Basketball is much less dependent on "natural resources" than football. Nebraska is always going to struggle to get back to being a national power in football because their 200 mile recruiting circle just doesn't have players in it.

Basketball, if you have financial support and the right coach, can turn into a Top 10 program in 18 months almost anywhere. "Local ties" in recruiting are nearly non-existent, especially in comparison to football.

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Posted by MrAUTigers

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Posted on 2/16/24 at 9:19 am to SummerOfGeorge

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Nebraska is always going to struggle to get back to being a national power in football because their 200 mile recruiting circle just doesn't have players in it.

I am not sure how old you are. I am quite certain you were around to see Nebraska as a national power in football. The only thing that has changed is HC and support. Their recruiting base is still the same that Osborne had. Devaney before him was very impressive.

ETA Hell, Bo Pelini had over a .700 winning percentage there.

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Posted by AUTiger789

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Posted on 2/16/24 at 9:37 am to SummerOfGeorge

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Basketball, if you have financial support and the right coach, can turn into a Top 10 program in 18 months almost anywhere.

Agree. Look how fast Baylor turned around. After they had that murder scandle about 20 years ago, their program was about as low as a program could get. Then Scott Drew resurrected the program and took them to soon to be 12 NCAA Tournaments and even won them a National Title.

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