Northwestern and Nebraska in the NCAA Tournament

[jayschool]

With the 'Cats flailing tonight at Illinois, who is savoring the possibility of Northwestern losing out and missing the tournament while Nebraska wins out and makes it?

 

Sweet irony in this season of inevitability for Collins' Wildcats.

Edited February 22, 2017 by jayschool

[royalfan]

For some reason I don't care if Northwestern wins one.  I will be rooting for them if they make it.  What they do doesn't really have much bearing on our ineptitude to this point. 

[hhcmatt]

Boy, they really could lose their last 4 games

[royalfan]

Incredibly bad luck catching both games against them with a hot Lindsay playing, instead of out or rusty version of nowadays.  Really awful timing. 

[jayschool]

1 minute ago, royalfan said:

For some reason I don't care if Northwestern wins one.  I will be rooting for them if they make it.  What they do doesn't really have much bearing on our ineptitude to this point. 

And Illinois' resurgence is cause for concern for us.

[aphilso1]

1 minute ago, jayschool said:

And Illinois' resurgence is cause for concern for us.

No kidding.  And like us, they seem to put on some of their best performances on the road.

[hhcmatt]

2 minutes ago, jayschool said:

And Illinois' resurgence is cause for concern for us.

 

I wouldn't call what Illinois is doing "resurgence" 

[Blindcheck]

Northwestern couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat!

 

painful watching them tonight.

[hskr4life]

Calling it now... Nebraska will make it further in the Big 10 Tourney than Northwestern!

[HB]

11 minutes ago, hhcdimes said:

 

I wouldn't call what Illinois is doing "resurgence" 

 

What would you call it?  

[uneblinstu]

I want Northwestern to make it. I'd be a great story. I'd love it if they played late on Friday. That way, NU, our NU, after they go on a big run and win the Big Ten Tournament, will play on Thursday or early on Friday, win that game and get the win before NW does. Then we'll get what we want and can still have that nice NW story to cheer for. Best outcome for all parties, I think.

[hhcmatt]

Just now, HB said:

What would you call it?  

 

occasionally playing defense

[Huskerpapa]

I have issues fixating on any other team then ours.  We need to take care of our business and not lay an egg.  Then whatever happens, happens.

Edited February 22, 2017 by huskercwg

[uneblinstu]

What I'm not thrilled with re: Illinois is that they had a home game tonight and don't play again until Sunday. That's two extra days rest before playing us. Now terribly thrilled by that. But everyone deals with that at some point in their schedule.

[nebfan24]

First post here, if nebraska wins out (which i predict they will), taking into account ed morrows injury losing a few games, does nebraska make the tournament?

 

also if northwestern loses 3/4 games which is a possibility. nebraska could potentially get the 4 seed

[uneblinstu]

I still think NU (us) has to win the conf. tourney to get in. If they win out and get to the conference finals, they'll have a shot at the play in game. That's just my opinion.

[jdw]

17 win with number one strength of schedule would be enough

[uneblinstu]

I'm not quite convinced of that. I'd take it though.

[colhusker]

One game at a time

[atskooc]

46 minutes ago, nebfan24 said:

First post here, if nebraska wins out (which i predict they will), taking into account ed morrows injury losing a few games, does nebraska make the tournament?

 

also if northwestern loses 3/4 games which is a possibility. nebraska could potentially get the 4 seed

If Nebraska wins out, of course they're in! The winners of conference tournaments get an automatic bid. 

Edited February 22, 2017 by atskooc

[hskr4life]

I think minimum to get in would be Win out regular season and make conference finals.  

[nebfan24]

I wonder how much they look at morrows injury, with him we are 5-2 so far, winning out would be 9-2 with him with only losses being wiscy and nw.

 

if they finish 10-8 they would likely be 4 or 5 in the conference would be hard to see them not making it like that wouldn't it

[nebfan24]

 

 

if Iowa has a case, we certainly do too

Edited February 22, 2017 by nebfan24

[HuskerFever]

10 hours ago, royalfan said:

For some reason I don't care if Northwestern wins one.  I will be rooting for them if they make it.  What they do doesn't really have much bearing on our ineptitude to this point. 

 

Other than the media constantly using the soundbite that "Nebraska is the only power conference team never to win an NCAA tournament game" over and over and over and over again. That also puts a lot of unnecessary pressure on a young athlete.

[kldm64]

10 hours ago, jdw said:

17 win with number one strength of schedule would be enough

 

I really doubt finishing the year at 17-15 will get us in the tournament even with the #1 SOS. 

Edited February 22, 2017 by kldm64