Can you imagine what Nebrasketball’s program could have been like if they were able to hire Bill Self back in 2000 when they tried?

-Self’s Kansas Jayhawks just won their 17th conference title in his 20 years of being in the Big 12—just absolutely stunning dominance. When Nebraska fired Danny Nee in 2000, Self was the target—out of Tulsa—and he turned them down to stay there, before a short tenure at Illinois led to the long tenure at Kansas -Nebraska had a bad season in 2000, but they were an overall pretty solid program in the 90s, so it’s feasible to understand interest from Self…instead, it’s been mired in worse than mediocrity for years. -A trip to Tub's Pub might be coming soon! Show sponsored by GANA TRUCKING Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices