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Trev Alberts Bowl: Texas A&M-Nebraska NCAA Tournament matchups draw strong reactions
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Trev Alberts will have his hands full in the opening rounds of March Madness after what took place on Selection Sunday.
Alberts left Nebraska on Wednesday to become the Athletic Director at Texas A&M, and it rubbed many Cornhuskers the wrong way. Alberts was a former 1st-round NFL Draft pick out of Nebraska and won the Dick Butkus Award. He had been the Huskers AD since 2021.
The NCAA demonstrated its sick sense of humor by matching up Nebraska with Texas A&M for both the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments. In an attempted show of goodwill, Alberts tweeted about the upcoming matchups, wishing good luck to all 4 coaches.
Well this will be fun… ? Congratulations Coach Hoiberg and Coach Williams!
— Trev Alberts (@TrevAlberts) March 17, 2024
You can’t make this up! Congratulations to Coach Taylor and Coach Williams.
— Trev Alberts (@TrevAlberts) March 18, 2024
The tweet did not go over well with Nebraska by any stretch of the imagination. It sounds like Nebraska fans are still fairly mad at Alberts for leaving.
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The range of tweets that were sent Alberts’ way varied from Keisei Tominaga memes and there was even 1 of the AD stabbing Herbie Husker in the back. Some Texas A&M fans relished in the angry tweets, too.
Both Texas A&M and Nebraska made it to the semifinal of their conference tournaments. Texas A&M knocked off Kentucky before losing to Florida in the SEC Tournament.
It’ll be an 8 vs. 9 matchup that many have dubbed the Trev Alberts Bowl. Tipoff will be Friday in Memphis, Tennessee.
Here are some of the best reactions to the matchup:
On Wednesday, Trev Alberts shockingly left his alma mater Nebraska for Texas A&M.
Just over a week later, the Huskers play the Aggies in the Round of 64 in the NCAA Tournament.
Nebraska opens as a 2.5-pt favorite to win its 1st ever NCAA Tournament game.
MARCH.
— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens) March 17, 2024
lol Trev Alberts bowl in MBB and WBB between Texas A&M and Nebraska!
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) March 18, 2024
Aggies vs Nebraska a few days after Trev Alberts takes over at A&M. Don’t tell me the selection committee doesn’t have a sick sense of humor.
— Billy Liucci (@billyliucci) March 17, 2024
TREV ALBERTS REVENGE GAME
— Will Compton (@_willcompton) March 17, 2024
Jaz Shelley is going to have Trev Alberts in hell.
— David Eickholt (@DavidEickholt) March 18, 2024
It will be fitting to get our first NCAA tourney win against you bud. Wish you nothing but the best, just not Friday ??
— Tom in the 4zero2 (@reiber_tom) March 17, 2024
A&M will fire you within 3 years
— Jobin (@BrettTobin) March 17, 2024
I hope we take your name off the building. Traitor.
— Dharma Bum (@NapingSac) March 17, 2024
Kesei is gonna 40 piece you buddy
— Dave Keller (@davekeller72) March 17, 2024
— Jimmy (@jam_eds) March 17, 2024
the boos you will receive in memphis will be of biblical proportions
— sammysinatra (@sammysinatra2) March 17, 2024
This one’s for you @TrevAlberts ? pic.twitter.com/pXhj4M6YZV
— HuskerChronicles (@HuskChronicle) March 17, 2024
Grant Bricker was a former freelancer for The News TN in his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. He now freelances for Saturday Football. Follow on Twitter @GrantBricker.
