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He has one job: save football. Wishing him all the luck.

isn't that an intentional foul?

damn, it's like LA Law in this thread. "I'm out of order? You're out of order!" Just assume everyone's guilty so threads can continue. Innocence is boring.

I would assume they would move heaven and earth to make sure that game got played somehow. I can't imagine a bigger goat screw than that. I want NU winning this sucker straight up if they can. Our men's teams need nice things.

wound up okay, bfrad...:) one hell of a win and an even better sports story. I love stories like this: upstart B1G champ out of nowhere, goes on the road to play at the top team in the country, on their home field, coached by their former coach who came close to creating a powerhouse that didn't quite make it, with the good guys being coached by his ex-padawan....man, that's some hallmark sh*t right there. GBR

which you can't assume given that pitchers change approaches. analytics are really clear about bunting rules even in the minors, *unless* you have a non-hitting pitcher up or the game is late and trading outs for a single run becomes more desirable. that's literally *never* the 2d inning (shift excepting). i'm guessing college still does it because the error is more prevalent than in higher leagues. in any event, the real killer was the base running snafu. that was just mind-boggling.

holy cow, what a botched inning. give away a free out on a bad bunt call (they're all bad bunt calls with 2 on 0 out early innings) and another gift wrapped double play. i get that this is essentially High A ball, but still....Hogs got a present there.

so would I.

everything NU does this year is a gift. no one expected them to do jack. what better motivation than to go into DVHs backyard and pull off an upset? These guys have been underdogs all year. They're good at it. In a perverse way, this is the perfect regional for them.

it doesn't hurt for dalano to get a "second opinion" from pro scouts as to what he needs to work on. it's actually in *our* interest as fans for him to do this, because sometimes that feedback can make a better player. And it's almost certain he'll return to NU, as long as he thinks he has an opportunity to develop his weaker spots. I wish him luck. Banton seems like a decent dude. But he's not going pro. Some of our best players tapped out at D League ball, and I can't even begin to compare him with guys like Terran or James. He's not even close to their game.

nothing in football this year with that schedule. be happy if they're competitive. basketball probably a year away, but easier to turn around than football and much more likely to sooner. i don't think Frost is the dude, but he'll get a few more years to try. But Hoiberg's beating him to the promised land.

All of my favorite teams have won multiple championships, most in my lifetime. So Husker Hoops it is. Until then, Let's Go Oakland! Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap.

The pool's a lot lower now with the 2016 CBA, so I'm guessing owners are pocketing it. that's what Fisher's doing with the A's. He's just treating the remains of the old deal as a tip jar.

well, yeah, that's a weak line up. Tom was playing for the A's as a rule 5 (I think) early in the season so I'm glad you got him and he'll be a solid player until the Pirates start getting some young talent in. But it's not like they're alone down there in OPS hell, either. Tough to be a fan of a small/cheapskate market team, I know. I'm an A's fan, and we've suffered terribly since the Haas' sold the franchise. But at least we changed the game to learn how to win cheap.

I need to read this forum more often. Normally I don't care about recruiting until they sign. But it's pretty wild the caliber of player they're getting into look. I remember enough of this during Tim's reign when we had the new digs, but it didn't result in a lot of actual signings. Let's hope the story keeps ending differently.

clamp down on that zoo fraternity of yours.

shoot better and they have a chance. that's pretty much it.

i don't want free throws to disappear. kids need to work on these when they're younger and less on how to take selfies of their own dunks. I don't like punishing kids who put in the time on fundamentals for those that either don't or can't. It rewards poor training. I can see adding a couple of seconds to the backcourt transition in order to give some teams a bit of extra time in dealing with a press. but again, breaking presses is trainable, and many teams do put in the work to break them (it's largely a passing skill test anyway). I also like the fact that a team playing from behind has a tool that can let them get back in a game more quickly.

Man, has this game passed me by. At least off the court. On the other hand, as a long time As fan and one of the people who can actually explain what "Moneyball" really is, this appears to be Hoiberg's schtick. He appears to be identifying the basketball recruiting versions of "market inefficiencies" and exploiting them. I don't know if this will translate into wins ultimately--such is the high regard I have for the people running hoops in the B1G--but this is the first time I can really see an actual plan in what Hoiberg's doing as a coach. If anything else, it's making my favorite team interesting, which, for me, is probably as important if not more important than winning.

i could understand a transfer, but the draft? oh my.

so who's around in 2031? huh? according to my calculations of elementary school prospects....

Bon Voyage, Son of Odin. And I promise, no elf jokes. They have a tendency to take things too far anyway....:)

I love any validation that sportsmanship is alive and well out there.

pardon my astonishing ignorance on the pageant known as the "transfer portal", but this is a good thing happening, right?

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