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Hoiskers return to the Vault against Rutgers as 9 favorite

Our underlying metrics look a lot more pedestrian after last week

41st in kenpom, 77th on offense (worrisome)

We are a little more bubble-ish than most think. And 9 B1G teams ahead of us

Some work to do. This one is a have to have.

We’re very bubbly right now, but probably still on the inside. (slightly) Need to get 2-3 on the road and 0-1 losses at home. We do that and we’re N. Our B1G schedule is somewhat front loaded, schedule is gonna get more manageable and Fred’s team generally get better down the stretch. I’m optimistic, but there’s still a lot of work to be done. GBR
 
We will be on the bubble until the end of the season. We all need to to be realistic. Why anyone thought we were definitely in the Dance based on the last month or two baffles me. When someone says we will win one or two conference on the road I want to ask them which ones because we won't be favored in any of them. We don't have the quickness or athleticism relative to many other teams in the conference. I tend to be a positve person but I am also a realist.
 
We’re gonna smash Buttgers. There will be a couple concerning moments in the 1st 25 minutes but we’ll out physical them and pull away eventually. 15-20 pt win for the Skers. GBR!
This isn’t football. Rutgers has better talent. Our freshmen just have to learn how to play defense. It’s taken time for them to acclimate to this level.
We will likely start 4 freshmen and a graduate Student. Tyson Acuff, the graduate student, is almost fully healed from his injury. Lathan Somerville, our Center, had his best game of the season, vs ucla. Not much of a scorer, but we need him to grab those boards. Our lottery picks Harper and Bailey, are good for 20 points a piece. Need the rest of the team to combine for 30 points.

Rutgers 70
Huskers 65
 
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Boys I’ll be missing the game mostly flying to Minneapolis for a funeral over the weekend most like won’t get to watch it tonight.
 
This isn’t football. Rutgers has better talent. Our freshmen just have to learn how to play defense. It’s taken time for them to acclimate to this level.
We will likely start 4 freshmen and a graduate Student. Tyson Acuff, the graduate student, is almost fully healed from his injury. Lathan Somerville, our Center, had his best game of the season, vs ucla. Not much of a scorer, but we need him to grab those boards. Our lottery picks Harper and Bailey, are good for 20 points a piece. Need the rest of the team to combine for 30 points.

Rutgers 70
Huskers 65

How much money you want to put on Rutgers ML. I’ll take your bet, any amount.
 
We have 5ish winnable road games. Hoping we can steal 2-3 of those…

@Washington
@Maryland
@Penn St
@Ohio St
@Northwestern
I was about to post the same thing. Winning at Maryland or Ohio State will be tall orders. Similarly, holding home court against teams like Illinois and Michigan will be tough.

Blowing that Iowa game is gonna leave a mark all year.
 
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