The Conference Slate

uneblinstu · August 28, 2015

Wed. Dec. 30 Northwestern

Sat. Jan. 2 Indiana

Tues. Jan. 5 at Iowa

Sat. Jan. 9 at Rutgers

Tues. Jan. 12 Minnesota

Sat. Jan. 16 at Illinois

Wed. Jan. 20 at Michigan State

Sat. Jan. 23 Michigan

Sat. Jan. 30at Purdue

Wed. Feb. 3 Maryland

Sat. Feb. 6 Rutgers

Wed. Feb. 10 at Wisconsin

Sat. Feb. 13 Penn State

Wed. Feb. 17 at Indiana

Sat/Sun. Feb. 20/21 Ohio State

Thurs. Feb. 25 at Penn State

Tues. March 1 Purdue

Sun. March 6 at Northwestern

- First blush: Wins appear to be available in the first five and last six. Wins between those stretches will be very, very tough.

- But I do see 6-8 wins in there.

- A lot more Wednesday/Saturday games. That's a good thing! Only one Sunday game for sure, maybe 2. That will allow for more of a rhythm, more like a Big 12 schedule.

throwback · August 28, 2015

Agreed - really have to start fast with those 2 home games - since joining the B1G, we've started conference play 0-2, 0-4, 0-4, and 0-5. If we start 0-2 in the B1G this season, it's going to be a looooong January.

Then 5 of the next 7 on the road with the 8th in that stretch being home vs Maryland - whew

However, great chance to finish strong in those last 8. Kind of reminds me of the 2013-14 schedule in that regard.

With a young team that figures to get better & better thru the season, nice to have a B1G schedule that's back-loaded with quite a few winnable games. However, will have to guard against younger guys getting beaten down with that tough January stretch with a lot of travel.

basketballjones · August 28, 2015

I see 5-13 as the floor, 7-11 as the ceiling.

HuskerActuary · August 28, 2015

I see 5-13 as the floor, 7-11 as the ceiling.

Two wins as the variance? You better get your butt to Vegas if you can predict sports with that much precision.

uneblinstu · August 28, 2015

I see 5-13 as the floor, 7-11 as the ceiling.

Their ceiling is higher than that thanks to H&H vs. Northwestern, Penn St. and Rutgers. There are other wins out there, too. Just not sure where.

MichHusker · August 28, 2015

The only team that really scares me is Maryland. And to a certain extent Purdue with all their size. Outside of that, I don't feel comfortable giving us an auto loss against anybody

Norm Peterson · August 28, 2015

I think 3 of the first 5 have to be counted as "winnable." Six of the last 8 are also winnable.

If we manage to knock off Maryland at home, I sure hope we don't have a let-down game against Rutgers. If we lose to Maryland, though, it's nice having a home match-up with Rutgers as a bounce-back game.

huskerbaseball13 · August 28, 2015

Solid conference slate for a young team. But, I'm sick of the Big Ten screwing us in baseball/basketball in regards to scheduling Iowa.

Fullbacksympathy · August 28, 2015

Wed. Dec. 30 Northwestern

Sat. Jan. 2 Indiana

Tues. Jan. 5 at Iowa

Sat. Jan. 9 at Rutgers

Tues. Jan. 12 Minnesota

Sat. Jan. 16 at Illinois

Wed. Jan. 20 at Michigan State

Sat. Jan. 23 Michigan

Sat. Jan. 30at Purdue

Wed. Feb. 3 Maryland

Sat. Feb. 6 Rutgers

Wed. Feb. 10 at Wisconsin

Sat. Feb. 13 Penn State

Wed. Feb. 17 at Indiana

Sat/Sun. Feb. 20/21 Ohio State

Thurs. Feb. 25 at Penn State

Tues. March 1 Purdue

Sun. March 6 at Northwestern

I'd pick us straight up at home vs. NW, IU, Minn, RU, PSU, and Pur.

I'd pick us straight up on the road vs. RU, PSU, NW

That's 9 wins. 9-9. Hopefully we'll get an upset or two at home this year. We should be a tough out at PBA.

CrazyforNUHOOPS · August 28, 2015

The only team that really scares me is Maryland. And to a certain extent Purdue with all their size. Outside of that, I don't feel comfortable giving us an auto loss against anybody

My exact thoughts as well!!

49r · August 28, 2015

Solid conference slate for a young team. But, I'm sick of the Big Ten screwing us in baseball/basketball in regards to scheduling Iowa.

Yeah, those were my first thoughts too. Seems like we've played in IC twice as much as we have at home (in hoops). After this year we will have played 5 games in IC, 3 in Lincoln.

uneblinstu · August 28, 2015

I'd pick us straight up at home vs. NW, IU, Minn, RU, PSU, and Pur.

I'd pick us straight up on the road vs. RU, PSU, NW

That's 9 wins. 9-9. Hopefully we'll get an upset or two at home this year. We should be a tough out at PBA.

I don't know enough about this team to pick them straight up vs. anybody, especially on the road. I think NW and Indiana will be pretty good this year. I'd take 9-9 right now, though, if I could.

uneblinstu · August 28, 2015

I also like that we're not going to be traveling right before conference play starts. That Hawaii trip did us no favors last year in terms of timing.

Dead Dog Alley · August 29, 2015

I'd pick us straight up at home vs. NW, IU, Minn, RU, PSU, and Pur.

I'd pick us straight up on the road vs. RU, PSU, NW

That's 9 wins. 9-9. Hopefully we'll get an upset or two at home this year. We should be a tough out at PBA.

I don't know enough about this team to pick them straight up vs. anybody, especially on the road. I think NW and Indiana will be pretty good this year. I'd take 9-9 right now, though, if I could.

Indiana has a great backcourt, pretty good wings, and might be ok up front if Thomas Bryant doesn't get suspended and pans out. That's a tough one.

Purdue is huge up front (Hammons, Swanigan, Haas), and has decent wings. If they get decent PG out of their grad transfer play they'll be tough in Lincoln, a toss-up at best. NU doesn't match up with them well (but they might not match up well with NU either, with big guys having to guard Morrow, Shields, McVeigh.)

Minnesota should be a win at home, but maybe not an easy one.

Northwestern has good guards and some legitimate size up front with a decent 7-footer. They won five of the last eight last year. It will be a pretty big upset if we beat them on the road. In Lincoln Nebraska might be a slight favorite.

Rutgers and Penn State should be wins at home. On the road: both teams will be desperate for any wins they can get in conference, so when they get Nebraska at home those are must win games for them. I'd say they are both toss-ups.

jimmykc · August 29, 2015

I would be quite happy with 9-9. I think it is optimistic, but possible if we don't have significant injury problems.

basketballjones · August 31, 2015

I see 5-13 as the floor, 7-11 as the ceiling.
Two wins as the variance? You better get your butt to Vegas if you can predict sports with that much precision.

If I would have said 8-10 as the ceiling, would you have made this post?

Huskerpapa · August 31, 2015

We are going back this year to being a surprise team. I believe we are going to win this year, and win enought to be a NIT or lower seeded NCAA pick.

Red Don · August 31, 2015

We are going back this year to being a surprise team. I believe we are going to win this year, and win enought to be a NIT or lower seeded NCAA pick.

I said on another board last year (maybe it was here ) I'd rather overachieve under-expectations, than underachieve over-expectations (and promptly got run out of the room). Well, now we've done both.

Overachieving is a lot more Fun!

Norm Peterson · August 31, 2015

We are going back this year to being a surprise team. I believe we are going to win this year, and win enought to be a NIT or lower seeded NCAA pick.

I tend to agree with basketballjones about our prospects for the season. Young, small, and a lack of proven shooters.

If the basketball gods offered me NIT right now (vs. what's behind door #3), I'd take NIT in a heartbeat.

Red Don · August 31, 2015

What's behind that door, Norm? 'The Lady' or 'The Tiger.'

Norm Peterson · August 31, 2015

What's behind that door, Norm? 'The Lady' or 'The Tiger.'

Wrong gameshow.

I'm talking Monte Hall. For those whippersnappers here who don't remember "Let's Make a Deal," here's a clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKR6dNDvHYQ

atskooc · August 31, 2015

49r · August 31, 2015

We are going back this year to being a surprise team. I believe we are going to win this year, and win enought to be a NIT or lower seeded NCAA pick.

I tend to agree with basketballjones about our prospects for the season. Young, small, and a lack of proven shooters.

If the basketball gods offered me NIT right now (vs. what's behind door #3), I'd take NIT in a heartbeat.

Yep, I agree. NIT would be a huge accomplishment for this team.

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