Husker Gamethread: Nebraska vs. Wisconsin
by Brian Speers on Jan 15, 2012 2:44 PM CST
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PrintNebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers, Jan 15, 2012 5:00 PM CST
Tipoff: 5:06pm CST Location: Kohl Center - Madison, WI
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Back on Dec 27th, Nebraska made Wisconsin look like world-beaters. On a Tuesday evening in Lincoln, the Badgers had their way in just about every statistical category, and thus Husker Nation was once again given a cold reception into the Big Ten at the hand of the furry rodents. Since that most unfortunate of starts, Nebraska was forced to suffer through two more games without starting center Jorge Diaz, and guard Dylan Talley, totalling about 20 points of lost production throughout the most difficult stretch of the conference season.
Which brings us to Sunday's re-match with the Badgers, in Madison.
While Nebraska continued the gruesome streak of killer conference games, going 1-4, Wisconsin hasn't fared a whole lot better surprisingly. The Badgers dropped three straight games- at home to unranked Iowa and #10 Michigan State, and on the road at #16 Michigan - losing their AP ranking in the process.
I truly do not expect the final outcome of this game to be any different than that nasty beat down in December.
I do expect that Nebraska will give the Badgers a better showing with Diaz and Talley back in the lineup. We saw the effect of their return immediately in Nebraska's fiesty effort against Illinois. Nebraska had a legitimate chance to win that game all the way up until the final seconds. Nebraska's next showing against an admittingly weak Penn State team resulted in a complete win.
Wisconsin on the other hand, has run into an up-start Iowa Hawkeye team that shocked the Big Ten winning in Madison, something not many teams can pull off, as well as two ranked teams from Michigan that look to be NCAA qualifiers on the rise. Jordan Taylor continues to live up to his All-American status unfortunately, averaging over 16 ppg in Big Ten play after a slow start to the season- averaging just 12.2 ppg leading up to league play.
So the question is, can Nebraska put together a complete game tonight? And if so...will that be enough to topple the Badgers? Unbelievably after the big loss back in December, NU can pull even with Wisconsin in the conference standings at 2-4 with a win tonight. Remember, Iowa beat these guys in Madison, and if Iowa can do it....hell, anyone can!
Go Big (Husker) Red!
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Suck Suck Suck.
Got a family thing today, had to start this early. Hopefully I’ll be able to check in and post scores and follow along.
Why can’t everything else just stop like when the football games are on? Oh yeah…
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Because we push the schedule to make sure college football Saturdays are open to sitting around and watching football?
Play for the love of the game. A Cornhusker through feast or famine. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Jan 15, 2012 2:58 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, we have a rule:
No birthday parties or weddings on Saturday from Sept -Dec
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
by Brian Speers on Jan 15, 2012 3:06 PM CST up reply actions
Well, Doc's teams do typically have the one uncharacteristically good win that they shouldn't have.
So maybe we pull it off today.
I won’t lie and say it wouldn’t make me happy.
Play for the love of the game. A Cornhusker through feast or famine. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Jan 15, 2012 3:01 PM CST reply actions
We SHOULD be more competitive this time around.
The Big Ten is beating itself up right now. Which is a good thing, and hopefully it’s our turn to get the upset.
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Also, Wisconsin's home crowd will be at the bars or at home watching the Green and Gold.
Would it be too much of the universe to get two upsets of Wisconsin teams today?
Play for the love of the game. A Cornhusker through feast or famine. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Jan 15, 2012 3:15 PM CST up reply actions
What time is that game?
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
by Brian Speers on Jan 15, 2012 3:17 PM CST up reply actions
3:30 CST, I believe, is kickoff.
Which means it’ll only be about halftime when tipoff at the Kohl Center happens.
Play for the love of the game. A Cornhusker through feast or famine. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Jan 15, 2012 3:19 PM CST up reply actions
Over at Bucky's Fifth Quarter, they said that tickets have been on sale or otherwise given away in bunches.
Apparently, a 1-4 B1G start and a date with Nebraska aren’t as interesting as watching the Packers struggle against New York again.
Play for the love of the game. A Cornhusker through feast or famine. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Jan 15, 2012 3:20 PM CST up reply actions
THEY WONT STRUGGLE
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
They can't catch the dam ball!!!!!
Rock out with your Stalk out!!!
Smoke em' if you got em'!!!
Low and Slow!!!
Hehe.
But now you’re worried.
Play for the love of the game. A Cornhusker through feast or famine. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Jan 15, 2012 4:55 PM CST up reply actions
I was at a movie
And was clearly wrong :(
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
Whoever scheduled this game...thank you
Hopefully with only 5 or 6 thousand in the area with help our boys not getting rattled and playing with some extra focus.
ha...sounds like a wisc vs NU game
Thanks for the updates
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
by Brian Speers on Jan 15, 2012 5:37 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
At least we're not getting 3's rained down on us this time
Seems like the Wisconsin players would rather be watching the Packers game too.
yeah
That last game was ugly
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
by Brian Speers on Jan 15, 2012 5:42 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Hey Mike
Great win for the Mavs last night
by Doc1028 on Jan 15, 2012 5:47 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
WOOOO.
Play for the love of the game. A Cornhusker through feast or famine. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Jan 15, 2012 5:48 PM CST up reply actions
Bucky leads 24-21 at halftime...
And thus proving Dirk Chatelain wrong again… he predicted that the Giants would score more points that the Huskers in the first half.
He's really gotten anti-huskers the last couple of years hasn't he?
Which is odd since he graduated from there and was actually a decent writer for the Daily Nebraskan.
headed home finally
Glad there is a game to come home to
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
by Brian Speers on Jan 15, 2012 5:58 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
30-25 Badgers
crowd seems small
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
2 free throws for Bucky
13:37 left
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
by Brian Speers on Jan 15, 2012 6:15 PM CST up reply actions
Kaminski tackles Diaz
geez
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Diaz makes his signature move...
The blown point blank layup. He should be dunking that sonofabitch
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
seriously, he's been doing that since his freshman year
very odd.
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
by Brian Speers on Jan 15, 2012 6:25 PM CST up reply actions
Boom!
Spencer with a huge 3!
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
36-33 now...Rodents
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
38-35 Badgers
8 min left
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Jordan Taylor misses two free throws
and we let ’em get the rebound and put back
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
41-35 with free throws coming for Bucky
lame. We can’t enter the ball for some reason.
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
NU hasn't attempted a free throw???
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
NU won't go away
Spencer drains another 3.
43-40
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Giants seal it
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Aaaand,,,the Packers are DONE!!!
Rock out with your Stalk out!!!
Smoke em' if you got em'!!!
Low and Slow!!!
dammit!!!
Wisc get’s it’s fourth straight possession because we can’t box any assholes out!
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
arggh!
Talley hits a big 3 with 24 seconds left, but Taylor hits both foul shots.
Back to a 5 point margin. Gonna need a miracle here. I bet Spencer takes the shot!
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Man a couple months ago I would have bet that the Packers and Saints
would be the teams in the Super Bowl.
Now I don’t know what to think
Now who do I cheer for???? Hmmmm.
Rock out with your Stalk out!!!
Smoke em' if you got em'!!!
Low and Slow!!!
Spencer with a scoop shot
47-45…17 sec left
NU will foul
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
AHHH!!! WTF!!!
They get Jordan Taylor to miss a free throw, and they blow the rebound. DAMMIT!!!
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Unreal.
Doc Sadler needs to chew ass big time for all the shitty fundamentals. Another blown win opportunity.
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
I would've preferred the universe let Nebraska win.
Play for the love of the game. A Cornhusker through feast or famine. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Jan 15, 2012 7:04 PM CST reply actions
We'll get the wins down the road
They’re improving and getting more confident each game. Need the wins at home definitely.
So tired of the huskers losing in basketball
Something has to change
by huskermic on Jan 15, 2012 7:05 PM CST via mobile reply actions
I'm trying to decide if the shit that's going on is Doc not coaching..
or if we just have players that can’t play.
But you’re right, we really can’t keep doing this. It’s one thing to lose due to missing shots…and another to miss layups, drop passes, and not rebound. There’s no excuses for that to keep going on.
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
by Brian Speers on Jan 15, 2012 7:15 PM CST up reply actions
What amazes me is that we had so
Many chances and it wasn’t like the crowd was even a factor. Hell the badgers were damn near lifeless. Yet we still lose because we can’t shoot.
by huskermic on Jan 15, 2012 7:40 PM CST via mobile reply actions
So I was at a movie....
I tend to not blame the officiating for losses, but when the other team has 24 free throws to your two and the final margin is five, I raise an eyebrow. How homerific were the officials tonight?
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
The refs are not the reason we lost
Were they bad? I would say it was not there best job but I stand by my statements that we lost that game.
by huskermic on Jan 15, 2012 8:16 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Interesting stat:
We actually shot better than Wisconsin did. 35% to 31%.
Which really just adds to the frustration. I don’t think we play down to people, but we sure can’t capitalize on what we’re given. I think we had just 8 points off 12 WIsconsin turnovers. We had just seven turnovers, which is really low for us.
I just can’t look past the rebounding, or lack there of, and how we miss shots that I was making in the 9th grade. Ridiculous that Doc let’s that happen, and I’m seeing srious fundamental breakdowns in multiple areas. For example:
Bo Spencer moves around a ball screen set by Diaz at the top of the key. In doing so, he doesn’t rub him, instead he leaves a gap which allows the defender to follow him around Diaz and defend the 3 point shot that Spencer puts up. He misses, and we lose possession. IF Spencer had been fundamentally sound and executed that screen correctly, he’d have had an open shot…which he can hit most of the time.
Just a small example, but I’ve been watching that kind of thing for an article in the future…and it makes a huge difference in my opinion.
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
Rebounds
Wisc- 42
NU – 24
Offensive Rebounds
Wisc- 17
NU -9
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
by Brian Speers on Jan 16, 2012 7:57 AM CST up reply actions
uh......
wow…..
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by Jon Johnston on Jan 16, 2012 8:37 AM CST up reply actions
Remember, Iowa beat these guys in Madison, and if Iowa can do it....hell, anyone can!
oh you guys are soooooo gonna regret this later
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by justsomehawkeyefan on Jan 16, 2012 1:08 PM CST reply actions
Probably.
But oh well. We have to give you guys shit when we can.
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
by Brian Speers on Jan 17, 2012 7:35 PM CST up reply actions
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