gobiggergoredder Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 They didn’t get in, and they shouldn’t have, with 22 wins last year. Quote Link to comment
Hilltop Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 16 hours ago, gobiggergoredder said: They didn’t get in, and they shouldn’t have, with 22 wins last year. The Big 10 was MUCH weaker last year. Anyone with 20+ wins in our conference is in this year. 1 Quote Link to comment
seaofred92 Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, Hilltop said: The Big 10 was MUCH weaker last year. Anyone with 20+ wins in our conference is in this year. wild how many people still don't understand this 1 Quote Link to comment
seaofred92 Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 https://theathletic.com/778535/2019/01/23/bubble-watch-when-moral-victories-matter/ Quote Nebraska (13-6, 3-5 — NET: 13, SOS: 68): This time last year, when the Huskers needed everything they could possibly squeeze out of the Big Ten season to stay on the bubble, a loss at Rutgers would have been devastating. This season, it’s an unfortunate blip. The résumé is in decent enough shape to not be too badly damaged by the Q3 defeat on Monday. And, because the Big Ten is so much better, the Cornhuskers will have plenty more opportunities to balance their ledger in the weeks to come — starting with Ohio State’s visit on Saturday. 1 Quote Link to comment
ECisGod Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 ESPN still has them as an 8 seed in Columbia SC vs Washington, but has them as a team to "buy". http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/insider/story/_/id/25844811/buying-teams-latest-round-bracketology 1 Quote Link to comment
ECisGod Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 CBS has NU as an 8 seed in Jacksonville vs Temple https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ Quote Link to comment
seaofred92 Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/insider/story/_/id/25844811/buying-teams-latest-round-bracketology Nebraska Cornhuskers Current Bracketology seed: 8 BPI projected seed: 5.6 The Cornhuskers are ice cold, having lost four of their past six contests -- including a defeat at Rutgers on Monday. That might be temper expectations for this team a little bit, but BPI feels adamant in buying stock in Nebraska right now while the Huskers are unranked and on this down run. That all stems from the fact that, despite the recent string of losses, Nebraska is the 16th-best team in the country, per BPI. That's actually worse than their opponent adjusted net efficiency rank of 11th. Some might say the Cornhuskers are lacking that one signature win, but BPI takes careful note of the fact that they have had a slew of blowout victories -- which can be indicative of future success even if those victories came against mediocre opponents. Don't be fooled by recency bias: The Cornhuskers are about to be a team on the rise. 1 3 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 "Checklist for 22" - Not exactly headed in the right direction Non-Con Must-Have Wins - Need All 7 - Check Miss Valley St - SE Louisiana - Seton Hall - Missouri St - Western Illinois - CSU Fullerton - Southwest Minnesota Non-Con Toss-Ups - Need 2 - Plus 1 Clemson - Creighton - Oklahoma State - Texas Tech Conference Must-Have Wins - Need 6 - Down 1 Illinois - Penn State - Rutgers - Illinois - Northwestern - Penn State "Other" Conference Home Games - Need 5 Michigan State - Ohio State - Wisconsin - Maryland - Minnesota - Purdue - Iowa "Other" Conference Road Games - Need 1 - Check Minnesota - Maryland - Iowa - Indiana - Purdue - Michigan - Michigan State Conference Tournament - Need 1 NET Rankings - Huskers #21 as of 1/26 Quad 1 - Clemson (57), Indiana (42) Quad 2 - Seton Hall (56), Creighton (58), Oklahoma St (76) Quad 3 - Illinois (126), Penn St (78) Quad 4 - MVS (351), SELA (306), MO St (169), WIll (302), Cal-Fullerton (182) Quad 1 Losses - Texas Tech (16), Minnesota (61), Maryland (20), Iowa (24), Michigan State (3) Quad 2 Losses - Rutgers (132), Ohio State (45) Quadrant 1: Home 1-30; Neutral 1-50; Away 1-75 Quadrant 2: Home 31-75; Neutral 51-100; Away 76-135 Quadrant 3: Home 76-160; Neutral 101-200; Away 136-240 Quadrant 4: Home 161-plus; Neutral 201-plus; Away 241-plus. 2 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 On 1/11/2019 at 9:17 AM, ECisGod said: I think that they are likely to lose their next two games (at Indiana, Michigan State), but they should win 9 of the next 10. On 1/11/2019 at 9:21 AM, Mavric said: If we lose the next two, we'll be 2-5 in conference with the two wins coming over teams that are currently winless in conference. Not saying they can't, but "expecting" them to win 9 of the next 10 seems a bit ambitious. Like I was saying..... Quote Link to comment
ECisGod Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 11 hours ago, Mavric said: Like I was saying..... I didn't expect Miles to completely lose the team. At this point I don't see another win this season. Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Do you think he lost the team? I suppose you could be right. I do see more wins this season. I think they get to around 18 wins or so. Quote Link to comment
ECisGod Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 2 hours ago, teachercd said: Do you think he lost the team? I suppose you could be right. I do see more wins this season. I think they get to around 18 wins or so. Based on what I saw at the game yesterday, the only players who care about the team are Watson & Borchardt. Palmer will always get his even if it is at the expense of the team. Roby & Allen are hard to judge because they haven't been used properly. With the effort & level of care I saw yesterday I'd say they are clearly better than Penn State & Illinois and basically equal to Northwestern. None of those teams are coming to PBA and Miles has never figured out how to motivate the team to play on the road so I'm not sure where five more wins come from. Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, ECisGod said: Based on what I saw at the game yesterday, the only players who care about the team are Watson & Borchardt. Palmer will always get his even if it is at the expense of the team. Roby & Allen are hard to judge because they haven't been used properly. With the effort & level of care I saw yesterday I'd say they are clearly better than Penn State & Illinois and basically equal to Northwestern. None of those teams are coming to PBA and Miles has never figured out how to motivate the team to play on the road so I'm not sure where five more wins come from. Illinois just smoked 13th ranked Maryland on the road. (sort of...it was at MSG) Quote Link to comment
ECisGod Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 1 minute ago, teachercd said: Illinois just smoked 13th ranked Maryland on the road. (sort of...it was at MSG) Missed that. After the complete disaster of yesterday's Husker effort I didn't watch any Hoops after I got home & haven't gotten to read much of the paper yet today. Quote Link to comment
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