2017-18 Husker opponents

[hhcmatt]

3 minutes ago, 49r said:

In what could only be considered the most B1G move ever, Andrew Dakich will transfer to OSU:

 

They do need bodies

[HuskerFever]

2 hours ago, 49r said:

 

In what could only be considered the most B1G move ever, Andrew Dakich will transfer to OSU:

 

 

 

Well at least Michigan and Ohio State aren't rivals or anything...

[AuroranHusker]

Dakich redshirted last year so he could grad transfer this season. Andrew is trying to get into coaching a la his father Dan.

[huskerbaseball13]

Sorry, can't link but per Jon Rothstein....Nebraska's mirror big ten opponents for 17-18 will be Illinois, Minnesota, Penn St, Rutgers, and Wiscy.

 

Very favorable IMO...should come away with at minimum 5 wins against that group. 

[AuroranHusker]

 

[nustudent]

Stars would be aligning with that 

[Norm Peterson]

This is a year I think I'd like to play tOSU twice.

[nustudent]

1 hour ago, Norm Peterson said:

This is a year I think I'd like to play tOSU twice.

 

They are a bottom 3.  But we got the other two in that group.   And Penn State/Wisconsin won't be much in front 

we very well may have only one top 6 team there.  Can't ask for more than that IMO

[AuroranHusker]

1 hour ago, nustudent said:

 

They are a bottom 3.  But we got the other two in that group.   And Penn State/Wisconsin won't be much in front 

we very well may have only one top 6 team there.  Can't ask for more than that IMO

 

Teams that got Nebraska are probably thinking the same thing.

[Red Don]

Ah, But They don't know what we Know!

 

19 hours ago, nustudent said:

Seems like its been said the last few years but it's been 20 years since we had a team with this type of talent from top to bottom on it.

 

Edited July 21, 2017 by Red Don

[hhcmatt]

19 hours ago, AuroranHusker said:

 

 

If i'm crunching the numbers correctly we're looking at

 

Away - Purdue, Michigan, NW, Ohio St

Home - Maryland, Mich St, Iowa, Indiana

[nustudent]

13 hours ago, AuroranHusker said:

 

Teams that got Nebraska are probably thinking the same thing.

Also true

[Dead Dog Alley]

1 hour ago, hhcdimes said:

 

If i'm crunching the numbers correctly we're looking at

 

Away - Purdue, Michigan, NW, Ohio St

Home - Maryland, Mich St, Iowa, Indiana

 

Would rather have Michigan State on the road, switched with Purdue/Michigan/Northwestern.  MSU would be extremely tough home or away, and any of the other three would go from being not favored on the road to being at least a toss-up at home.

[uneblinstu]

1 hour ago, hhcdimes said:

 

If i'm crunching the numbers correctly we're looking at

 

Away - Purdue, Michigan, NW, Ohio St

Home - Maryland, Mich St, Iowa, Indiana

On paper, before we know how they're stacked up, is this the most balanced schedule NU's had in the Big Ten?

[hhcmatt]

23 hours ago, uneblinstu said:

On paper, before we know how they're stacked up, is this the most balanced schedule NU's had in the Big Ten?

 

How do you define balanced?

[uneblinstu]

On 7/22/2017 at 1:46 PM, hhcdimes said:

 

How do you define balanced?

Roughly equal number of good games vs. good teams at home and on the road and vice versa for bad teams.

 

I could be wrong on this, just my initial impression.

[AuroranHusker]

 

[hhcmatt]

Does Missouri get that matchup 4/5 months ago?  Seems like Advocare is trying to set up a West Virginia/Mizzou final

[uneblinstu]

Which is why they don't determine those matchups in March.

[HuskerFever]

14 hours ago, AuroranHusker said:

 

 

I hope you guys like 300 pound tacos...

[huskerbaseball13]

57 minutes ago, HuskerFever said:

 

I hope you guys like 300 pound tacos...

 

He only has about 7 inches on Jordy. 

[Norm Peterson]

UCF should be a solid test for us.  They return 3 of their top 4 players from a team that beat Illinois last season in the NIT Quarterfinals.  Plus, they have a couple of transfers now eligible including Aubrey Dawkins who transferred from Michigan, and a redshirt sophomore kid who averaged about 10 pts and 3.5 assists in one season at Drexel.

 

And they have a bunch of guys with size even if Tacko falls.

[AuroranHusker]

UCF reminds me of Dayton, so maybe Nebraska can snag a 1st rd dub in an early tourney once again.

[AuroranHusker]

Just now, AuroranHusker said:

UCF reminds me of Dayton, so maybe Nebraska can snag a 1st rd dub in an early tourney once again.

 

A good team but not necessarily an over-the-top great team, that is.

[uneblinstu]

A little surprised Scott Frost would want to schedule this game.