[Husker] NU Basketball

[Aaron Wolfson]

Yes, I would say that Creighton has played better teams now. :)

Rough loss last night for the Huskers, Wake Forest is not what they once
were. I had also forgotten that they'll be playing Ohio State now... yikes!

Aaron


On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Steve Reichenbach <reich at inetnebr.com>wrote:

> After NU laid a stink in the Devaney in two key home matchups, the best
> we probably can hope for is the pattern of NU winning a few to get our
> hopes up (as they did in the first four games) only to dash them (as they
> did in the last two).  I hate to think of what will happen when NU plays
> Ohio State (let alone Creighton), but I guess you never know (or at least
> we can hope you never know).
>
> > I guess we'll see who is more talented when they face off, but it doesn't
> > appear that Creighton has really played better teams.  Using the average
> > ranking by Sagarin and Massey:
> >
> > NU - #130 Rhode Island
> > CU - #131 @UAB
> > CU - #132 vIowa
> > NU - #150 @USC
> > NU - #302 S Dakota
> > CU - #357 NC A&T
> > CU - #801 Chicago St
> >
> > Those schedules look pretty comparable.  Neither team has what you'd call
> > a huge win.
> >
> > These are the opponents prior to the NU-CU game:
> >
> > CU -  #43 @San Diego St
> > NU -  #95 Oregon
> > NU - #149 Wake Forest
> > NU - #155 S Dakota St
> > CU - #187 Campbell
> >
> > Massey has San Diego St at home by 4 and Sagarin has that game even.
> > Massey has NU over Oregon by 9 and Sagarin has NU by 11.
> >
> > Both teams look pretty good, so hopefully, both NU and CU will be
> undefeated
> > when they meet.  If Creighton wins @San Diego St, it could push the line
> > a little, but right now Sagarin has CU by 3.09 and Sagarin has CU 68-63.
> >
> > >
> > > Creighton is extremely good this year (full disclosure: I primarily
> follow
> > > CU in basketball). They'll be favored by more than 3 or 4, as they're
> more
> > > talented and have played better teams than NU, in addition to having
> home
> > > court.
> > >
> > > That said, the Huskers have sprung upsets in this game plenty of times
> > > before, so nothing will surprise me.
> > >
> > >
> > > > Massey has the NU men's basketball team #34 and Sagarin has the NU
> #37
> > > > in the predictor ratings.  Massey has NU 7th in the B1G and Sagarin
> has
> > > > NU 5th.  Both rank the B1G as the #1 conference.  Massey has only 2
> teams
> > > > in the Big 12 ranked higher than NU and Massey has 3.
> > > >
> > > > NU has an important game this week against Oregon in Lincoln.  Massey
> > > > has NU 62-52 and Sagarin has NU by 8.  NU already has a nice wins
> against
> > > > USC on the road and home blowout of South Dakota and Rhode Island.
> > > >
> > > > Other name opponents on NU's schedule include Wake Forest and @TCU,
> but
> > > > the big non-conference game is Creighton, which Massey has #31 and
> > > > Sagarin has #36 in the predictor ratings.  Creighton just pummeled
> Iowa
> > > > in Des Moines.  NU and Creighton are about evenly rated, but the
> game is
> > > > in Omaha, so Creighton would be a 3-4 point favorite at this time.
>  If
> > > > NU has trouble finishing in the top half of the B1G (as is
> predicted),
> > > > then the Creighton game could figure huge in NU's chances for an NCAA
> > > > bid next March.
> > > >
> > > > Massey has the NU women's basketball team #38.  The NU women had a
> big
> > > > win against #23 USC in Lincoln.  The win wasn't surprising, but the
> > > > blowout was impressive.  For the women, the B1G isn't as tough as the
> > > > Big 12 was.   Massey rates NU 4th in the B1G.  Massey has 8 teams
> better
> > > > than NU in the Big 12.
> > > >
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