HuskerFever

We win this game if we hold Rutgers to zero points.

Statement game.

Finally able to settle in a bit on offense. Giving up so many easy baskets inside the paint on defense though.

Ga niet zitten op zondag. That's so weird....when I went to my translation tool, all it did was come back with this:

日曜日は座らないでください

Half facetious, half "well it's gonna be a bit different now" but... In the 13 years we've been in the Big Ten, we've qualified for the Big Ten tournament.

I believe we come out ahead of Northwestern, but not Wisconsin. So a 3-way tie: Wisconsin, Nebraska, Northwestern 2-way tie: Nebraska, Wisconsin (or Nebraska, Northwestern)

This game worries me much more if it was on the road. However, we have one final sendoff to give to this team.

100% agree with this and 1 more might put us in Dayton— though I’d be sweating Selection Sunday. 22-10 (13-5) = 5 seed in the NIT. So we probably only need about 5-6 more wins under our belt to make it to Dayton.

If you're looking for some similar type of inspiration, just look at Sunderland AFC. Relegated from Premier League to Championship. Then further relegated to League One where they had been trying to claw themselves back into prominence. Failing at their previous six playoff appearances. Finally able to win and move back up to Championship. A story all too familiar to us. Seven appearances and no wins. Well...here we are. Let us dance and advance! https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/20110413.sunderlands-six-previous-appearances-play-offs/

I think for it to hold water is seeing this happen for others teams as well (nonconference vs. conference disparity). There's many more factors that could be at play than just "the Big Ten is out to get us."

Can't wait for that next drop on March 21//22.

Notice how quickly people stopped talking about us losing everything on the road once we got that first conference road win. Now imagine someone doing that for decades with NCAA tournament wins. And the pressure that puts on every single team who has to try to end that. I'd take that NCAA win every time. Not just for this team, but so every team that follows can play more relaxed in the tournament.

Ding ding ding. We have a winner. Just need to make sure we're not up for question of being that bubble team. And we can do that with these remaining games.

That last game is in the past. It's March. Time to lock down the bank and focus. Every. Game. Matters. Sunday: We play for our seniors The following Sunday: We play for a second round bye in the Big Ten tournament March 15: We play to lock in a better seed in the NCAA tournament March 16: House money March 21/22: History made March 23/24: Keep the good times rollin'

Very much a "I'm not mad. I'm just disappointed." type of outcome tonight. Implications to NCAA seeding, Big Ten tournament bye games, and momentum late in the season.

Senior Day - 78 Freshman Knight - 65 6

Well... tomorrow is March. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28879551/nebraska-adds-2-football-players-undermanned-basketball-team-big-ten-tourney

TWO THINGS THIS HHCC ROUND: 1) Score prediction for Nebraska vs. Rutgers (as usual). 2) (BONUS -5 points) Predicting the exact number of Nebraska players who played 1+ minutes (1 or more) with zero turnovers during this game (e.g. I am looking for an answer like "10").

Desperation shots in the final 2+ minutes of this game.

Is this the part where the NCAA selection committee picks Ohio State over Nebraska to make the dance?

Same rules don't apply in mid-March. We'll be fine. Those Big Ten teams that get the cheap calls don't do so well in the dance.

Major turning point in those last few possessions. Not. Good.