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  1. I won't ever speak in a negative manner about a kid who we are pursuing, but I am glad we parted ways. And make no mistake, Miles made up his mind the minute Trey decided to take a visit to Iowa on this weekend. Trey's a talented kid, but the PG position at Iowa is Gesell's until he graduates. Best of luck to the kid.

  2. SATURDAY 3/8

    Notes:

    -Road teams in 2013-14 are only winning at a 38% clip in intra-conference play. Nine bubble teams take to the road on Saturday.

    -Georgetown looks to play itself back into the picture coming off a win vs. Creighton. A win vs. Villanova would do it.

    -Stanford has fallen onto the bubble after three straight losses. A loss vs. Utah to close the regular season and they'll likely have to make their case in the PAC 12 Tourney.

    -Cal (See Stanford, substitute Colorado for Utah).

    -Like Stanford and Cal, Pitt has also fallen onto the bubble. Losers in four of their last five, they face a tough road game at Clemson.

    -Bubble contenders Tennessee and Missouri face off in a matchup that is considered a must-win for both. Should be fun.

    -After six straight wins, Arkansas has played themselves into very good position. All that work could potentially be erased with a loss to Alabama.

    -Dayton has played their way into strong consideration after back-to-back wins vs. UMass and Saint Louis. But with losses to Illinois St. (RPI 135), USC (RPI 165), and Rhode Island (RPI 149), they certainly can't afford a slip-up here.

    -As much as we'd all like to see Creighton's Seniors lose on Senior Day, wish for it another year. Instead, celebrate the fact that this is the last game Doug McDermott will ever play in the State of Nebraska.

    -Happy Trails! On this date two years ago, Doc Sadler coached in his last game at Nebraska. Go beat OSU, Coach.

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    11 AM

    MARQUETTE vs. St. John's (FS1)

    MEMPHIS vs. SMU (ESPN 2)

    12:30 PM

    KANSAS ST. vs Baylor (ESPN 3)

    1 PM

    VILLANOVA vs Georgetown (FS1)

    IOWA ST. vs Oklahoma State (ESPN)

    1:30 PM

    UTAH at Stanford (Pac12)

    3 PM

    ARIZONA at Oregon (CBS)

    CLEMSON vs. Pittsburgh (ESPN 3)

    Tennessee vs. Missouri (ESPN)

    ALABAMA vs. Arkansas (ESPN 3)

    5:30 PM

    COLORADO at California (Pac12)

    6 PM

    RICHMOND at Dayton

    7 PM

    CREIGHTON vs. Providence (CBS Sports Network)

  3. Villanova leads Xavier 41-36 at half.

     

    Go Jay Wright & the Wildcats! They'll clinch the Big' LEast w/ that dubya...

     

    A little harder to win conference championships in the Big East, no?

    With the shots Chris Mack was firing at the A10, I think he'd agree. ;)

  4. Really appreciate all of your input/info, Kamdy. Miles and Smith seem to have a knack for being among the first to spot under the radar talent. Heck we were the first major conference team in on Dickerson. Speaking of which, I hope Trey does his homework. I don't think Fran will be too eager to bench a two year starter and B1G Leader in Assist:TO ratio.

  5. Lose to Indiana, but beat Wisconsin and win two in the big 10 tournament and we are in. But I'd much rather just win both this week plus one

     

    Not necessarily.  That would put our final record at 20 - 13 with only 2 road wins this season.  Not sure that would automatically get us in.  It could but certainly isn't a given.

    The Michigan St. win, to a certain extent, forgives our lack of road wins. There are plenty of teams who are firmly "in" despite lacking road wins. If we were to get to 20-13 while advancing to the conference semis, we would easily be in.

  6. Watched the BTN "Inside the Selection Process" tonight and it made me think a bit.

    OP brought up some interesting thoughts...I'm not suggesting that politics play any part in the selection process and nobody has ever been brother-in-lawed when a committee member was trying to decipher who/who wasn't going to get his/her vote ;)

    But seriously, the makeup of the committee is an interesting one. You have Rasmussen. Others have stated he has a good relationship with UNL.

    Castiglione has always had a good deal of respect for Nebraska. He called our departure for the B1G "devastating" and likened it to "somebody dying." He also proposed the future football meetings that Osborne ultimately put his stamp of approval on right before his retirement. IMO, you don't propose that future matchup without having a good relationship between athletic departments.

    Then you have Mark Hollis, AD at Michigan St. If it came down to near identical resumes and ours was one being considered, you'd like to think that we'd have his vote.

    Of course, leaving the committee no choice but to take us is what we are all hoping for, but the makeup of the committee is definitely an interesting one.

  7. Not to name any names, but I have my reservations about recruits who seek attention on social media. They seem more like "me" guys rather than "we" guys. Kamdy hit it on the head with Smith. Somebody who values education as much as Smith, coupled with playing for the most legendary HS basketball coach this country has ever seen, certainly intrigues me.

    There's a really cool story about his daily route to HS. Basically he is up at 5:30 each day and on a bus at 6:30 to finally get to his school by 7:50. Then on nights with practice the buses don't get him home until 8:30. That's a lot of dedication to spend so much time on a bus, school, then basketball. The more I read the more I like about him.

    Good stuff! Our basketball team is a group of high character kids. My early impressions are that he'd fit in well.

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