Fwd: [Husker] Jerry Fort

jonlists jonlists at cbsol.com
Tue Feb 22 21:00:48 CST 2005


[smip all else]

>What's the "success standard" for NU basketball?  Sheesh, I hope I 
haven't 
> seen it yet.  Nee's teams that achieved the most had to be the '91 (?) 
squad 
> that entered the Dance as a #3 seed (King, Farmer, Reid, Scales, 
> Hayes, Pike a 
> frosh), and the Piatkowski/Chubick-led team that won the Big 8 tourney a 
few 
> years later ... but neither, as you mentioned, won an NCAA game.
> 
> The rumor/innuendo/gossip about Collier's job status is escalating by 
the 
> day.  Shatel had a column in today's OWH that basically said Barry's
> a nice guy, 
> but he isn't the guy to get it done at NU.  I saw an OWH article a few 
weeks 
> ago about the lack of schools that are top shelf in both hoops and 
> football.  I 
> think this is a tired, worn-out angle.  If Wisconsin can be a factor in 
both 
> sports, there's no reason NU can't be. 
> 
> On a related note, I'm late for the tip off of OSU and NU.  OSU is a 9 
point 
> favorite and I can understand why.
> 
> Dave Norris
> 
> 

I'll be very interested in your comments tonight/tomorrow. 

You earlier outlined the future of Nebraska basketball - I don't think it 
was ever more evident than tonight. 

Jon Johnston
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