Have there been exciting, fun memories? Yes! But do they all still ultimately lead to futility regarding the one thing literally every other major-conference program has achieved by now? Of course!

This is the first in a recurring series of memories of Nebraska basketball. Some will include my personal experience, while others won’t (I’m only 36). They will mostly be fun side roads along the journey of that season that came up short in a familiar or, more likely, hilariously unique way.

SIGN YOUR NAME, DOC

There is a familiar and unfortunate trivia question every long-suffering Nebrasketball follower knows: What is the only major-conference program to have never won an NCAA Tournament game?