Little change of topic, I watched some extended highlights of Nebraska's and Michigan St's exhibition games and wanted to share some thoughts.
Mich St vs Ferris St
Gabe Brown is the most exciting player Sparty has had since Jason Richardson but is also 6'8". Dude is an insane athlete and is going to be a matchup nightmare, especially if he hits threes.
Max Christie is that dude and luckily we'll only have to see him for one year. He went up for one dunk where his athleticism really surprised me. But he's smart, a really good slasher, big body and I think he'll win B1G Freshman of the Year. They'll need his scoring prowess.
They might have issues at PG. Walker didn't look that great and Hoggard can't hit the broad side of a barn. They had good moments and could be a solid duo but TBD.
Hall is an excellent all-around player and looks to have gained some confidence. He's a winning basketball player.
Hauser is horrific defensively. We should be able to abuse him constantly.
Not sure if it's intentional for just this game but they really played at a high pace. Like straight running out after made baskets, every possession. Something to watch.
They shot free throws even worse than us.
They're about 10 men deep and I think they'll be really good towards the end of the year.
Nebraska vs Peru St (?)
Alonzo Verge in the B1G! He's a vet at this point and got pretty much anything he wanted against this school I've never heard of. He also made some really good passes.
This team is big, primarily at the guard positions. The McGowen bros are massive. Will be a really interesting matchup against our smaller perimeter guys.
Derrick Walker looked awesome. Him and Verge on the P&R is going to be deadly. Really agile for a 6'9" guy. Unfortunately for the Huskers, he looks to be their only truly competant big man.
Mayen looks to round a legitimately solid starting 5. The question will be their depth. They played I think 4 freshman big minutes.
Breidenbach is a 6'10" freshman who wears goggles. Very punchable face and his game is just ugly. We're gonna hate him for years to come.
Keon Edwards looks like a player. 6'7" transfer from Depaul who's bouncy and can shoot it.
Peru St shot the lights out but part of that was how horrible Nebraska was defensively on switches and rotations and how poorly they rebound. This was a 12 point game with 12 minutes left. Nebrasketball might be better this year but they're definitely going to have some growing pains. Verge may make a push for All B1G Teams.
