hal9000 1,209 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) https://huskers.com/news/2020/11/19/mens-basketball-huskers-announce-non-conference-schedule.aspx View full article Edited November 19, 2020 by hal9000 Red Don 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
No Place Like the Vault 55 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Why did the Creighton game get moved to Omaha? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
49r 7,286 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 9 minutes ago, No Place Like the Vault said: Why did the Creighton game get moved to Omaha? Don't know...hope that's the case though. Play in an empty CHI Center this year and a sold out PBA next year. Seems like a good deal to me! dustystehl, Chuck Taylor, Handy Johnson and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hhcmatt 12,551 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Creighton getting that game at home on a Friday instead of at the PBA on a Saturday gives them an extra day before they have to start league play against Marquette on Monday. It's clearly in their favor. I think you can argue that having that game at home for our 2021-22 roster is clearly in our favor. We also don't have to wait until 2022 to have a crowd vs the Jays. Seems like a win-win here. Go Big Fred, Handy Johnson, dustystehl and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 448 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Hope this means we get two years in a row of home games against Creighton. Bill Self's Toupee 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
atskooc 1,830 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 12 minutes ago, hhcmatt said: Creighton getting that game at home on a Friday instead of at the PBA on a Saturday gives them an extra day before they have to start league play against Marquette on Monday. It's clearly in their favor. I think you can argue that having that game at home for our 2021-22 roster is clearly in our favor. We also don't have to wait until 2022 to have a crowd vs the Jays. Seems like a win-win here. Yup. I get a kick out of analysts this year saying it's a feat for an NFL team (for example) to get a win on the road. Every game this season is basically a neutral field game. We're literally playing Creighton at their place, but figuratively it's in Kearney. Home field/court advantage is meaningless this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hhcmatt 12,551 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 We have an open week to attempt to schedule another game if any of the other ones are cancelled hal9000 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aphilso1 1,245 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 18 minutes ago, atskooc said: Yup. I get a kick out of analysts this year saying it's a feat for an NFL team (for example) to get a win on the road. Every game this season is basically a neutral field game. We're literally playing Creighton at their place, but figuratively it's in Kearney. Home field/court advantage is meaningless this year. I still think there are some less tangible benefits to playing at home even in an empty arena. Sleeping in your own bed, not having to miss classroom time to jump on an airplane, shooting on familiar rims with familiar sightlines, etc. But in this specific case (playing 60 minutes from home on a Saturday) nearly ever home court advantage has been neutralized. Other than court & basket familiarity, it is indeed a neutral site game. Vinny and jayschool 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
atskooc 1,830 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 17 minutes ago, aphilso1 said: I still think there are some less tangible benefits to playing at home even in an empty arena. Sleeping in your own bed, not having to miss classroom time to jump on an airplane, shooting on familiar rims with familiar sightlines, etc. But in this specific case (playing 60 minutes from home on a Saturday) nearly ever home court advantage has been neutralized. Other than court & basket familiarity, it is indeed a neutral site game. Football teams do not sleep in their own beds. They go to hotels to avoid distractions, even for home games. Not sure about basketball. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aphilso1 1,245 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 minute ago, atskooc said: Football teams do not sleep in their own beds. They go to hotels to avoid distractions, even for home games. Not sure about basketball. Same hotel every time though, I assume. Point is they have a specific routine that they are able to maintain at home. Travel breaks that routine, and the further you travel the more it affects you. Hence the well-documented losing percentage of West Coast NFL teams when playing early games on the East Coast. The more variables you add, and the greater the difference in those variables from a team's "normal," the more it creates a larger home court advantage. atskooc 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
49r 7,286 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) 22 hours ago, hhcmatt said: Creighton getting that game at home on a Friday instead of at the PBA on a Saturday gives them an extra day before they have to start league play against Marquette on Monday. It's clearly in their favor. I think you can argue that having that game at home for our 2021-22 roster is clearly in our favor. We also don't have to wait until 2022 to have a crowd vs the Jays. Seems like a win-win here. Keep in mind, too, that Creighton has a game at Allen Fieldhouse against Kansas on the 8th. So that is clearly the red circle date on their non-con schedule. Maybe a trap game opportunity there... ...just kidding, they'll still beat us by 25, but the preseason is a bit like walking out of QuikTrip with a powerball ticket...plenty of opportunities to dream about. Edited November 20, 2020 by 49r OmahaHusker and Vinny 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hskr4life 6,275 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Creighton getting that game on a Friday means they don't have to decide which color to wear for the Minnesota football game on that Saturday too. That's a win for them. throwback, Go Big Fred, aphilso1 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hhcmatt 12,551 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 19 minutes ago, hskr4life said: Creighton getting that game on a Friday means they don't have to decide which color to wear for the Minnesota football game on that Saturday too. That's a win for them. Good call, forgot all about checking to see if there was a football game Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chuck Taylor 766 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Creighton pulling out of tournament with positive tests: https://twitter.com/BluejayMBB/status/1329548780631363584?s=20 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hskr4life 6,275 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Yeah— we’ll be lucky to get a few games in next week I think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4huskers 58 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 From what I understand, they are playing at Creighton since no one admitted so that way next year they will play at NU when crowds are allowed to attend again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
northwillriseagain 268 Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 Not necessarily an opponent, but falling apart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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