Nebraska (16-8) vs. Wisconsin (10-12) Game Thread

[tcp]

there's still time, but we just don't have it tonight. 

i was hoping this wasn't our last "allowable loss" for the regular season. but it's looking that way. 

 

[Dead Dog Alley]

Crooks.  Criminals. Lawbreakers.  Offenders.  Villains.  Delinquents.  Felons.  Convicts.  Malefactors.  Culprits.  Wrondoers.  Rogues.  Scoundrels.  Shysters.  Cheats.  Scam artists.  Swindlers.  Racketeers.

 

A lot of ways you could describe Big Ten officials.

[Nebrasketball1979]

Please, please, please just foul Happ when he is within five feet of the basket

[HuskerFever]

I wonder if the officials' game plan was to foul Happ in order to get a win at home.

[tcp]

we have to learn how to play more consistently at a higher evel to get where we want to be. we're close. but not there yet. 

[B1G Red]

Can always count on Taylor for 2 out-of-control plays a game. 

[Dead Dog Alley]

Just now, Nebrasketball1979 said:

Please, please, please just foul Happ when he is within five feet of the basket

Make sure you don't hurt him though, I just love watching the guy prance around.

[colhusker]

Holy Crap Happ missed and no foul called

[HuskerFever]

I can't lie, that was a pretty solid dunk by Wisconsin.

[tcp]

of course I type that as soon as we make a quick run. 

sigh. maddening. but I like that they're still fighting. 

[The Polish Rifle]

Basketball Gods. Do not let this reffing decide this game. Amen.

[colhusker]

21 FT attempts to 7 - Happ still has shot more than we have

[HuskerFever]

6 minutes ago, Cazzie22 said:

No comeback tonight, our offense is offensive tonight.  If Gill doesn’t hit shots he is a non factor.  Put Thomas Allen in, he might get hot.

 

They keep teasing us...

[Huskerpapa]

Nice little run, but we have a couple players sucking air.  The refs have to find a way here, so expect a foul called on Jordy.

[Dead Dog Alley]

7 minutes ago, The Polish Rifle said:

Tourney hoops coming down to these last 10 minutes, or is that over dramatic? If I'm being over dramatic I apologize, I've been watching TV Ted for the last hour.

 

Pretty much.  And who the hell actually enjoys the antics of TFV?  (You all know what the F stands for.)

[HuskerFever]

Just now, colhusker said:

21 FT attempts to 7 - Happ still has shot more than we have

 

Still with 0 fouls.

[Nebrasketball1979]

Tim has to preach 8 minutes to ball out then you get 8 days off!!!

[brfrad]

2 minutes ago, B1G Red said:

Can always count on Taylor for 2 out-of-control plays a game. 

The sad part is 21 for Wisconsin did the exact same thing as Taylor.  Gets Copeland under the basket, and goes straight up, gets foul on Copeland.  The problem Copeland didn't flop, the Wisconsin guy does.

[HuskerFever]

I'm not one to say the refs are leaning one way or another. But one thing that just doesn't intuitively make sense is how Happ has created so many fouls, yet has zero himself. If he's finding himself in that much contact, he's bound to find at least one at some point. That, or he's just an official's wet dream like Craft was.

[Shawn Eichorst's Toupee]

*sniffs* smell that? Smells like.... hope.

 

 

Which means I'm going to go to bed pissed off because I thought the 'Skers could pull it off and they didn't.

[Huskerpapa]

WHAT....a foul on Happ!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FredsSlacks]

foul on happ!

[Huskerpapa]

Come on men...we turned up the defense....keep it up!!!!!!!!!

[tcp]

1 minute ago, HuskerFever said:

I'm not one to say the refs are leaning one way or another. But one thing that just doesn't intuitively make sense is how Happ has created so many fouls, yet has zero himself. If he's finding himself in that much contact, he's bound to find at least one at some point. That, or he's just an official's wet dream like Craft was.

 

let's face it: rep still matters. we're the challenger here, both in the game and in the conference. we simply have to overcome these biases, and good teams do. 

[hal9000]

FOUL ON HAPP!!  HELL HAS OFFICIALLY FROZEN OVER.