Illinois 87, Nebraska 84 OT Postgame
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
Could not be happier we don’t have to go to Lincoln this year. Holy heck.
Never a doubt.
Ignatius Shang
5th year PhD, school of Information Sciences
- Champaign, IL
Nebraska is a real NCAA tournament team this year. Glad we survived today.
I guess we just wanted to pad our offensive stats?
PizzaHutParkingLot
- McPherson, KS
How many times are we gonna play like
and barely scrape by...GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
We played our absolute worst and Nebby played their best and somehow we still won. I'll take it.
Inexcusable end of regulation.
But let’s honor the good things:
Orange and blue energy was visible today, especially on the offensive glass.
Shoutout to Hawkins for a powerfully efficient game.
Shoutout to Ty Rodgers for for his rebound hunting technique - they should study it at military academies.
Shoutout to Dain Dainja for playing with raw hunger despite the circumstances.
Shoutout to Sam Hoiberg for the cultural education: I didn’t even know they played basketball in the Shire.
End the game, just dunk it
If Kenny Battle were playing in the future instead of the past, would he win the Ty Rodgers Hustle award?
Another fun Big Ten slugfest. Two motivated teams with something to play for.
So, Our Beloved had to win this game... TWICE. Spirited comeback by the Huskers. The Beloved were challenged and responded to the call. But They did let it become too uncomfortably tight. And, some nervous ball-handling woes.
And maybe for the first time since the Huskers joined the Big Ten... they look like they finally might belong here. Since joining The Big Boy League... Husker Big Ten football has been a big disaster and the roundballers not much better. But they seem to make a step up the ladder.
Nebraska was a motivated team today. And there is a unique joy in beating a motivated team. Huskers playing in a true basketball State today. And they WANTED it. And they left still wanting.
Rodgers was Mister Energy. And good team balance again, overall.
A nice way to enjoy a February Sunday evening. In the State where roundball is LIFE.
So, Our Beloved had to win this game... TWICE. Spirited comeback by the Huskers. The Beloved were challenged and responded to the call. But They did let it become too uncomfortably tight. And, some nervous ball-handling woes.
And maybe for the first time since the Huskers joined the Big Ten... they look like they finally might belong here. Since joining The Big Boy League... Husker Big Ten football has been a big disaster and the roundballers not much better. But they seem to make a step up the ladder.
Nebraska was a motivated team today. And there is a unique joy in beating a motivated team. Huskers playing in a true basketball State today. And they WANTED it. And they left still wanting.
Rodgers was Mister Energy. And good team balance again, overall.
A nice way to enjoy a February Sunday evening. In the State where roundball is LIFE.
Better to be lucky than good?
(Not that I don't think we are good....but my god was that ugly)
Not Brad's finest hour IMO
(Not that I don't think we are good....but my god was that ugly)
Not Brad's finest hour IMO
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
I’m going to see Tominaga in my nightmares tonight.