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I just want to take the time to thank you all for your patience as I took over the responsibilities of coordinating this year's Husker Hoops Central Challenge. I hope you found this year's challenge to be an exciting one with a few bonus opportunities throughout the season. It's going to be a long offseason, but I'm looking forward to next season! Watch out, aphilso1, we're coming after you! Week 18 includes: Game #32 neut. Rutgers Game #33 neut. Wisconsin Game #34 neut. Maryland 2015-2016 HHCC Final Standings 1 aphilso1 1251 * 2 Silverbacked1 1256 * 3 MichHusker 1271 * 4 huskercwg 1274 * 5 HuskerFever 1295 * 6 jimmykc 1301 * 7 hhcdimes 1302 * 8 huskerbaseball13 1320 * 9 HB 1326 * 10 BjoeHusker 1332 * 11 jayschool 1341 * 12 LK1 1344 * 13 colhusker 1353 * 14 Husker4Life 1358 * 15 NUtball 1408 16 UnicamMan 1424 * 17 AuroranHusker 1428 * 18 Buglem 1438 * 19 northwillriseagain 1441 20 Row6Seat10 1443 * 21 Bugeaters1 1455 * 22 throwback 1458 * 23 Crush78 1482 24 REDZONEDAN 1491 25 emwilliams 1495 * 26 Swoof 1500 * 27 4NUfans 1517 * 28 hal9000 1560 29 trickey 1571 30 ShortDust 1613 31 hskr4life 1657 * 32 HuskerCager 1661 33 Noah121 1698 33 twinswingohuskers 1698 * 35 cjbowbros 1699 36 runsoastowin 1735 37 bigred4 1762 38 Red Don 1783 * 39 1sdpad2 1815 40 BLB115 1895 41 NeeandMe 1938 42 ajb5856 1993 43 huskers29 2162 44 Handy Johnson 2193 45 soxnskers 2243 46 Boots 2254 47 gobigredbrah 2285 48 husker8282 2332 49 Shuttlesworth 2348 50 nuhusker7 2351 51 Nebrasketball 2498 52 aghusker 2776 53 Neon Budreau 2829 54 bball23 2889 55 Hskr 2907 56 Wolv77 3050 57 SkerBall 3052 58 cornfed24-7 3105 59 PimpMario 3127 60 basketballjones 3153 61 big red22 3159 62 CanadianHusker 3184 63 jnhucla 3251 64 KearneyMan 3266 65 jdostal 3272 66 RailyardBum 3313 67 The_nebrasketball_podcast 3356 68 busticket 3364 69 #GOT IT 3371 70 nebrasketball830 3375 71 seaofred92 3405 72 a0t0w0 3417 73 Nighthawk 3422 74 BirdsOnTheBat 3429 75 Vinny 3430 76 Rome4Lyfe 3434 77 KarlHessEatMy… 3440 78 dt14smoke 3452 79 LSEHusker 3455 80 Marv 3466 81 HuskerPower #nato73 3472 82 mrjam 3491 82 Ron Mexico 3491 84 GATA4Miles 3493 85 BDL415 3494 86 NU Follower 3495 87 bobcat402 3496 87 uneblinstu 3496 89 BTHusker 3516 * = Did not miss a game.

If it was only one coach that was complaining about not getting any calls, it would seem like sour grapes. But now Nebraska, Penn State and Northwestern have stated publicly that they get no respect because they are not an "A list" program. Penn State's coach went ballistic and got tossed at Michigan state I believe, Northwestern's coach basically said that the refs didn't have the "guts" to call the travel at that end of the game, and Tim Miles came out pretty much saying that same thing. Could get interesting but nothing will probably happen other than these three schools will never get a 50-50 call again.

I think HuskerFever deserves five bonus points for volunteering to do it again next year! No, really, thanks a lot for the effort, it made an otherwise disappointing year pass more pleasantly.

...you didn't pay me enough for the #1 spot Well I had some money set aside, but those multiple trips to Dairy Queen kind of ate it away.

...you didn't pay me enough for the #1 spot

Watching Horne's highlights reminded me of some of the tweeners Wisconsin always has. His game reminds me of what we have seen out of Vitto Brown this year and I'm okay with that.

Sipple has a bit about Florence today, he apparently has made a recovery - so great news It doesn't really give a time line on the surgery, etc, so it may have happened a while ago - the foundation's fund-raising golf tournament is coming up, so that may be why he wrote about it today more at: http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/sipple/steven-m-sipple-riley-s-belief-in-inclusion-helps-explain/article_d3213037-fbae-59d1-9a34-37025b1d8476.html

Seriously, what does he weigh? Is he 6'7" and 135? He looks very under-fed. I'd say he's about 160, but I've never been a professional weight guesser at a carnival

Couldn't agree more about the CBS coverage. They have all those college analysts but prefer to bring in NBA guys who don't know some of the teams let alone the players and coaches. Watching Charles Barkley try to do the touch screen was like me trying ask a girl out in high school...just plain old awkward, uncomfortable and downright embarrassing. No reason it should take 2 hours to release the entire bracket. Glad to hear someone got a hold of the bracket and release before CBS could.

Hey looks like we have a winner here. Like that he has a three point shot and isn't just an undersized kid that works really hard for his shots around the rim.

I commend to your reading Tom Shatel's column in today's OWH (hopefully someone can link) on the Husker Greats Foundation. It mentions that the Foundation is assisting Larry, who is fighting cancer. Details weren't provided other than that he recently had surgery. Larry first said that help should go to someone who needed it more than him, but Dave Humm (who as you probably know has dealt with MS since the 80s) called Larry and encouraged him to accept the help. Thoughts and prayers for Larry, who was a 4 year starter for the Huskers.

Board members who observed the most beautiful thing the state of Nebraska offers - what were your thoughts? I'll go first! Players: • A. Arop is the real deal. Love his game. Beautiful stroke, long, athletic enough, adds an element we don't have in a beautiful midrange game. Plays hard, great teammate. Will need a year or so to adjust to actually playing help defense and gap/pack principles. Concerns - health. I don't know why, maybe because of his injury, but he just looks like he has bad knees. Hope I'm wrong. • Ed Chang, please come to Nebraska. Something about that shooting stroke and ball skills at his height make me think he could be special. Along with Arop, needs a professional to work with him in the off season on lower body development. Those super long, tall dudes can develop knee problems if they don't develop a love for the weight room and body development. • David Wingett- you guys know my stances on Nebraksa kids. Take a chance on them before taking a chance on someone else. Thoughts from the board - what is holding us back? Grades? Anything else? He's a lefty who can dribble, shoot from anywhere (it's developing), and he's athletic enough. Much like Arop/Chang - needs some serious weight room development. But he's a legit 6'7", 6'8". • Caleal Walker - grades are the issue I believe. Will have to go to a JUCO. Can he go to a prep academy? Like Khyri Thomas? Needs some work on his stroke, but his athleticism and instincts are incredible. I'd be developing a relationship with the young man and just seeing where it goes. Maybe he turns out to be a player? You never know... The basketball I hate zone. Nebraska needs the shot clock. Although the shot clock might encourage more teams to play zone. So I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. Elmwood-Murdock put on a fundamental offensive clinic vs Winnebago at the Devaney. Beautiful to watch. That's all I have for now.

Budge broken his neck while playing at Nebraska. From Neb. City I think. Is wheel chaired bound.

He reminds me alittle of Jarrod Uthoff from Iowa. When Uthoff was recruited, he was 6-8 and 190lbs. Give David a couple of years and he could grow another inch or 2 and put on somes pounds and you never know what he might become.

Marcus Perry had it the worst.

Just stay away from Old Country Buffet, they use chafing dishes there.

Bag chaffing sounds painful.

The article regarding Northwestern is interesting and informative. I can certainly understand why they (and us) would decline the CBI or the Vegas tourney. With Northwestern it sounds like the administration made the decision and took a little bit of heat from some of the fans for it - but at least they stepped up and acknowledged that it was a decision of the administration.

Where is a Derrick Chandler/Kimani Ffriend when you need one?

Going forward we know that an 11-7 Big Ten record won't necessarily get you into the NCAA, and 8-10 with 20 wins overall doesn't guarantee the NIT.

Once again guys, that's my line!

No he not Roby thin but both myself and CH-III made comments when we first saw him that he was much thinner than he appeared in photos. Must be like TV and they added 15 pounds.

Seriously, what does he weigh? Is he 6'7" and 135? He looks very under-fed.

Is that called "fisking" what I did in red? Good writeup khook. A lot of my thoughts written for me before I got around to writing them.

Couldn't disagree more with Jones on Arop. A great stroke? Really? Midrange game? As of now, this guy can't shoot. Or handle it. He's Kyle Marks. Athletic guy who is too small to play the 4, and doesn't have the skills to play the wing. At the highest levels they won't let him get to the rim, so he better develop a shot. A huge project to develop a game to go with the length and athleticism. I'm hoping we're getting past the need to do that here. Having said all of that, Jones has forgotten more about hoops than I'll ever know, but that is really what I saw this week.

Will do thank you. In defense of my grammar I typed the whole post on my phone so that's the excuse I'm going to role with.Norm is saying you need to be a part-time grammar cop if he ever goes on vacation. He wasn't commenting on your grammar. So, you're good!

I would suspect that the statement "all in agreement" isn't entirely accurate. This reeks of Shawn Eichorst

I've got that post-season hangover tonight. This about sets the mood.

This is kind of funny, but her name is actually NOT Micole Crayton. Turns out, there's no "r" in her last name. Which is a great relief to me, personally.