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^^^ McDermott...apparently...

Just want to reiterate...

Yeah it's not so great for us, but the schadenfreude is still nice.

Absolutely. We know nothing about this team or the teams we've played so far, really. Creighton seems to me to have been vastly overrated based purely on reputation alone. These guys have a long ways to go before I'll even consider them a potential NIT team.

Go home Jeff, you're drunk.

I want to say maybe P'Allen? But IDK...don't pay close enough attention to them.

Thought I'd add the projected records from both KenPom and Torvik today too. They're both pretty close and keep in mind these projections do not include the 2nd and 3rd games in Hawaii: KenPom: Projected record: 17-12 9-11 Torvik: Projected Record: 17-12 (10-10)

I thought I'd better get an update out, haven't done one since the start of the season. Keep an eye on UTRGV, they've shot up into the 100's after starting the season over 300. That win is looking nicer all the time! Also check out Penn State, they haven't really played anyone but they have dominated in the games they have played. Creighton for better or worse has dropped from 10 to 33, and that is probably the biggest reason why our non-con strength of schedule is down to 215. And with that said, it's time for today's KenPom update. Here we go! KenPom rankings as of 11-24-24 ======================= B1G (0-0): 16. Purdue (A) 18. Ohio State (2) 22. UCLA (H) 27. Michigan (H) 28. Illinois (H) 29. Maryland (2) 30. Wisconsin (A) 32. Oregon (A) 34. Penn State (A) 36. Indiana (H) 43. Michigan State (A) 46. Iowa (2) 49. Nebraska 58. Northwestern (A) 68. Rutgers (H) 82. Minnesota (H) 83. USC (H) 86. Washington (A) Non-Conference (4-1): 199. UTRGV - W 278. Bethune Cookman - W 350. Farliegh Dickinson - W ---Sanford Pentagon--- 42. Saint Mary’s - L 33. @Creighton - W 252. South Dakota 176. North Florida —Diamond Head Classic--- 101. Murray State 160./189. Charlotte/Hawaii 99./124./81./226. Oregon State/Charleston/Loyola/Oakland 266. Southern

Love how invested Fred is in the success of all the teams at DONU

...and their schedule for the next month should easily be the most difficult in the country.

KenPom says: 64 Nebraska at 20 Creighton Creighton 80-69 (83%) [71] 3 double digit scorers

Pomeroy is inevitable.

KenPom says: 42 Saint Mary's vs. 67 Nebraska Saint Mary's 74-70 (62%) [69]

I'm kind of in that group, and the reason why is I think Mast is a bigger loss off last year's squad than Keisei. Rienk is like the ideal Hoiberg system guy. In other words, Keisei is fun and the ultimate showman, but Mast is the one that actually makes it all work.

Pry gonna need guys at all three levels. Would love to see an emphasis on defenders, but this is MLS so that's probably not happening.

Afrifa, Vargas, Ndenbe and Davis are now the future of the team. I'd like to see us try to sell Pulido too, he's a boat anchor at this point. Also probably need to be looking for a new GK, I don't think Pulskamp is gonna cut it.

KenPom says: 52 Fairleigh Dickinson at 72 Nebraska Nebraska 89-65 (99%) [75]

Good call fellas.

UCLA is the first Big Ten team to lose a basketball game this season. New Mexico beat 'em 72-64, neutral court.

KenPom says: 307 Bethune Cookman at 57 Nebraska Nebraska 88-66 (97%) [74]

By the end of the year last year our non-con SOS was #322. Overall was #62, so a little weak. This year's schedule should end up being a little better but it'll be hard to tell for sure until the end of the season.

Slipped two spots after last night. Big jumps for Ohio State, Michigan and UCLA after huge blowout wins. Our Non-Con SOS is at #196, so winning (preferably big) is of the utmost importance for us to have any postseason hopes. Surprisingly, even given the strength of the Big Ten from top to bottom (highest ranked worst team by far) Ken only has the Big Ten as #3 conference, owing mostly to the fact that we have 0 top ten teams, while the Big 12 has 4 and the SEC has 2. Conference play is gonna be a bloodbath. For the second time this season, here we go! KenPom rankings as of 11-05-24 ======================= B1G (0-0): 11. Purdue (A) 19. UCLA (H) 21. Illinois (H) 20. Ohio State (2) 25. Michigan (H) 33. Oregon (A) 34. Michigan State (A) 36. Maryland (2) 37. Iowa (2) 38. Northwestern (A) 42. Indiana (H) 44. USC (H) 48. Wisconsin (A) 54. Penn State (A) 59. Nebraska 61. Minnesota (H) 64. Rutgers (H) 73. Washington (A) Non-Conference (1-0): 306. UTRGV - W 304. Bethune Cookman 352. Farliegh Dickinson ---Sanford Pentagon--- 41. Saint Mary’s 10. @Creighton 237. South Dakota 204. North Florida —Diamond Head Classic--- 112. Murray State 133./198. Charlotte/Hawaii 123./125./95./174. Oregon State/Charleston/Loyola/Oakland 275. Southern

Hadn't seen this yet: Can't say I agree with it, but whatever.