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Uh, Matt Haaaaarms?

Sack Hin-ree for THREE!!

Loved my dude, Chris "Baller" Balham.

This was Doc's best team, but we still couldn't get over .500 in conference. Also lost to James Harden and ASU that year.

We actually led this one at half. But it is the B-lock-kay Griffin Show, so ....

#10YearChallenge featuring Blake Griffin I thought it was going to be a Cookie Miller retrospective.

Nebraska 77 Ohio State 71 NU with 13 assists

Thursday's games: Michigan State at Iowa, 6 p.m., FS1 UCSB at Fullerton State, 9 p.m. Wang Chung vs. The Cars, Forever and Always, YouTube

Rock Bottom's good news: 90 percent of Husker Nation go back to worrying about Rising Senior All Purpose Backs and Four-Star Juco Mike 'Backers.

Rock Bottom is a brew pub. And it's when Coach Ernie Kent leads the team to a 9-23 record next year.

Tuesday's games: Clemson (+6) at Florida State, 6 p.m., ESPNU Texas Tech (+1.5) at Kansas State, 6 p.m., ESPN2 Minnesota (+12.5) at Michigan. 6 p.m., BTN Indiana (-1) at Northwestern, 8 p.m., BTN

I'm usually an optimist, but I'm at a (seven-point) loss for words right now. Please, Saturday, come soon.

Monday's games: Maryland (7-1) at Michigan State (7-0), 5:30 p.m., FS1 Nebraska (3-4) at Rutgers (1-6), 7 p.m., BTN MVSU (3-15) at Southern (2-16), 7:30 p.m. Creighton (1-4) at Georgetown (2-3), 7:30 p.m., FS1 Interesting Big XII game: Iowa State (4-2) at Kansas (4-2), 8 p.m., ESPN, winner moves into first place

Iowa 15-21 from deep against Illin. Oy.

Sunday's game: Illinois at Iowa, noon, BTN

Very similar game to MSU-NU except for the final stretch. Tied at 43 (Nebraska tied at 44), Wisconsin started hitting threes, and Happ took over inside. Michigan couldn't hit until it was too late. Props to the Wisconsin Floppers.

Saturday's games: Michigan at Wisconsin, 11 a.m., ESPN Indiana at Purde, 1 p.m., Fox SE Louisiana at McNeese, 1:30 p.m. Oklahoma State at Iowa State, 5 p.m., ESPNU Texas Tech at Baylor, 5 p.m., ESPN2 Mississippi Valley at Alcorn, 5:30 p.m. IPFW at Western Illinois, 7 p.m. DePaul at Seton Hall, 7 p.m., FS1 Penn State at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m., BTN Fullerton at Long Beach, 9 p.m.

Nebraska 71 Rutgers 61

Agreed. At this point, I would add Maryland to the top tier and Ohio State to the conference's bottom tier. Top Michigan MSU Maryland Middle Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Indiana Purdue Wisconsin Bottom Ohio State Northwestern Illinois Rutgers Penn State

Yeah, I don't know how to program scoreboard timers either, but I assume someone does.

The same issue arises in college football in the final quarter if a player runs out of bounds at 2:01 or 2:00, which requires that the officials restart the clock when the ball is ready for play. Had the player run out at 1:59, then the offense gets the full 40 seconds to run a play before the clock starts again. That's why the NFL's two-minute warning, which seems like just a commercial break opportunity, actually has some utility.

I guess the answer is that if a basket is made in the second half at 1:06, 1:05, 1:04, 1:03, 1:02, 1:01 or even 1:00, that it ticks down to 59.9 and stops unless the ball has been inbounded before then, but doesn't require a whistle to stop play. The clock resumes when the ball is touched in bounds. In that case last night, MSU could have screwed around all they wanted until the ref started his count, and it wouldn't have cost Nebraska nearly 10 seconds of game time.

Friday's games: Maryland at Ohio State, 5:30 p.m., FS1 (Honestly, Maryland might as well run the table until we kick their asses at PBA) Northwestern at Rutgers, 6 p.m., BTN (Winner will be only one game behind Nebraska in the standings; oy)

Yes. I get more nervous when we're a favorite, unless it's MVSU or SW Minnesota, of course. Losing a game such as last night's is a huge opportunity missed, but the punishment is minimal. Lose one of the next five, and then we risk taking a dive in the rankings. Thus, my nerves when we're favored. I, too, am confident we can take care of business, but until the hay is in the barn .... It's a reason I rarely experience any nerves over a Nebraska football game. I'm a big fan, but I've experienced all five national championships and dozens of conference titles and bowl wins. That hay is in the barn, for me at least, so no big deal if we lose. This feels like now or never for an old basketball fan, though I know that's hyperbole.