2017-18 Husker opponents

[Huskerpapa]

If true, what is being said about the MSU programs is bad, very bad. 

[rr52]

Terps shooting the ball well and leads Sparty by 8 early in 2nd half.

[rr52]

They can say that Big 10 is down this year but getting any road victory in this league is tough. Michigan St. came back to beat Maryland and Indiana leads Purdue by 2 late in 1st half. 

Edited January 28, 2018 by rr52

[AuroranHusker]

After it was a one-point game, it seemed like the Purdue squad buried the Hoosiers in the final minutes.

[khoock]

So who do we want to win tonight, Michigan or NW???

 

Do we want one really good win (home blowout of Mich) or two pretty good wins (home blowout of Mich and road blowout of NW)?

[OmahaHusker]

1 hour ago, khoock said:

So who do we want to win tonight, Michigan or NW???

 

Do we want one really good win (home blowout of Mich) or two pretty good wins (home blowout of Mich and road blowout of NW)?

 

I personally think having a better quality road win would help us more so I'd go with Northwestern, rather than a team we beat at home. But as I type this I'm already second-guessing my decision.

[49r]

Oh, MY!  Illinois!

[HuskerFever]

Why 'The New Deal' (Fran's contract extension) was kept under wraps at Iowa:

 

https://amp.hawkcentral.com/amp/1075928001

 

Iowa athletics director Gary Barta on Monday responded with a strong endorsement of his eighth-year men’s basketball coach, calling McCaffery the right man to lead the Hawkeyes “for the long haul.”

 

“When I hired him, he re-energized a broken program. He’s a tireless recruiter. He’s done a great job in recruiting.

 

“I don’t think I’ve ever announced extending a coach’s contract in the middle of the season. The reason I don’t like to do that: It distracts from playing the games, playing the season.

 

“Many times, when we announce coaches’ contracts, it’s for recruiting. In this case, we didn’t need an advantage in recruiting. Recruiting’s been going fine. So I made the decision to wait until the end of the season, knowing full well … it could get out during the season. I hoped that it would be after the season — not because I’m worried about how we’re playing. But I just did not want to have this conversation in the middle of the season. But it is what it is. And there was no conspiracy. “I could’ve announced it. I chose not to. There’s really nothing in it to hide. It’s fair for people to criticize.”

 

Barta confirmed Monday, without revealing the school or number, that there was “more than one” such opportunity. When asked if there were at least two Power Five opportunities, he gave a one-word answer: “Yes.”

[throwback]

I'm afraid we broke Wisconsin. We've had a habit of doing that to teams this season.

[49r]

Just now, throwback said:

I'm afraid we broke Wisconsin. We've had a habit of doing that to teams this season.

 

I JUST signed on to say the exact same thing, LOL!

[Dead Dog Alley]

11 minutes ago, throwback said:

I'm afraid we broke Wisconsin. We've had a habit of doing that to teams this season.

 

They're not calling the ridiculous flops by Pritzl on 3 point attempts anymore.  Here's his infamous leg kickout after not getting touched.

 

[AuroranHusker]

Whelp. Wisconsin blew another home game. Northwestern polishes off the Badgers tonight, 60-52.

[throwback]

Final 10 min of NU game and first 6 min of NW game, Wisky was outscored 48-9 ... at home. I realize they've had some injuries, but that roster is just bad right now.

 

Will be interesting to see whether UW considers a coaching change - Gard has had some success, but not sure how Alvarez feels about him, since Ryan's mid-season retirement a few years back kind of forced Gard on Alvarez. If Alvarez wants to make his own hire, this season's results give him the perfect opportunity.

Edited February 2, 2018 by throwback

[49r]

Two sweet 16's in a row before this year should buy Gard some slack.   Almost anywhere else not named Kentucky or Duke it gets a statue erected outside the arena.

[hhcmatt]

Interesting deep dive on the state of the Wisconsin Program. 

[hskr4life]

1 hour ago, 49r said:

Two sweet 16's in a row before this year should buy Gard some slack.   Almost anywhere else not named Kentucky or Duke it gets a statue erected outside the arena.

 

One of their big tripes is that “He’s doing it with Bo’s players.”  I have seen this multiple times on the message board over there.  Instead of giving Gard credit, they are saying he is only having success thanks to Bo.

[Red Don]

  Don't you mean 'Gripes' or 'Tropes?'   Hmmmmm,  after looking at it again, maybe 'Tripes' IS better after all describing their status!

 

[AuroranHusker]

11 hours ago, 49r said:

Two sweet 16's in a row before this year should buy Gard some slack.   Almost anywhere else not named Kentucky or Duke it gets a statue erected outside the arena.

 

Besides the Dookies & UK, I'd include KU & UNC too.

[HuskerFever]

If you're interested in what our opponent's remaining schedule looks like, here you go. It's still early to determine which ones are the biggest heavy hitters, but as of today the ones in bold are games that might be worth checking out:

 

Eastern Illinois
02/08 at SIU-Edwardsville
02/10 vs Austin Peay
02/15 at Southeast Missouri State
02/17 at Tenn-Martin
02/22 vs Murray State
02/24 vs SIU-Edwardsville

 

North Texas
02/08 at UAB
02/10 at Middle Tennessee
02/16 vs Western Kentucky
02/17 vs Marshall
02/22 at Florida Intl
02/24 at Florida Atlantic
03/01 vs UT San Antonio
03/03 vs UTEP

 

St. John's
02/07 at Villanova
02/10 vs Marquette
02/14 at DePaul
02/21 at Marquette
02/24 vs Seton Hall
02/28 vs Butler
03/03 at Providence

 

North Dakota
02/08 at Weber State
02/10 at Idaho State
02/15 vs Southern Utah
02/17 vs Northern Arizona
02/24 vs Northern Colorado
03/01 at Sacramento State
03/03 at Portland St

 

UCF
02/06 at Cincinnati
02/11 at Memphis
02/14 vs South Florida
02/17 vs SMU
02/21 at Tulsa
02/25 at Temple
03/01 vs Wichita State
03/04 vs Tulane

 

Marist
02/04 vs Iona
02/08 at Saint Peter's
02/10 vs Rider
02/15 at Fairfield
02/17 vs Saint Peter's
02/23 at Niagara
02/25 at Canisius

 

Long Beach State
02/10 vs Cal Poly
02/15 vs UC Santa Barbara
02/22 at Hawai'i
02/24 at CS Fullerton
03/01 at UC Santa Barbara
03/03 vs UC Riverside

 

Boston College
02/04 vs Georgia Tech
02/06 at Notre Dame
02/10 vs Miami
02/13 at Pittsburgh
02/17 vs Notre Dame
02/20 at NC State
02/24 at Miami
02/28 vs Syracuse
03/03 at Florida State

 

Creighton
02/07 at DePaul
02/10 vs Xavier
02/13 vs Bemidji State (But why?)
02/17 vs Marquette
02/20 at Butler
02/24 vs Villanova
02/27 vs DePaul
03/03 at Marquette

 

Kansas
02/06 vs TCU
02/10 at Baylor
02/13 at Iowa State
02/17 vs West Virginia
02/19 vs Oklahoma
02/24 at Texas Tech
02/26 vs Texas
03/03 at Oklahoma State

 

UT San Antonio
02/10 at UTEP
02/15 at Old Dominion
02/17 at Charlotte
02/22 vs Southern Miss
02/24 vs Louisiana Tech
03/01 at North Texas
03/03 at Rice

 

Delaware State (Your coach and fans might have given up on you, but we haven't; break that 18-game losing streak!)
02/05 at North Carolina A&T
02/12 at Norfolk State
02/17 vs Florida A&M
02/19 vs Coppin State
02/24 at Howard
02/26 at Maryland-Eastern Shore
03/01 vs Morgan State

 

Stetson
02/08 at South Carolina Upstate
02/10 at NJIT
02/15 vs Lipscomb
02/17 vs Kennesaw State
02/22 vs Florida Gulf Coast

 

Illinois
02/04 at Ohio State
02/08 vs Wisconsin
02/11 vs Penn State
02/14 at Indiana
02/18 vs Nebraska
02/20 at Michigan State
02/22 vs Purdue
02/25 at Rutgers

 

Indiana
02/25 at Rutgers
02/09 vs Minnesota
02/14 vs Illinois
02/17 at Iowa
02/20 at Nebraska
02/23 vs Ohio State

 

Iowa
02/06 vs Michigan State
02/10 at Ohio State
02/14 at Michigan
02/17 vs Indiana
02/21 at Minnesota
02/25 vs Northwestern

 

Maryland
02/04 vs Wisconsin
02/07 at Penn State
02/10 vs Northwestern
02/13 at Nebraska
02/17 vs Rutgers
02/19 at Northwestern
02/24 vs Michigan

 

Michigan
02/06 at Northwestern
02/11 at Wisconsin
02/14 vs Iowa
02/18 vs Ohio State
02/21 at Penn State
02/24 at Maryland

 

Michigan State
02/06 at Iowa
02/10 vs Purdue
02/13 at Minnesota
02/17 at Northwestern
02/20 vs Illinois
02/25 at Wisconsin

 

Minnesota
02/06 vs Nebraska
02/09 at Indiana
02/13 vs Michigan State
02/19 at Wisconsin
02/21 vs Iowa
02/25 at Purdue

 

Northwestern
02/06 vs Michigan
02/10 at Maryland
02/13 at Rutgers
02/17 vs Michigan State
02/19 vs Maryland
02/22 vs Wisconsin
02/25 at Iowa

 

Ohio State
02/04 vs Illinois
02/07 at Purdue
02/10 vs Iowa
02/15 at Penn State
02/18 at Michigan
02/20 vs Rutgers
02/23 at Indiana

 

Penn State
02/07 vs Maryland
02/11 at Illinois
02/15 vs Ohio State
02/18 at Purdue
02/21 vs Michigan
02/25 at Nebraska

 

Purdue
02/07 vs Ohio State
02/10 at Michigan State
02/15 at Wisconsin
02/18 vs Penn State
02/22 at Illinois
02/25 vs Minnesota

 

Rutgers
02/05 vs Indiana
02/10 at Nebraska
02/13 vs Northwestern
02/17 at Maryland
02/20 at Ohio State
02/25 vs Illinois

 

Wisconsin
02/04 at Maryland
02/08 at Illinois
02/11 vs Michigan
02/15 vs Purdue
02/19 vs Minnesota
02/22 at Northwestern
02/25 vs Michigan State

[cjbowbros]

On 2/2/2018 at 9:57 AM, hskr4life said:

 

One of their big tripes is that “He’s doing it with Bo’s players.”  I have seen this multiple times on the message board over there.  Instead of giving Gard credit, they are saying he is only having success thanks to Bo.

Yeah but it’s true. You know who didn’t suck when we played them? Ethan Happ! Why? Because Bo Ryan! If Gard had more players like him (which he did in previous years due to Ryan) of course he went to the sweet 16. Also who care what his coaching ability is if he’s going to have bad players. I just don’t see anything telling me he can recruit from their team this year. But maybe I’m wrong and they’re like our team last year.

 

[cjbowbros]

Something interesting that’s setting up is that we probably have a 75% chance of being the four or 5 seed in the B1G tournament and will play Michigan if one of us wins the 5 vs 12 match-up. This will give us a chance to get that big win everyone’s talking about even if we go 4-2 that win still gets us in IMO and if we’re 6-0  that loss won’t matter too much

[throwback]

Ohio St has suspended Kam Williams indefinitely for team rules violation. Man, the number of key players injured/suspended in the B1G this year has been unreal. (And now I'll be spending the next hour knocking on every piece of wood I can find in a 2-mile radius.)

 

The Bucknuts are stinking it up at home vs Illinois through 12+ minutes, down double digits.

Edited February 4, 2018 by throwback

[throwback]

Ha - that didn't last. Illinois went on its typical huge scoring drought like it does every game -- and then some. Illinois didn't score the final 10+ minutes of the half and gave up a 19-0 run - OSU by 4 at half. 

 

Neither team playing all that well, OSU has 10+ turnovers, but Illinois does that to teams. They're good at mucking it up on the defensive end, not so good at scoring. Can't remember the last time I saw a 10+ minute scoring drought ... and they'll get to continue it into the second half.

[AuroranHusker]

OSU wins 75-67.

Iowa gets drilled.

And Wisconsin & Minnesota have both lost 8 of 9.

[hskr4life]

Rutgers has 18 points at the under 16 time out......... of the 2nd half.