Omaha (0-1) vs. Nebraska (1-0) Game Thread

[Bugeaters1]

This will be the story for this years team.

 

 

[Cowboy Kermit]

Home team favored by 17.5 over the Mavs.. That seems a little high

[hhcmatt]

32 minutes ago, Cowboy Kermit said:

Home team favored by 17.5 over the Mavs.. That seems a little high

 

where is that listed?

[jimmykc]

I would agree. Although they ultimately were beaten handily by the defending national champs in their home opener at Allen Fieldhouse, UNO was only down 50-43 with three minutes gone in the second half before the Jayhawks went on a couple of long runs in the second half. UNO had 4 players in double figures and Fidler didn't have a particularly good game. I'm sure they have circled this game since it was scheduled, so we had better be ready to battle from the tipoff or another egg may be laid.

[cipsucks]

36 minutes ago, jimmykc said:

 I'm sure they have circled this game since it was scheduled, so we had better be ready to battle from the tipoff or another egg may be laid.

 

Would that be a jimmy's egg?

[Cowboy Kermit]

 
where is that listed?

FanDuel

[jimmykc]

Jimmy's Egg! Mmmmmm......

[49r]

2 hours ago, jimmykc said:

I would agree. Although they ultimately were beaten handily by the defending national champs in their home opener at Allen Fieldhouse, UNO was only down 50-43 with three minutes gone in the second half before the Jayhawks went on a couple of long runs in the second half. UNO had 4 players in double figures and Fidler didn't have a particularly good game. I'm sure they have circled this game since it was scheduled, so we had better be ready to battle from the tipoff or another egg may be laid.

 

Yeah but Kansas is battling through a severely harsh penalty, one so tough the program may never fully recover, so it's hard to gauge anything from UNO's game against them.

[Dead Dog Alley]

9 minutes ago, 49r said:

 

Yeah but Kansas is battling through a severely harsh penalty, one so tough the program may never fully recover, so it's hard to gauge anything from UNO's game against them.

If they really wanted to punish Kansas they’d make them wear Nebraska jerseys for five years. After getting screwed over by the officiating for that long their entire fan base would give up.

[Nighthawk]

14 hours ago, hhcmatt said:

 

where is that listed?

ESPN is currently showing us as 17 point favorites as well. 

[hhcmatt]

23 minutes ago, Nighthawk said:

ESPN is currently showing us as 17 point favorites as well. 

 

I was asking not because I didn't believe it but because in my past experience I often couldn't find the point spread until after 7 pm the night before

[BigTate]

21 hours ago, Bugeaters1 said:

This will be the story for this years team.

 

 

Great band! Saw them at the music hall in Omaha a couple times in the early eighties. One of the best rock shows I ever saw! Rik Emmett was an amazing guitar player!

Edited November 10, 2022 by BigTate

[hhcmatt]

KenPom has Nebraska as a 17pt favorite an Bartovik has Nebraska by 20

[Norm Peterson]

23 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

KenPom has Nebraska as a 17pt favorite an Bartovik has Nebraska by 20

 

They're dreaming. Or drunk on red Kool-Aid. When did they become Nebrasketball fans?

[hskr4life]

I'll probably be giddy as can be if we end up pulling a W tonight by 15-20.

[Norm Peterson]

34 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

KenPom has Nebraska as a 17pt favorite an Bartovik has Nebraska by 20

 

If you look at HHCC, most of our fans on this board are expecting a MUCH closer game. I mean some on here were predicting a 2–3-point win. Most were within 10 points. Only a few had us winning by 15 or more.

 

It's very interesting what the last few years have done to our self-image.

[hhcmatt]

17 minutes ago, Norm Peterson said:

 

If you look at HHCC, most of our fans on this board are expecting a MUCH closer game. I mean some on here were predicting a 2–3-point win. Most were within 10 points. Only a few had us winning by 15 or more.

 

It's very interesting what the last few years have done to our self-image.

 

Omaha certainly could end up winning more than people expect from a national and/or analytics perspective but you're talking about a team with a first year coach and a roster full of guys who hadn't played a D-1 game until Monday night.  It's not that Nebraska is being overvalued here so much as Omaha is viewed as the 10th best team in a 10 team Summit League and isn't considered noticeably better than a team like Maine.

 

So yeah Nebraska could squeak out this game or even lose.  They could also win this by 30.

[NUdiehard]

 

All of the UNO players are super skinny.  Keita either needs to dominate on the block or sit on the bench for this one.  And if their 4/5 can shoot 3s, then I go with WB and JG exclusively at the 5. 

[Nighthawk]

We were also 20 point favorites against Maine.  I'm not holding my breath. 

[cornfed24-7]

1 hour ago, hskr4life said:

I'll probably be giddy as can be if we end up pulling a W tonight by 15-20.

No probably over here

Edited November 10, 2022 by cornfed24-7

[49r]

1 hour ago, hhcmatt said:

 

Omaha certainly could end up winning more than people expect from a national and/or analytics perspective but you're talking about a team with a first year coach and a roster full of guys who hadn't played a D-1 game until Monday night.  It's not that Nebraska is being overvalued here so much as Omaha is viewed as the 10th best team in a 10 team Summit League and isn't considered noticeably better than a team like Maine.

 

So yeah Nebraska could squeak out this game or even lose.  They could also win this by 30.

 

I think a lot of this pessimism comes from a lot of people that saw Omaha kept it close with KU into the second half.  Thing is, I've seen Washburn keep it close against them in early season games too...and that was even against KU teams that weren't suffering through the harshest penalties ever levied against a college hoops program like KU is right now.

[49r]

2 hours ago, Norm Peterson said:

It's very interesting what the last few years have done to our self-image.

 

 

[royalfan]

the line is in line with my thoughts all along that we will be a much better team than most here think. 

[millerhusker]

My hope is that in 2 years Frankie Fidler is going through senior night festivities at PBA. 

[tcp]

line schmine. wins are at a premium. I'd just like to get a few while we can. 

 

this is one we can.