Huskers mentioned in Forde Minutes

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If parity is inevitable -- and because of a freshman Blue Devil's big toe, it appears to be -- sit back and enjoy it. We like our sports unpredictable, right? Well, college basketball is taking unpredictability to new levels -- not just in the polls but also in the standings.
First, it was Coastal Carolina (8) losing a shocker to the law firm of Gardner-Webb. Then it was Texas being upset by Nebraska. Finally, it was Princeton (9) going down to Brown.

Coach who earned his comp car this season
Doc Sadler (38), Nebraska. As recently as two weeks ago, there was no reason to pay attention to the Cornhuskers. They were 3-6 in the Big 12. Arguably their best player, Christian Standhardinger, had taken all his syllables and left the team. Nebraska couldn't score, and it couldn't win on the road.

Today, the Huskers are 6-6 in the Big 12, 18-8 overall; on a three-game winning streak; and owners of a major upset of Texas. They're on the bubble and in the NCAA conversation. They even won a road game in this stretch, at Oklahoma. Credit Sadler for steadily nursing a nowhere program into relevance.

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