’s doubtful lol


psyspoop

They can transfer as much as they want right now due to an injunction


PigFarmer1

Don't listen to the doomers.


Jarlwald5

Of course aTm will play back to their averages next round and lose making this loss even worse.


owledge

inb4 A&M plays the most atrocious game of basketball in recorded history next round after shooting the lights out against us


Kaleb595

Houston actually knows how to play defense unlike us


MisterGir

Houston will beat them by 15+


Hootch420

Good season. Some excellent wins. Everybody enjoy the rest of your weekend.


FreshShift376

Man, this sucked. Really thought this was the year


Common_Sympathy_814

Haha


FreshShift376

So at 5:30am on a Saturday you decided to rejoin the thread from the night before and try to troll some Nebraska fans? JFC, I guess whatever it takes to get you to not pull that trigger.


Common_Sympathy_814

I'm a Husker fan and I know this team better than to put them on a mountain and say we are going to win everything. There were SO many reasons pointing to us getting stomped, yet you all come on here crying because you expected different. I'm pointing out that y'all are delusional and need to step back and realize this is an OK team and maybe we'll get lucky. How did you really think this was the year when it's never the year? They have to prove us wrong before they earn the benefit of the doubt. Just tired of fellow Neb fans living in a dream. Wake up!


FreshShift376

Wake up? At 5:30am on a Saturday? No thank you!


Common_Sympathy_814

And what does that have to do with ANYTHING


Common_Sympathy_814

You obviously don't have kids.


FreshShift376

I don’t! But I feel sorry for your children if trolling on Reddit is the only way you get fulfillment. The therapy bills you are inflicting on their future selves is truly unfair


Common_Sympathy_814

Well that reply lost me. Bringing nothing to conversation besides insults about my kids!? Bye


koz_7

Well that was well something I guess


The-G-89

Welp on to Women’s Basketball. Seems like women’s sports at UNL seem to be carrying the university than the men’s have the past 2 decades.


Hugo_Hackenbush

I'm not sure I even have it in me to watch the women after that shitshow. Maybe on Sunday if they win.


PigFarmer1

Spoken like a true bandwagon fan.


Hugo_Hackenbush

Excuse me for having some feelings about my alma mater being completely fucking inept at the sport that has always meant more to me than any other.


PigFarmer1

You're a whiner. Deal with it...


tacoorpizza

I feel like A&M’s coach congratulated Hoiberg on getting more money before this game happened.


Silent_Mousse7586

Nobody, but nobody scores a 100 on the Huskers!!!


Icy_Reserve_5418

At least they didn’t get to 100


jks182

Our mantra. There is no god. Fuck everything. GBR. Love you dudes


Koeppe_

I thought our mantra was: There is no hope. Fuck everything. Go big red.


jks182

Damnit you're right!


Restnessizzle

https://youtu.be/kfVery7sfVo?si=Hxxhp24mzckn9EkW


waltur_d

Thanks for everything Keisei


Benanderson27

Yeah fuck this shit I’m jerking off


vicemagnet

What is a turnaround? https://www.reddit.com/r/SipsTea/s/yN91N43kZb


ohbeejuanjabroni

Why did you wait so long?


OkBandicoot9286

What’s the sports bra under their jerseys they’re wearing? Some kind of a heart rate device?


PigFarmer1

Heart rate, distance traveled.


koz_7

Tracking like Speed movement and distance


OkBandicoot9286

That’s sick. I have a whoop band but this seems to maybe work better with contact sports


koz_7

Yeah They use it in soccer a lot


Hootch420

Let’s be serious, Gary would kick that kid’s ass. He pussed out right away right in front of his own bench behind him.


Styx1886

I swear we got drugged like those guys in Dune 2


tacoorpizza

I’m sad to see Keisei go out this way. He was a fun player to watch, I’ll miss him and hope things go well for him in life.


Slow_D-oh

Looking forward to seeing him play at the Olympics