Bracketology 2024/2025

[skerbball]

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2025-march-madness-men-field-predictions
 

10 seed in Wichita against Missouri. Looks like Wichita has two 7 vs 10 seed games.  

[hhcmatt]

4 hours ago, GhostOfJoeMcCray said:

For the bracketology nerds out there, this is a good article talking about how the committee will be using WAB and the Torvik rankings as new metrics this year, in addition to the previously used ones

 

Wait until Bartorvik sees us. He loves us!

[hhcmatt]

 

[hskr4life]

12 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

 

They’re just 1-6 in Q1 games too!

[AGHANSEN]

12 hours ago, hhcmatt said:

 

I hope Sallis has fun watching March Madness from the couch.

Yes, I'm still upset that he didn't come to Nebraska. 

[Silverbacked1]

My son and wife are visiting family in Dallas starting today.  They have season tickets to SMU so son and maybe wife are going to Saturdays game.  Told him to cheer against Hunter

 

He took his Husker gear to wear so Hunter will see him.

 

He will also be missing his first Husker home game in around 25 years.

Edited February 13 by Silverbacked1

[hskr4life]

6 minutes ago, Silverbacked1 said:

My son and wife are visiting family in Dallas starting today.  They have season tickets to SMU so son and maybe wife are going to Saturdays game.  Told him to cheer against Hunter

 

He took his Husker gear to wear so Hunter will see him.

 

He will also be missing his first Husker home game in around 25 years.

 

That's one hell of a bubble matchup though. Loser of that one will have a hard time finding themselves back on the right side of the bubble. 

[Navin R. Johnson]

Some big road wins this week already:

 

UConn wins at Creighton

Indiana wins at Michigan State

Iowa wins at Rutgers

[hskr4life]

Metrics update prior to Maryland game.

 

Resume:

KPI- 30 (8 seed)

SOR- 40 (10 seed)

WAZB- 36 (9 seed)

Average- 35.3 (9 seed)

 

Predictive

KenPom- 36 (9 seed)

BPI- 44 (11 seed)

T-Rank- 41 (11 seed)

Average- 40.3 (10/11 seed)

[Silverbacked1]

27 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

 

That's one hell of a bubble matchup though. Loser of that one will have a hard time finding themselves back on the right side of the bubble. 

Tha's why I told him to yell at Hunter, because I remember in this thread that it was going to be a bubble buster, possibly and that really didn't know to cheer for.  

Although Wake losing the other night might change that some.

 

[huskerkid21]

1 hour ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

Some big road wins this week already:

 

UConn wins at Creighton

Indiana wins at Michigan State

Iowa wins at Rutgers

huge road win for iowa, now in the first 29 out 

[kldm64]

3 hours ago, AGHANSEN said:

I hope Sallis has fun watching March Madness from the couch.

Yes, I'm still upset that he didn't come to Nebraska. 

 

Also, Omaha Biliew and Parker Friedrichen are on their roster as well.  They had their chance to be on Nebraska's team this year also.

[Silverbacked1]

7 minutes ago, kldm64 said:

 

Also, Omaha Biliew and Parker Friedrichen are on their roster as well.  They had their chance to be on Nebraska's team this year also.

Will tell my son so he can yell at them too!

[HuscurAdam]

36 minutes ago, kldm64 said:

 

Also, Omaha Biliew and Parker Friedrichen are on their roster as well.  They had their chance to be on Nebraska's team this year also.

 

They may all miss the tournament, but I'm sure they enjoy cashing those WF NIL checks. I hope it was worth it for them.

[Art Vandalay]

23 minutes ago, HuscurAdam said:

 

They may all miss the tournament, but I'm sure they enjoy cashing those WF NIL checks. I hope it was worth it for them.

Glad we are not paying them. Parker has not been good at all, think Rollie is shooting better from 3 than him. Omaha barely got time when healthy.

 

Definitely hoping they don’t make the tourney.

[Nebrasketball1979]

1 hour ago, kldm64 said:

 

Also, Omaha Biliew and Parker Friedrichen are on their roster as well.  They had their chance to be on Nebraska's team this year also.

 

Meh, I mean does anyone really know why these local kids aren't on Nebraska's roster?   A lot of people are taking this as a gigantic slight towards Nebrasketball.  It's hard for me to judge a kid when hundreds of thousands of dollars are being thrown their way.  Did they go to Wake because that's where they got the largest bag?  If so, god bless them as most of us would have likely done the same at that age.  It's not like Nebraska basketball was a dynasty or, really any good, during most of their formative years so I'm sure there isn't the same level of loyalty or love for the program that most on this board have. 

 

Unfortunately this is what college sports are now - very transactional in nature.  The local kids staying home or the Josiah Allick and Sam Griesel homecomings are less likely to happen unless there is competitive compensation in place.

[hhcmatt]

1 hour ago, Nebrasketball1979 said:

 

Meh, I mean does anyone really know why these local kids aren't on Nebraska's roster?   A lot of people are taking this as a gigantic slight towards Nebrasketball.  It's hard for me to judge a kid when hundreds of thousands of dollars are being thrown their way.  Did they go to Wake because that's where they got the largest bag?  If so, god bless them as most of us would have likely done the same at that age.  It's not like Nebraska basketball was a dynasty or, really any good, during most of their formative years so I'm sure there isn't the same level of loyalty or love for the program that most on this board have. 

 

Unfortunately this is what college sports are now - very transactional in nature.  The local kids staying home or the Josiah Allick and Sam Griesel homecomings are less likely to happen unless there is competitive compensation in place.

 

I don't think Biliew, a kid from Iowa, ever had Nebraska on his radar.  Eventually the Nebraska staff stopped caring about Frederickson when he denied them more than Peter.  

[Nebrasketball1979]

33 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

 

I don't think Biliew, a kid from Iowa, ever had Nebraska on his radar.  Eventually the Nebraska staff stopped caring about Frederickson when he denied them more than Peter.  

 

Yeah, that's fine.  I just personally struggle to comprehend bagging on kids or cheering against them for making choices to go to a college that isn't Nebraska for reasons  we aren't nor should we be privy to.  

[hhcmatt]

7 minutes ago, Nebrasketball1979 said:

 

Yeah, that's fine.  I just personally struggle to comprehend bagging on kids or cheering against them for making choices to go to a college that isn't Nebraska for reasons  we aren't nor should we be privy to.  

 

I think there is a general dislike of Wake Forest because we've been runner up to them on like 4-5 guys.

[Huskerpapa]

34 minutes ago, Nebrasketball1979 said:

 

Yeah, that's fine.  I just personally struggle to comprehend bagging on kids or cheering against them for making choices to go to a college that isn't Nebraska for reasons  we aren't nor should we be privy to.  

Unless it is Creighton.   Then you can bet your a** I will bag on the kid.  Why??? Because it is Creighton.

 

That said, if the kid goes just about anywhere else, I can see giving the kid a break.  Unless of course the kid is named TJ Pugh.

[MichHusker]

Jerry Palm, who seemed to be the lowest on Nebraska out of all "name brand" bracketologists, vaults us from a 10 to an 8 seed playing New Mexico. Thought that was interesting 

[hskr4life]

57 minutes ago, MichHusker said:

Jerry Palm, who seemed to be the lowest on Nebraska out of all "name brand" bracketologists, vaults us from a 10 to an 8 seed playing New Mexico. Thought that was interesting 

When someone actually digs into our resume and numbers. Our record is a little misleading in a good way this year.

[HuskerActuary]

22 hours ago, Silverbacked1 said:

He will also be missing his first Husker home game in around 25 years.

This isn't getting enough play. 25 years???? With the number of basketball games that there are, this is truly remarkable!

[Silverbacked1]

2 hours ago, HuskerActuary said:

This isn't getting enough play. 25 years???? With the number of basketball games that there are, this is truly remarkable!

Yeah I started taking all 3 of my boys to games when they were like 5 years old.  Morgan has kept with me.  He stated paying for his own ticket (pays me) since he was 13.  Mowed lawns scooped snow to make money.  He is now 33 and I asked him last night the last game he remembers missing was maybe the upset of Purdue.  Was that when there was a major snow storm?  He works for Todd's Lawn Care and does both mowing and snow removal.  

I myself have been to a minimum of one game, except the covid year since 1965.  
Have only missed about 10 games since I became a season ticket holder in 1988.  Always loved Husker basketball even better than football.

Have seen some great and not so great basketball over the years.  I do wish we could play a game each year at the old Colosseum but it only holds what 3,000.  Maybe an open scramage with the popcorn machine in the corner of the court.  

Got lots of good stories, it also helped me bond with my boys at a different level.

[Silverbacked1]

Did last nights loss hurt us much?