2024 B1G Tourney

[HuskerFever]

No more projections. The field is set. We're here. Now it's time to take care of business.

 

Let the Big Ten tournament chatter commence.

 

[brfrad]

Let's do this!

[FredsSlacks]

that is the best we could have hoped for...should be fun

[millerhusker]

We’re locked into the tourney and we are not going to Dayton. So I’m going to relax and enjoy the game on Friday. Feels like the first game in months that isn’t a must win. If we win, awesome. If we don’t, that’s just one more day of rest and recovery before the big dance. 

[FredsSlacks]

its insane to me that as of this morning most pundits had mich st ahead of us....no sane person can look at their resume and say it's better than ours.

[brfrad]

The only bad part is once we win we have to turn around and play at 2:30 on Saturday.

Edited March 11, 2024 by brfrad

[cipsucks]

16 minutes ago, millerhusker said:

We’re locked into the tourney and we are not going to Dayton. So I’m going to relax and enjoy the game on Friday. Feels like the first game in months that isn’t a must win. If we win, awesome. If we don’t, that’s just one more day of rest and recovery before the big dance. 

What kind of talk is this?  No chance we lose on Friday.  We'll have a big first half on Saturday, similar to today. After that, we'll see how it plays out. GBR!

[Norm Peterson]

Will I happily take the Michigan/Penn State vs. Indiana winner?

 

Edited March 11, 2024 by Norm Peterson

[jason2486]

So nice that we can move past the B1G Tourney projection thread! LFG, GBR!

[AuroranHusker]

To be honest, Wisconsin's and Northwestern's demise couldn't have worked out better since our team's schedule opened up in the same time-frame. At one point, UW was 8-1, and our team at one point (after losing to NW) was sitting at 6-7. Amazing to see our squad at 3rd in a tie-breaker at 12-8, while UW ended at 11-9. Crazy...

 

[kldm64]

Getting the 3 seed over the 4 seed was massive as we think we got the best path to get to the finals as any team.  

[Chuck Taylor]

I really have to stop myself from looking ahead on this bracket.

 

[tcp]

I hear ya Chuck...All I know is I want another crack at Ill-noise. Neutral court this time, jerks. 

 

[hskr4life]

Over on the IU board, they are really excited about their draw, their “likely” scenario of playing on Saturday, and are talking possibly sneaking into Dayton.

 

Lot of confidence for a team who was swept by both Penn State and Nebraska.  I guess 4 wins against middle of the pack B1G teams will do that to you.

[hhcmatt]

9 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Over on the IU board, they are really excited about their draw, their “likely” scenario of playing on Saturday, and are talking possibly sneaking into Dayton.

 

Lot of confidence for a team who was swept by both Penn State and Nebraska.  I guess 4 wins against middle of the pack B1G teams will do that to you.

 

They need a few wins to sneak into the NIT. The only way they're going to the NCAA tournament is by winning next Sunday.

[HuscurAdam]

Anyone have any experience or recommendation on the best way to get B1G Tournament tickets? I'm thinking of waiting until Wednesday night or Thursday to see if I can snag some reasonably priced tickets off a fan of a losing team.  Is that too much of a risk? Am I better off trying to get tickets now?

[Cazzie22]

I like our draw and wouldn’t be shocked to see Ohio St in the semifinals.

[Bugeaters1]

 

[big red22]

3 hours ago, HuscurAdam said:

Anyone have any experience or recommendation on the best way to get B1G Tournament tickets? I'm thinking of waiting until Wednesday night or Thursday to see if I can snag some reasonably priced tickets off a fan of a losing team.  Is that too much of a risk? Am I better off trying to get tickets now?

I just bought some at noon on axs.com

 

They were all already resale, so I got robbed.  I just got the best availabke tickets for the cheapest price.  Upper bowl were $90+ too

 

$116 per ticket, but I got 5 in a row in the lower bowl in the corner.

 

Edit: I probably should mention I also paid $136 extra for the stupid fees

Edited March 11, 2024 by big red22

[cipsucks]

23 minutes ago, big red22 said:

I just bought some at noon on axs.com

 

They were all already resale, so I got robbed.  I just got the best availabke tickets for the cheapest price.  Upper bowl were $90+ too

 

$116 per ticket, but I got 5 in a row in the lower bowl in the corner.

 

Edit: I probably should mention I also paid $136 extra for the stupid fees

 

You'll have fun, regardless.  I'm thinking it was the Big 8 Tournament in 1982 at Kemper Arena.  Three of us went down the night before and stayed at some hotel. We're in the bar having a cocktail, and in walks Dick Vitale.  My friend from New Jersey, yells out, "Dick! Come over here."  We bought him 2 drinks and he didn't know squat about Nebraska basketball.  Later that evening, in the restroom, there were some K State fans who were talking that basically said can you imagine how good Nebraska will be next year when they get Hoppen?  Of course, we lost a low scoring game to Kansas State, but had no problem getting rid of our tickets for the next games.  

 

I think our tickets were 20 bucks each and no fees.  

[Cazzie22]

1 hour ago, cipsucks said:

 

You'll have fun, regardless.  I'm thinking it was the Big 8 Tournament in 1982 at Kemper Arena.  Three of us went down the night before and stayed at some hotel. We're in the bar having a cocktail, and in walks Dick Vitale.  My friend from New Jersey, yells out, "Dick! Come over here."  We bought him 2 drinks and he didn't know squat about Nebraska basketball.  Later that evening, in the restroom, there were some K State fans who were talking that basically said can you imagine how good Nebraska will be next year when they get Hoppen?  Of course, we lost a low scoring game to Kansas State, but had no problem getting rid of our tickets for the next games.  

 

I think our tickets were 20 bucks each and no fees.  

Ahhh! The good old days.  I used to try every year to go to a Regional or First and Second Round, which I preferred getting to see 8 schools, but the prices for a guy on fixed income has become excessive.  Plus, TV schedule makes you miss some game time when the arena is cleared after a session. It’s just not as fan friendly anymore.

[AuroranHusker]

22 hours ago, Chuck Taylor said:

I really have to stop myself from looking ahead on this bracket.

 

 

That perfectly describes my thoughts for the next 2 weeks, in fact.

 

I have NU getting to 30 wins, a bit prematurely... but, maybe not.

[hskr4life]

Bless their hearts.  This popped up on my Twitter timeline.

[millerhusker]

43 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Bless their hearts.  This popped up on my Twitter timeline.

Their SOR is ranked ahead of Mississippi State, Michigan State, Boise State, Saint Mary's, etc. That said, they're losing to Penn State on Thursday. 

[GhostOfJoeMcCray]

51 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Bless their hearts.  This popped up on my Twitter timeline.

If we just beat these teams that we are a combined 0-5 against with an average margin of defeat of 12.4 points...we're in!