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11 hours ago, Omaha-Husker said:

 

Didn't look that up.  I meant more in general, the ACC and B1G aren't going to play in NYC every year so figure out a rotation in Brooklyn with them and play on the right weekend going forward.  Playing the same weekend as the Valley is going to be so awful.  The B1G going from the game that leads into the selection show to a pure afterthought the entire weekend.

Somewhere on the board I suggested an 8 year rotation of Omaha, Minneapolis, DC & NYC (Brooklyn) once and Chicago & Indianapolis twice. I still think it would be a great plan.

2 hours ago, HuskermanMike said:

The record for wins in a season is 26, in case anyone is interested. I do not know if that would include postseason play because we got bounced in the first round that year.

It did include the Big 8 tournament and would have included any NCAA wins if they had gotten any.

1 hour ago, Omaha-Husker said:

B1G going to a 20 game conference schedule next season.  Makes it less likely to have such a wonky schedule like we did this year.  Doesn't help that traditional quality teams like IU and Wiscy are so terrible this year either.

 

Also playing at MSG is not worth the awful scheduling and having to play conference games in the non-con schedule.  Makes it more difficult to put together a schedule and just made for a brutal two week stretch.  Play it in Brooklyn or the right weekend if you want NYC that bad.

ACC is playing in Brooklyn this year so it's not available thw right week either.

1 hour ago, HS_Coach_C said:

Yes I did

Figured you did, but sometimes you have to ask the obvious questions.

1 hour ago, HS_Coach_C said:

 

http://www.rpiforecast.com/wizard/Nebraska.html

 

Using that link, if Nebraska had beaten UCF and then lost to West Virginia and lost to St. John's again, their RPI would currently be 52nd instead of 51st.

 

If they had lost to West Virginia but beaten St. John's, it would currently be 39th.

 

If they had beaten West Virginia but lost to Missouri, it would currently be 39th.

 

If they had beaten West Virginia and Missouri, it would currently be 22nd.

 

So yeah, another win over a team with a pulse in that tournament could have really helped.

Did you drop the Marist & LBSU games in your calculations?

Just now, Cdog923 said:

 

So you're saying that Nebraska is better than West Virginia? 

Had NU won against UCF, they'd have played head to head and there would be an answer to that question.

On ‎2‎/‎13‎/‎2018 at 4:45 PM, seaofred92 said:

FWIW our current class is ranked 13th out of 14th in the Big Ten and barely ranks in the top 100 nationally

Part of that is because there are only two guys in the class and Heiman is a project.

37 minutes ago, NUinID said:

So why is that throwing him under the bus?  If it is the truth.  

Because Miles said he was throwing him under the bus.

Up to a 22.5% chance to win out according to ESPN.

12 minutes ago, NUinID said:

 

He said in the little interview after the game with the BTN guy that it was a bad move.  He then said he was trying to get him in earlier.  

On his postgame radio interview he threw Kenya Hunter under the buss as the assistant who convinced him to give him a breather.

Huskers may not have any "good" wins, but at least they aren't sitting there with 3 or 4 "bad" losses like teams B & D.

31 minutes ago, The Murphinator said:

 

The one game I am still worried about is Penn State. 

All the games are scary. Maryland is fighting to get on the bubble. Illinois plays a style unlike any othe B1G team and hasn't given up on their season. Morgan from Indiana can take over a game. Penn State is in the same boat as us except they have a little more work to do.

1 hour ago, B.B. Hemingway said:

 

Have to think that goes up significantly if Nebraska wins Tuesday over Maryland.

Using the same percentages it would go up to 21%.  Winning at Illinois is the key.  That is the only game they are expected to lose and it is basically a toss up (52% for Illinois).

36 minutes ago, Huskerlambs said:

I'm missing something.  You say we're not a stellar conference, but our top 3 will get high seeds.  That in itself should get the Big Ten five teams.  Michigan won tonight.  If we go 3-1 down the stretch, I say we're in.  They can't put Michigan in and not us when we beat them by 20, can they?

Top 3 are very good, the next 2-3 are pretty good.  The problem is the other 8 are bad or very bad.  The B1G is very top heavy this year (like the SEC usually is). 

Nebraska's biggest problem is that the only "good" win they have is Michigan.  They lost every other game they played against good teams (KU, MSU, Creighton, Purdue, OSU).  They don't have any "bad" losses, but one good win and no bad losses is not a great resume.  They have played better lately and hopefully the committee takes that into account, but there is no guarantee.  There is a chance that 22 wins gets them in, but I'd feel more comfortable if they won out (23 wins) and be mad if they won out plus 1 in the conference tournament (24 wins) and still didn't get in.

Updated ESPN win percentages give the Huskers a 12.6% chance of winning out.

3 minutes ago, Red Five said:

 

Hoppen was 3x all conference, but I said "before 1990".

Oops. Apparently reading comprehension is important.

I had Pike, Lue, Hamilton, Maric but thought Hoppen would have been.

Had Hamilton but forgot about Smith.

With OSU beating Purdue last night, it gives them in best shot at the #1 seed.  Assuming the Huskers don't completely collapse and get the #4 seed, they would get OSU in the semifinals.  I think the matchup with OSU is better for Nebraska than Purdue would have been.

16 minutes ago, Red Five said:

 

Is Dayton "close to home"?

Playing in Dayton wouldn't be too bad as long as they didn't have to travel to San Diego or Boise if they won.

3 hours ago, RedSavage said:

Yep.  It's hard for me to say which team will be the "upset".  Iowa almost took down MSU last night, think it could be them.  As you said PSU looking better lately and at home.  Maryland is the most likely.  I think even Wisky might give them some trouble.  

Could be anyone, but Iowa seems less likely since they don't bother playing defense.  Iowa could be the cure for whatever is causing their issues.  Iowa might have to score 110 to beat Michigan if they figure out their offensive issues.

3 hours ago, VectorVictor said:

 

Agreed. And I'd be concerned about that game if it were in Happy Valley at the end of the season instead of the Vault. 

 

I really think we have a 7-10 point home court advantage when the crowd shows up. And if we get into the NCAA Tourney and get a game close to home...

Wichita looks like it is the closest 1st/2nd round site.  Next would be either Detroit or Nashville.  Second weekend could be in Omaha if the Huskers can win a couple of games - Gotta break that 0-fer in the dance sometime.

1 hour ago, RedSavage said:

Yep, have Ohio State as one and after last night, I think someone else out of their remaining games will beat them.  

I wouldn't be surprised if Penn State beat them in Happy Valley.  PSU has looked better of late.

Need to get a 3rd foul on Mason early in yhe half.

Just now, Blackshirts007 said:

Is Coffey playing tonight?  I know he was out for some time with a shoulder injury.  He came back a few games ago, but then was out again their last game vs Michigan.  

Not sure.  Last several games it has been a "game time decision", so we probably won't know until late.

18 hours ago, Blackshirt316 said:

I don't get how St. Johns is a bad loss. That was a road game and at that point they still had their star player Marcus Lovett. They suck mostly because he's out for the year.

 

When Lovett went down they were 7-1 with a close neutral site loss to Missouri. 

It's a bad loss because St John's destroyed the Huskers. If Nebraska had kept it close it wouldn't be bad.