Nebrasketball Schedule = Joke
Here's something kinda interesting. I just read with amazement what a ridiculously easy schedule the Big Ten gave Nebraska this year!
Only play MSU once (lost)
Only play OSU once (lost)
Only play Purdue once (lost)
Only play Michigan in Lincoln (won)
Only play Maryland in Lincoln (tbd)
Only play Indiana in Lincoln (instead of Assembly Hall, which is always tough)
Only play NW once (won)
Yet they play each of the bottom 5 teams in the Big Ten twice.
They play 8 of the top 9 teams only once.
How the fuck does the Big Ten come up with this shit?
Conclusion: Nebraska's Big Ten record is a sham.
Carry on.
February 8th, 2018 at 12:15 AM ^
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February 8th, 2018 at 12:54 AM ^
I would love to talk about Wisconsin's football schedule and what a joke it is.
Is it too much for the BIG to create a level playing field?
How long are we going to just bend over and take the inequalities of the conference scheduling?
And yes, MSU basketball conference schedule is a joke too...
February 8th, 2018 at 9:03 AM ^
The B1G tried to create a level playing field-- remember the Leaders and Legends divisions? (Totally understandable if you blacked that out, actually.) We all bitched about it. Either we have divisions that make geographic/rivalry sense or we have an unbalanced schedule. Pick your poison.
February 8th, 2018 at 12:20 AM ^
Interesting. I remember people were saying the same thing about OSU basketball last week.
February 8th, 2018 at 6:42 AM ^
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February 8th, 2018 at 12:27 AM ^
that is an incredibly weak schedule. Maybe even easier than Nebraska's.
February 8th, 2018 at 12:33 AM ^
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February 8th, 2018 at 12:49 AM ^
it's not like we're competing with them for a title. As someone else mentioned, MSU has a joke schedule too and it could give them a conference title. That would be annoying. Go Boilers this weekend.
I'm perfectly fine with us having a tough conference schedule (Purdue, OSU, Maryland and Northwestern twice) because it means our SoS and chances for quality wins wasn't hurt by a bad B1G ten.
February 8th, 2018 at 1:12 AM ^
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February 8th, 2018 at 7:33 AM ^
Go back to your video game.
February 8th, 2018 at 7:52 AM ^
And what do we do...Not only do we bend over for the BIG and let them screw us, but we LET ND BACK on the schedule. Nice one Harbaugh!
So while Wisconsin is playing W. Kentucky, MSU is playing Arizona St. & OSU is playing Oregon St. - we have ND on the road.
Gameboy gets it. There is no reason to play a tough schedule.
And If you really want to vomit see the 2020 schedule - Washington & VA Tech
February 8th, 2018 at 1:43 AM ^
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February 8th, 2018 at 6:46 AM ^
says who gives a crap?
February 8th, 2018 at 7:41 AM ^
February 8th, 2018 at 8:31 AM ^
Look pal that's just how the schedule broke for them this year. There's no inside dealings that deliberately made the schedule easy for them. Next year their schedule could be a lot harder.
You must've been one of the same people who was complaining about Wisconsin's easy schedule this past season, but then conveniently forgot about how, the year before, they played LSU @ Lambeau, @MSU, @ Michigan, vs. OSU, and @ Iowa. All within the span of about a month and a half or so.
February 8th, 2018 at 8:57 AM ^
February 8th, 2018 at 9:20 AM ^
We have every right to complain about anything and everything.
That's a fact, jack.
February 8th, 2018 at 9:47 AM ^
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February 8th, 2018 at 10:02 AM ^
Let's say Nebrasketball was their usual back-end-of-the-conference self this year. Let's also say they were scheduled to play the better B1G teams twice.
Then there would be MSU, Purdue, Maryland and Michigan (e.g., the good B1G teams) fans complaining "why did the B1G put Nebraska on our schedule twice? They're hurting our RPI! Bad teams should predominately play bad teams and similarly for the good teams! Delany sucks!"
Schedule-makers can't win ........
February 8th, 2018 at 10:51 AM ^
That weak schedule they have will likely keep them out of the BIg Dance. They are currently not in according to Joe Lunardi and I would not put them in either.
February 8th, 2018 at 10:55 AM ^
Their schedule is doing them no favors to close out the season. Their non-conference schedule was a joke. Sadly, we're the only team they beat with a pulse. And we're still solidly in the tournament right now and they are not.
Nebraska can win their next five games and still be on the outside of the the tournament because those are bad teams.
They are ahead of us in the standings, but if we win out, we're likely a 5-6-7 seed because we would have beaten two of the top three teams in the conference, along with two close losses to Purdue.
I would still rather be Michigan with our profile, than Nebraska.
February 8th, 2018 at 3:21 PM ^
they just didn't win any of the semi-difficult games (@St Johns, @Creighton, UCF and Kansas).
February 8th, 2018 at 1:00 PM ^