Tim Miles bans Nebraska from locker room
After falling by 28 to Iowa at home to lose 7/8. From Omaha.com:
Under Miles, there are consequences for falling behind at home by 26 points at halftime and making up no ground in the next 20 minutes.He banned Husker players from interviews, a policy that will continue throughout this week and perhaps beyond.
The players also need a new dressing area for practice.
The fancy locker room at Hendricks Training Complex — with its multiple big-screen TVs and pool table and smoothie bar and leather lounge chairs and heated towel racks and I-pod shower plug-ins — is closed.
“There will be chains on the doors locking it from the outside,’’ Miles said, “until further notice.’’
So where will the players dress?
“Good luck,’’ Miles said, glaring. “They’re creative.’’
Miles calmly rips into his team in the rest of the article, including a quip about fundraising to pay some fans back for their tickets today.
February 22nd, 2015 at 7:59 PM ^
"The fancy locker room at Hendricks Training Complex — with its multiple big-screen TVs and pool table and smoothie bar and leather lounge chairs and heated towel racks and I-pod shower plug-ins — is closed."
Yeah, there's got to be a point at which some of this stuff has gone too far. That just sounds silly. I know it's part of the recruiting game and all, but ... yeesh.
February 22nd, 2015 at 8:00 PM ^
you know.
February 22nd, 2015 at 8:31 PM ^
a bit much, I think
February 22nd, 2015 at 8:46 PM ^
to feel at home in a place that has urinals.
February 22nd, 2015 at 8:52 PM ^
But Dana Holgorsen fitting into that category should surprise absolutely nobody.
February 22nd, 2015 at 8:56 PM ^
he probably has one in his bedroom
February 23rd, 2015 at 10:42 AM ^
is probably better than peeing in the corner when you have to go in a drunken stupor.
Fit the Holgerson M,O.
February 23rd, 2015 at 3:26 PM ^
No, what's a bit much is that they didn't flush the freaking toilet before they filmed. Unbelievable!
February 22nd, 2015 at 9:22 PM ^
Yeah, these kids who are not getting paid but generating millions in revenue for their schools are getting too many perks!!!
February 22nd, 2015 at 9:56 PM ^
The money gets to the players in some way, but because of NCAA rules, it's done in some of the most frivolous ways. If the players could just get paid directly, they could use that money on more practical stuff, like helping their often poor families for one thing, rather than outlandish locker rooms. And yes, they'll spend it on things like booze too, but so what? It's still better than wasting it on plush leather chairs that aren't used all that often and smoothie bars.
EDIT: I'm sure you know this. Just replying to your comment since mine is relevant to it.
February 22nd, 2015 at 7:59 PM ^
Miles will not last long at Nebreska going on like this without winning.
February 22nd, 2015 at 8:01 PM ^
he probably fundraised his ass off for all that stuff and they absolutely sucked before him.
February 22nd, 2015 at 9:14 PM ^
Miles, leave the land of corn and come to Youngstown State...and bring your kitty
February 23rd, 2015 at 2:15 PM ^
That picture is amazing. You could write gibberish and I would still +1 it.
February 22nd, 2015 at 9:57 PM ^
The powerhouse that is Nebraska basketball will never accept having a mediocre program!
February 22nd, 2015 at 8:01 PM ^
Haven't both Izzo and Beilein done this, too?
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February 22nd, 2015 at 8:10 PM ^
on the one hand, yes, their facilities are sick, but it's even harder to get a kid to go to Lincoln to play basketball and this is not Nebraska football, where you fire Pelini because he doesn't win enough.
February 22nd, 2015 at 8:20 PM ^
beilein had a rough year after our initial ncaa tourney bid too, you know
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I spit hot fire!
February 22nd, 2015 at 9:24 PM ^
Upvote for quoting my favorite line in that sketch.
February 22nd, 2015 at 10:11 PM ^
one of my favorite skits of all time.
When he comes in as Fonzworth Bentley, it's too good.
That Fonzworth dance with the umbrella, holy shit.
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February 22nd, 2015 at 8:08 PM ^
The score was 42-16 at halftime. In Lincoln. In an arena that only Michigan beat them in last year.
February 22nd, 2015 at 8:08 PM ^
So they'll have to sit on the crapper without TV in the stall?
Dang, that's old-school.
February 22nd, 2015 at 8:38 PM ^
Are they still restricted from flushing?
February 22nd, 2015 at 8:14 PM ^
Pretty sure Tim Miles is my favorite non-Beilein basketball coach.
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February 22nd, 2015 at 8:22 PM ^
if they don't improve by the next game he's considering making them live in Nebraska
February 22nd, 2015 at 8:27 PM ^
and I think this is where it crosses the line. That just sounds cruel.
February 22nd, 2015 at 8:53 PM ^
it's not ohio...
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"I heard that one myself. Turns out, I was just living in Nebraska."
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February 22nd, 2015 at 8:34 PM ^
While driving and missing the U-M game, I listened to the Hawkeye broadcast of this beatdown. From what I could discern, the Huskers were just pathetic, and Iowa played probably its most complete game of the season. Iowa is a dangerous team, and Aaron White is definitely all-B1G. He will probably have a nice NBA career too. Woodbury needs to be institutionalized.
February 22nd, 2015 at 8:58 PM ^
Interesting.
Earlier in the year when Michigan was hosting (and soundly beating) Nebraska, Dakich made a comment about lack of effort from the Hawkeyes players. I actually didn't notice a lack of effort, but Dakich explained, vehemently, that Tim Miles should not have to beg his team for effort.
A month later and having lost 7 of 8, Miles now revokes his players locker room priveleges. He clearly has an effort problem with this team.
Nebraska was a pretty bad offensive team last season, but played great defense and won a lot of games. This year they are much worse at offense, but are actually better defensively according to Kenpom:
Adjusted D efficiency: 25 to 17 - which wouldn't seem to indicate an effort problem.
I liked watching their team last year and believed they would use the win over Michigan State to springboard a good run in the big ten season.
As someone mentioned above, the parallels between their season and Michigan in 2010 are apparent.