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I'm already mad at them they lost to Colorado State.  Correction......got hammered by Colorado State!!!
 
Wonder how long it's been since NU and CU played and were both undefeated.

The only way i'd take 1-3 is if the 1 is to those sweater vests from omaha. 2-2 most likely but if we go 3-1 im buying plane tickets for march. idk where to - but im buying them.

There's a lot of dumb money amongst the Husker fan base (of which Creighton's "fan" base is a subset), football lines are often way skewed towards the Huskers.  I expect irrational betting and Vegas lines to follow, especially in this matchup.
 
It is true, however, that KenPom's prediction has hovered around a 1-2 Creighton favorite for some time now, which honestly surprises me.  I would expect more like a 6-8 point spread in their favor, but I agree with you.

I would definitely take the $99 season tickets but Barry was a huge disappointment at Nebraska.  But let's be fair, he is not the only coach you can say that about at Nebraska.  Barry had a 36 - 60 conference record at Nebraska and played an extremely boring style of basketball.  He for sure left Nebraska in a mess but was just glad to see him go and can't blame him for leaving.

Barry was a nice person but he was a bad coach.

This is one of the few years under Fred that we have several good options for lineups.  I like the one you have listed but could also see Williams starting instead of Wilcher.  I really like having Allick and Mast on the floor at the same time and Gary is also a very good rebounder as well when he is on the floor.  In the past few years, it was pretty easy to figure out the starting lineup but not this year which is a great problem to have.

This is one of the few years under Fred that we have several good options for lineups.  I like the one you have listed but could also see Williams starting instead of Wilcher.  I really like having Allick and Mast on the floor at the same time and Gary is also a very good rebounder as well when he is on the floor.  In the past few years, it was pretty easy to figure out the starting lineup but not this year which is a great problem to have.

This is one of the few years under Fred that we have several good options for lineups.  I like the one you have listed but could also see Williams starting instead of Wilcher.  I really like having Allick and Mast on the floor at the same time and Gary is also a very good rebounder as well when he is on the floor.  In the past few years, it was pretty easy to figure out the starting lineup but not this year which is a great problem to have.

We did what was expected and win by a large margin and that is something you might not have been able to say in the past few years.  There is a clear separation from the veterans to the underclassman and it showed tonight.  These are the games we didn't always win under Fred in the past so nice to get get off to a great start and without potentially 2 of your starters.  Heck, even MIchigan State lost at home to open the season.  The schedule is set up for this team to get a lot of wins if they can just make that happen.

Don't think so

Fred mentioned it to me in passing while @Norm Peterson and I were dining at Venue. It was kind of annoying for him to interrupt Norm and me but it is what it is. 

Where did you get that he has committed?  All he has done is set up a visit.

Where did you get that he has committed?  All he has done is set up a visit.

Was he spotted at the Nebraska Furniture Mart?

Two of us went in to get them.  They will all be used 😁

I have made this point before somewhere on this board.
 
The problem is not the crowd per se.
 
The problem is the architecture of PBA.
 
Back in Devaney, it was basically one continuous plane from floor all the way up to the nosebleeds. The guy in the row farthest from the floor could see the entire audience arrayed below him all the way to the courtside seats.
 
At PBA, there are four layers: the lower bowl; the luxury box level; the 200 level; and the 300 level.
 
And here's why that's a problem: All those levels are structural barriers between the crowd and the game. When you're up in the 200s or 300s, you feel separated from the event. It's almost like you're watching it on TV or something. It's hard to get into the cheering thing when you feel like nobody is going to hear you except the crotchety geezer who's going to complain you're standing in his way.
 
At Devaney, I could stand up and exhort the rest of the crowd to stand by waiving my arms upwards, and half the crowd could see me. Now, the only people who would see me would be the people in the three rows behind me in my section.
 
The architecture of PBA is not conducive to crowd involvement. We could mitigate that architecture somewhat if our CHEERLEADERS would, y'know, like lead CHEERS or something.
 
Instead, what we get is that infernal "GOOOOO BIIIIIIIIG REEEE'ED --- GO! BIG! RED!" cheer. 
 
By itself, that's not a bad cheer necessarily, but it doesn't lend itself to a crowd sustaining the cheer like the cheers we used to have at Devaney. Y'know, the "DEE-FENSE (clap clap) DEE-FENSE (clap clap)" cheer OR the "GO BIG RED! (clap) GO BIG RED! (clap)" cheer. These were cheers the cheerleaders could lead and the audience could repeat and it could be sustained for lengthy periods of time.
 
But, not only do we have an architecture of PBA that literally stratifies the fanbase into levels that separate half the audience from the action, we ALSO no longer employ cheers that the audience can sustain.
 
That's the problem.

Supportive and showing up is not the same thing as a good atmosphere with alot of energy and being loud.  I would agree that the NU basketball crowds at PBA are not that great overall.  I watch other college basketball games and see the large student section behind the basket going crazy and we just don't have that same energy for the vast majority of games.

I don't disagree with you in the sense that we are the best fans on earth as far as continuing to show up and financially supporting our teams. However, as individuals, this is a nasty, negative, chicken-little, soft fan base that - imo - often does more harm than good with the expectations and vibes we put out. 

I include myself in this btw. I've been embarrassed by myself this week on how I've felt/handled the Minnesota loss, and then subsequently see the Colorado game. It's the dudes first game with a brand new staff and qb - why am I still right in Frost mode? Also - why wouldn't I want Colorado to be good? What kind of soft sh** attitude is that to want an opponent to be bad so we can hopefully win? 

Good stuff...
 
https://fb.watch/mTuUqjGvHQ/?mibextid=NnVzG8
 
 

I was there and it was one of the two best events I've ever been to in this state.  The other one being No Sit Sunday.  There is no question that very few places could have pulled this off.  One think I've learned about Nebraska fans is they like to pat themselves on the back and self proclaim themselves the best fans in the country.  In certain categories, that is true.  As far as being loyal, I don't think there is any question that NU fans are at the top.  This event became more than just wanting to attend a volleyball game.  NU fans like a challenge and when this started getting marketed as breaking the world record so you knew people would show up (and show up they did).  This event was very well planned and it was hard not to have goosebumps being there.  
 
 
 
 

I was there and it was one of the two best events I've ever been to in this state.  The other one being No Sit Sunday.  There is no question that very few places could have pulled this off.  One think I've learned about Nebraska fans is they like to pat themselves on the back and self proclaim themselves the best fans in the country.  In certain categories, that is true.  As far as being loyal, I don't think there is any question that NU fans are at the top.  This event became more than just wanting to attend a volleyball game.  NU fans like a challenge and when this started getting marketed as breaking the world record so you knew people would show up (and show up they did).  This event was very well planned and it was hard not to have goosebumps being there.  
 
 
 
 

I was there and it was one of the two best events I've ever been to in this state.  The other one being No Sit Sunday.  There is no question that very few places could have pulled this off.  One think I've learned about Nebraska fans is they like to pat themselves on the back and self proclaim themselves the best fans in the country.  In certain categories, that is true.  As far as being loyal, I don't think there is any question that NU fans are at the top.  This event became more than just wanting to attend a volleyball game.  NU fans like a challenge and when this started getting marketed as breaking the world record so you knew people would show up (and show up they did).  This event was very well planned and it was hard not to have goosebumps being there.  
 
 
 
 

I was there and it was one of the two best events I've ever been to in this state.  The other one being No Sit Sunday.  There is no question that very few places could have pulled this off.  One think I've learned about Nebraska fans is they like to pat themselves on the back and self proclaim themselves the best fans in the country.  In certain categories, that is true.  As far as being loyal, I don't think there is any question that NU fans are at the top.  This event became more than just wanting to attend a volleyball game.  NU fans like a challenge and when this started getting marketed as breaking the world record so you knew people would show up (and show up they did).  This event was very well planned and it was hard not to have goosebumps being there.  
 
 
 
 

I was there and it was one of the two best events I've ever been to in this state.  The other one being No Sit Sunday.  There is no question that very few places could have pulled this off.  One think I've learned about Nebraska fans is they like to pat themselves on the back and self proclaim themselves the best fans in the country.  In certain categories, that is true.  As far as being loyal, I don't think there is any question that NU fans are at the top.  This event became more than just wanting to attend a volleyball game.  NU fans like a challenge and when this started getting marketed as breaking the world record so you knew people would show up (and show up they did).  This event was very well planned and it was hard not to have goosebumps being there.  
 
 
 
 

NBA draft picks in the last 4 years:
 - Nebraska: 3
 - Ohio St.: 3
 - Purdue: 2
 - Xavier: 1
 
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