Can the Huskers reach .500 in what should be a down league in 2009? Or will their lack of frontcourt help consign them to the basement?

I tend to break down the schedule in groups of games Nebraska will win (barring catastrophe) games Nebraska should win, toss ups, games Nebraska could steal on a really good night, and games Nebraska won't win (barring the same catastrophe).

Here's how it looks:

Will win: Iowa State, Colorado, Kansas State

Should win: at Colorado

Toss up: at Iowa State, at Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Missouri

Could steal: at Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Kansas, at Missouri

Won't win: Texas, at Oklahoma, at Kansas, at Baylor

Now, it doesn't necessarily look promising- Baylor could fit in the steal category, I suppose, but I'd be surprised - but if the Huskers closed all of their toss-up games, they'd finish 8-8. They wouldn't beat anyone of consequence, other than Texas A&M, but it'd steal be 8-8.

A more realistic look would be 6-10 or 7-9.

I'm looking at about 6-10 and that's stretching it. Doc has failed to land a big man. He seems to not understand NU's requirements. Don't get me wrong, Doc's a very good coach. What bothered me with Collier was he never had a good frontcourt until he got Maric. I see the same thing in Doc.

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Originally posted by Boog  I'm looking at about 6-10 and that's stretching it. Doc has failed to land a big man. He seems to not understand NU's requirements. Don't get me wrong, Doc's a very good coach. What bothered me with Collier was he never had a good frontcourt until he got Maric. I see the same thing in Doc.

Fair criticism, although, in Sadler's defense, he freely admits they're small and that he hasn't been able to get a big guy on the court.

Next year, Boog. The Niemann kid, who had to sit out this year, is a decent player.