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it's not like div two teams are just sitting around waiting for people to call and schedule them. they have leagues of their own to chase, and I can't imagine at this time of year it would be in their interest to serve as practice fodder for a P5 team. 

 

Delany's just being Delany--his job is to make money however he can. The sports part of it is remotely secondary. 

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throwback
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NEW PICKS:   1. Michigan State (16 - 2)  2. Purdue (15 - 3)  3. Ohio State (14 - 4) Defeated Nebraska based on head-to-head record. 4. Nebraska (14 - 4) Lost to Ohio State based on hea

AuroranHusker
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Iowa beat Louisiana, South Dakota State, and Virginia Tech...... oh wait, no they didn't win any of those.  

brfrad
brfrad

My dream scenario.  Very, very, very x 200 unlikely to happen.   1. Nebraska (14-4) 2. Ohio State (13-5)  Defeated Michigan State, based on head-to-head record. 3. Michigan State (

brfrad

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5 hours ago, hhcdimes said:

 

Ticket sales at this event in terms of revenue for the conference are irrelevant. TV and media rights are what drive revenue and this is about expanding the footprint of the B1G and it's TV network. 

 

I found this comment interesting as I never considered us taking on an exhibition opponent at this point...I don't know if this is something we still could do even if we wanted to.

 

“It’s interesting,” Delany said. “Nobody has chosen to schedule a Division II or III game in that period. That’s a little indication that they don’t want that or need that. There are positives and negatives (to the gap). Teams can rest up, put new things in and practice more. If we do well (in the tournament), everyone will be OK with it.”

That is the dumbest comment I have heard in my life.  Division II and III teams are playing in their conference tournaments or the national tournament.   Plus, you probably need a waiver from the NCAA to schedule an exhibition game.

 

That's just Delaney trying to appease the casual college basketball fan.  He's trying to deflect the blame away from him for a stupid idea.  Coaches, players, fans, and media could tell him it was a bad idea.

nuhusker7

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20 hours ago, ladyhusker said:

A hypothetical question...
Let's assume we wind up the 4, and Michigan is the 5. But then, if Michigan gets upset by the 12/13, and that's who we get instead, so no opportunity for another Tier 1 game...would us winning THAT game be enough for the folks who say we need one in NYC? It's an outside chance, sure, but still a possibility.

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This could drop the game we already beat them from tier 1. That would just throw salt in the wound.

throwback

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Last update before tomorrow's 5-game smorgasbord

 

Illinois

at Rutgers (Sunday)

WIN: #12 w/ Iowa loss

  -- or #13 w/ Iowa win

LOSS: #14

 

Indiana

#6 w/ Penn St loss

  --  or #7 w/ Penn St win

 

Iowa

vs Northwestern (Sunday)

WIN: #12 w/ Illinois win

  --  or #13 w/ Rutgers win

LOSS: #13 w/ Rutgers win

  -- or #14 w/ Illinois win

  

Maryland

#8 seed

 

Michigan

#4 w/ Nebraska loss

  --  or #5 w/ Nebraska win

 

Mich St

at Wisconsin (Sunday)

WIN: #1

LOSS: #2

 

Minnesota

at Purdue (Sunday)

#11 seed

 

Nebraska

vs Penn St (Sunday)

WIN: #4

LOSS: #5

 

Northwestern

at Iowa (Sunday)

#10 seed

 

Ohio St

#1 w/ Mich St loss

  --  or #2 w/ Mich St win

 

Penn St

at Nebraska (Sunday)

WIN: #6

LOSS: #7

 

Purdue

vs Minnesota (Sunday)

#3 seed

 

Rutgers

vs Illinois (Sunday)

WIN: #12

LOSS: #13 w/ Iowa loss

  --  or #14 w/ Iowa win

 

Wisconsin

vs Mich St (Sunday)

#9 seed

 

 

Possible teams for each seed

(Most likely team listed first)

 

#1 – Mich St or Ohio St

#2 – Ohio St or Mich St

#3 – Purdue

#4 – Nebraska or Michigan

#5 – Michigan or Nebraska

#6 – Indiana or Penn St

#7 – Penn St or Indiana

#8 – Maryland

#9 – Wisconsin

#10 – Northwestern

#11 – Minnesota

#12 – Rutgers or Iowa or Illinois

#13 – Iowa or Illinois or Rutgers

#14 – Illinois or Iowa or Rutgers

 

 

TOP SEGMENT (11 a.m. Thurs/Fri)

   BYE         >>    Wisconsin vs   >>      winner vs

   BYE         >>       Maryland       >>      MSU/OSU

 

MID-TOP SEGMENT (4:30 p.m. Wed, 1:30 p.m. Thurs/Fri)

Iowa/Ill/RU vs  >>    winner vs    >>    winner vs

  RU/Iowa/Ill     >>    Mich/Neb   >>    Neb/Mich

 

 

MID-LOWER SEGMENT (5:30 p.m. Thurs/Fri)

   BYE         >>    Northwestern vs   >>        winner vs

   BYE         >>       PSU/Indiana        >>       OSU/MSU

 

LOWER SEGMENT (7 p.m. Wed, 8 p.m. Thurs/Fri)

Ill/Iowa/RU vs  >>   winner vs     >>   winner vs

  Minnesota      >>    Ind/PSU      >>     Purdue

 

aphilso1

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6 hours ago, throwback said:

Point spreads for Sunday's games:

 

Mich St (-7.5) at Wisconsin

Illinois at Rutgers (-1)

Minnesota at Purdue (-18)

Penn St (-1.5) at Nebraska (opened at Pick-em)

NW at Iowa (-3)

 

That's really strange.  Was Watkins officially declared out prior to the line opening up?  I would think that his injury announcement alone should be worth 3+ points...so does that mean we'd potentially be around a 5 point dog at home if he was playing?  I know Vegas hasn't liked us all year, but this one is a particular head scratcher.

hskr4life

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13 minutes ago, aphilso1 said:

 

That's really strange.  Was Watkins officially declared out prior to the line opening up?  I would think that his injury announcement alone should be worth 3+ points...so does that mean we'd potentially be around a 5 point dog at home if he was playing?  I know Vegas hasn't liked us all year, but this one is a particular head scratcher.

 

Just another #BetTheSkers week.  Nothing new.

jimmykc

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It appears to me that if we win today will play Michigan in the Thurs 1:30 game, if we lose we play Illinois in the 1:30 Wednesday game and Michigan in the Thursday game. If we beat Michigan again, we play Michigan State in the Saturday 7;00 game. IMHO despite the opinion of Mr. Loonari and his ilk, we make the dance if we reach the Saturday game. I realize there are other possibilities, but these are the most likely scenarios. 

The Polish Rifle

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6 minutes ago, jimmykc said:

It appears to me that if we win today will play Michigan in the Thurs 1:30 game, if we lose we play Illinois in the 1:30 Wednesday game and Michigan in the Thursday game. If we beat Michigan again, we play Michigan State in the Saturday 7;00 game. IMHO despite the opinion of Mr. Loonari and his ilk, we make the dance if we reach the Saturday game. I realize there are other possibilities, but these are the most likely scenarios. 

If we are the #4 seed, we will play Friday 25 minutes after the conclusion of the 11AM game. Friday, March 2nd would be our first game. So probably 1:30ish on Friday.

HuskerFever

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On 2/24/2018 at 3:09 PM, throwback said:

Illinois

#12 w/ Iowa loss

  -- or #13 w/ Iowa win

 

Indiana

#6 w/ Penn St loss

  --  or #7 w/ Penn St win

 

Iowa

vs Northwestern (Sunday)

WIN: #12 w/ Illinois win

LOSS: #14 w/ Illinois win

  

Maryland

#8 seed

 

Michigan

#4 w/ Nebraska loss

  --  or #5 w/ Nebraska win

 

Mich St

#1 seed

 

Minnesota

#11 seed

 

Nebraska

vs Penn St (Sunday)

WIN: #4

LOSS: #5

 

Northwestern

#10 seed

 

Ohio St

#2 seed

 

Penn St

at Nebraska (Sunday)

WIN: #6

LOSS: #7

 

Purdue

#3 seed

 

Rutgers

#13 w/ Iowa loss

  --  or #14 w/ Iowa win

 

Wisconsin

#9 seed

 

Updated. Only Minnesota/Purdue, Penn State/Nebraska, and Northwestern/Iowa games remaining.

HuskerFever

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2 hours ago, HuskerFever said:

Mich St: #1 seed

Ohio St: #2 seed

Purdue: #3 seed

Nebraska: #4 seed

Michigan: #5 seed

Indiana: #6 seed

Penn St: #7 seed

Maryland: #8 seed

Wisconsin: #9 seed

Northwestern: #10 seed

Minnesota: #11 seed

 

Illinois

#12 w/ Iowa loss

  -- or #13 w/ Iowa win

 

Iowa

WIN: #12 w/ Illinois win

LOSS: #14 w/ Illinois win

 

 

Rutgers

#13 w/ Iowa loss

  --  or #14 w/ Iowa win 

 

Updated. Only Iowa/Northwestern to go.

HuskerFever

HuskerFever

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Double Bye

#1 Michigan State

#2 Ohio State

#3 Purdue

#4 Nebraska

 

Single Bye

#5 Michigan

#6 Indiana

#7 Penn State

#8 Maryland

#9 Wisconsin

#10 Northwestern

 

First Round

#11 Minnesota

#12 Iowa

#13 Illinois

#14 Rutgers

 

WEDNESDAY:

#13 Illinois / #12 Iowa

#14 Rutgers / #11 Minnesota

 

THURSDAY:

#9 Wisconsin / #8 Maryland

TBD / #5 Michigan

#10 Northwestern / #7 Penn State

TBD / #6 Indiana

 

FRIDAY:

TBD / #1 Michigan State

TBD / #4 Nebraska

TBD / #2 Ohio State

TBD / #3 Purdue

hskr4life

hskr4life

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Just now, PimpMario said:

No you wouldnt because playing them is a lose lose lose for us.

 

Nah.  I think we clinched the play in game tonight and any win now is for a bye in the Dance.  Just me though.

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brfrad

brfrad

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1 minute ago, PimpMario said:

 

Illiinois has our number this year, don't want to meet them on neutral court.

I like our match-up with Michigan, better than Illinois.   Illinois is much more aggressive and bothersome on defense.  Indiana and at times Penn State also gave us fits with their aggressive defense.  Michigan doesn't seem to play that way.  If we face Michigan,  the key will be our 3 point defense.  If we can shut them down from 3, we should be able to win.

cjbowbros

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On 2/24/2018 at 10:35 AM, nuhusker7 said:

This could drop the game we already beat them from tier 1. That would just throw salt in the wound.

This can not happen they are a tier 1 win no matter what I’ve spend some time on rpi wizard

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