icedragon101

i have to prove my point, I am making that, It is not a matter of what Conference we play in. It is about WHO we schedule. As far as spamming, I think it is just a matter of people not liking what I say. not how I say it. in the future i will put them in 1 or 2 posts.

#21 Uconn, this is just plain sick 1-1 against the top 25 14 games over 100. I hope you are getting my point. http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/rpi/UCONN/connecticut-huskies

#22 Memphishttp://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/rpi/MEMP/memphis-tigers 1-4 against top 25 and 8-0 against 100-200 & 6-0 against 200+. If that dosen't depress you as a husker fan nothing will. They will make tournament play and played 14 games again over 100. maybe we should try this schedule.

#23 UCLA 0-2 against Top 25 http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/rpi/UCLA/ucla-bruins

look at #24 Ohio St. only 3 games against the top 25 http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/rpi/OHIOST/ohio-state-buckeyes

Check out Gonzaga #25, don't you wish we were #25?? they play no one in the top 25 and yet they are ranked in the top 25. hum!!! he if it works for them maybe it will work for us?????? http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/rpi/GONZAG/gonzaga-bulldogs look at #24 Ohio St. only 3 games against the top 25 http://www.cbssports...-state-buckeyes #23 UCLA 0-2 against Top 25 http://www.cbssports...CLA/ucla-bruins #22 Memphishttp://www.cbssports.../memphis-tigers 1-4 against top 25 and 8-0 against 100-200 & 6-0 against 200+. If that dosen't depress you as a husker fan nothing will. They will make tournament play and played 14 games again over 100. maybe we should try this schedule. #21 Uconn, this is just plain sick 1-1 against the top 25 14 games over 100. I hope you are getting my point. http://www.cbssports...cticut-huskies

here is dukes break down from 2014, tell me you would not like that schedule http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/rpi/DUKE/duke-blue-devils

I am sorry that my ideas are to advanced for you, but I am right. Your response only validates that. I believe this is the slightly literate version of "nah nah nah boo boo stick your head in doo doo." why don't you actually say something of value and stop acting like a child. someone disagrees with you and you resort to name calling, what are you 12. grow up. you are acting like a jackass and that goes for all the other that are doing RED RUM; Jedler ; AOTOWO

I am sorry that my ideas are to advanced for you, but I am right. Your response only validates that.

is this suppose to be something? That is where you and I disagree very much, It gives us CONTROL of our Schedule. We gave up to much CONTROL by playing a tourney like the SCC. It was to much to early. We Played Western ILL who went to the SBI, so your point is moot. We play them there and we still have CONTROL of our schedule. Lets make a mock bracket, We won against Western ILL. UTEP played Denver in the championship and won. Ok we play UTEP in the Championship. I think we win that. We are the Champions of the SBI. A title and something to build on. I think the DHC is the right tournament for this team next year. Control of our non-con is the KEY to the BIG dance If recruiting were the only incentive then you have a point, but I think we have more to offer, Winnable match ups againt a team with a tough conference schedule on TV? that is what we offer. Come on we do this when we look for match ups. It works in reverse. All you have to do go to CBSsports.com com and look at the teams that made it the last 3 or 4 years as invites. Look at the pattern. We follow that and we get in. That is what I am basing my arguments on.

I mentioned it 2 times, that is all. I am sorry you take to so personally, but someone else brought the subject up. They asked about bad losses, I simply responded with my opinion. That is what we do here is give opinions. That is my opinion and I am sticking to it. Sorry you don't like it, but I don't believe the forum is called "tell Norm what he wants to hears forum". Here is a suggestion, why don't just try responding to the post. What bad losses do you see. I've to you mine you tell me yours Icy when does just getting to the tournament good enough? A tough schedule will make a hardened team. There are no guarantees that they would have won any of those games you mentioned. tux I think you don't get where I am coming from. The expectation have changed the minimum standard is tournament play. MINIMUM. We do want more, but I am coming from the minimum standard that we will except from now on. BTW we have never had a time where we went to tournament play consistently. Show me where we have had 15 to 20 years of tournament play. NIT or NCAA does not matter. I respect the battle harden approach, but it also gives us losses we don't need. I am coming from a different angle on this. I think the NCAA selection committee looks at the "whole" body of work not just the non-con. They have a minimum standard of of 3-5 win against the top 25 as a minimum standard. I think the magic number is 4. If you go to CBSsports.com and look at the teams that made the NCAA tournament as non-AQ's the last 3 or 4 years, you will see most don't play the number of top 25 team we play. Even Duke does not play as many as we play. So I ask the question, Why are we playing more top 25 teams then necessary? If we can get to the tournament by playing 6 top 25 teams rather then 9 or 10, why not give our self a chance to have 4 more wins? I don't see the problem. We are banishing ourselves to the NIT. It's not like we are playing nobody, all the teams I have proposed are respectable teams and we will have to play the whole game. UTEP, Wyoming, Drake, Georgia, UAB all worthy opponents, playing those guy on the road is better then playing Cincinnati, Creighton and UMass, we get the hostel environment and a team we stand a chance against. Just saying, a few changes and we might be Dancing sooner then you think. The question is how bad do you want? are you willing to put your ego aside and do what it takes? that is what i think it is going to take.

Why wouldn't they come? we got USC to come. All teams have scheduling needs. Big Conference team that could be beat. Possible TV match up They are trying to get as many wins as possible and we match up great with both of them. Each team thinks they can beat the other and won't be blown out. Drake is right don't the road and if we asked they might, What reason would they not come. major conference, TV game, close by nebraska fan travel well and would likely travel Des Moines. So is if changing the scheduling would net 25 wins would you change it and let the conference schedule take care of the top 25?

I mentioned it 2 times, that is all. I am sorry you take to so personally, but someone else brought the subject up. They asked about bad losses, I simply responded with my opinion. That is what we do here is give opinions. That is my opinion and I am sticking to it. Sorry you don't like it, but I don't believe the forum is called "tell Norm what he wants to hears forum". Here is a suggestion, why don't just try responding to the post. What bad losses do you see. I've to you mine you tell me yours

you worry over nothing, that all depends on your response

I think all losses hurt us, but their are some that hurt worse then others, because they snowball. I think our SCC losses against UMASS & UAB hurt really bad, and our loss to Creighton was not necessary. All 3 are with in our control and completely unnecessary to play. Like i said earlier, the SCC was too much to early, the team was inexperienced. If we go back to the sunbowl classic, we win that tournament. We bring in UAB and Georgia at PBA. Take Creighton off and bring in Drake. 3 good games 3 win we are 17- 7, i think the confidence we would have would have be good for +1 more win, the PSU game so I think we would be 18-6,7-5 in big 10 play with 6 to play, we go 5-1 the rest of the way and 2 win in the big 10 toruney. that is 23 -7 in Big10 play and 25 win total, that is a Dance resume. http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/tournaments/Non-Conference/Don-Haskins-Sun-Bowl-Invitational/75/Bracket/2014/606

H: 4-1 A: 0-5 N: 0-1 now look at the top 25 Yes, I understand how to compare and contrast. I fail to see how this warrants another topic when it's pretty much the only thing we've been discussing. Also when replying use the space UNDER the quoted region or else it looks like you're quoting me talking to myself. YOU MEAN DON'T DO THIS BUT, do it like this.

H: 4-1 A: 0-5 N: 0-1 now look at the top 25 , 0-6 out side of PBA is scary and does not look good for th MSU game. That is of course before the line up change.

look at our record against the top 100

Here is the RPI break down from CBS sports http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/rpi/NEB/nebraska-cornhuskers Look at the huskers record against the 1. top 25: 1-7 2.top 50: 1-1 3.top 100: 2-0 4. 101 to 200: 5-3 5. 201+: 4-0

read the end of the thread "State of Nebrasketball" it is response to some questions that were posed there, it will make more sense.

I was asked about the DHC, concerning my recent comments about the SCC. To be clear, I thought that Miles took the Team too early to the SCC. I guess I am under the belief that we should win a tournament before we leave it. I thought that SBC we could have won, then when we had something under our belts to take to a better tournament. I think the DHC is the right tournament for us at the right time. Miles team will be experienced in his system and battled tested. if you look at the DHC it is a good tournament it is a step up from the SBC and a step down from the SCC, right about were we need to play at, it would have been nice to come in as the reigning SBC champion.

The definition of insanity and Nebrasketball: doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

The serenity prayer and nebraksa basketball. God, give me grace to accept the things that cannot be changed, The Courage to change the things which can be changed, and the Wisdom to know the difference .

WSU is going to make the NCAA, We are not. that should cause to pause and look at what we need to change.

i understand that there are something that are out of our control, but we should try to contol the non-con as much as possible. As far as return trips, so what. we are going to have to go on the road some time. we have already beaten USC on thier floor, UAB was a fluke, and due to the over time loss, our guy were tired and a little discuraged, home or a way we can still beat them. Wyoming could be used as a home game, if we give promote it as the only time for western Nebraska to see the husker play that season, it is not that far from nebraska. TCU is the USC of the BiG 12, we can beat them home and away.