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A lot of times a team will shoot lights out one night and can't hit water from the deck of the Titanic the next, so my guess is Northwestern crushes them tomorrow.

Edey going from 436th recruit to POY says more about Edey and his desire to improve than any coach. I'm not saying that Painter had nothing to do with it, but the best coach in the world can't make a player better if the player doesn't give the effort. Coaches schedule their NC games based on what is best for their team. Painter knew he had a team that could handle a very tough schedule. Hoiberg knew he needed to play an easy schedule because the team had to build chemistry. I'm sure the Huskers will have a tougher NC schedule next year because the chemistry is already there. It probably won't be a top 10 schedule, but it won't be in the 300 range either.

He may have let the powers that be know the lack of clarity is a problem and their lack of response could be the reason he's thinking about leaving. I've had jobs where I took issues to my boss & nothing happened. It's really frustrating & part of the reason I no longer work at those places.

The problem is that it isn't something he can fix. He can't fix the board of regents or the governor who's boots they lick. You'd think that pillen being a former football player would do everything he can to make the university & it's athletic department happy, but he's more interested in avoiding press conferences where he might have to explain why he does what he does.

Part of it would depend on who they beat to get there. If they beat the higher seeds (Indiana, Illinois & Purdue) they could end up a 5 ir 6. If they play a bunch of teams that pull upsets in earlier rounds, they probably don't move up much.

Agreed! Painter getting coach of the year for coaching his team to exactly what was expected is complete BS. Collins finishing 3rd is nearly as bad when Ben Johnson at Minnesota did a much better job than Painter and Collins.

I agree - OSU & Iowa are hoping to make a run and make the NCAA tournament. Indiana, Penn State & Michigan have virtually no chance to make it, so they have less incentive to play.

Huskers up to a 9 seed at Bracket Matrix. They are on all 114 brackets and as high as a 7 as low as an 11.

Looks like I at least thought they'd OK this season.

I agree, but it's all computer algorithms. The only three teams he as at 100% are Houston, Purdue & UConn. Teamcast for Nebraska - Customizable College Basketball Tempo Free Stats - T-Rank (barttorvik.com)

it's an Iowa coach thing. Fran McCaffrey on the men's side is a big whiner too. Players take on the personality of their coaches, so if you have a whiny a-hole as a coach, you get whiny a-holes for players. Can't wait until next year when Clark is playing in front of basically empty arenas in the WNBA and getting no calls like all the rest of the rookies. My understanding is that Kirk Ferentz is kind of a d-bag away from a microphone.

Huskers are a 9 seed in Memphis playing St Mary's at ESPN. CBS has them as a 10 seed in Memphis playing Florida. Computers have the Huskers at 32 in Ken Pom, 37 in the NET, 24 at Bart Torvik, 32 at Evan Miya, 38 at ESPN BPI & 23 at SOR. Bart Torvik projects them as an 8 seed with a 88.7% chance to make the field.

The Huskers are 5.5 point favorites with an over/under of 150.5. ESPN gives them a 67.6% chance to win. Rice is out, Keita is available for emergencies & Ulis is suspended. GBR!

ESPN has Nebraska as a 9 seed playing Texas in Charlotte. CBS has them as a 10 seed playing Florida in Charlotte. Huskers are 42 in the NET, 34 at Ken Pom, 26 at Bart Torvik, 35 at Even Miya, 37 in ESPN's BPI & 29 in SOR. Bart Torvik has them as a 9 seed with an 81.3% chance to make the field. They are a 10 seed at Bracket Matrix & on all 90 brackets. Last updated yesterday.

Winning/losing head-to-head really should have nothing to do with it. My issue with Painter winning is that Purdue was expected to win the conference & they did + they have the likely national player of the year on the team. Winning with the best player in the country when you are expected to win is not award worthy. It should either go to Hoiberg or Johnson from Minnesota. Those are the teams that did the best compared to expectations.

They are probably better off getting the 4 seed based on the fact that Wisconsin who is playing horrible is likely to end up the 5 seed & Iowa who will probably be the 6 seed is playing really good right now.

Huskers look pretty good to make the tournament - just don't lose at Michigan. Huskers are a 9 seed at ESPN in Memphis playing Mississippi State (last updated Friday). They are a 10 seed at CBS Sports playing Boise State in Indianapolis. They are a 10 seed at Bracket Matrix on all 93 brackets, seeded as high as an 8 as low as an 11 (updated yesterday). Bart Torvik projects them as 10 seed with a 77.4% chance to be in the tournament. They are currently 43rd in the NET, 34 at Ken Pom, 37 at Evan Miya, 28 at Bart Torvik, 37 in the BPI & 31 in SOR. They can be seeded anywhere from 3-6 in the B1G tournament. Beat Michigan and it's either 3-4 depending on what Northwestern does this week.

First/second round sites are no longer tied to a region. They are set up so high seeded teams don't have to travel no matter what region they are assigned to. It's been this way for at least a decade.

Huskers are 8.5 point favorites eith an over/under of 139.5. BPI gives them an 81.6% chance to win. Rice is out, Keita is available for emergencies and Ulis is suspended. GBR!

Hopefully they win at Michigan to get to 3-8 on the road + pick up a win or two in the conference tournament.

We have had more fouls called in each half than they have in the entire game.

We are getting killed by the stripes.

Dribble penetration is killing us.

If yhe fouls even up in the 2nd half, the Huskers should be OK.

Time to start a new streak of winning on leap day.