Nebrasketball Schedule = Joke

Submitted by caup on

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.

Harlick

February 8th, 2018 at 12:15 AM ^

They did play Minnesota twice, which prior to suspensions and injuries was a top five team in the conference and also on pace to qualify for the NCAA tournament.

andrewG

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.

bronxblue

February 8th, 2018 at 7:53 AM ^

The best team they played on the road before yesterday was NW. Their schedule really has been garbage. Going at PSU and then at UM will be their toughest stretch by far. They might be good, but this Purdue game was weird and at some point you start not getting banked threes and late-game tip ins.

kjaskolski

February 8th, 2018 at 12:24 AM ^

They play OSU once on the road, Purdue, Michigan and Nebraska once, all at home. They got Rutgers, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Maryland twice. Their only other road games were at: Iowa, Minnesota, and NW. out of the top 5 teams, they play them all once, and only one of them on the road.

TrueBlue2003

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.

Gameboy

February 8th, 2018 at 1:12 AM ^

The joke is on us. With the playoffs, there is absolutely no reason to play a tough schedule. Even with a cupcake schedule, if you win them all, you are in (re: Wisc last year). I don't understand why we punish ourselves for no reason.

Matte Kudasai

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

B-Nut-GoBlue

February 8th, 2018 at 3:16 AM ^

They played us...and kicked our face in. We aren't a top 5 team and were probably heavy legged that night...but it happened. They're a decent squad playing well right now.

Perkis-Size Me

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. 

 

bacon1431

February 8th, 2018 at 9:11 AM ^

This is going to happen when you have 14 teams and play 18 games. You’re more likely to miss out on double plays against most of the top four than not.

NittanyFan

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 ........

lilpenny1316

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.