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2 hours ago, NebraskaHarry said:

What I'm curious of is what would happen if Nebraska somehow pulled off the crazy and actually won the Big 10 tournament? How high could they go in the tournament sitting at a 25-9 record? Is a 6 seed the highest?

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. 

10 minutes ago, GSG said:

"Co" is such horse s#!t

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.

12 hours ago, NebraskaHarry said:

I think Illinois has a harder match up than we do. I'd rather play Indiana, Penn state or Michigan over Ohio state or iowa.

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.

On 7/3/2023 at 10:59 AM, ECisGod said:

I'm cautiously optimistic that they will be better than last year.  I think they have a lot of pieces to be a good team.  The biggest question in my mind is how team chemistry will work out.  It certainly doesn't help that Tominaga & Mast won't be on the trip to Spain and may not be back on campus at the start of the school year depending on how well their national teams do.  They aren't going to be a Sweet 16 team, but they should at least be an NIT/bubble team.

 

I agree that if they aren't better this year Hoiberg will be gone.  I think the one thing he has going for him is that he changed some of his philosophy to fit the B1G instead of trying to make everyone adjust to him (unlike Frost), so as long as they show progress he will stick around.

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

20 minutes ago, Red Five said:

 

I mean we should be pretty damn close to 100%. I would think we have to be at least 10 spots away from being left out.

 

At this point for us not to make it we would have to lose Friday and "bid stealers" would have to win the Big 12, SEC, Big Ten, ACC, Mountain West, Pac12, WCC, AAC, and A10.

I agree, but it's all computer algorithms.  The only three teams he as at 100% are Houston, Purdue & UConn.

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30 minutes ago, SouthLincoln Husker said:

Nope, there are coaches that have there teams show more class, like South Carolina.  I would think Nebraska would be one of those teams.  

Don't forget Iowa's coach going ballistic after the loss to us.  

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.

34 minutes ago, Loebarth said:

Mr. Bruntz on 1620 kind of hinted that he's speculating that Purdue's Painter will be awarded coach of the year honors. That would be a huge crime considering his program lost to Fred & company in the only head to head.

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.

1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said:

 

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.

12 hours ago, Hayseed said:

Let's see....Brooklyn is in the Midwest, Pittsburgh is in the South, Memphis is in the West, and Spokane is in the East.

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!

On 2/29/2024 at 8:46 PM, admo said:

Huskers are pretty much a lock for March Madness tournament.

 

But this is concerning stat

 

Huskers at Home - 17-1

Huskers on the Road - 2-8

(one neutral game)

 

It's not easy for anyone to win on the road, but at least 3-7 would be more digestible. 

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

1 minute ago, SouthLincoln Husker said:

Officiating is horrible, offense push offs & we get called for the foul 

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.

2 hours ago, Mavric said:

 

Perhaps this is why....

 

 

 

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

Money going on OSU & over.  Lines are up to OSU by 3.5 & 145.5.

Nebraska opens as 2.5 point underdogs with an over/under of 143.5.  ESPN gives them a 38.6% chance to win. 

Rice is still out. (I think since I haven't heard anything), Keita is available for emergencies & Ulis is suspended. 

GBR!

Huskers are a 9 seed at Bracket Matrix.  The are on all 115 brackets - as high as a 6 as low as an 11.

Computer rankings are 34 at Ken Pom, 30 at Bart Torvik, 41 in the NET, 37 in BPI & 27 in BPI SOR.

Bart Torvik has them as a 9 seed with an 86.1% chance to make the tournament.

3 minutes ago, SouthLincoln Husker said:

Is it down?  Or are other teams better?

A lot of the "traditional" teams are down (Michigan, Michigan St, Iowa, Ohio St), but the conference as a whole is second in most computer rankings behind the Big 12.

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