Husker men's Basketball is #5 in latest polls. 4 and 5 stars visiting for Illinois
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Agree, but let's shoot for the moon. #1 would be sick.
Not only that, but he paid CA$H MONEY for his waterbed, no financing required.
I will. She loves Fletcher Loyer, one of the biggest floppers, because they both come from Ft Wayne. Her brother was a smallish, quick, offensive guard on his high school's football team two years after my wife graduated from the same school. Legend has it he was pretty good at getting around the corner to block on the edge for a pretty decent running back who would go on to make Football's HOF. His name is Rod Woodson.
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Y’all are acting we have to go undefeated to be a one seed. We could lose 2 of 3 and win the rest and easily be a one seed
You're right but he #1 overall would be the cherry. Would have to be 35-0 or 34-1 2 losses likely wouldn't do it. And may push us to the 2 line. The name on the Jersey is a hurdle most bracket people will struggle with. A 2 loss NU would be below a 3 or 4 loss Duke.
Also would create the " they lost to the 2 good teams they played" crowed. ( I know, Illinois, MSU, ect. but the crowd would exhist.)
I have zero idea why there isn’t a “BTN whip around” channel. They could put every B1G event being broadcasted on a loop with like 10 minute intervals. No matter what sport. Would be great background viewing
Bingo.
Yeah but our guys are getting paid. The collection of parts meshed together are better than the individuals. It’s one of the reasons I’m so concerned about losing Frager. He’s a pretty important cog in the machine.
Oh I agree, it should help them but Kenpom has some serious bias to his rankings. Wins v Michigan and Illinois would be great for Nebraska but Kenpom would probably keep Michigan and Illinois ranked above Nebraska.
I've analyzed his rankings from yesterday:
> Florida loses at home to 7-loss Auburn and only drops one spot to #11.
> Alabama loses at home to 6-loss Tennessee and only drops one spot to #19.
> Gonzaga wins at home to 9-loss San Francisco while missing two top players and drop 3 spots to #9
> Virginia loses at home by 5 to ranked UNC and drop 4 spots to #17
> Michigan St beats a $h!tty 12-loss Maryland by 43 and rise 3 spots to #6.
There is so much bias in Kenpom, I understand why the selection committee is moving further away from that crap. But people treat it like the basketball ranking bible.
I thought Kenpom just entered stats, right? I think margin of victory is a big one but I could be wrong.
I never really have looked all that in depth at it before but I would guess NU is on track for a 4 seed at worst.
From kenpom
"The first thing you should know about this system is that it is designed to be purely predictive. If you’re looking for a system that rates teams on how “good” their season has been, you’ve come to the wrong place."
"It likes a team that loses a lot of close games against strong opposition more than one that wins a lot of close games against weak opposition."
"This is the most obvious problem with the system – there is no cap on margin of victory."
It should never be a metric utilized by the selection committee. It seems more appropriate for Vegas.
You might be saying its bases or algorithms are illogical, but you’re not explaining - even identifying - a bias, which is a favoritism.
True - look at the fart sniffers that keep ranking UConn #2 as they struggle each weak against unranked, weak Big East teams
It’s been pretty bad at predicting Nebraska games
KenPom has pre season/last season metrics. It definitely has bias to it - why do you think a 6 loss FL is higher than NU
The different characteristics of his formula; the modeling which leads to the final output include mathematics and statistics that are assigned different values (by his choosing). "Luck" and "margin of victory" and "close losses to tough opponents" determinants are biased because those are subjective to human input.
For example, Nebraska beat Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas St, Illinois and Michigan St by slim margins - consider in the "luck" factor. Also, they ONLY beat Winthrop by 7; therefore their margin of victory wasn't big enough.
Florida is rewarded because they play a tough schedule but their 6 losses are close losses in Quad 1 games.
UCONN plays so many lame teams each week. The Big East is horrible and only getting worse each year.
Man, good question. It would have been using the stats from last year to start...so probably 12?
I can't find their preseason stuff.
Going to be awkward if we beat Michigan. All the people who keep saying wait until we play Michigan will have to admit they believe or come up with a new excuse.
It’s been awful for Nebraskaball … fading KenPom has made me a small fortune
I’ve been a Husker fan for roughly 60 years. I’ve also been one of Fred’s most loyal supporters. Forgive me if I wait to hand Fred the NCAA Championship Trophy before the tourney.
Florida isn’t individualized “rewarded” any more than Nebraska receives individualized punishment if they’re both subject to the same math, as are the hundreds of other D1 teams. It’s equal, and it isn’t bias. You’re simply complaining of the chosen methodology.
If kenpom assigns weighted values to different formulas within the metrics above and beyond their mathematical computations, then wouldn't that be considered bias?