Breaking down a busy news week for Nebraska football recruiting, plus much more

Good morning fans and welcome back to the Husker Big Red YouTube channel. I'm Chris Peterson and joining me as always is Danny Gillette

And we're back here on a Friday morning for another episode of our podcast

And we're looking ahead to the Stillwater Regional for the Nebraska baseball team

We got some recruiting news for football and basketball and we will touch on that

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That helps us out. And Danny, how are you doing this morning? Good. A little bit tired from all the basketball playoff games, but I'm doing good. It's good to be back with you

It feels like we haven't done a show in, let's see, we did one Tuesday if I'm not mistaken. Is that correct

No, we did one, did we? No, we did one Monday. That's right. Monday. Yeah, Monday I think. Yeah

So it's been a long week and a lot of news in Husker Nation

But it's good. I like being busy this time of year. There is no dead period in college athletics really anymore

So it's good. It's good. Yeah, so it's official visit season. Nebraska is not really doing any official visits this weekend

Their visits weekends are coming up June, I think, 14th and the 21st is basically when they have guys coming in

which is somewhat interesting. Most programs are doing it throughout June. So kind of interesting. Nebraska doesn't have anybody coming this weekend

But there is some important recruiting news, I think, to start with official visits getting set up with Chase Lofton and Christian Jones

Christian Jones has set up a visit, I believe, for the 14th. I think they were trying to get him on the 21st

or at least that's what I would have thought. They would have done that with some of their other bigger recruits

But they have him set up for a visit. I believe he's also going to visit Oklahoma and I want to say Tennessee

I could be wrong on that. But at any rate, Nebraska essentially in the top three or it might be USC

I can't quite remember. USC. So yes, Oklahoma, USC and Nebraska for Christian Jones and then Chase Lofton

He released basically a top, not necessarily a top four, but he scheduled visits to four different places

So you got Nebraska, Texas A&M and then shoot, I'm blanking on what the other two were

I think it's another SEC. Missouri is one of them. And I'm blanking on the other one

I want to say it's like Florida State. Florida State. That's what it is. Just to follow up really quickly on the Christian Jones visit schedule

He's taking a visit to USC from June 7th to June 9th. Nebraska will get June 14th through the 16th

And then he'll edit Oklahoma on June 21st through the 23rd. Okay. And then, yeah, so then Christian or Chase Lofton is going to be, you know, visiting Nebraska

And then he's also going to visit Missouri, which will be this weekend, Florida State and then also Texas A&M

So those are, you know, two of the top targets on the board for, you know, for in-state prospects

So, you know, I feel pretty confident with Chase Lofton, but I still think there's some work to do

And the same with Christian Jones. But, you know, I would be really surprised if, like I said

I'll be surprised if Matt Rule gets beat for an in-state recruit and, you know, I'll believe it when I see it

And honestly, you know, I would be too. And the only way I'm worried is that Missouri seems to have oodles of money everywhere

So, I mean, there is that. They seem to have mastered the NIL game

But, you know, I think we do stand in a good spot for both Lofton and Jones

You know, Jones visited during the spring game. And then he also, you know, has taken a couple other visits prior to that

So I feel good about where they stand. You know, like you said, it's hard for Matt Rule to get beat on an in-state recruit

And it seems like they've done a good job of sealing the deal on visits

So I'm confident in Nebraska's, you know, abilities to land these two

I don't think it's going to necessarily be easy because especially in Jones' case

USC and Oklahoma are certainly, you know, no programs to scoff at, but we'll see how it goes

Yeah, Christian Jones has visited like 11 times now. Chase Lofton's visited Nebraska, I think, nine times

So definitely have the lead in those regards, you know, in terms of how many times they visited and, you know, how hard they've been recruited

But, yeah, we'll see what happens. I mean, they definitely could use, you know, I think another linebacker like Christian Jones

And, you know, they may, you know, like I said many times before, I don't think recruiting shouldn't be based on what your current roster is

You recruit the best players that you possibly can regardless of position. And so that's what they need in Chase Lofton. It doesn't matter how many tight ends that, you know, they have or whatever

because, you know, that doesn't really make a difference. So, you know, he's sick. I mean, he's a 6'6'' prospect. He's a big time player

Christian Jones is a linebacker that runs, you know, sub 11 seconds in the 100

So those are guys that you want on your team. So hopefully Nebraska can get the job done there

And then there was another crystal ball for, you know, running back to Marion Parker

This is a pretty important one. It's been interesting, though, because Nebraska has been in contact with another running back

Mickey Nelson. He's unranked out of the state of Connecticut. So he's going to be visiting, I believe, next week. And then it's not an official visit

It's an unofficial visit. And then they'll be trying to bring him back. So I know that they got the crystal ball with Marion Parker

I'm not sure exactly what's going on with running back if they're trying to, you know, apply a little pressure to Marion Parker by, you know, bringing Nelson to campus

I'm not exactly sure, but I'm not sure if they're going to take both of them. That would be three running backs, although they've only signed one running back in the first two recruiting classes

So it's definitely a position of need. I'd be five or three. I mean, you know, you talked about how we kind of, you know, you know, it's a position of need

And the fact that Nebraska missed out on Kwon Lacey and Kwon Lacey decommitted

And you've seen the injuries, the total injuries of taking on the running back room in previous years

So I would totally be five or three. Parker's recruitment's a little bit interesting because, you know, it started all the way back in April

There were some crystal ball predictions that were put in at the beginning of April

And he took a visit to Nebraska at the beginning of April

And since then, it's been quiet. But at the same time, you know, we were kind of looking at this June 21st official visit date

It's been known for quite a while now. I remember posting something about it in March

So, you know, seeing this prediction ahead of the visit is certainly encouraging

He would fit well with, you know, the Big Ten or whatever is going to be the Big 25 when all is said and done by this point

And, you know, he's got a physical running style. He can accelerate and he's an east-west type runner

And he can use that acceleration to get to the outside. So, you know, I think he would fit well with what Nebraska is trying to do

And, you know, when you look at the current roster, they have two senior running backs on the roster currently

And Maurice Mezcua and Ramiro Johnson. So there is need for depth there

And adding Parker would definitely be another big get, especially like we've mentioned before

when you consider that Nebraska didn't really land any running backs in the first couple classes to start off

Yeah. So, I mean, they definitely, yeah, Jermarian Parker is, you know, a must-land guy, I think, in this class

And they really need to rebuild, you know, that room going forward. So hopefully, you know, they're able to get him

I know he's also taking a visit to TCU and Alabama is kind of lurking around there

So just kind of interesting how that recruitment is playing out with the running back room

So at any rate, and then, you know, Nebraska did make the top six for Douglas Utu on Thursday

So, you know, I mean, it's whatever, along with Michigan and some other schools

So, I mean, I don't really put too much stock into those things

But, I mean, I think that Nebraska is definitely, you know, right

I don't know if they're in the lead. I think that Michigan's probably in the lead for Utu. But we'll see. He's visiting there this weekend

I don't know that he has an official visit scheduled with Nebraska. I don't believe he does at this time

So we'll see kind of where that goes from there. But that would be the next step

It feels to me like they're more on the peripheral with him. Yeah. I'll be completely honest. Top sixes mean nothing to me

I mean, maybe top fives or top threes. But, you know, we'll see how it goes

They've done a good job of recruiting offensive linemen over the past couple cycles

And one other recruit that I forgot to mention is wide receiver Raheem Hutchins Jr

He's a four-star wide receiver from Texas. He announced his top three on Monday. It included Memphis and Houston

So I'm very interested to see where that goes. There is a lot of depth at wide receiver. But like you said, you don't recruit based on necessarily positional needs so much as talent

And the staff has made that very clear. So I honestly like where Nebraska stands with Hutchins, especially when you consider the other two programs on his list

And he's a Texas guy. He's rated relatively high. And so I like where Nebraska stands

Someone mentioned to me the other day, you know, don't you always like where Nebraska stands with every single recruit

And, you know, I said no. I mean, there's some that I really don't like where we stand, to be completely honest with you

But for Hutchins, I feel pretty confident that Nebraska definitely has a shot and could possibly land him, even with a loaded wide receiver room

Yeah. I mean, I don't have a good feel with David Sanders. I don't think that's happening

I mean, we'll see. He didn't even have the Nebraska hat. Yeah, I just don't see that happening

So that's one. Yeah. Like Douglas Utu, you know, we'll see. Doesn't have any official, doesn't have any visits set for Nebraska

Carmo, I don't feel good about either, to be honest with you. The linebacker from Minnesota

Yeah. I mean, it's yeah. As long as they get Christian Jones, I don't think that's that big of a deal

No, I mean, he'd be nice to have, but. But, yeah, I mean, they do need to rack up, you know, they need to start getting some more defensive targets on there

especially like D-line targets, you know, edge, which they've started to do a little bit

But they definitely need to land another, you know, another offensive tackle this class, like a good one

And so, you know, if they don't get Broderick Scholl, I'm not sure really where that's going to happen

because I don't I don't really see them getting Douglas Utu. I mean, it's possible. And I really don't seem to I don't think David Sanders is going to make it back to campus

So, I mean, maybe he will. You know, it's it's always possible. But, you know, that's kind of what I said right after

It's like it was good that they got him this visit and it was positive. But unless you get him back on campus, you know, another two times, it's like Michael Terry there

They're not going to win the Michael Terry recruitment if he visits one time. Like, that's just not enough. He's got to get back for probably something in this summer

And maybe even if the fall, if he takes his recruitment, you know, that deep. But right now it's like, yeah, Nebraska does have the lead

But I just don't believe that one visit is going to be enough to win that recruitment

Yeah. Terry spoke. I have spoken positively about Nebraska. But I mean, it's also going to be, you know, do they have the money

I mean, let's be honest here. Yeah. Well, he said that NIL was going to be one of the NIL and feeling like a family atmosphere

But he said NIL first. So I thought that that was telling. And it's just, you know, he said earlier this week when he did an interview, if I was going to commit today, I would be Nebraska

But I'm always wary about guys who say that because it's like, OK, well, then why aren't you committed then

You know, so I, you know, I always get wary of guys that, you know, are talking about that too much

And he's from Texas. Texas and Texas A&M are going to be hosting him for visits

Oregon's still in the mix. I do think that Nebraska is in a really good spot, though

But I do believe there's a reason why we haven't seen any crystal ball projections or whatever

It's because, you know, it's like it's like if you're in a soccer match and the score is 0-0 and you've had the ball most of the time

it's like, well, you should be winning, but you don't have a goal. So it really doesn't mean much of anything. And that's where Nebraska stands right now with Michael Terry

If we played the first 45 minutes like they controlled the ball, they've got it. They've got some attempts, but they haven't got the ball in the net

And so we'll see if they can get it there. Yeah, we'll see. And, you know, should Nebraska not land Michael Terry

it's going to make that June 21st visit weekend, you know, even more important because Cortez Mills is coming to town

So now, say Nebraska doesn't land Terry, you know, do you shift your focus to Mills

I mean, I think they're trying to get Mills, but like I said, I just don't see him getting Cortez Mills

I think that's why, you know, you're seeing that other guy, Hutchins or whatever, visiting

And, you know, to me, it's it's not about, you know, whether Nebraska is going to win that recruitment

It's about whether Nebraska, you know, wants to take that kid on their board. I know I know where he's ranked, but they don't do, you know, college staffs don't base their recruiting boards off rankings

So, you know, Memphis, Houston and Nebraska is not like an overwhelming top three for a four star recruit

So maybe the ranking doesn't meet the doesn't meet the road there. I'm not sure exactly. But so I really feel like that one's going to be one where they kind of slow play it a little bit

And then, you know, if they see, you know, it's going the wrong way with Terry and Mills, then they could then they could make him a take

That's my opinion on it. But and the other thing about Michael Terry, too, was he can play more than one position

I mean, he could play running back. You know, he could build he could play defense. So, you know, he is a true athlete and he actually had more rushing yards last season than he'd had receiving yards

He had like 800 rushing yards, like 500 receiving yards. So, like, you know, Michael Terry could be a guy that could actually play running back, which would be in 76, three to ten

But, you know, he's he would be one of the best athletes they've ever recruited

You know, I'd love to. I would I would take both of them if they could get Terry and Cortez Mills

I would take both and, you know, kick off another guy on the back end of the commitment, you know, cut down those

You know, those those two dudes are worth it if you get top 100 guys. I don't care if it's three at the same position. Just take a look, figure it out

You know, I'd say I'd say this is just my personal opinion that you're going to have a better chance of getting Terry out of Texas

Then you're going to have getting Cortez Mills out of Florida because Miami is very interested in Mills as well

And, you know, say what you want about Miami and their success on the field

They have a boatload of money off of it. So, I mean, it's going to be very hard for Cortez Mills to leave the state of Florida, I think

And and and even if he does, there's no doubt that that Miami, for example, will make a push

So I like the idea of him coming to Nebraska. I'm not sure if it's going to happen. Same thing with Terry

To be completely honest with you, out of all the three, I feel better about Hutchins coming to Nebraska

But we'll see. At the very least, it's not like, oh, we have to get Terry or else the wide receiver position is completely screwed

Oh, we have to get Mills or else the wide receiver position is completely screwed. You know, now we've built depth and now we can kind of play with our options a little bit

And we don't have to, you know, hinge on one commitment in order to fill the wide receiver room

And in that respect, that's refreshing because we haven't always been able to do that in previous years

Mm hmm. Yeah. And it'll be interesting to see how some of these, you know, recruitments work out

If you're talking about running back and, you know, I was reading something from Brian Munson

And he kind of offered, you know, a fuss around the line, the same take where he doesn't see Nebraska taking Nelson and Parker

He doesn't see him taking three running backs. So I do think it's interesting that, you know, Mekki Nelson is coming in for this visit

And I'm going to be watching very closely for him to take an official visit, because I think if he takes an official visit

that tells me that Nebraska does not feel that confident in Jermarion Parker

I know what the crystal ball says, but but to me, something that something doesn't add up there

Something doesn't quite add up, because usually when you're getting a crystal ball, you're moving toward a commitment

And if that was happening, I don't see Nebraska, you know, bringing in Mekki Nelson for this visit and kind of having this offer and doing all this stuff with them

So there's something there. And either they're going to move on and take Nelson and Parker is going to go somewhere else

So they're trying to, you know, say, hey, like, we're going to bring in Mekki Nelson if you're not going to commit, you know, this month

So I don't know something. Something's going to happen at running back this month. And if it's not Jermarion Parker, it wouldn't shock me if they took a commitment from Mekki Nelson, especially, you know

if he takes an official visit, I would watch it. He's one that, you know, because he doesn't have a ton of major offers

Nebraska is like Syracuse is talking to him and Yukon is like his second best offer

So if Nebraska offers and takes him and if he's a take, I mean, I would definitely see him committing

You know, there's a good chance, I think. So it'll be interesting to see how that works out with running back

But I don't know. I've been getting this. I've been getting the weird vibe with Jermarion Parker ever since they started, since they offered Mekki Nelson

He actually has a crystal ball for Nebraska, too. So, you know, which I wrote about a few weeks ago

But I mean, so this is and I am actually me might be from the same guy, Mike Schaefer

I'll have to double check, but it might be from on three

But one, I know that he did get a projection for Nebraska. So at any rate, I do think that's interesting on the running back board

Well, the fact that, you know, Parker got crystal balls in April and we haven't really heard a lot since is very telling, too

And so, you know, we'll have to see how that shapes out

At the very least, Nebraska seems to have several plans for a 2025 running back

I would love Parker. Nelson would be great, too. But it will be interesting to see how it shakes out because they have struggled at landing and keeping running backs

So, you know, as much as I love Parker, as long as we get a running back, you know, another running back in this class, then I would be reasonably happy

We need more than one running back in this class. And I don't know if you would take three. So, you know, to me, I don't think you would

But stranger things have happened. And yeah, so let's switch. We'll switch gears here. Wrap up the recruiting talk

And now it's the NCAA baseball tournament will be getting underway today, 2 p.m

Central Time. Nebraska takes on Florida, an unranked team from the SEC

I think they had a losing record there, 20, 28 and 27 overall, but they are a dangerous team

I think they have like six hitters who've hit, you know, like 13 home runs this year. But their team is quite a bit high. It's like in the sixth range

I think we're Nebraska's like in the fours. So it does seem like the Oscars have the pitching advantage

You know, Brett Sears is going to get the start today. So it's really, you know, when you get to the postseason, it really is about pitching and defense and all that type of stuff

And you've got, you know, Brett Sears today, Mason McConaughey tomorrow, hopefully against Oklahoma State

because the key here, it's this weird bracket, you know, where you have the true double elimination

So you've got to be essentially you want to be the first team into the championship game

I mean, that's your best path to move on, especially, you know, on the road here

Like if Nebraska beats Florida and then loses to Oklahoma State, they would have to turn around and win three straight games, two against Oklahoma State to advance to the Super Regional

And that's going to be a tall order. They did do it. They beat Indiana twice last weekend, but that was on their home field

So that definitely helped. But it's been interesting because some, you know, there's been people talking up Nebraska baseball

There was one expert. I'm blanking on the name right now. I can find it

But, you know, he had Nebraska projected to make his College World Series

I mean, they do have a pretty good bracket. There's Clemson and Vanderbilt

You know, we're kind of on the opposite side of them if they could get to the Super Regional

So, yeah, it's it's it kind of sets up. Well, I believe that they do have the pitching to make a run

You know, with all the guys, you know, Will Walsh, Christo, I mean, Brockett

some of those other guys really gave them some solid innings last weekend. And that should definitely bolster their confidence going into, you know, this weekend

And it's not going to be easy. I mean, Oklahoma State and Florida especially are two very good offensive teams

But Nebraska has been raking pretty well, you know, been raking pretty well for these past couple of weeks

So I'm feeling confident and it's going to be it's going to be fun

And you know what? I'm ready to have my heart broken again. So let's see what happens

Seems like that's what I'm doing this year, hasn't it? You know, second ever meeting between Nebraska and Florida

The first one being, you know, June 19th, 2005. Florida defeated Nebraska seven to four in that one

Liam Peterson will be taking them out. Florida is two and four with a 583 ERA

So there, you know, I think Nebraska's bats will have a good shot to make some noise in this one

Obviously, Brett Sears takes the mound for Nebraska. And, you know, when you look at this lineup like you, like you just alluded to, I mean, Florida has a ton of power

They, you know, they have, you know, 2.1 home runs per game

They rank fourth nationally, fourth in the SEC, excuse me, with 116 home runs

And, you know, that's good for seventh nationally as well. So, I mean, these two lineups can hit

And, you know, I think what it's all going to come down to, and this may be kind of a no-brainer, is the pitching

You know, if the pitching can give Nebraska what they did in the Big Ten tournament with that type of innings

the amount of innings that they threw and, you know, the amount of clean innings that they threw, then that's important

And I also think it's important to get off to a fast start on the mound

Nebraska struggled at times early in, you know, finding their rhythm on the mound

And I guess a team like Florida, that cannot happen. You know, and you mentioned, you know, the 28-27 record

You know, this is SEC competition. I mean, they lost to Vanderbilt in the SEC tournament, and Vanderbilt's no slouch of a program

So that 28-27, in my opinion, is a little bit deceiving. Yep. Yeah

It's, you know, I know that people were talking about it's a, you know, a tough drive. You know, when you get an SEC team, it's a tough draw

That's, you know, just the way it is. But I like this draw for Nebraska in the sense that they didn't have to play, you know, a top seed from the SEC

They didn't. They're playing an Oklahoma State team, which, you know, this is their third straight year hosting a regional

So this is a very accomplished program. You know, they're very hungry in terms of Oklahoma State trying to get to that super regional and getting back to Omaha

So it's both of them. There's a lot of teams kind of pushing for that this weekend

So that's interesting. It's survive and advance, and we'll see what happens. I feel good about their—about today with Brett Sears and tomorrow with McConaughey

I think that, you know, winning those two games and putting yourself in that position is going to be their best path forward

So, you know, not that they can't come back and do it, but these first two games, I think, are going to set the tone for the postseason for Nebraska, especially today with Brett Sears. Absolutely

And on a side note, I hate how it's on ESPN+. I always complain about streaming services and stuff like that, but, man, they really make it hard to watch baseball

I mean, we ran into this problem during the regular season when, you know, they had a bunch of games on all sorts of networks

So I'm going to have to figure that out or, you know, figure out what to do

But I'm excited. I mean, this team— Turn into the radio broadcast. You know, the radio

I'm going to feel like an old guy. Sorry, Chris, an old guy

I'm going to have to listen to the radio and eat my peanuts and complain about millennials

But, no, I'm excited to, you know, see what they can do

I mean, this is a team that has gotten hot at the right time with the bats. The pitching has been stabilized, and they're coming off a very, you know, kind of emotional week winning the Big Ten tourney

So anything can happen in June. Yeah, and you get momentum. And, yeah, I mean, anything can happen, but that momentum is really important

So they've got it right now. Hopefully, you know, they can move—they're like that team that, you know, in Major League Baseball, that won in the wildcard round or whatever

and now is going to the divisional series. And sometimes you see those teams kind of keep moving on and advancing

So sometimes it does help when you get on a run like that. Now, the Nebraska needed that run to make the NCAA tournament, you know, seeing the other teams make it

But it was awesome to see them win that Big Ten championship, but I would love to see them, you know, make it back to Omaha for��

I don't even know when the last time they did it. I have no idea. It's been forever. But it would be awesome to get there

So that starts again today, 2 Eastern or 2 Central, excuse me, at ESPN+

If you have it, that's cool. If not, huskers.com. And hopefully this weekend there'll be some more games on ESPN

I'm sure there will be. It's just, you know, it's kind of crazy how that schedule works out

But at any rate, the last thing we wanted to touch on, some Transfer Portal stuff with Nebraska basketball

Two scholarship spots still available. And the kid from UCLA, so Berka Buyuktunjel

I looked up his pronunciation. It's even worse than I thought. You know, it's good

Buyuktunjel, that's how you pronounce the— Okay. Yeah, Buyuktunjel, which is not how it looks at all

And how do you say his first name? Berka? Berka, yeah. Berka Buyuktunjel. Yeah

So anyway, there's a C in there. So apparently I'm not sure how that works out

But so there is, you know, Robin Washout of Husker Online projected him to Nebraska. Interesting

And that was a little—that was like a week or so ago

And so he said he's still sticking with that. There's some new interest with Nebraska with Trevon Brazile

It's a 6-10 forward from Arkansas who is going to the Transfer Portal market

It's possible he could go back to Arkansas. But, I mean, most of the time that usually doesn't happen

So he's a 6'10 guy, probably would come in and start right away. I mean, you know, the way that I look at it

They do have two scholarships available, so they could get both guys. They're both bigs

I mean, so I'm not sure exactly how that would work. But you can never have too many big guys, and it would be nice to see him, you know

kind of at that full scholarship low. They were never there last year

And, you know, Buka, whatever. Booyuk Tunjel, he's only played one year, so he's had multiple years of eligibility

Oh, man, we are on fire with our names today. Stop recruiting guys with weird names

It's not that tough. Actually, you know what? The guys with the tough names are usually ballers

Yeah, that's true. Thorben Janssen sticks out to mind from back in the day

But Brazil is interesting in the sense that he can, you know, play both the inside and the outside

Nebraska reportedly has the highest bid right now, for whatever that means

And, you know, Kentucky is also interested. And so, you know, when you look at how this roster shapes out, I was thinking about this the other day

And I totally forgot to message you and say this. But I think with the way the roster stands right now, we are better than where we were last year

And I think the emphasis on size is important, too. And when you look at a guy like Brazil, he can space the floor as well as drive to the hoop

So, you know, in this offense, you know, have him kind of play not necessarily solely on the perimeter

But if Braxton Meaney is on the floor, for example, you have a lengthy guy like Brazil kind of on the perimeter

You know, he can definitely fit into this offense in that way

He can also drive to the rim. He has good touch around the rim. So, you know, like I said, I don't know what highest bid means in terms of our chances of landing him

But as we're learning with the football program, money talks. So I'm glad that Nebraska is making an effort to land Brazil

And hopefully the UCLA guy, whose name I won't attempt to pronounce, you know, hopefully we can land both of them

And then that should, you know, complete the roster. And honestly, a pretty good roster, I might add, and a very busy and successful offseason, all things considered

Yeah, it'll be interesting with Brazil because St. John's and Georgetown are in the mix

And those Big East teams seem to have a crap ton of NIL money, you know, because they don't have football programs most of the time

So it's like all their booster money goes to basketball and they also will see if that works out

It would be nice to get one of those two guys. And just I think, you know, just another big would really solidify things

But I do like the roster to me. Like I said, you know, I think you got May

I'm totally blanking on the kid that they got from North Dakota State

Is it Morgan? Yeah, Morgan. I think he'll start and then Gary, Bryce Williams

And I think it's going to be Raleigh Wooster. I think you'll see Griffis come off the bench

Seagate come off the bench. You know, you could move it around. Gary could play some four, too

I mean, that's how you could do it. But that would be to me that's the best lineup that they have. Unless, you know, you really feel strongly about, you know, Juwan Gary is the four, you know

And to me, moving Gary up would be more about, you know, getting a spot in the lineup for a Seagent or Gavin Griffis

Which I would totally be fine with as well. I mean, I feel like Griffis and Seagent have the potential to start

So that gives you the flexibility there. Yeah, I think either of them could start, too, or they could be, you know, be very similar to like a

I think one of them could start. One of them could play the C.J. Wilcher role. Or, you know, I think it's just going to be matchup based

And Juwan Gary came off the bench for like the first 20 games last year

So and Bryce Williams came off the bench, too. So, I mean, I think there's going to be some moving parts

But those top seven, eight guys, I think, are all going to play, you know, 20 to 30 minutes

So whatever, whether it's start or bench or whatever, like those guys are going to play consistently

And they can still add kind of one more piece to that group, I think

And that's going to be Fred Hoiberg's objective for over the next week. So over the next couple of weeks, I guess I should say

So, yeah, we'll wrap it up there, you guys. But make sure that you're following the baseball team

Hopefully on Monday we'll be talking about Nebraska, you know, advancing to the Super Regionals

Some people have even suggested, you know, if Vanderbilt could knock off Clemson in that Super Regional

then if Nebraska knocked out, you know, one theirs in that Regional, excuse me

then it would be a Nebraska-Vanderbilt Super Regional. And since neither of those teams is seeded, they would have to decide where to host that

I'm not sure how that would happen. But it's possible in that crazy scenario that you could get a Regional in Nebraska

Is it going to be like the coin flip in Friday Night Lights where they have to decide the Texas High School playoffs

and they have to do the coin flip in the, you know, the dark in a secret location or something like that

Yeah, I don't know. Maybe. I'm not sure exactly how that's going to work out. But, you know

Maybe straighten the schedule or something? I don't know. But if it's based off attendance, I know Nebraska will get it

So we'll see. I don't know how they work that out. I don't know if it's based on seeding or any of that stuff

And side note on that, I believe Omaha got the go-ahead to host the Big Ten Tournament until 2027

Yeah, they did. So that will be cool going forward. That's a good venue for that. Absolutely

All right, guys. We'll wrap it up there. We're not doing the Saturday chat this weekend

Just to give you the heads up, we're going to postpone those until the season gets started. But we will be back on Monday

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