Husker Reacts Survey Results!: Would We Trade Hoops Success for Football Dominance?

Since this week’s survey questions posted, Nebrasketball has extended their 2025-26 run to 20-0 and their still-nation-leading unbeaten streak to 24 games. Without Braden Frager, they will likely be underdogs to the #3 Michigan Wolverines Tuesday, but does anyone want to bet against them?

Meanwhile, the football team completed its second straight 7-6 season but ended this season with three straight blowouts following the injury to Dylan Raiola. Fan grumbling intensified, especially towards head coach Matt Rhule who isn’t going anywhere following a contract extension after Penn State rumors surfaced.

So question 1 was simply to ask Nebraska fans if they would trade the basketball team back to mediocrity for a return to perennial top 10 status for the football team.

Question 2 asked you to point the finger at the biggest college football whiny babies of 2025-26 and, boy, did we have three solid entries for this question. We had the “players shouldn’t be paid” crowd who are demanding a return online non-stop to all the play-for-free/transfer restrictions already lost in court. There were also the SEC fans/announcers/conference presidents/etc. who spent the regular season claiming dominance and the weeks since making excuses for a 4-10 bowl season (half of those won by Ole Miss).

And, finally, there was Notre Dame who took their ball and went home after not having the NCAA bend over backwards for them for the first time in over 100 years. Never quit, we tell our children…unless we’re the most entitled program and fan base in college football, then it’s noble. Somehow.

Okay, results time and here you are:

• Even in the middle of this insane basketball run, 43% surveyed would trade it away to restore the glory.
• Obviously, this isn’t a realistic option unless someone is in deep enough with a Haitian voodoo man to make it happen – I’m picturing the HA HA HA guy from Live and Let Die.

• Just a thought – should we be giving Rhule a longer rope after watching that approach work with Fred Hoiberg?
• Ok, now pretend Curt Cignetti didn’t exist and think again.
• And, yes, I only threw in the gif above since Netflix appears to have just obtained the rights to all the James Bond films, even Never Say Never Again. I have 007 on the brain.

• Congrats to the SEC for edging out the Domers 41% – 37%. Omaha and Lincoln’s strong Catholic presence may have saved the Whining Irish from a “win” here, but having the SEC top this poll brings me no less joy, especially after a season which gave them only bruises to show for their non-stop chest-beating.
• The anti-player crowd may have finished 3rd, but still brought in over a fifth of the vote at 22%, a pretty solid effort hanging in given the online determination of the two groups above.
• Basically, I think anyone who is not a charter member of the above three would appreciate all of them giving it a rest. Why?
• So that well-deserved posts about Husker Hoops can more easily rise to the top of our feeds. 😁

BONUS NATIONAL FEED

• Speaking of good old Curt – many – 61% – think this model should work for everyone. Since it’s only happened once in forever in like any sport, my vote goes with the 29% above, for now.