HuskerFever

There's also this option for those who are seeking it: https://huskers.com/watch/?Live=1633&type=Archive

I would've guessed it was Tom Osborne, but I'll take your word for it.

...but they aren't any goo......d........ oh wait.

The 2020-2021 season was full of ups-and-downs, but mainly just full of uncertainty. One thing that remained consistent: we still completed a full season of Husker Hoops Central Challenge! I appreciate everyone's patience and adaptability in making that happen. With that said... HUSKER HOOPS CENTRAL CHALLENGE IS BACK! Looking back, things were tough. Schedules were changing, lots of uncertainty as to how long our season would ultimately last, and just appreciating any basketball games we were allowed to have. Last season, we switched to a percentage prediction for some of our bonuses because of the potential of games being added or dropped. This season, we're going to go with what's on the schedule. If any game is canceled due to COVID-related (or even not COVID-related) reasons, that's just bad luck on our part for a prediction. So really it's "business as usual." For those not familiar with Husker Hoops Central Challenge (HHCC), you're in the right place. The rules are simple. Just make a prediction for each game. That's it. And you don't even have to join in on Day 1; jump in whenever you can and you're in on the action. If you're out of the running for #1, there's still a chance to prove you're smarter than Ken Pomeroy! The more people that participate, the more fun this becomes. The rules are the same as last year with more opportunities to earn some bonus points throughout the season. Last year's Top 10 finishers were: 1 HuskerFever 2 REDZONEDAN 3 hhcmatt 4 BLB115 5 TheNovice 6 LNKtrnsplnt 7 BjoeHusker 8 brfrad 9 Crush78 10 UnicamMan *2 KenPom Ken Pomeroy achieved his highest position in HHCC, so now it's on us to put him back in his place. Now that we know the objective, let's go out there and have some fun! Game on. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HHCC SCORING AND RULES If you want to be part of the HHCC, all you need to do is guess the score of each game. Participants with at least one entry will be included in the overall standings. There will be a thread available following the completion of the previous game. Scoring is based on how close you were to each team's actual point total and the margin of victory. HHCC GAME SCORING: The object of the game is to have the lowest accumulated points at the end of the year. Scoring is taken from three variables (margin of victory, actual score, correct game winner); with possible bonus points. Margin of Victory: This is how many points either team wins by. Scoring: Difference between Actual MoV (Husker score & Opponent score) Predicted MoV (Predicted Husker score & Predicted Opponent score). This is then multiplied by 2. Bonus: There is a -5 bonus for correctly predicting margin of victory. To get the bonus two things must happen. 1. Your margin of victory must match the actual margin of victory. 2. You picked the correct winner. EXAMPLE Prediction: NU 79 Opponent 72 Actual: NU 72 Opponent 62 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Actual (72 62) = 10 - Predicted (79-72) = 7) = 3 * 2 = 6 MoV = 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Actual Score: This is the final point totals of both teams. Scoring: (Predicted Husker score vs. Actual Husker score) + (Predicted Opponent score Actual Opponent score) Bonus: There is a -5 bonus for correctly predicting either the Huskers score or the opponents. EXAMPLE Prediction: NU 79 Opponent 72 Actual: NU 72 Opponent 62 ------------------------------------------ (79 72) + (62 72) 7 + 10 = 17 ------------------------------------------ Game Winner: Picking the correct winner. Scoring: Zero points for correct winner. 20 point penalty for incorrect choice. The final score for this game would be 23. Correctly predicting the actual game score nets all -5 bonuses and a -25 bonus, for a best possible score of -40. Missed Game: Your score for missing a game is (the highest score of picked games + 25 points). End of year: Your highest score will be subtracted from your final point total. No Games Missed equals a -25 bonus to your final score. HHCC RULES: All new HHCC game threads will be posted following the previous game. The first game will be up after the last exhibition game. Post your prediction in the HHCC thread. All predictions must be in by the scheduled tipoff time (noted in the thread's title). Any corrections to your prediction should be done in the HHCC game thread. If you are unable to edit your score, just quote your previous score and post the new score underneath. All score updates will be posted throughout the season.

Bo Pelini's crutch was that he couldn't win the big ones. Frost's biggest crutch is that he can't win.

I'm just speaking on behalf of others that I personally know who have lost their season tickets for this reason. Each from different sports teams and different owners. I'm not saying Husker athletics would do that, but just mentioning this for awareness.

As someone who has been around paperless tickets for many years now, I think it's worth noting that the Husker athletic department knows if you're selling every single season ticket you own. At some point, you might get notified that your seats are revoked (because you're not actually going to the games). This doesn't affect 99% of people, but they do have the ability to know where and how often their tickets are being transferred. Would hate to see any loyalists on this board lose their tickets because of that.

There's only 13 remaining undefeated teams out there. Nebraksa has played 3 of them. Each of which were within one score.

Another way to look at it: Northwestern: 13 games Iowa: 16 Wisconsin: 8 Minnesota: 16 Purdue: 18 Illinois: 13 Nebraska: 21

Just rough that you lose three games to Top 11 opponents by one score. I personally don't believe we "should have" won the Oklahoma game. Never had the lead and didn't get to that swapping of leads type of game. But we should have won the Michigan State game simply by the stats on paper. And we had a legitimate shot to win this one against Michigan (even though we let it slip out of hand in the first half; kept it within reach and found a way to claw back).

That interception at OU was better for us than it was for them. A throw for a touchdown would've been better.

Is there ever a good time to turn the ball over?

Another reason to catch a Union Omaha game this season. Playoffs coming up:

For every one of these examples, there's 50x as many failures in those same circumstances. But the philosophy isn't far off. If you believe in the coach, don't make emotional decisions. Trust the process.

I miss the pre-2004 bowl seasons we were accustomed to...

It's a huge opportunity. An opportunity to show we turned a corner. An opportunity to take a step closer to bowl eligibility. An opportunity to show that we're not a home pushover like we have been in the past few years.

Those things are delicious!

Agreed. There are only 60 NBA Draft spots available and 350+ other schools that would love to even get one player drafted.

Did somebody say "prediction"?? [Looks at the calendar.] [Then looks at the computer.] [Looks at the old HHCC thread.] Nope. Not yet.

Only posting here right now because I've thrown some shade throughout this season. This looks like a different team. And it has everything to do with our offensive line and our receivers. I don't remember the last time I've got to enjoy a blowout game like this against a P5 team in awhile.

I just miss the good ol' days of Bob Devaney where even the announcer encouraged fans to move closer to the action later in the game.