Quad 1 games

[Bugeaters1]

Seems the like the Huskers could get a bid to a tourney if they could finish with a .500 mark.

 

Edited December 14, 2022 by Bugeaters1

[hskr4life]

Was interested what we had left with where things were at and where we currently are.

 

Currently 1-4 Q1, 0-1 Q2, 0-0 Q3, and 5-0 Q4

 

Q1: (11 games)- KSU, @MSU, Illinois, @PU, OSU, @PSU, @Mary, @ILL, @Rutg, Mary, @Iowa

 

Q2: (6 games)- Iowa, NW, PSU, @Michigan, Wisco, MSU

 

Q3: (1 game)- Queens

 

Q4: (2 games)- @Minny, Minny

 

Let’s start by saying I fully expect a few of these to switch around.  For example, Queens to a Q4, but maybe @Minny to a Q3.  Probably a few Q2 homes dropping to Q3.

 

Is it completely unrealistic to see a post season though?  Heck no.  Winning both Minny’s and Queens bumps us to 9-5.

 

If we take care of home in Q2s, we’d sit at 14-6.  We’d need a few Q1s but I think they are out there.  Eyeing KSU, Maryland, OSU, and Illinois at home.  Win a few roadies and we’re really talking.

 

Now— do I expect big things?  Heck no. I’m a Husker fan.  However, the Quads are setting up fairly nicely for us already this year and we have a solid road win already.

[jimmykc]

Just wondering if the Kansas State game will be televised Saturday. I can't seem to find it anywhere.

[cipsucks]

15 minutes ago, jimmykc said:

Just wondering if the Kansas State game will be televised Saturday. I can't seem to find it anywhere.

K State's website says it's televised by Big 12 now.  I think they might be a subsidiary of 10/11 now. 

[jimmykc]

I hope somebody locally decides to pick it up in that case. It isn't listed by 10/11 yet.

[49r]

33 minutes ago, jimmykc said:

I hope somebody locally decides to pick it up in that case. It isn't listed by 10/11 yet.

 

It's streaming only on ESPN+ @jimmykc

 

https://plus.espn.com

 

Might have to fire up the ol' ebay to watch it.

Edited December 14, 2022 by 49r

[hskr4life]

You can get a Hulu, Hulu Live, ESPN+, Disney+ for 80ish a month.  It’s not a bad deal and allowed me to get rid of Dish.

[cornfed24-7]

21 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

You can get a Hulu, Hulu Live, ESPN+, Disney+ for 80ish a month.  It’s not a bad deal and allowed me to get rid of Dish.

Cut the cord like 3 years ago and got Hulu. Great decision. Never thought I would watch on my phone much. I bet I watch 75% of it on that damn thing. Apparently Cocomelon and Blippi overrides what I want to watch

[jimmykc]

I refuse to stream. I'll just have to send a letter of protest to channel 10/11. But first I'll have to find out where to get a new ribbon for my typewriter.

[Silverbacked1]

Could it be a Phillips 66 type of game?

[jimmykc]

I'll send a copy of my letter to them and ESPN-if I can just locate some carbon paper.

[49r]

8 minutes ago, Silverbacked1 said:

Could it be a Phillips 66 type of game?

 

Yeah, as in get your butt down to the Phillips 66 and fill up your tank in your car and drive to KC to watch the game at T-Mobile Center.

[throwback]

35 minutes ago, Silverbacked1 said:

Could it be a Phillips 66 type of game?

Now that would be awesome - let's go all nostalgic and start NU-KSU at noon Saturday as game one of the double-header on Raycom instead of ESPN+. 

 

And while I'm rolling out great ideas, bring back the Big 8 Holiday Tournament. 

 

Edited December 14, 2022 by throwback

[skerbball]

There’s only one ESPN plus I’ll ever recognize in life as a Nebraska basketball fan 

 

 

 

 

[Silverbacked1]

1 hour ago, throwback said:

Now that would be awesome - let's go all nostalgic and start NU-KSU at noon Saturday as game one of the double-header on Raycom instead of ESPN+. 

 

And while I'm rolling out great ideas, bring back the Big 8 Holiday Tournament. 

 

They can wear the two tone purple unis.  I got to go to the Big 8 tournament when I was in Middle School, it was one of the best weekends in my life.

[hskr4life]

2 hours ago, throwback said:

Now that would be awesome - let's go all nostalgic and start NU-KSU at noon Saturday as game one of the double-header on Raycom instead of ESPN+. 

 

And while I'm rolling out great ideas, bring back the Big 8 Holiday Tournament. 

 

If we want real Nostalgia— we need KSU vs Nebraska Phillips 66 game while watching the early season races at Fonner during GI’s big hoops tournament.  That was the life.

[skerbball]

49 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

If we want real Nostalgia— we need KSU vs Nebraska Phillips 66 game while watching the early season races at Fonner during GI’s big hoops tournament.  That was the life.

37 race days in 2023 at Fonner and 59 total in Nebraska…racing in this state hopefully about to make a major resurgence in the next few years! 

[Handy Johnson]

4 hours ago, Silverbacked1 said:

Could it be a Phillips 66 type of game?

I’d pay $100 if I could hear Jay Randolf call the game…

[hskr4life]

8 hours ago, skerbball said:

37 race days in 2023 at Fonner and 59 total in Nebraska…racing in this state hopefully about to make a major resurgence in the next few years! 

Lincoln’s track should be big enough when complete to host some nice races.  If the casino can supplement the purses, it would be cool to get a few nice stakes races in Nebraska.  Dare I say, maybe even a “Cornhusker Stakes Grade III”?

[kldm64]

13 hours ago, jimmykc said:

I hope somebody locally decides to pick it up in that case. It isn't listed by 10/11 yet.

 

Well, there is one way to guarantee to see it.........Road Trip!

[Fullbacksympathy]

The KSU matchup is a sneaky HUGE game for us this season.  

Edited December 14, 2022 by Fullbacksympathy

[kldm64]

29 minutes ago, Fullbacksympathy said:

The KSU matchup is a sneaky HUGE game for us this season.  

 

That is 100% true as it's a massive game.  Win and you move to 7-5 with wins over Creighton and K-state on your resume.  Lose and you drop to .500 and another missed opportunity to pad your resume.  It will have an effect of whether or not you make post season.  

[throwback]

9 hours ago, skerbball said:

37 race days in 2023 at Fonner and 59 total in Nebraska…racing in this state hopefully about to make a major resurgence in the next few years! 

To take this topic even further off the rails - I hope you're right, but we need to increase the number of state bred horses quite a bit to be able to fill out fields and to justify more racing days. State-bred horses have had a couple of decades of neglect because of the downfall of racing here. The casino money will be there to supplement bigger races that draw out of state horses/trainers, but you have to have plenty of state-bred races on the undercard to fill things out and to make competitive other races. Not much is worse for wagering than having half your races on a card with only 4 or 5 horses in them. I think the casino-fed purses will be large enough to justify increases in state-bred horse populations, but nature requires that it's going to take a few years to see the benefits. 

 

If everything works out, Lincoln could quickly become one of the most important ovals in the Midwest. Lincoln has the perfect combo of the least competition in terms of nearby casinos coupled with a large population base, and I'd imagine Lincoln's casino profits will be massive. That could supplement some major races. Plus Lincoln has at least a 7/8 mile track, where Omaha & GI are almost land-locked into 5/8 mile tracks without major construction, which limits their appeal for big races. Lincoln's straightaway should be long enough that it could accommodate up to 1-1/8 mile races on two turns, which is helpful. (Looks like Columbus is going to build a new 1-mile track, which should be interesting in terms of what kinds of races they can put together. Like GI, that Columbus casino will have a big regional draw and great profits, I'd imagine. By comparison Omaha & South Sioux are probably going to struggle the most; lots of nearby established casino competition.)

 

 

 

And back on topic, big game Saturday. Get that one, and you're prob going to end up 8-3 in the non-con. That puts you in a really nice spot going into B1G play - a spot we haven't been in all that often the past few years.

 

[hskr4life]

39 minutes ago, kldm64 said:

 

That is 100% true as it's a massive game.  Win and you move to 7-5 with wins over Creighton and K-state on your resume.  Lose and you drop to .500 and another missed opportunity to pad your resume.  It will have an effect of whether or not you make post season.  

Odds are those will both be Q1 wins too with them being a road game and neutral site game.

[hhcmatt]

You can get one month of ESPN+ for 9.99

 

If you have the right plan with Verizon, you might already be getting ESPN+/Disney+/Hulu for free