NCAA Tournament Watch

[Handy Johnson]

26 minutes ago, cipsucks said:

 

Supposedly, Standhardinger drove out there after leaving the Huskers.  He was sorely disappointed. So he then drove to Chadron...

I’m sure you’ll know this Cip, those numbers were determined around the End of WWI, that’s why Cedar County is 13 & Sarpy is 59. Nuckolls comes in at 42 in the Meaty part of the Curve, & it’s in the middle of nowhere. 

[tcp]

blast from the past. it's been years since i've seen the vertical 59 of sarpy county. the only plate of its kind in NE. 

 

Of course now Bellevue's exploded from when I first moved there. A tiny 20k pop in 1976. What is it now? Like 60k?

[HB]

23 hours ago, Handy Johnson said:

I’m sure you’ll know this Cip, those numbers were determined around the End of WWI, that’s why Cedar County is 13 & Sarpy is 59. Nuckolls comes in at 42 in the Meaty part of the Curve, & it’s in the middle of nowhere. 

Good history, Handy.   The numbering reflected the number of registered vehicles in a county in 1922.   Seeing the changes over the next hundred years in the counties is fascinating (well, if you're a Nebraska history nerd like me).   While most of the top 10 have stayed roughly the same, there are some outliers.   Custer County (Broken Bow) is #4.  Gage County (Beatrice), #3, would be double digits now.   Saunders County (Wahoo) at #6 would slip.  Knox County (Creighton, but County seat is Center) would move way down the list from #12.  Many would move up the list, but most prominently Sarpy County as mentioned.  

Edited February 11, 2024 by HB

[HB]

17 hours ago, tcp said:

blast from the past. it's been years since i've seen the vertical 59 of sarpy county. the only plate of its kind in NE. 

 

Of course now Bellevue's exploded from when I first moved there. A tiny 20k pop in 1976. What is it now? Like 60k?

 

2020 census it was just over 64,000.  Amazing.   OK, I will stop hijacking the thread.  

[49r]

Sarpy County's population is 190,604 as of the 2020 census.  Surprising to me that Bellevue is not a bigger portion of that.

[jayschool]

Population data for Nebraska counties 2022

Rank	County	Population
1	Douglas County	582,638
2	Lancaster County	322,063
3	Sarpy County	191,272
4	Hall County	62,575
5	Buffalo County	50,103
6	Dodge County	37,175
7	Scotts Bluff County	36,048
8	Madison County	35,538
9	Lincoln County	34,532
10	Platte County	34,219
11	Adams County	31,143
12	Cass County	26,749
13	Dawson County	24,037
14	Saunders County	22,374
15	Gage County	21,654
16	Dakota County	21,308
17	Washington County	20,884
18	Seward County	17,644
19	Otoe County	15,995
20	Saline County	14,275
21	York County	14,212
22	Box Butte County	10,778
23	Red Willow County	10,690
24	Custer County	10,566
25	Colfax County	10,563
26	Holt County	10,149
27	Wayne County	9,701
28	Cheyenne County	9,489
29	Hamilton County	9,400
30	Cuming County	9,000
31	Phelps County	8,966
32	Knox County	8,415
33	Cedar County	8,375
34	Butler County	8,373
35	Keith County	8,303
36	Dawes County	8,279
37	Richardson County	7,850
38	Merrick County	7,675
39	Pierce County	7,301
40	Jefferson County	7,185
41	Nemaha County	7,019
42	Burt County	6,717
43	Thurston County	6,716
44	Kearney County	6,655
45	Howard County	6,476
46	Antelope County	6,302
47	Clay County	6,088
48	Stanton County	5,828
49	Dixon County	5,579
50	Fillmore County	5,557
51	Cherry County	5,473
52	Boone County	5,397
53	Johnson County	5,294
54	Polk County	5,182
55	Sheridan County	5,102
56	Thayer County	5,006
57	Furnas County	4,630
58	Morrill County	4,562
59	Nuckolls County	4,092
60	Valley County	4,053
61	Chase County	3,704
62	Webster County	3,410
63	Kimball County	3,395
64	Nance County	3,366
65	Harlan County	3,094
66	Sherman County	2,970
67	Franklin County	2,901
68	Perkins County	2,860
69	Brown County	2,691
70	Hitchcock County	2,620
71	Pawnee County	2,553
72	Frontier County	2,491
73	Greeley County	2,212
74	Gosper County	1,873
75	Deuel County	1,858
76	Garfield County	1,833
77	Dundy County	1,825
78	Garden County	1,778
79	Boyd County	1,767
80	Rock County	1,312
81	Sioux County	1,162
82	Keya Paha County	987
83	Hayes County	919
84	Logan County	839
85	Wheeler County	771
86	Banner County	670
87	Hooker County	659
88	Grant County	649
89	Loup County	629
90	Thomas County	592
91	Arthur County	485
92	McPherson County	456
93	Blaine County	384

[HuscurAdam]

22 hours ago, hhcmatt said:

 

You'll need to move to Mullen if you want 93 on your license plate as that's the county number for Hooker

 

"You said no hookers! No hookers!"

 

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/d9e49552-393a-478f-8863-639dace0c2dc

Edited February 11, 2024 by HuscurAdam

[Handy Johnson]

Bellevue has passed Grand Island as your THIRD largest city & 20 years ago McPhearson County (92) was sadly the Poorest County in these United States  

[jayschool]

Northwestern shooting 5-of-22 inside the arc today, but 3-of-6 outside it.

 

'Cats up 29-27 on PSU at half. I can't root for Penn State in anything (unless they're playing Iowa, of course).

[Handy Johnson]

Minnesota also getting a “Dose” of Reality today. Blows a 20 point lead vs the Pig Farmers & loses Garcia to an injury in the process. 

[hhcmatt]

[MitchMcGaryMunchies]

You don't really hear any of the pundits discussing the poor road performance of several of the top Big 12 teams, but they're really not much different than we are:

 

Kansas:  2-4 with victories over Indiana (+4) and Oklahoma State (+29); worst loss to West Virginia (-6)

Baylor:  2-3 with victories over Oklahoma State (+5) and UCF (+8); no bad losses

Texas Tech:  2-4 with victories over Texas (+11) and Oklahoma (+1); worst loss to TCU (-7)

Oklahoma:  2-3 with victories over Cincinnati (+4) and Kansas State (+20); worst loss to UCF (-11)

BYU:  2-4 with victories over UCF (+5) and West Virginia (+13); no bad losses

 

There is a notable difference in margin of victory, though.  We have had so many double-digit defeats on the road (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern) whereas these schools have virtually eliminated those losses.

[roscoe]

On 2/11/2024 at 12:03 PM, Handy Johnson said:

Bellevue has passed Grand Island as your THIRD largest city & 20 years ago McPhearson County (92) was sadly the Poorest County in these United States  

McPherson was last dry county in Nebraska. The high school football games were played in the afternoon as the field has no lights. The scoreboard operator and pa guy sat in box of pick-up during games. 

[big red22]

6 hours ago, MitchMcGaryMunchies said:

You don't really hear any of the pundits discussing the poor road performance of several of the top Big 12 teams, but they're really not much different than we are:

 

Kansas:  2-4 with victories over Indiana (+4) and Oklahoma State (+29); worst loss to West Virginia (-6)

Baylor:  2-3 with victories over Oklahoma State (+5) and UCF (+8); no bad losses

Texas Tech:  2-4 with victories over Texas (+11) and Oklahoma (+1); worst loss to TCU (-7)

Oklahoma:  2-3 with victories over Cincinnati (+4) and Kansas State (+20); worst loss to UCF (-11)

BYU:  2-4 with victories over UCF (+5) and West Virginia (+13); no bad losses

 

There is a notable difference in margin of victory, though.  We have had so many double-digit defeats on the road (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern) whereas these schools have virtually eliminated those losses.

 

Now what?

[millerhusker]

7 hours ago, big red22 said:

 

Now what?

Kansas just got exposed for what they are. A mediocre basketball team.

[jimmykc]

I must agree, particularly if you remove their best all around player. However, that is true of most teams. At least Self was able to avoid the mental stress from watching the debacle by exiting the arena early last night.

[hskr4life]

KU plays really well at home, but can’t win on the road.  Bad loss to WVU on the road.  They have 2 road wins I guess but nothing of significance.

 

Must be a bubble team lol!

[FredsSlacks]

15 hours ago, MitchMcGaryMunchies said:

You don't really hear any of the pundits discussing the poor road performance of several of the top Big 12 teams, but they're really not much different than we are:

 

Kansas:  2-4 with victories over Indiana (+4) and Oklahoma State (+29); worst loss to West Virginia (-6)

Baylor:  2-3 with victories over Oklahoma State (+5) and UCF (+8); no bad losses

Texas Tech:  2-4 with victories over Texas (+11) and Oklahoma (+1); worst loss to TCU (-7)

Oklahoma:  2-3 with victories over Cincinnati (+4) and Kansas State (+20); worst loss to UCF (-11)

BYU:  2-4 with victories over UCF (+5) and West Virginia (+13); no bad losses

 

There is a notable difference in margin of victory, though.  We have had so many double-digit defeats on the road (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern) whereas these schools have virtually eliminated those losses.

the committee should not factor in road wins at all. there are no true road games in the ncaa tournament. 

[49r]

33 minutes ago, FredsSlacks said:

the committee should not factor in road wins at all. there are no true road games in the ncaa tournament. 

 

It is a way, however, to differentiate teams with similar resumes though.  It's a valid tool to help determine whether a team is in or out over its peers and can also help with the seeding process.

[AGHANSEN]

CBS College Basketball does a good job with the bracket showing all the seeds and NET rankings.

Here is the link.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/

 

Jerry Palm has the Huskers playing Colorado in Dayton. 

 

 

[hskr4life]

Lunardi’s latest bracket… I’d take this all day, every day.

 

 

[MichHusker]

39 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Lunardi’s latest bracket… I’d take this all day, every day.

 

 

Hell yeah

[unl]

49 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Lunardi’s latest bracket… I’d take this all day, every day.

 

 

I came here to post this. How amazing would that be?? 
 

Let me dream for a second because it’s on a bracketology. But this would help ensure Nebraska wins since they are “national champs” at home. 

[AuroranHusker]

On 2/11/2024 at 10:30 AM, jayschool said:

Population data for Nebraska counties 2022

Rank	County	Population
1	Douglas County	582,638
2	Lancaster County	322,063
3	Sarpy County	191,272
4	Hall County	62,575
5	Buffalo County	50,103
6	Dodge County	37,175
7	Scotts Bluff County	36,048
8	Madison County	35,538
9	Lincoln County	34,532
10	Platte County	34,219
11	Adams County	31,143
12	Cass County	26,749
13	Dawson County	24,037
14	Saunders County	22,374
15	Gage County	21,654
16	Dakota County	21,308
17	Washington County	20,884
18	Seward County	17,644
19	Otoe County	15,995
20	Saline County	14,275
21	York County	14,212
22	Box Butte County	10,778
23	Red Willow County	10,690
24	Custer County	10,566
25	Colfax County	10,563
26	Holt County	10,149
27	Wayne County	9,701
28	Cheyenne County	9,489
29	Hamilton County	9,400
30	Cuming County	9,000
31	Phelps County	8,966
32	Knox County	8,415
33	Cedar County	8,375
34	Butler County	8,373
35	Keith County	8,303
36	Dawes County	8,279
37	Richardson County	7,850
38	Merrick County	7,675
39	Pierce County	7,301
40	Jefferson County	7,185
41	Nemaha County	7,019
42	Burt County	6,717
43	Thurston County	6,716
44	Kearney County	6,655
45	Howard County	6,476
46	Antelope County	6,302
47	Clay County	6,088
48	Stanton County	5,828
49	Dixon County	5,579
50	Fillmore County	5,557
51	Cherry County	5,473
52	Boone County	5,397
53	Johnson County	5,294
54	Polk County	5,182
55	Sheridan County	5,102
56	Thayer County	5,006
57	Furnas County	4,630
58	Morrill County	4,562
59	Nuckolls County	4,092
60	Valley County	4,053
61	Chase County	3,704
62	Webster County	3,410
63	Kimball County	3,395
64	Nance County	3,366
65	Harlan County	3,094
66	Sherman County	2,970
67	Franklin County	2,901
68	Perkins County	2,860
69	Brown County	2,691
70	Hitchcock County	2,620
71	Pawnee County	2,553
72	Frontier County	2,491
73	Greeley County	2,212
74	Gosper County	1,873
75	Deuel County	1,858
76	Garfield County	1,833
77	Dundy County	1,825
78	Garden County	1,778
79	Boyd County	1,767
80	Rock County	1,312
81	Sioux County	1,162
82	Keya Paha County	987
83	Hayes County	919
84	Logan County	839
85	Wheeler County	771
86	Banner County	670
87	Hooker County	659
88	Grant County	649
89	Loup County	629
90	Thomas County	592
91	Arthur County	485
92	McPherson County	456
93	Blaine County	384

 

 

Kind of interesting that #28, Hamilton Co., would now be the 29th most populous at 9,400 people. Hmmm.

 

[AuroranHusker]

55 minutes ago, unl said:

I came here to post this. How amazing would that be?? 
 

Let me dream for a second because it’s on a bracketology. But this would help ensure Nebraska wins since they are “national champs” at home. 

 

 

Can we change that opening weekend venue to PBA, thanks, that'd be great.