2017 Season Notes

[hskrfan4life]

WarrenNolan.com has Nebraska as one of the Last 4 teams into the tourney...

...which honestly doesn't make any sense considering Nebraska's RPI isn't bad (42--it went up a point since CHusk posted yesterday, I guess?) and they have Indiana going from not even projected to make the tourney (04/24) to skipping the bubble and being the third seed in the Louisville bracket. All while Nebraska is the third seed in the Oregon State bracket.

I honestly think WarrenNolan mixed Nebraska and Indiana up, and Indiana was meant to be one of the 'Last 4 In' teams. There's nothing that's happened that should have downgraded their position since last week IMO.

EDIT: Ah, I see--go to the Predicted Conference Standings for the B1G, and it has us getting third in the conference (With a predicted 41 RPI) and barely edging out Indiana, who will have a very similar record. That means they see us going 7-3 over our final games (and Indiana 5-1-1--really, they predict another tie for Indiana...

) which may mean we lose a series we shouldn't and hobble into the B1G Tourney.

Honestly, can't argue with that prediction, considering there's precedent for this happening under Erstad. Here's hoping this year we break the trend and do some major damage.

Its' interesting that Nolan goes to the predicted record before conference tournament to give his predicted field. However, if NU does go 7-3 in the final 10 games, while that would put NU on the bubble, he still has NU in the field of 64. I think that is in line with most of our thoughts over the past few weeks. If NU goes 8-2 or better, NU should be safely in the field of 64. If NU goes 7-3, it is getting close. At 6-4 or worse, NU would be in serious jeopardy of missing out of the NCAA tournament.
I think finishing in the top 3 or 4 of the conference regular season, along with a top 4 finish in the conference tournament would get NU in. It's gonna be a fun last month of the conference season.

I think that's a little too optimistic--if we go 6-4, Minny or Iowa are liable to jump up and steal our spot, especially considering the lack of separation between 3rd through 6th.

I said if NU goes 6-4, NU would be in jeopardy of missing the NCAA tournament.

Bah, you're right--I misread your statement. My apologies.

No problem. I probably got a little sensitive.

I had a rough day at work yesterday.

So we need sensitivity training now?

Beer *is* sensitivity training, you triggered snowflake.

J/K on the triggered snowflake bit, if you haven't picked that up.

HOW DARE YOU ASSUME I'M A TRIGGERED SNOWFLAKE!
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Maybe just kidding

 

[VectorVictor]

WarrenNolan.com has Nebraska as one of the Last 4 teams into the tourney...

...which honestly doesn't make any sense considering Nebraska's RPI isn't bad (42--it went up a point since CHusk posted yesterday, I guess?) and they have Indiana going from not even projected to make the tourney (04/24) to skipping the bubble and being the third seed in the Louisville bracket. All while Nebraska is the third seed in the Oregon State bracket.

I honestly think WarrenNolan mixed Nebraska and Indiana up, and Indiana was meant to be one of the 'Last 4 In' teams. There's nothing that's happened that should have downgraded their position since last week IMO.

EDIT: Ah, I see--go to the Predicted Conference Standings for the B1G, and it has us getting third in the conference (With a predicted 41 RPI) and barely edging out Indiana, who will have a very similar record. That means they see us going 7-3 over our final games (and Indiana 5-1-1--really, they predict another tie for Indiana...

) which may mean we lose a series we shouldn't and hobble into the B1G Tourney.

Honestly, can't argue with that prediction, considering there's precedent for this happening under Erstad. Here's hoping this year we break the trend and do some major damage.

Its' interesting that Nolan goes to the predicted record before conference tournament to give his predicted field. However, if NU does go 7-3 in the final 10 games, while that would put NU on the bubble, he still has NU in the field of 64. I think that is in line with most of our thoughts over the past few weeks. If NU goes 8-2 or better, NU should be safely in the field of 64. If NU goes 7-3, it is getting close. At 6-4 or worse, NU would be in serious jeopardy of missing out of the NCAA tournament.
I think finishing in the top 3 or 4 of the conference regular season, along with a top 4 finish in the conference tournament would get NU in. It's gonna be a fun last month of the conference season.

I think that's a little too optimistic--if we go 6-4, Minny or Iowa are liable to jump up and steal our spot, especially considering the lack of separation between 3rd through 6th.

I said if NU goes 6-4, NU would be in jeopardy of missing the NCAA tournament.

Bah, you're right--I misread your statement. My apologies.

No problem. I probably got a little sensitive.

I had a rough day at work yesterday.

So we need sensitivity training now?

Beer *is* sensitivity training, you triggered snowflake.

J/K on the triggered snowflake bit, if you haven't picked that up.

HOW DARE YOU ASSUME I'M A TRIGGERED SNOWFLAKE!
#Reported

Maybe just kidding

LOL...too funny.

 

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[Mavric]

Wow. I thought Maryland was farther ahead of us than that. Must have only looked at wins - they have 14 to our 12 - and not realized they also have two more losses.

 

[hskrfan4life]

Wow. I thought Maryland was farther ahead of us than that. Must have only looked at wins - they have 14 to our 12 - and not realized they also have two more losses.

Well if you weren't on the TweetMe thingy maybe you would have known.

 

[hskrfan4life]

Wow. I thought Maryland was farther ahead of us than that. Must have only looked at wins - they have 14 to our 12 - and not realized they also have two more losses.

Also since we have a tie the winning percentage is a major factor.

 

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[bugeater17]

Hopefully Erstad's squad can build more momentum in the final 2 series - especially with Penn State sitting dead last in the conf currently. Mich State does have the 3rd best team ERA and 3rd best batting average...

We should still expect to go 5-1 (6-1 with the Creighton game thrown in).

 

[spurs1990]

Edit: Just saw that someone already posted something related to this. Sorry for the repeat

 

[VectorVictor]

So...I don't see this posted elsewhere or on schedules for Nebraska baseball, but I show that the Nebraska @ Creighton game this Wednesday will be televised on CBS Sports Network per DirecTV. Can anyone else confirm?

NM, I went to the CBS Sports Network site and confirmed. It's on TV tomorrow night at 7pm Central.

 

[hskrfan4life]

So...I don't see this posted elsewhere or on schedules for Nebraska baseball, but I show that the Nebraska @ Creighton game this Wednesday will be televised on CBS Sports Network per DirecTV. Can anyone else confirm?

NM, I went to the CBS Sports Network site and confirmed. It's on TV tomorrow night at 7pm Central.

You're right, it's because it's a Creighton home game and NET got the first one at TD

 

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[VectorVictor]

Fortunately, Rutgers and Michigan State are within striking distance of making the B1G Tourney, so they have something to play for. That carrot could help them steal the games from Minnesota and Michigan, respectively, that we need them to.

Still, our kids need to take care of business at Penn State this weekend. Hopefully the kids can get rested up and ready for the final stretch of the season.

 

[VectorVictor]

Also, we're ranked #22 now according to Baseball America (05/15/2017). w00t!