Just: Business as usual best approach as Nebraska basketball heads to Big Dance

Lincoln — Until the buzzer sounds and the ball goes through the hoop, the narrative is fixed: Nebraska has never won an NCAA tournament game. Amie Just, writing for the Journal Star, argues that the storyline will persist only until the Huskers flip it, and head coach Fred Hoiberg’s steady, business-as-usual demeanor is precisely the antidote needed during this prep period. With no embellishments, no sweeping promises, Hoiberg has kept practices, film sessions, and travel plans identical to the regular-season routine, reinforcing the idea that the Big Dance is still basketball—just on a brighter stage. Just contends that treating the moment as ordinary could be the most effective way to make history for a program long defined by its March shortcomings.