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I missed the memo where it's now standard practice to downvote score predictions.

Nebraska 73 C*#*%&@^n 83

I don’t - and won’t - follow any players, NU or otherwise. If he doesn’t tweet things like this after a win as well as an embarrassing loss, it just says what I already think about him and that entire program.

Nebraska 84 Cal St Fullerton 61

Nebraska 77 Duquesne 70

Nebraska 82 Oregon St 69 4 Players

Nebraska 77 Stony Brook 59

First game I’ve had a chance to watch - can’t say I was impressed by much but we got the win. Careless with the ball inside - dribbling in a clogged lane, pivoting into defenders and losing the ball, etc. Hope that gets cleaned up.

Several years of making these predictions and I think this is the first time I've hit the actual game score correctly lol

Nebraska 79 Rider 62

Nebraska 81 Florida A&M 58

Nebraska 79 Lindenwood 59 9 Non-Con Wins 17 Overall Wins

Bruce Chubick has to be #1 for me - played against him in high school and still have a personal connection. Others would include Clifford Scales, Ryan Anderson, Shavon Shields, Erick Strickland.

Not a single thing here to disagree with - possibly tolerable for some (not me) as a talk show guy but absolutely insufferable in his current PbP role.

I agree - however, Creighton was already a consistent winning program before free agency. Culture established, style of play established, expectations established, etc. Can it be done? Anything is possible, but I submit the odds are not great. While a 1-year flash would be fun and amazing and I would cheer them on regardless, I define a successful program by years of consistently winning.

I am slowly coming to grips with the idea that the team from up northeast is going to the Final Four and has a legit shot at the National Championship. It makes me physically ill to admit it and how I will react should it actually happen is anyone's guess. But, it is definitely possible. I have a continual fight going on inside me with Nebraska basketball. On one hand and my overriding desire: I want a program. I want a consistent top 25 program, year in and year out, which requires patience and a builder's mentality. On the other hand, I see an FAU, K State, etc. that make these amazing 1-year runs and can't fathom how much fun that would be. My question - if you don't already have a consistent program in place, is it even possible to build one in today's free agent world? My guess is no.

In the finance and investment world, it’s called “sequence of returns risk” and it is a very real phenomenon. The timing of negative market performance when you start drawing down your portfolio to fund your retirement can have major consequences over the long term. Hadn’t thought about that analogy until you framed it in that way, but it makes a ton of sense.

This is the only approach to maintaining sanity. I do my best to do the same (with varying degrees of success).

Would give you a million upvotes if I could. Yes, the refs are awful. They always have been and always will be. I’m just exhausted by the excuse making - play smarter and better in the first 39 minutes, it’s a non-issue. Too many turnovers, missed free throws, forced shots and lazy defensive rotations to go along with too many players wearing red that shouldn’t be on the court. Really bad look to lose to this MN team.

Nebraska 78 Minnesota 70 2 Wins

Iowa 85 Nebraska 70

Michigan St 74 Nebraska 78 3 Players

Nebraska 72 Minnesota 66

Maryland 74 Nebraska 68

Rutgers 77 Nebraska 64