HeyBac, You still think Nebraska stinks !!

[goru7]

The other day I posted that Nebraska played their A game and they went 10 deep and their Kansas transfer, White , made them good. I argued Eddie was playing with a depleted roster and that night was not the night to attack him. Bac you responded Nebraska was one of the worst Big 10 teams and would finish that way. I guess you were wrong. Why don't you guess their score against Minnesota with 11 minutes left?
Stop attacking Eddie every chance you get and listen to people that actually play and coach the game, like Tim Miles , the Nebraska coach, who stated that Eddie was at a gunfight with a knife, !

 

[bac2therac]

Lol Minnesota is terrible. As bad as Rutgers. Nebraska is still a bottom 5 school in this league and will still finish below 500

Feel better about Eddie if you want but this changes nothing

 

[T2Kplus10]

Lol Minnesota is terrible. As bad as Rutgers. Nebraska is still a bottom 5 school in this league and will still finish below 500

Feel better about Eddie if you want but this changes nothing

EJ apologists are trying to cling to anything.

 

[goru7]

Lol Minnesota is terrible. As bad as Rutgers. Nebraska is still a bottom 5 school in this league and will still finish below 500

Feel better about Eddie if you want but this changes nothing

They are not a bottom 5 team when they play like they have the last 2 games. They have White and Shields , two of the top players in the league, and will be competitive the rest of the way.
It is not about feeling better about Eddie, it is about attacking him with his depleted roster that I think is not fair. There is a number of things I do not care for that Eddie does , like his Nba style of coaching , lack of input from his assistants and hiring the assistants that he did, his failure to insist his players and not just his guards box out, and more. But I am not going to continue to attack him like you when it was clear to anyone with 2 eyes that he couldn't do much against Nebraska. He called 4-5 inbounds plays that led to layups or easy shots. He called good plays out of timeouts that led to baskets. He is not doing enough defensively and rebounding wise to coach or demand it but maybe just maybe the players have to step up and play better. Mike Williams has the last few, if DJ can do the same, if Grier tries to look for his 3 point shot a little more, and Daniels plays a little more in control, like he did for a few games , maybe the product looks better. But guess what, with 7 players one of them Goode who doesn't move enough or try to shoot more, Eddie will continue to lose games in this conference. Harsh reality that not a lot of coaches could fix.

 

[bac2therac]

We will be playing 10 schools in the league who are better than Nebraska. Sorry but if you cant be competitive against teams like Nebraska you are not going a good job. Little Ricky is likely gone from Minnesota as well. Credit Nebraska they are playing well, that doesn't mean that they are Maryland or Ohio State. It does give a pass and doesn't change that we have a program going nowhere. If our expectations are to accept 0-18 as a fact of life then we have the wrong head coach.

 

[goru7]

We will be playing 10 schools in the league who are better than Nebraska. Sorry but if you cant be competitive against teams like Nebraska you are not going a good job. Little Ricky is likely gone from Minnesota as well. Credit Nebraska they are playing well, that doesn't mean that they are Maryland or Ohio State. It does give a pass and doesn't change that we have a program going nowhere. If our expectations are to accept 0-18 as a fact of life then we have the wrong head coach.

What in your thick head doesn't understand what a depleted roster is with 4 of your bigs out?

 

[bac2therac]

my thoughts on Jordan are season wise and 3 years wise. The Nebraska game didn't point anything out to me that put me over the edge. This team was bad from the beginning of the year, before they lost players one by one. Yes the team played with no effort against Nebraska for about 35 minutes of that game and came out totally unprepared to play on its home court. Because you are undermanned does not mean that oh its okay to be down 14-2 in the first 5 minutes.

you can keep arguing your points but those of who think Eddie isn't the right guy are not going to change their minds. He got dealt a bad hand with injuries true but that's not the only story here and most of us know it

 

[cyrock3]

bac is one of the biggest trolls on this board. He is twisted by rage at Eddie Jordan.

He can't accept that Jordan was dealt a bad hand this season. He has no patience. He doesn't understand that if players didn't get injured this team would have gotten better as players gelled into a unit.

 

[RUonBrain]

bac is one of the biggest trolls on this board. He is twisted by rage at Eddie Jordan.

He can't accept that Jordan was dealt a bad hand this season. He has no patience. He doesn't understand that if players didn't get injured this team would have gotten better as players gelled into a unit.

Lol

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Until proven differently....Nebraska is still bad and Minnesota is near Rutgers bad.

Richard is a terrible coach either lost his team or never had them.

 

[ColonelRutgers]

bac is one of the biggest trolls on this board. He is twisted by rage at Eddie Jordan.

He can't accept that Jordan was dealt a bad hand this season. He has no patience. He doesn't understand that if players didn't get injured this team would have gotten better as players gelled into a unit.

Because they gelled so much better as the season progressed in his first two seasons. Oh, wait.

 

[bac2therac]

bac is one of the biggest trolls on this board. He is twisted by rage at Eddie Jordan.

He can't accept that Jordan was dealt a bad hand this season. He has no patience. He doesn't understand that if players didn't get injured this team would have gotten better as players gelled into a unit.

LMFAO..keep it coming big girl

 

[Section114]

bac is one of the biggest trolls on this board. He is twisted by rage at Eddie Jordan.

He can't accept that Jordan was dealt a bad hand this season. He has no patience. He doesn't understand that if players didn't get injured this team would have gotten better as players gelled into a unit.

Curious as to what you think the RU team would have accomplished if Sir EJ had not been dealt a depleted roster? Sounds like you think we were NCAA bound.

Also, how do you think next years incoming recruiting class will contribute to the "gelling"?

 

[RUChoppin]

And cyrock is just delusional. I'm not sure if he's been watching the same team everyone else has these last few years.

I mean, I get that Choppin-Ohio is trying to stay positive and optimistic.... but there's a line between that and thinking that we're in such good shape that we can turn away a guard like Kwe Parker because he somehow doesn't meet our standard of excellence.

 

[ScarletRunner]

80,000+ posts, one of the most active and vocal supporters of the program, season ticket holder for as long as I can remember, and a poster I feel has at times defended RU almost to a fault... Now being called out as a troll.

The EJ defenders are a strange lot. Reminds me of the small but vocal "absolute loyalty" crowd when Shea was fired who kept pointing out his BE COY season. Compared to Eddie's accomplishments, that's like winning a national championship.

 

[cyrock3]

Kwe Parker doesn't fit the flexibility that Eddie Jordan needs. It's pretty easy to do the math here folks.

 

[Section114]

very

Kwe Parker doesn't fit the flexibility that Eddie Jordan needs. It's pretty easy to do the math here folks.

very easy... 6 wins + 22 losses = NEW HEAD COACH!

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

very


very easy... 6 wins + 22 losses = NEW HEAD COACH!

We will get to 8 wins....you have my guarantee

 

[RUAEPI]

I'll be honest. I have no issue with EJ as a coach at this time. He hasn't had the horses to get it done and everyone knows that you cannot just rebuild that roster in a season or 2. He has put a few pieces together, but those who say the injuries this year are his fault are just preposterous. Before the season started we were picked last in the Big 10....and we are!

Now that being said, I am going to be judging EJ based on what he does this off season. He needs to land a couple more players. If we do not take a major step up next year, I will be changing my tune. Every coach looking at this job (and there were not many who would touch it with a 10 foot pole), wanted many years, because they all knew this couldn't be done quickly and there would have to be a culture change.

 

[TDIrish27]

IMO EJ deserves 4 years but I believe that about any coach who walks into a situation where it's a train wreck.

 

[RUChoppin]

Kwe Parker doesn't fit the flexibility that Eddie Jordan needs. It's pretty easy to do the math here folks.

Which is why we pursued him, offered him, and accepted his commitment.

So what you're saying is that EJ is terrible at evaluating talent and making offers to the appropriate players.

You're not very good at math, apparently.

 

[cyrock3]

Which is why we pursued him, offered him, and accepted his commitment.

So what you're saying is that EJ is terrible at evaluating talent and making offers to the appropriate players.

You're not very good at math, apparently.

A lot of coaches offer a player, accept their commitment, and then quietly let them go on their way if they don't develop the way they expect.

Look at Schiano and Andrew Campolattano in football.

 

[wonchobody]

So he was able to determine in the two months between when he committed and when he decommited that he wasn't a fit? Especially when there's no basketball being played in the fall?

 

[cyrock3]

So he was able to determine in the two months between when he committed and when he decommited that he wasn't a fit? Especially when there's no basketball being played in the fall?

Sure, why not. There are many opportunities for further evaluation before the prospect signs on the dotted line.

 

[RUChoppin]

A lot of coaches offer a player, accept their commitment, and then quietly let them go on their way if they don't develop the way they expect.

Look at Schiano and Andrew Campolattano in football.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

he can play for Rick Barnes at tennessee, but not at Rutgers?

 

[cyrock3]

Hmm... why did Wake pull his offer & why did he tumble drastically out of the Rivals Top 150...

 

[RUChoppin]

Why is he a 2016 McDonald's All-American Nominee?

 

[willisneverrana43]

A lot of coaches offer a player, accept their commitment, and then quietly let them go on their way if they don't develop the way they expect.

Look at Schiano and Andrew Campolattano in football.

This post should come with a straight jacket.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Hmm... why did Wake pull his offer & why did he tumble drastically out of the Rivals Top 150...

It is possible there are issues with him and Jordan did the right thing. I know nothing...but to say he left because of PT is silly.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Why is he a 2016 McDonald's All-American Nominee?

that's a weak arguement...tons of names on that list. some aren't major D1 talent.

 

[RUChoppin]

that's a weak arguement...tons of names on that list. some aren't major D1 talent.

I'm sure plenty of them were told "no thanks" after they committed by teams as bad as we are that had no other commitments lined up, too.

Jonathan Laurent and Corey Sanders were nominees last year.

 

[G- RUnit]

I only know BAC on this board and he is as loyal an RU fan and as knowledgable a college hoops fan as anyone on this board.

 

[G- RUnit]

Do think Nebraska may be better than advertized. Surprise team in B1G.

 

[MADHAT1]

I disagree with bac more than I agree, but a troll he's not.
There are more than him that are down on Jordan and the way RU MBB looks now,
they can't be all trolls.
I'd say they are just tired of seeing RU MBB look bad and want better than what's happening now.