Mick Cronin starts his presser post the Nebraska win speaking about the tip-off time of this game (8 p.m. PT, 10 p.m. CT) being exceptionally late given that students of both teams need to go to class tomorrow morning.pic.twitter.com/nvd72t1scc
— Ira Gorawara (@IraGorawara)March 4, 2026
You would think in a world where UCLA did this, Mick would be thrilled:
UCLA PICKS UP ANOTHER IMPRESSIVE BIG TEN WIN 😤The Bruins defeat No. 9 Nebraska in Westwood as they move to 20-10 on the season 🐻pic.twitter.com/w0EhrVh8IA
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB)March 4, 2026
But, nope. The man has code. He saw the game was at 8pm local time and said enough of that shit. The guys have to go to class. Nebraska has to fly back to Nebraska for crying out loud! I don’t know what Mick thinks is going to happen here. UCLA willingly left for the Big 10. It’s not like this is some new conference and you didn’t know where states like Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio are.
I do want Mick to keep this bit up. Win by 20 over a top-3 seed? Complain. Find anything and everything to bitch about. It’s become impressive at this point. Mick’s ability to find something to get mad about is 1 of 1. Other coaches can’t compare to this, they aren’t creative enough to come up with class in the morning when so much of it can be virtual these days…