MBB Preview: There's no chance to rebound from a loss in the NCAA Tournament
The only choice for Nebraska is to rebound against Texas A&M, but that's easier said than done.
It was kind of amusing the day before Selection Sunday, the idea of a slightly devilish selection committee playing the role of reality TV producer—Look, we don’t script this stuff, but we will put people in high-tension scenarios to make more addictive television.
When the Nebraska men were actually paired with Texas A&M—with the women to follow—that amusement faded pretty quickly. Matt Rhule perhaps put it best.
“I can say it because I’m the football coach, I’m mad we’re playing Texas A&M both games because now the games are about the AD leaving,” he said. “It’s not about our players. Our players deserve the games to be about us.”
Can’t argue with that, but maybe the Trev Alberts angle became less acute with Nebraska quickly moving on. We’ll see.
Here the focus of everything you’re about to read is just the game, and I guess I’ll start with this: I kind of hate this matchup for Nebraska solely for basketball reasons.
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