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Norm, with regard to the foul call, I think it was the weak forearm shiver into Hammons' back call on Almeida, after Hammons' traveled into the contact, that you are thinking of. Pitiful call from where I sat.

Wait. Do you really think Purdue will make the NCAA tournament this year? They're 9-8 overall, with an RPI of 119, and a 63 SOS. They were 6-6 in the noncon, with the best noncon win coming against a team with an RPI of 146. In combined road/neutral games, they are 2-5. I realize they have a home win against Illinois but that win is offset with a really bad loss against RPI 226 Eastern Washington. They would seemingly have to go on a mega, mega run in conference to even make the bubble it would seem. Purdue would be in second place in the Mo Valley

Pretty much unrelenting negativity from you so far, Coz, with regard to Miles. The Vuch obsession gets old. Have you seen him practice? Know any of the details? How does MIles having Shamus tweet for him at halftime negatively affect the program? Any specifics?

OK, Cip, I waited you out! Now I can make my picks.... Iowa Ohio State Purdue Penn State Nebraska Michigan

Purdue 64 NU 57

Norm, you sandbagger. You are not wondering at all. Hint: These structures are often found on farms. They used to be red, built with wood, with a rooster weather vane on top. Now they are typically sterile looking metal buildings.

I admit, I was one of the doubters, and wondered if Bugeater had ingested too many drugs. Rivers seemed athletic and could run the floor, but he had poor handles, couldn't pass, couldn't shoot, wasn't strong. Didn't have the skills to be a wing, or the bulk to be a 4. Figured he should play down a level or two where his length and athleticism would help him overcome the skill deficiencies. Credit you and Bugeater, and CWG, who kept saying he could be a decent player. You all were right, and I am happy to be wrong. Credit to Miles who has David playing to his strengths, and with confidence. He is becoming more consistent. Credit to David for staying with it and working hard to get better. I still don't want the guy indiscriminately launching long range jumpers. But other teams will now have to guard him inside of 15 feet, as he has shown that he can shoot it well enough to be a threat from that distance. That should help give Ray, Dylan, and even the big guy some relief.

I've heard/read quite a bit about this cipsalsa. Would love to try some, although living in NC might be a hassle. It is most excellent. Getting an undeserved butt chewing will be well worth it if he sends you a jar.

Excellent post, GATA. I am just in awe of how how well we have played this year given the obvious roster deficiencies and injuries. The players and coaches have earned our respect and support, and then some.

I have to agree. I think this is a symptom of Hooper's increased notoriety this season. She's getting defended more consciously this season, which has led to her having fewer shot opportunities. I think when she gets them, she wants to make sure she gets a clean shot off, which causes her to rush them. This rushing has been pretty wide spread at times, with the swinging of the new offense not always delivering open looks. Also it is a function of her reluctance to put the ball on the floor. So the defenders run at her on the perimiter, knowing she won't drive the ball. She will struggle until she further develops that part of her game. Connie has been very reluctant to put a red light on a shooter (and I generally agree with this), but I wouldn't be surprised if she does it now for awhile. She has mentioned the need for Jordan to drive the ball several times recently, partially to help get Jordan to the line. It doesn't seem to be sinking in, so I wouldn't be surprised to see some changes in the next game.

Rich, thanks for posting your thoughts, and kudos on raising a great daughter. It has been special to watch her over the past 4 years. I have followed Nebraska women's basketball closely for almost 30 years, and she is one of my all-time favorites, as a player and person. In addition to being a very skilled player, she is such a tough and determined competitor. I have told my kids: In whatever endeavor in which you participate, watch how 00 carries herself. If you come close to that, you will do just fine. Lindsey has been an inspiration her entire career at Nebraska. We're glad your family has embraced Nebraska in return. Great state; wonderful people.

On another thread people were going through a variety of words starting wth "P". With Auroran, it's "Prolific Poster"! The guy disappears for 3 years, and I'm still a thousand posts behind him!

If the coaching staff was involved in the discussion, I'd be both surprised and disappointed. Cip, side conversations with various people take place during events such as this. I have heard something similar to what HB said from two other individuals. I am not sure where HB got his information, so I am simply asking if this may have been where he heard the same thing. So I would not be either surprised or disappointed. I am also not sure whether this becomes a coaches decision, an athletic department decision or what. We have not had many if any DUI situations involving the basketball team. We had a pretty bad incident with a volleyball player a year or two ago, and have a few instances involving the football and baseball teams. I cannot recall game suspensions for the football players, but I may be wrong. I believe "the volleyball" player was suspended for a couple games. Not sure on the other teams...so I was just asking. There have been game suspensions in football for DUIs and other criminal offenses. Baseball also. Note, the criminal charges with Biggs have not been resolved yet, and neither is the extent of any consequences for athletic participation. But he has been charged with multiple offenses.

It's not an assumption or just my opinion, or I would have stated it as such. It's more like a direct quote of someone close to the program (i.e. the head coach): "Deverell will either get a suspension or a dismissal, depending on how he handles things. It won't be neither, and it won't be both". Tim Miles, Big Red Hoops Event during the Q & A public part of the event, microphone in hand--not a private conversation, or I certainly wouldn't mention it on here. Brian Rosenthal was in the audience, so I can't imagine it was something that was supposed to be "left at the event". Cip, I don't know the basis for your "disappointment" if coaches were discussing the punishment Biggs might face. But having been in attendence, I just thought it was a direct answer to a direct question. By the main spokesperson for the program; the guy in charge. Certainly it wasn't "speaking out of school"--there is no question Deverell knows exactly where he stands and what is expected of him. Miles talked generally about his evolution over 17 years as a head coach in dealing with disciplinary situations. He was also respectful of Deverell and indicated he had done everything right so far after the event. I find nothing wrong with the explanation, and nothing wrong with his course of action. I realize second guessing everything a coach does is a big part of what a message board is, but the posters above already taking issue with the timing and degree of a suspension most likely have no experience dealing with such things, don't know all the facts of the incident, and don't have to run a basketball program in a University setting.

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There will be a suspension for sure, and a dismissal if there are more incidents or if Deverell doesn't respond well to this incident. I believe he is handling his business well so far, but there is a long way to next season. I hope he makes it through his suspension, however many games it ends up being, and learns from it all--like many of us from our mistakes.

Loved the state outline with the star over Lincoln in the early 90's... I do believe the court is sponsored by First National Bank of Omaha, while the whole building is known as Pinnacle Bank Arena... Perhaps the restrooms could be referred to as Bank of the West (or waste). Auroran?? Is that really YOU??? OK, you can't take a sabbatical from May, 2010 and just show back up without an update....where have you been? What's been going on? Man, I feared you had perhaps met your demise.... Welcome back!

Have you seen much of Fuller yet?

I had Benny for 10 minutes. I show Rivers having 15 minutes, meaning he would be #8 in minutes. I cannot actually argue with anyone though. To me, this is going to be a VERY SWEET situation that we may find ourselves in. My hope and for the need of the program, we need the type of talent that we appear to be getting and then we need players to start to separate themselves from others. I am not sure either David or Benny can separate themselves. I see them as probable role players. CWG, you might want to edit your initial post, then, as it shows Benny with 0 minutes. Probably just didn't type the "1" hard enough. Biggs will be interesting. He will get 0 minutes if he has any more incidents. If he does well and has no more legal scrapes, he will still miss some games early as a suspension. Eventually I would say he's more likely to be a 10-20 minute guy than a 20-35 minute guy. If Ray continues to improve, especially in driving the ball, I think he could be a 28-33 minute guy.

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Actually, the coaches are very high on Hawkins. Have you paid attention to his recent games? He may turn out to be better than Fuller. I wouldn't write him off yet, sight unseen.

Sounds like a very good long term decision. I wish her the best.

Nebraska Illinois Ohio State Iowa

A fair amount, considering Doc just got the job in August and signed all of these guys by November. It seemed like Diet Mountain Dew for fuel worked. But Norwood never made it here due to grades. Surprised to read he was a 2 star, because he was perhaps the most highly touted from a basketball standpoint of anyone in the class. Dagundoro was the best player recurited by Doc, and we had a big head start there because his brother played football for NU. At the time I was optimitistic that this staff showed much promise from a recruiting standpoint, but it never panned out.

Agree on the crowd. It was perhaps the worst I have ever seen for a conference game we were in. A utter library. Disgraceful.