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Us last 4 years- Why the hell do we end up with less than 10 FT!? Big 10- Maybe try attacking the basket more? Us- Deal! Big 10- That should do it! Us- Why the hell do we get over 40 points in the paint and end up with less than 10 FT? Big 10-

I know that blaming the referees is considered poor form, but Eades has a history with shafting Miles and the disparity, long before we started intentionally fouling was so egregious that I don't know how you don't file a protest with the league and get that crew removed from future Nebraska games.

You know, it seems like, if you look in the program and pick out the gawkiest looking dude on the opponent's roster, he's the guy who is going to have a career day against the huskers.

With a health EM we would have won this game. The last home game is now declared "Pay back time"

He is the guy this year that Miles sits for no defense. He was NOT the only one lacking on that end today

I hate Michigan Nazis.

Which would be fine if all we were doing was taking jump shots, but most of our points have been going to the hoop. The refs aren't even close to calling this the same on both ends

no f***ing sh*t. I am about to do something like drive to Ann Abor and punch some body.

That foul on Fuller was absolute bull spit!!!

Got some hard minutes from Fuller. That last foul was crap.

I would have put Fuller in just to hard foul Wagner at the first opportunity.

Husker fans- "Man what I would give to be able to score like Michigan sometimes." Michigan fans- "Man what I would give to be able to play D like the Huskers sometimes." Who is going to be able to either turn their game up or find some success in a different way is going to win this game.

Also the Avon/Mary Kay of makeup calls on McVeigh

Looks like another year of "every team has their best 3pt shooting game of the year against us" kinda year. Very frustrating. But these last two losses were winnable. If we play the same way against Ohio St at home and @ Rutgers we should win. I believe Michigan and NW are both better teams than the next two opponents.

There's really not much to evaluate in this one. One team settled for a soft, WNBA/Euro-style offense focused on jump shots. That team shot 30 free throws. The other team was the aggressor offensively for 40 minutes, with the vast majority of its points made in the paint through contact. That team shot 5 free throws. We could talk the impact of Ed's absence, missed opportunities, and turnovers, but all of those things combined are not nearly as important as the unbalanced officiating.

I think we got a little buffer. They'll wait until we are back to .500 or have a losing record

And we still only lost by 6. This was a tough one to watch. How many times did we go down by 8 or 10, just to get it back to a one possession game but unable to get over the hump. We were right there!!!

not when it's officiated like that

Two plays in particular show these refs should never do another game. 1) when a true freshmen knows a rule better than you do, it's time to retire. 2) They called a shot clock violation when Michigan gained possession of the ball with 2 seconds left on the shot clock, and rolled on the floor.

True but he was not they only one that struggled

This is the story of the game. Michigan needs to thank the three refs for their gifts.

Tom Eade's goes BOOM again. this time I like it.

19 of 22 from the line for the team that jacks up 3's. 4 of 5 for the team that drives to the hoop.

He defended and let the guy jump into him.

You know, I've always hated Ride of the Valkyries.

There is another gift freethrow. When are the three Magi showing up? Oh, maybe the refs are them.

I wish somebody would make MJ go up with the ball without dribbling once!

Gotta 'nut up' on defense. I'm sorry, is that an old term?

Wagner got away with a left hand push to complete the behind the back and gain position toward the basket. Basketball is easy when the rules are not enforced.

All in all down 4 is not all bad given how poorly we have taken care of the ball.

I want to comment on the photo at the top of this thread. If you notice, Woody is already being fouled by the Rutger's player. Right after this the Rutger's play absolutely floored Woody within 5 feet of the blond ref. She stared at them, swallowed her whistle and blithely trotted up the floor to a chorus of nasty comments for the fans on that side of the arena. If a ref cannot see that as a foul, I don't know what they see. rant over.

opportunity continues its leisurely cruise down the river.

I like the way the team keeps competing. A few careless turnovers were costly. Sometimes our guards try to do too much but they are the driving force to this team. Wins are never going to be easy.

I think it was getable... I think if it's riffed differently, we come out well on top. That last game of the year will be big for us (I hope) and we take it to them.

I would've liked to see Horne also, but in a game where offense came easy and they were searching for defensive answers... I get why he didn't see the floor. There was one rotation in the first half in particular where he was way out of position. Guessing that was a contributing factor.

When you score 85 points, you should not lose.

we need to put fuller back in to choke slam that Wagner dude. Don't even care if he gets suspended

Where is Jeriah???

Evan Taylor = nice surprise.

He didn't fall down when Walton pushed off at the top of the arc and for his temerity of.playing solid defense he was whistled.

Umm... that's called a box out

He's to ugly to foul out.

That's why we have trouble with Creighton, Iowa and Michigan though the years. They have more than one gawky looking dude on their team and we let them all go off for all time highs.

You mean he needs to be DICK slapped on his ugly face!!!!!

Kind of wish Jordy had taken a harder shot at Wagner there. Kid is kind of punk that needs to be given a taste of his own medicine.

How to rob us

Who's this no water... or mow faster... or Moe Vagner or whatever.

SCUM BAGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-7) vs Michigan Wolverines (11-6) Date: Saturday Jan. 14 Time: 1:00 pm CST Arena: Crisler Center TV Broadcast: BTN Michigan Info Head Coach: John Beilein Location: Ann Arbor, MI Conference: B1G Nickname: Wolverines Last time out: Lost at Illinois Typical Rotation Depth: 8+ Line: Michigan by 9 Tempo: One of the slowest in Div 1 Style: High 3pt attempt 4 Factors Good: Not turning the ball over, not fouling, shooting 4 Factors Bad: Gives up offensive rebounds, doesn't draw contact Four Factors Effective FG%: 55.6 24 52.5 256 50.2 Turnover %: 14.2 5 19.5 135 19.0 Off. Reb. %: 27.2 253 27.9 105 29.7 FTA/FGA: 28.2 316 26.8 30 35.2 Michigan has been noted for their lack of physicality and aggression this season. These are the type of numbers you'd expect to see for that type of team. Michigan Most frequently used lineup 10 Derrick Walton 6-1 190 Sr 12 Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 6-4 190 Jr 21 Zak Irvin 6-6 215 Sr 5 DJ Wilson 6-10 240 So 13 Moritz Wagner 6-11 240 So 30.2 You'll see most of this lineup on the court all day as Michigan doesn't dig too deep into the bench for minutes. Nebraska Starting Lineup Odds/Miles Explanation Roby 1/1 - Isaiah has been playing good minutes for us at the 4 over the last several games McVeigh 1/1 - We wanted to go with Jack's experience and shooting to start the game Tshimanga 1/3 - We wanted to counter the size Michigan throws at you Horne 1/8 - We wanted to set the tone offensively and Jeriah has been practicing really well Fuller 1/15 - Nick has been practicing really well and we wanted his strength and experience on the road While it's tempting to bet Jack here with his shooting and experience, I'm going Roby given how much inside he's played lately plus his zone busting ability which is something Michigan will throw at Nebraska today. Player to Watch: Zak Irvin Michigan's roster is almost the opposite of Nebraska's, comprised mostly of guards and PF/C types. 6'6" senior Irvin is really the only SF type player on the roster and he leads the team in mid-range jumpers. You can see a pattern where the Wolverines typically go as he does. Miles Presser Jacobson/Roby Presser The Skinny Michigan is a team that offensively has been killing it all year, running the typical slow death by 3 offense that Beilein has successfully run his entire career. He has one of the tallest teams in Div 1 and all those guys will light you up from outside. Defensively it's been another story as this tall Michigan can't stop anyone at the rim plus everyone is killing them from outside, especially in conference. In this anyone can beat anyone B1G conference, Michigan might be the most beatable unbeatable team. Nebraska had to feel pretty good a week ago coming into this game as an anchor of Morrow and Jordy in the lane had given them enough to compete in games against high volume 3pt teams. Ed's foot injury will have the Huskers scrambling defensively in the paint. It seems like something for the Wolverines to exploit but is that soft team ready to put in some work for its points? Offensively, look for Nebraska to once again be limited in transition points and FT attempts, having to rely on driving to the rim and 3pt shooting to win. Expect plenty of zone to counteract the aggressiveness of Nebraska and Michigan's lack of on-ball defense. More Horne and McVeigh seemed inevitable in this game before losing Morrow. At some point this season you expect Michigan to start caring enough defensively to win some games. Is it this game? Offensively you need the sort of effort you had at Indiana. Can you do that without Ed Morrow chewing up the paint? Prediction: Michigan 76 - Nebraska 69 View full article

Watched part of one of their games a week or so ago.... they have improved a bit over last year.....but are young now after all the player turn over. But their freshmen play hard and pretty aggressive. Not very big, so play more of a guard dominated offense. Their similar to us.....young, but we'll have size advantage. Wittinger is the one to stop. We play there....it's probably a toss up game......we're slowly improving and cleaning up some problems as we go along. Same old story.....If our guards can score...it will open up the inside. I like the Huskers in this one.