Go Big Read: Nebrasketball and Nebraska Football News

It’s been an exciting week for both Nebraska football and basketball fans. Spring practice continues for those wearing shells and pads while Tim Miles was on the hot seat for a split second.

Related: The Debate About Tim Miles’ Future

For the fifth time in a row, Nebrasketball fans were subjected to seeing their team end up on the losing end. Only this time, they’d be bounced from the Big Ten Tournament and even before the second half could end, the calls for head coach Tim Miles’ job became raucous.

There was already debate coming into the day about whether or not Miles should be retained. However, after Penn State advanced in the Big Ten Tournament and before an outpouring of hatred could be spewed Miles’ way (entirely, at least), a tweet from On High stunned a good chunk of the faithful.

Say what you will about the decision, it immediately took the spotlight off of Miles for a while and put it directly on Eichorst who cares about the program and what the fans think, but maybe not in the short-sighted sense.

Plenty of fans are still pretty P.O.’ed at the call and threats of dropping season tickets have cropped up. However, there still appear to be quite a few Nebrasketball fans on the bandwagon.

10 Best Nebraska Football Links of the Week

1.  Next Generation: Nebraska signee Tyjon Lindsey finds home in embrace of Muhammad Ali’s family (Land of 10)
An absolute must-read as Chris Heady looks into 2017 recruit Tyjon Lindsey’s background which found him with a family that “must be (one of) the greatest”. One that helped him grow as an athlete and a human being.

2.  Hoppes’ journey back to hometown Huskers now finds him with first string (Lincoln Journal Star)
There was a time when Tyler Hoppes was just another name on the depth chart. As this spring begins, he not only finds himself climbing it, but at the front of the bus and looking to take over for Cethan Carter as the Huskers’ head man at the spot.

3.  Recruiting: Reviewing three dozen offers Nebraska has extended over last two weeks (Omaha World-Herald)
Nebraska football went offer crazy recently, so the staff at the Omaha World-Herald kindly sits down, sorts through the digital madness and gives us an idea of where the Big Red staff chucked the chances to become a Cornhusker.

4.  Red Report: Decker leads way in battle to replace Utter as starting center (Lincoln Journal Star)
He stood out as a star when replacing Dylan Utter during last season’s spring game when the senior couldn’t go. Now that Utter’s graduated, Michael Decker finds himself ready to take over the spot and shine on a more frequent basis.

5.  Nebraska making inroads with big receivers in 2018 recruiting class (Land of 10)
Even more recruiting goodness, Savage Professionalism is preached across the country as the Huskers are after some big receivers both in the literal and ranking sense.

6.  Donte Williams calls Diaco a ‘defensive genius’ (Huskers Online)
It’s one thing when a message board poster calls a new coach a “genius”. It’s an entirely different thing when one of the hottest new coaches on the staff has that kind of praise for his colleague.

7.  Mike Riley, Tiani Reeves Headline ‘Our Nebraska’ Event (Hail Varsity)
During the “Our Nebraska” event, Nebraska football head coach Mike Riley and Nebraska volleyball’s Tiani Reeves spoke about the importance of becoming “strong leaders in society”.

8.  Steven M. Sipple: Alex Davis excited, and well-equipped, for key role in Diaco’s 3-4 system (Lincoln Journal Star)
He didn’t play a down until he was a senior in high school. He struggled as a defensive end in Nebraska’s 4-3 system. As an outside linebacker for Bob Diaco’s 3-4 scheme, Alex Davis has the athleticism and opportunity to be an absolute gem.

9.  Brown’s rise worth knowing for Lightbourn after up-and-down freshman year (Lincoln Journal Star)
True freshman Caleb Lightbourn heard plenty of grumbles from the crowd thanks to an up-and-down opening campaign. Another ol’ reliable Nebraska kicker in Drew Brown attests to just how much improvement can be made in one season.

10.  Nebraska coach Tim Miles: ‘I’m going to come through for him’ after AD tweets support (Land of 10)
After Shawn Eichorst’s immediate tweet dispelling any notion of Tim Miles’ job status, the Nebrasketball head coach made his intentions clear.

Husker Corner Round Up:

Football:
Appeal to Nebraska Football and Basketball Fans Falls Flat
Throwback Thursday – South Bend Invasion
Riley Demands Line Protected Like QBs

Basketball:
Senior Night Ruined by Wolverines
Tumultuous Time as Huskers Begin Tourney
The Debate About Tim Miles’ Future
Huskers Exit B1G Tourney Early; Season Ends
Eichorst Welcomes Miles Back For Another Year
The Return of Tim Miles and What the Choice Means

Stat of the Week:

Tai Webster played 3,295 minutes for the Nebraska basketball team with a 41.5 percent field goal shot, went 28 percent from behind the arc and averaged 13.5 points per game over the course of his career.