Doug Gottlieb, Green Bay lose to D-II team after 'Nobody U' comment - ESPN

One week after Doug Gottlieb referred to weaker potential opponents as «Nobody U,» his Green Bay men's basketball team lost to Division II Michigan Tech, 72-70, on Wednesday for its eighth consecutive defeat.

Green Bay took a double-digit lead into halftime and led by as many as 13 points in the second half before Michigan Tech came back to take the lead with just under eight minutes left. The two teams went back and forth until Michigan Tech's Marcus Tomashek hit a 3-pointer with 53 seconds left to give the Huskies a lead they didn't relinquish.

In a news conference last week after the Phoenix's loss to Milwaukee, Gottlieb explained his scheduling outlook and used the now-infamous «Nobody U» phrase.

«Part of the reason I want to play better teams is like, it's 2 degrees outside, it's snowing. I don't really like the idea of Nobody U coming in here,» he said. «What do we learn playing a game where we win by 20? There's a methodology to it and I'm going to have to adjust moving forward.

»Every game on our schedule is a game that we can lose," Gottlieb continued. «And nobody else does that. Now you know why.»

After Wednesday's loss, Gottlieb took to social media to respond to his viral news conference.

«Done with this crap,» he wrote on X. «We scheduled up. Including Michigan Tech. No where ever, have I been critical of anyone on our schedule. Now, back to work.»

Speaking to the media after the game, Gottlieb was asked about his off-court activities and focus on the job. He got into a back-and-forth on X earlier this week with ESPN's Adam Schefter and still hosts a daily radio show on Fox Sports Radio.

«Whatever I do is gonna draw a ton of attention,» he said. «I have a certain tone sometimes to the way I speak and