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It kinda feels like we need to beat them, and they need a double trip up on the West Coast.

Posted by JFG

on January 28, 2026, 14:58:42, in reply to "Nebraska has by far the easiest schedule* "

Otherwise, it seems pretty likely they'll get it.

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I think Purdue is officially out with these three losses. They still have @Nebraska, @Iowa, @OSU and Michigan, MSU and Wisconsin at home. With three BT losses already, I'm not sure they can recover.

For us...I think it's....not likely. Now, all bets are off if we keep playing at the current clip, but the road is rough. @Nebraska, @MSU, @UCLA, @USC (probably all without Boswell)...along with Michigan and Wisconsin at home. I do think we can beat anybody in the league, but that's a lot of people to beat.

Michigan is maybe/probably a worse bet than us? Barely beat an injured Nebraska last night...plus their road schedule is insane the rest of the way. @MSU, @OSU, @Purdue, @Illini, @Iowa. Then home games against MSU and UCLA. MSU has a shot, but I kinda compare them to us. They still have @Michigan, @Wisconsin, @Purdue, with us, Michigan, and UCLA at home. Maybe they're the darkhorse?

I think, at this point, it's Nebraska's league to lose. They have a relatively easy road schedule (@Iowa, @USC, @UCLA). They have us, Purdue, and Iowa at home. They would be my pick at this point (assuming Mast just had the flu and will be back this weekend). Our game against them Sunday is big...we are their highest NET opponent the rest of the way out.

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A bit of discussion on Washington from the Purdue thread, so I'll borrow some of that and add some more.

Washington is currently 60 in the Net. They are 1-6 in Q1 matchups, but other than a 17 point loss at home to MSU, they've stayed within 10 points on all their Q1 losses (including @Purdue and @Nebraska). Translation? Wouldn't be out of the norm to expect a closely contested game tomorrow night.

They are without their key guy Desmond Claude, and that's a big reason they've struggled. They are led in points and rebounds by their freshman forward from Germany, Hans Steinbach (averaging 17.5 points and 11 rebounds). He has won BT freshman of the week twice (for comparison, Wagler has won it 4 times and Mirk 2 times). They also have a pretty good guard in Zoom Diallo...he is a three point threat somewhat, as is Yates (another guard).

For those of you under a rock, Illinois is the toast of the town right now (although Purdue's loss at IU last night might take the shine off a tiny bit). We are currently 6th in the NET, and poised for a huge revenge matchup against Nebraska in Lincoln on Sunday. However, as noted, with Washington's ability to hang around against good teams, a loss in focus could make Thursday scary.

Play tough out of the gate. Lock down Steinbach. Get a big lead. Play the bench and rest our guys that will only have a two day turnaround to play Nebraska.