Eh I wouldn’t go that far. They are going to have a hard time picking up anymore quality wins the rest of the way.
Nebraska Cornhuskers MBB
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They don’t need anymore quality wins. They are 16-6 and 6-5. All they have to do is win most of the games they are supposed to win against a soft conference schedule.
Nebraska stinks on the road. They have at Illinois and NW next, which they probably don't win, but won't hurt them too much. Their bigger problem is then they have a few road games against bad teams. They're probably going to have to sweep those, and odds are they don't.
Even with last night's win they are 55 in the NET. Bt has them 51 and KP has them 50. They have plenty of work to do. They have a soft schedule, but they aren't very good, particularly on the road. That just means little room for error given their current position and upcoming schedule.
Actually no. They lose their next 2 road games (which they likely will) they will have no other chances at Quad 1 wins the rest of the year. 2 quad 1 wins (debatable whether Michigan State will still be quad 1) doesn’t make you a lock.
I'll just wait for the letdown loss to Illinois this weekend. But win that, then serious Tourney discussions can commence.
What are you people talking about. There is no chance a 20+ win big 10 team is left out as long as they are within a game of .500 in conference play, regardless of where their NET is.
They have Michigan, Penn St, Minn, and Rutgers at home. Very winnable road games at Michigan and Ohio State. Plus the big 10 tourney. They will have at least 21 wins.
They have Michigan, Penn St, Minn, and Rutgers at home. Very winnable road games at Michigan and Ohio State. Plus the big 10 tourney. They will have at least 21 wins.
I was thinking about this today - I’m almost expecting this to happen until annnounced otherwise on Selection Sunday, or Nebby falls off a cliff.
NCAA/networks know both ISU and Nub fans will show up in Omaha, as well as not only the “Mayor” backstory, but the “student meets master” of Otz vs Hoiberg
No chance huh? You mean like the year Nebraska finished 13-5 in the Big 10 and 22-10 overall and were left out?
For cyclone fans. Yes. Should have clarified. Those years turned a lot of fringe fans into diehard fans.
Prior to johnny Hilton was half full. At the end of Johnny's tenure Hilton was packed. This of course wasnt all because of fred, but fred was arguably the most famous and well liked player in orrs time at isu.
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Gotcha.
Yeah I remember how much more intrigued I was when ISU hired Fred. It was the perfect time to reignite the program even though he hadn't coached.
Fred ought to stay in Nebby and keep cashing checks, if he makes the tourney they'll probably give him back the voluntary paycut he took a yr or so ago.
Paying Fred less appeared to be the secret sauce that got them competitive again. Knowledge U may want to rethink that
I imagine they look at it in more of a professional light. They expect things to be done in only one way, play when you are scheduled to.
I don’t think you realize how bad all the metrics hate the Big 10 this year. It’s pretty unprecedented. And the problem is those home games should be Ws but they aren’t going to help Nebraskas metrics one bit. The other road games other than Illinois and NW aren’t either. Most of the teams left on their schedule metric wise are ranked below UNI who is having a tough year in what is going to be a one bid league more than likely.
If they split Illinois and NW they will be in good shape. Drop both of those and they may have to win out, maybe could handle one more loss.
The metrics are pretty horrible for the PAC and ACC too. The committee can’t fill the tournament at large bids with only Big 12, SEC, and MWC teams.
