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Nebraska Basketball: Takeaways from Fred Hoiberg’s press conference

By Danny Jaillet

LINCOLN, NE - MARCH 9: Nebraska Cornhuskers fans storm the court after defeating the Wisconsin Badgers at Pinnacle Bank Arena on March 9, 2014 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - MARCH 9: Nebraska Cornhuskers fans storm the court after defeating the Wisconsin Badgers at Pinnacle Bank Arena on March 9, 2014 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images) /
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LINCOLN, NE – NOVEMBER 12: Nebraska Cornhusker fans cheer during their game against the Western Illinois Leathernecks at Pinnacle Bank Arena on November 12, 2013 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE – NOVEMBER 12: Nebraska Cornhusker fans cheer during their game against the Western Illinois Leathernecks at Pinnacle Bank Arena on November 12, 2013 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images) /

Hoiberg’s Nebraska roots are a bonus

The fact that Hoiberg has Nebraska roots is great. As he alluded to in the press conference, he has several ties to Nebraska. That will certainly bode well down the road because he knows what the culture is like and he knows what the fans expect. After all, he was once a fan himself.

As alluded to in a tweet by Christopherson, he was once offered a football scholarship to play for the program. First off, that is very cool. Not too many new coaches come into programs they are familiar with. Some of those Tom Osborne teams were the best in college football, so to even be offered a scholarship speaks to the athletic skill of Hoiberg. That should certainly give him an edge over other coaches because he knows what the demand is around here.

He was given a framed version of the original press release that marked his grandfather’s hiring as the basketball coach in 1955. Although Jerry Bush did not have a winning season, word on the street is that he had a very boisterous personality. Hopefully his grandson can excite the fans as much as Bush did. Something tells me that he will have a better career record at Nebraska then his grandfather’s mark of 81-132.

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