jimmykc Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 I'll start this thread since I have nothing more pressing to do and not much is going on at HHC at present. Lets' just say it would immediately be mercilessly critiqued by the "elite" patrons of a famous Red Sox site I lurk at called Son of Sam Horn and banned by the mods as worthless speculation without any cybermetrics. However, humor me here and reply if you wish. With LeVert now out for the year at Michigan, I can see us rolling in to the home rematch with Wiscy on a six game winning streak. I can just as easily visualize us on a six game skid by then, given the vicissitudes of the team this year. It will probably be somewhere in between, but feel free to express your own gut feeling if you think we are ready for either extreme. One thing I can state with certainty is that tomorrows' game will be the start of either streak if it should happen. And, if anyone cares, old Jimmy got to pose one of Ian Browne's mailbag questions in the official MLB Red Sox mailbag last week with my newfound time to waste on the internet. Quote
hskr4life Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 I think the 6 game winning streak is more likely than the 6 game skid, but I think you are right, we will be somewhere in between. This stretch of 6 games is one of the easiest since early noncom Quote
Norm Peterson Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 Jimmy, aren't we on a 1-game losing streak right now? Ergo, if we lose the next 6, we'd be on a 7-game skid by the time Wiscy rolls around again, no? Mathematically, there would be no way we could enter the home re-match against Wiscy on a 6-game skid. Amiright? jimmykc and hhcmatt 2 Quote
hhcmatt Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 Other than a weird one against Texas Southern, Michigan St has been tough once again only losing to top tier teams. They throttled Iowa on the road 75-61 and will be favored to win here. Minnesota on the road looks to be the toughest matchup on paper and that doesn't seem all that daunting. Going 6-0 is unlikely but is far from impossible. Quote
huskerbaseball13 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 I would be happy going 4-2 in that stretch. I still don't feel very well about this teams chances in regards to winning on the road. Quote
uneblinstu Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 I've said it a couple times, this stretch, including the two games after these six, is a season defining stretch. We'll know if this team is a tourney contender or not. Quote
HuskerActuary Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 Other than a weird one against Texas Southern, Michigan St has been tough once again only losing to top tier teams. They throttled Iowa on the road 75-61 and will be favored to win here. Minnesota on the road looks to be the toughest matchup on paper and that doesn't seem all that daunting. Going 6-0 is unlikely but is far from impossible.Teamrankings.com gives us a 0.4% chance of winning the next six games. I'd say it's actually near impossible instead of far from impossible. And I would also say it's more likely that we lose the next 6 instead of win the next 6, although the probability of either is very, very unlikely. hhcmatt 1 Quote
Huskerpapa Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 I expect and hope/pray that we win against Minnesota. I guess we play Michigan State at home following Minnesota, only because of the game time discussion here...I simply cannot get beyond the one game at a time mentality...I envy others who can see beyond the game at hand. Quote
AuroranHusker Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 I've said it a couple times, this stretch, including the two games after these six, is a season defining stretch. We'll know if this team is a tourney contender or not. If NU can go 6-2 in that eight-game stretch, NU will still need to finish 3-2 down the home stretch in a very tough 5-game flurry. Plus NU may likely need 1-2 W's in Chicago!! Quote
49r Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 This is all worthless speculation without any cyberbmetrics. I would encourage the mods to delete the thread and ban the OP. jimmykc, Noah121, hhcmatt and 1 other 4 Quote
Silverbacked1 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 I'll start this thread since I have nothing more pressing to do and not much is going on at HHC at present. Lets' just say it would immediately be mercilessly critiqued by the "elite" patrons of a famous Red Sox site I lurk at called Son of Sam Horn and banned by the mods as worthless speculation without any cybermetrics. However, humor me here and reply if you wish. With LeVert now out for the year at Michigan, I can see us rolling in to the home rematch with Wiscy on a six game winning streak. I can just as easily visualize us on a six game skid by then, given the vicissitudes of the team this year. It will probably be somewhere in between, but feel free to express your own gut feeling if you think we are ready for either extreme. One thing I can state with certainty is that tomorrows' game will be the start of either streak if it should happen. And, if anyone cares, old Jimmy got to pose one of Ian Browne's mailbag questions in the official MLB Red Sox mailbag last week with my newfound time to waste on the internet. Gosh Darn it Jimmy, now I gotta go get my dictionary to understand some of them words you was a usen' Quote
Norm Peterson Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 This is all worthless speculation without any cyberbmetrics. I would encourage the mods to delete the thread and ban the OP. The setup was just too perfect for someone not to take that softball and go yard. Surprised it took you so long. Did you sleep in today? Quote
49r Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 This is all worthless speculation without any cyberbmetrics. I would encourage the mods to delete the thread and ban the OP. The setup was just too perfect for someone not to take that softball and go yard. Surprised it took you so long. Did you sleep in today? jimmykc 1 Quote
HB Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 Other than a weird one against Texas Southern, Michigan St has been tough once again only losing to top tier teams. They throttled Iowa on the road 75-61 and will be favored to win here. Minnesota on the road looks to be the toughest matchup on paper and that doesn't seem all that daunting. Going 6-0 is unlikely but is far from impossible.Teamrankings.com gives us a 0.4% chance of winning the next six games. I'd say it's actually near impossible instead of far from impossible. And I would also say it's more likely that we lose the next 6 instead of win the next 6, although the probability of either is very, very unlikely. I know one thing, when it comes to percentages and numbers and stuff, I'm not messing with a guy who has "Actuary" in his screen name. Quote
jimmykc Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Posted January 19, 2015 The actuary sounds like an actuary, cwg sounds like someone who is not presently geeked, Norm sounds like a nitpicking lawyer, 49er sounds like he should join SOSH, and Silverback sounds like, well...silverback. Nevertheless, everyone must agree that any streak must begin with the outcome of tomorrow's contest. Let us just hope that the Gophers continue to pull their heads back into their holes when they are on the road. AuroranHusker and 49r 2 Quote
Norm Peterson Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 The actuary sounds like an actuary, cwg sounds like someone who is not presently geeked, Norm sounds like a nitpicking lawyer, 49er sounds like he should join SOSH, and Silverback sounds like, well...silverback. Nevertheless, everyone must agree that any streak must begin with the outcome of tomorrow's contest. Let us just hope that the Gophers continue to pull their heads back into their holes when they are on the road. Haha!!! Mamma always told me I'd make a good lawyer because I loved to argue (with her, apparently.) Although I rather suspect there's more to the job than just arguing. Picking of nits sounds more like the role of a government bean counter, though. And I think the holes into which Minnesota's Gophers' heads are generally ensconced, in order to return to that posture, would require more pushing than pulling. hhcmatt 1 Quote
Huskerpapa Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 ...and I am not as geeked as I have been. But I am working on it Perhaps Norm should change his name to his alter ego, Cliff. Norm Peterson 1 Quote
Norm Peterson Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 ...and I am not as geeked as I have been. But I am working on it Perhaps Norm should change his name to his alter ego, Cliff. YES!!! That was the quintessential nit-picker. But, no, don't want to adopt Cliff Clavin as my new persona. Quote
cipsucks Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 I'll start this thread since I have nothing more pressing to do and not much is going on at HHC at present. Lets' just say it would immediately be mercilessly critiqued by the "elite" patrons of a famous Red Sox site I lurk at called Son of Sam Horn and banned by the mods as worthless speculation without any cybermetrics. However, humor me here and reply if you wish. With LeVert now out for the year at Michigan, I can see us rolling in to the home rematch with Wiscy on a six game winning streak. I can just as easily visualize us on a six game skid by then, given the vicissitudes of the team this year. It will probably be somewhere in between, but feel free to express your own gut feeling if you think we are ready for either extreme. One thing I can state with certainty is that tomorrows' game will be the start of either streak if it should happen. And, if anyone cares, old Jimmy got to pose one of Ian Browne's mailbag questions in the official MLB Red Sox mailbag last week with my newfound time to waste on the internet. By telling us this, isn't it kinda like bragging, and at the same time, complaining to your wife about the hot, yet bitchy mistress you have on the side? Quote
49r Posted January 20, 2015 Report Posted January 20, 2015 Not to be pedantic or anything, but isn't it sabermetrics? Or is the cybermetrics thing a SOSH inside joke? That's been bothering me for like a day now. hhcmatt 1 Quote
jimmykc Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Posted January 20, 2015 49er: I thought everyone knew that cybermetrics were invented by cyborgs who are greatly superior to us humans, while sabermetrics were conceived by Bret Saberhagen while he was one of those burnt out aces, like Cone and Smoltz spending the downside of their careers on the Red Sox staff with nothing better to do. 49r 1 Quote
49r Posted January 20, 2015 Report Posted January 20, 2015 So that's the Sox secret, eh? It's clearly why the A's always lose in the postseason. They use the inferior metrics...thanks for clearing that up jimmy! Quote
royalfan Posted January 20, 2015 Report Posted January 20, 2015 Oakland has lost in postseason primarily due to an offense designed for regular season baseball. Mediocre platoon guys all over the lineup that can handle mediocre pitching well. In some ways their rotation designed for regular season baseball as well but the offense the much bigger issue. As for the Huskers, I just hope we win tonight to keep the NCAA dream alive to fight another day. Quote
Handy Johnson Posted January 20, 2015 Report Posted January 20, 2015 If we don't go at LEAST 4 & 2 we'll be collecting another NIT banner for the "Apple Orchard". Quote
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