The baseball team got off to a rough start, but finished 33-23-1, which isn't too bad. Iowa swept us and we lost the series with Maryland, but aside from that we won the series against all of the other conference opponents we played. Based on how we looked in the B1G tournament, I would say we are the 3rd best team in the conference.
33-23-1 isn't so bad
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3rd best....but isn't this league basically a 3 team league with baseball? I do not pay attention to baseball but that was what I was told when we came to the BIG.
And considering Omaha barely made their conference tournament and Creighton didn’t even make theirs it’s pretty pathetic.
So what does that say for the conference?
Let’s face it our pitching staff depth was just good for weekend games..
Totally agree it’s not good and actually Our conference record might have been different if we play Indiana and Rutgers instead of Penn State and Northwestern.
Agree with this. The conference record was okay, but the schedule was set up nicely for a run at the regular season title. It was downright Iowa football-esque.
No not bad considering the pitching let downs all year. But Nebraska should win the big ten almost every year.
They have depth just inconsistencies weather it’s poor development or poor coaching or things haven’t clicked for the kid
Maybe it’s because I just woke up. But I got to the 6th word and got confused for a bit.
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Already there imo but I hear ya. No water in ponds, pastures aren't growing, dryland crops suffering and irrigation wells running in April. Not a recipe for success. Gonna be huge continued herd dispersions if don't get significant rain soon
USC might change that (an incredible 12 national championships) although their greatest baseball teams ended about the same time as our greatest football teams.
This isn't Cali or Florida, but the baseball talent in Nebraska, particularly the metro, continues to be excellent for possible D1 players. NU has to get the top talent around here consistently.
Another thing that I noticed is that in the recent past, NU has gotten commits from talented metro guys that didn't have the makeup for the D1 baseball grind. Gotta find kids that love every aspect of being part of a program.
Another thing that I noticed is that in the recent past, NU has gotten commits from talented metro guys that didn't have the makeup for the D1 baseball grind. Gotta find kids that love every aspect of being part of a program.
Why in the world would any high level D1 level talent not go down south where you can work on your game uninhibited by the weather - top level talent isn’t going to commit to play in the big ten
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While factors for commitment are different now than they were even two years ago, being close to home is still a factor for kids.
USC and UCLA can kiss their title hopes goodbye
They have sold their success for a mix of mediocrity and media money
Yes - by all means if baseball isn’t a priority then staying close to home to play in the big ten is a sensible option
Well it's probably just good enough for Bolt to keep his job. I guess he is more deserving than the hoops coach but not by much.
Joining the B1G had nothing to do with our sports teams sinking down the tubes. It had to do with years of bad coaching hires.
You have stated on multiple occasions that the B1G west is the weakest division in all of college football. If that's the case, we should be winning our division every single year. The only reason we haven't been is due to poor coaching. Hopefully that ends under Matt Rhule, hopefully we can start competing for B1G championships.
it's not just us
the B1G has 2 outright football titles in 53 years of modern college football, both won by the same school
the B1G has 1 basketball title this millennium despite receiving by far the most tourney bids
every school in the B1G is the exact same & largely enjoys the exact same lack of national success. some just get more publicity than others.
UCLA and USC have fallen into mediocrity long before they decided to join the B1G. If anything, shouldn't playing an easier conference schedule help lift them out of mediocrity?
USC will trounce their way through the league for a few years just like we did