[Husker] Basketball comments

[Jon Johnston]

And people don't believe that a playoff system would ruin the regular college football season.....  

I just want us to beat Texas Tech Saturday - which would put us at 3-2. 

And then Saturday, you can ask me how I feel about the basketball team. 

Jon Johnston
Corn Nation

On Jan 19, 2011, at 3:37 PM, Steve Reichenbach wrote:

>> Where will NU have to finish for an NCAA tournament bid?  With the
>> automatic qualifiers, 46 won't be high enough to guarantee a bid by
>> any means.
> 
> I think it will come down to how the conference shakes out.  It is
> pretty well established that the Big 12 is one of the toughest
> conferences and there are few (if any) non-conference games left.
> Sagarin has 7 Big 12 teams in the top 50 (predictor).  The Big 10
> also has 7 and the Big East has 11 (out of 16).  That is half of
> the top 50 in those three conferences.
> 
> One poster thought that 8-8 wouldn't be good enough.  It wouldn't be
> a sure thing, but it is possible.  Certainly, 9-7 would be better.
> Last year, the Big 12 got 7 teams, including two 9-7 teams.  You'd
> think the conference would get at least 6 teams this year.  I think if
> an 8-8 team is in the top half of the conference, they have a good shot
> at getting in.  I think a 9-7 team in the top half is almost a sure
> thing, but would still have a shot as the #7 team in the conference.
> A team that is 8-8 or even 9-7 and not in the top half would have some
> pressure to make a run in the conference tournament.  I think 10-6 is
> a sure thing even with a poor showing in the conference tournament.
> 
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