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Yvan is the clear leader in offensive boards with 40 total in limited minutes, so with Yvan riding pine these last 10 games or so, we don't have a lot of offensive rebounding power on the court. Teddy has 26 and Banton has 23. On edit: Andre is getting an offensive board every 26 minutes — 4 in 103 minutes played.

And we're No. 188 in offensive boards per game at 9.7. On edit: Teams with fewer offensive rebounds per game include: Maryland Northwestern Creighton Wisconsin Indiana Michigan Most of those teams shoot pretty well.

We're No. 275 in rebounding margin.

I modeled my jump shot after Jerry's behind-the-head form (with a little Keith Wilkes thrown in). Unfortunately, it came off more like Elmer Fudd.

We need a guy who can push rebounders in the back 20 times to clear space, and get called for it just once. Is Harrar available?

How many does Jerry score if there were a 3-point line in 1975?

Offensive rebounds: PSU 16 Nebraska 2 I'm starting to think this isn't going to be the year.

Illinois 80 Nebraska 60

Offensive boards are 14-2. Oh, in favor of PSU. Sorry I forgot to mention that.

I believe it's "Well doggies!!"

Go up one, then give up an easy two to PSU, turn the ball over, give up an offensive board and a 3, then another TO and another 3, then a missed shot and another 3 by PSU, and the game is over. Again, we're close for 25 minutes or so (I won't say we competed, because we didn't), and then the other team realizes we don't really know how to fight or win, and they put us away. It's tiresome.

I have a 40-year-old suitcase with better handles.

I think the whole team is fronting their guys.

I hoped Banton would get drafted at halftime. Dang.

Who starts the second half? Certainly not Banton.

And there we are.

Like a smooth IPA, the hops on that one were subtle.

Why do I keep forgetting that wrestling is a sport? I mean, I live in Iowa City, FFS.

Fifth-most important? Football Volleyball Hockey ???

"The Blue Jays. The Blue Jays. The noisiest, most irritating bird in existence. It was designed by nature as a way to remember to take the key out of the ignition, and it evolved into a feathered mosquito. It is absolutely the worst creature, a flying, egg-thieving, mobile air-raid siren." — Grant Bisbee in The Athletic

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Where do you start? By beating PSU again. If not, Minnesota and Rutgers, in Lincoln, can be had. And the game at Northwestern, in my mind, is a toss-up. Then steal one in the conference tournament and build on that. That's where you start.

PSU 70 NU 62