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Steven M. Sipple: Reassessing NU hoops outlook; Gifford and Air Force; and Banderas' new gig

Things I know, and things I think I know:

So, the Nebraska men's basketball team pushing one-loss Indiana to overtime Friday night obviously was no fluke.

That's one takeaway from the Huskers' 70-56 win against Purdue on Sunday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. All the Boilermakers did on Dec. 4 was defeat then-No. 5 Virginia 69-40 after leading by as many as 31 points.

At the risk of going overboard, it may be time to reassess expectations for first-year Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg's crew.

Thing is, we really don't have to go overboard here. If you're like me, you wondered if Nebraska might win only a few Big Ten games.