From the Chicago Tribune. Hint: We're not last!
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...tball-coaches-ranked-photos-photogallery.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...tball-coaches-ranked-photos-photogallery.html
B1G Coaching situation rankings
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Where did you want us to be? We haven't had a winning season in 10 plus seasons.
No, I'm referring to the third sentence under the Indiana comments:
Those Assembly Hall banners. The fans’ love affair with hoops. No one ever made a basketball movie called “Scarlet Knights.”
I try not to be thin skinned about this kinda stuff, but it becomes tiresome after a while. Another unnecessary shot at RU.
Agreed. I've never been more confident in any AD than I am in Hobbs.
Hey -- any time anyone from Big Ten country has a list on anything in which Rutgers is not last and, in fact, noted for trending upward, I will not nitpick about any unnecessary references.
Although anyone who thinks this is a better job than anywhere in the Big Ten must think those planned facilities are already in place. Coach still is facing a very tall order.
Although anyone who thinks this is a better job than anywhere in the Big Ten must think those planned facilities are already in place. Coach still is facing a very tall order.
this is a pretty appropriate ranking although I would put MSU and Michigan slightly over Maryland. RU isnt last, its 12th and that is pretty realistic. Northwestern has had success recently and lands 10th on that list but I dont think its a particular great job. If Collins leaves they could sink to old Northwestern very easily. RU is a very tough job
The argument they made for us being ahead of Penn State and Nebraska has, again, everything to do with our location and the fact that we should have a more natural recruiting area to pull recruits from. In this day and age, not sure that matters much at all for basketball. Think that's vastly overrated, unfortunately.
Take this advice: never read anything by this "writer." NU grad, huge homer and a total jerk. HATES Illinois, BTW, haha. I think there are tiers:
CLEAR TOP
Indiana
EASY TO WIN AT ALMOST ALWAYS
Illinois
Maryland
Ohio State
GREAT JOBS
Michigan
MSU
Wisconsin
GOOD JOBS ONLY BECAUSE OF HISTORY/FANS
Iowa
Purdue
COULD RISE VERY FAST BUT AVERAGE FOR NOW
Penn State
Rutgers
TOUGH SPOTS
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
CLEAR TOP
Indiana
EASY TO WIN AT ALMOST ALWAYS
Illinois
Maryland
Ohio State
GREAT JOBS
Michigan
MSU
Wisconsin
GOOD JOBS ONLY BECAUSE OF HISTORY/FANS
Iowa
Purdue
COULD RISE VERY FAST BUT AVERAGE FOR NOW
Penn State
Rutgers
TOUGH SPOTS
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
well these are also overwhelmingly FOOTBALL first schools. I know Huskerfan may disagree but Rutgers SHOULD BE better than Nebraska in hoops and it is a better job clearly
Rutgers should be better than Nebraska but right now it is not clearly a better job.
The facilities and support they receive at Nebraska are flat out amazing. You'd think they've won three nationalchampionships
Collins went to high school about 10 miles from NU and loves the area. He sees NU as a place he can build a legacy. He won't be leaving any time soon.
Yeah, listen to the Illinois homer who likes to troll around on the Northwestern board. LOL.
Yeah, what's happened to the NY metro area hoops buzz? From high school up through the pros, things ain't what they used to be. Sure hope that changes, starting with us.
I'm not sure how any Nebraska fan could argue with where they put them.
I can see them being listed ahead of some of the schools they are behind is that Nebraska already has some of the stuff others are trying to get. They have a new arena and have what the talking heads at ESPN and BTN the best practice facility in basketball. When Dwayne Wade and his buddies fly in to use them and the training stuff because they are better than any NBA setup why they are pretty good.
While Nebraska has sucked at hoops for well over 350,000,000 years they still are in the top 10 in attendance every year as is Creighton which is 50 miles away so people are supporting 2 D-1 schools very well.
Nebraska's recruiting has finally started to catch up with its facilities with the team next year. There will be 1-3 star kid, 1-5 star kid and 9-4 star top 150 kids on the roster. The local farm boys are finally being replaced and Miles has used red shirts and some transfers who have set out to bolster the roster. He is the problem, not the players. If he doesn't break the streak of not winning an NCAA game he will be fired, even if he makes the tourney and looses.
Rutgers should have always been a better job than Nebraska. You can throw a rock from the front doors of the RAC and hit 50 players. Nebraska has to import 95% of players they get. I think, like another poster mentioned, the proximity part is not as big a factor as it was 10-15 years ago and seems to be less of a factor going forward. Right now I would probably say Nebraska is a better job than RU because of where we stand facility and fan base wise. Plus the hoops team has a lot of money and doesn't rely on other sources of income to operate or upgrade stuff. I also think you can ask this same question every year and all 14 teams will/could be in a different spot. One thing about Nebraska, they will never tire of throwing money at something to try and help/make it succeed.
The Big 10 is a tough road, but that has helped reentergize the program.
As for Nebraska kids in the NBA there have been several scattered around over the years, just not any you are going to keep their rookie card.
There's a lot of good jobs in the Big 10 and it gets tougher to be a good job every year. Schools just keep dumping money into all their programs. It isn't the conference money they are using to do this either, its donor money to try and keep up with the Jones'. The changes NU is even discussing doing to update something that is 4 years old is rediculous. They built a new Hockey arena and we don't have a hockey team(a club team but not Big 10). Just stupid stuff going on throughout college sports. That's why when my skybox contract ends I'm gonna find some other way to enjoy blowing some money.
I can see them being listed ahead of some of the schools they are behind is that Nebraska already has some of the stuff others are trying to get. They have a new arena and have what the talking heads at ESPN and BTN the best practice facility in basketball. When Dwayne Wade and his buddies fly in to use them and the training stuff because they are better than any NBA setup why they are pretty good.
While Nebraska has sucked at hoops for well over 350,000,000 years they still are in the top 10 in attendance every year as is Creighton which is 50 miles away so people are supporting 2 D-1 schools very well.
Nebraska's recruiting has finally started to catch up with its facilities with the team next year. There will be 1-3 star kid, 1-5 star kid and 9-4 star top 150 kids on the roster. The local farm boys are finally being replaced and Miles has used red shirts and some transfers who have set out to bolster the roster. He is the problem, not the players. If he doesn't break the streak of not winning an NCAA game he will be fired, even if he makes the tourney and looses.
Rutgers should have always been a better job than Nebraska. You can throw a rock from the front doors of the RAC and hit 50 players. Nebraska has to import 95% of players they get. I think, like another poster mentioned, the proximity part is not as big a factor as it was 10-15 years ago and seems to be less of a factor going forward. Right now I would probably say Nebraska is a better job than RU because of where we stand facility and fan base wise. Plus the hoops team has a lot of money and doesn't rely on other sources of income to operate or upgrade stuff. I also think you can ask this same question every year and all 14 teams will/could be in a different spot. One thing about Nebraska, they will never tire of throwing money at something to try and help/make it succeed.
The Big 10 is a tough road, but that has helped reentergize the program.
As for Nebraska kids in the NBA there have been several scattered around over the years, just not any you are going to keep their rookie card.
There's a lot of good jobs in the Big 10 and it gets tougher to be a good job every year. Schools just keep dumping money into all their programs. It isn't the conference money they are using to do this either, its donor money to try and keep up with the Jones'. The changes NU is even discussing doing to update something that is 4 years old is rediculous. They built a new Hockey arena and we don't have a hockey team(a club team but not Big 10). Just stupid stuff going on throughout college sports. That's why when my skybox contract ends I'm gonna find some other way to enjoy blowing some money.
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