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  1. Probably right on that comparison. Walker was a terrific player though I don't recall anyone else finding KT on cuts a lot last year. Imo, the biggest difference this year is how physically refs are letting defenders "guard" KT. Just seems to me he gets held, bumped off routes, hacked on drives and generally abused. A memo must have told refs that was OK.
  2. SO GLAD they came out and PLAYED in the second half rather than whatever that was in the first. Experience has taught me to expect the Huskers to lose games like this. I would have bet money on it at halftime and am thrilled I would have lost that bet! Still, a good reminder I shouldn't bet on games.
  3. I guess I don't understand goaltending. I THOUGHT it was called for one of two reasons. Most obviously when the ball has reached its peak and started down. (Clearly, that was not the case on the shot in question). However, isn't it also supposed to be called with the defender pins to ball to the board regardless of where it is ? That DID occur on this shot and, IMO, the goaltending call should have stood. Perhaps that is an older rule that is no longer used?
  4. Speaking of wheat fields... if anyone gets a chance, the tour of the Mill City Museum is worth taking. I always THOUGHT Betty Crocker was a real person. SIlly me!
  5. Out of curiosity, what do they get paid?
  6. This! Bad and self absorbed refs stay bad and self absorbed. Bad performance at one game is followed by bad performance game after game. If I did my job as horribly as these guys did, I would not have it very long. Is there such a shortage of refs that they have to hire poor performers? Is there such a lack of training that they aren't schooled in how things should be done? Is there such a lack of oversight they get away with with ineptitude? We ALWAYS review employee performance. Does that happen after a game? Who does it? If it is NOT being done either by the conference or the NCAA, how can they possibly hope for anything like excellence?
  7. Let me begin this by saying I in no way blame the refs for who won or lost this game. Creighton completely outplayed us and earned the win. That said, the refs in this game were horrible and their performance DID effect the outcome of this game. A number of issues could be cited but I will mention these: * McDermott should have been T'd up for the way he behaved in the first half. Instead of being penalized, though, he seemed to be rewarded by the refs changing how they began to officiate the game. * The call right at the end of the half should have been an offensive foul since the CU player clearly stepped into the Husker player and initiated the contact. Instead it goes against the defender and led to KT's technical foul and four made free throws. What could have been an energizing moment for us at the end of the half instead turns into a deflating moment. * Creighton players seemed to me to be constantly setting moving screens without consequence. IN PART it impacted our defenders' inability to defend 3 point shots. And we all know how CU rained down 3s. * When KT ran down a loose ball after a good defensive effort, he clearly could have got stopped and the Huskers could have begun an offensive possession. INSTEAD, the CU player ran into him and knocked him out of bounds. Rather than that being a foul, KT was ruled out of bounds, CU got possession and scored. Again, I am NOT saying this changed who won or lost. But officiating DOES impact how the game develops. IMO, this was horrible work by the officials and it all seemed to flow one direction. Am I wrong? Can anyone point out similar stuff that worked in our favor? More importantly, who holds officials responsible for the work they do? If I had my way, this crew, but especially the official working nearest to the CU bench, should have to pay a price for poor performance during this game. What are your thoughts?
  8. A lot goes into making this true but is it too much of a stretch to say the PRIMARY reason is because Mast is on our side? I LOVE how Walker played the game last year but, IMO, Mast commands more attention from the opponents and that makes everyone else's job easier.
  9. Aside from all that's been one of the things that won the game was KT's willingness to mix it up with the DuQ guards after that bogus foul call early on Grant's (?) 3 pt shot. He gave it right back to them and got into their heads it seemed. I wonder what trash talk sounds like in Japanese.
  10. Don't care too much one way or the other about anitics. They are only young once and ought to be able to howl at the moon sometimes. I kind of like it when KT hits a big 3 just before a clock stoppage and goes down to run into the other goal pads. IN GAME control is very different. Example, at one point in the OSU game, KT must have been abused by an OSU player but no call was made while he was on D. On the ensuing offensive position, he mixed it up with an OSU player, pushed him and got called for a foul. He can't do to that in a tight game. The exact opposite vs OSU was Mast. He was getting pushed around, elbowed and otherwise brutalized all game long. Mast got even by making good plays. He got the rebound, boxed a guy out so another player could get to the basket, made a pass or busted a move on O and scored a basket. Mast may holler with everyone else off the court but while the clock is running he is an intense player doing a great job! Glad he is on our side. Our other guys need to take him as their role model.
  11. Could not agree more. He is one of the best people you would ever have a chance to know.
  12. Been awhile since I've posted but here are my impressions: - Trey is the talented thug you are glad to have on your side in a fight. - Bryce is the real deal as a scorer but he is not muscular enough to get his shots on his own. James Palmer was the best player wearing a Husker uniform that I recall at going to the basket and getting points all by himself. But he was an older better muscled player. I hope Bryce decides not to be a "one and done" player. - Verge is electric. That means lights go on sometimes and everybody says, "Oooooo." It means he zaps you sometimes and you go, "Owwwwww." If only he could find as much delight in making simple passes as he does in making spectacular ones. When he dished it to Andre for the dunk, I wish every team mate had rushed over to him and chest bumped him. - If our 3 pt specialists don't figure out how to hit open shots in the non-con part of our schedule, it will be a cold winter IMO. - THANK GOD for Andre! His energy and quality of play were outstanding and he elevated everyone on the team. I only recall one Husker diving to the floor for a loose ball all night and it was him.
  13. Who is your #1 transfer target for next year as our starting mascot? - Jayhawk? - Blue Devil? - Golden Eagle? - Bluejay (hack, hack, cough, cough, gag, gag!) Does Bugeater have any remaining eligibility?
  14. Just pray that PETA doesn't start a movement to ban animal names being used as mascots. If that happens the range of names gets paired down to supernatual beings like demons and angels and non-descript terms like Cornhuskers. Good thing we are safe!
  15. Agree with this entirely but the refs let PSU play much more aggressively than we were allowed to throughout the 2nd half. Even Bardo as the B1G color guy commented on it multiple times and he is not averse to letting players be physical. Four things come to mind. I apologize for not knowing exactly when they occurred: 1 - The near mid-court collision between Thor and the PSU player while both were going after the ball. How is that called a foul Thor instead of the PSU player. Admittedly, it is a toss up call and probably should have been a no call. But it goes against us. Why? 2 - When TM and the PSU player both go to the floor and the PSU player lands ON TM. TM is laying there with his hand up in obvious pain. He is NOT trying to hold the PSU player. If anyone committed a foul it was the PSU player. A no call would have again been my preference but the call goes against Huskers and the play puts TM out of the game for a crucial part of the game. Bardo started to comment and swallowed his mic. 3 - Harrar is allowed to push and pull our guys all night long including a play late in the game on where TM has position to at least try for a rebound and Harrar -- from behind him -- pulls TM out of the way. Another PSU player get the rebound and put back. On our side Derek gets called for a foul for putting an arm up and into Harrar's chest -- a thing basketball players do ALL THE TIME -- and Derek gets hit with a foul. Bardo actually said that didn't look like a foul on Derek. 4 - Derek (I think) comes to the top of the key to receive a pass and #15 for PSU lays on his back and swatting at the ball from behind. No call. I know refs are human and miss things. And I know that if we had shot the ball better (esp. Lat) we still would have won the game. We lost the game because PSU played better in the 2nd half. But the way the refs called the game helped PSU to a significant extent. PSU was allowed to be VERY aggressive and physical. We were not. It made a difference.
  16. No doubt there are some great modern movies but I thought I would jump in the "Wayback Machine" -- I love silent movies! Buster Keaton: "Steamboat Bill" ... "The Camerman" ... "The General" Harold Lloyd: "Safety Last" ... "Why Worry" ... "One Week" -- FYI, Lloyd was born in Burchard, NE "Metropolis" -- A Tremendous Social Commentary Film "Battleship Potemkin" -- the Odessa Steps scene! Some talkies, too John Wayne: "The Searchers" ... "Red River" Danny Kaye: "The Court Jester" ... "The Kid from Brooklyn" (then watch Harold Lloyd's "The Milky Way") Watch how one story was treated three times: "The Maltese Falcon" a pre-code film referred to today as Dangerous Female (1931) ... "Satan Met a Lady" (1936) ... "The Maltese Falcon" (1941). The first two are awful but they make you realize how well done the classic presented.
  17. Not exactly a fan of the song personally but it sure fits the mood of the day...
  18. Of course, there is always that other fellow, Guy "The Champ" Chamberlin but that is another conversation.
  19. Your point is well made and I am geeked about AM's future as a Husker. I would observe that IMO the best QB is not listed. In 1989 Gerry Gdowski completed 52.5% (admittedly a lower number) but his yards per attempt was 9.8 -- higher than anyone else up there. In addition he only threw 2 interceptions all season. His QB pass rating was 177.3 which would be the highest season rating in NCAA history if he had the minimum of 15 attempts per game (he had 12 per game). And to cap that he RUSHED for 925 yards at an average 7.9 per carry. (BTW, that average broke the record to that point of no one else but Mike Rozier.) It is a fun discussion but Gdowski deserves to be in the mix.
  20. I would be surprised if MU vs Vandy doesn't go 3 games and in game 3 Vandy's depth pitching-wise proves the difference. MU is hot by Vandy is GOOD. Should be fun!
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