Husker Hardwood: W-W-W-W- Wildcats!
by Brian Speers on Feb 2, 2010 10:51 AM CST
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PrintSorry for the obscure 1980's movie reference. I forget how old I'm getting sometimes. ( Can anyone guess the movie?)
Sigh...So, here we are with the K-State Wildcats on tonight's slate. There are two ways to look at this game, and a myriad of angles you could take.
1. This is a chance to build a little winning streak, and gain some much needed ground in the conference. The Wildcats are tough, but this is a home game...and we looked great against OU. We could realistically pull this off, allowing our confidence to skyrocket as we head to Lawrence to face the Jayhawks.
2. This game sucks. We expelled so much effort beating the snot out of the Sooners, we can't have anything left for this game. The Cats are ranked #11 in the country, and regardless of where they play...they play tough. Our guys look like middle-schoolers when standing near the K-State starting five, and this will be the first in a string of losses against ranked teams. The season is over, let's get ready for the spring game.
I could use the Normandy beach landings as a metaphor here. Confidence was at a peak early on as preparations were made, and exercises performed as the team readied for the real battle ahead. From the jump, it was ugly. Bodies strewn everywhere, confusion amongst the ranks..and the youthfulness of our guys showing as they take a heavy beating from the more experienced enemy. (..more after jump)
Adjustments are made however, and a key victory is had. A minor battle, yet still somewhat of a stake in the ground in hopes of propelling the team forward. Confidence has started to build, and the war is far from over...even in the face of seemingly unbeatable odds. What will happen from here? Can the young troops regroup and start kicking some a**? We'll see tonight in Lincoln.
Kansas State is scary. With the 2nd hardest schedule in the country, and an RPI of 8...this team is capable of pushing deep into the post-season tourney. If not for an OT loss to KU, and a 4 point flubb at home versus Oklahoma State...these guys could be a top 10 team. Granted, they do have 3 conference losses...and a pretty un-impressive win over Colorado. So the task in front of the Cornhuskers is not impossible. The Cats boast the conferences' #4 offense, and #8 scoring defense. Points can be scored on them, but they are also difficult to stop on the offensive end. Guards Denis Clemente and Jacob Pullen will be the biggest scoring threat, and the Husker defense will most likely struggle with clamping it down on these two players. I really like what I've seen from Clemente thus far, including not only his play on the court...but his calming down of sometimes-fanatical coach Frank Martin.
Nebraska saw a different kind of team on the floor last Saturday night. In addition to some solid shooting, the Huskers played a tougher brand of ball than what we've seen so far this year. Banging with the Sooners from the start led to Nebraska imposing it's will upon the opponent. We will need more of the same tonight to have a chance. The Nebraska guard play will be critical tonight, on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. It's time for seniors Sek Henery and Ryan Anderson to shine. A stout defensive effort, and some hot shooting might give Nebraska a chance here. The paint will be owned by the purple punks tonight, no doubt . But if we can limit KSU's output to just those guys, we have a shot at pulling off an upset.
To further the previous analogy, the Cornhuskers will need to throw a few grenades into precisely the right positions...all while charging the enemy with no fear. A fast start, and a bully attitude could go a long way in showing the young Huskers how to win in the big game. In that same vein...forget the young guys. Forget about Standhardinger, and Diaz, and Gallegos. They had good games last week, but tonight calls for something else. Tonight we need our captains.
This battle will come down to the perimeter play and senior leadership for both teams in my opinion. I know that we are undersized down low, but it's a point we must concede while hoping to counter-balance in other areas. The Wildcat forwards are not going to be pushed around, as they literally outweigh us across the board. I'm hoping that fans show up tonight and get loud, as it would be nice to see a little intimidation and fury out of the good guys for once.
I struggle with a prediction here, but I have to put my helmet on and charge with the rest of the troops. I'm calling an upset...however miraculous as it may be. Nebraska 68 Kansas State 65
Tipoff: 7:0pm CST
Venue: Bob Devaney Sports Center
Radio: IMG Husker Sports Network (Kent Pavelka and Andy Markowski)
Television: Big 12 Network
Web stats/radio: www.Huskers.com
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3-2 KSU
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
5-5 Tie
4 minutes in
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
9-7 KSU
3 blown layups by the Huskers
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
14-7 KSU
12:55 left in 1st
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
low scoring, again?????
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Hey Jon
I guess so. Thats good though dont ya think?
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16-10
5 turnovers and 3 blown layups
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
22-12 KSU
10 min left
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
jeez...3 straight 3 pointers
25-12 KSU
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
we're playing like shit
Henry and Anderson are non-existent, 6 or 7 turnovers already
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In the deed the glory"
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Bullshit!!!
Sutton swings at our player and no technical foul?!?!
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In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
scoring drought for us?
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not watching
not listening either… listening to something else – business requirement.
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yeah...I'm trying to wrestle
the kids into the bath and then to bed
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
32-20 KSU
just 4:43 left
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
totally
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Markowski sounds drunk...
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Andy Markowski?
Were they interviewing him? I remember watching him play for Ord When I was in high school.
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
by TB on Feb 2, 2010 10:44 PM CST up reply actions
Markowski
was actually doing color commentary.
And not a bad job.
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that sucks...I've yet to get sick
this winter has been brutal
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
34-22 with a few left
NU’s ball….if we can get a 3 and a stop..we might be able to go into the half down single digits
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
36-23 KSU
Dang. They just have good players. We don’t.
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
36-25 KSU
Come on you bastards…
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
30% of KSU's offense
comes from the foul line
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In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
yeah
amazing what that one guy did for their program…. and KSU’s willingness to have the NCAA set up a branch office if he stuck around.
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11 points now
come….on….you….rat…bastards!!!!!
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
1:45 left in half
40-27 KSU
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
are you streaming off the Huskers website?
sounds like you are having a delay…
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GO BIG RED!
sorry man
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In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
I wonder why your stream is delayed like that
we should be hearing the same thing…
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Halftime
KSU leads by 14….42-28
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In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
OK...so do we get the guys we want tomorrow?
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I think we've
gotten quite a few of the ones we wanted already.
The last two, Cooper and Owa, I get the feeling if we don’t get them people will be really disappointed, and that’s pretty darned silly.
Funny what recruiting does to people.
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I agree. Hey, an interesting note on Rivals.com
It says OWa has made up his mind….is that a ploy to get you to sign up? I don’t have an account.
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I think so
tell you what, that Tobi kid from up here in Minnesota ain’t so bad hisself.
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Absolutely.
Our recruiting class is a tremendous this year. We add Owa and Cooper, we’re a Top 20 or Top 15 class.
Anyone going to the Spring Game?
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I should be
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Cool!
I have never been to a spring game. Just Football 202 last summer and then a few media days back in the late 80’s
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for me
it’s a chance to go back and have fun for a weekend. plus it’s an easy ticket. harder in the fall with three kids when they always have stuff going on – their own sports and they expect me to be one of their biggest fans.
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Parents
Have had season tickets for 15 years so I am damn lucky to have a chance to go to every home game.
I wouldn't mind meeting up for a beer
with anyone from CornNation during a game in Lincoln. I maybe get to one game per year.
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We'll
see what we can start organizing this next year.
I hope to have more time… 2009 I took about five days off the whole year until the end, so didn’t have very much play time.
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that would be cool. I might try to go to Seattle
Would like to re-visit our honeymoon site, and see the Huskers beat Washington. Now with another kid on the way, I doubt it will happen.
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In the deed the glory"
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Yep. Sure do!
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Yep, I hear ya.
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Love the CornNation t-shirts by the way...
If you haven’t seen em, you should check into it!
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
I'll
be doing an announcement…. I think tomorrow or the following day about the new stuff.
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If we don't turn it over again...
and make our layups.
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In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
maybe
KSU will come out flat and lackadaisical
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he goes by Bratwurst in these parts
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Game on
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Ubel scores..
42-30 KSU
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Diaz scores
down to 10 points!
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
turnover on KSU
gooooood start
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Jeter for 3!!!
42-35 KSU
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
God I love hearing the fight song in the background
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
2 missed free throws by Jeter
44-35 KSU
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
47-35 KSU
Damn
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
50-37
15 minutes left
Seems like we are drawing a lot of fouls…maybe that will help down the stretch.
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
soooooooo
we start catching up, and what happened?
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Did...
…you guys see the San Juan Puerty Rico Tournament we’re in for next season?!? And the teams that we’re going to play?!? Holy Lord.
nope...who is in it?
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ah
turnovers…….
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sorry..had to et a PB+J
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
It's evident how short we are
they have about 10 blocks
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Soph I think
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
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my bad...he's a frosh
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
yeah...7 freshman on the roster
and 6 of them have seen a lot of action
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
"How it's Made" on the Science channel is amazing...
I always wondered how they made Fig Newtons
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In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
I guess
this bodes well for the future…..
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I think so. We are playing tougher teams next year like SUH93 said..
…and we will probably start 5 sophmores at times next year.
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
I like the sounds of that...
….5 Soph’s in the Starting Lineup. Wait…remember “Starting Lineup”? THose things were awesome.
Yep. Lance Jeter will probably start most of the time
…but we might start the young guys if Jeter can’t produce
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
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61-45 KSU
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Down by 21
with 10 min to go.
Ouch.
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
K-State is tough.
I’m guessing they go to the sweet 16
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
70-50 KSU
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
hey
what the heck did happen to Matt Davison?
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yeah...I don't know man. The ladies played again though, right?
Maybe he is covering them?
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In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
wait, that's tomorrow
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In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
yeah
you had me lookin’
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72-50
4:06 left.
I guess this is paying dues, eh?
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paying dues...and getting your nads kicked in
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Hey, at least we have Kansas on Saturday...
oh wait…Kansas………shit.
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
at kansas
too….
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I will be in attendance at that game
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
by TB on Feb 2, 2010 10:46 PM CST up reply actions
well
poop. 76-57. not good….. but, i suppose a learning experience.
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Final Score: 76-57 KSU wins
Next up is #1 Kansas on Saturday. Lord help us…
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Should be fun tomorrow
whoever we sign….something to look forward to at least.
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
time for bed and tv...
take care!
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
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