Tim Miles has been fired. On Tuesday afternoon Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Moos held a press conference to answer questions about the state of the basketball program. There were five things that stood out from that press conference.
Fred Hoiberg isn't a done deal
While most people have thought that Fred Hoiberg was almost in place before the firing of Tim Miles went down, it turns out that reporting wasn't entirely accurate. Moos said that he doesn't have an announcement to make on Miles' replacement just yet. He added he doesn't want the search to take longer than two weeks.
Bill Moos says the timeline for hiring a new coach will take 7 to 14 days.
— Christopher Heady (@heady_chris) March 26, 2019
There are three or our top candidates for the job
Underlining that Fred Hoiberg might not be the guy, Moos said there are three or four candidates he's talked to but he doesn't expect the position to be filled by the end of the week. That's certainly different than what we've been hearing for the last few days.
Moos says he'd be surprised if it took less than 7 days. Said "No" when asked if he's close to having found a new head coach, which will make the wheels turn a bit in people's heads. Says he's talked to 3 or 4 coaches. Says Hoiberg is one of them.
— Brian Christopherson (@Husker247BC) March 26, 2019