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I agree Jones, I've been really impressed with Rivers development this year. His shot looks good and he works his ass off on defense! He gave up height and lots of pounds tonight but battled hard all night and held his own. Most improved player this season IMHO.

Double amen brother Norm! Still can't believe they didn't call a single foul on Nix the whole night, not even when Dylan mysteriously flew four feet sideways from a forearm. Evidently Dylan has levitation skills... Horrible!

Kldm, I'm with you, our fans are terrible. I was hoping we'd win just to spite the 70% of the fans that left. As upset as some were with the officiating last game, I'm twice as angry tonight. They let their big guys get away with pushing and hacking all night. How the hell Nix can play the entire game with ZERO FOULS is beyond me. At the end of the game, Talley went flying and to the ground hard from a push by Nix but no call. If we get ANY calls early in the second half it's a different game. Not saying he refs lst it for us but it does get old watching us get NO CALLS on our HOME COURT! That said, I was proud of the guys for battling to the end. Unlike our fair weather fans, the team didn't quit. Shields was obviously stellar and Rivers continues to improve every game. Pretty sure Gallegos forgot we were playing today. Looked off all night. Talley with a "quiet" 28. Had no idea he had that many points until I looked up and he was at 20.

Ubel may not be replaced right away....but if we get Atewe, Thomas or both we'll replace Almeida without blinking an eye Totally agree. Andre is so inconsistent. A box of chocolates. I'd take an athletic big like Atewe any day.

We might have been a little high on Shields after the Penn State game. However, the thing that sticks out to me with him is the effort. At times he has freshman moments and disappears. When he "remembers" to go all out he's very good. As far as inability to finish, I chalk that up to two things - he's a freshman and needs some more strength to go into the paint and finish and the fact there isn't a true inside threat to open up the lane. Every time he drives, the defense collapses without fear of someone else making a play. I think Shevon has a huge upside and think we will see him make a big jump in consistency and productivity next year.

Good report card. Loved the fight in the team. I think Rivers is the most improved player on the roster over the course of this season. Put another 10-15 pounds on him and he will make another leap next year. Loved his aggressiveness in the second half.

Was at the ohio state game and got a great surprise at half! No, I'm not talking about the acrobats although they were very good! My wife slipped down to the Husker store and surprised me with a Coach Miles autographed ball! How awesome is that? She's too good to me!

I think Ray will be better and shoot a higher percentage next year. There will be more scoring threats for opponents to guard and should give him more open looks. He's shooting a lot of guarded and tightly contested shots this year. Have a hard time seeing a scenario he doesn't start again next year.

Over the back! I hate how they rarely call it. Gives the more athletic guys a huge advantage even if the other guy has position. Probably stems from being a 6'2 player with a two inch vertical leap that had to play the 4/5 in high school... :-)

Missed free throws by Penn State = KARMA!!!

Refs are wearing blue. Shevon was totally shoved on that drive! Rebound!

No way that should be called a flagrant! That's BS!

I agree! I just hope the "greatest fans" show up and support them. They NEED our help and that means being LOUD! No more library crowds like We had for Wisconsin. If you're there, make noise! I know I'm preaching to the choir but our last home crowd did a great impression of a funeral. If you show up to the game, SHOW UP and help make an impact! <rant over>

I agree that he dribbles too much at times but I don't think you have many other options. The offense looked better with Talley initiating it than Benny.

You said it better than I did. I would like to see Vucetic play, but when the game is close and we have a chance is not the time. Will be plenty of blow out time to play him. Probably on Wednesday. As far as Miles, I have no problem with not calling timeouts at the end. We got nothing from set plays all night and our best bet was to let them play through it. He's trying to get these guys to play through adversity, that includes learning to be aggressive and make plays under duress.

I disagree on Vucetic. The inside guys for Wisconsin were pushing Ubel around. Serj would have been destroyed. Agree that Rivers could have played more. On a side note, the grade for the crowd was an F-. I expected some energy since we had a big recruit in town, it was a winnable game and it was Wisconsin. Instead, it was the worst crowd I've seen in a long time. I hope Atewe can look past it and see the opportunity for immediate playing time.

Great question. I wondered that as well. On the Ohio State and Wisconsin side, I figured that was part of our "welcome committee". Penn State is our crossover rival so that made sense to me. Would love to know the actual reasons though.

Dave, I agree with Chuck. I might not agree with your grades but appreciate the time and effort you put into the analysis. I think you find legitimate concerns that most agree with so whether the "grade" is right or wrong, your points are valid. Thank you for everything you've done and continue to do for the site!

I like the way you think. Tough game tonight, need to focus and get after it!!!

David looked a tad nervous in front of the cameras. Hopefully he has more games like this in his career and gets a chance to practice his interview skills. Loved Miles giving him grief about scoring 20 without shooting a three.

Only place I'd disagree is on defense. Yes, they left Wragge open a couple times but to hold them to 64 points was solid work. We got sloppy at the end after the game was decided but otherwise I thought it was a B to B+ effort on defense.

Very well said! As we were walking out of the Bob and a bunch of Jays fans were shouting and carrying on I made the comment "congrats, you just beat the team picked last in the BIG!" My friends that we went with are Creighton grads and fans and even they laughed. Better days are ahead for us. I can't wait until the first matchup at PBR in two years, things will look much different by then!

I know the game wasn't pretty, on either side frankly. Creighton is a good team and this was kind of what I expected. That said, I was proud of how hard the team played, right to the end. They show a lot of heart and that could be the difference in a couple close games this year. Loved the crowd, hope we can see more like that in the coming years.

Creighton! Creighton! Creighton! Creighton! Creighton! Did I mention I'd rather beat Creighton than Oregon? Can't stand Altman but beating a top 25 team that's getting lots of national attention would be huge for this teams confidence and for recruiting! The bonus is it would shut up some people in blue for a little while.

My wife amd I were just talking about how much fun the players are having. Winning will do that but they truly seem to have bought in and riding that infectious energy Miles brings to the table! I LOVE IT!!!