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NW 81 NU 70 11 assists

Not really afraid of them per se, but NU tends to play to the level of the competition.

Nebraska 78 Rutgers 73

Free Throws...Ugh! Couldn't throw the ball in the ocean in 2nd half. Way to many defensive breakdowns, both 1-on-1 and miscommunication/bad recovery on overplaying the screen. This team needs to figure out how to play with a lead - they seem to lose the sense of urgency when they get up by 6, 8 or 10 points (they've been in that position at some point in every B1G game, I believe, but they've either lost the game or had to pull a win out of their behinds at the end). Hopefully, that's just a symptom of being a young team.

Great news about your son and continued prayers to your family. Laying on of hands does work indeed. I've felt it both as the 'hands' and the recipient.

That a$$-clown should've been suspended for a significant period of time after that BS. Totally unprofessional.

Definitely hard to get a handle on what's going to happen from day to day throughout the conference. Early on, there hasn't seemed to be much advantage to being at home. NU really needs to lock down the home court, but that's going to be difficult, especially with Morrow out. Really need him back soon.

Two words - Tom Eades. Nebraska almost always gets the short end of the stick when his crew officiates and, I swear, he seems to do every Nebraska game. Goes back to the 'BOOM' incident when calling the technical on Shields - great display of impartiality on his part. For some reason he has a broomstick up the ol' bunghole regarding Nebraska.

oSuckeyes 72 Huskers 68 Reverse psychology . We should add a standing bonus for picking the number of players from the opposing team that shoot above 60% from 3 point range.

Whatever happens, I hope NU can find a way to make a fool out of Jae'Sean Tate again in some fashion (recall Webster driving around the idiot as he's slapping the floor last year). Easily my most disliked player in the B1G. He whines and cries after every foul even if it's obvious he just committed aggravated assualt.

Going out on a limb and assuming he's related to Jalen Coleman-Lands who plays for Illinois and is also listed from La Lumiere School in Indiana? Jalen is a decent, athletic player - 3" taller, averaging 9 pts and shooting 40% from 3 pt as a Sophomore.

Gotta stay glued to the tall, lanky white guy, Robinson. He killed NU last year. Can't let him go off.

Mich 74 Neb 70

Nebraska 73 Eggheads of the Upper Midwest 68

Hey, ages ago in a high school game I got called for traveling because I took a step to one side on an inbounds play! I distinctly remember it because I was initially po'd at the ref but then I quickly realized the completely moronic thing I had just done!

Now that he's back playing, hopefully they can contain Pardon for once,

How 'bout Webster, with 4 fouls, pretty much shutting down Jok late in the game? His 4th foul was really bad, but he responded when Iowegia fed the ball to Jok several possessions trying to get him out of the game. edit: didn't see royalfan's post above saying essentially the same thing The foul/tip-in fiasco was ridiculous. Did the zebras by any chance think that Morrow touched the ball while it was touching the rim? This team has shown tremendous heart to start conference play. I have a feeling that most of the games are going to be nail biters the rest of the way.

My perception is that the refs have allowed markedly more physical play in this first week of conference play as compared to out-of-conference play - and not just in the B1G. Play on the perimeter and amongst the bigs in the paint seems to be much rougher without all of the ticky-tack calls made, so maybe they consciously or sub-consciously adjust because these games now take on more importance than the early season. Now, whether they continue that or some of the incompetent d-bags like Eades and the bald-headed dork we had for Indiana decide to get a burr up their bum for some reason and take it out on a team, all bets are off.

He's not a tall, lanky, goofy white boy, so he shouldn't be a problem. Nicholas Baer (sp?) is the one to worry about.

Nebraska 72 Iowegia 66 3 bench scorers

No kidding. That guy is capable of doing one thing at this point in his career and NU let him do it almost the entire game. There is no way that guy should ever score that many points. Got to be better getting through screens. P.S. Ted Valentine is extremely incompetent at his craft.

Maryland 77 Nebraska 70

Ha Ha! We had the same name for freshmen intramural b-ball team in college. Unfortunately, we had a hard time recruiting cute cheerleaders to lead the chant during our games!

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Whoshiers 83 NU 64 5