KZRider

In honor of the recently departed Tom Smothers and the fact that we are playing the "Boilermakers."

It did but it was a blazing Husker red instead of Hoosier red!

Sort of hoping Juwan Gary has a monster game for us...

Just about anything Mannheim Steamroller does but this is a beautiful version of "O Holy Night." Prayers for you Bugeaters1 and others for whom the season is tough.

Technically, this was first offered as an Easter song but it has come to be thought of as a Christmas one. If you have ever sung this with a choir, the memory of it never quite leaves you.

Go sacrifice a goat or something to get that taken care of

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.

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.

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?

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!

Out of curiosity, what do they get paid?

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?

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?

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.

It was an AWAY game.

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.

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.

Could not agree more. He is one of the best people you would ever have a chance to know.

I hear this guy is looking for work.

Norm, you can say it but you are starting to get in a rut! :)

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.

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?

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!