[Husker] U.A.B. vs. Nebraska - 3 p.m., Devaney Center

[jonlists at cbsol.com]

UAB should be an interesting challenge for the basketball team. They'll 
play 40 minutes of pressure basketball, something that Nolan Richardson 
used to refer to as "40 minutes of Hell". Mike Anderson, current coach at 
UAB is a disciple of Richardson's, now calling it the "Fastest 40 Minutes 
in Basketball". If nothing else, entertaining. 

UAB has four senior guards. It'll be interesting to see how Nebraska's 
youth stacks up against them in this game. 

Wish I could go......  be listening on the Internet.......

Jon Johnston
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husker-bounces at tssi.com wrote on 12/03/2005 06:24:17 AM:

> The Cornhuskers have a great opportunity in front of them today.  I 
think 
> this is one of the great opportunities of the Collier era.  For a  team 
with 
> lofty goals, it helps make today a MUST win.
> 
> If 5-and-0 Nebraska can win today in front of the home crowd against a 
very 
> good UAB Blazer team (and Vegas has NU as a 4-point favorite), they will 
 
> (barring a MAJOR upset vs. South Dakota St.) go into next Sunday?s 
> game against 
> Creighton with a 7 and 0 record.  Unless something unforeseen happens 
after 
> the Creighton game, which is always possible, that means that 
> Nebraska would -- 
> at the LEAST -- finish their pre-conference schedule with no worse than 
an 11 
>  and 2 record.  Wins and losses, no matter what the non-conference 
> competition has been like this year, mean EVERYTHING to Barry 
> Collier ? from a 
> personal tenure AND team-success standpoint.
> 
> Lots of premature speculation here, but that kind of a start would give 
your 
> team a better-than-average chance of getting into the post-season and -- 
 
> with a .500 record in conference play -- plants you squarely on top of 
the 
> infamous NCAA ?bubble.?
> 
> Staying undefeated as long as possible has advantages that go beyond the 
 
> won-loss record.  If a team can avoid complacency, continue to compete 
and 
> improve in practice,  and continue to truly live for the opportunity
> to  perform; 
> there is a certain invincible-type-of-confidence that can result.   Good 
for 
> team play, team unity, team chemistry, etc. (along with the obvious 
assist to 
> the ol? won-loss mark).  Staying unbeaten on your home floor is 
> something that 
> most college coaches talk about among ?keys to the season.?   Win today 
? 
> momentum continues.  Lose today ? all bets are off. 
> 
> Should see lots of up-tempo, full-court pressure basketball today. NU?s 
> young guards and Charles Richardson will have to handle the ball 
> well  against an 
> athletic, pressing team.
> 
> PLENTY OF GOOD SEATS AVAILABLE.
> 
> I don?t work for the University, but I think the preceding statement is 
> fairly safe.  Anybody who lives within an hour-and-a-half of Lincoln
> who?s  ever 
> even THOUGHT about going to a Husker game ?, I don?t think you?ll be 
> disappointed if you venture to Bob?s House at 3 p.m. today.  UAB is 
> good  basketball 
> and the Huskers are ready for another challenge and a great opportunity. 
 I 
> think it?s one of the biggest games in Collier?s five years  here. 
> Despite UAB?
> s talent, this one?s a major bummer if the Huskers can?t  bring it home.
> 
> Dave Norris
> 
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