Many people have learned over the years that if you\u2019re going to make a promise on social media, you\u2019d better be ready to keep it.<\/p>\n
Jon Rothstein is making good on that axiom after a promise he made to Nebraska Cornhuskers men\u2019s basketball fans last year.<\/p>\n
The CBS Sports reporter who has an unhealthy obsession with college basketball was, like so many of us, surprised to see Nebraska start last season 10-0. Sensing that this was a feel-good story that probably wasn\u2019t going anywhere, Rothstein took to his Inside College Basketball Now\u00a0podcast to splash some cold water on their hopes and dreams.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Nebraska makes the NCAA Tournament in 2026 and wins an NCAA Tournament game for the first time in school history, I at some point before the start of the 2026-27 season am going to fly to Lincoln, Nebraska,\u201d said Rothstein in December<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m going to go downtown. I\u2019m going to put my credit card down at a bar for an hour, and I am going to throw a happy hour for Nebraska basketball fans.\u201d<\/p>\n Considering Nebraska had never won an NCAA men\u2019s tournament game heading into last year\u2019s, history was on his side.<\/p>\n Well, about that. The Cornhuskers started the season with 20-straight wins and parlayed that into a 28\u20137 season and a March Madness bid. They not only won their first NCAA tournament game in the program\u2019s history, but they advanced all the way to the Sweet Sixteen.<\/p>\n And you better believe Husker fans didn\u2019t forget about Rothstein\u2019s offer. And neither did he.<\/p>\n Anarchy?<\/p>\n Nope. Just College Basketball. pic.twitter.com\/CJhMEe2dhJ<\/a><\/p>\n