This writer thought NU would go 7-9 in the Big 12, but with this win he ups the record to 8-8. NU plays Iowa State in Ames this week. NU has to sweep Iowa St. and Colorado this year so this is a big game. This writer predicts a 58-57 win vs. Iowa State.
Ade Dagunduro had 20 points for the Huskers to the lead the scoring. He has been shooting a high percentage of shots lately and has become the go-to guy.
Who is Ade Dagunduro? He is a senior and was on the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team last year. He is the seventh player for Nebraska during the Big 12 era to be named as a Big 12 Rookie of the week. He was the second leading returner in scoring and rebounding from a year ago. He averaged 8.9 points per game and 3.6 rebounds.
Dagunduro joined the Huskers after a standout season at Antelope Valley (California) Community College, where he led the Marauders to a 31-7 record in 2006-07. He averaged 18.2 ppg and 8.8 rebounds that season. Before entering junior college, he played one season at Inglewood High School in California. He led his team to the Division II state title game and earned second team all-state.
Ade's brother, Ola,was a two year leader winner for the NU football team in 2005-06. Before coming to NU, he was recruited by Missouri, Miami, USC, UNLV, Penn State, Marshall, and Pepperdine.
Reading the Nebraska Football Vault written by Mike Babcock, it was interesting to read that Bob Devaney was not Tippy Dye's first choice as head football coach in 1962. Tippy Dye, our AD, wanted to hire Hank Foldberg from Wichita State. Foldberg did not take the job and decided to go to Texas A & M to be their football coach and AD. Makes you wonder what might have been different if Hank Foldberg would have been named our coach instead of BOB DEVANEY.
It is mentioned that if Duffy Daugherty hadn't of help hire Devaney as an assistant coach at Michigan State, Devaney probably would have got out of coaching. Devaney had coached high school football for 14 years prior to this hiring.
Devaney was hired that first year for $17,000. He had a contract with Wyoming. The book says that Wyoming's facilities were probably better than NU's at that time. But there was talent at Nebraska. The previous coach, Bill Jennings, was Bud Wilkinson's recruiting coordinator at Oklahoma before he came to NU. He was good at it. More about the NU story on another day.
Matt Hill, the former Lincoln Southeast product, is starting to get more playing time at Texas. He is still getting stronger and back to playing shape after missing last season to an injury. He played four minutes vs. Iowa State on Saturday and had two rebounds. Read more......
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