2022-23 Husker opponents

[hskr4life]

My guess is we'll move the Gavitt Games to the B1G/ACC slots later in the non-con season.

[hskr4life]

Minnesota and Illinois going COVID postponement.  I swear if those Goofers ruin our chance at another win, I'm going to be so mad.  

[HuskerFever]

26 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Minnesota and Illinois going COVID postponement.  I swear if those Goofers ruin our chance at another win, I'm going to be so mad.  

 

I know your original point, but..

 

Yeesh, our roster is already thin. We better not run into some of these issues or we're really going to struggle to throw something together on the court and finish out the season.

[hskr4life]

Has any other conference had games postponed?

[Chuck Taylor]

13 hours ago, hskr4life said:

Has any other conference had games postponed?

Yes, Rhode Island of the A-10 was the first in December, but couldn't find others. Lot of players have missed, but few cancellations.

 

[hhcmatt]

Part of Northwestern and Minnesota postponing has been injuries already depleting the roster.  Minnesota only had 8 available players vs Maryland

[Navin R. Johnson]

 

[Navin R. Johnson]

 

[Huskerpapa]

3 hours ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

 

Uhhh, we can relate.

[Dead Dog Alley]

8 hours ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

 

If I were to get beaned by some Creighton fan I guarantee that I wouldn't walk out with the worst head injury among the attendees

Edited February 8, 2023 by Dead Dog Alley

[throwback]

11 hours ago, Dead Dog Alley said:

If I were to get beaned by some Creighton fan I guarantee that I wouldn't walk out with the worst head injury among the attendees

The best advice is to pull the sweater vest over the head and then go to town like you're in a hockey fight. Works every time.

[49r]

Ohio State is ranked #39 in KenPom y'all:

 

Thu Jan 5	11	5	Purdue	L, 71-69	60		Home	10-4	2-1
Sun Jan 8	9	25	Maryland	L, 80-73	67		Away	10-5	2-2
Thu Jan 12	10	222	Minnesota	L, 70-67	66		Home	10-6	2-3
Sun Jan 15	15	17	Rutgers	L, 68-64	71	OT	Away	10-7	2-4
Wed Jan 18	18	104	Nebraska	L, 63-60	72		Away	10-8	2-5
Sat Jan 21	21	32	Iowa	W, 93-77	71		Home	11-8	3-5
Tue Jan 24	19	26	Illinois	L, 69-60	66		Away	11-9	3-6
Sat Jan 28	20	21	Indiana	L, 86-70	65		Away	11-10	3-7
Thu Feb 2	27	64	Wisconsin	L, 65-60	68		Home	11-11	3-8
Sun Feb 5	32	52	Michigan	L, 77-69	67		Away	11-12	3-9
Thu Feb 9	34	51	Northwestern	L, 69-63	63		Home	11-13	3-10

[MichHusker]

2 minutes ago, 49r said:

Ohio State is ranked #39 in KenPom y'all:

 

Thu Jan 5	11	5	Purdue	L, 71-69	60		Home	10-4	2-1
Sun Jan 8	9	25	Maryland	L, 80-73	67		Away	10-5	2-2
Thu Jan 12	10	222	Minnesota	L, 70-67	66		Home	10-6	2-3
Sun Jan 15	15	17	Rutgers	L, 68-64	71	OT	Away	10-7	2-4
Wed Jan 18	18	104	Nebraska	L, 63-60	72		Away	10-8	2-5
Sat Jan 21	21	32	Iowa	W, 93-77	71		Home	11-8	3-5
Tue Jan 24	19	26	Illinois	L, 69-60	66		Away	11-9	3-6
Sat Jan 28	20	21	Indiana	L, 86-70	65		Away	11-10	3-7
Thu Feb 2	27	64	Wisconsin	L, 65-60	68		Home	11-11	3-8
Sun Feb 5	32	52	Michigan	L, 77-69	67		Away	11-12	3-9
Thu Feb 9	34	51	Northwestern	L, 69-63	63		Home	11-13	3-10

Make it make sense

[49r]

1 hour ago, MichHusker said:

Make it make sense

 

I...can't.  Here's the first half of their schedule:

 

Mon Nov 7	32	268	Robert Morris	W, 91-53	70		Home	1-0
Thu Nov 10	26	289	Charleston Southern	W, 82-56	68		Home	2-0
Wed Nov 16	27	351	Eastern Illinois	W, 65-43	74		Home	3-0
Mon Nov 21	29	22	San Diego St.	L, 88-77	72		Neutral	3-1
Tue Nov 22	31	61	Cincinnati	W, 81-53	60		Neutral	4-1
Wed Nov 23	25	69	Texas Tech	W, 80-73	62		Neutral	5-1
Wed Nov 30	20	33	Duke	L, 81-72	69		Away	5-2
Sat Dec 3	22	335	St. Francis PA	W, 96-59	68		Home	6-2
Thu Dec 8	20	17	Rutgers	W, 67-66	64		Home	7-2	1-0
Sat Dec 17	18	36	North Carolina	L, 89-84	82	OT	Neutral	7-3
Wed Dec 21	17	257	Maine	W, 95-61	69		Home	8-3
Thu Dec 29	15	326	Alabama A&M	W, 90-59	73		Home	9-3
Sun Jan 1	13	51	Northwestern	W, 73-57	68		Away	10-3	2-0

 

They racked up a bunch of wins against mediocre to bad competition (and Rutgers) early on, and lost to everyone else with a pulse.  The only thing I can think of here is the KenPom previous seasons' bias is keeping their ranking inflated.

[OmahaHusker]

29 minutes ago, 49r said:

 

I...can't.  Here's the first half of their schedule:

 

Mon Nov 7	32	268	Robert Morris	W, 91-53	70		Home	1-0
Thu Nov 10	26	289	Charleston Southern	W, 82-56	68		Home	2-0
Wed Nov 16	27	351	Eastern Illinois	W, 65-43	74		Home	3-0
Mon Nov 21	29	22	San Diego St.	L, 88-77	72		Neutral	3-1
Tue Nov 22	31	61	Cincinnati	W, 81-53	60		Neutral	4-1
Wed Nov 23	25	69	Texas Tech	W, 80-73	62		Neutral	5-1
Wed Nov 30	20	33	Duke	L, 81-72	69		Away	5-2
Sat Dec 3	22	335	St. Francis PA	W, 96-59	68		Home	6-2
Thu Dec 8	20	17	Rutgers	W, 67-66	64		Home	7-2	1-0
Sat Dec 17	18	36	North Carolina	L, 89-84	82	OT	Neutral	7-3
Wed Dec 21	17	257	Maine	W, 95-61	69		Home	8-3
Thu Dec 29	15	326	Alabama A&M	W, 90-59	73		Home	9-3
Sun Jan 1	13	51	Northwestern	W, 73-57	68		Away	10-3	2-0

 

They racked up a bunch of wins against mediocre to bad competition (and Rutgers) early on, and lost to everyone else with a pulse.  The only thing I can think of here is the KenPom previous seasons' bias is keeping their ranking inflated.

 

You would think the influence of the metrics from the previous season bias for all of these teams would be completely wiped by now. Crazy. 

[Dead Dog Alley]

40 minutes ago, 49r said:

 

I...can't.  Here's the first half of their schedule:

 

Mon Nov 7	32	268	Robert Morris	W, 91-53	70		Home	1-0
Thu Nov 10	26	289	Charleston Southern	W, 82-56	68		Home	2-0
Wed Nov 16	27	351	Eastern Illinois	W, 65-43	74		Home	3-0
Mon Nov 21	29	22	San Diego St.	L, 88-77	72		Neutral	3-1
Tue Nov 22	31	61	Cincinnati	W, 81-53	60		Neutral	4-1
Wed Nov 23	25	69	Texas Tech	W, 80-73	62		Neutral	5-1
Wed Nov 30	20	33	Duke	L, 81-72	69		Away	5-2
Sat Dec 3	22	335	St. Francis PA	W, 96-59	68		Home	6-2
Thu Dec 8	20	17	Rutgers	W, 67-66	64		Home	7-2	1-0
Sat Dec 17	18	36	North Carolina	L, 89-84	82	OT	Neutral	7-3
Wed Dec 21	17	257	Maine	W, 95-61	69		Home	8-3
Thu Dec 29	15	326	Alabama A&M	W, 90-59	73		Home	9-3
Sun Jan 1	13	51	Northwestern	W, 73-57	68		Away	10-3	2-0

 

They racked up a bunch of wins against mediocre to bad competition (and Rutgers) early on, and lost to everyone else with a pulse.  The only thing I can think of here is the KenPom previous seasons' bias is keeping their ranking inflated.

 

KenPom apparently factors in scoring differential and margin of victory (or loss) fairly heavily.  Ohio State has only one double digit loss; Nebraska has 13.

[Chuck Taylor]

KenPom uses scoring efficiency and defensive efficiency, balanced with strength of opponents. With what OSU has scored vs. what they've given up, they should have a much better record. That's what the "luck" component is, and OSU is 363rd, dead last.

 

They've lost a lot of close games, but their wins have been by big margins generally. I'm not sure I've seen anyone with a profile quite like this before.

[throwback]

How bad would OSU's luck ranking be if they hadn't been gifted that game against Rutgers where the B1G had to issue a formal statement that the officials blew the call at the end of the game, allowing OSU to hit the winning 3? That was one of the luckiest wins in the entire B1G season.

 

From the eye test, OSU's bad "luck" is self-inflicted. They looked disinterested and undisciplined when they were in Lincoln, and that hasn't changed much to me watching them since.

 

[throwback]

Ohio St scores 14 points in the first half and loses by 21 Sunday to MSU in Columbus. Brutal. 

 

[AuroranHusker]

19 minutes ago, throwback said:

Ohio St scores 14 points in the first half and loses by 21 Sunday to MSU in Columbus. Brutal. 

 

 

[hhcmatt]

wow

 

[hskr4life]

16 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

wow

 

Never thought I’d want the success NW has had.

[Chuck Taylor]

15 hours ago, hhcmatt said:

wow

 

That core group of guards has been together a while and finally got it together. Amazing that they lost their bigs in the offseason, Nance to North Carolina and Ryan Young to Duke, and they're playing better. 

[89Husker]

19 minutes ago, Chuck Taylor said:

That core group of guards has been together a while and finally got it together. Amazing that they lost their bigs in the offseason, Nance to North Carolina and Ryan Young to Duke, and they're playing better. 

yeah, they lost those two guys but got "older" with transfers in.  Kinda like when we had Walker, Griesel, and Bandoumel on the floor at once.

[jayschool]

Battle of Losers in Madison. Wisconsin out-sucking Rutgers thus far. Knights up 36-29 late in the first half. Hepburn (boo!) just picked up his third foul with an Academy Award-caliber flop with 1:35 left in the half.