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Norm Peterson

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  1. For those who are going, where are you staying? And what were your considerations? Any advice or suggestions?
  2. For a guy who makes north of $3 million/year, these don't seem like very big bonuses. I'd rather pay a guy a smaller amount in annual salary and then really reward him if he hits some target results. $300,000 to win an NCAA championship? You need to add a zero to that figure. But the flip side is don't pay anyone $3 million/year unless tied to results.
  3. OMG same here. Same here. I wish he could have seen this season.
  4. ... in the old Coliseum. Joe Cipriano was the coach. Jerry Fort lost a contact lens and they stopped play for probably 5 minutes while people spread out on the floor looking for it. Never forget it. Guys, I feel like I've paid some dues and earned this.
  5. This is very true. But I was thinking of all the reasons we're going to beat them anyway. So ... 1. They can't shoot for shit. 2. Their AD sucks ass. 3. They're from Texas and everyone knows Texas is the worst. Sportswise. 4. They're in the SEC so everyone hates them.
  6. They have 2 guards who combine to score about half the team's points. They don't have a very deep bench. Six guys over 20 minutes and only 2 other guys in double-figure minutes.
  7. Is the university going to snag some tickets for season ticket holders?
  8. No, no jinxing. My eyes were just telling me something about this team back in December, really. We're going to kick Texas A&M's asses. How do I get a ticket? And what BBQ place should I go to first?
  9. Why do we care about the rest of that data, though? I mean, we can measure shooting percentages and rebounding, etc. The point of gathering that data, though, and assigning various values to the data, prioritizing some numbers over others (somewhat arbitrarily) is about trying to determine which teams are truly the best in an objective way. But since the vast majority of games end in regulation, does it not skew your data to treat OT like it's part of regulation?
  10. I don't know why I was so pissed at the way the game ended. I'd been saying I would be happy if we beat Indiana and OK if we then lost to Illinois. The extra day of rest would be beneficial. We've seemed to elevate our play coming off a loss most of the season. I said ahead of time I'd be OK with beating Indiana and then losing to Illinois for that very reason. And then, when it happened, I found myself pissed. For probably the same reason Juwan Gary was pissed. That, and we started pressing and forcing things when we damn near cut it down to a 2-possession game. Oh well. I'm going to be happy to watch our name get called this evening. And I'll just be good with whatever.
  11. The day is Saturday, January 13, 1996, and the Nebraska Cornhusker men's basketball team is taking on Kelvin Sampson's Oklahoma Sooners down in Norman. The game ends in a tie. But we can't have ties. So we go to overtime. Overtime ends in a tie (after the officials waive off a Jaron Boone buzzer-beater -- that would have won the game -- because he released it from the short corner behind the plane of the backboard). But we can't have ties. So we go to a second overtime. Second overtime ends in a tie, but Nebraska is losing starters to foul trouble. And we can't have ties. So we go to a third overtime with the Huskers short-handed. And OU blows it open in OT #3 and wins by 17 points, 117-100. Just play better in OT? That's the answer? Thanks for the recommendation. Is that what the metrics are supposed to reflect? Whether a short-handed team was able to "play better" in the third OT? Most games don't go to OT, let alone 3OT. And the likelihood that a team's efficiencies and results will be impaired by foul trouble increases in each extra 5-minute increment by which the game is extended. Seems to me calling that 1996 game a 17-point loss rather than a 1-point loss would skew the data of what the metrics are intended to reflect, which is to reliably rank every team from best to worst. The vast majority of games are decided in regulation. How is including results from OT going to improve your ability to rank the way teams are likely going to play in regulation?
  12. Is this snark? Because Brice got called for that very thing yesterday when a moving (not set) Illinois defensive player slid into his path and made contact with Brice's shoulder, who was driving to the basket with his body relatively leaning forward at the time.
  13. It just means either team that wins is going to be more tired when they face us tomorrow.
  14. For 2 million a year, you could convince a lot of people to come out of retirement.
  15. Yeah, the other team goes on a mini run in OT and suddenly you’re having to foul to stop the clock and a six point game quickly turns into a 10 point game. I would say capping it at one point gives you more accurate indication of how comparable the teams really were.
  16. Indiana was our last risk of a not very good loss and I’m really pleased that Illinois hung on to beat Ohio State because a win there helps but a loss to Ohio State would’ve sucked.
  17. You had me at 31, but 28? I mean, I guess. I suppose it’ll have to do.
  18. WOOHOO! FIRST ROUND NIT HOME GAME, BOYS!!! (Joke never gets old.)
  19. That's also our record with 4 days rest. So 4+ days rest and we're at 75%. Which is one reason I'm OK if we don't beat Illinois when we play them tomorrow. I want the boys to have a full 4+ days rest before our first round game.
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